Soil organic matter storage in a perennial rotation pasture in north-central Nova Scotia from 2007 to 2015

O.T. Bouman; A.H. Fredeen; A.M. Mazzocca

doi:10.1139/cjss-2017-0122

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O.T. Bouman,^1,* A.H. Fredeen,² A.M. Mazzocca³

¹Department of Biology, Cape Breton University, Sydney, NS B1P 6L2, Canada.
²Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Agricultural Campus, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS B
³Cape Breton Regional Municipality Water Utility, Sydney, NS B1P 7B9, Canada.

^*Corresponding author: O.T. Bouman (email: thomas_bouman@cbu.ca).

Abstract

Repeated analysis of soil organic matter (SOM) in the top 0.3 m of a perennial rotation pasture with legumes in Nova Scotia showed a significant increase of SOM from 2007 to 2015 (paired t test; n = 24; P < 0.001). This suggests perennial pastures in cool-humid biomes enhance ecosystem services of dairy farms through SOM storage.

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O.T. Bouman, A.H. Fredeen, and A.M. Mazzocca "Soil organic matter storage in a perennial rotation pasture in north-central Nova Scotia from 2007 to 2015," Canadian Journal of Soil Science 98(2), 385-388, (9 March 2018). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2017-0122

Received: 23 October 2017; Accepted: 3 February 2018; Published: 9 March 2018