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

Autores
Peri, Pablo Luis; Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro; Christiansen, Rodolfo
Año de publicación
2015
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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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. Land-use 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 78-83% 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.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Sur; Argentina
Fil: Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Sur; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina
Fil: Christiansen, Rodolfo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Sur; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina
Materia
Grazing
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Soil Moisture
Temperature
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spelling Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditionsPeri, Pablo LuisBahamonde, Héctor AlejandroChristiansen, RodolfoGrazingSteppeSoil MoistureTemperaturehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Grasslands 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. Land-use 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 78-83% 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.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Sur; ArgentinaFil: Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Sur; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; ArgentinaFil: Christiansen, Rodolfo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Sur; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; ArgentinaAcademic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd2015-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/41792Peri, Pablo Luis; Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro; Christiansen, Rodolfo; Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions; Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of Arid Environments; 119; 8-2015; 1-80140-1963CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196315000828info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.03.008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-10T13:12:14Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/41792instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-10 13:12:14.729CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv 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
spellingShingle Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions
Peri, Pablo Luis
Grazing
Steppe
Soil Moisture
Temperature
title_short 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_sort Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Peri, Pablo Luis
Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
Christiansen, Rodolfo
author Peri, Pablo Luis
author_facet Peri, Pablo Luis
Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
Christiansen, Rodolfo
author_role author
author2 Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
Christiansen, Rodolfo
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Grazing
Steppe
Soil Moisture
Temperature
topic Grazing
Steppe
Soil Moisture
Temperature
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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. Land-use 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 78-83% 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.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Sur; Argentina
Fil: Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Sur; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina
Fil: Christiansen, Rodolfo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Sur; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina
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. Land-use 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 78-83% 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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