Soil properties and soil greenhouse gas emissions in biochar-amended bioenergy soils undergoing long term field incubation.

Case, Sean; McNamara, Niall ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5143-5819; Reay, D.S.; Chaplow, Jacky ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8058-8697; Whitaker, Jeanette ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8824-471X. Soil properties and soil greenhouse gas emissions in biochar-amended bioenergy soils undergoing long term field incubation. 28 February 2014, http://doi.org/10.5285/e9baffd1-18ad-435e-94e2-01e49c14c547 [Output (Electronic)]

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Abstract/Summary

Data collected during field and laboratory experiments to investigate the long-term effects of biochar application to soil on greenhouse gas emissions in a bioenergy plantation (Miscanthus X. giganteus). Analysis included monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)), soil physical (bulk density and soil moisture ) and soil chemical analyses (total carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), extractable ammonium and nitrate). Biochar was applied to plots in a bioenergy plantation and emissions of CO2, CH4 and N2O were measured over a 2 year period. In addition a laboratory incubation experiment was conducted on soil taken from the Miscanthus field amended with field-incubated biochar to assess the effect on greenhouse gas emissions. Biochar is a carbon rich substances which is being advocated as a climate mitigation tool to increase carbon sequestration and reduce nitrous oxide emissions.

Item Type:	Output (Electronic)
Electronic Identifier / URL / DOI:	http://doi.org/10.5285/e9baffd1-18ad-435e-94e2-01e49c14c547
Date made live:	03 Sep 2014 15:50 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/508168

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