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Carbon input to soil may decrease soil carbon content.

Fontaine, Sébastien, Bardoux, Gérard, Abbadie, Luc, Mariotti, André·2004·Ecology Letters

DOI 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00579.x

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Abstract It is commonly predicted that the intensity of primary production and soil carbon (C) content are positively linked. Paradoxically, many long‐term field observations show that although plant litter is incorporated to soil in large quantities, soil C content does not necessarily increase. These results suggest that a negative relationship between C input and soil C conservation exists. Here, we demonstrate in controlled conditions that the supply of fresh C may accelerate the decomposition of soil C and induce a negative C balance. We show that soil C losses increase when soil microbes are nutrient limited. Results highlight the need for a better understanding of microbial mechanisms involved in the complex relationship between C input and soil C sequestration. We conclude that energy available to soil microbes and microbial competition are important determinants of soil C decomposition.

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Authors: Fontaine, S., Bardoux, G., Abbadie, L., & Mariotti, A.
Affiliations: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie (FR)
Corresponding author: Fontaine, Sébastien
ORCID: Fontaine, Sébastien
Bardoux, Gérard
Abbadie, Luc
Venue: Ecology Letters
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2004-03
Volume: 7
Issue: 4
Pages: 314-320
ISSN: 1461-023X (ISSN-L)
1461-0248
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00579.x
OpenAlex: W2105961364
Cited by: 814
References: 30
Citations by year: 2026: 27 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 52 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 53 · 2019: 50 · 2018: 55 · 2017: 36 · 2016: 57 · 2015: 44 · 2014: 56 · 2013: 40 · 2012: 42
FWCI: 14.13
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Ecology Letters (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil erosion and sediment transport
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
Keywords: soil carbon, carbon input, soil carbon sequestration, soil carbon decomposition, microbial nutrient limitation, microbial competition, plant litter, primary production, carbon balance

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