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

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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.

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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