Greenhouse gas mitigation potential of the world’s grazing lands: Modeling soil carbon and nitrogen fluxes of mitigation practices

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 207; pp. 91 - 100
• Main Authors: Henderson, Benjamin B., Gerber, Pierre J., Hilinski, Tom E., Falcucci, Alessandra, Ojima, Dennis S., Salvatore, Mirella, Conant, Richard T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Animal Production Systems; carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; carbon sinks; Century; Daycent; Dierlijke Productiesystemen; Estimates; Fertilization; field experimentation; forage; Forages; Grazing; grazing intensity; grazing lands; Grazing management; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; Leerstoelgroep Dierlijke productiesystemen; Legume; Legumes; livestock production; Management; nitrogen; nitrous oxide; Nitrous oxides; range management; Rangelands; risk; Ruminantia; ruminants; soil; Soil (material); sowing; Daycent; Century; Fertilization; Grazing management; Legume

•Net sequestration potential in world’s grazing lands is estimated at 295Tg CO2yr−1.•Improved grazing management could sequester 148Tg CO2yr−1 of this total potential.•Legume sowing has net sequestration potential of 147Tg CO2-eqyr−1.•There are high risks of the practices increasing soil-based GHGs...