Increased soil organic carbon stocks under agroforestry: A survey of six different sites in France
Year: 2017
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Introduction: Agroforestry systems are land use management systems in which trees are grown in combinationwith crops or pasture in the same field. In silvoarable systems, trees are intercropped with arable crops, andin silvopastoral systems trees are combined with pasture for livestock. These systems may produce forage andtimber as well as providing ecosystem services such as climate change mitigation. Carbon (C) is stored in theaboveground and belowground biomass of the trees, and the transfer of organic matter from the trees to the soilcan increase soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks. Few studies have assessed the impact of agroforestry systems oncarbon storage in soils in temperate climates, as most have been undertaken in tropical regions
Source: Agritrop (Cirad)
Institutions: Agro-écologie et intensification durable des cultures annuelles, Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Fonctionnement et Conduite des Systèmes de Culture Tropicaux et Méditerranéens, Écologie Fonctionnelle et Écotoxicologie des Agroécosystèmes
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3009521131