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soil organic carbon stabilization

Scope: biogeochemistry
Papers: 31 | Mentions: 45

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Definition

Mechanisms by which organic carbon is protected from decomposition in soils through physical, chemical, and biological processes

Related Terms (18)

SOC fractionscarbon poolssoil organic carbonSOCcarbon cycle response uncertaintycarbon storageterrestrial carbonDWPSOC stabilizationcarbon protection
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SOC turnovercarbon cyclingsoil carbonsoil carbon stockscarbon fluxorganic mattersoil organic contentSOC dynamics

Publications (44)

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Model-based interpretation of solute exports and carbon partitioning during shale weathering in a mountainous hillslope

2026Water Resources Researchcontext
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Contrasting depth dependencies of plant root presence and mass across biomes underscore prolific root-regolith interactions

2025AGU Advancesmeasured
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Contrasting depth dependencies of plant root presence and mass across biomes underscore prolific root-regolith interactions

2025AGU Advancescontext
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Contrasting depth dependencies of plant root presence and mass across biomes underscore prolific root-regolith interactions

2025AGU Advancesmeasured variable
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Soil signals of key mechanisms driving greater protection of organic carbon under aspen compared to spruce forests in a North American montane ecosystem

2025Biogeosciencescentral
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Molecular diversity of dissolved organic matter reflects macroecological patterns in river networks

2025Scientific Reportscontext
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Long-term measurements of ice nucleating particles at Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) sites worldwide

2025Earth System Science Datameasured variable
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Contrasting depth dependencies of plant root presence and mass across biomes underscore prolific root-regolith interactions

2025AGU Advancesprimary focus
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Quantifying the effect of petrogenic carbon on SOC turnover for two Rocky Mountain soils: when are petrogenic carbon corrections required?

2025Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciencescentral
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Hydrological control of rock carbon fluxes from shale weathering

2024Nature Watermeasured variable
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Molecular nature of mineral-organic associations within redox-active mountainous floodplain sediments

2023ACS Earth and Space Chemistrymeasured variable
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Molecular nature of mineral-organic associations within redox-active mountainous floodplain sediments

2023ACS Earth and Space Chemistryprimary focus
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Exploring the impact of climate change on soil carbon storage in montane meadows

2023central
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Integrating natural gradients, experiments, and statistical modeling in a distributed network experiment: An example from the WaRM Network

2022Ecology and Evolutionmeasured variable
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From legacy contamination to watershed systems science: a review of scientific insights and technologies developed through DOE-supported research in water and energy security

2022Environmental Research Lettersmeasured variable
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Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems

2022Arctic Scienceprimary focus
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The Effect of Climate Change on Soil Organic Carbon over an Elevational Gradient

2022central
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Shale as a Source of Organic Carbon in Floodplain Sediments of a Mountainous Watershed

2020JGR Biogeosciencescontext
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Challenges in Building an End-to-End System for Acquisition, Management, and Integration of Diverse Data From Sensor Networks in Watersheds: Lessons From a Mountainous Community Observatory in East River, Colorado

2019IEEE Accessmeasured variable
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Modeling transient soil moisture limitations on microbial carbon respiration

2019Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciencesmeasured variable
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Challenges in Building an End-to-End System for Acquisition, Management, and Integration of Diverse Data From Sensor Networks in Watersheds: Lessons From a Mountainous Community Observatory in East River, Colorado

2019IEEE Accesscontext
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The impacts of long term warming on potential soil microbial activity across soil depth

2019central
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Modeling transient soil moisture limitations on microbial carbon respiration

2019Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciencescontext
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Multiple models and experiments underscore large uncertainty in soil carbon dynamics

2018Biogeochemistrycentral
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Multiple models and experiments underscore large uncertainty in soil carbon dynamics

2018Biogeochemistryframework
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A molecular investigation of soil organic carbon composition across a subalpine catchment

2018Soil Systemsprimary focus
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Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming

2016Naturecontext
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Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming

2016Naturemeasured variable
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Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming

2016Natureprimary focus
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Individual variation in plant traits drives species interactions, ecosystem functioning, and responses to global change.

2016measured variable
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Convergent ecosystem responses to 23-year ambient and manipulated warming link advancing snowmelt and shrub encroachment to transient and long-term climate–soil carbon feedback

2015Global Change Biologycentral
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The structure and function of subalpine ecosystems in the face of climate change

2012measured variable
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The structure and function of subalpine ecosystems in the face of climate change

2012context
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Real and experimental ecosystem warming: interacting effects on snowmelt, plant community composition and carbon storage in a Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow

2012tested
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Real and experimental ecosystem warming: interacting effects on snowmelt, plant community composition and carbon storage in a Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow

2012measured
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Carbon Cycle Uncertainty Increases Climate Change Risks and Mitigation Challenges

2012Journal of Climatemeasured
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Carbon Cycle Uncertainty Increases Climate Change Risks and Mitigation Challenges

2012Journal of Climatecentral
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Shifts in plant dominance control short and long-term carbon-cycle responses to widespread drought

2006central
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Ecosystems impacts of climate change: snowmelt timing, species diversity, and plant productivity

2004measured
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Defensive strategy to nectar robbing in <i></i>Ipomopsis aggregata:<i></i> floral nectar as a tolerance trait

2003measured
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The effects of plant succession and ant nest on soil organic matter and soil moisture

2002measured
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Plant community composition mediates both large transient decline and predicted long-term recovery of soil carbon under climate warming

2002Global Biogeochemical Cyclesframework
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Plant community composition mediates both large transient decline and predicted long-term recovery of soil carbon under climate warming

2002Global Biogeochemical Cyclesmeasured
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Ecological Feedbacks to Global Warming: Extending Results from Plot to Landscape Scale

1998measured variable