Grasslands store approximately one third of the global terrestrial carbon stocks and can act
as an important soil carbon sink. Recent studies show that plant diversity increases soil …

Almost half of the total organic carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems is stored in forest soils.
By altering rates of input or release of C from soils, forest management activities can …

Grazing has been associated with contrasting effects on soil carbon stocks at local scales,
but accurate global assessments of its net impact are lacking. Here we conducted a meta …

The capacity of soils to store organic carbon represents a key function of soils that is not only
decisive for climate regulation but also affects other soil functions. Recent efforts to assess …

Human appropriation of land for agriculture has greatly altered the terrestrial carbon
balance, creating a large but uncertain carbon debt in soils. Estimating the size and spatial …

Regenerative agriculture, an alternative form of food and fiber production, concerns itself
with enhancing and restoring resilient systems supported by functional ecosystem …

Soils are integral to the function of all terrestrial ecosystems and to food and fibre production.
An overlooked aspect of soils is their potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions …

Grasslands absorb and release carbon dioxide (CO2), emit methane (CH4) from grazing
livestock, and emit nitrous oxide (N2O) from soils. Little is known about how the fluxes of …

Grassland ecosystems cover a large portion of Earths' surface and contain substantial
amounts of soil organic carbon. Previous work has established that these soil carbon stocks …

Soils are subject to varying degrees of direct or indirect human disturbance, constituting a
major global change driver. Factoring out natural from direct and indirect human influence is …