• DOI:10.1038/nature16069
Corpus ID: 205246638

The contentious nature of soil organic matter

@article{Lehmann2015TheCN,
  title={The contentious nature of soil organic matter},
  author={J. Lehmann and M. Kleber},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2015},
  volume={528},
  pages={60-68}
}

J. Lehmann, M. Kleber

Published 2015

Environmental Science, Medicine

Nature

The exchange of nutrients, energy and carbon between soil organic matter, the soil environment, aquatic systems and the atmosphere is important for agricultural productivity, water quality and climate. Long-standing theory suggests that soil organic matter is composed of inherently stable and chemically unique compounds. Here we argue that the available evidence does not support the formation of large-molecular-size and persistent ‘humic substances’ in soils. Instead, soil organic matter is a… CONTINUE READING

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