A synthesis of the effect of grazing exclusion on carbon dynamics in grasslands in China

Global Change Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1385-1393

  Hu, Zhongmin ^a   Li, Shenggong ^a   Guo, Qun ^a   Niu, Shuli ^a   He, Nianpeng ^a   Li, Linghao ^b   Yu, Guirui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; C dynamics; Grassland; Grazing exclusion; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen; Steady state

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; SOIL CARBON;

CHINA;

CARBON; NITROGEN; SOIL;

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORY; PLANT; SOIL;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINA; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORY; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SOIL;

EID: 84959085220     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13133     Document Type: Review

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