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

Hicks Pries, Caitlin E.; Castanha, C.; Porras, R.; Phillips, Claire; Torn, M. S.

doi:10.1126/science.aao0457

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

Journal Article · 23 February 2018 · Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao0457 · OSTI ID:1567116

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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)

Temperature records and model predictions demonstrate that deep soils warm at the same rate as surface soils, contrary to Xiao et al.'s assertions. In response to Xiao et al.'s critique of our Q₁₀ analysis, we present the results with all data points included, which show Q₁₀ values of > 2 throughout the soil profile, indicating that all soil depths responded to warming.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1567116

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

Publisher:: AAASCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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