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Library effects of fencing on carbon stocks in the degraded alpine grasslands of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

effects of fencing on carbon stocks in the degraded alpine grasslands of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

effects of fencing on carbon stocks in the degraded alpine grasslands of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

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Date of publication
December 2013
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AGRIS:US201500015775
Pages
393-399

Quantifying the carbon storage of grasslands under different management strategies can help us understand how this ecosystem responds to different land management practices. To assess the C cycle and the importance of soil microbial biomass carbon, we measured the levels of soil organic carbon, biomass carbon (above- and underground) and soil microbial biomass carbon in areas with different grazing intensities and different management strategy (fenced and unfenced) in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. We also calculated the ratio of soil microbial biomass carbon to soil organic carbon as an indicator of the soil organic matter availability and quality. Results showed that degradation had significant effects on the soil organic carbon, biomass carbon and microbial biomass carbon (P 

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Li, Yuanyuan
Dong, Shikui
Wen, Lu
Wang, Xuexia
Wu, Yu

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