These changes coincided with an increase in SOC content in the grassland. In contrast ... soil enzyme activities under warming in the alpine meadow were dissolved organic carbon and above-ground ...

and for seeds that are an important protein source for livestock in alpine pastoral areas. The new cultivars, named Lanjian 1, Lanjian 2 and Lanjian 3, will help preserve the grassland and make ...

2006). Soil type at the research sites is dominated by Mat Cryic Cambisols typical of alpine grassland soil, with pH value of 7.3 and 7.4 at depths of 10 cm and 20 cm, respectively.

If we fail to grant grassland places the same value we assign to alpine, coastal or forested landscapes, it’s partly because we assume it is as easy to restore as it is to destroy. In fact ...