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Project Code [2020-CCRP-FS.38]
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Project title
Carbon capture and soil carbon sequestration in annual and perennial grasslands
Primary Funding Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
University College Cork (UCC)
Project Abstract
Grasslands have the potential to sequester significant amounts of
carbon. This could help counteract the current rise in atmospheric CO2.
However, overgrazing has resulted in Californian grasslands being
invaded by annual exotic grass species which may not have the same
capacity for carbon sequestration as native perennial grasses. My
project determines the contribution of annual and perennial grasses to
carbon sequestration in the soil. Field research will be conducted in
annual and perennial grass plots that have already been established at
UC Davis. The mechanisms that underlie carbon and nitrogen allocation
to the roots will be investigated by laboratory-based experiments
Grant Approved
�19,500.00
Research Theme
Carbon Stocks, GHG Emissions, Sinks and Management Options
Initial Projected Completion Date
21/06/2021