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Towards an integrated global framework to assess the impacts of land use and management change on soil carbon: current capability and future vision

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Towards an integrated global framework to assess the impacts of land use and management change on soil carbon: current capability and future vision. / Smith, Pete; Davies, Christian A. ; Ogle, Stephen et al.
In: Global Change Biology, Vol. 18, No. 7, 2012, p. 2089-2101.

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Smith, P, Davies, CA, Ogle, S, Zanchi, G, Bellarby, J, Bird, N, Boddey, RM, McNamara, NP, Powlson, D, Cowie, A, van Noordwijk, M, Davis, SC, Richter, DDEB, Kryzanowski, L, van Wijk, MT, Stuart, J, Kirton, A, Eggar, D, Newton-Cross, G, K. Adhya, T & Braimoh , AK 2012, 'Towards an integrated global framework to assess the impacts of land use and management change on soil carbon: current capability and future vision', Global Change Biology, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 2089-2101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02689.x

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Smith, P., Davies, C. A., Ogle, S., Zanchi, G., Bellarby, J., Bird, N., Boddey, R. M., McNamara, N. P., Powlson, D., Cowie, A., van Noordwijk, M., Davis, S. C., Richter, D. DE. B., Kryzanowski, L., van Wijk, M. T., Stuart, J., Kirton, A., Eggar, D., Newton-Cross, G., ... Braimoh , A. K. (2012). Towards an integrated global framework to assess the impacts of land use and management change on soil carbon: current capability and future vision. Global Change Biology, 18(7), 2089-2101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02689.x

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Smith P, Davies CA, Ogle S, Zanchi G, Bellarby J, Bird N et al. Towards an integrated global framework to assess the impacts of land use and management change on soil carbon: current capability and future vision. Global Change Biology. 2012;18(7):2089-2101. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02689.x

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Smith, Pete ; Davies, Christian A. ; Ogle, Stephen et al. / Towards an integrated global framework to assess the impacts of land use and management change on soil carbon : current capability and future vision. In: Global Change Biology. 2012 ; Vol. 18, No. 7. pp. 2089-2101.

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title = "Towards an integrated global framework to assess the impacts of land use and management change on soil carbon: current capability and future vision",
abstract = "Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Tier 1 methodologies commonly underpin project-scale carbon accounting for changes in land use and management and are used in frameworks for Life Cycle Assessment and carbon footprinting of food and energy crops. These methodologies were intended for use at large spatial scales. This can introduce error in predictions at finer spatial scales. There is an urgent need for development and implementation of higher tier methodologies that can be applied at fine spatial scales (e.g. farm/project/plantation) for food and bioenergy crop greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting to facilitate decision making in the land-based sectors. Higher tier methods have been defined by IPCC and must be well evaluated and operate across a range of domains (e.g. climate region, soil type, crop type, topography), and must account for land use transitions and management changes being implemented. Furthermore, the data required to calibrate and drive the models used at higher tiers need to be available and applicable at fine spatial resolution, covering the meteorological, soil, cropping system and management domains, with quantified uncertainties. Testing the reliability of the models will require data either from sites with repeated measurements or from chronosequences. We review current global capability for estimating changes in soil carbon at fine spatial scales and present a vision for a framework capable of quantifying land use change and management impacts on soil carbon, which could be used for addressing issues such as bioenergy and biofuel sustainability, food security, forest protection, and direct/indirect impacts of land use change. The aim of this framework is to provide a globally accepted standard of carbon measurement and modelling appropriate for GHG accounting that could be applied at project to national scales (allowing outputs to be scaled up to a country level), to address the impacts of land use and land management change on soil carbon.",
author = "Pete Smith and Davies, {Christian A.} and Stephen Ogle and Giuliana Zanchi and Jessica Bellarby and Neil Bird and Boddey, {Robert M.} and McNamara, {Niall P.} and David Powlson and Annette Cowie and {van Noordwijk}, Meine and Davis, {Sarah C.} and Richter, {Daniel DE B.} and Len Kryzanowski and {van Wijk}, {Mark T.} and Judith Stuart and Akira Kirton and Duncan Eggar and Geraldine Newton-Cross and {K. Adhya}, Tapan and Braimoh, {Ademola K.}",
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RIS

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AU - Smith, Pete

AU - Davies, Christian A.

AU - Ogle, Stephen

AU - Zanchi, Giuliana

AU - Bellarby, Jessica

AU - Bird, Neil

AU - Boddey, Robert M.

AU - McNamara, Niall P.

AU - Powlson, David

AU - Cowie, Annette

AU - van Noordwijk, Meine

AU - Davis, Sarah C.

AU - Richter, Daniel DE B.

AU - Kryzanowski, Len

AU - van Wijk, Mark T.

AU - Stuart, Judith

AU - Kirton, Akira

AU - Eggar, Duncan

AU - Newton-Cross, Geraldine

AU - K. Adhya, Tapan

AU - Braimoh , Ademola K.

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N2 - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Tier 1 methodologies commonly underpin project-scale carbon accounting for changes in land use and management and are used in frameworks for Life Cycle Assessment and carbon footprinting of food and energy crops. These methodologies were intended for use at large spatial scales. This can introduce error in predictions at finer spatial scales. There is an urgent need for development and implementation of higher tier methodologies that can be applied at fine spatial scales (e.g. farm/project/plantation) for food and bioenergy crop greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting to facilitate decision making in the land-based sectors. Higher tier methods have been defined by IPCC and must be well evaluated and operate across a range of domains (e.g. climate region, soil type, crop type, topography), and must account for land use transitions and management changes being implemented. Furthermore, the data required to calibrate and drive the models used at higher tiers need to be available and applicable at fine spatial resolution, covering the meteorological, soil, cropping system and management domains, with quantified uncertainties. Testing the reliability of the models will require data either from sites with repeated measurements or from chronosequences. We review current global capability for estimating changes in soil carbon at fine spatial scales and present a vision for a framework capable of quantifying land use change and management impacts on soil carbon, which could be used for addressing issues such as bioenergy and biofuel sustainability, food security, forest protection, and direct/indirect impacts of land use change. The aim of this framework is to provide a globally accepted standard of carbon measurement and modelling appropriate for GHG accounting that could be applied at project to national scales (allowing outputs to be scaled up to a country level), to address the impacts of land use and land management change on soil carbon.

AB - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Tier 1 methodologies commonly underpin project-scale carbon accounting for changes in land use and management and are used in frameworks for Life Cycle Assessment and carbon footprinting of food and energy crops. These methodologies were intended for use at large spatial scales. This can introduce error in predictions at finer spatial scales. There is an urgent need for development and implementation of higher tier methodologies that can be applied at fine spatial scales (e.g. farm/project/plantation) for food and bioenergy crop greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting to facilitate decision making in the land-based sectors. Higher tier methods have been defined by IPCC and must be well evaluated and operate across a range of domains (e.g. climate region, soil type, crop type, topography), and must account for land use transitions and management changes being implemented. Furthermore, the data required to calibrate and drive the models used at higher tiers need to be available and applicable at fine spatial resolution, covering the meteorological, soil, cropping system and management domains, with quantified uncertainties. Testing the reliability of the models will require data either from sites with repeated measurements or from chronosequences. We review current global capability for estimating changes in soil carbon at fine spatial scales and present a vision for a framework capable of quantifying land use change and management impacts on soil carbon, which could be used for addressing issues such as bioenergy and biofuel sustainability, food security, forest protection, and direct/indirect impacts of land use change. The aim of this framework is to provide a globally accepted standard of carbon measurement and modelling appropriate for GHG accounting that could be applied at project to national scales (allowing outputs to be scaled up to a country level), to address the impacts of land use and land management change on soil carbon.

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DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02689.x

M3 - Journal article

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SP - 2089

EP - 2101

JO - Global Change Biology

JF - Global Change Biology

SN - 1354-1013

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