238 Symposium--Biomass Energy Systems: Impact On Soil Quality and Sustainabiliy

This symposium will review the impacts of biomass energy productions sytems, including both woody crops and agricultural crops, on soil quality and sustainability. This includes soil carbon, nutrient dynamics, physical properties, etc

S07 Forest, Range & Wildland Soils
Tuesday, November 2, 2010: 8:10 AM-12:00 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 104C, First Floor
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Organizer:
Thomas Fox
Presider:
Daniel Richter
8:15 AM
Cellulosic Ethanol and Soil Quality.
Rattan Lal, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, The Ohio State University
9:45 AM
10:30 AM
Prescribed Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests: Is Biomass for Energy a Better Alternative?.
Dale Johnson, University of Nevada - Reno; Roger Walker, University of Nevada, Reno; Watkins Miller, University of Nevada - Reno
11:00 AM
Sustaining the Soil Resource While Moving Toward the Bioenergy Mandate.
Paul M. Bertsch, University of Kentucky; Daniel Richter, Duke University
11:30 AM