Estimation of CO2 exchange in the pampa biome: obtaining experimental parameters for use in modeling

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X87858

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Ecosystem respiration, Photosynthesis, Carbon, Native pasture

Abstract

Due to the urge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural systems, studies are being conducted in the fields of the Pampa biome to understand the dynamics of carbon exchanges and propose mitigation measures. In this study, a model was calibrated to estimate the net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of CO2 in the native fields of the Pampa biome used for livestock, based on classical equations of ecosystem respiration and carbon assimilation through photosynthesis. For this purpose, NEE data obtained using the Eddy Covariance (EC) technique from a native field at the Santa Maria site in the years 2015 and 2016 were used to obtain the parameters utilized in the model. The parameters were obtained for each season, and the model was evaluated for the years 2019 and 2020 for both the Santa Maria site and the Aceguá site, located about 300 km from Santa Maria. The results showed that the model was able to estimate the NEE for the Santa Maria site with an average R² = 0.80 and RMSE 0.08 g C m-2 30 min-1, and for the Aceguá site with R² = 0.75 and RMSE 0.10 g C m-2 30 min-1. However, the model showed higher R² and higher RMSE during the summer and spring periods and lower values in winter and autumn at both sites. This model can be used to estimate the NEE of CO2 in the native fields of the Pampa biome as a basis for predicting CO2 absorption/emission across different seasons.

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Author Biographies

Alecsander Mergen, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Currently a doctoral student in Physics in the postgraduate program in Physics at UFSM

Richard Reno da Costa Lobato, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Meteorologist, Master in Meteorology at UFSM

Vanessa de Arruda Souza, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Meteorologist, PhD in Remote Sensing at UFSM

Maria Eduarda Oliveira Pinheiro, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Physics, PhD in Physics at UFSM

Cristiano Maboni, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Physicist, PhD in Physics at UFSM

Tiago Bremm, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Physicist, PhD in Meteorology at UFSM

Mateus da Silva Rebelo, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Meteorologist, Master's student in Meteorology at UFSM

Willian da Silva Chaves, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

Physicist, Master in Physics at FURG

Joao Antonio Voltz da Silva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Graduating in Meteorology at UFSM

Michel Baptistella Stefanello, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Physicist, PhD in Physics at UFSM

Débora Regina Roberti, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Physicist, PhD in Physics

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Published

2024-12-16

How to Cite

Mergen, A., Lobato, R. R. da C., Souza, V. de A., Pinheiro, M. E. O., Maboni, C., Bremm, T., Rebelo, M. da S., Chaves, W. da S., Silva, J. A. V. da, Stefanello, M. B., & Roberti, D. R. (2024). Estimation of CO2 exchange in the pampa biome: obtaining experimental parameters for use in modeling. Ciência E Natura, 46(esp. 2), e87858. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X87858

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