Effects of Vegetation Type and Management Practice on Soil Respiration of Grassland in Northern Japan
Soil respiration rate in two types of grassland dominated with Zoysia japonica and Miscanthus sinensis, respectively, and under two management practices (undisturbed and intentionally burned) for the M. sinensis grassland was investigated for understanding the effects of grassland vegetation type an...
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| description | Soil respiration rate in two types of grassland dominated with Zoysia japonica and Miscanthus sinensis, respectively, and under two management practices (undisturbed and intentionally burned) for the M. sinensis grassland was investigated for understanding the effects of grassland vegetation type and management practices on the relationship between soil temperature and soil respiration in northern Japan. Soil temperatures at depth of 1 cm in the Z. japonica (ZJ) and burned M. sinensis (MSb) plots had a larger temporal variation than that in the control M. sinensis (MSc) plot prior to early July. However, the coefficient of temperature sensitivity () values, based on soil respiration rates and soil temperatures at 5 cm depth in the ZJ and MSb plots, were 1.3 and 2.9. These rates were lower than that in the MSc plot (4.3), meaning that soil respiration showed lower activity to an increase in soil temperature in the ZJ and MSb plots. In addition, monthly carbon fluxes from soil in these plots were smaller than that in the MSc plot. These results suggested that artificial disturbance would decrease soil microbial or/and plant root respiration, and it would contribute to the plant productivity. Future studies should examine the effects of the intensity and period of management on the soil respiration rate. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2cdacdb1a9bf412aafef21028a0f7e702025-08-20T03:55:02ZengWileyApplied and Environmental Soil Science1687-76671687-76752013-01-01201310.1155/2013/624013624013Effects of Vegetation Type and Management Practice on Soil Respiration of Grassland in Northern JapanMinaco Adachi0Satoshi Tsuda1Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, JapanRiver Basin Research Center, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido Gifu, Gifu 501-1193, JapanSoil respiration rate in two types of grassland dominated with Zoysia japonica and Miscanthus sinensis, respectively, and under two management practices (undisturbed and intentionally burned) for the M. sinensis grassland was investigated for understanding the effects of grassland vegetation type and management practices on the relationship between soil temperature and soil respiration in northern Japan. Soil temperatures at depth of 1 cm in the Z. japonica (ZJ) and burned M. sinensis (MSb) plots had a larger temporal variation than that in the control M. sinensis (MSc) plot prior to early July. However, the coefficient of temperature sensitivity () values, based on soil respiration rates and soil temperatures at 5 cm depth in the ZJ and MSb plots, were 1.3 and 2.9. These rates were lower than that in the MSc plot (4.3), meaning that soil respiration showed lower activity to an increase in soil temperature in the ZJ and MSb plots. In addition, monthly carbon fluxes from soil in these plots were smaller than that in the MSc plot. These results suggested that artificial disturbance would decrease soil microbial or/and plant root respiration, and it would contribute to the plant productivity. Future studies should examine the effects of the intensity and period of management on the soil respiration rate.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/624013 |
| spellingShingle | Minaco Adachi Satoshi Tsuda Effects of Vegetation Type and Management Practice on Soil Respiration of Grassland in Northern Japan Applied and Environmental Soil Science |
| title | Effects of Vegetation Type and Management Practice on Soil Respiration of Grassland in Northern Japan |
| title_full | Effects of Vegetation Type and Management Practice on Soil Respiration of Grassland in Northern Japan |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Vegetation Type and Management Practice on Soil Respiration of Grassland in Northern Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Vegetation Type and Management Practice on Soil Respiration of Grassland in Northern Japan |
| title_short | Effects of Vegetation Type and Management Practice on Soil Respiration of Grassland in Northern Japan |
| title_sort | effects of vegetation type and management practice on soil respiration of grassland in northern japan |
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