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Musings onGodsey SE, Kirchner JW, Clow DW (2009). Concentration-discharge relationships reflect chemostatic characteristics of US catchments. Hydrological Processes, 23:1844-1864.
We always tell students that chemical weathering of silicates is very slow - I certainly have made a big deal of this understanding in lectures. Godsey and ...
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Musings on: Gabet EJ, Mudd SM (2009). A theoretical model coupling chemical weathering rates with denudation rates. Geology, 37: 151-154.
Many discussions of the long-term carbon cycle quite rightly highlight the importance of weathering of silicate rocks in consuming atmospheric CO2, and therefore modifying carbon cycling at the Earth's surface. ...
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Musings on:Stewart CE, Paustian K, Conant RT, Plant AF, Six A. 2007. Soil carbon saturation: concept, evidence and evaluation. Biogeochemistry 86:19-31.
On first glance I thought that this was too obvious to be significant - if carbon input fluxes (e.g. litter fall) are increased (in a single step), then of course soil carbon will increase, but ...
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Article for 2 July 2007:Parton W, Silver WL, Burke IC, Grassens L, Harmon ME, Currie WS, King JY, Adair EC, Brandt LA, Hart SC, Fasth B, 2007. Global-scale similarities in nitrogen release patterns during long-term decomposition. Science 315:361-364.
Finding a global pattern in nature would be a worthy achievement for any scientist, and this is ...
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This one's from 21 May 2007: Davidson EA, Janssens IA (2006) Temperature sensitivity of soil carbon
decomposition and feedbacks to climate change. Nature,
440:165-173.
A useful article on the face of it, especially in light of Article 3.4 of Kyoto which allows for carbon credits on the basis of increased soil carbon storage. It provides a ...
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Article for 26 March 2007:
Meir P, Cox P, Grace J. 2006.The influence of terrestrial ecosystems on
climate. Trends
in Ecology and Evolution 21:254-260.
This is a review article that promised a stimulating discussion of the global function of soils and their response to one of the most significant (or at least newsworthy) ...
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