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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Auteurs principaux: Chunmei Chen, Steven J. Hall, Elizabeth Coward, Aaron Thompson
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2020
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