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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2010, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (18): 320-323.

Special Issue: 农业生态

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An overview of the potential role of reed (Phragmites australis) wetlands in terrestrial C sequestration of China

  

  • Received:2010-02-01 Revised:2010-07-12 Online:2011-09-20 Published:2011-09-20

Abstract: Reed (Phragmites australis), well grown in aquatic environments of river, lake and tidal wetlands, can be considered as high biomass and bioenergy crop for C-sequestartion ecosystems. This paper describes the role of the reed wetlands in developing terretrial ecosystems with high C-sink and potential for CO2 mitigation, discusses the problems of bioenergy production using reed in tidal wetlands and the contribution to the state capacity of terrestrial ecosystem C sink. It is recommended that extension of reed wetlands should be taken into account in the national strategy of ecosystem carbon sequestration and bio-energy development.