Spatial distribution of soil carbon storage in desert shrubland ecosystems of northwest Mexico

The scarce information about soil carbon (C) storage in water-stressed ecosystems limits our understanding on soil contribution to the C cycle in arid zones. This study, performed in arid NW México: (i) estimated soil capacity to store organic C (SOC) and inorganic C (SIC) linked to topography; (ii)...

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Main Authors: Ayala-Niño, Fernando, Maya-Delgado, Yolanda, García-Calderón, Norma E., Olmedo, Guillermo Federico, Guevara, Mario, Troyo-Diéguez, Enrique
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7831
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140196320301506
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104251
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author Ayala-Niño, Fernando
Maya-Delgado, Yolanda
García-Calderón, Norma E.
Olmedo, Guillermo Federico
Guevara, Mario
Troyo-Diéguez, Enrique
author_browse Ayala-Niño, Fernando
García-Calderón, Norma E.
Guevara, Mario
Maya-Delgado, Yolanda
Olmedo, Guillermo Federico
Troyo-Diéguez, Enrique
author_facet Ayala-Niño, Fernando
Maya-Delgado, Yolanda
García-Calderón, Norma E.
Olmedo, Guillermo Federico
Guevara, Mario
Troyo-Diéguez, Enrique
author_sort Ayala-Niño, Fernando
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description The scarce information about soil carbon (C) storage in water-stressed ecosystems limits our understanding on soil contribution to the C cycle in arid zones. This study, performed in arid NW México: (i) estimated soil capacity to store organic C (SOC) and inorganic C (SIC) linked to topography; (ii) determined the spatial distribution of regional SOC stocks; and (iii) analysed if different land-uses affect the C:N ratio. Contents of SOC from different landforms and land uses varied from <0.2 to ~45 Mg ha−1; shallow mountain soils and alluvial plains showed the minimum and maximum values, respectively, underlying the topography relevance to soil depth. The SIC varied from <0.05 to ~32 Mg ha−1, highlighting inorganic C storage. With SOC content data and environmental databases, this study achieved the regional spatial distribution of SOC stocks (0–30 cm) by predicting modelling. The average SOC stock (0–30 cm) was estimated in 25 ± 9.9 Mg ha−1 for the region. Changes in land-use from natural conditions apparently reduced N content, varying C:N ratio from 7.90 to 13.68 and reflecting the importance of land management. The results confirmed the value of arid soils to store C and their contribution to global C and N cycles.
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spelling INTA78312020-09-07T12:55:40Z Spatial distribution of soil carbon storage in desert shrubland ecosystems of northwest Mexico Ayala-Niño, Fernando Maya-Delgado, Yolanda García-Calderón, Norma E. Olmedo, Guillermo Federico Guevara, Mario Troyo-Diéguez, Enrique Suelo Secuestro de Carbono Tierras de Matorral Mexico Nitrógeno Soil Carbon Sequestration Scrublands Nitrogen Shrublands The scarce information about soil carbon (C) storage in water-stressed ecosystems limits our understanding on soil contribution to the C cycle in arid zones. This study, performed in arid NW México: (i) estimated soil capacity to store organic C (SOC) and inorganic C (SIC) linked to topography; (ii) determined the spatial distribution of regional SOC stocks; and (iii) analysed if different land-uses affect the C:N ratio. Contents of SOC from different landforms and land uses varied from <0.2 to ~45 Mg ha−1; shallow mountain soils and alluvial plains showed the minimum and maximum values, respectively, underlying the topography relevance to soil depth. The SIC varied from <0.05 to ~32 Mg ha−1, highlighting inorganic C storage. With SOC content data and environmental databases, this study achieved the regional spatial distribution of SOC stocks (0–30 cm) by predicting modelling. The average SOC stock (0–30 cm) was estimated in 25 ± 9.9 Mg ha−1 for the region. Changes in land-use from natural conditions apparently reduced N content, varying C:N ratio from 7.90 to 13.68 and reflecting the importance of land management. The results confirmed the value of arid soils to store C and their contribution to global C and N cycles. EEA Mendoza Fil: Ayala-Niño, Fernando. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala. Laboratorio de Edafología, UBIPRO; México Fil: Maya-Delgado, Yolanda. Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste; México Fil: García-Calderón, Norma E. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Facultad de Ciencias. Laboratorio de Conservación y Rehabilitación de los Recursos Edáficos. UMDI-J; México Fil: Olmedo, Guillermo Federico. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza; Argentina. Fil: Guevara, Mario. Universidad de Delaware. Department of Plant and Soil Sciences; Estados Unidos Fil: Troyo-Diéguez, Enrique. Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste; México 2020-09-07T12:52:18Z 2020-09-07T12:52:18Z 2020-12 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7831 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140196320301506 0140-1963 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104251 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Journal of Arid Environments 183 : 104251 (December 2020)
spellingShingle Suelo
Secuestro de Carbono
Tierras de Matorral
Mexico
Nitrógeno
Soil
Carbon Sequestration
Scrublands
Nitrogen
Shrublands
Ayala-Niño, Fernando
Maya-Delgado, Yolanda
García-Calderón, Norma E.
Olmedo, Guillermo Federico
Guevara, Mario
Troyo-Diéguez, Enrique
Spatial distribution of soil carbon storage in desert shrubland ecosystems of northwest Mexico
title Spatial distribution of soil carbon storage in desert shrubland ecosystems of northwest Mexico
title_full Spatial distribution of soil carbon storage in desert shrubland ecosystems of northwest Mexico
title_fullStr Spatial distribution of soil carbon storage in desert shrubland ecosystems of northwest Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Spatial distribution of soil carbon storage in desert shrubland ecosystems of northwest Mexico
title_short Spatial distribution of soil carbon storage in desert shrubland ecosystems of northwest Mexico
title_sort spatial distribution of soil carbon storage in desert shrubland ecosystems of northwest mexico
topic Suelo
Secuestro de Carbono
Tierras de Matorral
Mexico
Nitrógeno
Soil
Carbon Sequestration
Scrublands
Nitrogen
Shrublands
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7831
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140196320301506
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104251
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