Original ResearchPublished 30 September 2026Divergent recovery trajectories of soil organic and inorganic carbon following artificial grassland restoration in semi-arid mining ecosystemsBenjiang Yue · Xueyao Shi · Lirong Zhao · Siqi Zhao · Laiting Zhang · Shaoting Zhao · Yu LiuFrontiers in Environmental Sciencedoi 10.3389/fenvs.2026.1942861