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Library Carbon sequestration of modern Quercus suber L. silvoarable agroforestry systems in Portugal: a YieldSAFE-based estimation

Carbon sequestration of modern Quercus suber L. silvoarable agroforestry systems in Portugal: a YieldSAFE-based estimation

Carbon sequestration of modern Quercus suber L. silvoarable agroforestry systems in Portugal: a YieldSAFE-based estimation

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Date of publication
december 2014
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AGRIS:US201400146360
Pages
791-801

Modern alley cropping designs, with trees aligned in rows and adapted to operating farming machinery, have been suggested for Europe. This paper explores the potential for adoption of cork oak (Quercus suber L.) agroforestry in Portugal and estimates the potential carbon sequestration. Spatial modeling and Portuguese datasets were used to estimate target areas where cork oak could grow on farmland. Different implementation scenarios were then modeled for this area assuming a modern silvoarable agroforestry system (113� trees� ha⁻¹ thinned at year 20 for establishing 50� trees� ha⁻¹). The YieldSAFE process-based model was used to predict the biomass and carbon yield of cork oak under low and high soil water holding capacity levels. Approximately 353,000� ha are available in Portugal for new cork oak alley cropping. Assuming implementation rates between 10� % of the area with low soil water capacity (60� mm: 15� cm depth, coarse texture) and 70� % of the area with high soil water holding capacity (1,228� mm: 200� cm depth, very fine texture), then carbon sequestration could be 5� ×� 10⁶ and 123� ×� 10⁶ Mg CO₂ respectively. Due to higher yields on more productive land, scenarios of limited implementation in high productivity locations can sequester similar amounts of carbon as wide implementation on low productivity land, suggesting that a priori land classification assessments can improve the targeting of land and financial incentives for carbon sequestration.

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Palma, J. H. N.
Paulo, J. A.
Tomé, M.

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