Climate warming alters subsoil but not topsoil carbon dynamics in alpine grassland.

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Abstract
Subsoil contains more than half of soil organic carbon (SOC) globally and is conventionally assumed to be relatively unresponsive to warming compared to the topsoil. Here we show substantial changes in carbon allocation and dynamics of the subsoil but not topsoil in the Qinghai-Tibetan alpine grasslands over 5 years of warming. Specifically, warming enhanced the accumulation of newly synthesized ( C-enriched) carbon in the subsoil slow-cycling pool (silt-clay fraction) but promoted the decomposition of plant-derived lignin in the fast-cycling pool (macroaggregates). These changes mirrored an accumulation of lipids and sugars at the expense of lignin in the warmed bulk subsoil, likely associated with shortened soil freezing period and a deepening root system. As warming is accompanied by deepening roots in a wide range of ecosystems, root-driven accrual of slow-cycling pool may represent an important and overlooked mechanism for a potential long-term carbon sink at depth. Moreover, given the contrasting sensitivity of SOC dynamics at varied depths, warming studies focusing only on surface soils may vastly misrepresent shifts in ecosystem carbon storage under climate change. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Authors Jia, Juan;Cao, Zhenjiao;Liu, Chengzhu;Zhang, Zhenhua;Lin, Li;Wang, Yiyun;Haghipour, Negar;Wacker, Lukas;Bao, Hongyan;Dittmar, Thorston;Simpson, Myrna J;Yang, Huan;Crowther, Thomas W;Eglinton, Timothy I;He, Jin-Sheng;Feng, Xiaojuan;
Journal Global change biology
Year 2019
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10.1111/gcb.14823
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