Articles | Volume 2, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-175-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-175-2016
Original research article
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25 Apr 2016
Original research article |  | 25 Apr 2016

Effect of grassland cutting frequency on soil carbon storage – a case study on public lawns in three Swedish cities

C. Poeplau, H. Marstorp, K. Thored, and T. Kätterer

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We compared two long-term contrasting systems of urban lawn management (frequently cut utility lawn vs. seldomly cut meadow-like lawn) regarding their effect on soil carbon in three Swedish cities. Biomass production was also measured during 1 year. The utility lawns had a significantly higher biomass production, which resulted in a higher soil carbon storage, since clippings were not removed. Soil carbon sequestration outweighed the higher management-related CO2 emissions of the utility lawns.