Grassland soil carbon sequestration: Current understanding, challenges, and solutions

Grassland soil carbon sequestration: Current understanding, challenges, and solutions Grasslands store approximately one third of the global terrestrial carbon stocks and can act as an important soil carbon sink. Recent studies show that plant diversity increases soil organic carbon (SOC) storage by elevating carbon inputs to belowground biomass and promoting microbial necromass contribution to SOC storage. Climate change affects grassland SOC storage by modifying the processes of plant carbon ...