translation.en: Now, if it does not decay biologically, it shifts to oxidation, which is a very slow process, and this smothers and kills grasses, leading to a shift to woody vegetation and bare soil, releasing carbon.
translation.zh: 如果它不是生物性的腐烂， 而是以氧化的形式腐烂，这是一个非常缓慢的过程， 并且会消耗氧气，杀死草本植物， 只有木本的植物才能生存，导致了 地表被裸露，碳元素释放到大气层。