Humans are currently confronted by many global challenges. These include achieving food
security for a rapidly expanding population, lowering the risk of climate change by reducing …

Ecosystem services (ES) are the direct and indirect contributions of ecosystems to human
well‐being. Grassland ecosystems cover> 40% of Earth's ice‐free terrestrial surface, and …

Intact soil cores from three adjacent sites (Site A: grazed, Site B: fenced for 4 years, and Site
C: fenced for 24 years) were incubated in the laboratory to examine effects of temperature …

Overgrazing significantly affects alpine meadows in ways similar to grasslands in other
areas. Fencing to exclude grazers is one of the main management practices used to protect …

The soil organic carbon (SOC) pool is the key indicator of soil health and quality which in
turn plays a vital role to soil sustainability. The continuous uses of unsustainable agricultural …

Increasing management intensity of grassland through increased grazing intensity, mowing
frequency and fertilizer input have attracted more attention to the consequences of …

The deterioration of alpine grassland has great impact on ecosystem services in the alpine
region of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. However, the effect of grassland degradation on …

Formation of mineral‐associated organic matter (MAOM) supports the accumulation and
stabilization of carbon (C) in soil, and thus, is a key factor in the global C cycle. Little is …

Grazing exclusion is an effective way to restore the degraded grassland, and significantly
influences the vegetation compositions and soil properties. Plant–soil interaction plays an …

Fertilizer application has the potential to promote the sequestration of carbon (C) and
nitrogen (N) in agricultural soils and thus may mitigate the effects of atmospheric …