Articles | Volume 14, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5455-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5455-2017
Research article
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04 Dec 2017
Research article |  | 04 Dec 2017

Modeling impacts of climate change and grazing effects on plant biomass and soil organic carbon in the Qinghai–Tibetan grasslands

Wenjuan Zhang, Feng Zhang, Jiaguo Qi, and Fujiang Hou

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (23 Oct 2017) by Yakov Kuzyakov
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (23 Oct 2017) by Yakov Kuzyakov
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ED: Publish as is (01 Nov 2017) by Yakov Kuzyakov
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Climate change disturbances are the main factor that affects the grassland on a large scale in long-term impact assessments. Here, the total grassland biomass had a negative relationship with the grazing, and the SOC had a positive relationship with the grazing intensity. The total grassland biomass and average SOC in QTP grassland were reduced significantly under the future climate change projection. The change in the biomass and SOC had significant differences in the spatial distribution.
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