Distinct mechanisms of soil organic carbon formation in natural and legume-based grasslands on the Loess Plateau, China
Zi‐Qiang Yuan, Chao Fang, Tian Ma, Jiu-Ying Pei, Xin Song, Guang‐Qian Yao, Jordi Sardans, Josep Peñuelas, Xiang‐Wen Fang, Feng‐Min Li, Feng‐Min Li
Topics & Concepts
Soil carbonGrasslandEnvironmental scienceRevegetationBiomass (ecology)Total organic carbonAgronomyLoessLigninEcosystemCarbon sequestrationCarbon fibersTopsoilSoil organic matterEnvironmental chemistrySoil qualityCarbon cycleNitrogen cycleDissolved organic carbonSoil pHSoil retrogression and degradationNitrogenChemistryGrassland degradationAgroforestrySoil waterSoil mesofaunaSoil biodiversityNutrient cycleLand use, land-use change and forestrySoil biologySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyPasture and Agricultural Systems