Articles | Volume 16, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1035-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1035-2019
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15 Mar 2019
Research article |  | 15 Mar 2019

Fluvial sedimentary deposits as carbon sinks: organic carbon pools and stabilization mechanisms across a Mediterranean catchment

María Martínez-Mena, María Almagro, Noelia García-Franco, Joris de Vente, Eloisa García, and Carolina Boix-Fayos

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Understanding the mechanisms of OC stabilization within Mediterranean river systems could have important implications for the stability of soil carbon stocks affected by erosion. These results underline the importance of studying soil erosion, soil formation, and geomorphological processes together in semiarid and subhumid catchments, where intermittent fluvial courses are predominant. Good management of these environments will be a powerful tool for climate change mitigation.
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