Table 3 List of variables to be extracted from the relevant studies
Sections | Variables names | Categories | Information | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Article information | Title | Full title of the article | Regenerative rotational grazing management of dairy sheep increases springtime grass production and topsoil carbon storage | |
Publication date | Year | 2021 | ||
First author last name | Díaz de Otárola | |||
Journal | Full name | Ecological Indicators | ||
Doi | https://doiorg.publicaciones.saludcastillayleon.es/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107484 | |||
Language | Language of the main text | English | ||
PICO categories | Population (Type of grasslands) | Grazed pasture | Experimental refer to experimental grass plots that are not harvested/grazed | Grazed pasture |
Meadow | ||||
Experimental | ||||
Intervention | Grazing management | A short description for each intervention will be given | Grazing management | |
Fertilisation management | ||||
Silvopasture | ||||
Mowing/cutting management | ||||
Liming | ||||
Irrigation | ||||
Drainage | ||||
Burning | ||||
Vegetation management | ||||
Other | ||||
Intervention details | Full name | Regenerative rotational grazing | ||
Comparator | Grazing | A short description for each comparator will be given | Grazing | |
Fertilisation | ||||
Silvopasture | ||||
Mowing/Cutting | ||||
Liming | ||||
Irrigation | ||||
Vegetation | ||||
Natural grassland | ||||
Other | ||||
Comparator details | Full name | Conventional rotational grazing | ||
Outcome | Soil C stocks | Outcome of C values | Soil C stocks | |
Soil OM stocks | ||||
Soil C concentration | ||||
Soil total C | ||||
Soil OM concentration | ||||
Other (to specify) | ||||
Study characteristics | Country of the study | Can be multiple (put a ; to separate) | Spain | |
Coordinates | Information to include if available. Indicate NA if not available | 42º51ʹ11.41′′ N, 2º37ʹ27.20′′ W | ||
Altitude (m) | Information to include if available. Indicate NA if not available | 567 | ||
MAP (mm) | Information to include if available. Indicate NA if not available | 855 | ||
MAT (°C) | Information to include if available. Indicate NA if not available | 12 | ||
Study type | Experimental field plot | Lab and mesocosms studies will be rejected, except if they are combined to field exepriment. | Experimental field plot | |
Real farms | ||||
Combined study (experimental/field) | ||||
Years since establishment | How long has the intervention (improved management practices) been in place? | 6 | ||
Study period (month) | value/single | The period taken into account for the study or a single sample. | single | |
Paired study | Yes | YES | ||
No | ||||
Number of replicates | 3 | |||
Replication type | Spatially independent replicats | Spatially independant replicats | ||
Pseudoreplication | ||||
Other | ||||
Number of depth increments | 1 | |||
Max. soil depth (cm) | 10 | |||
Measurable parameters | Bulk density (mean value in g/cm3) | Mean value across treatments. Indicate NA if not available | NA | |
Soil pH (mean) | Mean values across treatments. Indicate NA if not available | NA | ||
Soil texture | Indicate NA if not available | Clay loam | ||
Clay content (%) | Mean values across treatments. Indicate NA if not available | 31.9 | ||
N2O fluxes | Yes | No | ||
No | ||||
CO2 fluxes | Yes | No | ||
No | ||||
CH4 fluxes | Yes | No | ||
No | ||||
Most common plant species | Grasses | Only take into account the main categories (herbs, legumes, forbes) or the characteristics of their metabolism (C3, C4 or CAM). Multiple choice possible. In the case where intervention is based on sowing improved forages or sowing legumes, indicate only the improved sown plant. | Grasses | |
Legumes | ||||
Forbs | ||||
Mixture (incl. Legumes) | ||||
C3 | ||||
C4 | ||||
CAM | ||||
Not mentioned |