Carbon Sequestration and Storage in Grasslands and Woodlands
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Earth Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2021) | Viewed by 335
Special Issue Editors
2. Member of the Catalyst Project Team, Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6JS, UK
Interests: climate change adaptation; soil carbon; carbon cycle; human health; environment and health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is now accepted as one of the major current challenges facing humanity. A key question with regard to mitigating climate change is how we can secure current carbon stocks stored in soil and whether there is potential to increase terrestrial carbon stocks in vegetation (e.g., trees) but also, more importantly, in soil. This Special Issue on carbon sequestration and storage in grasslands and woodlands covers the two most expansive ecosystem types globally with high carbon storage potential. We welcome research quantifying carbon stocks or carbon sequestration potential in different ecosystem types ranging from the boreal forests to tropical forests, and from arid steppe to moist temperate grasslands. In addition, we particularly welcome research aimed at understanding how management of grassland and woodland impacts soil carbon sequestration and storage. This might be in relation to livestock types or grazing regimes for grassland and exploitation approaches for areas under forestry. We also welcome insights in areas of partial tree cover or mixing grassland with tree cover, such as wooded pasture, hedgerows, agroforestry, dehesa, and savannahs.
Dr. Philip L Staddon
Dr. Felicity Crotty
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change mitigation
- net zero
- soil carbon
- sustainability
- land management
