Grassland management impacts on soil carbon stocks: a new synthesis

Grassland ecosystems cover a large portion of Earths' surface and contain substantial amounts of soil organic carbon. Previous work has established that these soil carbon stocks are sensitive to management and land use changes: grazing, species composition, and mineral nutrient availability can...

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Published in:	Ecological applications Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 662 - 668
Main Authors:	Conant, Richard T., Cerri, Carlos E. P., Osborne, Brooke B., Paustian, Keith
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Ecological Society of America 01.03.2017
Subjects:	Agrology Carbon Carbon - analysis Carbon sequestration carbon sinks Conservation of Natural Resources cropland ecosystems Grasses Grassland Grassland improvement Grassland management Grassland soils grasslands grazing Grazing management indigenous species irrigation land use change legumes management nutrient availability Pastures sequestration soil Soil - chemistry soil land use soil organic carbon Soil science sowing species diversity soil land use management carbon sequestration grassland
ISSN:	1051-0761, 1939-5582
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