Modelling the carbon cycle of Miscanthus plantations: Existing models and the potential for their improvement

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 405-421

  Robertson, Andy D ^a,b,c   Davies, Christian A ^b   Smith, Pete ^c   Dondini, Marta ^c   Mcnamara, Niall P ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agro IBIS; BioCro; C cycle model; Carbon; DayCent; DNDC; ECOSSE; Miscanthus; Soil carbon; WIMOVAC

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBON; DIGITAL STORAGE; FORESTRY; LAND USE; SOILS;

AGRO-IBIS; BIOCRO; CYCLE MODEL; DAYCENT; DNDC; ECOSSE; MISCANTHUS; SOIL CARBON; WIMOVAC;

CROPS;

BIOENERGY; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GRASS; LAND USE CHANGE; MODELING; PLANTATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

MISCANTHUS;

EID: 84927693534     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12144     Document Type: Review

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