Effects of grazing on grassland soil carbon: a global review

ME McSherry, ME Ritchie - Global change biology, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soils of grasslands represent a large potential reservoir for storing CO 2, but this potential
likely depends on how grasslands are managed for large mammal grazing. Previous studies …

[HTML][HTML] Critical review of the impacts of grazing intensity on soil organic carbon storage and other soil quality indicators in extensively managed grasslands

M Abdalla, A Hastings, DR Chadwick, DL Jones… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Livestock grazing intensity (GI) is thought to have a major impact on soil organic carbon
(SOC) storage and soil quality indicators in grassland agroecosystems. To critically …

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 …

A global meta‐analysis of grazing impacts on soil health indicators

RC Byrnes, DJ Eastburn, KW Tate… - … of environmental quality, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Grazing lands support the livelihoods of millions of people across nearly one‐half of the
globe. Soils are the backbone of stability and resilience in these systems. To determine …

Map** ecosystem services bundles for analyzing spatial trade-offs in inner Mongolia, China

H Dou, X Li, S Li, D Dang, X Li, X Lyu, M Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Managing multiple ecosystem services (ESs) to facilitate synergy benefits is a crucial but
challenging task for sustainable development, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. In …

Digital map** of soil organic matter stocks using Random Forest modeling in a semi-arid steppe ecosystem

M Wiesmeier, F Barthold, B Blank, I Kögel-Knabner - Plant and soil, 2011‏ - Springer
Spatial prediction of soil organic matter is a global challenge and of particular importance for
regions with intensive land use and where availability of soil data is limited. This study …

Grazing altered soil aggregates, nutrients and enzyme activities in a Stipa kirschnii steppe of Inner Mongolia

X Zhang, W Zhang, X Sai, F Chun, X Li, X Lu… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Grasslands are a major biome on Earth, and their soils play a dominant role in the overall
ecosystem functions and dynamics. Though the majority of global grasslands are used for …

Effects of grassland degradation on ecological stoichiometry of soil ecosystems on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Y Wang, Z Ren, P Ma, Z Wang, D Niu, H Fu… - Science of the Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Grasslands across the world are being degraded due to the impacts of overgrazing and
climate change. However, the influences of grassland degradation on carbon (C), nitrogen …

Soil organic carbon stock in grasslands: Effects of inorganic fertilizers, liming and grazing in different climate settings

S Eze, SM Palmer, PJ Chapman - Journal of environmental management, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Grasslands store about 34% of the global terrestrial carbon (C) and are vital for the provision
of various ecosystem services such as forage and climate regulation. About 89% of this …

Effects of grazing exclusion on carbon sequestration in China's grassland

L Deng, ZP Shangguan, GL Wu, XF Chang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Globally, grazing exclusion (GE) is an effective management practice to restore degraded
grasslands and improve carbon (C) stock. However, the C dynamics in grasslands …