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Interlaboratory study: Testing reproducibility of solid biofuels component identification using reflected light microscopy

<p><strong>Submitted data was used to write an article:&nbsp;</strong>Drobniak, A., Mastalerz, M., Jelonek, Z., Jelonek, I., Adsul, T., Andol&scaron;ek, N., Ardakani, O.H., Congo, T., Demberelsuren, B., Donohoe, B.S., Douds, A., Flores, D., Ganzorig, R., Ghosh, S., Gize, A., Goncalves, P.A., Hackely, P., Hatcherian, J., Hower, J.C., Kalaitzidis, S., Kędzior, S., Knowles, W., Kuś, J., Lis, K., Lis, G., Liu, B., Luo, Q., Du, M., Mishra, D., Misz-Kennan, M., Mugerwa, T., O'Keefe, J., Park, J., Pearson, R., Petersen, H., Reyes, J., Ribeiro, J., Niedzwiedzkas, J.L., de la Rosa Rodriguez, G., Sosnowski, P., Valentine, B., Varma, A., Wojtaszek-Kalaitzidi, M., Xu, Z., Zdravkov, A.,&nbsp; Ziemianin, K., Interlaboratory study:&nbsp;Testing reproducibility of biomass fuels component identification using reflected light microscopy. International Journal of Coal Geology 277, 104331. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2023.104331">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2023.104331</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Funding acknowledgments: </strong>The project is co-financed by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange within the Polish Returns Programme (BPN/PPO/2021/1/00005/DEC/1), the National Science Center, Poland (2022/01/1/ST10/00024), and the research activities co-financed by the funds granted under the Research Excellence Initiative of the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Article Abstract: </strong>Considering global market trends and concerns about climate change and sustainability, increased biomass use for energy is expected to continue. As more diverse materials are being utilized to manufacture solid biomass fuels, it is critical to implement quality assessment methods to analyze these fuels thoroughly. One such method&nbsp;is reflected light microscopy (RLM), which has the potential to complement and enhance current standard testing, leading to improving fuel quality assessment and, ultimately, preventing avoidable air pollution. An interlaboratory study (ILS) was conducted to test the reproducibility of biomass fuels component identification using a reflected light microscopy technique. The exercise was conducted on thirty photomicrographs showing biomass and various undesired components (like plastics or mineral matter), which were purposely&nbsp;added (by the ILS organizers) to contaminate wood pellets and charcoal-based grilling fuels.&nbsp;Forty-six participants had various levels of difficulty identifying the marked components, and as a result, the percentage of correct answers ranged from 52.2 to 94.4%. Among the most difficult components to distinguish were petroleum products and inorganic matter. Various reasons led to the misidentification, including insufficient&nbsp;morphological descriptions of the components provided to participants, ambiguities of the nomenclature, limitations of the analytical and exercise method, and insufficient experience of the participants.&nbsp;Overall, the results indicate that RLM has the potential to enhance the quality assessment of biomass fuels. However, they also demonstrate that the petrographic classification used in this exercise requires further refinement before it can be standardized. While a new simplified classification of solid biomass fuels components&nbsp;was created as an outcome of this study, future research is necessary to refine the nomenclature, develop a&nbsp;microscopic morphological description of the components, and verify the accuracy of component identification&nbsp;with a follow-up ILS.</p>

opencc-by-4.0Aug 2023View details →
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CoCO2-MOSAIC 1.0: a global mosaic of regional, gridded, fossil and biofuel CO2 emission inventories

<p>CoCO2-MOSAIC 1.0 is a global mosaic of regional bottom-up inventories of anthropogenic CO2 emissions developed in the framework of the CoCO2 project (<a href="https://coco2-project.eu/">https://coco2-project.eu/</a>). CoCO2-MOSAIC 1.0 provides gridded (0.1˚&times;0.1˚) monthly emissions fluxes of CO2 fossil fuel (CO2ff, long cycle) and CO2 biofuel (CO2bf, short cycle) for the years 2015 to 2018 disaggregated in seven sectors: energy_s (super-emitting sources above 7.9e-6 kg/m2/s), energy_a (average emitters), manufacturing, settlements, transport, aviation land/take-off (LTO) and other. The regional inventories included are CAMS-GHG-REG 5.1 (Europe), DACCIWA 2.0 (Africa), GEAA-AEI 3.0 (Argentina), INEMA 1.0 (Chile), REAS 3.2.1 (South-East Asia) and VULCAN 3.0 (USA). EDGAR 6.0 and CAMS-GLOB-SHIP 3.1 are used for gap-filling missing sectors and regions. CAMS-GLOB-TEMPO 3.1 is used for temporal disaggregation of inventories providing annual emissions. Aviation emissions from climb, descent, and cruise are not covered by regional inventories and are provided as a separate file. Note that 2015 is the only year when all regional inventories are simultaneously available. &nbsp;</p> <p>Compared to global inventories, CoCO2-MOSAIC 1.0 includes all the regional information available without the limitation of providing spatially consistent emissions. Therefore, CoCO2-MOSAIC 1.0 can be used as a global baseline inventory due to the higher level of detail, higher spatial resolution, and country-specific information included by regional inventories.&nbsp;</p> <p>For further details see Urraca et al. 2023 (ESSD submitted). The paper (i) describes the CoCO2-MOSAIC methodology and (ii) uses the mosaic to inter-compare the most widely used global inventories: CAMS-GLOB-ANT 5.3, EDGAR 6.0/7.0, ODIAC v2020b, and CEDS v2020_04_24.</p>

opencc-by-4.0Apr 2023View details →
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Leaf Area Index on the GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment at the Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI (2009 to 2017)

Dataset AbstractThe leaf area index was measured to estimate the phenology and growth patterns of the different biofuel crops.original data source http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datasets/225

openCC (other)Sep 2023View details →
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Supplementary dataset to "Draft genome assembly of the biofuel grass crop Miscanthus sacchariflorus"

<p><em>Miscanthus sacchariflorus</em> (Maxim.) Hack. is a C4 perennial rhizomatous biofuel grass crop. <em>M. sacchariflorus</em> is among the most widely distributed species within the genus, particularly at cold northern latitudes, and one of the progenitor species of the main biomass commercial crop <em>M.&nbsp;&times;&nbsp;giganteus</em>. We generated a 2.54 Gbps whole-genome assembly of the diploid <em>M. sacchariflorus</em> &ldquo;Robustus 297&rdquo; genotype, which represented ~59% of the expected genome size. We later anchored this assembly in the chromosomal-scale <em>M. sinensis</em> genome to improve its contiguity. We annotated 86,767 and 69,049 protein-coding genes in the unanchored and anchored, respectively. We estimated our assemblies include ~85% of the <em>M. sacchariflorus</em> genes based on homology, core markers and RNA-seq alignments stats. Raw data and further metadata are available under Bioproject PRJNA435476.</p> <ul> <li>Msac_v2.fasta: Unanchored whole-genome assembly (WGA) of M. sacchariflorus in FASTA format.</li> <li>Msac_v3.fasta: The previous WGA re-scaffolded with the M. sinensis public reference.</li> <li>Msac_v3.agp: Chromosomal position in the M. sinensis reference of the previous scaffolds in Msac_v3.fasta</li> <li>Msac_v2.gff3: Gene annotation of the unanchored WGA in GFF3 format, which contains 86,767 coding genes</li> <li>Msac_v3.gff3: Gene annotation of the anchored WGA in GFF3 format, which contains 69,049 coding genes</li> <li>Msac_v2.func_annot.tsv: Text table containing the functional annotation of the 86,767 coding genes in Msac_v2.gff3</li> <li>Msac_v2.repeats_annotation.gff3: Repeats annotation (Repeatmasker) of the unanchored reference.</li> <li>Msac_v2.masked.fasta.gz: Repeats-masked version (Repeatmasker) of Msac_v2.fasta</li> <li>all.satsuma.blocks_Msac_v2-vs-Msin.gz: Every alignment from scaffolds in Msac_v3.fasta into M. sinensis reference</li> <li>Msac_v2.orthology_Msin.tsv: Ortologous between Msac_v2 and M. sinensis</li> <li>Msac_v3-vs-Msin.tsv: Ortologous between Msac_v3 and M. sinensis</li> </ul>

opencc-by-4.0Nov 2020View details →
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Cellulosic Biofuels Diversity Experiment at the Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI (2006 to 2017)

Dataset Abstract The Cellulosic Biofuels Diversity Experiment is an additional long-term study located within the LTER Main Site complex, in which a series of 12 different cropping systems vary in species makeup and nitrogen input. Treatments include continuous corn, corn-soybean, two variations of switchgrass fertilized differently, a C3 – C4 grass mix, and prairie grasses native to Michigan with different numbers of species. Switchgrass varieties are Cave-in rock (commercial non-native) and Southlow commercial native). Prairie grasses include switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), and Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans), Treatment plots are 9.1 by 27m (30 × 40 feet) replicated in each of 4 randomized blocks. The study site was established in 2008. Click on the image for a printable map of the study area. original data source http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datasets/109

openCustomFeb 2018View details →
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Dataset: The implications of microalgae biofuel production for the heavy-duty transport sector under planetary boundary perspective

<p><strong>Dataset of the article: </strong><em>&quot;The implications of microalgae biofuel production for the heavy-duty transport sector under planetary boundary perspective&quot;</em></p> <ul> <li>Selected results of the analysis are included in&nbsp;<strong>Microalgae biofuel results.zip</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Summary:</strong></p> <p>In this contribution, we study the extent to which 68 scenarios for microalgae biofuels could help the heavy-duty transport sector operate within planetary boundaries. The proposed scenarios are built considering a range of alternative configurations based on three types of fuel production processes (i.e., transesterification, hydrodeoxygenation and hydrothermal liquefaction), different carbon sources (such us a natural gas power plants and direct air capture), byproduct treatments, and two electricity mixes. Our results reveal that microalgae biofuels could significantly reduce the environmental and human health impacts of the business-as-usual (fossil-based) heavy-duty transport sector. Moreover, relative to standard biofuels that show large land-use requirements, we find that microalgae biofuels also decrease the damage on biosphere integrity substantially. Notably, pathways resorting to hydrodeoxygenation of microalgae oil and direct air capture and carbon storage could reduce the current impact induced globally on climate change by the heavy transport by 77%, while attaining six-fold reductions in biosphere integrity impacts, both relative to conventional biofuels. Simultaneously, microalgae-based biofuels can achieve impacts six times lower than conventional biofuels in biosphere integrity and 45% lower in human health.</p>

opencc-by-4.0Apr 2023View details →
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Data from: Nitrogen fertilization challenges the climate benefit of cellulosic biofuels

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publicNov 2019View details →
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Simulation results for "Integration of Plant and Microbial Oil Processing at Oilcane Biorefineries for More Sustainable Biofuel Production" publication

<p>Simulation results for "Integration of Plant and Microbial Oil Processing at Oilcane Biorefineries for More Sustainable Biofuel Production" publication.</p>

opencc-by-4.0Jun 2024View details →
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Uncertainties in greenhouse gas emission factors: A comprehensive analysis of switchgrass-based biofuel production

<p>This study investigates uncertainties in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission factors related to switchgrass-based biofuel production in Michigan. Using three life cycle assessment (LCA) databases— US lifecycle inventory database (USLCI), GREET, and Ecoinvent—each with multiple versions, we recalculated the global warming intensity (GWI) and GHG mitigation potential in a static calculation. Employing Monte Carlo simulations along with local and global sensitivity analyses, we assess uncertainties and pinpoint key parameters influencing GWI. The convergence of results across our previous study, static calculations, and Monte Carlo simulations enhances the credibility of estimated GWI values. Static calculations, validated by Monte Carlo simulations, offer reasonable central tendencies, providing a robust foundation for policy considerations. However, the wider range observed in Monte Carlo simulations underscores the importance of potential variations and uncertainties in real-world applications. Sensitivity analyses identify biofuel yield, GHG emissions of electricity, and soil organic carbon (SOC) change as pivotal parameters influencing GWI. Decreasing uncertainties in GWI may be achieved by making greater efforts to acquire more precise data on these parameters. Our study emphasizes the significance of considering diverse GHG factors and databases in GWI assessments and stresses the need for accurate electricity fuel mixes, crucial information for refining GWI assessments and informing strategies for sustainable biofuel production.</p>

opencc-zeroJul 2024View details →
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Global patents related to the biotechnological production of biofuels and high-value bioproducts

<p>The table includes the most relevant patents related to the biotechnological production of biofuels and high-added-value products obtained from lignocellulosic raw material.</p>

opencc-by-4.0Jul 2023View details →
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Dataset for Determination of Inorganic Impurities and Ash Content from Biofuels

<p>The complete data set that was the basis of the article:</p> <p>Stratulat, C.; Ginghina, R.E.; Bratu, A.E.; Isleyen, A.; Tunc, M.; Hafner-Vuk, K.; Frey, A.M.; Kjeldsen, H.; Vogl, J. Development- and Validation-Improved Metrological Methods for the Determination of Inorganic Impurities and Ash Content from Biofuels.&nbsp;<em>Energies</em>&nbsp;<strong>2023</strong>,&nbsp;<em>16</em>, 5221. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16135221</p>

opencc-by-4.0Aug 2023View details →
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Uncertainties in greenhouse gas emission factors: A comprehensive analysis of switchgrass-based biofuel production

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Data for: Multifunctional landscapes for dedicated bioenergy crops lead to low-carbon market-competitive biofuels

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Root Ingrowth Biomass:Biodiversity: A field test of biofuel production and ground-water quality

Bioenergy could be an important part of the solution to the projected climate problems of the future, and in addition could provide auxiliary ecological services. The project described here aims to parameterize expected benefits of diverse prairie biofuel plantations for groundwater quality, and also to further evaluate its biofuel potential. This project, done in cooperation with the USGS, grows out of purely scientific discoveries in other Cedar Creek experiments. We know that diverse prairie systems are better able to retain inorganic nitrogen than monoculture systems (e.g., Dijkstra etal. 2007). However, nitrogen is just one pollutant of many being delivered to surface-water and ground-water from agricultural systems. There are a number of others including phosphorus, pesticides, and veterinary pharmaceuticals. This fact combined with the rising demand for corn grain ethanol could lead to further declines in the water quality of agricultural regions in the United States. Perennial vegetative buffers, in particular diverse prairies and/or hay (CRP), are proposed solutions. The vegetation in such buffers can be used for biofuel and simultaneously appear to be attenuate leaching of agricultural compounds through the unsaturated zone to groundwater. This 3-year cooperative USGS and UMN study will (1) examine the ability of prairies and hay (CRP) to attenuate leaching of agricultural compounds to ground-water (2) compare biofuel production of four cropping systems: diverse prairie, hay (CRP), corn grown with chemical fertilizer, and corn grown with a combination of manure and chemical fertilizer, (3) provide for future investigations into microbial antibiotic resistance and (4) provide a better understanding of the unsaturated zone hydrology and shallow groundwater recharge at Cedar Creek. The project will take place in the E120 field.

openCC0Jan 2018View details →
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Plant species percent cover data:Biodiversity: A field test of biofuel production and ground-water quality

Bioenergy could be an important part of the solution to the projected climate problems of the future, and in addition could provide auxiliary ecological services. The project described here aims to parameterize expected benefits of diverse prairie biofuel plantations for groundwater quality, and also to further evaluate its biofuel potential. This project, done in cooperation with the USGS, grows out of purely scientific discoveries in other Cedar Creek experiments. We know that diverse prairie systems are better able to retain inorganic nitrogen than monoculture systems (e.g., Dijkstra etal. 2007). However, nitrogen is just one pollutant of many being delivered to surface-water and ground-water from agricultural systems. There are a number of others including phosphorus, pesticides, and veterinary pharmaceuticals. This fact combined with the rising demand for corn grain ethanol could lead to further declines in the water quality of agricultural regions in the United States. Perennial vegetative buffers, in particular diverse prairies and/or hay (CRP), are proposed solutions. The vegetation in such buffers can be used for biofuel and simultaneously appear to be attenuate leaching of agricultural compounds through the unsaturated zone to groundwater. This 3-year cooperative USGS and UMN study will (1) examine the ability of prairies and hay (CRP) to attenuate leaching of agricultural compounds to ground-water (2) compare biofuel production of four cropping systems: diverse prairie, hay (CRP), corn grown with chemical fertilizer, and corn grown with a combination of manure and chemical fertilizer, (3) provide for future investigations into microbial antibiotic resistance and (4) provide a better understanding of the unsaturated zone hydrology and shallow groundwater recharge at Cedar Creek. The project will take place in the E120 field.

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Root harvest biomass:Biodiversity: A field test of biofuel production and ground-water quality

Bioenergy could be an important part of the solution to the projected climate problems of the future, and in addition could provide auxiliary ecological services. The project described here aims to parameterize expected benefits of diverse prairie biofuel plantations for groundwater quality, and also to further evaluate its biofuel potential. This project, done in cooperation with the USGS, grows out of purely scientific discoveries in other Cedar Creek experiments. We know that diverse prairie systems are better able to retain inorganic nitrogen than monoculture systems (e.g., Dijkstra etal. 2007). However, nitrogen is just one pollutant of many being delivered to surface-water and ground-water from agricultural systems. There are a number of others including phosphorus, pesticides, and veterinary pharmaceuticals. This fact combined with the rising demand for corn grain ethanol could lead to further declines in the water quality of agricultural regions in the United States. Perennial vegetative buffers, in particular diverse prairies and/or hay (CRP), are proposed solutions. The vegetation in such buffers can be used for biofuel and simultaneously appear to be attenuate leaching of agricultural compounds through the unsaturated zone to groundwater. This 3-year cooperative USGS and UMN study will (1) examine the ability of prairies and hay (CRP) to attenuate leaching of agricultural compounds to ground-water (2) compare biofuel production of four cropping systems: diverse prairie, hay (CRP), corn grown with chemical fertilizer, and corn grown with a combination of manure and chemical fertilizer, (3) provide for future investigations into microbial antibiotic resistance and (4) provide a better understanding of the unsaturated zone hydrology and shallow groundwater recharge at Cedar Creek. The project will take place in the E120 field.

openCC0Jan 2018View details →
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Soil carbon and nitrogen:Biodiversity: A field test of biofuel production and ground-water quality

Bioenergy could be an important part of the solution to the projected climate problems of the future, and in addition could provide auxiliary ecological services. The project described here aims to parameterize expected benefits of diverse prairie biofuel plantations for groundwater quality, and also to further evaluate its biofuel potential. This project, done in cooperation with the USGS, grows out of purely scientific discoveries in other Cedar Creek experiments. We know that diverse prairie systems are better able to retain inorganic nitrogen than monoculture systems (e.g., Dijkstra etal. 2007). However, nitrogen is just one pollutant of many being delivered to surface-water and ground-water from agricultural systems. There are a number of others including phosphorus, pesticides, and veterinary pharmaceuticals. This fact combined with the rising demand for corn grain ethanol could lead to further declines in the water quality of agricultural regions in the United States. Perennial vegetative buffers, in particular diverse prairies and/or hay (CRP), are proposed solutions. The vegetation in such buffers can be used for biofuel and simultaneously appear to be attenuate leaching of agricultural compounds through the unsaturated zone to groundwater. This 3-year cooperative USGS and UMN study will (1) examine the ability of prairies and hay (CRP) to attenuate leaching of agricultural compounds to ground-water (2) compare biofuel production of four cropping systems: diverse prairie, hay (CRP), corn grown with chemical fertilizer, and corn grown with a combination of manure and chemical fertilizer, (3) provide for future investigations into microbial antibiotic resistance and (4) provide a better understanding of the unsaturated zone hydrology and shallow groundwater recharge at Cedar Creek. The project will take place in the E120 field.

openCC0Jan 2018View details →
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Soil moisture:Biodiversity: A field test of biofuel production and ground-water quality.

Bioenergy could be an important part of the solution to the projected climate problems of the future, and in addition could provide auxiliary ecological services. The project described here aims to parameterize expected benefits of diverse prairie biofuel plantations for groundwater quality, and also to further evaluate its biofuel potential. This project, done in cooperation with the USGS, grows out of purely scientific discoveries in other Cedar Creek experiments. We know that diverse prairie systems are better able to retain inorganic nitrogen than monoculture systems (e.g., Dijkstra etal. 2007). However, nitrogen is just one pollutant of many being delivered to surface-water and ground-water from agricultural systems. There are a number of others including phosphorus, pesticides, and veterinary pharmaceuticals. This fact combined with the rising demand for corn grain ethanol could lead to further declines in the water quality of agricultural regions in the United States. Perennial vegetative buffers, in particular diverse prairies and/or hay (CRP), are proposed solutions. The vegetation in such buffers can be used for biofuel and simultaneously appear to be attenuate leaching of agricultural compounds through the unsaturated zone to groundwater. This 3-year cooperative USGS and UMN study will (1) examine the ability of prairies and hay (CRP) to attenuate leaching of agricultural compounds to ground-water (2) compare biofuel production of four cropping systems: diverse prairie, hay (CRP), corn grown with chemical fertilizer, and corn grown with a combination of manure and chemical fertilizer, (3) provide for future investigations into microbial antibiotic resistance and (4) provide a better understanding of the unsaturated zone hydrology and shallow groundwater recharge at Cedar Creek. The project will take place in the E120 field.

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Data from: Nest survival modeling using a multi-species approach in forests managed for timber and biofuel feedstock

1. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) intercropping is a novel forest management practice for biomass production intended to generate cellulosic feedstocks within intensively managed loblolly pine-dominated landscapes. These pine plantations are important for early-successional bird species, as short rotation times continually maintain early successional habitat. We tested the efficacy of using community models compared to individual surrogate species models in understanding influences on nest survival. We analysed nest data to test for differences in habitat use for 14 bird species in plots managed for switchgrass intercropping and controls within loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) plantations in Mississippi, USA. 2. We adapted hierarchical models using hyper-parameters to incorporate information from both common and rare species to understand community-level nest survival. This approach incorporates rare species that are often discarded due to low sample sizes, but can inform community-level demographic parameter estimates. We illustrate use of this approach in generating both species-level and community-wide estimates of daily survival rates for songbird nests. We were able to include rare species with low sample size (minimum n = 5) to inform a hyper-prior, allowing us to estimate effects of covariates on daily survival at the community level, then compare this with a single-species approach using surrogate species. Using single species models, we were unable to generate estimates below a sample size of 21 nests per species. 3. Community model species-level survival and parameter estimates were similar to those generated by five single species models, with improved precision in community model parameters. 4. Covariates of nest placement indicated that switchgrass at the nest site (&lt; 4 m) reduced daily nest survival, although intercropping at the forest stand level increased daily nest survival. 5. Synthesis and applications. Community models represent a viable method for estimating community nest survival rates and effects of covariates while incorporating limited data for rarely detected species. Intercropping switchgrass in loblolly pine plantations slightly increased daily nest survival at the research plot scale (0.1 km2), although at a local scale (50 m2) switchgrass negatively influenced nest survival. A likely explanation supported by previous research is intercropping shifted community composition, favouring species with greater disturbance tolerance.

opencc-zeroDec 2016View details →
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Data from: Global warming intensity of biofuel derived from switchgrass grown on marginal land in Michigan

<p>Energy crops for biofuel production, especially switchgrass (<em>Panicum virgatum</em>), are of interest from a climate change perspective. Here, we use outputs from a crop growth model and life cycle assessment (LCA) to examine the global warming intensity (GWI; g CO<sub>2</sub> MJ<sup>-1</sup>) and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential (Mg CO<sub>2</sub> year<sup>-1</sup>) of biofuel systems based on a spatially explicit analysis of switchgrass grown on marginal land (abandoned former cropland) in Michigan, USA. We find that marginal lands in Michigan can annually produce over 0.57 hm<sup>3</sup> of liquid biofuel derived from nitrogen-fertilized switchgrass, mitigating 1.2-1.5 Tg of CO<sub>2</sub> per year.  About 96% of these biofuels can meet the Renewable Fuel Standard (60% reduction in lifecycle GHG emissions compared with conventional gasoline; GWI ≤ 37.2 g CO<sub>2</sub> MJ<sup>-1</sup>). Furthermore, 73-75% of these biofuels are carbon-negative (GWI less than zero) due to enhanced soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. However, simulations indicate that SOC levels would fail to increase and even decrease on the 11% of lands where SOC stocks &gt;&gt; 200 Mg C ha<sup>-1</sup>, leading to carbon intensities greater than gasoline. Results highlight the strong climate mitigation potential of switchgrass grown on marginal lands as well as the needs to avoid carbon rich soils such as histosols and wetlands and to ensure that productivity will be sufficient to provide net mitigation.</p>

opencc-zeroJan 2023View details →

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