Table 1 Plant properties of the fenced (FG) and grazed (GG) grassland communities (n = 3).

From: Deep soil C and N pools in long-term fenced and overgrazed temperate grasslands in northwest China

Grasslands

AGB (g m−2)

BGB (g m−2)

LB (g m−2)

TB (g m−2)

R/S

Coverage (%)

Height (cm)

Grass (%)

Forb (%)

FG

659.8 ± 26.9

637.8 ± 36.0

73.6 ± 5.8

1371.2 ± 55.9

1.0 ± 0.01

97.4 ± 0.7

56.0 ± 1.1

83.2 ± 3.7

16.8 ± 3.7

GG

233.9 ± 14.4

523.0 ± 42.9

51.4 ± 6.9

808.3 ± 49.5

2.3 ± 0.2

45.9 ± 3.3

21.0 ± 1.9

52.4 ± 9.0

47.6 ± 9.0

Sig.

***

NS

*

***

***

***

***

***

***

  1. Note: AGB, aboveground biomass; BGB, belowground biomass; LB, litter biomass; TB, total biomass; R/S, root/shoot ratio. The values (mean ± SD) are the means of three samples; significant differences between fenced and grazed grasslands are indicated by the following symbols: ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05. NS denotes no significant difference.