Root-driven weathering impacts on mineral-organic associations in deep soils over pedogenic time scales
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Garcia Arredondo, MarielaLawrence, Corey R.
Schulz, Marjorie S.
Tfaily, Malak M.
Kukkadapu, Ravi
Jones, Morris E.
Boye, Kristin
Keiluweit, Marco
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Univ Arizona, Soil Water & Environm Sci DeptIssue Date
2019-10-15Keywords
Rhizogenic weatheringOrgano-mineral interactions
Soil organic matter
Mineral dissolution
Short-range order minerals
Metalorganic complexes
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Arredondo, M. G., Lawrence, C. R., Schulz, M. S., Tfaily, M. M., Kukkadapu, R., Jones, M. E., ... & Keiluweit, M. (2019). Root-driven weathering impacts on mineral-organic associations in deep soils over pedogenic time scales. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 263, 68-84.Journal
GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTARights
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Plant roots are critical weathering agents in deep soils, yet the impact of resulting mineral transformations on the vast deep soil carbon (C) reservoir are largely unknown. Root-driven weathering of primary minerals may cause the formation of reactive secondary minerals, which protect mineral-organic associations (MOAs) for centuries or millennia. Conversely, root-driven weathering may also transform secondary minerals, potentially enhancing the bioavailability of C previously protected in MOAs. Here we examined the impact of root-driven weathering on MOAs and their capacity to store C over pedogenic time scales. To accomplish this, we examined deep horizons (100-160 cm) that experienced root-driven weathering in four soils of increasing ages (65-226 kyr) of the Santa Cruz marine terrace chronosequence. Specifically, we compared discrete rhizosphere zones subject to root-driven weathering, with adjacent zones that experienced no root growth. Using a combination of radiocarbon, mass spectrometry, Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and X-ray spectromicroscopy approaches, we characterized transformations of MOAs in relation to changes in C content, Delta C-14 values, and chemistry across the chronosequence. We found that the onset of root-driven weathering (65-90 kyr) increased the amount of C associated with poorly crystalline iron (Fe) and aluminum (Al) phases, particularly highly disordered nano-particulate goethite (np-goethite). This increase coincided with greater C concentrations, lower Delta C-14 values, and greater abundance of what is likely microbially-derived C. Continued root-driven weathering (137-226 kyr) did not significantly change the amount of C associated with crystalline Fe and Al phases, but resulted in a decline in the amount of C associated with poorly crystalline Fe and Al phases. This decline coincided with a decrease in C concentrations, an increase in Delta C-14 values, and a shift toward plant-derived C. In contrast, soil not affected by root-driven weathering showed comparatively low amounts of C bound to poorly crystalline Fe and Al phases regardless of soil age and, correspondingly, lower C concentrations. Our results demonstrate that root-driven formation and disruption of MOAs are direct controls on both C accrual and loss in deep soil. This finding suggests that root impacts on soil C storage are dependent on soil weathering stage, a consideration that is critical for future predictions of the vulnerability of deep soil C to global change.Note
24 month embargo; available online 23 July 2019ISSN
0016-7037EISSN
1872-9533Version
Final accepted manuscriptSponsors
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramNational Science Foundation (NSF); SLAC SFA research program - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Subsurface Biogeochemical Research (SBR) program within the Office of Biological and Environmental ResearchUnited States Department of Energy (DOE) [SLAC FWP 10094]; U.S. Geological Survey Land Change Science Program; Canada Foundation for InnovationCanada Foundation for Innovation; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; University of Saskatchewan; Government of Saskatchewan; Western Economic Diversification Canada; National Research Council Canada; Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); Office of Biological and Environmental Research; DOE, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, SBR programUnited States Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-SC0019477]ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.gca.2019.07.030