@article{fdi:010068945,
  title = {{I}ncreased soil organic carbon stocks under agroforestry : a survey of six different sites in {F}rance},
  author = {{C}ardinael, {R}. and {C}hevallier, {T}iphaine and {C}ambou, {A}. and {B}eral, {C}. and {B}arth{\`e}s, {B}ernard and {D}upraz, {C}. and {D}urand, {C}. and {K}ouakoua, {E}rnest and {C}henu, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}groforestry systems are land use management systems in which trees are grown in combination with crops or pasture in the same field. {I}n silvoarable systems, trees are intercropped with arable crops, and in silvopastoral systems trees are combined with pasture for livestock. {T}hese systems may produce forage and timber as well as providing ecosystem services such as climate change mitigation. {C}arbon ({C}) is stored in the aboveground and belowground biomass of the trees, and the transfer of organic matter from the trees to the soil can increase soil organic carbon ({SOC}) stocks. {F}ew studies have assessed the impact of agroforestry systems on carbon storage in soils in temperate climates, as most have been undertaken in tropical regions. {T}his study assessed five silvoarable systems and one silvopastoral system in {F}rance. {A}ll sites had an agroforestry system with an adjacent, purely agricultural control plot. {T}he land use management in the inter-rows in the agroforestry systems and in the control plots were identical. {T}he age of the study sites ranged from 6 to 41 years after tree planting. {D}epending on the type of soil, the sampling depth ranged from 20 to 100 cm and {SOC} stocks were assessed using equivalent soil masses. {T}he aboveground biomass of the trees was also measured at all sites. {I}n the silvoarable systems, the mean organic carbon stock accumulation rate in the soil was 0.24 (0.09-0.46) {M}g {C} ha(-1) yr(-1) at a depth of 30 cm and 0.65 (0.004-1.85) {M}g {C} ha(-1) yr(-1) in the tree biomass. {I}ncreased {SOC} stocks were also found in deeper soil layers at two silvoarable sites. {Y}oung plantations stored additional {SOC} but mainly in the soil under the rows of trees, possibly as a result of the herbaceous vegetation growing in the rows. {A}t the silvopastoral site, the {SOC} stock was significantly greater at a depth of 30-50 cm than in the control. {O}verall, this study showed the potential of agroforestry systems to store {C} in both soil and biomass in temperate regions.},
  keywords = {{A}lley cropping ; {S}oil organic carbon storage ; {E}quivalent soil mass ; {A}boveground biomass ; {B}elowground biomass ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}griculture {E}cosystems and {E}nvironment},
  volume = {236},
  numero = {},
  pages = {243--255},
  ISSN = {0167-8809},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.agee.2016.12.011},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068945},
}