Land-use change and management effects on carbon sequestration in soils of Russia’s South Taiga zone

A. A. Larionova; L. N. Rozanova; I. V. Yevdokimov; A. M. Yermolayev; I. N. Kurganova; S. A. Blagodatsky

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v55i2.16718

Land-use change and management effects on carbon sequestration in soils of Russia’s South Taiga zone

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 55 (2003): Issue 2

By: A. A. Larionova, L. N. Rozanova, I. V. Yevdokimov, A. M. Yermolayev, I. N. Kurganova and S. A. Blagodatsky

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|Jan 2003

Abstract

The impact of land use change and management on soil C sequestration was investigated during the 1980s–1990s on gray forest soils in Pushchino, and on the soddy-podzolic soil in Prioksko-Terrasny Biosphere Reserve, Moscow Region, Russia (54°50ʹN, 37°35ʹE). Mean annual rates of C sequestration after establishment of perennials (layer 0–60 cm) were 63–182 g C m⁻² and 22–43 g C m⁻² for gray forest and soddy-podzolic soils, respectively. Grassing resulted in higher soil C accumulation than afforestation. Cutting and application of NPK fertilisers increased soil C accumulation, but newly formed soil organic matter was less resistant to decomposition than in unfertilised soil. Preliminary calculations of C sequestration due to abandonment of arable land in Russia since the early 1990s suggest that total C accumulation in soil and the plant biomass could represent about one tenth of industrial CO₂ emissions.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v55i2.16718 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Submitted on: Jan 14, 2002

Accepted on: Nov 8, 2002

Published on: Jan 1, 2003

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© 2003 A. A. Larionova, L. N. Rozanova, I. V. Yevdokimov, A. M. Yermolayev, I. N. Kurganova, S. A. Blagodatsky, published by Stockholm University Press
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