Difference in soil methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes from bioenergy crops SRC willow and SRF Scots pine compared with adjacent arable and fallow in a temperate climate

Drewer, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6263-6341; Yamulki, S.; Leeson, S.R.; Anderson, M.; Perks, M.P.; Skiba, U.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8659-6092; McNamara, N.P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5143-5819. 2017 Difference in soil methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes from bioenergy crops SRC willow and SRF Scots pine compared with adjacent arable and fallow in a temperate climate. BioEnergy Research, 10 (2). 575-582. 10.1007/s12155-017-9824-9

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Abstract/Summary

Soil greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) were measured over a two year period from several land-use systems on adjacent sites under the same soil and climatic conditions to assess the influence of the transition from arable agricultural (barley) and fallow to perennial bioenergy crops short rotation coppice (SRC) willow (Salix spp.) and short rotation forest (SRF) Scots pine (Pinus silvestris). There were no significant differences between CH4 and N2O fluxes measured from the SRC, SRF and fallow but the arable agricultural site showed an order of magnitude larger N2O emissions compared with the others. Fertiliser application to the arable crop was the major factor influencing N2O emissions and both air and soil temperature showed no significant effects on fluxes between the different land-use systems. Soil moisture was significantly different from the arable crop, showing a greater range than from SRF and SRC. Hence these bioenergy crops might be viable options for water stressed areas.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1007/s12155-017-9824-9
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Dise Shore
ISSN:	1939-1234
Additional Keywords:	bioenergy, transition, SRC, SRF, arable
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	24 Mar 2017 14:31 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516514

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1007/s12155-017-9824-9

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Dise
Shore

ISSN:

1939-1234

Additional Keywords:

bioenergy, transition, SRC, SRF, arable

NORA Subject Terms:

Ecology and Environment