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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-83-2017
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Research article
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23 Jan 2017
Research article |
| 23 Jan 2017
Leguminous species sequester more carbon than gramineous species in cultivated grasslands of a semi-arid area
State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Fuping Tian
The Lanzhou Scientific Observation and Experiment Field Station of Ministry of Agriculture for Ecological System in the Loess Plateau Area,
Lanzhou Institute of Animal and Veterinary Pharmaceutics Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
Pengyan Jia
State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
The Lanzhou Scientific Observation and Experiment Field Station of Ministry of Agriculture for Ecological System in the Loess Plateau Area,
Lanzhou Institute of Animal and Veterinary Pharmaceutics Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
Jingge Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
The Lanzhou Scientific Observation and Experiment Field Station of Ministry of Agriculture for Ecological System in the Loess Plateau Area,
Lanzhou Institute of Animal and Veterinary Pharmaceutics Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
Fujiang Hou
State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730020, China
State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730020, China
The Lanzhou Scientific Observation and Experiment Field Station of Ministry of Agriculture for Ecological System in the Loess Plateau Area,
Lanzhou Institute of Animal and Veterinary Pharmaceutics Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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- Alfalfa-livestock system promotes the accumulation of soil organic carbon in a semi-arid marginal land X. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109200
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- Multi-Cutting Improves Forage Yield and Nutritional Value and Maintains the Soil Nutrient Balance in a Rainfed Agroecosystem T. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.825117
- Natural and Managed Grasslands Productivity during Multiyear in Ex-Arable Lands (in the Context of Climate Change) L. Tripolskaja et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11030215
- Multiple cutting increases forage productivity and enhances legume pasture stability in a rainfed agroecosystem T. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aoas.2023.12.002
- Influence of stand type and stand age on soil carbon storage in China’s arid and semi-arid regions J. Cao et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.07.002
- Reassessing the role of grazing lands in carbon-balance estimations: Meta-analysis and review E. Viglizzo et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.130
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- Friend and foe? The effects of grassland management on global patterns of spider diversity G. Oyarzabal & M. Guimarães https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13065
- Contributions of Different Perennial Grass Species and Their Roots’ Characteristics to Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation A. Skersiene et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16146037
- Accumulation of microbial necromass carbon and its contribution to soil organic carbon in artificial grasslands of various vegetation types N. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2023.103573
- Effects of integrating legumes or trees on soil C stock and organic matter dynamics in tropical grasslands C. Souza de Sousa et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105560
- Microbial biomass, basal respiration, and microbial indices of soil in diverse croplands in a region of northwestern Turkey (Bartın) İ. Bolat https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7817-1
- Vegetation C: N: P stoichiometry and ecosystem carbon storage under different grazing patterns on the Tibetan Plateau G. He et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1651605
- Cultivated Grassland Types Differently Affected Carbon Flux Downstream of the Yellow River Y. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14050974
- Soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in nitrogen-fertilized grass and legume-grass forage systems L. S. da Silva et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-021-10188-9
- Cultivated Grassland Development on the Tibetan Plateau: Current Status, Challenges, Suggestions H. Ge et al. https://doi.org/10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2024.04.002
- The Elevational Distribution Patterns and Driving Factors of Plant Carbon Storage Across Different Functional Groups in Subalpine Grasslands of the Eastern Loess Plateau, China M. Xu et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants15111696
- Improving carbon sequestration estimation through accounting carbon stored in grassland soil M. Ricard & E. Viglizzo https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2019.12.003
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