Soil aggregates reveal tree species and land-use legacy effects on early carbon storage pathways during reforestation
Reforestation is a leading natural climate solution, but bulk soil organic carbon (C) often responds slowly, obscuring early belowground change. We tested whether soil aggregates reveal early structural reorganization that affects C retention pathways at a three-year-old experimental reforestation planting established on former pasture in Oregon, USA. We sampled soils at 0-20 and 20-40 cm beneath…
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