Yu An et al. examined #SoilOrganicCarbon and total nitrogen storage, and #RootTraits of Leymus chinensis and plant community across a chronosequence of grazing-exclusion grasslands in China’s semi-arid #SongnenPlain.

#Community_weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration | #SoilFunctions | #SongnenGrassland

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf131

#HumanActivities exert a more significant influence on soil multifunctionality (SMF) than #ClimateChange in China’s #Drylands, and well-planned ecological restoration was likely to sustain and enhance SMF over time, particularly in hyper-arid areas.

#GrainForGreen | #Fencing | #EcologicalEngineering | #SoilFunctions

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf165

🔄 After grazing exclusion, #SoilOrganicCarbon (SOC) and #TotalNitrogen (TN) quickly recovered with their storage peaking at different exclusion durations. Differences in SOC and TN storage were primarily driven by #Roottraits at the community-level.

#Community_weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration | #SoilFunctions | #SongnenGrassland

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf131

New publication: Benchmarking #soil multifunctionality, by @jwubs. #soilhealth #soilfunctions

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-11-609-2025

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Plant community #RootTraits outweigh target species in mediating soil carbon and nitrogen storage across grazing-exclusion chronosequences in semi-arid grasslands

#Community_weightedMean | #EcologicalRestoration | #SongnenGrassland | #SoilFunctions

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf131