Long-term vegetation restoration increases deep soil carbon storage in the Northern Loess Plateau

Abstract Afforestation plays an important role in soil carbon storage and water balance. However, there is a lack of information on deep soil carbon and water storage. The study investigates the effect of returning farmland to the forest on soil carbon accumulation and soil water consumption in 20-m...

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Main Authors: Zhilong Lan, Ying Zhao, Jianguo Zhang, Rui Jiao, Muhammad Numan Khan, Tanveer Ali Sial, Bingcheng Si
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93157-0