Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

Michael W. Schmidt; Margaret Torn; Samuel Abiven; Thorsten Dittmar; Georg Guggenberger; Ivan A. Janssens; Markus Kleber; Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner; Johannes Lehmann; David A.C. Manning; P. Nannipieri; Daniel P. Rasse; Steve Weiner; Susan Trumbore

doi:10.1038/nature10386

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Environmental scienceSoil carbonEcosystemVegetation (pathology)Soil organic matterClimate changeTerrestrial ecosystemSoil waterEarth sciencePersistence (discontinuity)Organic matterAtmosphere (unit)EcologyCarbon cycleSoil scienceGeologyGeographyBiologyMeteorology

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Year: 2011
Type: article
Volume: 478
Issue: 7367
Pages: 49-56
Citations: 5587
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                                    Michael W. Schmidt, 
                                
                                    Margaret Torn, 
                                
                                    Samuel Abiven
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property. 
                            Nature
                            , 478
                            (7367)
                            , 49-56.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10386
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature10386