Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions

Grasslands comprise 85% of Southern Patagonia land area and play a critical role in the global carbon cycle. We evaluated seasonal dynamics to identify differences in soil respiration rates between contrasting grasslands across a climate gradient (rainfall), long term grazing intensity (moderate a...

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Main Authors: Peri, Pablo Luis, Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro, Christiansen, Rodolfo
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3167
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196315000828?via%3Dihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.03.008
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author Peri, Pablo Luis
Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
Christiansen, Rodolfo
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description Grasslands comprise 85% of Southern Patagonia land area and play a critical role in the global carbon cycle. We evaluated seasonal dynamics to identify differences in soil respiration rates between contrasting grasslands across a climate gradient (rainfall), long term grazing intensity (moderate and high stocking rates) and land uses (silvopastoral system, primary forest and grassland). Soil respiration varied from 0.09 g CO2 h 1 m 2 in winter to a maximum of 1.43 g CO2 h 1 m 2 in spring. We found that the soil respiration rate was 30% higher in moderately grazed grasslands than in heavily grazed grasslands. Landuse changes showed that soil respiration followed the order silvopastoral system > native forest > grassland. While almost all plant and soil variables had a significant effect on soil respiration, soil carbon concentration, litter cover and depth and bare soil cover were the main factors explaining 78 e83% of the variance in soil respiration. Soil respiration rates were correlated strongly to air and soil temperatures and to a lesser extent with mean monthly rainfall and soil volumetric water content. The information provided in the present work about soil respiration is essential to estimate carbon balance for a range of important and widespread ecosystems in Patagonia.
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spelling INTA31672018-08-23T18:42:54Z Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions Peri, Pablo Luis Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro Christiansen, Rodolfo Respiración del Suelo Pastizales Factores Ambientales Usos Pastoreo Estepas Contenido de Agua en el Suelo Temperatura Zona Semiárida Soil Respiration Pastures Environmental Factors Uses Grazing Steppes Soil Water Content Temperature Semiarid Zones Región Patagónica Soil Moisture Southern Patagonia Grasslands comprise 85% of Southern Patagonia land area and play a critical role in the global carbon cycle. We evaluated seasonal dynamics to identify differences in soil respiration rates between contrasting grasslands across a climate gradient (rainfall), long term grazing intensity (moderate and high stocking rates) and land uses (silvopastoral system, primary forest and grassland). Soil respiration varied from 0.09 g CO2 h 1 m 2 in winter to a maximum of 1.43 g CO2 h 1 m 2 in spring. We found that the soil respiration rate was 30% higher in moderately grazed grasslands than in heavily grazed grasslands. Landuse changes showed that soil respiration followed the order silvopastoral system > native forest > grassland. While almost all plant and soil variables had a significant effect on soil respiration, soil carbon concentration, litter cover and depth and bare soil cover were the main factors explaining 78 e83% of the variance in soil respiration. Soil respiration rates were correlated strongly to air and soil temperatures and to a lesser extent with mean monthly rainfall and soil volumetric water content. The information provided in the present work about soil respiration is essential to estimate carbon balance for a range of important and widespread ecosystems in Patagonia. EEA Santa Cruz Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Fil: Christiansen, Rodolfo. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. 2018-08-23T17:54:01Z 2018-08-23T17:54:01Z 2015-08 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3167 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196315000828?via%3Dihub 0140-1963 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.03.008 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Journal of arid environments 119 : 1-8. (August 2015)
spellingShingle Respiración del Suelo
Pastizales
Factores Ambientales
Usos
Pastoreo
Estepas
Contenido de Agua en el Suelo
Temperatura
Zona Semiárida
Soil Respiration
Pastures
Environmental Factors
Uses
Grazing
Steppes
Soil Water Content
Temperature
Semiarid Zones
Región Patagónica
Soil Moisture
Southern Patagonia
Peri, Pablo Luis
Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
Christiansen, Rodolfo
Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions
title Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions
title_full Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions
title_fullStr Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions
title_full_unstemmed Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions
title_short Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions
title_sort soil respiration in patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions
topic Respiración del Suelo
Pastizales
Factores Ambientales
Usos
Pastoreo
Estepas
Contenido de Agua en el Suelo
Temperatura
Zona Semiárida
Soil Respiration
Pastures
Environmental Factors
Uses
Grazing
Steppes
Soil Water Content
Temperature
Semiarid Zones
Región Patagónica
Soil Moisture
Southern Patagonia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3167
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196315000828?via%3Dihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.03.008
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