Submicron structures provide preferential spots for carbon and nitrogen sequestration in soils

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Submicron structures provide preferential spots for carbon and nitrogen sequestration in soils. / Vogel, Cordula; Mueller, Carsten W.; Höschen, Carmen; Buegger, Franz; Heister, Katja; Schulz, Stefanie; Schloter, Michael; Kögel-Knabner, Ingrid.

In: Nature Communications, Vol. 5, 2947, 07.01.2014.

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Vogel, C, Mueller, CW, Höschen, C, Buegger, F, Heister, K, Schulz, S, Schloter, M & Kögel-Knabner, I 2014, 'Submicron structures provide preferential spots for carbon and nitrogen sequestration in soils', Nature Communications, vol. 5, 2947. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3947

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Vogel, C., Mueller, C. W., Höschen, C., Buegger, F., Heister, K., Schulz, S., Schloter, M., & Kögel-Knabner, I. (2014). Submicron structures provide preferential spots for carbon and nitrogen sequestration in soils. Nature Communications, 5, [2947]. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3947

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Vogel C, Mueller CW, Höschen C, Buegger F, Heister K, Schulz S et al. Submicron structures provide preferential spots for carbon and nitrogen sequestration in soils. Nature Communications. 2014 Jan 7;5. 2947. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3947

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Vogel, Cordula ; Mueller, Carsten W. ; Höschen, Carmen ; Buegger, Franz ; Heister, Katja ; Schulz, Stefanie ; Schloter, Michael ; Kögel-Knabner, Ingrid. / Submicron structures provide preferential spots for carbon and nitrogen sequestration in soils. In: Nature Communications. 2014 ; Vol. 5.

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abstract = "The sequestration of carbon and nitrogen by clay-sized particles in soils is well established, and clay content or mineral surface area has been used to estimate the sequestration potential of soils. Here, via incubation of a sieved (<2mm) topsoil with labelled litter, we find that only some of the clay-sized surfaces bind organic matter (OM). Surprisingly, <19% of the visible mineral areas show an OM attachment. OM is preferentially associated with organo-mineral clusters with rough surfaces. By combining nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry and isotopic tracing, we distinguish between new labelled and pre-existing OM and show that new OM is preferentially attached to already present organo-mineral clusters. These results, which provide evidence that only a limited proportion of the clay-sized surfaces contribute to OM sequestration, revolutionize our view of carbon sequestration in soils and the widely used carbon saturation estimates.",
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