Impact of grazing management on the carbon and nitrogen balance of a mixed-grass rangeland

Ecological Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-71

  Schuman, G E ^a   Reeder, J D ^b   Manley, J T ^a   Hart, R H ^a   Manley, W A ^a  

^a USDA ARS High Plains Grasslands Research Station   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

C and N balance; Carbon; Mixed grass prairie; Nitrogen; Rangelands

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK; NITROGEN; RANGELAND; STOCKING DENSITY;

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII;

EID: 0033081818     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1999)009[0065:IOGMOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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