Fernando Casanova-Lugo, Dixan Pozo-Leyva, Armando Escobedo-Cabrera, Héctor Estrada-Medina, Luis A. Lara-Pérez, Ricardo L. D. Costa, Adibe L. Abdalla, Gilberto Villanueva-López, Deb R. Aryal
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Abstract
The integration of trees in degraded livestock grazing lands can enhance soil carbon sequestration through increased organic matter input, their turnover, and stabilized soil carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the dynamics of soil CO2 fluxes, environmental parameters, and soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in silvopastoral systems with native trees (STP) and conventional pasture monoculture (PM). We measured the soil CO2 fluxes in STP and PM twice a month from March to September 2022, representing the dry and rainy seasons. Measurements were made in situ in the morning, afternoon, and night in both livestock systems using an infrared gas analyzer (EGM-5®, PP Systems, USA). Ambient temperature, soil temperature (°C), and soil moisture (%) were simultaneously monitored. Overall, STP showed higher soil CO2 fluxes than PM, which were more pronounced in the dry season. The soil moisture was higher in STP than in PM during the dry season, explaining the increase in CO2 fluxes during that period. The diurnal variations of soil CO2 fluxes showed the highest values in the mornings with averages of 8.7 and 7.9 µmole m−2 s−1, respectively, in STP and PM. Soil CO2 fluxes correlated positively with soil moisture and were higher in the rainy season in both systems. STP stored 76.79 Mg ha−1 of SOC at 0–30 cm depth compared to 51.07 Mg ha−1 in PM. Higher CO2 flux and greater SOC storage make silvopasture more dynamic than pasture monoculture for carbon cycling, but further research on carbon input, its mineralization kinetics, and the relationship with microbial activity would better explain the higher soil CO2 fluxes in STP than in PM.
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Agroforestry Systems is an international scientific journal that publishes results of novel, high impact original research, critical reviews and short communications on any aspect of agroforestry. The journal particularly encourages contributions that demonstrate the role of agroforestry in providing commodity as well non-commodity benefits such as ecosystem services. Papers dealing with both biophysical and socioeconomic aspects are welcome. These include results of investigations of a fundamental or applied nature dealing with integrated systems involving trees and crops and/or livestock. Manuscripts that are purely descriptive in nature or confirmatory in nature of well-established findings, and with limited international scope are discouraged. To be acceptable for publication, the information presented must be relevant to a context wider than the specific location where the study was undertaken, and provide new insight or make a significant contribution to the agroforestry knowledge base