Divergent changes in particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon upon permafrost thaw

Futing Liu; Shuqi Qin; Kai Fang; Leiyi Chen; Yunfeng Peng; Pete Smith; Yuanhe Yang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32681-7

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Divergent changes in particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon upon permafrost thaw

Futing Liu,
Shuqi Qin,
Kai Fang,
Leiyi Chen,
Yunfeng Peng,
Pete Smith,
Yuanhe Yang

Affiliations

Futing Liu: Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry
Shuqi Qin: State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kai Fang: State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Leiyi Chen: State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunfeng Peng: State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Pete Smith: Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen
Yuanhe Yang: State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32681-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Based on observations from thermokarst-impacted sites on the Tibetan Plateau, the authors find substantial particulate organic carbon loss but stable mineral-associated organic carbon and enriched iron-bound organic carbon upon permafrost thaw.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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