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Articles | Volume 21, issue 22
Articles | Volume 21, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-5059-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-5059-2024
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 22
Research article
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15 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 15 Nov 2024

Impact of livestock activity on near-surface ground temperatures in central Mongolian grasslands

Robin Benjamin Zweigel, Avirmed Dashtseren, Khurelbaatar Temuujin, Anarmaa Sharkhuu, Clare Webster, Hanna Lee, and Sebastian Westermann

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Intense grazing at grassland sites removes vegetation, reduces the snow cover, and inhibits litter layers from forming. Grazed sites generally have a larger annual ground surface temperature amplitude than ungrazed sites, but the net effect depends on effects in the transitional seasons. Our results also suggest that seasonal use of pastures can reduce ground temperatures, which can be a strategy to protect currently degrading grassland permafrost.
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