Carbon storage in grasslands of China was estimated by the carbon density method and
based on a nationwide grassland resource survey finished by 1991. The grasslands in
China were classified into 18 types, which are distributed mostly in the temperate region and
on the Tibetan Plateau, and scattered in the warm-temperate and tropical regions. Based on
the median estimate, vegetation, soil and total carbon storage of grasslands in China were
3· 06, 41· 03 and 44· 09 Pg C, respectively. Vegetation had low carbon storage and most …