Environmental impacts of switchgrass management for bioenergy production

R. Howard Skinner; Walter Zegada-Lizarazu; John P. Schmidt

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-2903-5_6

Environmental impacts of switchgrass management for bioenergy production

R. Howard Skinner, Walter Zegada-Lizarazu, John P. Schmidt

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Abstract

In this chapter, we review major environmental impacts of growing switchgrass as a bioenergy crop, including effects on carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions, soil erosion, nutrient leaching, and runoff. Information from life cycle analyses, including the effects of indirect land use change (iLUC), is examined to quantify the full impact of migration to bioenergy cropping systems on both managed and natural ecosystems. Information on the environmental impacts of switchgrass cultivation is scarce and there exists a critical need for additional research. What limited information there is suggests that switchgrass provides multiple environmental benefits compared to annual crop cultivation. However, benefits generally appear to be similar to other perennial crops.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Switchgrass
Subtitle of host publication	A Valuable Biomass Crop for Energy
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	129-152
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Print)	9781447129028
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2903-5_6
State	Published - 1 Jan 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Green Energy and Technology
Volume	94
ISSN (Print)	1865-3529
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-3537

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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