Carbon accumulation and storage in semi-arid sagebrush steppe: Effects of long-term grazing exclusion

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 173-181

  Shrestha, Gyami ^a   Stahl, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Grazing exclusion; Land management; Sagebrush grassland; Soil microbial biomass; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GRAZING; LAND MANAGEMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SHRUB; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STEPPE;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 40849130121     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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