Ecosystem carbon and nitrogen accumulation after grazing exclusion in semiarid grassland.

The grazing exclusion in degraded grassland has been extensively used to prevent the loss of grassland resources and to improve grassland services. The effects of grazing exclusion on C and N balance, however, have not been well addressed but are essential for assessing grassland C sinks, the sustai...

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Main Authors: Liping Qiu, Xiaorong Wei, Xingchang Zhang, Jimin Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3559475?pdf=render