Original ResearchPublished 17 September 2026Modeling forest soil organic carbon dynamics under seasonal freeze–thaw cycles: implications for carbon sequestration in cold-region forest ecosystemsTong Gao · Xingyu Jiang · Jiaqi Zhou · Yaoxiang Li · Xibin DongFrontiers in Forests and Global Changedoi 10.3389/ffgc.2026.1939588