Articles | Volume 11, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-11-233-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-11-233-2025
Original research article
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11 Feb 2025
Original research article |  | 11 Feb 2025

Experimental drought and soil amendments affect grassland above- and belowground vegetation but not soil carbon stocks

Daniela Guasconi, Sara A. O. Cousins, Stefano Manzoni, Nina Roth, and Gustaf Hugelius

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This study assesses the effects of experimental drought and soil amendment on soil and vegetation carbon pools at different soil depths. Drought consistently reduced soil moisture and aboveground biomass, while compost increased total soil carbon content and aboveground biomass, and effects were more pronounced in the topsoil. Root biomass was not significantly affected by the treatments. The contrasting response of roots and shoots improves our understanding of ecosystem carbon dynamics.
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