This study sought to quantify the influence of \uffe2\uff80\uff98carbon farming\uffe2\uff80\uff99 practices on soil carbon stocks, in comparison with conventional grazing and cropping, in northern New South Wales. The study had two components: assessment of impacts of organic amendments on soil carbon and biological indicators in croplands on Vertosols of the Liverpool Plains; and assessment of the impact of grazing management on soil carbon in Chromosols of the Northern Tablelands. The organic amendment sites identified for the survey had been treated with manures, composts, or microbial treatments, while the conventional management sites had received only chemical fertilisers. The rotational grazing sites had been managed so that grazing was restricted to short periods of several days, followed by long rest periods (generally several months) governed by pasture growth. These were compared with sites that were grazed continuously. No differences in total soil carbon stock, or soil carbon fractions, were observed between sites treated with organic amendments and those treated with chemical fertiliser. There was some evidence of increased soil carbon stock under rotational compared with continuous grazing, but the difference was not statistically significant. Similarly, double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) stocks were not significantly different in either of the management contrasts, but tended to show higher values in organic treatments and rotational grazing. The enzymatic activities of \uffce\uffb2-glucosidase and leucine-aminopeptidase were significantly higher in rotational than continuous grazing but statistically similar for the cropping site treatments. Relative abundance and community structure, measured on a subset of the cropping sites, showed a higher bacteria\uffe2\uff80\uff89:\uffe2\uff80\uff89fungi ratio and provided evidence that microbial process rates were significantly higher in chemically fertilised sites than organic amendment sites, suggesting enhanced mineralisation of organic matter under conventional management. The higher enzyme activity and indication of greater efficiency of microbial populations on carbon farming sites suggests a greater potential to build soil carbon under these practices. Further research is required to investigate whether the indicative trends observed reflect real effects of management.
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", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Air Pollutants", "330", "Climate", "Nitrous Oxide", "Agriculture", "15. Life on land", "Nitrification", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "630", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "Biofuels", "Denitrification", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2011.0313"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Philosophical%20Transactions%20of%20the%20Royal%20Society%20B%3A%20Biological%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1098/rstb.2011.0313", "name": "item", "description": "10.1098/rstb.2011.0313", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1098/rstb.2011.0313"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-05-05T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/gcb.12819", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-24T16:19:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-12-05", "title": "Soil Warming And Co2 Enrichment Induce Biomass Shifts In Alpine Tree Line Vegetation", "description": "AbstractResponses of alpine tree line ecosystems to increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations and global warming are poorly understood. We used an experiment at the Swiss tree line to investigate changes in vegetation biomass after 9\uffc2\uffa0years of free air CO2 enrichment (+200\uffc2\uffa0ppm; 2001\uffe2\uff80\uff932009) and 6\uffc2\uffa0years of soil warming (+4\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb0C; 2007\uffe2\uff80\uff932012). The study contained two key tree line species, Larix decidua and Pinus uncinata, both approximately 40\uffc2\uffa0years old, growing in heath vegetation dominated by dwarf shrubs. In 2012, we harvested and measured biomass of all trees (including root systems), above\uffe2\uff80\uff90ground understorey vegetation and fine roots. Overall, soil warming had clearer effects on plant biomass than CO2 enrichment, and there were no interactive effects between treatments. Total plant biomass increased in warmed plots containing Pinus but not in those with Larix. This response was driven by changes in tree mass (+50%), which contributed an average of 84% (5.7\uffc2\uffa0kg\uffc2\uffa0m\uffe2\uff88\uff922) of total plant mass. Pinus coarse root mass was especially enhanced by warming (+100%), yielding an increased root mass fraction. Elevated CO2 led to an increased relative growth rate of Larix stem basal area but no change in the final biomass of either tree species. Total understorey above\uffe2\uff80\uff90ground mass was not altered by soil warming or elevated CO2. However, Vaccinium myrtillus mass increased with both treatments, graminoid mass declined with warming, and forb and nonvascular plant (moss and lichen) mass decreased with both treatments. Fine roots showed a substantial reduction under soil warming (\uffe2\uff88\uff9240% for all roots <2\uffc2\uffa0mm in diameter at 0\uffe2\uff80\uff9320\uffc2\uffa0cm soil depth) but no change with CO2 enrichment. Our findings suggest that enhanced overall productivity and shifts in biomass allocation will occur at the tree line, particularly with global warming. However, individual species and functional groups will respond differently to these environmental changes, with consequences for ecosystem structure and functioning.
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Herein, we report on a solid-state electrochemical sensor based on ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) for on-site detection of glyphosate. Accordingly, ZnO NPs was drop-cast on the surface of a disposable screen-printed carbon electrode. Eco-friendly ZnO NPs of only 7 nm crystallite sizes were obtained by green sol-gel synthesis using lemon (Citrus limon) waste aqueous extract as the green reducing and capping/stabilizing agent and Zn nitrate precursor as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction and diffuse reflectance. SEM confirmed successful electrode functionalization with the synthesized nanoparticles. Under laboratory conditions in acetate buffer (pH 5), the sensor demonstrated excellent selectivity and sensitivity, with a detection limit of 0.648 \u00b5M, a wide linear detection range (0.5 \u00b5M to 7.5 mM), and a rapid detection time of 30 min. When tested in river water, the sensor achieved a detection limit of 0.96 \u00b5M using differential pulse voltammetry. It also exceptionally tolerated interference from similar organophosphorus compounds and ions commonly found in river water. The excellent detection performance of the sensor was attributed to the strong coordination interactions between Zn atoms and phosphonate/carboxylate groups that are enhanced by a hydrogen bond at acidic pH, as determined by chemical calculations. This disposable sensor offers a cost-effective, efficient, and environmentally friendly solution for monitoring glyphosate in water systems.", "keywords": ["QD71-142", "Environmental water", "Eco-friendly ZnO nanoparticles", "Computational modeling", "Pesticides", "Eco-friendly ZnO nanoparticles;", "[SDV.MP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology", "Analytical chemistry", "Sensor"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5084742"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Talanta%20Open", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2139/ssrn.5084742", "name": "item", "description": "10.2139/ssrn.5084742", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2139/ssrn.5084742"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5061/dryad.pb271", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-24T16:22:13Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "Data from: Interactions among roots, mycorrhizae and free-living microbial communities differentially impact soil carbon processes", "description": "unspecifiedPlant roots, their associated microbial community and free-living soil microbes interact to regulate the movement of carbon from the soil to the atmosphere, one of the most important and least understood fluxes of terrestrial carbon. Our inadequate understanding of how plant\u2013microbial interactions alter soil carbon decomposition may lead to poor model predictions of terrestrial carbon feedbacks to the atmosphere. Roots, mycorrhizal fungi and free-living soil microbes can alter soil carbon decomposition through exudation of carbon into soil. Exudates of simple carbon compounds can increase microbial activity because microbes are typically carbon limited. When both roots and mycorrhizal fungi are present in the soil, they may additively increase carbon decomposition. However, when mycorrhizas are isolated from roots, they may limit soil carbon decomposition by competing with free-living decomposers for resources. We manipulated the access of roots and mycorrhizal fungi to soil in situ in a temperate mixed deciduous forest. We added 13C-labelled substrate to trace metabolized carbon in respiration and measured carbon-degrading microbial extracellular enzyme activity and soil carbon pools. We used our data in a mechanistic soil carbon decomposition model to simulate and compare the effects of root and mycorrhizal fungal presence on soil carbon dynamics over longer time periods. Contrary to what we predicted, root and mycorrhizal biomass did not interact to additively increase microbial activity and soil carbon degradation. The metabolism of 13C-labelled starch was highest when root biomass was high and mycorrhizal biomass was low. These results suggest that mycorrhizas may negatively interact with the free-living microbial community to influence soil carbon dynamics, a hypothesis supported by our enzyme results. Our steady-state model simulations suggested that root presence increased mineral-associated and particulate organic carbon pools, while mycorrhizal fungal presence had a greater influence on particulate than mineral-associated organic carbon pools. Synthesis. Our results suggest that the activity of enzymes involved in organic matter decomposition was contingent upon root\u2013mycorrhizal\u2013microbial interactions. Using our experimental data in a decomposition simulation model, we show that root\u2013mycorrhizal\u2013microbial interactions may have longer-term legacy effects on soil carbon sequestration. Overall, our study suggests that roots stimulate microbial activity in the short term, but contribute to soil carbon storage over longer periods of time.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "roots", "13. Climate action", "simulation model", "carbon dynamics", "Rhizosphere", "stable isotope", "plant-soil (belowground) interactions", "15. Life on land", "extra-cellular enzyme activity", "mycorrhizae"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Moore, Jessica A. 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By co-working with relevant stakeholders, the project provided co-developed indicators and associated cookbooks to assess and map them, to report both on soil degradation, soil-based ecosystem services and their bundles, under actual conditions and for climate and land-use changes, at the regional, national and European scales.The data was prepared according to the Level 2 methodology of the SERENA soil sealing cookbook. For Belgium, the application was carried out at the regional scale for the Flanders region. \u00a0The automatically generated yearly soil sealing maps (1 m resolution GeoTIFF rasters)\u00a0combine \u201cknown\u201d sealing from administrative databases (buildings and transport infrastructure) with modelled sealing based on artificial intelligence. Administrative databases do not (adequately) cover parking lots, private driveways and garden terraces, which are a substantial part of the sealed area in Flanders. Hence, a machine learning model was built for deriving this remaining sealing from aerial imagery. For this purpose, an assessor manually labeled the sealed parts on a subset of the images. Based on this training set, a convolutional neural network model was used to produce a sealing probability map, which was converted to a binary modelled sealing map. Finally, a continuity correction was applied to ensure a temporally consistent result across the yearly maps. \u00a0The objective of the SERENA project was to develop methods to calculate and map soil-based ecosystem services and soil threats. The selected indicator was the degree of soil sealing. By evaluating this degree at two moments in time, the change in soil sealing can be determined. \u00a0\u00a0The following data were used:\u00a0 Large-scale Reference Database (Grootschalig Referentiebestand or Basiskaart), the digital topographic reference map for Flanders (vector)\u00a0 Medium-scale annual winter aerial images of Flanders (15 or 25 cm raster resolution) This dataset is originally hosted at Geopunt (www.geopunt.be). 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By co-working with relevant stakeholders, the project provided co-developed indicators and associated cookbooks to assess and map them, to report both on soil degradation, soil-based ecosystem services and their bundles, under actual conditions and for climate and land-use changes, at the regional, national, and European scales. The topsoil (0-30 cm) properties maps are prepared to evaluate soil ecosystem services in SERENA/EJP-Soil and for applying SOC loss Cookbook and SOIL Loss Cookbook. In particular Soil Organic Carbon content map was directly considered as an application of SOC loss Cookbook (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13951265\u00a0Version 3). They are based on Tuscany Region soil database available at Geoscopio (https://www502.regione.toscana.it/geoscopio/pedologia.html) and on point soil data not freely available (Lamma Consortium). More information and requests to:\u00a0info@lamma.toscana.it. In accordance with the methodology reported in the Soil Organic Carbon Mapping Cookbook (Yigini et al., 2018), the following soil properties were mapped for all Tuscany Region: soil organic carbon content (dag/kg), soil organic carbon stock (t/ha), textural fractions (sand, silt and clay, USDA limits, dag/kg), rock fragments (vol/vol), pH in water, bulk density (g/cm3). They were obtained through Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) approach, based on correlations with numerous environmental factors and using Random Forest algorithm. All the maps have a 100 m spatial resolution.", "keywords": ["silt", "bulk density", "pH", "soil organic carbon content", "sand", "clay", "Grant n. 862695", "Digital Soil Mapping", "textural fractions", "Italy", "topsoil properties", "Tuscany", "soil organic carbon stock", "EJP-SOIL", "SERENA Project"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14039385"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.14039385", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.14039385", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.14039385"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-11-05T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.15277024", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-24T16:23:44Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "Management of rice straw in rice-soybean succession in tropical lowland", "description": "This study aims to investigate alternative management practices for rice straw in tropical lowland rice-soybean systems. The goal is to twofold:\u00a0 first, to identify methods that maximize the yield of the subsequent soybean crop, and second, to quantify the effects of these practices on soil properties. 'Ten treatments (below) consisting of a combination of rice straw management (burning, removal and incorporation with disc harrow, leveling disc harrow, and knife-roller) with soybean sowing (no-tillage and conventional) were evaluated in a completely randomized design, with six replications. The disc harrow operated at 0.20-0.25 m, the leveling disc harrow at 0.10 m, and the knife-roller at 0.13 m depth. The total plot area was 600 m2 (10 m wide and 60 m long). \u00a0 Tillage treatments were: Burning (M1) Straw removal (M2) Incorporation with one pass of a disc harrow (GA) and two (M3) or three (M4) passes of a leveling harrow (GN) Incorporation with one pass of a roller knife (RF) and no-till soybean planting (M5) Incorporation with one pass of RF and two (M6) or three (M7) passes of GN Incorporation with two passes of RF and no-till soybean planting (M8) Two (M9) or three (M10) passes of GN.' 'Grain yield was determined in an area of 2.55 m\u00b2, corresponding to six 2.5 m rows spaced 0.17 m apart, which was expressed in kg ha-1, after moisture was adjusted to 13%. \u00a0 The yield components were determined: the number of panicles in one meter of the planting row; plant height, measured from the soil level to the tip of the panicle in five tillers. The HI was obtained by the ratio between grain yield and total dry matter in 1 m2. The number of grains and empty spikelets in ten panicles and the mass of 100 grains. The determination of the industrial quality of grains in 100 g samples of processed seeds. Rice and soybean grain yields were determined annually and the cumulative yields of these crops were calculated.' The experimental design is completely randomized, with six replicates. '2015 and 2017: 0-10, 10-20cm 2023: 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40cm' 'This study investigated the following chemical properties of the soil: pH, and the levels of calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), hydrogen (H+), aluminum (Al3+), phosphorus (P), potassium (K+), copper (Cu2+), zinc (Zn2+), iron (Fe3+), manganese (Mn2+), and organic matter. \u00a0 -Soil pH was measured in water. -Calcium and magnesium were extracted using a 1 molar potassium chloride (KCl) solution and then analyzed by atomic absorption spectroscopy. -Potential acidity (the combined amount of hydrogen and aluminum) was determined through titration with a 0.5 molar calcium acetate solution at a pH of 7. -Phosphorus, potassium, and micronutrients were extracted with Mehlich 1 solution (a mixture of 0.5 N hydrochloric acid (HCl) and 0.025 N sulfuric acid (H2SO4)) and analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. -Soil organic matter (SOM) was estimated by multiplying the total organic carbon content of the soil by 1.724. This calculation was based on the chromic acid titration method. \u00a0 The specific methods used for these analyses were referenced from Teixeira et al. (2017) and Soltanpour et al. (1996).' '2015 and 2017: 0-10, 10-20cm 2023: 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40cm \u00a0 - In 2015 and 2017, soil organic carbon content was estimated indirectly by measuring soil organic matter (SOM) using the chromic acid titration method (Teixeira et al., 2017). The total soil organic carbon content was obtained by multiplying the SOM by a factor of 1.724. - In 2023, soil organic carbon content was measured directly using dry combustion with Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analysis. - Soil carbon stocks were calculated using soil bulk density. A volumetric ring was used to determine the bulk density at different depths (0-10 cm, 10-20 cm, 20-30 cm, and 30-40 cm). Since bulk density varied between treatments, estimates of soil organic carbon stocks (in Mg ha-1) were based on equivalent soil masses (Sisti et al., 2004).' The following soil physical properties were measured: bulk density, total porosity, microporosity, and macroporosity. Additionally, plant available water capacity was determined following the method of Teixeira et al. (2017). The S index, an indicator of soil physical quality, was calculated based on Dexter (2004). Finally, air capacity (AC) was assessed using the method outlined by Reynolds et al. (2002). Clay loam texture '-Sample collection: Soil samples for biological properties were collected at a depth of 0-10 cm. \u00a0 -Enzyme analysis: Betaglucosidase, aryl-sulfatase, and acid phosphatase activities were determined following the methods described by Tabatabai (1994) as modified by Lopes (2013). The analysis was performed using dried air-sampled soil.'", "keywords": ["Field crops", "plintossolo", "Plinthosol", "culturas de campo"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Ananias Soler da Silva, Mellissa, Ba\u00eata dos Santos, Alberto,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15277024"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.15277024", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.15277024", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.15277024"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-04-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.15395350", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-24T16:23:47Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "NSW 25-ha Drone Survey Grid", "description": "NSW 25-ha Drone Survey Grid This repository provides a 25-hectare (500m x 500m) resolution spatial grid for New South Wales. This grid layer was used to align systematic drone surveys and spatially structure binomial N-mixture models for estimating the abundance of koalas at the landscape-scale. It supports presence/absence and abundance frameworks and is suitable for use in large-scale ecological monitoring programs. The grid was used in the following study: Ryan, S.A., Southwell, D.M., Beranek, C.T., Clulow, J., Jordan, N.R., Witt, R.R., 2025.\u00a0Estimating the landscape-scale abundance of an arboreal folivore using thermal imaging drones and binomial N-mixture modellingBiological Conservation. Manuscript ID: 111207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111207 \ud83d\udcd8 Abstract Estimating the abundance of wildlife populations at a landscape-scale is vital for conservation, but is often hampered by survey costs, data processing and imperfect detection. In this study, we developed a framework that combines a protocol for validating nocturnal thermal drone detections in real-time with N-mixture modelling to estimate the landscape-scale abundance of arboreal folivores. As a case study, we estimated the abundance of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) across seven reserves (673 km\u00b2) in New South Wales, Australia. We conducted thermal drone surveys of 208, 25-ha sites stratified across vegetation type and fire history, on average, three times over consecutive nights (range 1\u201312 repeats), between 18:00\u201304:00 h (May to September). All koala detections were validated by field personnel or in real-time with drones equipped with a thermal camera and searchlight. Koalas were detected on 245 occasions. We fitted N-mixture models to validated repeat count data to quantify the effect of site and observation variables on abundance and detectability. Using our top set of competing models, we estimated that 4357 koalas (95 % CI = 2319\u20138307) occupy the seven reserves, with a mean detection probability of 0.22 (95 % CI = 0.15\u20130.31) over all survey occasions. We found detection probability decreased with increases in relative humidity and temperature. Koala abundance was negatively associated with fire severity, elevation, tree height and soil clay content, and positively associated with available water content, forest cover and soil organic carbon. Our framework, which combines real-time field validated drone data while accounting for imperfect detection, improves the accuracy of abundance estimates for arboreal folivores across large-scales. \ud83d\udcc2 Contents Grid_Albers_00500m_NSW_Polys.shp and associated filesA shapefile representing 25-ha (500 m \u00d7 500 m) grid cells across New South Wales. \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f Spatial Details CRS: GDA94 / Australian Albers (EPSG:3577) Geometry Type: Polygon Cell Size: 500 m \u00d7 500 m (25 hectares) Total Features: 3,222,693 Attribute Fields: Id (unique cell identifier) Bounding Box (minx, miny, maxx, maxy):(826250.0, \u20134212250.0, 2082750.0, \u20133181250.0) \u2705 Intended Applications Thermal drone survey planning Spatial alignment of repeatable wildlife monitoring Koala and arboreal mammal detection Binomial or Poisson N-mixture model design Landscape-scale ecological stratification \u26a0\ufe0f Data Use and Licensing This grid layer was provided by Allen Mcilwee (NSW Government) and is published with permission as open-access supplementary material to support the following paper: Ryan, S.A., Southwell, D.M., Beranek, C.T., Clulow, J., Jordan, N.R., Witt, R.R. (2025)Estimating the landscape-scale abundance of an arboreal folivore using thermal imaging drones and binomial N-mixture modellingBiological Conservation. Manuscript ID: 111207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111207 The dataset is made available to support open ecological research and systematic drone survey planning in New South Wales.\u00a0 Users applying this grid for survey or monitoring purposes in NSW are encouraged to submit resulting species detection records to NSW BioNet to contribute to state-wide biodiversity data and conservation efforts.", "keywords": ["spatial grid", "wildlife monitoring", "25-ha grid", "New South Wales", "koala", "spatial layer", "thermal drone survey", "abundance modelling"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15395350"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.15395350", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.15395350", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.15395350"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-06-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.15680931", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-24T16:23:54Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2025-06-15", "title": "Investigating the extent of PFAS contamination in the Upper Danube Basin across environmental compartments", "description": "Abstract BackgroundPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are emerging organic pollutants widely detected in environmental systems, posing risks to human health and the ecosystem. Despite increasing efforts to monitor PFAS in river systems, knowledge gaps remain regarding sources and emissions via different pathways. This study investigates PFAS contamination across multiple environmental compartments in the Upper Danube Basin, including surface water, groundwater, wastewater, landfill leachate, surface runoff, and atmospheric deposition. The primary objectives are to assess the extent of PFAS contamination, identify key emission sources and transport pathways, and evaluate associated risks in terms of the potential exceedance of current and proposed environmental regulatory thresholds in the European Union.
ResultsThe findings reveal a widespread presence of PFAS, with PFOA, PFOS and short-chain compounds being predominant. The Alz River and Gendorf chemical park emerge as hotspots with far-reaching effects downstream, contributing significantly to diffuse legacy contamination of PFOA and being a significant source of two industrial PFOA substitutes, ADONA and GenX. Wastewater treatment plants, old municipal landfills, and sites with a history of fire-fighting foam application are identified as key pathways or sources of legacy pollution, exhibiting higher concentrations compared to the other matrices. Notably, no significant removal is observed when comparing influent and effluent samples from conventional WWTPs. The study further demonstrates that groundwater is vulnerable to contamination from point sources and to infiltration from rivers, with bank filtration proving largely ineffective in preventing PFAS contamination.
ConclusionsThe study underscores the necessity for source and pathway control measures to mitigate PFAS pollution, the implementation of advanced treatment technologies to safeguard drinking water and surface water quality, and targeted remediation for legacy soil and groundwater contamination. Additionally, strong use regulations should be explored to minimize ongoing emissions. The multi-compartment monitoring proves to be a crucial approach to understand the complexity of PFAS distribution at the catchment scale. Comparative analysis and risk assessment highlight challenging situations for water management, offering an indispensable basis for emission modeling as a next step for quantitative assessment of the relevance of different sources and pathways for surface water pollution.
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Deliverable D5.3 of the EU Horizon 2020 project OPTAIN.", "description": "Deliverable report D5.3 of the EU Horizon 2020 Project OPTAIN (Grant agreement No. 862756) The objective of this deliverable is to convey OPTAIN\u2019s optimisation approach, methodologies and results to stakeholders of each case study\u2019s Multi-Actor Reference Groups. More importantly, it will create a common understanding of the potential of the NSWRMs for improving water and nutrient retention in the CS, as well as of the associated trade-offs such as costs and potential reductions in crop production. Finally, this task will determine those NSWRM implementation plans preferred by individual actors using the tool, ParetoPick-R, developed in the previous task 5.3. This sets the stage for the subsequent in-depth, cross-sectoral discussion about a spatially targeted implementation of NSWRM. Summary\u00a0 This deliverable from the EU Horizon 2020 OPTAIN project presents the results from stakeholder interviews across eleven European case studies, focusing on the identification of preferred implementation plans for Natural/Small Water Retention Measures (NSWRMs).\u00a0It builds on the modelling and multi-objective optimisation workflows employed in OPTAIN, which explored numerous options for potential measure implementation optimised for environmental and economic objectives. Stakeholders of each case study\u2019s Multi-Actor Reference Groups (MARG) participated in structured interviews. Using the interactive ParetoPick-R app, they developed a common understanding of the potential of NSWRMs and explored trade-offs among four optimisation objectives, such as water/nutrient retention, crop production, and cost. They then selected their preferred implementation plans based on weights assigned to each objective and filter options applied to the solution space. Key Findings: Trade-offs & preferences: Stakeholders' preferences varied significantly across sectors and case studies. Agricultural actors typically prioritised crop production and cost-efficiency, while those in the water and nature conservation sectors leaned towards environmental benefits. Common measures: Frequently preferred NSWRMs included soil and/or crop management measures, followed by greening measures and engineered solutions. Feasibility issues: Technical feasibility, land ownership, and institutional hurdles (e.g., need for permits) influenced stakeholder choices. Tool feedback: The ParetoPick-R tool was generally well-received for visualising trade-offs and supporting decision-making. However, some users found it too complex and suggested improvements in usability, guidance, and map functionality. This deliverable D5.3 sets the foundation for the final MARG workshops in the case studies, which will seek to negotiate compromise solutions that are acceptable to all actors. The report underscores the importance of participatory modelling tools and multi-sector engagement in water and land management planning.", "keywords": ["multiobjective optimisation", "trade-offs", "NSWRM", "agricultural production", "H2020", "OPTAIN", "SWAT", "NWRM", "stakeholder", "water retention"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Strauch, Michael, Wittekind, Cordula,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15781488"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.15781488", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.15781488", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.15781488"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.15797289", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-24T16:23:57Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "Database of soil characteristics under specific pesticide management", "description": "Database of soil characteristics under specific pesticide management Contributors: Mark\u00e9ta Mayerov\u00e1 and Veronika \u0158ez\u00e1\u010dov\u00e1 Affiliation: Czech Agrifood Research Center, Drnovsk\u00e1 507/73, CZ-160 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic Database of soil characteristics will contribute to the realization of the project\u00b4s goal to identify appropriate and inappropriate pesticides from the point of the view of their impact on the non-target organisms and soil characteristics. Field I. The field experiment was established in 2024 in the experimental area of the Czech Agrifood Research Center in Prague \u2013 Ruzyn\u011b (previously Crop Research Institute). The experiment took place at the site of the experiment that had been running there since 2013 and included 5 different herbicide treatments in 4 replications (Mayerov\u00e1 et al. 2018) The new trial area was split into 20 randomised plots with 2 different herbicide treatments in 8 replications and control without herbicides in 4 replications. Herbicide treatments differed in the mode of action (Table 1) Table 1. Summary of the herbicides and active ingredients used in the trial. Classification Group by Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC). herbicide dose formulation active ingredient content of a.i. HRAC group target weeds Agritox 50 SL 1.5 l/ha EC MCPA 500 g/l O dicot Glean 75 PX 15 g/ha WG chlorsulfuron 750 g/l B dicot + annual grasses \u00a0 The area of each plot was 100 m2 and the 10 by 10 m plots were separated from field boundaries and from each other by 2 m on all sides to eliminate interaction between plots. Herbicides were applied post emergency in spring (April 26, 2024) from the tillering crop stage to the beginning of stem elongation (BBCH 21\u201331) by the Agrio-Napa 12 sprayer. Winter wheat was grown in the experimental field in 2024. At the beginning of March, it was mineral fertilized with LAD (ammonium nitrate with dolomite - NH4NO3\u00a0+\u00a0CaMg (CO3)2; 27 % N) at a dose 100 kg/ha. Mixed disturbed soil samples for microbiological and physicochemical analyses were taken from the 0-15cm upper soil layer in each replication before herbicide application (April 24, 2024), 14 days after herbicide application (May 9, 2024) and 7 weeks after herbicide application (June 14, 2024). \u00a0A total of 20 soil samples were collected at each sampling. The soil samples were subsequently dried and sieved through a 2 mm sieve, thus simultaneously homogenised. The following soil properties were determined: pH (H2O), electric conductivity, available P and K, concentration NH4 and NO3, soil organic carbon, and total organic nitrogen content. Available P and K were assessed according to the Mehlich III method (Mehlich, 1984) on an Agilant ICP-OES 5110 VDV instrument. NO3 and NH4 were determined using calcium chloride solution as extractant according to ISO 14255:1998 on automated chemistry analyser SKALAR. Soil organic carbon and soil organic matter content were determined by sulfochromic oxidation according to ISO 14235:1998. Field II The field experiment was established in 2024 in the experimental area of the Czech Agrifood Research Center in Prague \u2013 Ruzyn\u011b (previously Crop Research Institute). The total area of the experiment is about 11 ha including the protective area around the entire experiment. The experimental area is divided into two halves, 120m wide and 300m long.\u00a0 One half was treated on June 17, 2024, with insecticide Decis forte (active ingredient deltamethrin) at a dose 62.5ml/ha, the other half was without insecticide treatment. Both areas are further divided into other halves. One half was treated on May 15, 2024, with herbicide Agritox (active ingredient MCPA) at a dose 1.5l/ha, the other was treated with hoeing only. We thus obtained 4 strips 60m wide with following treatment combinations: (A) herbicide + insecticide; (B) hoeing + insecticide; (C) hoeing; (D) herbicide. Spring wheat was grown in the experimental field in 2024. It was fertilized with mineral nitrogen at a dose of 150 kg N/ha before sowing and with 39 kg N/ha (DAM 390 - ammonium nitrate with urea) in the tillering phenophase. In the middle of each strip (i.e. treatment), 8 sampling sites were marked in a row, 20 m apart from each other. Mixed disturbed soil samples for microbiological and physicochemical analyses were taken from the 0-15cm upper soil layer at each sampling site 14 days after herbicide application and 14 days after insecticide application. A total of 32 soil samples were collected at each sampling. Further sample processing was the same as for Field I. The database will be gradually supplemented in the following years. Funding: Development for this work is funded primarily by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, project SS07020100: \u201cThe impact of plant protection products on non-target biodiversity: soil microorganisms, invertebrates and wild plants\u201d, and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, institutional support MZE-RO0425. The database was approved on September 2, 2025, by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. References: Mayerov\u00e1 M., Mikulka J., Soukup J. (2018): Effects of selective herbicide treatment on weed community in cereal crop rotation. Plant Soil Environ., 64: 413\u2013420. https://doi.org/10.17221/289/2018-PSE \u00a0Mehlich A. (1984): Mehlich 3 Soil Test Extractant. A Modification of the Mehlich 2 Extractant. Commun. Soil Sci. 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However, as their high toxicity may also affect healthy tissues, efficient and selective drug delivery systems to tumour tissues are needed. Our study focuses on the construction of such drug delivery systems for the delivery of cytotoxic Ru(II) complexes upon exposure to a weakly acidic environment of tumours. As nanocarriers, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) are utilized, whose surface is functionalized with two types of ligands, (2-thienylmethyl)hydrazine hydrochloride (H1) and (5,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)hydrazine (H2), which were attached to MSN through a pH-responsive hydrazone linkage. Further coordination to ruthenium(II) center yielded two types of nanomaterials MSN-H1[Ru] and MSN-H2[Ru]. Spectrophotometric measurements of the drug release kinetics at different pH (5.0, 6.0 and 7.4) confirm the enhanced release of Ru(II) complexes at lower pH values, which is further supported by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) measurements. Furthermore, the cytotoxicity effect of the released metallotherapeutics is evaluated in vitro on metastatic B16F1 melanoma cells and enhanced cancer cell-killing efficacy is demonstrated upon exposure of the nanomaterials to weakly acidic conditions. The obtained results showcase the promising capabilities of the designed MSN nanocarriers for the pH-responsive delivery of metallotherapeutics and targeted treatment of cancer.
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Their effectiveness has been widely tested (Malus\u00e0 et al., 2016). However, little is known about the effect of bioinoculants on microbial assemblages in non-rhizospheric soil. A sudden artificial introduction of a fungal species in soil could theoretically impact the biodiversity of local microbial communities and lead to changes in nutrient availability (van Elsas et al., 2012). We assessed the impact of a competitive fungal inoculum, the globally-used biofertiliser Trichoderma afroharzianum T22, on soil microcosms to understand 1) to what extent the native microbial community richness and relative abundance are influenced by a fungal strain introduced to soil; 2) whether microbial taxa are resilient to the disturbance caused by the fungus; 3) how far the bioinoculant impacts the soil microorganisms functions. We used bacterial 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing (Illumina) and a shotgun metagenomic analysis (Oxford Nanopore Sequencing) to analyse the microbial communities in bioreactors after seven weeks of incubation with and without the fungus. The presence of the fungus had a negative impact on the abundance of some groups of bacteria, such as the genus Pseudomonas, and it stimulated the presence of species metabolically linked to the fungus, including chitin degrading Chitinophagaceae. In conclusion, the results suggest that more than an impact on bacteria's overall biodiversity, the fungus has favoured some groups at the expense of others, even creating new food webs and trophic niches. References Malus\u00e0 E, Pinzari F, Canfora L (2016) Efficacy of Biofertilizers: Challenges to Improve Crop Production. In: D.P. Singh et al. (eds.), Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity: Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity, pp.17-40 Springer India doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2644-4_2 van Elsas JD, Chiurazzi M, Mallon CA, Elhottova D, Kristufek V, Salles JF. (2012) Microbial diversity determines the invasion of soil by a bacterial pathogen. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 24;109(4):1159-64. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1109326109.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "soil", " Trichoderma", " invasion", " microbial community", " bioinoculants", " T22", "13. Climate action", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "12. 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Using data from an eight\uffe2\uff80\uff90year study in southeastern Australia, we quantified the effects on native bird, mammal, and reptile species of (1) the abundance of the invasive Bitou Bush, Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata, and (2) a Bitou Bush control program, which involved repeated herbicide spraying interspersed with prescribed burning. We found that overall species richness of birds, mammals, and reptiles and the majority of individual vertebrate species were unresponsive to Bitou Bush cover and the number of plants. Two species including the nationally endangered Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyurus brachypterus) responded positively to measures of native vegetation cover following the control of Bitou Bush. 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Field trials were conducted in 2002 and 2003\u00a0at Ikenne southwestern Nigeria to investigate the effect of weed pressures and drought stress on 2 maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids (9134-14, 9803-9) and 2 open-pollinated varieties (STREVIWD, IYFDCO1). Irrigation was withdrawn 4 weeks after planting (about four weeks to mid-flowering) in the drought stress while the adjacent watered treatment had irrigation throughout the growing period. The weed pressures were the completely weeded plots (hand weeding every week) and weedy plots (weeded once, 2 weeks after planting). The experiment was a split plot in a randomized complete block design with four replicates. Drought stress reduced the stover weight and grain yield of the maize cultivars by 6% and 34% respectively. Weed-free plots had maize with higher agronomic traits than unweeded treatments. Hybrid 9803-9 was more susceptible to drought and weed stress as indicated in the stover weight and grain yield. STREVIWD an open-pollinated variety (OPV) and Hybrid 9134-14 had superior performances in terms of grain yield and shorter anthesis silking interval. Soil moisture content was higher in the unweeded plots while the uptake of moisture was highest in drought susceptible hybrid 9803-9. Irrespective of the genotypes, maize (hybrid and OPV) was more tolerant to drought in a weed-free environment than in unweeded conditions. There existed a negative but significant correlation between weed biomass and chlorophyll content (\u22120.29, P < 0.01), grain yield (\u22120.45, P < 0.05), ear plant\u22121 (\u22120.27, P < 0.05) and kernel-number (\u22120.366 P < 0.01).", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "eutric nitisol", "weeded plots", "nutrient", "drought stress", "maize genotypes", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. 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Here we evaluated bacterial community composition and diversity across a gradient of land use intensity in the eastern Amazon from undisturbed primary forest, through primary forests varyingly disturbed by fire, regenerating secondary forest, pasture, and mechanized agriculture. Soil bacteria were assessed by paired\uffe2\uff80\uff90end Illumina sequencing of 16S rRNA gene fragments (V4 region). The resulting sequences were clustered into operational taxonomic units (OTU) at a 97% similarity threshold. Land use intensification increased the observed bacterial diversity (both OTU richness and community heterogeneity across space) and this effect was strongly associated with changes in soil pH. Moreover, land use intensification and subsequent changes in soil fertility, especially pH, altered the bacterial community composition, with pastures and areas of mechanized agriculture displaying the most contrasting communities in relation to undisturbed primary forest. Together, these results indicate that tropical forest conversion impacts soil bacteria not through loss of diversity, as previously thought, but mainly by imposing marked shifts on bacterial community composition, with unknown yet potentially important implications for ecological functions and services performed by these communities.
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", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Time Factors", "13. Climate action", "Climate Change", "Wetlands", "Florida", "Avicennia", "14. Life underwater", "15. Life on land", "Poaceae", "Plant Roots", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1539"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1002/ecy.1539", "name": "item", "description": "10.1002/ecy.1539", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1002/ecy.1539"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/gcb.12161", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-24T16:19:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-02-06", "title": "Enhanced Root Exudation Stimulates Soil Nitrogen Transformations In A Subalpine Coniferous Forest Under Experimental Warming", "description": "AbstractDespite the perceived importance of exudation to forest ecosystem function, few studies have attempted to examine the effects of elevated temperature and nutrition availability on the rates of root exudation and associated microbial processes. In this study, we performed an experiment in whichin situexudates were collected fromPicea asperataseedlings that were transplanted in disturbed soils exposed to two levels of temperature (ambient temperature and infrared heater warming) and two nitrogen levels (unfertilized and 25\uffc2\uffa0g N\uffc2\uffa0m\uffe2\uff88\uff922\uffc2\uffa0a\uffe2\uff88\uff921). Here, we show that the trees exposed to an elevated temperature increased their exudation rates I (\uffce\uffbcg\uffc2\uffa0C\uffc2\uffa0g\uffe2\uff88\uff921root biomass\uffc2\uffa0h\uffe2\uff88\uff921), II (\uffce\uffbcg\uffc2\uffa0C\uffc2\uffa0cm\uffe2\uff88\uff921\uffc2\uffa0root length\uffc2\uffa0h\uffe2\uff88\uff921) and III (\uffce\uffbcg\uffc2\uffa0C\uffc2\uffa0cm\uffe2\uff88\uff922\uffc2\uffa0root area\uffc2\uffa0h\uffe2\uff88\uff921) in the unfertilized plots. The altered morphological and physiological traits of the roots exposed to experimental warming could be responsible for this variation in root exudation. Moreover, these increases in root\uffe2\uff80\uff90derived C were positively correlated with the microbial release of extracellular enzymes involved in the breakdown of organic N (R2\uffc2\uffa0=\uffc2\uffa00.790;P\uffc2\uffa0=\uffc2\uffa00.038), which was coupled with stimulated microbial activity and accelerated N transformations in the unfertilized soils. In contrast, the trees exposed to both experimental warming and N fertilization did not show increased exudation rates or soil enzyme activity, indicating that the stimulatory effects of experimental warming on root exudation depend on soil fertility. Collectively, our results provide preliminary evidence that an increase in the release of root exudates into the soil may be an important physiological adjustment by which the sustained growth responses of plants to experimental warming may be maintained via enhanced soil microbial activity and soil N transformation. Accordingly, the underlying mechanisms by which plant root\uffe2\uff80\uff90microbe interactions influence soil organic matter decomposition and N cycling should be incorporated into climate\uffe2\uff80\uff90carbon cycle models to determine reliable estimates of long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term C storage in forests.
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Life on land", "Global Warming", "Plant Roots"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Juan Xiao, Huajun Yin, Zhenfeng Xu, Xinyin Cheng, Yufei Li, Qing Liu,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12161"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Global%20Change%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/gcb.12161", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/gcb.12161", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/gcb.12161"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-04-18T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "487587", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-06-24T16:27:49Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Statisti\u010dka i grafi\u010dka interpretacija mjerenja nagiba slojeva u bu\u0161otinama \u0161ire okolice Virovitice", "description": "deskriptivne statistike analizirani su podatci mjerenja nagiba slojeva u najdubljem dijelu Dravske depresije, u okolici Virovitice. Deskriptivna statistika je dio primijenjene statistike koja pru\u017ea numeri\u010dki i grafi\u010dki uvid u pona\u0161anje podataka, te je zato i upotrijebljena u ovoj analizi. Podatci se opisuju statisti\u010dkim parametrima poput srednje vrijednosti, varijance, regresije i distribucije, a u ovom radu naglasak je bio na regresijskoj analizi (MALVI\u0106, 2008 ; SWAN & SANDILANDS, 1996). Vrijednosti orijentacije slojeva prikupljene su iz mjerenja smjera i kuta nagiba slojnih ploha u podzemlju dobivenih panda\u017emetrom (engl. dipmeter) u bu\u0161otinama Virovitica-3 (Vir-3), Rezova\u010dke Kr\u010devine-2 (Rek-2), Rezova\u010dke Kr\u010devine-1 istok (Rek-1 ist) i Ore\u0161ac-1 (Or-1) (Sl. 1a). Interpretacijom mjerenja panda\u017emetrom rekonstruiraju se strukturni odnosi uokolo kanala bu\u0161otine, poglavito polo\u017eaj slojnih, rasjednih i pukotinskih ploha, a mogu se odrediti i neka svojstva talo\u017enih okoli\u0161a (ATLAS WIRELINE SERVICES, 1987). Prikupljeni podatci odnose se na stijene formacija Moslava\u010dka gora, Ivani\u0107- Grad, Klo\u0161tar Ivani\u0107 i Bilogora i to samo iz intervala unutar formacija koje su bile snimljene panda\u017emetrom (MALVI\u0106, 1995). Formacija Moslava\u010dka gora starosti je od egera do donjeg panona gdje su utvr\u0111ene izmjene krupnozrnatih pje\u0161\u010denjaka, lapora i vapnenaca brojnih varijeteta. Broj o\u010ditanih podataka iznosi ukupno 1139 (955 iz Vir-3, 128 iz Rek-2 i 56 iz Rek-1 ist). Formacija Ivani\u0107-Grad gornjopanonske je starosti. U njezinom sastavu prisutni su pje\u0161\u010denjaci i lapori. Ukupno je o\u010ditano 107 vrijednosti: 59 iz Rek-2 i 48 iz Rek-1 ist. Formacija Klo\u0161tar Ivani\u0107 pripada donjem pontu. Podatci su dobiveni iz Rek-2, Rek-1 ist i Or-1. I ovu formaciju izgra\u0111uje izmjena pje\u0161\u010denjaka i lapora. Ukupan broj o\u010ditanih vrijednosti iznosi 247 (72 iz Rek-2, 96 iz Rek-1 ist i 79 iz Or-1). Starost formacije Bilogora je gornji dio donjega ponta te gornji pont, a analizirani su samo podatci iz Or-1, budu\u0107i da za ostale bu\u0161otine nije snimljen diplog. \u010cini ju izmjena pje\u0161\u010denjaka i glinovitih te pjeskovitih lapora. U gornjem dijelu le\u017ee i proslojci kvarcnog pijeska. Broj o\u010ditanih podataka je 80. Utvr\u0111ena je pojava strmih slojeva (vi\u0161e od 50\u00b0) u formaciji Moslava\u010dka gora te mogu\u0107nost korelacije strukturnih i stratigrafskih obilje\u017eja u formacijama Moslava\u010dka gora (Sl. 2), Ivani\u0107- Grad i Klo\u0161tar Ivani\u0107 (BO\u0160NJAK, 2009). Zbog blizine dvaju zna\u010dajnih rasjeda strukturno je najslo\u017eenije podru\u010dje oko bu\u0161otine Vir-3 u kojem su odre\u0111ene zone ve\u0107ih i \u010de\u0161\u0107ih promjena od 2600 m dubine. Do te dubine slojevi imaju veli\u010dinu kuta nagiba od 9\u00b0 do 53\u00b0 s nagibom prema sjever-sjeveroistoku. Od dubine 2600 m pove\u0107ava se nagib slojeva, postaju strmiji do 80\u00b0, a smjer nagiba se u\u010destalo mijenja. U podru\u010dju Rezova\u010dkih Kr\u010devina mogu\u0107a je najbolja korelacija me\u0111u bu\u0161otinama i to zbog litolo\u0161ke i strukturne sli\u010dnosti \u2013 izmjena pje\u0161\u010denjaka i lapora podjednakih raspona veli\u010dina kuta nagiba. On je u formaciji Moslava\u010dka gora strmiji (od 12\u00b0 do 73\u00b0), a prema mla\u0111im formacijama postaje sve bla\u017ei (od 2\u00b0 do 21\u00b0), uz smjer nagiba prema sjever-sjeveroistoku. Podru\u010dje uokolo Or-1 rasjedom je odvojeno od ostalih bu\u0161otina te se strukturno i dijelom litolo\u0161ki razlikuje od njih. Bu\u0161otina se nalazi u spu\u0161tenom krilu rasjeda, u sinklinali s ve\u0107im debljinama naslaga u odnosu na podru\u010dje Rezova\u010dkih Kr\u010devina. Veli\u010dina kuta nagiba je u rasponu od 1\u00b0 do 7\u00b0, osim u kataklaziranim zonama gdje su ve\u0107a odstupanja. Orijentacija smjera nagiba slojeva je jugozapad- sjeverozapad. S obzirom na aritmeti\u010dku sredinu i medijan vrijednosti ulaznih podataka te prema oblicima regresijskih krivulja u pojedinim se intervalima mo\u017ee odrediti bolja ili lo\u0161ija korelacija krivulja u odnosu na kutove i smjerove nagiba slojeva. Analizom je potvr\u0111ena uporabivost regresijskih krivulja za opisivanje promjena polo\u017eaja slojeva u podru\u010dju Rezova\u010dkih Kr\u010devina te ote\u017eana uporaba takvih krivulja u podru\u010dju bu\u0161otina Vir-3 i Or-1 zbog sna\u017enije tektonike kojom su poreme\u0107eni prvobitni strukturni odnosi. Dobivene regresijske krivulje mogu se spojiti u tipi\u010dne (zajedni\u010dke) za pojedine litostratigrafske \u010dlanove (Sl. 1b). Odre\u0111eno je pet tipova regresijskih krivulja po kojima je smjer nagiba slojeva podjednak ili se postupno mijenja: silazna (padanje vrijednosti kuta nagiba slojeva po dubini), uzlazna (rast vrijednosti kuta nagiba po dubini), konveksna (prvo rast pa pad vrijednosti kuta nagiba po dubini), konkavna (pad pa rast vrijednosti kuta nagiba po dubini) i regresijska krivulja bez zna\u010dajnijih promjena vrijednosti kuta nagiba i pribli\u017eno podjednakog smjera nagiba po dubini. To su tipske krivulje korisne za predvi\u0111anje nagiba u drugim, obli\u017enjim bu\u0161otinama, uz uvjet da se promatraju litostratigrafske jedinice jednake starosti i sli\u010dnih strukturnih obilje\u017eja.", "keywords": ["diplog ; regresijska analiza ; nagib slojeva ; Dravska depresija ; Hrvatska"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Bo\u0161njak, Marija, Malvi\u0107, Tomislav, Cvetkovi\u0107, Marko, Veli\u0107, Josipa,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/487587"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "487587", "name": "item", "description": "487587", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/487587"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s00442-007-0750-y", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-24T16:15:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2007-05-09", "title": "Mangrove Growth In New Zealand Estuaries: The Role Of Nutrient Enrichment At Sites With Contrasting Rates Of Sedimentation", "description": "Mangrove forest coverage is increasing in the estuaries of the North Island of New Zealand, causing changes in estuarine ecosystem structure and function. Sedimentation and associated nutrient enrichment have been proposed to be factors leading to increases in mangrove cover, but the relative importance of each of these factors is unknown. We conducted a fertilization study in estuaries with different sedimentation histories in order to determine the role of nutrient enrichment in stimulating mangrove growth and forest development. We expected that if mangroves were nutrient-limited, nutrient enrichment would lead to increases in mangrove growth and forest structure and that nutrient enrichment of trees in our site with low sedimentation would give rise to trees and sediments that converged in terms of functional characteristics on control sites in our high sedimentation site. The effects of fertilizing with nitrogen (N) varied among sites and across the intertidal zone, with enhancements in growth, photosynthetic carbon gain, N resorption prior to leaf senescence and the leaf area index of canopies being significantly greater at the high sedimentation sites than at the low sedimentation sites, and in landward dwarf trees compared to seaward fringing trees. Sediment respiration (CO(2) efflux) was higher at the high sedimentation site than at the low one sedimentation site, but it was not significantly affected by fertilization, suggesting that the high sedimentation site supported greater bacterial mineralization of sediment carbon. Nutrient enrichment of the coastal zone has a role in facilitating the expansion of mangroves in estuaries of the North Island of New Zealand, but this effect is secondary to that of sedimentation, which increases habitat area and stimulates growth. In estuaries with high sediment loads, enrichment with N will cause greater mangrove growth and further changes in ecosystem function.", "keywords": ["nutrient resorption efficiency", "Whangapoua", "0106 biological sciences", "Geologic Sediments", "Nitrogen", "Performance", "soil respiration", "01 natural sciences", "Rhizophora-mangle", "C1", "Oxygen Consumption", "Plant-growth", "Herbivory", "Photosynthesis", "Deposition", "Ecosystem", "580", "photosynthesis", "Avicenna marina", "Ecology", "leaf area index", "Plant Stems", "Phosphorus", "Soil respiration", "Limitation", "15. Life on land", "Carbon", "Plant Leaves", "Leaf area index", "770400 Coastal and Estuarine Environment", "Nutrient resorption efficiency", "Waikopua", "Avicennia", "Seasons", "270402 Plant Physiology", "New Zealand"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-007-0750-y"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Oecologia", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s00442-007-0750-y", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s00442-007-0750-y", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s00442-007-0750-y"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2007-05-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1002/ldr.2784", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-24T16:14:58Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-08-24", "title": "Alleviating Nitrogen Limitation in Mediterranean Maquis Vegetation Leads to Ecological Degradation", "description": "AbstractSoils are being degraded at an alarming rate and thereby also crucial ecosystem goods and services. Nitrogen (N) enrichment is a major driver of this degradation. While the negative impacts of N enrichment on vegetation are well known globally, those on various ecological interactions, and on ecosystem functioning, remain largely unknown. Because Mediterranean ecosystems are N limited, they are good model systems for evaluating how N enrichment impacts not only vegetation but also ecological partnerships and ecosystem functioning. Using a 7\uffe2\uff80\uff90year N\uffe2\uff80\uff90manipulation (dose and form) field experiment running in a Mediterranean Basin maquis located in a region with naturally low ambient N deposition (<4\uffc2\uffa0kg\uffc2\uffa0N\uffc2\uffa0ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921\uffc2\uffa0y\uffe2\uff88\uff921), we assessed the impacts of the N additions on (i) the dominant plant species (photosynthetic N\uffe2\uff80\uff90use efficiency); (ii) plant\uffe2\uff80\uff93soil ecological partnerships with ectomycorrhiza and N\uffe2\uff80\uff90fixing bacteria; and (iii) ecosystem degradation (plant\uffe2\uff80\uff93soil cover, biological mineral weathering and soil N fixation). N additions significantly disrupted plant\uffe2\uff80\uff93soil cover, plant\uffe2\uff80\uff93soil biotic interactions, and ecosystem functioning compared with ambient N deposition conditions. However, the higher the ammonium dose (alone or with nitrate), the more drastic these disruptions were. We report a critical threshold at 20\uffe2\uff80\uff9340\uffc2\uffa0kg ammonium ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921\uffc2\uffa0y\uffe2\uff88\uff921 whereby severe ecosystem degradation can be expected. These observations are critical to help explain the mechanisms behind ecosystem degradation, to describe the collective loss of organisms and multifunction in the landscape, and to predict potential fragmentation of Mediterranean maquis under conditions of unrelieved N enrichment. Copyright \uffc2\uffa9 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.