Publication Date:
2019
Description:
〈b〉Response of soil respiration and soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen to grazing management in the Loess Plateau, China〈/b〉〈br〉
Zhen Wang, Xiuli Wan, Mei Tian, Xiaoyan Wang, Junbo Chen, Xianjiang Chen, Shenghua Chang, and Fujiang Hou〈br〉
Biogeosciences Discuss., https//doi.org/10.5194/bg-2018-531,2019〈br〉
〈b〉Manuscript under review for BG〈/b〉 (discussion: open, 1 comment)〈br〉
A two-year soil respiration were measured in a long-term rotational grazing experiment plots with precise grazing intensity in warm and cold season grazing grassland on the Loess Plateau, China. We found grazing season and grazing patterns significantly affected the rate of soil respiration. Grazing intensities tended to increase soil microbial biomass carbon and soil microbial biomass nitrogen, while grazing season had little effect on soil microbial biomass nitrogen.
Print ISSN:
1810-6277
Electronic ISSN:
1810-6285
Topics:
Biology
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Geosciences
