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With the increase of population and the demand for food and fiber, some natural grassland was reclaimed to farmland in China. CO2 emission and CH4 uptake fluxes were measured during the growing season of natural grass, Erect milkvtch grassland, maize and potato during 1997–1998. The results indicate that the conversion of native grassland to agricultural uses has increased the CO2 emission from soils and decreased CH4 uptake from the atmosphere.
This study was funded by Ministry of Science and Technology and National Natural Science Foundation of China
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Yu’e, L., Erda, L. (2000). The impact of grassland conversion on CO2 emission and CH4 uptake. In: van Ham, J., Baede, A.P.M., Meyer, L.A., Ybema, R. (eds) Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases: Scientific Understanding, Control and Implementation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9343-4_9
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