Effects of warming, grazing/cutting and nitrogen fertilization on greenhouse gas fluxes during growing seasons in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau

• Published in: Agricultural and forest meteorology Vol. 214-215; pp. 506 - 514
• Main Authors: Zhu, Xiaoxue, Luo, Caiyun, Wang, Shiping, Zhang, Zhenhua, Cui, Shujuan, Bao, Xiaoying, Jiang, Lili, Li, Yaoming, Li, Xine, Wang, Qi, Zhou, Yang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.12.2015
• Subjects: adverse effects; alpine meadows; Carbon dioxide; China; Climate change; Cutting; dry season; ecosystem respiration; ecosystems; Emission; Fertilization; fertilizer analysis; fertilizer application; Fluxes; Grazing; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; growing season; Methane; nitrogen; Nitrogen deposition; nitrogen fertilizers; Nitrous oxide; Nitrous oxides; primary productivity; Seasons; soil temperature; soil water; China, People's Rep., Xizang, Tibetan Plateau; China; Methane; Climate change; Nitrous oxide; Nitrogen deposition; Grazing; Carbon dioxide

•Warming significantly increased carbon dioxide emissions in drought years.•Warming significantly increased methane uptake.•Winter clipping did not significantly affect nitrous oxide emissions.•Nitrogen fertilization significantly increased methane uptake in drought years. Increased nitrogen (N) dep...