Patterns of woody plant-derived soil carbon losses and persistence after brush management in a semi-arid grassland

Agriculture & Biology

• brush control 100%
• arid grasslands 90%
• soil carbon 71%
• soil organic carbon 67%
• woody plants 62%
• carbon sinks 17%
• shrubs 16%
• stable isotopes 10%
• soil 9%
• minerals 7%
• fatty acids 6%
• total organic carbon 6%
• plant litter 5%
• phenols 4%
• biomarkers 4%
• grasslands 4%
• lignin 4%
• canopy 3%
• carbon 3%
• methodology 1%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• woody plant 71%
• soil carbon 60%
• grassland 48%
• organic carbon 36%
• loss 31%
• soil 25%
• shrub 14%
• fatty acid 7%
• stable isotope 6%
• shallow soil 4%
• leaf litter 4%
• mineral 4%
• carbon stock 4%
• lignin 4%
• biomarker 3%
• phenol 3%
• stabilization 3%
• canopy 3%
• carbon 2%
• method 0%