Decomposition of soil organic matter could be an important positive feedback to climate change. Geochemical properties of soils can help determine what fraction of soil carbon may be protected from climate-induced decomposition.
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Davidson, E. Soil carbon in a beer can. Nature Geosci 8, 748–749 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2522
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