Impact of land-use change to Jatropha bioenergy plantations on biomass and soil carbon stocks: A field study in Mali

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 443-455

  Degerickx, Jeroen ^a   Almeida, Joana ^a   Moonen, Pieter C J ^a   Vervoort, Leen ^a   Muys, Bart ^a   Achten, Wouter M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biofuel; Carbon debt; Carbon sequestration; Jatropha curcas L.; Land conversion; Root to shoot ratio; West Africa

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOLOGY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENERGY SECURITY; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; SOILS;

ALLOMETRY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; JATROPHA CURCAS L; LAND CONVERSION; ROOT TO SHOOT RATIO; WEST AFRICA;

BIOMASS;

ALLOMETRY; ANGIOSPERM; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LAND USE CHANGE; SOIL CARBON;

MALI;

EID: 84959572012     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12288     Document Type: Article

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