Impacts of management practices on soil organic carbon in degraded alpine meadows on the Tibetan Plateau

Grassland soil organic carbon (SOC) is sensitive to anthropogenic activities. Increased anthropogenic disturbance related to overgrazing has led to widespread alpine grassland degradation on the Tibetan Plateau. The degraded grasslands are considered to have great potential for carbon sequestration...

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Main Authors: X. F. Chang, X. X. Zhu, S. P. Wang, S. J. Cui, C. Y. Luo, Z. H. Zhang, A. Wilkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-07-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/3495/2014/bg-11-3495-2014.pdf