Annual grass invasions and wildfire deplete ecosystem carbon storage by >50% to resistant base levels

Abstract Ecological disturbance can affect carbon storage and stability and is a key consideration for managing lands to preserve or increase ecosystem carbon to ameliorate the global greenhouse gas problem. Dryland soils are massive carbon reservoirs that are increasingly impacted by species invasi...

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Main Authors: Toby M. Maxwell, Harold E. Quicke, Samuel J. Price, Matthew J. Germino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01795-9