Marcus Giese

TL;DR: In this article, the root biomass and BNPP were estimated by soil coring in 2004, 2005, and 2006 and from ingrowth cores in 2005 and 2006 at one site which has been protected from grazing since 1979 (UG79), at one winter grazing (WG), and one heavily grazed (HG) site.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that N2O emissions from semi-arid steppe are strongly affected by freeze-thawing, and the observed differences in CH4 and CO2 fluxes between the ungrazed and grazed sites were ascribed to the reduced plant biomass at the grazed site, and most important to a reduction in soil moisture, due to reduced snow capturing during winter.

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive case study of a Chinese typical steppe is presented, including the balance of N gains and losses, and N cycling. But the authors focus on the effect of grazing on grassland ecosystems in the Eurasian steppe belt.

TL;DR: A field experiment was conducted at two sites with different grazing histories, indicating that species composition had a pronounced effect on carbon allocation pattern due to below- and aboveground niche complementarity and suggests that BNPP should be included in evaluating ecosystem responses to resource availability from the whole-plant perspective.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of topsoil sensitivity to grazing are investigated across different spatial scales including the effect of topography on top soil chemical, physical, and vegetation properties.