Influence of soil forming factors on the molecular structure of soil organic matter and carbon levels
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UAM. Departamento de Geología y GeoquímicaPublisher
ElsevierDate
2020-02-12Citation
10.1016/j.catena.2020.104501
Catena 189 (2020): 104501
ISSN
0341-8162 (print); 1872-6887 (online)DOI
10.1016/j.catena.2020.104501Funded by
Financial support by Spanish CICyT (grant CGL2013-43845-P) is gratefully acknowledged. Marco A. Jiménez-González thanks the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities for funding his pre-doctoral fellowship (BES-2014-069238)Project
Gobierno de España. CGL2013-43845-PEditor's Version
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104501Subjects
Analytical pyrolysis; Carbon sequestration; Discriminant analysis; Soil organic matter; GeologíaRights
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Abstract
There is currently an active controversy about the variable influence of the factors involved in the total content and the quality of the soil organic matter (SOM), which translates into its resilience and stability against biodegradation, and importantly on the rates of release of CO2 into the atmosphere. The aim of this work is to study the molecular composition of SOM in contrasting environments in order to evaluate the extent to which such conditions may affect SOM characteristics in addition to the levels of soil organic C (SOC). Up to 33 soils from different environmental scenarios of Spain were analysed by pyrolysis combined with gas chromatography mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). The 193 major pyrolysis compounds released from the soils were included in a chemostatistical study based in discriminant analysis to assess the impact of classical soil forming factors (i.e., climate, vegetation and geological substrate) in SOM content and composition. Improved van Krevelen diagrams were used to facilitate the recognition of different patterns in SOM composition dependent on soil forming factors. The results showed that the molecular composition of SOM varies systematically according to environmental factors, with a decreasing influence in the order: climate > vegetation > geological substrate. In addition, the total levels of SOM were also different depending on the environmental scenarios on these soils, suggesting both qualitative and quantitative control of soil C sequestration
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Google Scholar:Jiménez González, Marco Antonio
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Álvarez, Ana M.
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Carral González, Pilar
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Almendros, Gonzalo
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