Can Biochar Come to the Rescue of Coastal Barren Species? A Controlled Study Reports on the Impact of Biochar Amendment on Their Survival
Indigenous species in coastal barren communities are subject to anthropogenic and environmental pressures; some species are in decline, and there is uncertainty about their long-term survival. The authors added supplemental soil carbon in the form of red oak biochar to calcined clay (1:9) to determi...
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doaj-617d0c61d8fa45d085466325e603c1d92020-11-24T23:32:09ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21261930-21262014-08-01946214622610.15376/biores.9.4.6214-6226Can Biochar Come to the Rescue of Coastal Barren Species? A Controlled Study Reports on the Impact of Biochar Amendment on Their SurvivalJeff Licht0Hugh McLaughlin1Chris Burns2Frank Shields3Biochar Investigation Program School for the Environment University of Massachusetts BostonAC Fox, Groton, MA, 01450Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003Control Laboratories, Inc., Watsonville, CA,95076Indigenous species in coastal barren communities are subject to anthropogenic and environmental pressures; some species are in decline, and there is uncertainty about their long-term survival. The authors added supplemental soil carbon in the form of red oak biochar to calcined clay (1:9) to determine the effect of this treatment on survival of legume (Lupinus perennis and Baptisia tinctoria) and non-legume (Vaccinium angustifolium and Quercus ilicifolia) species during a period spanning two and a half seasons of unirrigated pot tests. Red oak biochar used in the experiment was produced from pyrolysis, the thermochemical devolitization and carbonization of the starting biomass. Biochar significantly affected the survival rates of all species (P=<.03). Biochar-treated non-legumes had higher survival rates (P=<.10) than similarly treated legumes. Future investigations of biochars, particularly those evolved from recycled lignocellulosic wastes, associated with survival, should focus on reversal of habitat loss.http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_4_6214_Licht_Biochar_Rescue_Coastal_Barren_SpeciesSpecies survivalBiochar amendmentCoastal barren communitiesLegumeBio-management |
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Can Biochar Come to the Rescue of Coastal Barren Species? A Controlled Study Reports on the Impact of Biochar Amendment on Their Survival |
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Can Biochar Come to the Rescue of Coastal Barren Species? A Controlled Study Reports on the Impact of Biochar Amendment on Their Survival |
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Can Biochar Come to the Rescue of Coastal Barren Species? A Controlled Study Reports on the Impact of Biochar Amendment on Their Survival |
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Can Biochar Come to the Rescue of Coastal Barren Species? A Controlled Study Reports on the Impact of Biochar Amendment on Their Survival |
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Can Biochar Come to the Rescue of Coastal Barren Species? A Controlled Study Reports on the Impact of Biochar Amendment on Their Survival |
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can biochar come to the rescue of coastal barren species? a controlled study reports on the impact of biochar amendment on their survival |
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North Carolina State University |
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1930-2126 1930-2126 |
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Indigenous species in coastal barren communities are subject to anthropogenic and environmental pressures; some species are in decline, and there is uncertainty about their long-term survival. The authors added supplemental soil carbon in the form of red oak biochar to calcined clay (1:9) to determine the effect of this treatment on survival of legume (Lupinus perennis and Baptisia tinctoria) and non-legume (Vaccinium angustifolium and Quercus ilicifolia) species during a period spanning two and a half seasons of unirrigated pot tests. Red oak biochar used in the experiment was produced from pyrolysis, the thermochemical devolitization and carbonization of the starting biomass. Biochar significantly affected the survival rates of all species (P=<.03). Biochar-treated non-legumes had higher survival rates (P=<.10) than similarly treated legumes. Future investigations of biochars, particularly those evolved from recycled lignocellulosic wastes, associated with survival, should focus on reversal of habitat loss. |
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Species survival Biochar amendment Coastal barren communities Legume Bio-management |
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