Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in subsoils after 20 years of added precipitation in a Mediterranean grassland

Wahab, Leila Maria; Kim, Sora L.; Berhe, Asmeret Asefaw

doi:10.5194/bg-22-3915-2025

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Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in subsoils after 20 years of added precipitation in a Mediterranean grassland

Leila Maria Wahab, Sora L. Kim, and Asmeret Asefaw Berhe

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