Abiotic/biotic coupling in the rhizosphere: a reactive transport modeling analysis

Procedia Earth and Planetary Science
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Abstract

A new generation of models is needed to adequately simulate patterns of soil biogeochemical cycling in response changing global environmental drivers. For example, predicting the influence of climate change on soil organic matter storage and stability requires models capable of addressing complex biotic/abiotic interactions of rhizosphere and weathering processes. Reactive transport modeling provides a powerful framework simulating these interactions and the resulting influence on soil physical and chemical characteristics. Incorporation of organic reactions in an existing reactive transport model framework has yielded novel insights into soil weathering and development but much more work is required to adequately capture root and microbial dynamics in the rhizosphere. This endeavor provides many advantages over traditional soil biogeochemical models but also many challenges.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Abiotic/biotic coupling in the rhizosphere: a reactive transport modeling analysis
Series title Procedia Earth and Planetary Science
DOI 10.1016/j.proeps.2014.08.037
Volume 10
Year Published 2014
Language English
Publisher Elsevier
Contributing office(s) National Research Program - Western Branch
Description 5 p.
First page 104
Last page 108
Conference Title Geochemistry of the Earth's surface GES-10
Conference Location Paris, France
Conference Date August 18-23, 2014
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