View of the study site with deep winter snow in a semi-arid grassland in Inner Mongolia. Photo taken by Yuntao Wu.

Deep winter snow – a protective blanket for soil carbon?

Ping Li, Emma J. Sayer, Zhou Jia, Yuntao Wu, Meifeng Deng, Xin Wang, Chao Liu, Bin Wang, Yang Wang, Yongfei Bai, Lingli Liu Read the full research here Strong winds can erode the soil surface in arid and semi-arid ecosystems by blowing away fine soil particles. As these particles contain carbon, wind erosion inevitably causes large loss of soil carbon. Plants help stem erosion by … Continue reading Deep winter snow – a protective blanket for soil carbon?