NALT

Preferred term

labile carbon

Chemical

The highly reactive fraction of soil organic carbon with the most rapid turnover times; its oxidation drives the flux of CO2 between soils and atmosphere. Labile organic carbon decomposes rapidly in the water column or in sediments, on a time scale of days to weeks; refractory organic carbon requires more time.

soil organic carbon

labile organic carbon
soil labile carbon
soil labile organic carbon

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

88171

Spanish

carbono lábil

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/324654

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Created 9/25/18, last modified 11/14/18