Mineral-associated carbon persistence arises from steady-state dynamics, not saturation

Francisco J. Matus

doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu26-46

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Soil organic carbon (SOC) persistence is central to climate mitigation yet often framed by the debated concept of mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC) saturation. At the microscale (MAOC,

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