Lithology- and climate-controlled soil aggregate-size distribution and organic carbon stability in the Peruvian Andes

• Published in: Soil Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 1 - 15
• Main Authors: Yang, Songyu, Jansen, Boris, Absalah, Samira, van Hall, Rutger L., Kalbitz, Karsten, Cammeraat, Erik L. H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Göttingen Copernicus GmbH 27.01.2020; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Acidic soils; Agglomeration; Aggregates; Aggregation; Climate change; Control stability; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Grasslands; Igneous rocks; Incubation period; Limestone; Lithology; Mineralization; Mineralogy; Occlusion; Organic carbon; Organic matter; Organic soils; Precipitation; Size distribution; Soil; Soil aggregates; Soil investigations; Soil mineralogy; Soil stability; Soils; Stability analysis; Stocks; Peru; Cordillera Blanca

Recent studies indicate that climate change influences soil mineralogy by altering weathering processes and thus impacts soil aggregation and organic carbon (SOC) stability. Alpine ecosystems of the Neotropical Andes are characterized by high SOC stocks, which are important for sustaining ecosystem...