prikaz prve stranice dokumenta Structure and composition of woody belowground biomass of geoxyle in grasslands and open woodlands in south-central Angola
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master's thesis
Structure and composition of woody belowground biomass of geoxyle in grasslands and open woodlands in south-central Angola
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, 2023. urn:nbn:hr:217:971328
Čorkalo, Marko
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Science
Department of Biology

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Čorkalo, M. (2023). Structure and composition of woody belowground biomass of geoxyle in grasslands and open woodlands in south-central Angola (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:217:971328

Čorkalo, Marko. "Structure and composition of woody belowground biomass of geoxyle in grasslands and open woodlands in south-central Angola." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:217:971328

Čorkalo, Marko. "Structure and composition of woody belowground biomass of geoxyle in grasslands and open woodlands in south-central Angola." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:217:971328

Čorkalo, M. (2023). 'Structure and composition of woody belowground biomass of geoxyle in grasslands and open woodlands in south-central Angola', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, accessed 06 June 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:217:971328

Čorkalo M. Structure and composition of woody belowground biomass of geoxyle in grasslands and open woodlands in south-central Angola [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science; 2023 [cited 2024 June 06] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:217:971328

M. Čorkalo, "Structure and composition of woody belowground biomass of geoxyle in grasslands and open woodlands in south-central Angola", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, 2023. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:217:971328

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TitleStructure and composition of woody belowground biomass of geoxyle in grasslands and open woodlands in south-central Angola
Title (english)Struktura i sastav drvenaste podzemne biomase geoksila u travnjacima i otvorenim šumama južne i središnje Angole
AuthorMarko Čorkalo
MentorManfred Finckh (mentor)
MentorSara Essert (komentor)
Committee memberSara Essert (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberSven Jelaska (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberKristina Pikelj (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberIvan Čanjevac (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberKarmen Fio Firi (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Science
(Department of Biology)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2023-05-18, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		NATURAL SCIENCES
Biology
Abstract
Geoxyles, despite their ecological importance in relation to biodiversity, carbon storage, and disturbance resistance, are often overlooked due to their life strategy of keeping most of their biomass underground. This study fills a research gap by examining the structure and composition of woody belowground biomass (BGB) distribution patterns in geoxyle grassland and open woodland vegetation types across south-central Angola, using eight different sampling sites to capture environmental variability. A direct destructive sampling approach was employed to accurately measure BGB and corresponding carbon stocks and investigated the influence of environmental factors on BGB allocation, with a particular emphasis on soil analysis. The results revealed that disturbances and climate seasonality were crucial for geoxyle occurrence and high levels of recorded BGB, while soil fertility and seasonality were identified as the primary drivers of belowground geoxyle functional types and their diversity. The findings of this study will contribute to a better understanding of BGB dynamics in geoxylerich ecosystems and provide valuable information for conservation and climate change mitigation efforts. The importance of further research in this area is highlighted, as the destruction of these habitats due to agriculture and land-use changes could result in significant losses of BGB and contribute to global warming.
Abstract (croatian)
Unatoč ekološkoj važnosti u kontekstu bioraznolikosti, skladištenja ugljika i otpornosti na poremećaje, geoksili su često zanemarivani zbog svoje životne strategije držanja glavnine biomase ispod površine zemlje. Ova studija popunjava prazninu u istraživanju ispitivanjem strukture i sastava distribucijskih uzoraka drvenaste podzemne biomase (BGB) u vegetacijskim tipovima geoksilnih travnjaka i otvorenih šuma diljem južno-središnje Angole, koristeći osam različitih mjesta uzorkovanja za obuhvaćanje varijabilnosti okoliša. Pristup izravnog destruktivnog uzorkovanja korišten je za precizno mjerenje BGB-a i odgovarajućih zaliha ugljika, te je ispitan utjecaj okolišnih čimbenika na distribuciju BGB-a, s posebnim naglaskom na analizu tla. Rezultati su pokazali da su učestalost poremećaja i klimatska sezonalnost bili ključni za pojavnost geoksila i visoke razine zabilježenog BGB-a, dok su plodnost tla i sezonalnost identificirani kao primarni pokretači podzemnih geoksilnih funkcionalnih tipova i njihove raznolikosti. Nalazi ove studije pridonijet će boljem razumijevanju dinamike BGB-a u ekosustavima bogatim geoksilima i pružiti relevantne informacije u svrhu konzervacije i ublažavanja klimatskih promjena. Naglašena je važnost daljnjih istraživanja u ovom području jer bi uništavanje navedenih staništa zbog intenziviranja poljoprivrede i promjene načina korištenja zemljišta moglo rezultirati značajnim gubicima BGB-a i pridonijeti globalnom zatopljenju.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:217:971328
Study programmeTitle: Enviromental Sciences
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra struke znanosti o okolišu (magistar/magistra struke znanosti o okolišu)
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