A modelling analysis of the potential for soil carbon sequestration under short rotation coppice willow bioenergy plantations

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 175-183

  Grogan, P ^a   Matthews, R ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Models; Organic carbon; Short rotation forestry; Soil; UK; Willows

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP ROTATION; MODELING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOIL CARBON;

SALIX;

EID: 0036746655     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2002119     Document Type: Article

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