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The fate of photosynthetically‐fixed carbon in Lolium perenne grassland as modified by elevated CO$ _{2}$ and sward management
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Hill, P. W. Marshall, C. Williams, G. G. Blum, H. Harmens, H. Jones, D. L. Farrar, J. F. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Description | Journal: New Phytologist • Prediction of the impact of climate change requires the response of carbon (C) flow in plant–soil systems to increased $CO_{2}$ to be understood. • A mechanism by which grassland C sequestration might be altered was investigated by pulse-labelling Lolium perenne swards, which had been subject to $CO_{2}$ enrichment and two levels of nitrogen (N) fertilization for 10 yr, with$ $^{14}$CO_{2}$. • Over a 6-d period 40–80% of the$ ^{14}$C pulse was exported from mature leaves, 1–2% remained in roots, 2–7% was lost as below-ground respiration, 0.1% was recovered in soil solution, and 0.2–1.5% in soil. Swards under elevated $CO_{2}$ with the lower N supply fixed more$ ^{14}$C than swards grown in ambient $CO_{2}$, exported more fixed$ ^{14}$C below ground and respired less than their high-N counterparts. Sward cutting reduced root$ ^{14}$C, but plants in elevated $CO_{2}$ still retained 80% more$ ^{14}$C below ground than those in ambient $CO_{2}$. • The potential for below-ground C sequestration in grasslands is enhanced under elevated $CO_{2}$, but any increase is likely to be small and dependent upon grassland management. |
| Related Links | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.01966.x |
| Ending Page | 777 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| Starting Page | 766 |
| e-ISSN | 14698137 |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.01966.x |
| Journal | New Phytologist |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 173 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publisher Date | 2007-01-05 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: New Phytologist Carbon Partitioning Carbon Sequestration Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment (face) |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |