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Title: | Convergence of potential net ecosystem production among contrasting C3 grasslands |
Author: | Peichl, Matthias Sonnentag, Oliver Wohlfahrt, Georg Flanagan, Lawrence B. Baldocchi, Dennis D. Kiely, Gerard Galvagno, Marta Gianelle, Damiano Marcolla, Barbara Pio, Casimiro Migliavacca, Mirco Jones, Michael B. Saunders, Matthew |
Keywords: | Climate Ecosystem traits Eddy covariance Grassland ecosystem functioning Inter-comparison Management practices Metabolic theory |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing |
Abstract: | Metabolic theory and body size constraints on biomass production and decomposition suggest that differences in the intrinsic potential net ecosystem production (NEP POT) should be small among contrasting C3 grasslands and therefore unable to explain the wide range in the annual apparent net ecosystem production (NEP APP) reported by previous studies. We estimated NEP POT for nine C3 grasslands under contrasting climate and management regimes using multiyear eddy covariance data. NEP POT converged within a narrow range, suggesting little difference in the net carbon dioxide uptake capacity among C3 grasslands. Our results indicate a unique feature of C3 grasslands compared with other terrestrial ecosystems and suggest a state of stability in NEP POT due to tightly coupled production and respiration processes. Consequently, the annual NEP APP of C3 grasslands is primarily a function of seasonal and short-term environmental and management constraints, and therefore especially susceptible to changes in future climate patterns and associated adaptation of management practices. |
Peer review: | yes |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/23930 |
DOI: | 10.1111/ele.12075 |
ISSN: | 1461-023X |
Appears in Collections: | CESAM - Artigos DAO - Artigos |
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