Modeling the effect of grazing on carbon and water use efficiencies in grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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BACKGROUND: Carbon and water use efficiencies (CUE and WUE, respectively) are vital indicators of the adaptability of plants to environmental conditions. However, the effects of grazing and climate change on the spatiotemporal changes in CUE and WUE in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau grasslands (QTPG) are still unclear.

RESULTS: Using the enhanced Biome-BGCMuSo model in combination with observed data, we estimated and analyzed the spatiotemporal variations in CUE and WUE and their responses to grazing in QTPG from 1979 to 2018. The mean annual CUE was 0.7066 in QTPG from 1979 to 2018 under the actual climate scenario. In general, the grassland CUE was low in the southeast and high in the northwest. Grazing generally decreased CUE in QTPG from 1979 to 2018, and there was an increasing trend in the difference in CUE between the grazing and nongrazing scenarios. The difference in CUE was generally greater in the northwest than in the southeast. The mean annual WUE was 0.5591 g C/kg H2O in QTPG from 1979 to 2018 under the actual climate scenario. After 2000, the grassland WUE exhibited a fluctuating upward trend. In general, the grassland WUE was greater in the southeast than in the northwest. Grazing generally decreased WUE in QTPG from 1979 to 2018, and there was an increasing trend in the difference in WUE between the grazing and nongrazing scenarios. The difference in WUE was generally greater in the northwest than in the southeast.

CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study suggested that the spatiotemporal changes in CUE and WUE in QTPG were closely related to changes in the natural environment and grazing management.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

BMC ecology and evolution - 24(2024), 1 vom: 27. Feb., Seite 26

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Xiaotao [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Geping [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Buqing [VerfasserIn]
Du, Yangong [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yongsheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
7440-44-0
CUE
Carbon
Grazing
Journal Article
Model
Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
Spatiotemporal dynamics
WUE
Water

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.02.2024

Date Revised 29.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12862-024-02215-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368988430