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  2. Soil carbon - Wikipedia

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    Soil carbon is present in two forms: inorganic and organic. Soil inorganic carbon consists of mineral forms of carbon, either from weathering of parent material, or from reaction of soil minerals with atmospheric CO 2. Carbonate minerals are the dominant form of soil carbon in desert climates. Soil organic carbon is present as soil organic matter.

  3. Soil organic matter - Wikipedia

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    Soil organic matter (SOM) is the organic matter component of soil, ... Enzymatic oxidation that produces carbon dioxide, water, and heat. It affects the majority of ...

  4. Physical properties of soil - Wikipedia

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    When the organic component of a soil is substantial, the soil is called organic soil rather than mineral soil. A soil is called organic if: Mineral fraction is 0% clay and organic matter is 20% or more; Mineral fraction is 0% to 50% clay and organic matter is between 20% and 30%; Mineral fraction is 50% or more clay and organic matter 30% or ...

  5. Soil - Wikipedia

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    Soil consists of a solid phase of minerals and organic matter (the soil matrix), as well as a porous phase that holds gases (the soil atmosphere) and water (the soil solution). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Accordingly, soil is a three- state system of solids, liquids, and gases. [ 3 ]

  6. Organic matter - Wikipedia

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    Organic matter, organic material, or natural organic matter refers to the large source of carbon-based compounds found within natural and engineered, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. It is matter composed of organic compounds that have come from the feces and remains of organisms such as plants and animals . [ 1 ]

  7. Particulate organic matter - Wikipedia

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    Particulate organic matter (POM) is a fraction of total organic matter operationally defined as that which does not pass through a filter pore size that typically ranges in size from 0.053 millimeters (53 μm) to 2 millimeters. [3] Particulate organic carbon (POC) is a closely related term often used interchangeably with POM. POC refers ...

  8. Soil matrix - Wikipedia

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    Stocking and destocking of soil carbon are under strong climate influence. [68] They are normally balanced through an equilibrium between production and mineralization of organic matter, but the balance is in favour of destocking under present-day climate warming, [69] and more especially in permafrost. [70]

  9. Geochemistry of carbon - Wikipedia

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    More organic matter is preserved in sediments if there is high primary production, or the sediment is fine-grained. The lack of oxygen helps preservation greatly, and that also is caused by a large supply of organic matter. Soil does not usually preserve organic matter, it would need to be acidified or water logged, as in the bog.