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Title: INFLUENCE OF GRAZING AND SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES ON A MIXED GRASS PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEM

Author
item INGRAM, LACHLAN - UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
item Schuman, Gerald
item STAHL, PETER - UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
item Buyer, Jeffrey

Submitted to: International Grasslands Congress
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/18/2005
Publication Date: 7/2/2005
Citation: Ingram, L.J., Schuman, G.E., Stahl, P., Buyer, J.S. 2005. Influence of grazing and soil microbial communities on a mixed grass prairie ecosystem. p. 236. In: D.A. McGilloway (ed.) Grassland: A global resource. XX International Grassland Congress, 26 June-1 July, 2005, Dublin, Ireland. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The grazing of ungulates is the predominant use for much of the worlds semiarid rangleands. Grazing these lands can result in significant changes not only in the vegetation community but also in the soil physical, chemical and biological properties. Changes in soil physical and chemical properties and the plant community can potentially lead to changes in soil microbial communites which may have long term ramifications for nutrient cycling and carbon (C) sequestration. The objective of this research was to ascertain the influence of three long-term grazing treatments on soil microbial communities.