Animating the carbon cycle

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2013-08Author
Schmitz, Oswald J.
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Raymond, Peter A.
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Estes, James A.
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Kurz, Werner A.
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Holtgrieve, Gordon W.
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Ritchie, Mark E.
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Schindler, Daniel E.
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Spivak, Amanda C.
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Wilson, Rod W.
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Bradford, Mark A.
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Christensen, Villy
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Deegan, Linda A.
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Smetacek, Victor
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Vanni, Michael J.
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Wilmers, Christopher C.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/6537As published
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-013-9715-7Keyword
Animal mediation of carbon cycling; Animal multiplier effects; Animal management for carbon storage; Biogeochemical cycling; Regional carbon budgetsAbstract
Understanding the biogeochemical processes regulating carbon cycling is central to mitigating
atmospheric CO2 emissions. The role of living organisms has been accounted for, but the focus
has traditionally been on contributions of plants and microbes. We develop the case that fully
“animating” the carbon cycle requires broader consideration of the functional role of animals in
mediating biogeochemical processes and quantification of their effects on carbon storage and
exchange among terrestrial and aquatic reservoirs and the atmosphere. To encourage more
hypothesis-driven experimental research that quantifies animal effects we discuss the mechanisms
by which animals may affect carbon exchanges and storage within and among ecosystems and the
atmosphere. We illustrate how those mechanisms lead to multiplier effects whose magnitudes
may rival those of more traditional carbon storage and exchange rate estimates currently used in
the carbon budget. Many animal species are already directly managed. Thus improved
quantitative understanding of their influence on carbon budgets may create opportunity for
management and policy to identify and implement new options for mitigating CO2 release at
regional scales.
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Author Posting. © The Author(s), 2013. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Springer for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Ecosystems 17 (2014): 344-359, doi:10.1007/s10021-013-9715-7.
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Preprint: Schmitz, Oswald J., Raymond, Peter A., Estes, James A., Kurz, Werner A., Holtgrieve, Gordon W., Ritchie, Mark E., Schindler, Daniel E., Spivak, Amanda C., Wilson, Rod W., Bradford, Mark A., Christensen, Villy, Deegan, Linda A., Smetacek, Victor, Vanni, Michael J., Wilmers, Christopher C., "Animating the carbon cycle", 2013-08, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-013-9715-7, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/6537Related items
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