Litter inputs drive increases in topsoil organic carbon after scrub encroachment in an alpine grassland
Weilong Liu, Xiangjun Pei, Shuming Peng, Genxu Wang, Joseph M. Smoak, Baoli Duan
Topics & Concepts
Hippophae rhamnoidesTopsoilSoil carbonShrubGrasslandLitterMicrobial population biologyAgronomyPlant litterEdaphicEcosystemEnvironmental scienceBiomass (ecology)Soil waterChemistryBotanyEcologyBiologySoil scienceBacteriaGeneticsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil erosion and sediment transportPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology