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

Kang, Xiaoming; Hao, Yanbin; Cui, Xiaoyong; Chen, Huai; Li, Changsheng; Rui, Yichao; Tian, Jianqing; Kardol, Paul; Zhong, Lei; Wang, Jinzhi; Wang, Yanfen

doi:10.1007/s11368-013-0675-5

Research article2013Peer reviewed

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

Kang, Xiaoming; Hao, Yanbin; Cui, Xiaoyong; Chen, Huai; Li, Changsheng; Rui, Yichao; Tian, Jianqing; Kardol, Paul; Zhong, Lei; Wang, Jinzhi; Wang, Yanfen

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

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

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