Continental-scale relationships of fine root and soil carbon stocks hold in grasslands but not forests
Avni Malhotra, Jessica A. M. Moore, Samantha R. Weintraub, Katerina Georgiou, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Sharon Billings, Marie‐Anne de Graaff, Jennifer M. Fraterrigo, A. Stuart Grandy, Emily Kyker‐Snowman, Mingzhen Lu, Courtney L. Meier, Derek Pierson, Shersingh Joseph Tumber‐Dávila, Kate Lajtha, , Robert B. Jackson
The paper examines the relationship between fine root carbon (FRC) and soil organic carbon (SOC) across grasslands and forests, finding a positive correlation in grasslands but not forests.
Communications Earth & Environment · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology