ORCID ID
Kevin Mueller 0000-0002-0739-7472
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-15-2023
Publication Title
Nature Communications
Abstract
Much research focuses on increasing carbon storage in mineral-associated organic matter (MAOM), in which carbon may persist for centuries to millennia. However, MAOM-targeted management is insufficient because the formation pathways of persistent soil organic matter are diverse and vary with environmental conditions. Effective management must also consider particulate organic matter (POM). In many soils, there is potential for enlarging POM pools, POM can persist over long time scales, and POM can be a direct precursor of MAOM. We present a framework for context-dependent management strategies that recognizes soils as complex systems in which environmental conditions constrain POM and MAOM formation.
DOI
10.1038/s41467-023-38700-5
Version
Publisher's PDF
Recommended Citation
Angst, Gerrit; Mueller, Kevin E.; Castellano, Michael J.; Vogel, Cordula; Wiesmeier, Martin; and Mueller, Carsten W., "Unlocking Complex Soil Systems as Carbon Sinks: Multi-pool Management as the Key" (2023). Biological, Geological, and Environmental Faculty Publications. 280.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/scibges_facpub/280
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Volume
14
Issue
1
Comments
K.E.M. and M.J.C. were supported by USDA AFRI grant number 2019-67019-29404.