Wan et al. (2024): Optimizing grazing exclusion duration for carbon sequestration in grasslands: Incorporating temporal heterogeneity of aboveground biomass and soil organic carbon
Lingfan Wan, Guohua Liu, Jian Sun, Jiaxin Ma, Hao Cheng, Yu Shen, Chenjun Du, Xukun Su IN: Science of The Total Environment 927, 172006, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172006
Grasslands account for approximately one-third of the global terrestrial carbon stocks. However, a limited understanding of the impact of grazing exclusion on carbon storage in grassland ecosystems hinders progress towards restoring overgrazed grasslands and promoting carbon sequestration. In this study, the authors conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis to investigate the effects of grazing exclusion on aboveground biomass and soil organic carbon in four grasslands: alpine grasslands, tropical savannas, temperate subhumid grasslands, and a semi-desert steppe.