Journal of Integrative Agriculture ›› 2014, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (3): 624-634.DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60720-0

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Effects of Rest Grazing on Organic Carbon Storage in Stipa grandis Steppe in Inner Mongolia, China

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  1. 1、Environmental Protection and Monitoring Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, P.R.China
    2、Horticulture College, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, P.R.China
  • 收稿日期:2013-10-09 出版日期:2014-03-01 发布日期:2014-03-12
  • 通讯作者: YANG Dian-lin, Tel: +86-22-23611820, E-mail: yangdianlin@caas.cn
  • 作者简介:LI Yu-jie, Tel: +86-22-23611807, E-mail: yjli86@163.com
  • 基金资助:

    This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31170435 and 31000242) and the Key Technologies R&D Program of China during the 12th Five- Year Plan period (2012BAD13B07).

Effects of Rest Grazing on Organic Carbon Storage in Stipa grandis Steppe in Inner Mongolia, China

 LI Yu-jie1, 2, ZHU Yan1, ZHAO Jian-ning1, LI Gang1, WANG Hui1, LAI Xin1 and YANG Dian-lin1, 2   

  1. 1、Environmental Protection and Monitoring Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, P.R.China
    2、Horticulture College, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, P.R.China
  • Received:2013-10-09 Online:2014-03-01 Published:2014-03-12
  • Contact: YANG Dian-lin, Tel: +86-22-23611820, E-mail: yangdianlin@caas.cn
  • About author:LI Yu-jie, Tel: +86-22-23611807, E-mail: yjli86@163.com
  • Supported by:

    This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31170435 and 31000242) and the Key Technologies R&D Program of China during the 12th Five- Year Plan period (2012BAD13B07).

摘要: This study was aimed to evaluate the potential effects of rest grazing on organic carbon storage in Stipa grandis steppe of Inner Mongolia, China. Using potassium dichromate heating method, we analyzed the organic carbon storage of plant and soil in Stipa grandis steppe after rest grazing for 3, 6, and 9 yr. The results indicated that as the rest grazing ages prolonged, the biomass of aboveground parts, litter and belowground plant parts (roots) of the plant communities all increased, meanwhile the C content of the biomass increased with the rest grazing ages prolonging. For RG0, RG3a, RG6a, and RG9a, C storage in aboveground vegetation were 60.7, 76.9, 82.8 and 122.2 g C m-2, respectively; C storage of litter were 5.1, 5.8, 20.4 and 25.5 g C m-2, respectively; C storage of belowground roots (0-100 cm) were 475.2, 663.0, 1 115.0 and 1 867.3 g C m-2, respectively; C storage in 0-100 cm soil were 13.97, 15.76, 18.60 and 32.41 kg C m-2, respectively. As the rest grazing ages prolonged, the organic C storage in plant communities and soil increased. The C storage of belowground roots and soil organic C was mainly concentrated in 0-40 cm soil body. The increased soil organic C for RG3a accounted for 89.8% of the increased carbon in vegetation-soil system, 87.2% for RG6a, and 92.6% for RG9a. From the perspective of C sequestration cost, total cost for RG3a, RG6a, and RG9a were 2 903.4, 5 806.8 and 8 710.2 CNY ha-1, respectively. The cost reduced with the extension of rest grazing ages, 0.15 CNY kg-1 C for RG3a, 0.11 CNY kg-1 C for RG6a and 0.04 CNY kg-1 C for RG9a. From the growth characteristics of grassland plants, the spring was one of the two avoided grazing periods, timely rest grazing could effectively restore and update grassland vegetation, and was beneficial to the sustainable use of grassland. Organic C storage for RG9a was the highest, while the cost of C sequestration was the lowest. Therefore, spring rest grazing should be encouraged because it was proved to be a very efficient grassland use pattern.

关键词: rest grazing , Stipa grandis steppe , organic carbon density , organic carbon storage , carbon sequestration benefits

Abstract: This study was aimed to evaluate the potential effects of rest grazing on organic carbon storage in Stipa grandis steppe of Inner Mongolia, China. Using potassium dichromate heating method, we analyzed the organic carbon storage of plant and soil in Stipa grandis steppe after rest grazing for 3, 6, and 9 yr. The results indicated that as the rest grazing ages prolonged, the biomass of aboveground parts, litter and belowground plant parts (roots) of the plant communities all increased, meanwhile the C content of the biomass increased with the rest grazing ages prolonging. For RG0, RG3a, RG6a, and RG9a, C storage in aboveground vegetation were 60.7, 76.9, 82.8 and 122.2 g C m-2, respectively; C storage of litter were 5.1, 5.8, 20.4 and 25.5 g C m-2, respectively; C storage of belowground roots (0-100 cm) were 475.2, 663.0, 1 115.0 and 1 867.3 g C m-2, respectively; C storage in 0-100 cm soil were 13.97, 15.76, 18.60 and 32.41 kg C m-2, respectively. As the rest grazing ages prolonged, the organic C storage in plant communities and soil increased. The C storage of belowground roots and soil organic C was mainly concentrated in 0-40 cm soil body. The increased soil organic C for RG3a accounted for 89.8% of the increased carbon in vegetation-soil system, 87.2% for RG6a, and 92.6% for RG9a. From the perspective of C sequestration cost, total cost for RG3a, RG6a, and RG9a were 2 903.4, 5 806.8 and 8 710.2 CNY ha-1, respectively. The cost reduced with the extension of rest grazing ages, 0.15 CNY kg-1 C for RG3a, 0.11 CNY kg-1 C for RG6a and 0.04 CNY kg-1 C for RG9a. From the growth characteristics of grassland plants, the spring was one of the two avoided grazing periods, timely rest grazing could effectively restore and update grassland vegetation, and was beneficial to the sustainable use of grassland. Organic C storage for RG9a was the highest, while the cost of C sequestration was the lowest. Therefore, spring rest grazing should be encouraged because it was proved to be a very efficient grassland use pattern.

Key words: rest grazing , Stipa grandis steppe , organic carbon density , organic carbon storage , carbon sequestration benefits