Comment on “The whole-soil carbon flux in response to warming”

Xiao, Jing; Yu, Fangjian; Zhu, Wanying; Xu, Chenchao; Zhang, Kaihang; Luo, Yiqi; Tiedje, James M.; Zhou, Jizhong; Cheng, Lei

doi:10.1126/science.aao0218

Comment on “The whole-soil carbon flux in response to warming”

Journal Article · Fri Feb 23 04:00:00 EST 2018 · Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao0218· OSTI ID:1479388

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Zhejiang University, Hangzhou (China). College of Life Sciences
Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States). Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Center for Microbial Ecology
Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States). Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology and Institute for Environmental Genomics

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). In this article, 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.

Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1479388

Journal Information:: Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 6378 Vol. 359; ISSN 0036-8075

Publisher:: AAAS

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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