Effects of grazing on CO2 balance in a semiarid steppe: field observations and modeling

Abstract

We conclude that moderate grazing prevails over no-management practices in maintaining CO2 balance in semiarid grasslands, moderating and mitigating the negative effects of global climate change on the CO2 balance in grassland ecosystems.

Keywords

Carbon budget; DNDC; Eddy covariance; Grassland; Grazing; Soil heterotrophic respiration

Published in

Journal of Soils and Sediments
2013, volume: 13, number: 6, pages: 1012-1023
Publisher: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG

SLU Authors

• Kardol, Paul

  • Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Global goals (SDG)

SDG13 Climate action

UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-013-0675-5

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/50328