IMPACT4SOIL OpenAire HAL INRAE Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE) Crossref Microsoft Academic Graph Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment Closed Access 2007-01-23 2020-05-31 Abstract In species rich grasslands, management factors may affect carbon storage both directly (e.g. defoliation) and indirectly, by altering plant community structure. We set up a mesocosm experiment to separate these direct and indirect effects. Monoliths were sampled from two plots of a semi-natural, species-rich pasture at Theix (France), which had been subjected to contrasted disturbance levels, high versus low grazing, for 14 years. These monoliths were placed in transparent enclosures in natural light and temperature conditions. At the start of the experiment, half of the monoliths in each disturbance treatment were shifted to the opposite disturbance regime. Above and below ground CO2 fluxes were then measured continuously over 2 years. The net below ground carbon storage was positively correlated (P 0106 biological sciences 2. Zero hunger 570 SOL D'HERBAGES GRAZING 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 15. Life on land SOIL ORGANIC CARBON 01 natural sciences GREENGRASS [SDV.EE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment CARBON SEQUESTRATION RESPIRATION [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries environment PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY Klumpp, Katja, Soussana, Jean-François, J.-F., Falcimagne, Robert, R., 2007-06-01 journalpaper Abstract In species rich grasslands, management factors may affect carbon storage both directly (e.g. defoliation) and indirectly, by altering plant community structure. We set up a mesocosm experiment to separate these direct and indirect effects. Monoliths were sampled from two plots of a semi-natural, species-rich pasture at Theix (France), which had been subjected to contrasted disturbance levels, high versus low grazing, for 14 years. These monoliths were placed in transparent enclosures in natural light and temperature conditions. At the start of the experiment, half of the monoliths in each disturbance treatment were shifted to the opposite disturbance regime. Above and below ground CO2 fluxes were then measured continuously over 2 years. The net below ground carbon storage was positively correlated (P Effects Of Past And Current Disturbance On Carbon Cycling In Grassland Mesocosms 10.1016/j.agee.2006.12.005 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2006.12.005