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soil compaction and soil homogenisation accompanied by a reduced input of<br />

organic matter and a reduced soil water storage capacity. This is assumed to<br />

increase soil vulnerability to further intensive grazing. Particularly, a further<br />

diminishing amount of plant available water is regarded as one of the most<br />

limiting factors for a sustainable development of steppe grassland ecosystems.<br />

In order to maintain a functioning of soil water and nutrient household, future<br />

land use in Inner Mongolia therefore needs to focus on protecting and restoring<br />

degraded grassland ecosystem from intensive grazing and animal trampling.<br />

Acknowledgements<br />

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The grants for this project were provided by the German Research Council<br />

(DFG) in the framework of the Interdisciplinary Research Project MAGIM (Matter<br />

fluxes in grasslands of Inner Mongolia as influenced by stocking rate),<br />

sub-project P8 (project code Ho 911/35). Dr. Angelika Kölbl is acknowledged for<br />

the manuscript revision.<br />

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