Modelling the dynamic physical protection of soil organic carbon: Insights into carbon predictions and explanation of the priming effect

The role and significance of physically protected soil organic carbon ( SOC ) in regulating SOC dynamics remains unclear. Here, we developed a simple theoretical model ( DP model) considering dynamic physical protection to simulate the dynamics of protected ( C p ) and unprotected SOC ( C u ), and compared the modelling results with a conventional two‐pool (fast vs. slow) model considering chemical recalcitrance. The two models were first...