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Tang S, Liu T, Hu R, Xu X, Wu Y, Meng L, Hattori S, Tawaraya K, Cheng W. Twelve-year conversion of rice paddy to wetland does not alter SOC content but decreases C decomposition and N mineralization in Japan. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 354:120319. [PMID: 38387348 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Land-use change worldwide has been driven by anthropogenic activities, which profoundly regulates terrestrial C and N cycles. However, it remains unclear how the dynamics and decomposition of soil organic C (SOC) and N respond to long-term conversion of rice paddy to wetland. Here, soil samples from five soil depths (0-25 cm, 5 cm/depth) were collected from a continuous rice paddy and an adjacent wetland (a rice paddy abandoned for 12 years) on Shonai Plain in northeastern Japan. A four-week anaerobic incubation experiment was conducted to investigate soil C decomposition and N mineralization. Our results showed that SOC in the wetland and rice paddy decreased with soil depth, from 31.02 to 19.66 g kg-1 and from 30.26 to 18.86 g kg-1, respectively. There was no significant difference in SOC content between wetland and rice paddy at any depth. Soil total nitrogen (TN) content in the wetland (2.61-1.49 g kg-1) and rice paddy (2.91-1.78 g kg-1) showed decreasing trend with depth; TN was significantly greater in the rice paddy than in the wetland at all depths except 20-25 cm. Paddy soil had significantly lower C/N ratios but significantly larger decomposed C (Dec-C, CO2 and CH4 production) and mineralized N (Min-N, net NH4+-N production) than wetland soil across all depths. Moreover, the Dec-C/Min-N ratio was significantly larger in wetland than in rice paddy across all depths. Rice paddy had higher exponential correlation between Dec-C and SOC, Min-N and TN than wetland. Although SOC did not change, TN decreased by 14.1% after the land-use conversion. The Dec-C and Min-N were decreased by 32.7% and 42.2%, respectively, after the12-year abandonment of rice paddy. Conclusively, long-term conversion of rice paddy to wetland did not distinctly alter SOC content but increased C/N ratio, and decreased C decomposition and N mineralization in 0-25 cm soil depth.
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- Shuirong Tang
- School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025, China; Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka, 997-8555, Japan; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka, 997-8555, Japan; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China; College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025, China
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- School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka, 997-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka, 997-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka, 997-8555, Japan.
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Ribeiro FP, Gatto A, Oliveira ADD, Pulrolnik K, Valadão MBX, Araújo JBCN, Carvalho AMD, Ferreira EAB. Carbon Storage in Different Compartments in Eucalyptus Stands and Native Cerrado Vegetation. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2751. [PMID: 37514365 PMCID: PMC10386474 DOI: 10.3390/plants12142751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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This study evaluated Carbon (C) storage in different compartments in eucalyptus stands and native Cerrado vegetation. To determine C above ground, an inventory was carried out in the areas where diameter at breast height (DBH), diameter at base height (Db), and total tree height (H) were measured. In the stands, the rigorous cubage was made by the direct method, and in the native vegetation, it was determined by the indirect method through an allometric equation. Roots were collected by direct method using circular monoliths to a depth of 60 cm and determined by the volume of the cylinder. Samples were collected up to 100 cm deep to estimate C stock in the soil. All samples collected directly had C determined using the CHNS elemental analyzer. Gas samples were collected using a manually closed chamber, and the gas concentration was determined by gas chromatography. The results indicate high C storage in the studied areas > 183.99 Mg ha-1, could contribute to CO2 mitigation > 674.17 Mg ha-1. In addition to low emissions (<1 kg ha-1 yr-1) for the three evaluated areas, with no statistical difference in relation to the Global Warming Potential. Concerning the native cerrado vegetation conversion, the "4-year-old eucalyptus stand" seemed to restore the original soil carbon stocks in the first-meter depth, regardless of some losses that might have occurred right after establishment. Conversely, a significant loss of carbon in the soil was observed due to the alternative setting, where similar natural land was converted into agriculture, mostly soybean, and then, years later, turned into the "6-year-old eucalyptus stand" (28.43 Mg ha-1). Under this study, these mixed series of C baselines in landscape transitions have reflected on unlike C dynamics outcomes, whereas at the bottom line, total C stocks were higher in the younger forest (4-year-old stand). Therefore, our finding indicates that we should be thoughtful regarding upscaling carbon emissions and sequestration from small-scale measurements to regional scales.
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- Fabiana Piontekowski Ribeiro
- Embrapa Cerrados, BR-020, km 18, Planaltina 73310-970, DF, Brazil
- Department of Forest Sciences, Universidade de Brasília-UnB, Brasília 70904-970, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Forest Sciences, Universidade de Brasília-UnB, Brasília 70904-970, DF, Brazil
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- Embrapa Cerrados, BR-020, km 18, Planaltina 73310-970, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Forest Engineering, Centro MultidisciplinarUniversidade Federal do Acre-UFAC, Cruzeiro do Sul 69980-000, AC, Brazil
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de Carvalho AM, de Jesus DR, de Sousa TR, Ramos MLG, de Figueiredo CC, de Oliveira AD, Marchão RL, Ribeiro FP, Dantas RDA, Borges LDAB. Soil Carbon Stocks and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation of Agriculture in the Brazilian Cerrado-A Review. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2449. [PMID: 37447015 DOI: 10.3390/plants12132449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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New agricultural practices and land-use intensification in the Cerrado biome have affected the soil carbon stocks. A major part of the native vegetation of the Brazilian Cerrado, a tropical savanna-like ecoregion, has been replaced by crops, which has caused changes in the soil carbon (C) stocks. To ensure the sustainability of this intensified agricultural production, actions have been taken to increase soil C stocks and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. In the last two decades, new agricultural practices have been adopted in the Cerrado region, and their impact on C stocks needs to be better understood. This subject has been addressed in a systematic review of the existing data in the literature, consisting of 63 articles from the Scopus database. Our review showed that the replacement of Cerrado vegetation by crop species decreased the original soil C stocks (depth 0-30 cm) by 73%, with a peak loss of 61.14 Mg ha-1. However, when analyzing the 0-100 cm layer, 52.4% of the C stock data were higher under cultivated areas than in native Cerrado soils, with a peak gain of 93.6 Mg ha-1. The agricultural practices implemented in the Brazilian Cerrado make low-carbon agriculture in this biome possible.
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- Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília 70910-970, DF, Brazil
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- Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília 70910-970, DF, Brazil
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- Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília 70910-970, DF, Brazil
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- Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília 70910-970, DF, Brazil
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Silvopastoral systems and remnant forests enhance carbon storage in livestock-dominated landscapes in Mexico. Sci Rep 2022; 12:16769. [PMID: 36202891 PMCID: PMC9537417 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21089-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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A large area of the terrestrial land surface is used for livestock grazing. Trees on grazing lands provide and can enhance multiple ecosystem services such as provisioning, cultural and regulating, that include carbon sequestration. In this study, we assessed the above- and belowground carbon stocks across six different land-uses in livestock-dominated landscapes of Mexico. We measured tree biomass and soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in fodder banks, live fences, pasturelands with dispersed trees, secondary forests, and primary forests from three different geographical regions and compared them with conventional open pasturelands respectively. We also calculated tree diversity indices for each land-use and their similarity with native primary forests. The aboveground woody biomass stocks differed significantly between land-uses and followed the gradient from less diverse conventional open pasturelands to silvopastoral systems and ecologically complex primary forests. The SOC stocks showed a differential response to the land-use gradient dependent on the study region. Multivariate analyses showed that woody biomass, fine root biomass, and SOC concentrations were positively related, while land-use history and soil bulk density showed an inverse relationship to these variables. Silvopastoral systems and forest remnants stored 27–163% more carbon compared to open pasturelands. Our results demonstrate the importance of promoting appropriate silvopastoral systems and conserving forest remnants within livestock-dominated landscapes as a land-based carbon mitigation strategy. Furthermore, our findings also have important implications to help better manage livestock-dominated landscapes and minimize pressures on natural protected areas and biodiversity in the hotspots of deforestation for grassland expansion.
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