Research Article

Improving Carbon Mitigation Potential through Grassland Ecosystem Restoration under Climatic Change in Northeastern Tibetan Plateau

Table 1

Carbon density change summarized by restored or degraded grasslands.

TypesCarbon density (gC/m2/year)
AGBBGBSOC in 0~40 cm

Typical grassland159.219990.10820035.5
Slight grassland degradation84.533836.74816760.0
Middle grassland degradation79.398730.60016145.0
Obvious grassland degradation36.302201.67214360.0
Severe grassland degradation25.91650.05612946.0