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2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Evaluation of the influence of grazing on soil CO2 efflux in arid land

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 20K23365
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 1101:Environmental analyses and evaluation, environmental conservation measure and related fields
Research InstitutionTottori University

Principal Investigator

Teramoto Munemasa  鳥取大学, 国際乾燥地研究教育機構, テニュアトラック助教 (10761041)

Project Period (FY) 2020-09-11 – 2024-03-31
Keywords草原生態系 / 撹乱 / 過放牧 / 土壌呼吸 / 土地劣化 / チャンバー / 気候変動緩和 / 土壌炭素
Outline of Final Research Achievements

To examine the influence of grazing on soil respiration (grazing effect) in arid ecosystems, we conducted measurements for soil respiration and environmental parameters and vegetation surveys in grassland ecosystems in three regions (Hustai, Mandalgovi, and Bulgan) in Mongolia in the summer of 2022 and 2023. Soil respiration in degraded plots by grazing was significantly lower compared with control plots in Hustai and Mandalgovi. On the other hand, there was no significant difference in soil respiration among degraded plots and control plots in Bulgan. The magnitude of the grazing effect was difficult to explain from single environmental parameters (e.g. the difference in soil temperature, the difference in soil moisture, and the changed rate of root biomass), and it was considered to be determined by several environmental parameters.

Free Research Field

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

乾燥地に炭素を蓄積することは、気候変動を緩和する側面からも重要である。しかしながら、過放牧によって生態系の生産性や炭素の貯留能は減少する方向に傾いてしまう。土壌呼吸は陸域における炭素循環の重要な構成因子であって、その生態系における生産性の指標ともなりえる。本研究では、土壌呼吸に対する放牧影響の規模は各生態系によって異なり、それを単一の因子から説明することは難しい(複数の因子が関わる)ことが示された。本研究結果は、観測データが相対的に少ない乾燥地の炭素循環機能解明と、その撹乱応答に関する理解を深める上で、重要なステップとなるものと考えられる。

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Published: 2025-01-30  

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