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Biotic, Abiotic, and Management Controls on the Net Ecosystem CO2 Exchange of European Mountain Grassland Ecosystems

In English

Författare

  • Georg Wohlfahrt
  • Margaret Anderson-Dunn
  • Michael Bahn
  • Manuela Balzarolo
  • Frank Berninger
  • Claire Campbell
  • Arnaud Carrara
  • Alessandro Cescatti
  • Torben Christensen
  • Sabina Dore
  • Werner Eugster
  • Thomas Friborg
  • Markus Furger
  • Damiano Gianelle
  • Cristina Gimeno
  • Ken Hargreaves
  • Pertti Hari
  • Alois Haslwanter
  • Torbjörn Johansson
  • Barbara Marcolla
  • Celia Milford
  • Zoltan Nagy
  • Eiko Nemitz
  • Nele Rogiers
  • Maria J. Sanz
  • Rolf T. W. Siegwolf
  • Sanna Susiluoto
  • Mark Sutton
  • Zoltan Tuba
  • Francesca Ugolini
  • Riccardo Valentini
  • Roberto Zorer
  • Alexander Cernusca
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Summary, in English

was spring and autumn for the sites characterized by summer droughts (southern sites) and (peak) summer for the Alpine and northern study sites. This general pattern was interrupted by grassland management practices, that is, mowing and grazing, when the variability in NEE explained by PPFD decreased in concert with the amount of aboveground biomass (BMag). Temperature was the abiotic influence factor that explained most of the variability in ecosystem respiration at the Alpine and northern study sites, but not at the southern sites characterized by a pronouncedThe net ecosystem carbon dioxide (CO2) exchange (NEE) of nine European mountain grassland ecosystems was measured during 2002-2004 using the eddy covariance method. Overall, the availability of photosynthetically active radiation (PPFD) was the single most important abiotic influence factor for NEE. Its role changed markedly during the course of the season, PPFD being a better predictor for NEE during periods favorable for CO2 uptake, which summer drought, where soil water availability and the amount of aboveground biomass were more or equally important. The amount of assimilating plant area was the single most important biotic variable determining the maximum ecosystem carbon uptake potential, that is, the NEE at saturating PPFD. Good correspondence, in terms of the magnitude of NEE, was observed with many (semi-) natural grasslands around the world, but not with grasslands sown on fertile soils in lowland locations, which exhibited higher maximum carbon gains at lower respiratory costs. It is concluded that, through triggering rapid changes in the amount and area of the aboveground plant matter, the timing and frequency of land management practices is crucial for the short-term sensitivity of the NEE of the investigated mountain grassland ecosystems to climatic drivers.

Publiceringsår

2008

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

1338-1351

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Ecosystems

Volym

11

Issue

8

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Springer

Ämne

  • Physical Geography

Nyckelord

  • grazing
  • index
  • green area
  • eddy covariance
  • ecosystem respiration
  • biomass
  • Carbomont
  • light response
  • mowing

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1432-9840