Carbon storage and carbon loss were the serious issues in the soil erosion region of typical steppe. By field investigation and simulated rainfall

effects of grazing intensities on the soil erosion

soil organic carbon storage and carbon loss of typical steppe in Inner Mongolia were studied. The results showed that: (1) The grazing intensity had a great effect on the surface soil organic carbon

and the organic carbon storage increased firstly and then decreased

the ranking was: the light grazing＞the no grazing＞the moderate grazing＞the heavy grazing; the soil organic carbon storage in 0—40 cm soil layer under different grazing intensity changed significantly and showed a vertical decreasing trend. (2) PFTs were most important

followed by N soil

and finally climate the soil erosion was mainly affected by rainfall intensity

followed by slope

and finally grazing intensity. (3) As for the same slope

the rainfall intensity had a greater influence on soil organic carbon loss than the grazing intensity; the soil erosion and soil organic carbon loss increased with the increasing rainfall intensity and grazing intensity. The findings indicate that it is necessary to control grazing intensity for soil erosion for soil erosion in typical steep.