Pathways of grazing effects on soil organic carbon and nitrogen

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-119

  Pineiro, Gervasio ^a   Paruelo, José M ^a   Oesterheld, Martín ^a   Jobbágy, Esteban G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

belowground production; C:N; herbivores; nitrogen; reactive nitrogen; roots; soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BULK DENSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASSLAND SOIL; GRAZING; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RANGELAND; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 79951810307     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/08-255.1     Document Type: Article

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