Iron-mediated organic matter decomposition in humid soils can counteract protection

Reactive iron minerals protect vast amounts of terrestrial carbon from decomposition and release as CO2. Here the authors show that reactive iron alone does not provide sufficient protection except under strict oxic conditions—instead, iron itself promotes carbon decomposition.

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Autores principales: Chunmei Chen, Steven J. Hall, Elizabeth Coward, Aaron Thompson
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:10482e111c074dc1af462571dac9d01b2021-12-02T14:41:23ZIron-mediated organic matter decomposition in humid soils can counteract protection10.1038/s41467-020-16071-52041-1723https://doaj.org/article/10482e111c074dc1af462571dac9d01b2020-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16071-5https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Reactive iron minerals protect vast amounts of terrestrial carbon from decomposition and release as CO2. Here the authors show that reactive iron alone does not provide sufficient protection except under strict oxic conditions—instead, iron itself promotes carbon decomposition.Chunmei ChenSteven J. HallElizabeth CowardAaron ThompsonNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020)
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Chunmei Chen
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Elizabeth Coward
Aaron Thompson
Iron-mediated organic matter decomposition in humid soils can counteract protection
description Reactive iron minerals protect vast amounts of terrestrial carbon from decomposition and release as CO2. Here the authors show that reactive iron alone does not provide sufficient protection except under strict oxic conditions—instead, iron itself promotes carbon decomposition.
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author Chunmei Chen
Steven J. Hall
Elizabeth Coward
Aaron Thompson
author_facet Chunmei Chen
Steven J. Hall
Elizabeth Coward
Aaron Thompson
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title Iron-mediated organic matter decomposition in humid soils can counteract protection
title_short Iron-mediated organic matter decomposition in humid soils can counteract protection
title_full Iron-mediated organic matter decomposition in humid soils can counteract protection
title_fullStr Iron-mediated organic matter decomposition in humid soils can counteract protection
title_full_unstemmed Iron-mediated organic matter decomposition in humid soils can counteract protection
title_sort iron-mediated organic matter decomposition in humid soils can counteract protection
publisher Nature Portfolio
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