Labile carbon

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003628",
  "term": "Labile carbon",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The highly reactive fraction of soil organic carbon with the most rapid turnover times; its oxidation drives the flux of CO2 between soils and atmosphere. Labile organic carbon decomposes rapidly in the water column or in sediments, on a time scale of days to weeks; refractory organic carbon requires more time.",
  "synonyms": [
    "labile organic carbon",
    "soil labile carbon",
    "soil labile organic carbon"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "soil organic carbon"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "carbono lábil"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/labile-carbon/"
}