Connecting Soil Organic Carbon and Root Biomass with Land-Use and Vegetation in Temperate Grassland

Figure 1

Root biomass, soil organic carbon (SOC), and bulk density for six tallgrass prairie pastures in the Grand River Grasslands of Ringgold County, IA, and Harrison County, MO, USA, plotted by depth (0–170 cm) and grazing history. See Methods for sampling procedures including depth intervals.

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