Effects of biochar application in forest ecosystems on soil properties and greenhouse gas emissions: a review

• Published in: Journal of soils and sediments Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 546 - 563
• Main Authors: Li, Yongfu, Hu, Shuaidong, Chen, Junhui, Müller, Karin, Li, Yongchun, Fu, Weijun, Lin, Ziwen, Wang, Hailong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acidification; aggregate stability; Agricultural land; Agricultural management; agricultural soils; Agriculture; biochar; Biodiversity; Biogeochemistry; Biological properties; Bulk density; Capacity; Carbon; Carbon content; Carbon cycle; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; carbon sinks; Cation exchange; cation exchange capacity; Cation exchanging; Cations; Charcoal; Chemical properties; Chemicophysical properties; Climate; Climate change; Community structure; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecological effects; Ecosystem assessment; Ecosystems; Emissions; Environ Risk Assess; Environment; Environmental Physics; Exchange capacity; Fertility; Forest ecosystems; Forest management; Forest soils; Forests; Global climate; Greenhouse effect; greenhouse gas emissions; Greenhouse gases; intensive forestry; methane; microbial biomass; microbial communities; Microorganisms; Mitigation; Nitrous oxide; Organic carbon; Organic soils; pH effects; phosphorus; Plantations; Porosity; potassium; Properties; Reduction; Sec 2 • Global Change; Soil; Soil acidification; Soil chemistry; Soil degradation; Soil density; Soil fertility; Soil improvement; soil microorganisms; Soil moisture; Soil moisture retention; soil organic carbon; Soil porosity; Soil properties; Soil Science & Conservation; soil water; Soils; Stability; Sustainable Land Use • Review Article; terrestrial ecosystems; Soil acidity; Plantation forest; Organic carbon pool; Biochar; Greenhouse gases; Soil amendment

Purpose Forests play a critical role in terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling and the mitigation of global climate change. Intensive forest management and global climate change have had negative impacts on the quality of forest soils via soil acidification, reduction of soil organic carbon content, d...