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Modeling boreal forest soil dynamics with the microbially explicit soil model MIMICS+ (v1.0)
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Heleen A. de Wit
Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Økernveien 94, 0579 Oslo, Norway
Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Terje K. Berntsen
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Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Short summary
By including microbial processes in soil models, we learn how the soil system interacts with its environment and responds to climate change. We present a soil process model, MIMICS+, which is able to reproduce carbon stocks found in boreal forest soils better than a conventional land model. With the model we also find that when adding nitrogen, the relationship between soil microbes changes notably. Coupling the model to a vegetation model will allow for further study of these mechanisms.
By including microbial processes in soil models, we learn how the soil system interacts with its...
