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Davidson et al. question the validity of our conclusions on the grounds that differences in disturbance, high variability among sites, and the use of a single-pool model to estimate turnover time (TT) obscured the effect of temperature on the decomposition of soil carbon.
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Giardina, C., Ryan, M. reply: Soil warming and organic carbon content. Nature 408, 790 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35048675
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