CO2, CH4 and N2O fluxes in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau as affected by N-addition and grazing exclusion
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DOI: 10.1007/s10705-020-10062-0
Abstract: Limited understanding of the effects of enhanced nitrogen (N) addition and grazing exclusion (E) on greenhouse gases fluxes (GHGs: CO2, CH4, and N2O) in grasslands constrains our ability to respond to the challenges of future… read more here.
Keywords: alpine meadow; addition; addition grazing; co2 ... See more keywords
Effects of grazing exclusion on soil respiration components in an alpine meadow on the north-eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
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DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2020.104750
Abstract: Abstract Grazing exclusion has been widely used to restore degraded grasslands worldwide. Total soil respiration (Rs) (consisting of heterotrophic respiration (Rh, microbes and soil fauna respiration) and autotrophic respiration (Ra, plant root and their symbionts… read more here.
Keywords: grazing exclusion; soil respiration; exclusion; north eastern ... See more keywords
Suitable duration of grazing exclusion for restoration of a degraded alpine meadow on the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
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DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2021.105582
Abstract: Abstract Grazing exclusion (GE) is a key national ecological restoration project widely applied to rehabilitate degraded grasslands. To date, there have been many debates on the effectiveness of GE for grassland recovery, and it is… read more here.
Keywords: qinghai tibetan; restoration; grazing exclusion; tibetan plateau ... See more keywords
Short-term grazing exclusion improved topsoil conditions and plant characteristics in degraded alpine grasslands
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105680
Abstract: Abstract Grazing exclusion by fencing is one of the most effective practices to recover the degraded alpine grasslands in Tibetan Plateau. In the present study, the effects of 8-year (GE8) and 4-year (GE4) grazing exclusion… read more here.
Keywords: plant; degraded alpine; alpine grasslands; grazing exclusion ... See more keywords
Decreased temporary turnover of bacterial communities along soil depth gradient during a 35-year grazing exclusion period in a semiarid grassland
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.05.010
Abstract: Abstract The activity and composition of soil microbial communities during natural restoration have been widely studied, but their succession rates and metabolic functions remain unknown, especially with respect to soil depth. Here, we examined a… read more here.
Keywords: grazing exclusion; soil; bacterial communities; soil depth ... See more keywords
Grazing exclusion promotes grasses functional group dominance via increasing of bud banks in steppe community.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109589
Abstract: To understand the bud banks response to grazing exclusion, we conducted a demographic experiment in long-term grazing exclusion (20 year and 30 year) typical steppe. Results showed that grass functional group constituted the vast majority… read more here.
Keywords: grass; exclusion; functional group; grazing exclusion ... See more keywords
Grazing exclusion by fencing non-linearly restored the degraded alpine grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15530-2
Abstract: Resilience is an important aspect of the non-linear restoration of disturbed ecosystems. Fenced grassland patches on the northern Tibetan Plateau can be used to examine the resistance and resilience of degraded alpine grasslands to grazing… read more here.
Keywords: desert steppes; degraded alpine; alpine grasslands; grazing exclusion ... See more keywords
Short-Term Grazing Exclusion Alters Soil Bacterial Co-occurrence Patterns Rather Than Community Diversity or Composition in Temperate Grasslands
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.824192
Abstract: Grazing exclusion is one of the most common practices for degraded grassland restoration worldwide. Soil microorganisms are critical components in soil and play important roles in maintaining grassland ecosystem functions. However, the changes of soil… read more here.
Keywords: composition; exclusion; community; grazing exclusion ... See more keywords
Coupling Between the Responses of Plants, Soil, and Microorganisms Following Grazing Exclusion in an Overgrazed Grassland
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.640789
Abstract: Grazing exclusion is an effective management practice to restore grassland ecosystem functioning. However, little is known about the role of soil microbial communities in regulating grassland ecosystem functioning during long-term ecosystem restorations. We evaluated the… read more here.
Keywords: grazing exclusion; abundance; grassland ecosystem; exclusion ... See more keywords
Plant Community Traits Respond to Grazing Exclusion Duration in Alpine Meadow and Alpine Steppe on the Tibetan Plateau
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.863246
Abstract: Grazing exclusion has been a primary ecological restoration practice since the implement of “Returning Grazing Land to Grassland” program in China. However, the debates on the effectiveness of grazing exclusion have kept for decades. To… read more here.
Keywords: exclusion; alpine meadows; term; grazing exclusion ... See more keywords
Grazing Exclusion, a Choice between Biomass Growth and Species Diversity Maintenance in Beijing—Tianjin Sand Source Control Project
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DOI: 10.3390/su11071941
Abstract: Grasslands in northern China form an important ecological barrier that prevents and controls desertification. The Beijing–Tianjin Sand Source Control (BTSSC) Project has been implemented to restore grassland in order to control sand sourced pollution. This… read more here.
Keywords: project; control; grazing exclusion; biomass ... See more keywords