Water regulation by grasslands: a global meta‐analysis

Autores
Sirimarco, Marina Ximena; Barral, Maria Paula; Villarino, Sebastian; Laterra, Pedro
Año de publicación
2018
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inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Grasslands have been modified and replaced worldwide and have affected water regulation ecosystem services. In order to support public policies attending to the consequences of different grassland modifications and replacements, general patterns and models about their consequences on water regulation are needed. We quantitatively meta‐analysed the results of 110 site‐specific studies analysing infiltration (83) and evapotranspiration (28) responses to grasslands alterations by grazing, crops, and afforestation and how these responses vary with environmental factors. In grasslands, soil water infiltration is significantly reduced by grazing and cropping on average by 51% and 57%, respectively. Water infiltration is increased by 65% in response to afforestation. The reduction of infiltration with grazing decreases with soil sand content and increases with the mean annual precipitation (PPT) and the ratio PPT/mean annual potential evapotranspiration. The replacement of grasslands by forests increases evapotranspiration by 30%, and the variation of this response was linearly related to PPT and the PPT/mean annual potential evapotranspiration ratio. There was a negative trend in evapotranspiration responses although not significant, when grasslands were replaced by crops or modified by grazing. Our meta‐analysis was able to reveal average patterns and the influence of local climate and soil properties on eco‐hydrological responses to grasslands modifications and replacements, which have not been previously described. These results may support general predictive models on the influence of land use changes and ecosystem services provision. Significant gaps were found in the number of studies, especially of evapotranspiration, precluding the achievement of a general conclusion regarding evapotranspiration and infiltration responses.
EEA Balcarce
Fil: Sirimarco, Ximena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Balcarce; Argentina.
Fil: Barral, María Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fil: Villarino, Sebastián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires; Argentina., Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Balcarce; Argentina.
Fil: Laterra, Pedro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires; Argentina. Fundación Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche; Argentina
Fuente
Ecohydrology 11 (4) : e1934. (2018)
Materia
Agua
Pastizales
Infiltración
Evapotranspiración
Servicio de los Ecosistemas
Utilización de la Tierra
Water
Pasture
Infiltration
Evapotranspiration
Ecosystem Service
Land Use
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Water regulation by grasslands: a global meta‐analysis
title Water regulation by grasslands: a global meta‐analysis
spellingShingle Water regulation by grasslands: a global meta‐analysis
Sirimarco, Marina Ximena
Agua
Pastizales
Infiltración
Evapotranspiración
Servicio de los Ecosistemas
Utilización de la Tierra
Water
Pasture
Infiltration
Evapotranspiration
Ecosystem Service
Land Use
title_short Water regulation by grasslands: a global meta‐analysis
title_full Water regulation by grasslands: a global meta‐analysis
title_fullStr Water regulation by grasslands: a global meta‐analysis
title_full_unstemmed Water regulation by grasslands: a global meta‐analysis
title_sort Water regulation by grasslands: a global meta‐analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sirimarco, Marina Ximena
Barral, Maria Paula
Villarino, Sebastian
Laterra, Pedro
author Sirimarco, Marina Ximena
author_facet Sirimarco, Marina Ximena
Barral, Maria Paula
Villarino, Sebastian
Laterra, Pedro
author_role author
author2 Barral, Maria Paula
Villarino, Sebastian
Laterra, Pedro
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Agua
Pastizales
Infiltración
Evapotranspiración
Servicio de los Ecosistemas
Utilización de la Tierra
Water
Pasture
Infiltration
Evapotranspiration
Ecosystem Service
Land Use
topic Agua
Pastizales
Infiltración
Evapotranspiración
Servicio de los Ecosistemas
Utilización de la Tierra
Water
Pasture
Infiltration
Evapotranspiration
Ecosystem Service
Land Use
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Grasslands have been modified and replaced worldwide and have affected water regulation ecosystem services. In order to support public policies attending to the consequences of different grassland modifications and replacements, general patterns and models about their consequences on water regulation are needed. We quantitatively meta‐analysed the results of 110 site‐specific studies analysing infiltration (83) and evapotranspiration (28) responses to grasslands alterations by grazing, crops, and afforestation and how these responses vary with environmental factors. In grasslands, soil water infiltration is significantly reduced by grazing and cropping on average by 51% and 57%, respectively. Water infiltration is increased by 65% in response to afforestation. The reduction of infiltration with grazing decreases with soil sand content and increases with the mean annual precipitation (PPT) and the ratio PPT/mean annual potential evapotranspiration. The replacement of grasslands by forests increases evapotranspiration by 30%, and the variation of this response was linearly related to PPT and the PPT/mean annual potential evapotranspiration ratio. There was a negative trend in evapotranspiration responses although not significant, when grasslands were replaced by crops or modified by grazing. Our meta‐analysis was able to reveal average patterns and the influence of local climate and soil properties on eco‐hydrological responses to grasslands modifications and replacements, which have not been previously described. These results may support general predictive models on the influence of land use changes and ecosystem services provision. Significant gaps were found in the number of studies, especially of evapotranspiration, precluding the achievement of a general conclusion regarding evapotranspiration and infiltration responses.
EEA Balcarce
Fil: Sirimarco, Ximena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Balcarce; Argentina.
Fil: Barral, María Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fil: Villarino, Sebastián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires; Argentina., Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Balcarce; Argentina.
Fil: Laterra, Pedro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires; Argentina. Fundación Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche; Argentina
description Grasslands have been modified and replaced worldwide and have affected water regulation ecosystem services. In order to support public policies attending to the consequences of different grassland modifications and replacements, general patterns and models about their consequences on water regulation are needed. We quantitatively meta‐analysed the results of 110 site‐specific studies analysing infiltration (83) and evapotranspiration (28) responses to grasslands alterations by grazing, crops, and afforestation and how these responses vary with environmental factors. In grasslands, soil water infiltration is significantly reduced by grazing and cropping on average by 51% and 57%, respectively. Water infiltration is increased by 65% in response to afforestation. The reduction of infiltration with grazing decreases with soil sand content and increases with the mean annual precipitation (PPT) and the ratio PPT/mean annual potential evapotranspiration. The replacement of grasslands by forests increases evapotranspiration by 30%, and the variation of this response was linearly related to PPT and the PPT/mean annual potential evapotranspiration ratio. There was a negative trend in evapotranspiration responses although not significant, when grasslands were replaced by crops or modified by grazing. Our meta‐analysis was able to reveal average patterns and the influence of local climate and soil properties on eco‐hydrological responses to grasslands modifications and replacements, which have not been previously described. These results may support general predictive models on the influence of land use changes and ecosystem services provision. Significant gaps were found in the number of studies, especially of evapotranspiration, precluding the achievement of a general conclusion regarding evapotranspiration and infiltration responses.
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