Carbon cattle pasture Pantanal Brazil

A study in the Brazilian Pantanal found that seasonally flooded cattle pastures are significant sources of CO2_C, emitting 337 g CO2_C m−2 year−1. Emissions are driven by aerobic phases (301 g CO2_C m−2), while anaerobic flooding periods act as a slight sink (-18 g CO2_C m−2). The authors suggest that improved management and drought-resistant grasses could mitigate these emissions.

• Seasonally flooded pastures in the Brazilian Pantanal act as large emitters of CO2_C, with measurements showing a contribution of 337 g CO2_C m−2 year−1 to the atmosphere.
• Carbon flux varies significantly by soil oxygen levels: during anaerobic flooding (soil O2 near zero), the pasture was a net sink of -18 g CO2_C m−2, whereas during the aerobic phase (soil O2 > 15%), it became a significant source of 301 g CO2_C m−2.
• The study suggests that implementing better livestock management and utilizing drought-resistant grasses could limit carbon emissions and improve soil C stocks, particularly as climate change is expected to increase heating and drying in the Pantanal biome.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Carbon cattle pasture Pantanal Brazil. https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-cattle-pasture-pantanal-brazil/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Carbon cattle pasture Pantanal Brazil. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-cattle-pasture-pantanal-brazil/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022carbon, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Carbon cattle pasture Pantanal Brazil}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = aug, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-cattle-pasture-pantanal-brazil/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }