Soil carbon pools in two natural grasslands of Serbian highlands
Grasslands are a major player in the global carbon cycle, although carbon stocks in grasslands are influenced by human activities and natural disturbances. The aim of this study is to determine differences in carbon stock on two test areas of grassland ecosystem in the highlands of Stara...
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| author | Saljnikov Elmira Lukić Sara Miljković Predrag Koković Nikola Perović Veljko Čakmak Dragan Belanović-Simić Snežana |
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| description | Grasslands are a major player in the global carbon cycle, although carbon
stocks in grasslands are influenced by human activities and natural
disturbances. The aim of this study is to determine differences in carbon
stock on two test areas of grassland ecosystem in the highlands of Stara
Planina and Zlatar Mountains (Serbia). The investigated sites are natural
mountain grasslands of the same vegetation community (Agrostietum
capillarisPavl. 1955) and soil type (Umbric Leptosol (Dystric) and Haplic
Cambisol (Dystric)), but with different grazing intensity. Aboveground and
belowground biomasses were measured in each sample plot, and soil was
sampled at fixed depths of 0-10, 10-20 and 20-40 cm. The estimation of C
stock and the rate of soil C accumulation were determined by the Tier 2
method IPCC (2003). Carbon mineralization potentials were determined via
sequential incubation procedure in the laboratory conditions. According to
the obtained results, the greater amount of precipitation on Mt. Stara
Planina resulted in a greater accumulation of aboveground biomass, which was
subjected to a greater decomposition in situ, thus showing a lower amount of
PMC in vitro. In addition, potentially mineralizable carbon (PMC) among the
sample plots from both sites indicates that the mineralization of soil
organic matter was more influenced by the factors related to the soil
characteristics, climatic conditions and grazing. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 043007: The Climate Change and
Its Impact on the Environment - Monitoring, Adaptation and Mitigation] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-827d8e9a5166488bb3002f5ebc39efdc2022-12-21T17:58:59ZsrpFaculty of Forestry, BelgradeGlasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta: Univerzitet u Beogradu0353-45372217-86002019-01-01201911923325210.2298/GSF1919233S0353-45371919233SSoil carbon pools in two natural grasslands of Serbian highlandsSaljnikov Elmira0Lukić Sara1Miljković Predrag2Koković Nikola3Perović Veljko4Čakmak Dragan5Belanović-Simić Snežana6Soil Science Institute, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, SerbiaSoil Science Institute, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research “Sinisa Stankovic”, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research “Sinisa Stankovic”, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of ForestryGrasslands are a major player in the global carbon cycle, although carbon stocks in grasslands are influenced by human activities and natural disturbances. The aim of this study is to determine differences in carbon stock on two test areas of grassland ecosystem in the highlands of Stara Planina and Zlatar Mountains (Serbia). The investigated sites are natural mountain grasslands of the same vegetation community (Agrostietum capillarisPavl. 1955) and soil type (Umbric Leptosol (Dystric) and Haplic Cambisol (Dystric)), but with different grazing intensity. Aboveground and belowground biomasses were measured in each sample plot, and soil was sampled at fixed depths of 0-10, 10-20 and 20-40 cm. The estimation of C stock and the rate of soil C accumulation were determined by the Tier 2 method IPCC (2003). Carbon mineralization potentials were determined via sequential incubation procedure in the laboratory conditions. According to the obtained results, the greater amount of precipitation on Mt. Stara Planina resulted in a greater accumulation of aboveground biomass, which was subjected to a greater decomposition in situ, thus showing a lower amount of PMC in vitro. In addition, potentially mineralizable carbon (PMC) among the sample plots from both sites indicates that the mineralization of soil organic matter was more influenced by the factors related to the soil characteristics, climatic conditions and grazing. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 043007: The Climate Change and Its Impact on the Environment - Monitoring, Adaptation and Mitigation]http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-4537/2019/0353-45371919233S.pdfgrasslandsbiomass carbon stocksoil carbon stockcarbon mineralizationpotentially mineralizable carbon |
| spellingShingle | Saljnikov Elmira Lukić Sara Miljković Predrag Koković Nikola Perović Veljko Čakmak Dragan Belanović-Simić Snežana Soil carbon pools in two natural grasslands of Serbian highlands Glasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta: Univerzitet u Beogradu grasslands biomass carbon stock soil carbon stock carbon mineralization potentially mineralizable carbon |
| title | Soil carbon pools in two natural grasslands of Serbian highlands |
| title_full | Soil carbon pools in two natural grasslands of Serbian highlands |
| title_fullStr | Soil carbon pools in two natural grasslands of Serbian highlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil carbon pools in two natural grasslands of Serbian highlands |
| title_short | Soil carbon pools in two natural grasslands of Serbian highlands |
| title_sort | soil carbon pools in two natural grasslands of serbian highlands |
| topic | grasslands biomass carbon stock soil carbon stock carbon mineralization potentially mineralizable carbon |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-4537/2019/0353-45371919233S.pdf |
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