Grazing intensity impacts on soil carbon stocks of Western Himalayan Alpine paddocks

Overgrazing in the fragile Himalayan alpine grassland ecosystems is a major cause of substantial loss of soil organic carbon (SOC). The current study was conducted to analyze the effects of grazing on SOC in seven alpine grasslands of Kashmir. SOC was found to be greatly influenced by severe grazing...

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Main Authors: Raja Waqar Ahmed Khan, Hamayun Shaheen, Ansar Mehmood, Shazad Naseer Awan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-11-01
Series:Carbon Management
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2019.1667701