Ecosystem Services of Woody Crop Production Systems |
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| Authors: | Ronald S. Zalesny Suffix" >Jr,John A. Stanturf,Emile S. Gardiner,James H. Perdue,Timothy M. Young,David R. Coyle,William L. Headlee,Gary S. Bañuelos,Amir Hass |
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| Affiliation: | 1.USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station,Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies,Rhinelander,USA;2.USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station,Center for Forest Disturbance Science,Athens,USA;3.USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station,Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research,Stoneville,USA;4.USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station,Forest Products Center,Knoxville,USA;5.Forest Products Center,University of Tennessee,Knoxville,USA;6.D.B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources,University of Georgia,Athens,USA;7.Southern Regional Extension Forestry,Athens,USA;8.Division of Agriculture, Arkansas Forest Resources Center,University of Arkansas,Monticello,USA;9.School of Forestry and Natural Resources,University of Arkansas at Monticello,Monticello,USA;10.USDA Agricultural Research Service,Water Management Research Unit,Parlier,USA;11.Agricultural and Environmental Research Station,West Virginia State University,Institute,USA |
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| Abstract: | Short-rotation woody crops are an integral component of regional and national energy portfolios, as well as providing essential ecosystem services such as biomass supplies, carbon sinks, clean water, and healthy soils. We review recent USDA Forest Service Research and Development efforts from the USDA Biomass Research Centers on the provisioning of these ecosystem services from woody crop production systems. For biomass, we highlight productivity and yield potential, pest susceptibility, and bioenergy siting applications. We describe carbon storage in aboveground woody biomass and studies assessing the provision of clean and plentiful water. Soil protection and wildlife habitat are also mentioned, in the context of converting lands from traditional row-crop agriculture to woody production systems. |
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