Bilan de carbone d'une prairie pâturée en Région wallonne: effets du climat et de la gestion du pâturage ; Carbon balance of a grazed grassland in southern Belgium: impact of climatic conditions and grazing management

As grassland carbon (C) sequestration can play an important role in mitigating total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of livestock production systems (carbon dioxide – CO2, nitrous oxide – N2O, methane – CH4), this PhD investigates the C balance of an intensively managed grazed grassland in the temperate climate of southern Belgium. It analyses more particularly impact of climatic conditions and management practices on the C balance. The research site is a permanent grassland, covering 4.22 ha, intensively used for more than 50 years for Belgian Blue cattle grazing with the application of organi... Mehr ...