Increased soil organic carbon stocks under agroforestry: A survey of six different sites in France
Résumé
Introduction:
Agroforestry systems are land use management systems in which trees are grown in combination
with crops or pasture in the same field. In silvoarable systems, trees are intercropped with arable crops, and
in silvopastoral systems trees are combined with pasture for livestock. These systems may produce forage and
timber as well as providing ecosystem services such as climate change mitigation. Carbon (C) is stored in the
aboveground and belowground biomass of the trees, and the transfer of organic matter from the trees to the soil
can increase soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks. Few studies have assessed the impact of agroforestry systems on
carbon storage in soils in temperate climates, as most have been undertaken in tropical regions
Domaines
Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]
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