Abstract

• Intact thicket (IT) comprised diverse C3 canopy trees, woody and succulent shrubs. • IT soils showed residue of plant tissue which alternated between C3 and Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM). • The degraded thicket comprised C3 shrubs while its soil showed residue of plant tissue with CAM metabolism. • The grassland had C4 grasses as was its soil showing little variation over time. • Overally, IT had more soil and above-ground biomass carbon, compared with DT.

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