In this ‘Behind the Paper’ post, author Edith Singini – a plant ecophysiologist in the Department of Botany at Rhodes University, South Africa – discusses the paper “Savanna soil carbon accrual occurs through particulate organic matter from grass rather than tree biomass, regardless of atmospheric CO2 levels“, which was recently published in Functional Ecology. Edith explores how grasses and trees influence soil organic carbon under current … Continue reading Edith Singini | Grasses are key to building hidden carbon stores in savannas