Before revision:  Here, we quantitatively synthesized 850 observations from field studies that were conducted in  common garden or monoculture plantations to assess how tree species type (broadleaf vs. conifer), mycorrhizal association (arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) vs. ectomycorrhizal (ECM)), and N-fixing ability (N-fixing vs. non-N-fixing), directly and indirectly, affect soil C concentration and stock, and how such effects were influenced by environmental variables such as geographical location and climate.
After revision:  Here, we quantitatively synthesized 850 observations from field studies that were conducted in common garden or monoculture plantations to assess how tree species type (broadleaf vs. conifer), mycorrhizal association (arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) vs. ectomycorrhizal (ECM)), and N-fixing ability (N-fixing vs. non-N-fixing), directly and indirectly, affect topsoil (with a median depth of 10 cm) C concentration and stock, and how such effects were influenced by environmental variables such as geographical location and climate.