Linkages between grazing history and herbivore exclusion on decomposition rates in mineral soils of subalpine grasslands

Alan G. Haynes; Martin Schutz; Nina Buchmann; Deborah S. Page-Dumroese; Matt D. Busse; Anita C. Risch

doi:10.1007/s11104-013-1905-8

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Linkages between grazing history and herbivore exclusion on decomposition rates in mineral soils of subalpine grasslands

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Authors:

Alan G. Haynes, Martin Schutz, Nina Buchmann, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Matt D. Busse, Anita C. Risch

Year:

2014

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-013-1905-8

Source:

Plant and Soil. 374(1-2): 579-591.

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Abstract

Herbivore-driven changes to soil properties can influence the decomposition rate of organic material and therefore soil carbon cycling within grassland ecosystems. We investigated how aboveground foraging mammalian and invertebrate herbivores affect mineral soil decomposition rates and associated soil properties in two subalpine vegetation types (shortgrass and tall-grass) with different grazing histories.

Keywords

cotton decomposition rate, soil temperature, soil moisture, microbial biomass carbon, CN ratio, soil carbon

Citation

Haynes, Alan G.; Schutz, Martin; Buchmann, Nina; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Busse, Matt D.; Risch, Anita C. 2014. Linkages between grazing history and herbivore exclusion on decomposition rates in mineral soils of subalpine grasslands. Plant and Soil. 374(1-2): 579-591.