Removing grazing pressure from a native pasture decreases soil organic carbon in southern New South Wales, Australia

Susan Elizabeth Orgill; Jason Robert Condon; Mark Kenneth Conyers; Stephen Grant Morris; Douglas John Alcock; Brian William Murphy; Richard Sinclair Blake Greene

doi:10.1002/ldr.2560

Removing grazing pressure from a native pasture decreases soil organic carbon in southern New South Wales, Australia

Susan Elizabeth Orgill
, Jason Robert Condon
, Mark Kenneth Conyers
, Stephen Grant Morris
, Douglas John Alcock
, Brian William Murphy
, Richard Sinclair Blake Greene

Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences

NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Graz Prophet Consulting
NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
Australian National University

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Abstract

Grazing management is a known influence of carbon accumulation in agricultural soil, but there is conflicting evidence on the extent. This study compared organic carbon and nitrogen stocks at the conclusion of a 5-year grazing trial on a fertilised native pasture in south-eastern Australia. The study included three grazing treatments: ungrazed, tactically grazed (set stocking with biannual rest periods) and cell grazed (intense stocking with frequent long rest periods).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	274-283
Number of pages	10
Journal	Land Degradation and Development
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2560
Publication status	Published - 2016

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Removing grazing pressure from a native pasture decreases soil organic carbon in southern New South Wales, Australia

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