Dynamic nutrient effects on soil carbon

Dynamic nutrient effects on soil carbon | Nature Climate Change

Changes in nutrient availability can alter carbon storage and carbon dioxide emissions from tundra soils. Now, work shows that these responses can shift dramatically over long timescales of nutrient addition, by restructuring the interplay between plants and soil microorganisms.

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Wild, B. Dynamic nutrient effects on soil carbon. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02120-0

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