@article{fdi:010080755,
  title = {{E}ffects of livestock on nitrogen and carbon cycling in a savanna in {B}urkina {F}aso},
  author = {{Y}{\'e}, {L}. and {L}ata, {J}.{C}. and {N}acro, {H}.{B}. and {M}asse, {D}ominique and {B}arot, {S}{\'e}bastien},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he nitrogen and carbon cycles are fundamental ecosystem processes influenced by several factors including soil type and other abiotic factors, plant species, grazing and soil organisms. {H}erbivores profoundly influence the functioning of ecosystems and the recycling of nutrients in interaction with plants in natural ecosystems. {T}his study focuses on the effects of livestock on carbon and nitrogen cycling in a grazed savanna in {B}urkina {F}aso. {D}ominant grass species (aerial and root parts) and soil samples were collected under grasses and bare soil patches in 48 plots (24 protected and 24 unprotected plots), 18 months after setting up herbivores exclosures. {S}oil and grass 13{C} and 15{N} were used as integrative indicators of carbon and nitrogen cycles. {T}he results revealed no significant effect of livestock on soil total carbon and nitrogen and on soil delta13{C} and delta15{N} values. {M}oreover, grazing had no significant effect on grass carbon and delta13{C}, while it significantly increased grass total nitrogen and delta15{N}. {T}herefore, our hypothesis that grazing would increase soil 13{C} and 15{N} values and plant biomass was only verified for grass 15{N}. {G}rass delta15{N} results suggest that grazing improves the immediate availability of ni-trogen but could also increase nitrogen losses},
  keywords = {{BURKINA} {FASO} ; {BOBO} {DIOULASSO} ; {DINDERESSO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}cta {O}ecologica},
  volume = {110},
  numero = {},
  pages = {103694 [7 ]},
  ISSN = {1146-609{X}},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.actao.2020.103694},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080755},
}