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Intensive grazing leads to degradation and spatial homogenization of topsoils in two major steppetypes in Inner Mongolia , P .R . China

Wiesmeier, M.; Steffens, M.; Kölbl, A. and Kögel-Knabner, I. (2020) Intensive grazing leads to degradation and spatial homogenization of topsoils in two major steppetypes in Inner Mongolia , P .R . China. In: The 21st International Grassland Congress / 8th International Rangeland Congress took place in Hohhot, China from June 29 through July 5, 2008. Hohhot, China from June 29 through July 5, 2008., p. 350.

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Summary

Introduction
Intensive land use and especially overgrazing in semi‐arid grasslands results in degradation of steppe vegetation associated with changes in the amount ,composition ,and turnover of soil organic matter (SOM) . The concurrent degradation of soil structure and destruction of aggregation leads to enhanced soil erosion .The effectof intensive grazing on the amount and composition of SOM was assessed by comparison of grazed and ungrazed plots in Leymus chinensis and Stipa grandis dominated steppe types in Inner Mongolia ,China


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Keywords:semiarid grassland ,intensive grazing ,heterogeneity, Leymus, Stipa
Agrovoc keywords:
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Value
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English
grasslands
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3366
English
grazing
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25243
Subjects: Environmental aspects > Biodiversity and ecosystem services
"Organics" in general > Countries and regions > China
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal welfare & housing > Grassland-based livestock systems
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Soil > Soil quality
Deposited By: Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL
ID Code:39178
Deposited On:05 Feb 2021 12:13
Last Modified:05 Feb 2021 12:13
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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