The contentious nature of soil organic matter

By Johannes Lehmann, M. Kleber. Nature, 2015

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Subfields: Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Soil Science

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Plant Biostimulants: A Categorical Review, Their Implications for Row Crop Production, and Relation to Soil Health Indicators (2021, background): “While traditional views consider these compounds to be resistant to degradation, a more recent view considers the idea that organic matter decomposition is dynamic and those compounds previously thought to be stable undergo reversible reactions; thus, they possess potential to stimulate the soil mic”
Expanding the role of reactive transport models in critical zone processes (2017, background): “(2) movement of organic C into an unavailable form, for instance through association with mineral surfaces or through chemical recalcitrance (Conant et al., 2011; Kleber et al., 2015; Lehmann and Kleber, 2015).”
Tamm Review: On the nature of the nitrogen limitation to plant growth in Fennoscandian boreal forests (2017, background): “If we accept the emerging view that virtually all soil organic matter can be degraded (Schmidt et al., 2011; Gleixner, 2013; Lehmann and Kleber, 2015), it seems logical to assume that also most of the N may ultimately be released, and it matters less if the annual release can be attributed to a…”
Quantitative assessment of microbial necromass contribution to soil organic matter (2019, background): “…defined “humic substances” with uncharacterized structural composition, but instead comprise a myriad of analytically definable structures (Lehmann et al., 2008), which persist in soils mainly because of their local environment and system properties (Kögel‐Knabner, 2016; Lehmann & Kleber, 2015).”
How to measure, report and verify soil carbon change to realize the potential of soil carbon sequestration for atmospheric greenhouse gas removal (2019, background): “For these and other purposes, there are an increasing number of new model approaches and hypotheses (e.g. Cotrufo, Wallenstein, Boot, Denef, & Paul, 2013; Lehmann & Kleber, 2015; Wieder, Bonan, & Allison, 2013; Wutzler, Zaehle, Schrumpf, Ahrens, & Reichstein, 2017).”
Pathways of mineral‐associated soil organic matter formation: Integrating the role of plant carbon source, chemistry, and point of entry (2018, background): “These advancements, which have been collectively described as the “emerging view” (sensu Lehmann & Kleber, 2015), have helped displace long‐held hypotheses around SOM formation and loss.”
Restorative and regenerative: Exploring the concepts in the circular economy (2020, methodology): “…requires precise methods, protocols, and procedures that address varied issues such as compatibility, toxicity (Chemat, Vian, & Cravotto, 2012; Lehmann & Kleber, 2015), recovery and recycling of nutrients (Tadesse, Oenema, van Beek, & Ocho, 2018; Withers, Doody, & Sylvester-Bradley, 2018),…”