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The quantification of terrestrial sources and sinks for carbon dioxide and nitrogen-based greenhouse gases is one of the most important tasks facing environmental scientists today. Central to this is the determination of mechanisms for carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) sequestration in the soil organic matter (SOM). The buildup rate of an SOM layer depends not only on the amount of litter fall and the quality of the decomposing plant litter but also on the completeness of its decomposition. A clear problem is that the accumulation of SOM is a slow process that normally spans generations of scientists, thereby causing continuity problems in studying its buildup as well as the mechanisms controlling it.
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Berg, B. (2004). Sequestration Rates for C and N in Soil Organic Matter at Four N-Polluted Temperate Forest Stands. In: Matzner, E. (eds) Biogeochemistry of Forested Catchments in a Changing Environment. Ecological Studies, vol 172. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06073-5_21
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