Carbon budget and methane and nitrous oxide emissions over the growing season in a Miscanthus sinensis grassland in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan: C BUDGET IN M. SINENSIS GRASSLAND IN JAPAN
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Species in the Miscanthus genus have been proposed as biofuel crops that have potential to mitigate elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) emissions. Miscanthus sinensis is widespread throughout Japan and has been used for biomass production for centuries. We assessed the carbon (C) budget and N2O and CH4 emissions over the growing season for 2 years in a M. sinensis-dominated grassland that was naturally established around 1972 in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan, which is near the northern limit for M. sinensis grassland establishment on Andisols. Average C budget was −0.31 Mg C ha−1, which indicates C was released from the grassland ecosystem to the atmosphere. Dominant components in the C budget appeared to be aboveground net primary production of plants (1.94–2.80 Mg C ha−1) and heterotrophic respiration (2.27–3.11 Mg C ha−1). The measurement of belowground net primary production (BNPP) of plants in the M. sinensis grassland was extremely variable, thus only an approximate value could be calculated. Mean C budget calculated with the approximated BNPP value was 1.47 and −0.23 Mg C ha−1 for 2008 and 2009, respectively. Given belowground biomass (9.46–9.86 Mg C ha−1) was 3.1–6.5 times higher than that of aboveground biomass may provide additional evidence suggesting this grassland represents a C sink. Average CH4 emissions across years of −1.34 kg C ha−1 would indicate this grassland acts as an atmospheric CH4 sink. Furthermore, average N2O emissions across years were 0.22 kg N ha−1. While the site may contribute N2O to the atmosphere, this value is lower compared with other grassland types. Global warming potential calculated with the approximated BNPP value was −5.40 and 0.95 Mg CO2 Eq ha−1 for 2008 and 2009, respectively, and indicates this grassland could contribute to mitigation of global warming.
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Experimental evidence for directly measured greenhouse gas emissions was found in 12 papers from eight different experiments, mainly on nitrous oxide from Miscanthus, switchgrass, short-rotation coppice willow and/or short-rotation coppice poplar, mainly following arable but some also after grassland.
“Experimental evidence for directly measured GHG emissions was found in 12 papers from eight different experiments, mainly on nitrous oxide (N2O) from Miscanthus [48–51], switchgrass [52, 53], SRC willow and/or SRC poplar, mainly following arable [48, 49, 54] but some also after grassland [55, 56].”
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- TOMA, Y., FERNÁNDEZ, F. G., SATO, S., IZUMI, M., HATANO, R., YAMADA, T., NISHIWAKI, A., BOLLERO, G., & STEWART, J. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- University of Miyazaki (JP)
- Corresponding author
- STEWART, J. RYAN
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- GCB Bioenergy
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- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-10-18
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- 3
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- 116-134
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23580372)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Keywords
- Miscanthus sinensis, carbon balance, methane emissions, nitrous oxide emissions, grassland, growing season, aboveground net primary productivity, heterotrophic respiration, belowground net primary production, belowground biomass, global warming potential, energy crops, volcanic ash soil, Hokkaido
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