Greenhouse gas contributions and mitigation potential of agricultural practices in northwestern USA and western Canada

MA Liebig, JA Morgan, JD Reeder, BH Ellert… - Soil and Tillage …, 2005‏ - Elsevier
Concern over human impact on the global environment has generated increased interest in
quantifying agricultural contributions to greenhouse gas fluxes. As part of a research effort …

Grazing intensity significantly affects belowground carbon and nitrogen cycling in grassland ecosystems: A meta‐analysis

G Zhou, X Zhou, Y He, J Shao, Z Hu, R Liu… - Global change …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Livestock grazing activities potentially alter ecosystem carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles in
grassland ecosystems. Despite the fact that numerous individual studies and a few meta …

Grazing enhances belowground carbon allocation, microbial biomass, and soil carbon in a subtropical grassland

CH Wilson, MS Strickland, JA Hutchings… - Global change …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Despite the large contribution of rangeland and pasture to global soil organic carbon (SOC)
stocks, there is considerable uncertainty about the impact of large herbivore grazing on …

Soil carbon dynamics and potential carbon sequestration by rangelands

GE Schuman, HH Janzen, JE Herrick - Environmental pollution, 2002‏ - Elsevier
The USA has about 336 Mha of grazing lands of which rangelands account for 48%.
Changes in rangeland soil C can occur in response to a wide range of management and …

Overgrazing decreases soil organic carbon stocks the most under dry climates and low soil pH: A meta-analysis shows

P Dlamini, P Chivenge, V Chaplot - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Grasslands occupy about 40% of the world's land surface and store approximately 10% of
the global soil organic carbon (SOC) stock. This SOC pool, in which a larger proportion is …

Influence of livestock grazing on C sequestration in semi-arid mixed-grass and short-grass rangelands

J Reeder, GE Schuman - Environmental pollution, 2002‏ - Elsevier
We evaluated the effects of livestock grazing on C content of the plant–soil system (to 60 cm)
of two semi-arid grasslands: a mixed-grass prairie (grazed 12 years), and a short-grass …

Grazing intensity alters soil respiration in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan plateau

G Cao, Y Tang, W Mo, Y Wang, Y Li, X Zhao - Soil Biology and …, 2004‏ - Elsevier
Grazing intensity may alter the soil respiration rate in grassland ecosystems. The objectives
of our study were to (1) determine the influence of grazing intensity on temporal variations in …

Carbon sequestration and rangelands: a synthesis of land management and precipitation effects

JD Derner, GE Schuman - Journal of soil and water conservation, 2007‏ - Taylor & Francis
Management of rangelands can aid in the mitigation of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide
concentrations via carbon storage in biomass and soil organic matter, a process termed …

Effect of grazing intensity on carbon and nitrogen in soil and vegetation in a meadow steppe in Inner Mongolia

G Han, X Hao, M Zhao, M Wang, BH Ellert… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2008‏ - Elsevier
The effects of grazing on grassland ecosystems must be understood to develop effective soil
conservation measures and sustain livestock production. The objective of this research was …

Temperature and biomass influences on interannual changes in CO2 exchange in an alpine meadow on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau

T Kato, Y Tang, S Gu, M Hirota, M Du… - Global Change …, 2006‏ - Wiley Online Library
Three years of eddy covariance measurements were used to characterize the seasonal and
interannual variability of the CO2 fluxes above an alpine meadow (3250 m asl) on the …