کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4390868 | 1305198 | 2008 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Biomass production of hybrid poplar (Populus sp.) grown on deep-trenched municipal biosolids
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موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری
علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک
بوم شناسی، تکامل، رفتار و سامانه شناسی
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چکیده انگلیسی
Environmentally sustainable options for recycling municipal biosolids generated from wastewater treatment plants are needed. We measured the wood biomass production of a 50Â ha hybrid poplar (Populus spp.) tree farm where biosolids were applied at a rate of 380Â metric tonnes per hectare in deep trench rows (46Â cm deep, 107Â cm wide, and 20Â cm below the surface) of a clay spoil at a former sand and gravel mine located near Washington, DC. Our aim was to quantify how much wood biomass was produced within a 6-year rotation and to develop allometric models useful for easily estimating wood biomass for this type of novel plantation. We randomly sampled trees from stands 2 to 6 years old to measure total tree height, diameter at breast height (DBH), and total tree weight. The 6-year-old trees had a mean height of 9.7Â m and a mean biomass of 20.5Â kg. DBH was the best allometric predictor of biomass (r2Â =Â 0.98, PÂ <Â 0.001), especially for trees with diameters greater than 4Â cm. Tree height was a significant, but less precise predictor of biomass (r2Â =Â 0.87, PÂ <Â 0.001). Standing wood biomass after 6 years was 22,100Â kg/ha. Ecological recycling of municipal biosolids to tree plantations can be an environmentally sustainable and energy conscientious means for producing energy, while restoring degraded habitat.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Ecological Engineering - Volume 33, Issue 1, 1 May 2008, Pages 8-14
Journal: Ecological Engineering - Volume 33, Issue 1, 1 May 2008, Pages 8-14
نویسندگان
Erika Felix, David R. Tilley, Gary Felton, Eric Flamino,