Original ResearchPublished 25 September 2026Strip thinning and filling reduces litter humus carbon loss in Cupressus funebris plantations: relative contributions of microclimate, litter substrate and microbial biomassJiaping Yang · Qing Dong · Qiang Wang · Honglin Yang · Yulian Yang · Qinggui WuFrontiers in Soil Sciencedoi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1929672