Productivity of vegetation and carbon stock in meadow steppe on fallow areas in the Bashkir Cis‐Urals (Southern Urals region), Russia
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Published:2024-01-08
Issue:4
Volume:18
Page:64-73
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ISSN:2413-0958
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Container-title:South of Russia: ecology, development
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language:
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Short-container-title:Ûg Ross.: èkol. razvit.
Author:
Baisheva E. Z.1ORCID, Fedorov N. I.1ORCID, Zhigunova S. N.1ORCID, Shirokikh P. S.1ORCID, Komissarov M. A.1ORCID, Gabbasova I. M.1ORCID, Muldashev A. A.1ORCID, Bikbaev I. G.1ORCID, Tuktamyshev I. R.1ORCID, Shendel G. V.2ORCID, Suleymanov R. R.1ORCID, Garipov T. T.2ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Ufa State Petroleum Technological University; Ufa Institute of Biology, Ufa Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences 2. Ufa Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences
Abstract
Aim. Data collection and analysis of the composition and productivity of vegetation and assessment of carbon sequestration by vegetation and soil in meadow steppe at a fallow site in the Bashkir Cis‐Urals, Russia. Material and Methods. The work is based on a survey of vegetation and soils of meadow steppe located in fallow areas, where post‐agrogenic restoration succession has been going on for more than 20 years. Results. The plant cover of the area studied is close to natural rich‐forb meadow steppes but differs in lower indicators of species richness and saturation, as well as the presence of weedy segetal species. The total plant biomass on the plot studied was estimated at 11.35 t/ha (including live aboveground biomass 2.98 t/ha, mortmass 3.11 t/ha, root weight 5.25 t/ha). The average stock of carbon in the plant biomass is 427.6 g/m2, and the total carbon stock in plant matter within the site is 36.88 tons. The soil cover of the area studied is Chernozem Calcic. The average levels of carbon stocks in short‐thickness soil at the 0–90 cm layer is 308 t/ha, while in medium‐thick soil it is 378 t/ha. Conclusions. A feature of the communities surveyed is a poor floristic composition, low productivity and low proportion of roots (47 % of the total plant biomass), which is caused by incomplete recovering of steppe vegetation and low thickness of the humus horizon. The soils of the site are close to virgin steppe lands in terms of carbon content and reserves.
Publisher
Institute of Applied Ecology
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