No general soil carbon sequestration under Central European short rotation coppices

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 727-740

  Walter, Katja ^a   Don, Axel ^a   Flessa, Heinz ^a  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

Author keywords

SOC; SRC; Bioenergy; C sequestration; Hybrid poplar populus; Land use change; Perennial crops; Willow salix

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; LAND USE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOILS;

BIO-ENERGY; C SEQUESTRATION; HYBRID POPLAR; LAND-USE CHANGE; PERENNIAL CROPS; SRC; WILLOW/SALIX;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BIOENERGY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP PLANT; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CARBON;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

EID: 84931560297     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12177     Document Type: Article

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