Lowland plant arrival in alpine ecosystems facilitates a decrease in soil carbon content under experimental climate warming
T. W. N. Walker, K. Gavazov, T. Guillaume, T. Lambert, P. Mariotte, D. Routh, C. Signarbieux, S. Block, T. Muenkemueller, H. Nomoto, T. W. Crowther, A. Richter, A. Buttler, J. M. Alexander
The paper shows that introducing lowland plants into alpine ecosystems under warming increases soil carbon loss by enhancing root exudation and microbial respiration.
bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2021Ecology