Plant root mechanisms and their effects on carbon and nutrient accumulation in desert ecosystems under changes in land use and climate - Tariq, Akash; Graciano, Corina; Sardans, Jordi; Zeng, Fanjiang; Hughes, Alice C.; Ahmed, Zeeshan; Ullah, Abd; Ali, Sikandar; Gao, Yanju; Peñuelas, Josep (The New phytologist, 2024)
Keywords: anthropogenic activities; arid ecosystems; Biodiversity; Biological fertilization; Biomass; Carbon; carbon cycling; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; climate; Climate change; Desert Climate; Desert plants; desert vegetation; desertification; Deserts; Drought; Ecosystem; Ecosystems; Fertilization; Grazing; Groundwater; Groundwater levels; Humans; Land use; Microorganisms; Mineral nutrients; nutrient cycling; Nutrient retention; phytomass; Plant biomass; Plant communities; Plant Roots; Plants; Restoration; Roots; Soil; soil composition; Soil layers; Soil microorganisms; Stocks; Strategic management; vegetation; xerophytes; carbon cycling; desertification; arid ecosystems; nutrient cycling; desert vegetation; climate change