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Articles | Volume 11, issue 2
Articles | Volume 11, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-11-911-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-11-911-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 11, issue 2
Original research article
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05 Nov 2025
Original research article |  | 05 Nov 2025

Improved management increases soil mineral-protected organic carbon storage via plant-microbial-nutrient mediation in semi-arid grasslands

Alejandro Carrascosa, Gerardo Moreno, M. Francesca Cotrufo, Cristina Frade, Sara Rodrigo, and Víctor Rolo

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Improved management practices such as rotational grazing, grazing exclusion, and legume enrichment can boost climate change mitigation and adaptation in grasslands. We studied the effects of these practices on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and fractions in semi-arid grasslands. Rotational grazing increased SOC, especially mineral-protected fraction, while exclusion reduced particulate organic carbon stocks. These outcomes were linked to changes in plant traits, soil microbes, and nutrients.
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