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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 03 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
| Journal | Mires and Peat |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | Special Volume |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Abstract
Following the recent international agreements on climate action, there is an urgent need to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Wet cultivation of peatlands (paludiculture) can combine low GHG emissions with productive use of the land, but methods for identifying suitable areas at regional and local scales are lacking. In this study we present a spatial assessment tool for two paludiculture species, namely Phragmites australis and Typha latifolia. This tool is built in a Geographic Information System (GIS) and is designed to perform a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the cultivation potential of land that is currently used for agriculture or peat extraction, within a defined geographical area. It uses a graded assessment process with a plot based analysis. A case study application shows that the tool can deliver first estimates of the potential cultivation area, but further research is needed to enhance its flexibility and scope of application. In its present form it may be used as a decision support instrument for specific sites.
Keywords
- Assessment tool, Climate protection, Decision support, Gis, Peatland, Spatial planning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Aquatic Science
- Environmental Science(all)
- Ecology
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Soil Science
- Environmental Science(all)
- Nature and Landscape Conservation
Sustainable Development Goals
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T1 - Spatial potential for paludicultures to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
T2 - an analytic tool
AU - Schlattmann, Anna
AU - Rode, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2019 International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Following the recent international agreements on climate action, there is an urgent need to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Wet cultivation of peatlands (paludiculture) can combine low GHG emissions with productive use of the land, but methods for identifying suitable areas at regional and local scales are lacking. In this study we present a spatial assessment tool for two paludiculture species, namely Phragmites australis and Typha latifolia. This tool is built in a Geographic Information System (GIS) and is designed to perform a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the cultivation potential of land that is currently used for agriculture or peat extraction, within a defined geographical area. It uses a graded assessment process with a plot based analysis. A case study application shows that the tool can deliver first estimates of the potential cultivation area, but further research is needed to enhance its flexibility and scope of application. In its present form it may be used as a decision support instrument for specific sites.
AB - Following the recent international agreements on climate action, there is an urgent need to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Wet cultivation of peatlands (paludiculture) can combine low GHG emissions with productive use of the land, but methods for identifying suitable areas at regional and local scales are lacking. In this study we present a spatial assessment tool for two paludiculture species, namely Phragmites australis and Typha latifolia. This tool is built in a Geographic Information System (GIS) and is designed to perform a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the cultivation potential of land that is currently used for agriculture or peat extraction, within a defined geographical area. It uses a graded assessment process with a plot based analysis. A case study application shows that the tool can deliver first estimates of the potential cultivation area, but further research is needed to enhance its flexibility and scope of application. In its present form it may be used as a decision support instrument for specific sites.
KW - Assessment tool
KW - Climate protection
KW - Decision support
KW - Gis
KW - Peatland
KW - Spatial planning
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DO - 10.19189/MaP.2017.OMB.324
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VL - 25
SP - 1
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JO - Mires and Peat
JF - Mires and Peat
SN - 1819-754X
IS - Special Volume
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