Plant root mechanisms and their effects on carbon and nutrient accumulation in desert ecosystems under changes in land use and climate - Tariq, Akash (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Graciano, Corina (Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal) ; Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) ; Zeng, Fanjiang (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Hughes, Alice (University of Hong Kong. School of Biological Sciences) ; Ahmed, Zeeshan F. (Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystem) ; Ullah, Abd (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Ali, Sikandar (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Gao, Yanju (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography) ; Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)