Effects of long-term mowing on the fractions and chemical composition of soil organic matter in a semiarid grassland

Li, Jiangye; Zhang, Qichun; Li, Yong; Liu, Yimeng; Xu, Jianming; Di, Hongjie

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2685-2017

Articles | Volume 14, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2685-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2685-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 10

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31 May 2017

Research article |

| 31 May 2017

Effects of long-term mowing on the fractions and chemical composition of soil organic matter in a semiarid grassland

Jiangye Li, Qichun Zhang, Yong Li, Yimeng Liu, Jianming Xu, and Hongjie Di

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Dec 2016
- AC1: 'Responces to the anonymous referee1' comments', Jiangye Li, 03 Mar 2017
RC2: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Feb 2017
- AC2: 'Responces to the anonymous referee2' comments', Jiangye Li, 03 Mar 2017

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (14 Mar 2017) by Xinming Wang

AR by Jiangye Li on behalf of the Authors (01 Apr 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (11 Apr 2017) by Xinming Wang

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ED: Publish as is (21 Apr 2017) by Xinming Wang

AR by Jiangye Li on behalf of the Authors (24 Apr 2017)

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(1) Solid state ¹³C-NMR is a powerful tool to study the nature of soil organic carbon. (2) Moderate mowing improved the stability of the grassland soil organic carbon pool. (3) Heavy mowing decreased the stability of the grassland soil organic carbon pool. (4) Mowing once a year is the most recommended practice in the semiarid grassland. (5) Mowing twice a year should be avoided for the long term in the semiarid grassland.