Effect of Land Use on Organic Carbon Storage Potential of Soils with Contrasting Native Organic Matter Content

Figure 3

Mass proportion of the physical fractions (POM (particulate organic matter) ≥ 53 µm and MOM (mineral associated organic matter) ≤ 53 µm.) to the initial total soil of four agroecological zones (AEZs: (a) = AEZ-7, (b) = AEZ-3, (c) = AEZ-9, and (d) = AEZ-5) used in fractionation for different land uses.

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