Effects of grazing intensity on soil labile organic carbon fractions in a desert steppe area in Inner Mongolia

Grazing can cause changes in soil carbon (C) level. This study aimed to elucidate the response of soil labile organic carbon (SLOC) under four different grazing intensities: non grazing (NG), 0 sheep·ha-1; light grazing (LG), 0.91 sheep·ha-1; moderate grazing (MG), 1.82 sheep·ha-1, and heavy grazing...

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Main Authors: Cao, Jixin, Wang, Xiaoping, Sun, Xiangyang, Zhang, Lin, Tian, Yun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970459/