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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5633-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5633-2017
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The effects of burning and grazing on soil carbon dynamics in managed Peruvian tropical montane grasslands
School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank
Building, St. Machar Drive, AB24 3UU Aberdeen, UK
formerly at: the
School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St
Andrews, St Andrews, UK
Imma Oliveras
Environmental Change
Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford,
South Parks Road, OX13QY Oxford, UK
Jose Kala
Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru
Rebecca Lever
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of
California, Merced 5200 North Lake Rd. Merced, CA 95343, USA
formerly at: the
School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St
Andrews, St Andrews, UK
Yit Arn Teh
School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank
Building, St. Machar Drive, AB24 3UU Aberdeen, UK
formerly at: the
School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St
Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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- Fire as driver of plant communities and soil properties changes in Puna grasslands in Southern Peruvian Andes I. Gutierrez-Flores et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2024.101044
- Assessing environmental and anthropogenic drivers for the occurrence and extent of fires in high Andean Grasslands I. Gutierrez-Flores et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2025.2605112
- Fire frequency differentially affects carbon pools and pyrogenic organic matter in a South African montane grassland V. Trouw et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-08692-4
- Soil Organic Matter Dynamics in the Ericaceous and Afroalpine Belts of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia: Influence of Vegetation, Fire, and Topographic Factors Z. Asrat et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems10050058
- Quantification of organic carbon and black carbon emissions, distribution, and carbon variation in diverse vegetative ecosystems across India V. Karthik et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119790
- Experimental assessment of the impacts of fire and agriculture on the carbon dynamics of a páramo grassland in northern Ecuador E. Suarez et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2026.1914672
- Microbial Community Responses to Alterations in Historical Fire Regimes in Montane Grasslands J. Gokul et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15070818
- Assessing soil and native high Andean grassland quality under grazing: A case study from the wet Puna of Peru A. Arias‐Arredondo et al. https://doi.org/10.1111/grs.70029
- Organic carbon fractional distribution and saturation in tropical soils of West African savannas with contrasting mineral composition S. Traoré et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104550
- Soil C:N:P stoichiometric signatures of grasslands differ between tropical and warm temperate climatic zones Á. Hernández-Romero et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-024-01143-1
- Synergistic interplay of management practices and environmental factors in shaping grassland soil carbon stocks: Insights into the effects of fertilization, mowing, burning, and grazing Y. Murindangabo et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125236
- Soil fauna and ecosystem functions: Current knowledge and future perspectives in Latin America M. Moreno et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2026.151139
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Fire occurrence in the Peruvian montane grasslands has increased due to climate change and agricultural expansion. This study aimed to investigate how anthropogenic activities affect soil carbon stocks in this ecosystem. Burn history (burnt 10 years ago) and grazing appeared to cause no significant change in total soil carbon, but there were significant losses to the labile carbon, suggesting a change in the soil carbon dynamics – findings that are relevant for future environmental policymakers.
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