Assessing the potential of short-rotation poplar plantations for a low-carbon bioeconomy: modelling sustainable lignocellulosic biomass and carbon stocks under water-limited conditions

• Autores: Alicia Fuertes Sánchez
• Directores de la Tesis: Roque Rodríguez Soalleiro (dir. tes.), Hortensia Sixto Blanco (dir. tes.), Nerea de Oliveira Rodríguez (dir. tes.)
• Lectura: En la Universidade de Santiago de Compostela ( España ) en 2023
• Idioma: inglés
• Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: María Pilar Ciria Ciria (presid.), Juan Gabriel Álvarez González (secret.), Auro Almeida (voc.)
• Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Ingeniería para el Desarrollo Rural y Civil por la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
• Materias:
  • Ciencias agrarias
    • Agronomía
      • Producción de cultivos
  • Ciencias económicas
    • Economía sectorial
      • Energía
      • Investigación y desarrollo
• Enlaces
  • Tesis en acceso abierto en: MINERVA
• Resumen

  • This thesis has a dual objective: improving climate-sensitive biomass predictions for these particular plantation systems in response to water restrictions and promoting awareness of their economic viability and ecosystem services. This study aims to improve the 3-PG model (Physiological Principles Predicting Growth) estimation for poplar SRC systems, not only by determining the required species-specific parameters, mainly from observed data, but also by further adapting the model architecture to these specific plantations. The response of plantation to irrigation restriction on the 3-PG model parameters were also considered. Additionally, the study includes an economic analysis, addressing cost factors associated with plantation management and establishment, along with uncertainties related to discount rates, biomass and C market prices.