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Research article |
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Interactions between biogeochemical and management factors explain soil organic carbon in Pyrenean grasslands
Antonio Rodríguez
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Group GAMES, Department of Horticulture, Botany and Landscaping, School
of Agrifood and Forestry Science and Engineering, University of Lleida,
Lleida, Spain
Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Global Change (ECOFUN), Forest
Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC), Solsona, Spain
Rosa Maria Canals
Grupo Ecología y Medio Ambiente and ISFood Institute, Universidad
Pública de Navarra, Campus Arrosadia, Pamplona, Spain
Josefina Plaixats
Group of Ruminant Research (G2R), Department of Animal and Food Sciences,
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
Elena Albanell
Group of Ruminant Research (G2R), Department of Animal and Food Sciences,
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
Haifa Debouk
Group GAMES, Department of Horticulture, Botany and Landscaping, School
of Agrifood and Forestry Science and Engineering, University of Lleida,
Lleida, Spain
Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Global Change (ECOFUN), Forest
Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC), Solsona, Spain
Jordi Garcia-Pausas
Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC), Solsona, Spain
Leticia San Emeterio
Research Institute on Innovation & Sustainable Development in Food
Chain (ISFOOD), Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Departamento de Agronomía, Biotecnología y Alimentación,
Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Àngela Ribas
Biologia Animal, Biologia Vegetal i Ecologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), 08193,
Bellaterra, Spain
Juan José Jimenez
ARAID/IPE-CSIC, 22700, Huesca, Spain
M.-Teresa Sebastià
Group GAMES, Department of Horticulture, Botany and Landscaping, School
of Agrifood and Forestry Science and Engineering, University of Lleida,
Lleida, Spain
Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Global Change (ECOFUN), Forest
Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC), Solsona, Spain
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- Evaluating soil carbon balance under different organic fertilizers: Integrating decomposition dynamics and soil feedback Y. Yang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrcom.2026.100144
- Spatial patterns of soil organic carbon stocks and its controls in Chinese grassland ecosystems Y. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116970
- Livestock species rather than grazing intensity shape plant guild proportions in interaction with multiple environmental drivers in grassland from the Pyrenees A. Rodríguez et al. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12724
- Soil C/N ratios cause opposing effects in forests compared to grasslands on decomposition rates and stabilization factors in southern European ecosystems J. Blanco et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164118
- Dynamics of Soil Carbon Average Content at Different Depths: Insights from a Global Approach to Climate Change Mitigation C. Rodrigues et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2024.2439292
- Soil Abiotic Properties Shape Plant Functional Diversity Across Temperate Grassland Plant Communities A. Rodríguez et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-022-00812-2
- Understanding drivers of the spatial variability of soil organic carbon in China's terrestrial ecosystems Y. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4917
- Positive Effects of Legumes on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks Disappear at High Legume Proportions Across Natural Grasslands in the Pyrenees A. Rodríguez et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-021-00695-9
- Net Ecosystem CO2 Exchange in Mountain Grasslands Is Seriously Endangered by the Temperature Increase in the Eastern Pyrenees M. Ibañez & M. Sebastià https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13121980
- Faecal nutrient deposition of domestic and wild herbivores in an alpine grassland L. Barbero-Palacios et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166616
- Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands M. Spohn et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07518-w
- Revealing the dual impacts of climate change and grazing on vegetation in Mongolia: Permafrost buffering and the paradox of greening Y. LA et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accre.2025.05.005
12 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Evaluating soil carbon balance under different organic fertilizers: Integrating decomposition dynamics and soil feedback Y. Yang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrcom.2026.100144
- Spatial patterns of soil organic carbon stocks and its controls in Chinese grassland ecosystems Y. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116970
- Livestock species rather than grazing intensity shape plant guild proportions in interaction with multiple environmental drivers in grassland from the Pyrenees A. Rodríguez et al. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12724
- Soil C/N ratios cause opposing effects in forests compared to grasslands on decomposition rates and stabilization factors in southern European ecosystems J. Blanco et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164118
- Dynamics of Soil Carbon Average Content at Different Depths: Insights from a Global Approach to Climate Change Mitigation C. Rodrigues et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2024.2439292
- Soil Abiotic Properties Shape Plant Functional Diversity Across Temperate Grassland Plant Communities A. Rodríguez et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-022-00812-2
- Understanding drivers of the spatial variability of soil organic carbon in China's terrestrial ecosystems Y. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4917
- Positive Effects of Legumes on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks Disappear at High Legume Proportions Across Natural Grasslands in the Pyrenees A. Rodríguez et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-021-00695-9
- Net Ecosystem CO2 Exchange in Mountain Grasslands Is Seriously Endangered by the Temperature Increase in the Eastern Pyrenees M. Ibañez & M. Sebastià https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13121980
- Faecal nutrient deposition of domestic and wild herbivores in an alpine grassland L. Barbero-Palacios et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166616
- Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands M. Spohn et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07518-w
- Revealing the dual impacts of climate change and grazing on vegetation in Mongolia: Permafrost buffering and the paradox of greening Y. LA et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accre.2025.05.005
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The novelty of our work is that it presents a series of potential interactions between drivers of soil organic carbon at broad scales in temperate mountain grasslands. The most relevant contribution of our work is that it illustrates the importance of grazing management for soil carbon stocks, indicating that interactions between grazing species and soil nitrogen and herbage quality may be promising paths in order to design further management policies for palliating climate change.
The novelty of our work is that it presents a series of potential interactions between drivers...
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