Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Long-Term Active Rather than Passive Restoration Promotes Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation by Alleviating Microbial Nitrogen Limitation in an Extremely Degraded Alpine Grassland.
Jinchao Gong, Feida Sun, Jingjing Wu, Shijie Zhou, Yue Xiu, Linlin Li, Tahmina Kausar, Zhouwen Ma, Jiqiong Zhou, Lin Liu, Yongxing Cui, Jordi Sardans, Josep Peñuelas, Ahmed Elrys, Ji Chen
Published: 202510.1002/advs.202510549
Abstract
Grassland degradation disrupts microbial nutrient cycling, yet the role of nitrogen (N) limitation in regulating soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics during restoration remains poorly understood. Here, 10 years of active (sowing of seeds of native plan…
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