| Assessing the probability of carbon and greenhouse gas benefit from the management of peat soils. | |
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PMID: 20427076 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This study proposes a method for assessing the probability that land management interventions will lead to an improvement in the carbon sink represented by peat soils. The method is able to: combine studies of different carbon uptake and release pathways in order to assess changes on the overall carbon or greenhouse gas budget; calculate the probability of the management or restoration leading to an improvement in the budget; calculate the uncertainty in that probability estimate; estimate the equivalent number of complete budgets available from the combination of the literature; test the difference in the outcome of different land management interventions; and provide a method for updating the predicted probabilities as new studies become available. Using this methodology, this study considered the impact of: afforestation, managed burning, drainage, drain-blocking, grazing removal; and revegetation, on the carbon budget of peat soils in the UK. The study showed that afforestation, drain-blocking, revegetation, grazing removal and cessation of managed burning would bring a carbon benefit, whereas deforestation, managed burning and drainage would bring a disbenefit. The predicted probabilities of a benefit are often equivocal as each management type or restoration often leads to increase in uptake in one pathway while increasing losses in another. |
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Authors:
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F Worrall; M J Bell; A Bhogal |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-04-28 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Science of the total environment Volume: 408 ISSN: 1879-1026 ISO Abbreviation: Sci. Total Environ. Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-05 Completed Date: 2010-06-17 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0330500 Medline TA: Sci Total Environ Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2657-66 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Earth Sciences, Science Laboratories, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, UK. fred.worrall@durham.ac.uk |
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Air Pollution
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prevention & control* Carbon / analysis* Conservation of Natural Resources / methods* Environmental Remediation / methods Greenhouse Effect Probability Risk Assessment Soil / analysis* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Soil; 7440-44-0/Carbon |
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