TY - JOUR
T1 - Soil organic carbon stocks in verges and urban areas of Flanders, Belgium
AU - Mestdagh, I
AU - Sleutel, S
AU - Lootens, Peter
AU - Van Cleemput, O
AU - Carlier, L
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in different terrestrial ecosystems have already been calculated. However, SOC stocks of grassy verges and grass-covered urban areas have never been reported. In this study the total grass-covered area of verges and urban areas in different agro-pedological regions of Flanders, Belgium was calculated and SOC stocks estimated. The total grassy area of verges along roads, waterways and railways was calculated to be 18 027 ha, 9530 ha for gardens and parks and 2360 ha for recreations areas. Total SOC stock for grass-covered verges, extrapolated to a depth of 1 m, was estimated to be 3520 kt SOC. Total SOC stock for grassy vegetation in urban areas was 1738 kt SOC. These total SOC stocks equate, respectively, to 0.10 and 0.05 of the total SOC stock in Flemish grassland.
AB - Soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in different terrestrial ecosystems have already been calculated. However, SOC stocks of grassy verges and grass-covered urban areas have never been reported. In this study the total grass-covered area of verges and urban areas in different agro-pedological regions of Flanders, Belgium was calculated and SOC stocks estimated. The total grassy area of verges along roads, waterways and railways was calculated to be 18 027 ha, 9530 ha for gardens and parks and 2360 ha for recreations areas. Total SOC stock for grass-covered verges, extrapolated to a depth of 1 m, was estimated to be 3520 kt SOC. Total SOC stock for grassy vegetation in urban areas was 1738 kt SOC. These total SOC stocks equate, respectively, to 0.10 and 0.05 of the total SOC stock in Flemish grassland.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00462.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00462.x
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
VL - 60
SP - 151
EP - 156
JO - Grass and Forage Science
JF - Grass and Forage Science
SN - 0142-5242
IS - 2
ER -