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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Quantifying dissolved carbon losses from soils: effects of land use and management practices |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Bruce Osborne |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | University College Dublin (UCD) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.30859, -6.22577 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 03/01/2006 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 03/01/2010 |
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| Project Keywords | Soils Carbon Storage; Land use; Carbon Losses; Groundwater |
| Project Abstract | There is major uncertainty in the estimates of carbon storage in soils due to significant losses of carbon via ground water. Land use and management will influence ground water carbon losses but they are rarely quantified and direct comparisons between land-uses have not been made. To address these uncertainties, we will measure ground water carbon losses for three of Ireland's major land use categories, arable, grassland and forest, as well as examining the influence of different land management systems. By utilizing ongoing measurements of carbon dioxide exchange, we will provide an improved assessment of carbon sequestration potential of managed ecosystems. |