Stabilization mechanisms of organic matter in four temperate soils: Development and application of a conceptual model

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science - Tập 171 Số 1 - Trang 111-124 - 2008
Margit von Lützow1, Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner1, Bernard Ludwig2, Egbert Matzner3, Heinz Flessa4, Paula Fernandes5, Georg Guggenberger6, Bernd Marschner7, Karsten Kalbitz3
1Technische Universität München, Lehrstuhl für Bodenkunde, WZW, Department für Ökologie, 85350 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
2Universität Kassel, Fachbereich Umweltchemie, Nordbahnhofstraße 1a, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany
3Lehrstuhl für Bodenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
4Institut für Bodenkunde und Waldernährung, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
5IFZ – Tierökologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26–32, 35392 Gießen, Germany
6Institut für Bodenkunde und Pflanzenernährung, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Weidenplan 14, 06108 Halle/Saale, Germany
7Geographisches Institut, Ruhr-Universität, 44780 Bochum, Germany

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AbstractBased on recent findings in the literature, we developed a process‐oriented conceptual model that integrates all three process groups of organic matter (OM) stabilization in soils namely (1) selective preservation of recalcitrant compounds, (2) spatial inaccessibility to decomposer organisms, and (3) interactions of OM with minerals and metal ions. The model concept relates the diverse stabilization mechanisms to active, intermediate, and passive pools. The formation of the passive pool is regarded as hierarchical structured co‐action of various processes that are active under specific pedogenetic conditions.To evaluate the model, we used data of pool sizes and turnover times of soil OM fractions from horizons of two acid forest and two agricultural soils. Selective preservation of recalcitrant compounds is relevant in the active pool and particularly in soil horizons with high C contents. Biogenic aggregation preserves OM in the intermediate pool and is limited to topsoil horizons. Spatial inaccessibility due to the occlusion of OM in clay microstructures and due to the formation of hydrophobic surfaces stabilizes OM in the passive pool. If present, charcoal contributes to the passive pool mainly in topsoil horizons. The importance of organo‐mineral interactions for OM stabilization in the passive pool is well‐known and increases with soil depth. Hydrophobicity is particularly relevant in acid soils and in soils with considerable inputs of charcoal. We conclude that the stabilization potentials of soils are site‐ and horizon‐specific. Furthermore, management affects key stabilization mechanisms. Tillage increases the importance of organo‐mineral interactions for OM stabilization, and in Ap horizons with high microbial activity and C turnover, organo‐mineral interactions can contribute to OM stabilization in the intermediate pool. The application of our model showed that we need a better understanding of processes causing spatial inaccessibility of OM to decomposers in the passive pool.

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Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Tập 171 Số 1

111-124

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