Simulation of carbon cycling, including dissolved organic carbon transport, in forest soil locally enriched with 14C

Tipping, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6618-6512; Chamberlain, P.M.; Froberg, M.; Hanson, P.J.; Jardine, P.M.. 2012 Simulation of carbon cycling, including dissolved organic carbon transport, in forest soil locally enriched with 14C. Biogeochemistry, 108 (1-3). 91-107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-011-9575-1

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Abstract/Summary

The DyDOC model was used to simulate the soil carbon cycle of a deciduous forest at the Oak Ridge Reservation (Tennessee, USA). The model application relied on extensive data from the Enriched Background Isotope Study (EBIS), which exploited a short-term local atmospheric enrichment of radiocarbon to establish a large-scale manipulation experiment with different inputs of 14C from both above-ground and below-ground litter. The model was first fitted to hydrological data, then observed pools and fluxes of carbon and 14C data were used to fit parameters describing metabolic transformations of soil organic matter (SOM) components and the transport and sorption of dissolved organic matter (DOM). This produced a detailed quantitative description of soil C cycling in the three horizons (O, A, B) of the soil profile. According to the parameterised model, SOM turnover within the thin O-horizon rapidly produces DOM (46 gC m-2 a-1), which is predominantly hydrophobic. This DOM is nearly all adsorbed in the A- and B-horizons, and while most is mineralised relatively quickly, 11 gC m-2 a-1 undergoes a “maturing” reaction, producing mineral-associated stable SOM pools with mean residence times of 100-200 years. Only a small flux (~ 1 gC m-2 a-1) of hydrophilic DOM leaves the B-horizon. The SOM not associated with mineral matter is assumed to be derived from root litter, and turns over quite quickly (mean residence time 20-30 years). Although DyDOC was successfully fitted to C pools, annual fluxes and 14C data, it accounted less well for short-term variations in DOC concentrations.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-011-9575-1
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biogeochemistry > BGC Topic 2 - Biogeochemistry and Climate System Processes > BGC - 2.1 - Quantify & model processes that control the emission, fate and bioavailability of pollutants
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Parr Shore
ISSN:	0168-2563
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	This document is the author’s final manuscript version of the journal article, incorporating any revisions agreed during the peer review process. Some differences between this and the publisher’s version remain. You are advised to consult the publisher’s version if you wish to cite from this article. The final publication is available at link.springer.com
Additional Keywords:	14C, carbon, cycling, dissolved organic carbon, dissolved organic matter, DyDOC model, enriched background isotope study, litter manipulation, soil
NORA Subject Terms:	Agriculture and Soil Science Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	27 Feb 2012 13:06 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/16925

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