Grazing impacts on soil carbon and microbial communities in a mixed-grass ecosystem

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 939-948

  Ingram, L J ^a   Stahl, P D ^a   Schuman, G E ^b   Buyer, J S ^c   Vance, G F ^a   Ganjegunte, G K ^d   Welker, J M ^e   Derner, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

C-SEQUESTRATION; GRASS ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SOIL CARBON;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GRASS; GRAZING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRAIRIE; RANGELAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CARBON;

CHEYENNE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 47249127680     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0038     Document Type: Article

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