Labile carbon

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015213",
  "term": "Labile carbon",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Labile Carbon",
  "definition": "1. 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.\n\n2. 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.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/labile-carbon/"
}