Influences of grazing and exclosure on carbon sequestration in degraded sandy grassland, Inner Mongolia, north China

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-328

  Su, Yong Zhong ^a   Zhao, Ha Lin ^a   Zhang, Tong Hui ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Exclosure; Grazing; North China; Sandy grassland

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SOIL DEGRADATION; STEPPE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 0345832291     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2003.9513560     Document Type: Article

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