Are there any trade-offs between forage provision and the ecosystem service of C and N storage in arid rangelands?

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 26-32

  Oñatibia, Gastón R ^a   Aguiar, Martín R ^a   Semmartin, María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carbon storage; Forage biomass; Grasses; Grazing; Land use; Patagonia; Semi arid ecosystems; Shrubs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FORESTRY; LAND USE;

CARBON STORAGE; GRASSES; GRAZING; PATAGONIA; SEMI-ARID ECOSYSTEMS; SHRUBS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOSPHERE; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FORAGE; GAS STORAGE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK; NITROGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RANGELAND; SHEEP; STEPPE; TRADE-OFF;

PATAGONIA;

OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 84921297073     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.01.009     Document Type: Article

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