Tree-microbe-soil interactions affecting soil organic carbon fractions in Mediterranean forest soils

Livne-Luzon, Stav; Yaakobi, Assaf; Yalin, David; Sade, Dagan; Dener, Efrat; Oppenheimer-Shaanan, Yaara; Klein, Tamir

doi:10.5194/bg-23-6763-2026

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29 Sep 2026

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Tree-microbe-soil interactions affecting soil organic carbon fractions in Mediterranean forest soils

Stav Livne-Luzon, Assaf Yaakobi, David Yalin, Dagan Sade, Efrat Dener, Yaara Oppenheimer-Shaanan, and Tamir Klein

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