Global distribution, formation and fate of mineral‐associated soil organic matter under a changing climate: A trait‐based perspective

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 1411 - 1429
• Main Authors: Sokol, Noah W., Whalen, Emily D., Jilling, Andrea, Kallenbach, Cynthia, Pett‐Ridge, Jennifer, Georgiou, Katerina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2022; British Ecological Society; Wiley
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Boreal forests; Carbon; carbon cycle; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Climate effects; Climate models; Decomposition; Earth; Ecosystems; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; global synthesis; Grasslands; microbial traits; Microorganisms; mineral-associated organic matter; Organic carbon; Organic matter; Planet formation; plant traits; Raw materials; soil carbon; Soil organic matter; Soils; Temperate forests; trait framework; Tundra

Soil organic matter (SOM) is the largest actively cycling reservoir of terrestrial carbon (C), and the majority of SOM in Earth's mineral soils (~65%) is mineral‐associated organic matter (MAOM). Thus, the formation and fate of MAOM can exert substantial influence on the global C cycle. To pred...