Journal of environmental managementSoilCarbon SequestrationCarbonGrasslandDesert Climate
Grazing disturbance reduces soil organic carbon sequestration and stability in desert steppe.
Naijing Lu, Tianqi Zhao, Jianying Guo, Mengli Zhao, Guodong Han, Zhongwu Wang, Jiangfeng He, Rui Zhao, Yong Wang, Jian Guan, Bin Zhang, Guang Yang
Published: 202510.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127675
Abstract
While grazing effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks are documented, how stocking rates repartition carbon between labile and stable fractions in desert steppes remains unknown. Previous studies have focused predominantly on individual carbon po…
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