Effects of land use and management on ecosystem respiration in alpine meadow on the Tibetan plateau

• Published in: Soil & tillage research Vol. 124; pp. 161 - 169
• Main Authors: Zhang, Zhenhua, Duan, Jichuang, Wang, Shiping, Luo, Caiyun, Chang, Xiaofeng, Zhu, Xiaoxue, Xu, Burenbayin, Wang, Wenying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.08.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: aboveground biomass; Agricultural land; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; alpine meadow soils; alpine meadows; Avena sativa; Biological and medical sciences; carbon; ecosystem management; ecosystem respiration; Ecosystem respiration intensity; Elymus nutans; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agronomy. Plant production; Land use change; mineral fertilizers; N fertilization; nitrogen; Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium fertilizations; No-tillage; pastures; Plant production; plateaus; Sheep manure; Soil science; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility. Fertilization. Amendments; Asia; China; China, People's Rep., Xizang, Tibetan Plateau; Plant production; Ecosystem respiration intensity; Sheep manure; No-tillage; Land use change; N fertilization; Grassland; Nitrogen fertilization; o-tillage; Zero tillage; Alpine grasslands; Land use; Ecosystem; Qinghai-Xizang Plateau; Soil science; Respiration

► Land use change did not significantly affect annual average Re except first year. ► Cropland significantly decreased Re intensity compared with abandoned cropland. ► Annual average Re and Re intensity was not significantly influenced by N fertilizer and sheep manure. Land use change and management...