Mowing Increases Root-to-Shoot Ratio but Decreases Soil Organic Carbon Storage and Microbial Biomass C in a Semiarid Grassland of North China
Quantifying the long-term effects of mowing on soil organic carbon (SOC) is of great importance for understanding the changes in the carbon cycle of the grassland ecosystem and for managing the grassland strategies for both production and soil nutrients. We investigated SOC content and storage withi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-08-01
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Series: | Agriculture |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/9/1324 |