Heterogeneity of grassland soil respiration: Antagonistic effects of grazing and nitrogen addition

• Published in: Agricultural and forest meteorology Vol. 268; pp. 215 - 223
• Main Authors: Shi, Baoku, Xu, Wanling, Zhu, Yu, Wang, Chengliang, Loik, Michael E., Sun, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.04.2019
• Subjects: aboveground biomass; autocorrelation; carbon dioxide; carbon dioxide production; China; drought; ecosystems; enzyme activity; grassland soils; Grazing; Leymus chinensis; Meadow steppe; meadows; N deposition; nitrogen; soil nutrients; Soil respiration; soil water; soil water content; Spatial heterogeneity; steppes; uncertainty; China; ST; AB; BD; N deposition; SOC; Soil respiration; Grazing; RB; LB; C-AEA; Spatial heterogeneity; Meadow steppe; TN; SWC; SR
• ISSN: 0168-1923; 1873-2240
• DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.01.028

•The G treatment reduced the degree of spatial dependence of SR.•No spatial structure was detected for SR in the N plot.•Grazing and N addition have antagonistic effects on the heterogeneity of SR.•The spatial patterns of SR under different treatments are subject to control by SWC. The effects of gr...