Communications Earth & Environment (Jan 2023)
Multifunctionality of temperate alley-cropping agroforestry outperforms open cropland and grassland
- Edzo Veldkamp,
- Marcus Schmidt,
- Christian Markwitz,
- Lukas Beule,
- René Beuschel,
- Andrea Biertümpfel,
- Xenia Bischel,
- Xiaohong Duan,
- Rowena Gerjets,
- Leonie Göbel,
- Rüdiger Graß,
- Victor Guerra,
- Florian Heinlein,
- Martin Komainda,
- Maren Langhof,
- Jie Luo,
- Martin Potthoff,
- Justus G. V. van Ramshorst,
- Carolin Rudolf,
- Diana-Maria Seserman,
- Guodong Shao,
- Lukas Siebicke,
- Nikolai Svoboda,
- Anita Swieter,
- Andrea Carminati,
- Dirk Freese,
- Torsten Graf,
- Jörg M. Greef,
- Johannes Isselstein,
- Martin Jansen,
- Petr Karlovsky,
- Alexander Knohl,
- Norbert Lamersdorf,
- Eckart Priesack,
- Christine Wachendorf,
- Michael Wachendorf,
- Marife D. Corre
Affiliations
- Edzo Veldkamp
- Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, University of Göttingen
- Marcus Schmidt
- Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, University of Göttingen
- Christian Markwitz
- Bioclimatology, University of Göttingen
- Lukas Beule
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Ecological Chemistry, Plant Analysis and Stored Product Protection
- René Beuschel
- Soil Biology and Plant Nutrition, University of Kassel
- Andrea Biertümpfel
- Landwirtschaftliches Versuchswesen und Nachwachsende Rohstoffe, Thüringer Landesamt für Landwirtschaft und Ländlichen Raum
- Xenia Bischel
- Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, University of Göttingen
- Xiaohong Duan
- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München
- Rowena Gerjets
- Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, University of Göttingen
- Leonie Göbel
- Deutsche Vernetzungsstelle Ländliche Räume (DVS), Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)
- Rüdiger Graß
- Grassland Science and Renewable Plant Resources, University of Kassel
- Victor Guerra
- Soil and Water Sciences Department, North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida
- Florian Heinlein
- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München
- Martin Komainda
- Department of Crop Sciences, Grassland Science, University of Göttingen
- Maren Langhof
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Crop and Soil Science
- Jie Luo
- Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, University of Göttingen
- Martin Potthoff
- Center of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use, University of Göttingen
- Justus G. V. van Ramshorst
- Bioclimatology, University of Göttingen
- Carolin Rudolf
- Landwirtschaftliches Versuchswesen und Nachwachsende Rohstoffe, Thüringer Landesamt für Landwirtschaft und Ländlichen Raum
- Diana-Maria Seserman
- Soil Protection and Recultivation, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg
- Guodong Shao
- Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, University of Göttingen
- Lukas Siebicke
- Bioclimatology, University of Göttingen
- Nikolai Svoboda
- Research Data Management, Research Platform Data Analysis and Simulation, Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
- Anita Swieter
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Crop and Soil Science
- Andrea Carminati
- Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS), ETH Zuerich
- Dirk Freese
- Soil Protection and Recultivation, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg
- Torsten Graf
- Landwirtschaftliches Versuchswesen und Nachwachsende Rohstoffe, Thüringer Landesamt für Landwirtschaft und Ländlichen Raum
- Jörg M. Greef
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Crop and Soil Science
- Johannes Isselstein
- Department of Crop Sciences, Grassland Science, University of Göttingen
- Martin Jansen
- Deutsche Vernetzungsstelle Ländliche Räume (DVS), Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)
- Petr Karlovsky
- Department of Crop Sciences, Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research, University of Göttingen
- Alexander Knohl
- Bioclimatology, University of Göttingen
- Norbert Lamersdorf
- Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, University of Göttingen
- Eckart Priesack
- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München
- Christine Wachendorf
- Soil Biology and Plant Nutrition, University of Kassel
- Michael Wachendorf
- Grassland Science and Renewable Plant Resources, University of Kassel
- Marife D. Corre
- Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, University of Göttingen
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00680-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 4,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
Alley-cropping agroforestry enhances carbon sequestration compared to open cropland and open grassland, and improves soil biological habitat and erosion resistance relative to open cropland, based on measured ecosystem functions at five sites in Germany.
