title: Plant-soil interactions in a changing world.
abstract: Evidence is mounting to suggest that the transfer of carbon through roots of plants to the soil plays a primary role in regulating ecosystem responses to climate change and its mitigation. Future research is needed to improve understanding of the mechanisms involved in this phenomenon, its consequences for ecosystem carbon cycling, and the potential to exploit plant root traits and soil microbial processes that favor soil carbon sequestration.
authors.affiliation: Soil and Ecosystem Ecology Laboratory, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University Lancaster, LA1 4YQ UK.
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Bardgett