TY - CONF A1 - Quinkenstein, Ansgar A1 - Jochheim, Hubert A2 - Palma, Joao H. N. T1 - Model-based analysis of the carbon sequestration potential of short rotation coppices on reclaimes lignite mine sites T2 - 2nd European Agroforestry Conference: Integrating Science and Policy to Promote Agroforestry in Practice, June 2014, Cottbus, Germany N2 - In Central Europe, short rotation coppice systems for the production of woody biomass come increasingly into focus as these wood plantations offer an opportunity to sustainably produce biomass for energy production and to sequester substantial amounts of CO2 within the plantations and the soils at the same time. In this study, a modeling analysis of the C cycle of a poplar (Populus suaveolens Fisch. x Populus trichocarpa Torr. et Gray cv Androscoggin) and a black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) SRC is presented. The calculations were performed with the bookkeeping C-model shortcar. The calculated estimates of C accumulation within the biomass, the litter layer, and the soil were validated against field data and published results from a selection of scientific studies. For the SRC on reclaimed mine sites a high C sequestration potential was found which amounted in the reference scenario over a period of 36 years to an accumulated net biome production of about 65 Mg C ha-1 for R. pseudoacacia and about 9 Mg C ha-1 for poplar, while the latter clearly suffered from the harsh growth conditions at the reclamation sites. Summarizing, the results suggested a high potential of SRC for C sequestration and C emission mitigation, especially on marginal sites. Y1 - 2014 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-UBICO/frontdoor/index/index/docId/11415 UR - http://www.repository.utl.pt/handle/10400.5/6764 SN - 978-972-97874-4-7 SP - 253 ER -