Land-use change and management effects on carbon sequestration in soils of Russia's South Taiga zone

Autor: A. A. Larionova, Sergey Blagodatsky, Irina Kurganova, I. V. Yevdokimov, L. N. Rozanova, A. M. Yermolayev
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Tellus B; Vol 55, No 2 (2003)
ISSN: 1600-0889
0280-6509
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0889.2003.00042.x
Popis: The impact of land use change and management on soil C sequestration was investigated during the 1980s–1990s on gray forest soils in Pushchino, and on the soddy-podzolic soil in Prioksko-Terrasny Biosphere Reserve, Moscow Region, Russia (54°50 ′ N, 37°35 ′ E). Mean annual rates of C sequestration after establishment of perennials (layer 0–60 cm) were 63–182 g C m −2 and 22–43 g C m −2 for gray forest and soddy-podzolic soils, respectively. Grassing resulted in higher soil C accumulation than afforestation. Cutting and application of NPK fertilisers increased soil C accumulation, but newly formed soil organic matter was less resistant to decomposition than in unfertilised soil. Preliminary calculations of C sequestration due to abandonment of arable land in Russia since the early 1990s suggest that total C accumulation in soil and the plant biomass could represent about one tenth of industrial CO 2 emissions. DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0889.2003.00042.x
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