Carbon sequestration in temperate grassland ecosystems and the influence of management, climate and elevated CO2
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Summary: The substantial stocks of carbon sequestered in temperate grassland ecosystems are located largely below ground in roots and soil. Organic C in the soil is located in discrete pools, but the characteristics of these pools are still uncertain. Carbon sequestration can be determined directly by measuring changes in C pools, indirectly by using 13 C as a tracer, or by simulation modelling. All these methods have their limitations, but long‐term estimates rely almost exclusively on modelling. Measured and modelled rates of C sequestration range from 0 to > 8 Mg C ha−1 yr−1. Management practices, climate and elevated CO 2 strongly influence C sequestration rates and their influence on future C stocks in grassland soils is considered. Currently there is significant potential to increase C sequestration in temperate grassland systems by changes in management, but climate change and increasing CO 2 concentrations in future will also have significant impacts. Global warming may negate any storage stimulated by changed management and elevated CO 2, although there is increasing evidence that the reverse could be the case. ContentsI.Introduction2II.Carbon in temperate grasslands2III.The process of carbon sequestration in soils4IV.Tracking carbon movement9V.Models of soil carbon dynamics10VI.Management effects on carbon sequestration11VII.Climate‐change effects on carbon sequestration12VIII.Response to elevated CO 213IX.Conclusions14References14
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- Authors
- Jones, M. B., & Donnelly, A.
- Affiliations
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Corresponding author
- Jones, M. B.
- Venue
- New Phytologist
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-10-20
- Volume
- 164
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 423-439
- ISSN
- 0028-646X (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8137
- OpenAlex
- W2102857806
- Cited by
- 482
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 17.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- New Phytologist (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Keywords
- carbon sequestration, temperate grassland, soil organic carbon, soil carbon pools, 13C tracer, grassland management, climate change impacts, elevated CO2, root carbon
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