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Simulating soil-plant-climate interactions and greenhouse gas exchange in boreal grasslands using the DNDC model
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Forster, D and Deng, J and Harrison, MT and Shurpali, N, Simulating soil-plant-climate interactions and greenhouse gas exchange in boreal grasslands using the DNDC model, Land, 11, (11) Article 1947. ISSN 2073-445X (2022) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
With global warming, arable land in boreal regions is tending to expand into high latitude regions in the northern hemisphere. This entails certain risks; such that inappropriate management could result in previously stable carbon sinks becoming sources. Agroecological models are an important tool for assessing the sustainability of long-term management, yet applications of such models in boreal zones are scarce. We collated eddy-covariance, soil climate and biomass data to evaluate the simulation of GHG emissions from grassland in eastern Finland using the process-based model DNDC. We simulated gross primary production (GPP), net ecosystem exchange (NEE) and ecosystem respiration (Reco) with fair performance. Soil climate, soil temperature and soil moisture at 5 cm were excellent, and soil moisture at 20 cm was good. However, the model overestimated NEE and Reco following crop termination and tillage events. These results indicate that DNDC can satisfactorily simulate GHG fluxes in a boreal grassland setting, but further work is needed, particularly in simulated second biomass cuts, the (>20 cm) soil layers and model response to management transitions between crop types, cultivation, and land use change.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | DNDC, model, grasslands, carbon, soil, Boreal, permafrost, greenhouse gas, livestock, net zero, carbon neutral, biodiversity, soil temperature, respiration, land-use change, LULUCF, forestry, cultivation, climate, methane, nitrous oxide, crop, yield |
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Climate change science |
| Research Field: | Greenhouse gas inventories and fluxes |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
| Objective Group: | Mitigation of climate change |
| Objective Field: | Management of greenhouse gas emissions from plant production |
| UTAS Author: | Harrison, MT (Associate Professor Matthew Harrison) |
| ID Code: | 153990 |
| Year Published: | 2022 |
| Deposited By: | TIA - Research Institute |
| Deposited On: | 2022-10-20 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-12-14 |
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