Summary
This 2016 modelling study projected nitrous oxide emissions from managed grasslands in South West England by coupling soil process models with meteorological variables and future climate scenarios. The work integrates anticipated shifts in soil moisture and temperature regimes to estimate how N₂O release patterns will evolve under climate change in a region dominated by livestock farming. The findings contribute to understanding how pastoral systems may modify greenhouse gas emissions as UK climate conditions shift, with implications for agricultural emissions inventories and sector-specific mitigation planning.
UK applicability
Directly applicable to UK pastoral regions, particularly south-western grasslands. The findings inform UK agricultural emissions accounting and may support climate mitigation policy targeting livestock farming, though broader UK application depends on how regional soil and climatic patterns differ from South West conditions.
Key measures
Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions; soil moisture; soil temperature; future climate scenarios
Outcomes reported
The study modelled nitrous oxide emissions from managed grasslands in South West England under future climate scenarios, integrating soil process models with projected changes in soil moisture and temperature. The work quantified how climate-driven shifts in soil conditions are likely to alter N₂O release patterns from pastoral systems.
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