Land use change from C3 grassland to C4 Miscanthus: Effects on soil carbon content and estimated mitigation benefit after six years

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 360-370

  Zatta, Alessandro ^a   Clifton Brown, John ^b   Robson, Paul ^b   Hastings, Astley ^c   Monti, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Grassland; Miscanthus; Priming effect; Roots; SOC; Stable carbon isotope

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; FOSSIL FUELS; ISOTOPES; LAND USE; SOILS; SYSTEM-ON-CHIP;

BIO-ENERGY; GRASSLAND; MISCANTHUS; PRIMING EFFECTS; ROOTS; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES;

ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 84901951495     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12054     Document Type: Article

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