Environmental Studies and Forestry

Ecosystem productivity has a stronger influence than soil age on surface soil carbon storage across global biomes

C. Plaza, P. García-palacios, et al.

This groundbreaking study by César Plaza, Pablo García-Palacios, and their colleagues reveals that ecosystem productivity plays a more critical role than soil age in determining soil carbon fractions across diverse global ecosystems. The findings stress the need to protect productive ecosystems to maintain vital soil carbon reserves.