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Published on: June 4, 2021
Comment on "The whole-soil carbon flux in response to warming"
Jing Xiao1, Fangjian Yu1, Wanying Zhu1
1College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Abstract:
In a compelling study, Hicks Pries et al (Reports, 31 March 2017, p. 1420) showed that 4°C warming enhanced soil CO2 production in the 1-meter soil profile, with all soil depths displaying similar temperature sensitivity (Q10). We argue that some caveats can be identified in their experimental approach and analysis, and that these critically undermine their conclusions and hence their claim that the strength of feedback between the whole-soil carbon and climate has been underestimated in terrestrial models.
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