Silvopastoral systems and remnant forests enhance carbon storage in livestock‑dominated landscapes in Mexico
A large area of the terrestrial land surface is used for livestock grazing. Trees on grazing lands provide and can enhance multiple ecosystem services such as provisioning, cultural and regulating, that include carbon sequestration. In this study, we assessed the above- and belowground carbon stocks...
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RepoCATIE120592022-10-11T16:07:00Z Silvopastoral systems and remnant forests enhance carbon storage in livestock‑dominated landscapes in Mexico Aryal, Deb Raj Morales-Ruiz, Danilo Enrique Jiménez Trujillo, José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, Edwin Casasola Coto, Francisco Martinez Salinas, Alejandra Guevara Hernández, Francisco Ibrahim, Muhammad y 8 autores más BIODIVERSIDAD BIODIVERSITY CICLO DEL CARBONO CARBON CYCLE MITIGACION DEL CAMBIO CLIMATICO CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION SERVICIOS DE LOS ECOSISTEMAS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES MÉXICO Sede Central A large area of the terrestrial land surface is used for livestock grazing. Trees on grazing lands provide and can enhance multiple ecosystem services such as provisioning, cultural and regulating, that include carbon sequestration. In this study, we assessed the above- and belowground carbon stocks across six different land-uses in livestock-dominated landscapes of Mexico. We measured tree biomass and soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in fodder banks, live fences, pasturelands with dispersed trees, secondary forests, and primary forests from three different geographical regions and compared them with conventional open pasturelands respectively. We also calculated tree diversity indices for each land-use and their similarity with native primary forests. The aboveground woody biomass stocks differed significantly between land-uses and followed the gradient from less diverse conventional open pasturelands to silvopastoral systems and ecologically complex primary forests. The SOC stocks showed a differential response to the land-use gradient dependent on the study region. Multivariate analyses showed that woody biomass, fine root biomass, and SOC concentrations were positively related, while land-use history and soil bulk density showed an inverse relationship to these variables. Silvopastoral systems and forest remnants stored 27–163% more carbon compared to open pasturelands. Our results demonstrate the importance of promoting appropriate silvopastoral systems and conserving forest remnants within livestock-dominated landscapes as a land-based carbon mitigation strategy. Furthermore, our findings also have important implications to help better manage livestock-dominated landscapes and minimize pressures on natural protected areas and biodiversity in the hotspots of deforestation for grassland expansion. 2022-10-10T16:29:04Z 2022-10-10T16:29:04Z 2022 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/12059 openAccess en Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21089-4 18 páginas application/pdf Scientific Reports |
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BIODIVERSIDAD BIODIVERSITY CICLO DEL CARBONO CARBON CYCLE MITIGACION DEL CAMBIO CLIMATICO CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION SERVICIOS DE LOS ECOSISTEMAS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES MÉXICO Sede Central |
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BIODIVERSIDAD BIODIVERSITY CICLO DEL CARBONO CARBON CYCLE MITIGACION DEL CAMBIO CLIMATICO CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION SERVICIOS DE LOS ECOSISTEMAS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES MÉXICO Sede Central Aryal, Deb Raj Morales-Ruiz, Danilo Enrique Jiménez Trujillo, José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, Edwin Casasola Coto, Francisco Martinez Salinas, Alejandra Guevara Hernández, Francisco Ibrahim, Muhammad y 8 autores más Silvopastoral systems and remnant forests enhance carbon storage in livestock‑dominated landscapes in Mexico |
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A large area of the terrestrial land surface is used for livestock grazing. Trees on grazing lands provide and can enhance multiple ecosystem services such as provisioning, cultural and regulating, that include carbon sequestration. In this study, we assessed the above- and belowground carbon stocks across six different land-uses in livestock-dominated landscapes of Mexico. We measured tree biomass and soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in fodder banks, live fences, pasturelands with dispersed trees, secondary forests, and primary forests from three different geographical regions and compared them with conventional open pasturelands respectively. We also calculated tree diversity indices for each land-use and their similarity with native primary forests. The aboveground woody biomass stocks differed significantly between land-uses and followed the gradient from less diverse conventional open pasturelands to silvopastoral systems and ecologically complex primary forests. The SOC stocks showed a differential response to the land-use gradient dependent on the study region. Multivariate analyses showed that woody biomass, fine root biomass, and SOC concentrations were positively related, while land-use history and soil bulk density showed an inverse relationship to these variables. Silvopastoral systems and forest remnants stored 27–163% more carbon compared to open pasturelands. Our results demonstrate the importance of promoting appropriate silvopastoral systems and conserving forest remnants within livestock-dominated landscapes as a land-based carbon mitigation strategy. Furthermore, our findings also have important implications to help better manage livestock-dominated landscapes and minimize pressures on natural protected areas and biodiversity in the hotspots of deforestation for grassland expansion. |
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Aryal, Deb Raj Morales-Ruiz, Danilo Enrique Jiménez Trujillo, José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, Edwin Casasola Coto, Francisco Martinez Salinas, Alejandra Guevara Hernández, Francisco Ibrahim, Muhammad y 8 autores más |
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Aryal, Deb Raj Morales-Ruiz, Danilo Enrique Jiménez Trujillo, José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, Edwin Casasola Coto, Francisco Martinez Salinas, Alejandra Guevara Hernández, Francisco Ibrahim, Muhammad y 8 autores más |
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Silvopastoral systems and remnant forests enhance carbon storage in livestock‑dominated landscapes in Mexico |
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Silvopastoral systems and remnant forests enhance carbon storage in livestock‑dominated landscapes in Mexico |
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Silvopastoral systems and remnant forests enhance carbon storage in livestock‑dominated landscapes in Mexico |
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Silvopastoral systems and remnant forests enhance carbon storage in livestock‑dominated landscapes in Mexico |
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Silvopastoral systems and remnant forests enhance carbon storage in livestock‑dominated landscapes in Mexico |
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silvopastoral systems and remnant forests enhance carbon storage in livestock‑dominated landscapes in mexico |
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Scientific Reports |
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2022 |
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