Bottom-up design process of agri-environmental measures at a landscape scale: Evidence from case studies on biodiversity conservation and water protection

Toderi, Marco; Francioni, Matteo; Seddaiu, Giovanna; Roggero, Pier Paolo; Trozzo, Laura; D'Ottavio, P.

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.08.002

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“…This highlights the importance of these cropping systems as sources for the provision of regulation of ecosystem services [1]. Finally, to maximize the impact of specific management practices that are designed to reduce soil greenhouse gases and/or increase soil C stocks, these should be included in any agri-environmental measures undertaken at the landscape scale, to involve more farmers (e.g., [41]).…”

Section: Soil Carbon Stockmentioning

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Seasonal Soil Respiration Dynamics and Carbon-Stock Variations in Mountain Permanent Grasslands Compared to Arable Lands

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Permanent grasslands provide a wide array of ecosystem services. Despite this, few studies have investigated grassland carbon (C) dynamics, and especially those related to the effects of land-use changes. This study aimed to determine whether the land-use change from permanent grassland to arable lands resulted in variations in the soil C stock, and whether such variations were due to increased soil respiration or to management practices. To address this, seasonal variations of soil respiration, sensitivity of soil respiration to soil temperature (Q10), and soil C stock variations generated by land-use changes were analyzed in a temperate mountain area of central Italy. The comparisons were performed for a permanent grassland and two adjacent fields, one cultivated with lentil and the other with emmer, during the 2015 crop year. Soil respiration and its heterotrophic component showed different spatial and temporal dynamics. Annual cumulative soil respiration rates were 6.05, 5.05 and 3.99 t C ha−1 year−1 for grassland, lentil and emmer, respectively. Both soil respiration and heterotrophic soil respiration were positively correlated with soil temperature at 10 cm depth. Derived Q10 values were from 2.23 to 6.05 for soil respiration, and from 1.82 to 4.06 for heterotrophic respiration. Soil C stock at over 0.2 m in depth was 93.56, 48.74 and 46.80 t C ha−1 for grassland, lentil and emmer, respectively. The land-use changes from permanent grassland to arable land lead to depletion in terms of the soil C stock due to water soil erosion. A more general evaluation appears necessary to determine the multiple effects of this land-use change at the landscape scale.

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Section: Soil Carbon Stockmentioning

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Seasonal Soil Respiration Dynamics and Carbon-Stock Variations in Mountain Permanent Grasslands Compared to Arable Lands

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“…These include supporting services (e.g., primary production, nutrient cycling), cultural services (e.g., landscape aesthetic value, recreational experiences), provisioning services (e.g., food and forage production), and regulating services (e.g., carbon sequestration, erosion control) [17]. Secondary grasslands include numerous plant communities whose characteristics vary in relation to the environmental conditions and, in relation to their potential production, they are subject to different management intensities [18].…”

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Soil Respiration Dynamics in Bromus erectus-Dominated Grasslands under Different Management Intensities

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Reduction of soil greenhouse gas emissions is crucial to control increases in atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Permanent grasslands are of considerable importance in climate change mitigation strategies as they cover about 13% of the global agricultural area. However, uncertainties remain for the effects of management practices on soil respiration, especially over the short term. This study investigated the influence of different mowing intensities on soil respiration over the short term for Bromus erectus-dominated grasslands in the central Apennines. From 2016 to 2018, soil respiration, temperature, and moisture were measured under three different management systems: customary management, intensive use, and abandonment. Both soil water content and temperature changed over time, however mowing did not affect soil water content while occasionally altered soil temperature. The intensive use promoted higher seasonal mean soil respiration compared to the abandonment only during the 2016 growing season. Soil temperature was the main driver of soil respiration above a soil water content threshold that varied little among treatments (18.23–22.71%). Below the thresholds, soil moisture was the main driver of soil respiration. These data suggest that different mowing regimes have little influence on soil respiration over the short term in Bromus erectus-dominated grasslands. Thus, more intensive use would not have significative impacts on soil respiration, at least over the short term. Future studies need to clarify the role of root mycorrhizal and microbial respiration in the light of climate change, considering the seasonal redistribution of the rainfall.

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“…However, the conservation measures based on such models are often subject to scale mismatch, due to the fact that although models, such as USLE or PESERA, tend to address issues on a regional scale, farmers implement their practices at a field or plot scale (Cumming, Cumming, & Redman, ; Martinez, Weltz, Pierson, Spaeth, & Pachepsky, ; Pelosi, Goulard, & Balent, ; Toderi et al, ). The availability of validation data for erosion models can also have a similar effect.…”

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Evaluating the new soil erosion map of Hungary—A semiquantitative approach

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Soil erosion by water is one of the most significant forms of soil degradation globally, especially in Europe. A new soil erosion risk map of Hungary has been compiled and published recently, using the combined outputs of the Universal Soil Loss Equation and Pan‐European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment models. Our study aimed at providing evaluation of the map by using semiquantitative validation data obtained from the Hungarian Soil Degradation Subsystem of the National Environmental Information System. The Soil Degradation Subsystem database contained information at farm level as well as indicators based on laboratory data for 5‐ha representative plots. On the basis of the semiquantitative analysis, the map results align well with the farm‐based degradation data and provide viable information not only at the regional scale but also at the farm scale. However, indicators from representative plots did not support model results, indicating possible conflict between farm‐ and plot‐level data. Cross‐comparison of these indicators showed only limited correlation between farm‐ and plot‐level indicators.

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Bottom-up design process of agri-environmental measures at a landscape scale: Evidence from case studies on biodiversity conservation and water protection

Cited by 35 publications

References 42 publications

Seasonal Soil Respiration Dynamics and Carbon-Stock Variations in Mountain Permanent Grasslands Compared to Arable Lands

Seasonal Soil Respiration Dynamics and Carbon-Stock Variations in Mountain Permanent Grasslands Compared to Arable Lands

Soil Respiration Dynamics in Bromus erectus-Dominated Grasslands under Different Management Intensities

Evaluating the new soil erosion map of Hungary—A semiquantitative approach

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