Belowground allocation and dynamics of recently fixed plant carbon in a California annual grassland soil
C. Fossum, K. Estera-Molina, M. Yuan, D. Herman, I. Chu-Jacoby, P. Nico, K. Morrison, J. Pett-Ridge, M. K. Firestone
This study tracks the fate of plant-fixed carbon in a California grassland soil over two years, showing rapid mineral association and long-term persistence of carbon in heavy soil fractions.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry · Feb 1, 2022Peer-reviewedBiochemistry