Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 709–722 Abstract Encroachment of woody plants into grasslands
has generated considerable interest among ecologists. Syntheses of encroachment effects …

As woody plants encroach into grasslands, grass biomass, density and cover decline as
wood plant biomass, density and cover increase. There is also a shift in location of the …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is primarily formed from plant inputs, but the relative carbon (C)
contributions from living root inputs (ie rhizodeposits) vs litter inputs (ie root+ shoot litter) are …

Woody vegetation in grasslands and savannas has increased worldwide over the past 100–
200 years. This phenomenon of “woody plant encroachment”(WPE) has been documented …

Executive Summary Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) is unique among
the sectors considered in this volume, since the mitigation potential is derived from both an …

Global change, such as exotic invasions, dramatically affects ecosystem functioning.
However, the mechanisms behind the impacts are often unclear and despite extensive …

Aboveground-Belowground Linkages provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive
synthesis of recent advances in our understanding of the roles that interactions between …

Changes in the magnitude and direction of ecosystem carbon (C) balance accompanying
woody plant encroachment are among the largest contributors to the uncertainty in the North …

The worldwide phenomenon of shrub encroachment in grass‐dominated dryland
ecosystems is commonly associated with desertification. Studies of the purported …

Resolving uncertainty in the carbon cycle is paramount to refining climate predictions. Soil
organic carbon (SOC) is a major component of terrestrial C pools, and accuracy of SOC …