Soil organic matter turnover is governed by accessibility not recalcitrance

Dungait, Jennifer A. J.; Hopkins, David W.; Gregory, Andrew S.; Whitmore, Andrew P.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02665.x

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Soil organic matter turnover is governed by accessibility not recalcitrance

Dungait, Jennifer A. J., Hopkins, David W., Gregory, Andrew S., Whitmore, Andrew P.·2012·Global Change Biology

DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02665.x

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Abstract

Mechanisms to mitigate global climate change by sequestering carbon ( C ) in different ‘sinks' have been proposed as at least temporary measures. Of the major global C pools, terrestrial ecosystems hold the potential to capture and store substantially increased volumes of C in soil organic matter ( SOM ) through changes in management that are also of benefit to the multitude of ecosystem services that soils provide. This potential can only be realized by determining the amount of SOM stored in soils now, with subsequent quantification of how this is affected by management strategies intended to increase SOM concentrations, and used in soil C models for the prediction of the roles of soils in future climate change. An apparently obvious method to increase C stocks in soils is to augment the soil C pools with the longest mean residence times ( MRT ). Computer simulation models of soil C dynamics, e.g. RothC and Century, partition these refractory constituents into slow and passive pools with MRT s of centuries to millennia. This partitioning is assumed to reflect: (i) the average biomolecular properties of SOM in the pools with reference to their source in plant litter, (ii) the accessibility of the SOM to decomposer organisms or catalytic enzymes, or (iii) constraints imposed on decomposition by environmental conditions, including soil moisture and temperature. However, contemporary analytical approaches suggest that the chemical composition of these pools is not necessarily predictable because, despite considerable progress with understanding decomposition processes and the role of decomposer organisms, along with refinements in simulation models, little progress has been made in reconciling biochemical properties with the kinetically defined pools. In this review, we will explore how advances in quantitative analytical techniques have redefined the new understanding of SOM dynamics and how this is affecting the development and application of new modelling approaches to soil C .

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Residues decompose according to a decay rate k dependent on composition, soil protective characteristics, microbial biomass and environmental conditions, which determine the system- and compound-specific mean residence time.
“Residues decompose according to a decay rate (k), dependent on composition, soil protective characteristics, microbial biomass and environmental conditions (temperature, precipitation, soil texture and water availability), which determine the system and compound specific mean residence time (MRT) [34, 35].”
From Carbon Sequestration by Perennial Energy Crops: Is the Jury Still Out? (2015) · cites this paper as [34]
The longevity of aboveground plant parts is defined by abscission, but the decay of aboveground litter depends on its incorporation into the soil and accessibility.
“The longevity of aboveground plant parts is clearly defined by their abscission, but the decay of aboveground litter depends on its incorporation into the soil [107] and accessibility [34].”
From Carbon Sequestration by Perennial Energy Crops: Is the Jury Still Out? (2015) · cites this paper as [34]
Physical protection and chemical adsorption, both controlled by soil texture such as clay content and cation exchange capacity, may play an important role for long-term carbon retention.
“However, physical protection and chemical adsorption, both controlled by soil texture (e.g. clay content and cation exchange capacity), may play an important role for long-term C retention [4, 34, 35, 101].”
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Authors: Dungait, J. A. J., Hopkins, D. W., Gregory, A. S., & Whitmore, A. P.
Affiliations: Rothamsted Research (GB)
Corresponding author: Dungait, Jennifer A. J.
ORCID: Dungait, Jennifer A. J.
Hopkins, David W.
Gregory, Andrew S.
Whitmore, Andrew P.
Venue: Global Change Biology
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2012-03-13
Volume: 18
Issue: 6
Pages: 1781-1796
ISSN: 1354-1013 (ISSN-L)
1365-2486
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02665.x
OpenAlex: W2106986958
Cited by: 1,616
References: 202
Citations by year: 2026: 96 · 2025: 124 · 2024: 153 · 2023: 120 · 2022: 180 · 2021: 153 · 2020: 152 · 2019: 122 · 2018: 108 · 2017: 91 · 2016: 97 · 2015: 89 · 2014: 67 · 2013: 48 · 2012: 15
FWCI: 106.66
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Global Change Biology (publishedVersion)
Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBS/E/C/00005214, BBS/E/C/00004982, BBS/E/C/00005744)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil erosion and sediment transport
Keywords: soil organic matter turnover, soil carbon sequestration, mean residence time, soil organic matter decomposition, recalcitrant carbon, soil carbon models, RothC, CENTURY model, soil carbon stocks, climate change mitigation

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