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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-175-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-175-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Original research article
| 
25 Apr 2016
Original research article |
| 25 Apr 2016
Effect of grassland cutting frequency on soil carbon storage – a case study on public lawns in three Swedish cities
C. Poeplau
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of Ecology, Box 7044, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
Thuenen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Bundesallee 50, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
H. Marstorp
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of Soil and Environment, Box 7014, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
K. Thored
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of Ecology, Box 7044, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
T. Kätterer
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of Ecology, Box 7044, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Pros and cons of transdisciplinary research: A case study of Swedish lawns and their sustainable alternatives M. Ignatieva et al. 10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126799
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- Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from turf management of two Swedish golf courses P. Tidåker et al. 10.1016/j.ufug.2016.11.009
- Application of a new model using productivity coupled with hydrothermal factors (PCH) for evaluating net primary productivity of grassland in southern China Z. Sun et al. 10.5194/se-8-545-2017
- Analysis of peat soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, soil water content and basal respiration: Is there a ‘best’ drying temperature? U. Dettmann et al. 10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115231
- Grassland soil organic carbon stocks along management intensity and warming gradients C. Poeplau 10.1111/gfs.12537
- Grass harvesting eliminates the beneficial effects of legume addition on soil nematode communities in a tall grass pasture J. Zhao et al. 10.1016/j.agee.2023.108468
- Optimizing the co-benefits of biodiversity and carbon sinks in urban residential yards M. Ariluoma et al. 10.3389/frsc.2024.1327614
- Frequent defoliation of perennial legume-grass bicultures alters soil carbon dynamics C. Teixeira et al. 10.1007/s11104-023-06091-7
- Environmental and management controls of soil carbon storage in grasslands of southwestern China D. Balasubramanian et al. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109810
- Quantifying carbon stocks in urban parks under cold climate conditions L. Lindén et al. 10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126633
- Lawns and meadows in urban green space – a comparison from perspectives of greenhouse gases, drought resilience and plant functional types J. Trémeau et al. 10.5194/bg-21-949-2024
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Short summary
We compared two long-term contrasting systems of urban lawn management (frequently cut utility lawn vs. seldomly cut meadow-like lawn) regarding their effect on soil carbon in three Swedish cities. Biomass production was also measured during 1 year. The utility lawns had a significantly higher biomass production, which resulted in a higher soil carbon storage, since clippings were not removed. Soil carbon sequestration outweighed the higher management-related CO2 emissions of the utility lawns.
We compared two long-term contrasting systems of urban lawn management (frequently cut utility...
