A publication entitled "tree identity and diversity directly affects soil moisture and temperature but not soil carbon ten years after planting" was just published in Ecology and Evolution!

This study examined how soil pH, moisture, and temperature responded to tree diversity and identity.  It found that tree communities with higher diversity tend to have more wetter and acidic soils. Tree communities with more slow-growing and shade-tolerant species had greater soil moisture and temperature. Tree species affect soil pH, moisture, and temperature through their litter quality, water uptake, and physical control of soil microclimates that in turn affect soil C cycling.

Congratulations to Michael and his co-authors!