TY - T1 - Plant roots increase both decomposition and stable organic matter formation in boreal forest soil SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/305805 T3 - A1 - Adamczyk, Bartosz; Sietio, Outi-Maaria; Strakova, Petra; Prommer, Judith; Wild, Birgit; Hagner, Marleena; Pihlatie, Mari; Fritze, Hannu; Richter, Andreas; Heinonsalo, Jussi A2 - PB - Y1 - 2019 LA - eng AB - Boreal forests are ecosystems with low nitrogen (N) availability that store globally significant amounts of carbon (C), mainly in plant biomass and soil organic matter (SOM). Although crucial for future climate change predictions, the mechanisms controlling boreal C and N pools are not well understood. Here, using a three-year field experiment, we compare SOM decomposition and stabilization in the presence of roots, with exclusion of roots but presence of fungal hyphae and with exclusion of both... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGI; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; SUGAR MAPLE; NITROGEN; COMMUNITIES; TANNINS; POLYPHENOLS; MYCORRHIZA; STORAGE; 4112 Forestry; 1172 Environmental sciences N1 - PP - ER -