Saarnio, Sanna (2015): Impacts of Biochar Amendment on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Soils
Saarnio, Sanna (2015): Impacts of Biochar Amendment on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Soils. In Zhongqi He, Fengchang Wu (Eds.): Agricultural and Environmental Applications of Biochar: Advances and Barriers. Madison, WI: Soil Science Society of America, Inc (SSSA special publication, 63). Available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaspecpub63.2014.0045[nbsp][nbsp]
„Biochar amendment influences soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by altering the microbial transformation conditions in soils in numerous ways. Increased pH, improved nutrient availability, and additional C may increase microbial activity and the release of GHGs. On the other hand, biochar may disturb microbial processes by increasing the C-to-N ratio in the soil or by adsorbing substrates, processed products and enzymes, or by releasing compounds inhibiting microbial activity.“