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ArticleScientific reports2025

Tillage legacy, grasses and soil texture shape soil organic carbon recovery in semi-arid woodland.

Samantha Colunga, Alejandro Fierro Cabo, Bradley Christoffersen, Engil Pereira

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Samantha ColungaSchool of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, USA.
Alejandro Fierro CaboSchool of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, USA.
Bradley ChristoffersenSchool of Integrative Biological and Chemical Sciences, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, USA.
Engil PereiraSchool of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, USA. engil.pereira@utrgv.edu.

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Abstract

Soil degradation from intensive tillage poses a critical barrier to carbon sequestration, particularly in semi-arid regions where low rainfall limits ecosystem recovery. As climate change expands arid zones globally, understanding the long-term potential for soil organic carbon (SOC) recovery in degraded lands becomes increasingly urgent. Here, we analyze reforested chronosequences (4-36 years post-abandonment) in formerly cultivated subtropical thornscrub woodlands to assess SOC dynamics across gradients of soil texture and degradation. We introduce a novel degradation index (DI), integrating SOC deficit and grass dominance, to evaluate how invasive grasses, commonly overlooked in restoration metrics, impede nitrogen (N

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ReforestationRestorationSemi-aridSoil organic carbonSubtropicalTamaulipan thornscrub

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