A research assesses the capacity of the soil as a sink of carbon against climate change
October 29, 2009
Evenor-Tech, 'spin-off' arising within the Higher Council of scientific research of Andalusia, studied the ability of soil carbon accumulation to combat climate change. To do this, apply the MicroLEIS technology, developed by researchers at the Institute of natural resources and Agrobiology Seville (Irnas). "MicroLEIS is an agro-ecological system of support for the decision." "He materialized more than 30 years of research in evaluation of soil, providing interactive databases of terrain, climate and management as well as models of fitness assessment and vulnerability of these under current scenarios and global change", argues Mary Anaya, PhD in biology and founder along with Professor of research and Coordinator of the project MicroLEIS, Diego of the rose, of this company. This company of base technology (etb) comes from a line of research focused on the capacity of soils as carbon sinks to mitigate the consequences of climate change. "Each type of ground has a capacity different from storing carbon." The background of the MicroLEIS technology allows to calculate the carbon sequestration - explains-, without that it diminished the quality of them. "The amount of carbon that is generated on each floor will depend on the type, use and management that is made of the same". "MicroLEIS evaluates the suitability and the vulnerability of each type both in" the current and in the future of climate change scenario. After comparing the results obtained from both, a series of measures for adapting to this change can be "climate, for example, the crop management corrective measures".
Among other applications, the MicroLEIS technology is basically used in precision agriculture to achieve more efficiency in terms of productivity and environmental sustainability. It is also used in environmental impact studies for the location of wind or solar parks, development of Agenda 21, support for programmes against the degradation of soils, restoration and preservation of landscapes, for example. MicroLEIS is presented as an effective tool for evaluating the quality of the suelo.presenta as an effective tool to assess the quality of the soil. In view of its researchers, the project is still in phase initial and waiting for results, this year, in Andalusia.
