Chen Y, Lee P, Lee G, Mariko S, Oikawa T (2006) Simulating root responses to grazing of a
Mongolian grassland ecosystem. Plant Ecol 183:265–275
Cheng W, Kuzyakov Y (2005) Root effects on soil organic matter decomposition. In: Zobel RW,
Wright SF (eds) Roots and soil management: interactions between roots and the soil.
Agronomy monograph no 48. ASA, CSSA and SSSA, Madison, Wisconsin, pp 119–143
Conant RT, Paustian K (2002) Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in grasslands: implications
for detecting change at different scales. Environ Pollut 116:127–135
Cornwell WK, Cornelissen JHC, Amatangelo K, Dorrepaal E, Eviner VT, Godoy O, Hobbie SE,
Hoorens B, Kurokawa H, Pérez-Harguindeguy N, Quested HM, Santiago LS, Wardle DA,
Wright IJ, Aerts R, Allison SD, van Bodegom P, Brovkin V, Chatain A, Callaghan TV, Díaz S,
Garnier E, Gurvich DE, Kazakou E, Klein JAL, Read J, Reich P, Soudzilovskaia NA,
Vaieretti MV, Westoby M (2008) Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter
decomposition rates within biomes worldwide. Ecol Lett 11:1065–1071
Djukic I, Zehetner F, Tatzber M, Gerzabek MH (2010) Soil organic-matter stocks and
characteristics along an Alpine elevation gradient. J Plant Nutr Soil Sci 173:30–38
Doblas-Miranda E, Rovira P, Brotons L, Martínez-Vilalta J, Retana J, Pla M, Vayreda J (2013)
Soil carbon stocks and their variability across the forests, shrublands and grasslands of
peninsular Spain. Biogeosciences 10:8353–8361
Edwards AC, Scalenghe R, Freppaz M (2007) Changes in the seasonal snow cover of alpine
regions and its effect on soil processes: a review. Quat Int 172:162–163
Egli M, Lessovaia SN, Chistyakov K, Inozemzev S, Polekhovsky Y, Ganyushkin D (2015)
Microclimate affects soil chemical and mineralogical properties of cold alpine soils of the Altai
Mountains (Russia). J Soil Sediment 15:1420–1436
Eskelinen A, Stark S, Mänistö M (2009) Links between plant community composition, soil
organic matter quality and microbial communities in contrasting tundra habitats. Oecologia
161:113–123
Eusterhues K, Rumpel C, Kleber M, Kögel-Knabner I (2003) Stabilisation of soil organic matter
by interactions with minerals as revealed by mineral dissolution and oxidative degradation. Org
Geochem 34:1591–1600
Ferraro DO, Oesterheld M (2002) Effect of defoliation on grass growth: a quantitative review.
Oikos 98:602–606
Fitzhugh RD, Driscoll CT, Groffman PM, Tierney GL, Fahey TJ, Hardy JP (2001) Effects of soil
freezing, disturbance on soil solution nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon chemistry in a northern
hardwood ecosystem. Biogeochemistry 56:215–238
Frank DA, Kuns MM, Guido DR (2002) Consumer control of grassland plant production. Ecology
83:602–606
Freppaz M, Williams BL, Edwards AC, Scalenghe R, Zanini E (2007) Simulating soil freeze/thaw
cycles typical of winter alpine conditions: Implications for N and P availability. Appl Soil Ecol
35:247–255
Gao YZ, Giese M, Lin S, Sattelmacher B, Zhao Y, Brueck H (2008) Belowground net primary
productivity and biomass allocation of grassland in Inner Mongolia is affected by grazing
intensity. Plant Soil 307:41–50
Garcia-Pausas J, Casals P, Camarero L, Huguet C, Sebastià MT, Thompson R, Romanyà J (2007)
Soil organic carbon storage in mountain grasslands of the Pyrenees: effects of climate and
topography. Biogeochemistry 82:279–289
Garcia-Pausas J, Casals P, Camarero L, Huguet C, Thompson R, Sebastià MT, Romanyà J (2008)
Factors regulating carbon mineralization in the surface and subsurface soils of Pyrenean
mountain grasslands. Soil Biol Biochem 40:2803–2810
Garcia-Pausas J, Casals P, Romanyà J, Vallecillo S, Sebastià MT (2011) Seasonal patterns of
belowground biomass and productivity in mountain grasslands in the Pyrenees. Plant Soil
340:315–326
Gassiot Ballbè E, Mazzucco N, Clemente Conte I, Rodríguez Antón D, Obea Gómez L, Quesada
Carrasco M, Díaz Bonilla S (2017) The beginning of high mountain occupations in the
Pyrenees. Human settlements and mobility from 10,500 cal BP to 4500 cal BP. In: Catalan J,
226
J. Garcia-Pausas et al.
Mongolian grassland ecosystem. Plant Ecol 183:265–275
Cheng W, Kuzyakov Y (2005) Root effects on soil organic matter decomposition. In: Zobel RW,
Wright SF (eds) Roots and soil management: interactions between roots and the soil.
Agronomy monograph no 48. ASA, CSSA and SSSA, Madison, Wisconsin, pp 119–143
Conant RT, Paustian K (2002) Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in grasslands: implications
for detecting change at different scales. Environ Pollut 116:127–135
Cornwell WK, Cornelissen JHC, Amatangelo K, Dorrepaal E, Eviner VT, Godoy O, Hobbie SE,
Hoorens B, Kurokawa H, Pérez-Harguindeguy N, Quested HM, Santiago LS, Wardle DA,
Wright IJ, Aerts R, Allison SD, van Bodegom P, Brovkin V, Chatain A, Callaghan TV, Díaz S,
Garnier E, Gurvich DE, Kazakou E, Klein JAL, Read J, Reich P, Soudzilovskaia NA,
Vaieretti MV, Westoby M (2008) Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter
decomposition rates within biomes worldwide. Ecol Lett 11:1065–1071
Djukic I, Zehetner F, Tatzber M, Gerzabek MH (2010) Soil organic-matter stocks and
characteristics along an Alpine elevation gradient. J Plant Nutr Soil Sci 173:30–38
Doblas-Miranda E, Rovira P, Brotons L, Martínez-Vilalta J, Retana J, Pla M, Vayreda J (2013)
Soil carbon stocks and their variability across the forests, shrublands and grasslands of
peninsular Spain. Biogeosciences 10:8353–8361
Edwards AC, Scalenghe R, Freppaz M (2007) Changes in the seasonal snow cover of alpine
regions and its effect on soil processes: a review. Quat Int 172:162–163
Egli M, Lessovaia SN, Chistyakov K, Inozemzev S, Polekhovsky Y, Ganyushkin D (2015)
Microclimate affects soil chemical and mineralogical properties of cold alpine soils of the Altai
Mountains (Russia). J Soil Sediment 15:1420–1436
Eskelinen A, Stark S, Mänistö M (2009) Links between plant community composition, soil
organic matter quality and microbial communities in contrasting tundra habitats. Oecologia
161:113–123
Eusterhues K, Rumpel C, Kleber M, Kögel-Knabner I (2003) Stabilisation of soil organic matter
by interactions with minerals as revealed by mineral dissolution and oxidative degradation. Org
Geochem 34:1591–1600
Ferraro DO, Oesterheld M (2002) Effect of defoliation on grass growth: a quantitative review.
Oikos 98:602–606
Fitzhugh RD, Driscoll CT, Groffman PM, Tierney GL, Fahey TJ, Hardy JP (2001) Effects of soil
freezing, disturbance on soil solution nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon chemistry in a northern
hardwood ecosystem. Biogeochemistry 56:215–238
Frank DA, Kuns MM, Guido DR (2002) Consumer control of grassland plant production. Ecology
83:602–606
Freppaz M, Williams BL, Edwards AC, Scalenghe R, Zanini E (2007) Simulating soil freeze/thaw
cycles typical of winter alpine conditions: Implications for N and P availability. Appl Soil Ecol
35:247–255
Gao YZ, Giese M, Lin S, Sattelmacher B, Zhao Y, Brueck H (2008) Belowground net primary
productivity and biomass allocation of grassland in Inner Mongolia is affected by grazing
intensity. Plant Soil 307:41–50
Garcia-Pausas J, Casals P, Camarero L, Huguet C, Sebastià MT, Thompson R, Romanyà J (2007)
Soil organic carbon storage in mountain grasslands of the Pyrenees: effects of climate and
topography. Biogeochemistry 82:279–289
Garcia-Pausas J, Casals P, Camarero L, Huguet C, Thompson R, Sebastià MT, Romanyà J (2008)
Factors regulating carbon mineralization in the surface and subsurface soils of Pyrenean
mountain grasslands. Soil Biol Biochem 40:2803–2810
Garcia-Pausas J, Casals P, Romanyà J, Vallecillo S, Sebastià MT (2011) Seasonal patterns of
belowground biomass and productivity in mountain grasslands in the Pyrenees. Plant Soil
340:315–326
Gassiot Ballbè E, Mazzucco N, Clemente Conte I, Rodríguez Antón D, Obea Gómez L, Quesada
Carrasco M, Díaz Bonilla S (2017) The beginning of high mountain occupations in the
Pyrenees. Human settlements and mobility from 10,500 cal BP to 4500 cal BP. In: Catalan J,
226
J. Garcia-Pausas et al.