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Persistence of soil organic carbon caused by functional complexity

Johannes Lehmann, Colleen M. Hansel, Christina Kaiser, Markus Kleber, Kate Maher, Stefano Manzoni, Naoise Nunan, Markus Reichstein, Joshua P. Schimel, Margaret Torn,

Nature Geoscience · 2020 · 940 citations · 44 references

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Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

Michael W. Schmidt, Margaret Torn, Samuel Abiven et al. · Nature · 2011 · 6K citations · Full text

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The contentious nature of soil organic matter

Johannes Lehmann, Markus Kleber · Nature · 2015 · 4.3K citations

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Analysis of Factors Controlling Soil Organic Matter Levels in Great Plains Grasslands

W. J. Parton, D. Schimel, C. V. Cole et al. · Soil Science Society of America Journal · 1987 · 3.8K citations

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The <scp>M</scp> icrobial <scp>E</scp> fficiency‐ <scp>M</scp> atrix <scp>S</scp> tabilization ( <scp>MEMS</scp> ) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization: do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter?

M. Francesca Cotrufo, Matthew D. Wallenstein, Claudia M. Boot et al. · Global Change Biology · 2012 · 3.3K citations · Full text

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Direct evidence for microbial-derived soil organic matter formation and its ecophysiological controls

Cynthia M. Kallenbach, Serita D. Frey, A. Stuart Grandy · Nature Communications · 2016 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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