Globally, grazing exclusion (GE) is an effective management practice to restore degraded
grasslands and improve carbon (C) stock. However, the C dynamics in grasslands …

Grazing plays an important role in milk production in most regions of the world. Despite the
importance of grazing, current trends in livestock farming in Europe are causing a decline in …

Quantifying and distinguishing the contributions of climate change, elevated atmospheric
CO 2 concentration (eCO 2) and human activities to evapotranspiration (ET) and gross …

The desert steppe is a large component of the semi-arid grassland ecosystem in northern
China, and provides significant resources for livestock production. However, overgrazing is …

A major challenge in rangeland ecology is understanding diverse responses of diversity to
grazing, what factors determine these responses and what their relative importance is …

The contribution of root exudates to soil carbon (C) inputs is poorly quantified, especially for
grasslands under the context of degradation that includes simultaneous shifts in species …

Vegetation patterns can reflect vegetation's spatial distribution in space and time. The
saturated water absorption effect between the soil–water and vegetation plays a crucial role …

Aim Biodiversity drives the delivery of multiple ecosystem functions related to carbon and
nutrient cycling (ecosystem multifunctionality, EMF), and biodiversity and ecosystem …

While characteristics of semi-arid climates place limitations on soil organic carbon (SOC)
storage, there is opportunity and urgency for increasing the quality and long-term …

Increasing management intensity of grassland through increased grazing intensity, mowing
frequency and fertilizer input have attracted more attention to the consequences of …