Streams and rivers act as landscape-scale bioreactors processing large quantities of terrestrial particulate organic matter (POM). This function is linked to their flow regime, which governs residence times, shapes organic matter reactivity and controls the amount of carbon (C) exported to the atmosphere and coastal oceans. Climate change impacts flow regimes by increasing both flash floods and droughts. Here, we used a modelling approach to explore the consequences of lateral hydrological contraction, that is, the reduction of the wet portion of the streambed, for POM decomposition and transport at the river network scale. Our model integrates seasonal leaf litter input as generator of POM, transient storage of POM on wet and dry streambed portions with associated decomposition and ensuing changes in reactivity, and transport dynamics through a dendritic river network. Simulations showed that the amount of POM exported from the river network and its average reactivity increased with lateral hydrological contraction, due to the combination of (1) low processing of POM while stored on dry streambeds, and (2) large shunting during flashy events. The sensitivity analysis further supported that high lateral hydrological contraction leads to higher export of higher reactivity POM, regardless of transport coefficient values, average reactivity of fresh leaf litter and differences between POM reactivity under wet and dry conditions. Our study incorporates storage in dry streambed areas into the pulse-shunt concept (Raymond and others in Ecology 97(1):5\uffe2\uff80\uff9316, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1890/14-1684.1), providing a mechanistic framework and testable predictions about leaf litter storage, transport and decomposition in fluvial networks.Accumulating evidence suggests that warming associated with climate change is decreasing the total amount of soil organic carbon (SOC) in drylands, although scientific research has not given enough emphasis to particulate (POC) and mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC) pools. Biocrusts are a major biotic feature of drylands and have large impacts on the C cycle, yet it is largely unknown whether they modulate the responses of POC and MAOC to climate change. Here, we assessed the effects of simulated climate change (control, reduced rainfall (RE), warming (WA), and RE\uffe2\uff80\uff89+\uffe2\uff80\uff89WA) and initial biocrust cover (low (<\uffe2\uff80\uff8920%) versus high (>\uffe2\uff80\uff8950%)) on the mineral protection of soil C and soil organic matter quality in a dryland ecosystem in central Spain for 9\uffc2\uffa0years. At low initial biocrust cover levels, both WA and RE\uffe2\uff80\uff89+\uffe2\uff80\uff89WA increased SOC, especially POC but also MAOC, and promoted a higher contribution of carbohydrates, relative to aromatic compounds, to the POC fraction. These results suggest that the accumulation of soil C under warming treatments may be transitory in soils with low initial biocrust cover. In soils with high initial biocrust cover, climate change treatments did not affect SOC, neither POC nor MAOC fraction. Overall, our results indicate that biocrust communities modulate the negative effect of climate change on SOC, because no losses of soil C were observed with the climate manipulations under biocrusts. Future work should focus on determining the long-term persistence of the observed buffering effect by biocrust-forming lichens, as they are known to be negatively affected by warming.The rising real prices of purchased inputs is driving smallholder maize (Zea mays L.) production towards lower levels of inorganic fertilizer. Legume intercrops are a source of plant N that can be produced locally and offer a practical complement to inorganic fertilizers. Field experiments conducted on a loamy sand (Typic Kandiustalf) soil evaluated the impact of relay\uffe2\uff80\uff90intercropping two legume crops, cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) and sunnhemp (Crotolaria juncea L.) into smallholder maize in Zimbabwe. The objectives were to quantify: (i) biomass and N yield of intercropped legumes, (ii) the impact of the legumes on companion maize yield and N uptake, and (iii) the response of a subsequent maize crop to legumes. Dry matter yield ranged from 0.6 to 4.6 Mg ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 for cowpea and 0.9 to 2.9 Mg ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 for sunnhemp, over two years. At the most, cowpea and sunnhemp produced 154 and 82 kg N ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921, respectively. Companion maize grain yields were not reduced when the legumes were relay\uffe2\uff80\uff90intercropped into maize fertilized at 0 to 60 kg N ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921. However, maize yields were reduced 18 to 31% when maize + legume intercrops were fertilized at 120 kg N ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921. In the subsequent year, maize grain yields were increased by 8 to 27% following maize + legume when no fertilizer N was applied, compared with maize following maize. Legumes reduced fertilizer needs of a subsequent maize crop by 36 kg N ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921. Intercropped annual legumes and small amounts of inorganic fertilizer offers a strategy to meet the N needs on smallholder farms.
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Our goal was to simulate long-term trends in soil organic carbon for the long-term experiments of Barybino (Moscow region, Russia), Grakov (Kharkow region, Uk- raine) and Yachenka (Minsk region, Belarus) representing the predominant arable soil types, climate conditions and typical management strategies for the investigated arable areas. The fit of modelled results to the observed data was evaluated to assess the suitability of the model for further applications in the FSU. The crop parameters of the CANDY model had to be adapted to the low yields ob- served under the Russian site conditions resulting in a higher sensitivity to crop-derived carbon input as a func- tion of yield. The results show that the approach of treating the organic carbon situated in micro pores as inert, is an applicable solution for simulating soil carbon dynamics under Russian conditions. This evaluation of CANDY, against long-term experiments from Russia, gives confi- dence for its wider application in this region.", "keywords": ["0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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In the first phase (1995\u20132005), five mango based agri-horticultural models (AHM) viz. Mango\u00a0+\u00a0cowpea\u2013toria, mango\u00a0+\u00a0cluster bean/okra\u2013toria, mango\u00a0+\u00a0sesame\u2013toria, mango\u00a0+\u00a0black gram\u2013toria and mango\u00a0+\u00a0pigeon pea in addition to sole mango plantation (no intercrop) and in second phase (2005\u20132010), two mango based AHM (mango\u00a0+\u00a0colocasia and mango\u00a0+\u00a0turmeric) in addition to sole mango (no intercrop) were studied. The mean maximum cowpea equivalent yield (t\u00a0ha\u22121) was harvested from cowpea (1.84) followed by okra (1.21), black gram (1.11), sesame (0.68) and mean minimum with pigeon pea (0.58). The crop yield reduction among the mango based AHM was observed from third year to tenth year. The positive correlation was found between light transmission and intercrops yields amongst all models during both phases. However, the correlation between mango canopy spread and intercrop yields shown negative trends. The yield reduction in intercrops varied from 37.0\u201352.6\u00a0% during first phase and 20.6\u201323.5\u00a0% during second phase of experimentation compared to sole crop. The results revealed that the fruit based AHM were effective in improving fruit yields of the mango. The mean maximum fruit yield of mango (7.02\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121) was harvested with cowpea\u2013toria crop rotation followed by black gram\u2013toria (6.59\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121) and minimum fruit yield (5.76\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121) realized with sole mango tree during first phase (1999\u20132005). Likewise, mean maximum fruit yield (13.71\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121) from mango tree was obtained in the turmeric block followed by (13.00\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121) in colocasia block and minimum fruit yield with sole mango tree (11.86\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121). All the treatments of AHM recorded higher soil moisture as compared to sole mango plantation during both phases. The moisture retention under different AHM was in the order of cowpea (13.32\u00a0cm)\u00a0>\u00a0black gram (13.29\u00a0cm)\u00a0>\u00a0pigeon pea (13.27\u00a0cm)\u00a0>\u00a0okra (12.42\u00a0cm)\u00a0>\u00a0sesame (12.17\u00a0cm)\u00a0>\u00a0sole mango (11.62\u00a0cm) during first phase, whereas moisture retention was observed in the order of turmeric (14.20\u00a0cm)\u00a0>\u00a0colocasia (14.01\u00a0cm)\u00a0>\u00a0sole mango (12.60\u00a0cm) during second phase. The cowpea\u2013toria crop rotation with mango gave maximum benefit: cost ratio followed by okra\u2013toria under rainfed conditions. Besides economic viability of cowpea\u2013toria with mango, this system had improved tree growth as well as fruit yield of mango. In the second phase, mango\u00a0+\u00a0turmeric yielded more benefit than mango\u00a0+\u00a0colocasia system. In the first phase, the mango\u00a0+\u00a0cowpea\u2013toria system improved organic carbon, total nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and reduced pH by 49.0, 56.3, 48.6, 58.5 and 11.6\u00a0%, respectively as compared to initial values whereas mango\u00a0+\u00a0turmeric system increased organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and reduction in pH by 51.0, 45.0, 29.7, 29.0 and 3.4\u00a0%, respectively over initial values within soil depths of 0\u201330\u00a0cm during second phased. Mango based AHM is recommended for adoption with selective intercrops up to 15\u00a0years of age of mango plantation for multiple outputs and good economic viability without impairing site fertility.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "J. M. S. Tomar, N. K. Sharma, Pradeep Dogra, A. C. Rathore, H. Lal, J. Jayaprakash, O. P. Chaturvedi, A. 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Surface runoff in particular is significantly impacted by land cover. As surface runoff can act as a carrier for contaminants found at the surface, it is important to characterize runoff dynamics in anthropogenic environments. In this study, the relationship between surface runoff and groundwater recharge in urban areas is explored using a top-down water balance approach. Two empirical models were used to estimate runoff: (1) an updated, advanced method based on curve number, followed by (2) bivariate hydrograph separation. Modifications were added to each method in an attempt to better capture continuous soil-moisture processes and explicitly account for runoff from impervious surfaces. Differences between the resulting runoff estimates shed light on the complexity of the rainfall\uffe2\uff80\uff93runoff relationship, and highlight the importance of understanding soil-moisture dynamics and their control on hydro(geo)logical responses. These results were then used as input in a water balance to calculate groundwater recharge. Two approaches were used to assess the accuracy of these groundwater balance estimates: (1) comparison to calculations of groundwater recharge using the calibrated conceptual HBV Light model, and (2) comparison to groundwater recharge estimates from physically similar catchments in Switzerland that are found in the literature. In all cases, recharge is estimated at approximately 40\uffe2\uff80\uff9345% of annual precipitation. These conditions were found to closely echo those results from Swiss catchments of similar characteristics.\u20090.80) for each of the sites. Preceding crop and crop of the current year were crucial for primary productivity in the tillage LTE and compost LTE, respectively. For both crop residue incorporation LTEs, plant-available Mg affected productivity the most, followed by properties such as soil pH, SOM, and the crop residue management. The results obtained by data mining are in line with previous studies and enhance our knowledge about the driving forces of primary productivity in arable systems. Hence, the models are considered very suitable and reliable for predicting the primary productivity at these ILTER sites in the future. They may also encourage researcher-farmer-advisor-stakeholder interaction, and thus create enabling environment for cooperation for further research around these ILTER sites.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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In the Itasy region, AFS were introduced to improve farmers' livelihoods by diversifying income sources and to address problems related to soil degradation. Previous studies in the region have shown the potential of AFS to store organic carbon in the soil. In the present work, we carried out further studies to assess the main factors affecting SOC stocks in AFS. In 2014, we performed a soil sampling on 137 AFS farmers'plots to assess SOC stocks in different AFS. In 2018, a second sampling was carried out to calculate SOC storage rates using the diachronic approach on 30 most representative AFS. The results revealed that the factors 'age of the system' and 'type of organic inputs' significantly affected SOC stocks in AFS. SOC stocks increased significantly over time in AFS plots, benefiting from regular organic inputs such as manure and/or compost. In contrast, SOC stocks remained unchanged over time in AFS plots where no organic fertilization was used. Our study showed a substantial SOC storage up to 47 parts per thousand year(-1), mainly explained by regular additions of organic inputs to maintain soil fertility and crop production. However, to fully understand the process of SOC storage in this context, further works, such as the analysis of the link between organic matter quality and the SOC storage process, and the quantification of the share of soil carbon inputs derived from tree biomass should be undertaken.", "keywords": ["[SDV.SA.SF]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Silviculture", "agro\u00e9cologie", "stockage", "petite exploitation agricole", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_330982", "[SDV.SA.SDS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study", "910", "630", "Tropical", "syst\u00e8mes agroforestiers", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7427", "C sequestration", "TreeTropical", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1721", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1301", "[SDV.SA.SDS] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4510", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35657", "agroforesterie", "2. 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Among these applications, it is worth mentioning the possibility of using metagenomic analyses to determine food authenticity, to assess the microbiological safety of foods thanks to the detection and tracking of pathogens, antibiotic resistance genes and other undesirable traits, as well to identify the microorganisms responsible for food processing defects. Metataxonomics and metagenomics are currently the gold standard methodologies to explore the full potential of metagenomes in the food industry. However, there are still a number of challenges that must be solved in order to implement these methods routinely in food chain monitoring, and for the regulatory agencies to take them into account in their opinions. These challenges include the difficulties of analysing foods and food-related environments with a low microbial load, the lack of validated bioinformatics pipelines adapted to food microbiomes and the difficulty of assessing the viability of the detected microorganisms. This review summarizes the methods of microbiome analysis that have been used, so far, in foods and food-related environments, with a specific focus on those involving Next-Generation Sequencing technologies.", "keywords": ["2. 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The surface soil (0\u20130.2 m) under Pi. caribaea has higher bulk density, lower soil organic carbon, total N, total K, available N, microbial biomass carbon, and smaller soil microbial communities (as indicated by soil Biolog profiles) than under Po. imbricatus. Both land use types showed negative cumulative soil deterioration index (DI) compared to secondary forests. However, compared to abandoned land (DI = \u2013262), the soil quality of Po. imbricatus showed improvement (DI = \u2013194) while that of Pi. caribaea showed deterioration (DI = \u2013358). These results demonstrated that these exotic pine plantations can significantly and negatively influence soil properties. By contrast, our results showed that adoption of indigenous species in plantations, or natural regeneration, can improve soil quality.", "keywords": ["0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10310-009-0130-z"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10310-009-0130-z", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10310-009-0130-z", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10310-009-0130-z"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2009-08-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10113-020-01617-6", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-02-28", "title": "Future soil loss in highland Ethiopia under changing climate and land use", "description": "Soil erosion caused by climate and land-use changes is one of the biggest environmental challenges in highland Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess the future soil erosion risks and evaluate the potential conservation measures in the Rib watershed, northwestern highland Ethiopia. We used the HadGEM2-ES model with a moderate greenhouse gas (GHG) concentration scenario (RCP4.5) to project the future climate. The future land-use patterns were predicted using the CA-Markov model. We integrated the RUSLE model with GIS to estimate the spatial distribution of soil loss and identify erosion risk areas. We found that the Rib watershed is highly vulnerable to future climate and land-use changes, leading to a high soil erosion risk. Despite slight growth of forest cover during the study period, the total soil loss for the watershed was estimated to be 7.93\u2009\u00d7\u2009106\u00a0t\u00a0year\u22121 in 2017 and was predicted to increase to 9.75\u2009\u00d7\u2009106\u00a0t\u00a0year\u22121 in 2050, an increase of about 23%. The increase in forest cover was due to the expansion of the area of eucalyptus plantations which are more prone to erosion. Moreover, field survey showed that the residual native forests are sparsely vegetated and mostly used for cattle grazing, increasing the erosion risk even more. In contrast, the combined use of afforestation with native trees and physical soil conservation measures in the upper areas of the catchment could decrease soil loss by 62%. Our results stress the importance of combining soil conservation measures, including converting eucalyptus plantations to native forests, to mitigate the effects of future climate change and increased agricultural production on soil erosion.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "HadGEM2-ES model", "Modeling", "Nature-based solutions", "CA-Markov model", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "RUSLE model", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "GIS", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10113-020-01617-6.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01617-6"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Regional%20Environmental%20Change", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10113-020-01617-6", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10113-020-01617-6", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10113-020-01617-6"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-02-28T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10705-010-9377-1", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-06-03", "title": "Quality Of Soil Organic Matter And C Storage As Influenced By Cropping Systems In Northwestern Alberta, Canada", "description": "Crop rotations and reduction in tillage are commonly recommended for sustained crop production and enhancing soil quality. Our objective was to evaluate the long-term effects of cropping systems (1968\u20131992) on soil structure, carbon storage and the quality of soil organic matter. The study was conducted on a silt clay loam soil (Typic Cryoboralf) near Beaverlodge, Alberta, The cropping systems were: (a) continuous barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) (CB); (b) continuous bromegrass (Bromus inermiss Leyess.) (CG); (c) continuous forage legume (Medicago sativa L. until 1977, and Trifolium pratense L. since 1978) (CL); and (d) 3\u00a0years of bromegrass-legume forage alternating with 3\u00a0years of barley (RF). Our data showed that the CG and CL treatments had more stable aggregates with greater mean weight diameter (MWD) than soil under continuous barley. Organic C, total N and the light fraction in soil under CG and CL were higher than those of the other two treatments. Soil under CG had the highest and CB the lowest amounts of acid-hydrolyzable monosacchrides (comprising glucose, arabinose, xylose, mannose and galactose). Higher galactose\u00a0+\u00a0mannose concentration in soil under CG indicated a higher soil microbiological activity. Microbial biomass C and N followed the trend among treatments in whole and light fraction organic matter, and total extracted sugars. Soil organic matter 13C-NMR spectroscopy showed that: (i) soil under CB contained the highest amounts of aromatic and the lowest content of aliphatic-C, (ii) soil under CL had the lowest phenolic-C and the least aromaticity, and (iii) soil under CG and RF had the highest amounts of aliphatic-C which includes labile substances such as amino acids and carbohydrates, indicating an improvement in the quality of organic matter. It is concluded that perennial forage crops can improve soil structure and soil organic matter quality and quantity as compared with cereal monoculture.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Aggregation", "13C-NMR spectroscopy", "Carbon storage", "Carbohydrates", "Microbial biomass", "Light fraction organic matter", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Arshad, M. A., Soon, Y. K., Ripmeester, J. A,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-010-9377-1"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Nutrient%20Cycling%20in%20Agroecosystems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10705-010-9377-1", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10705-010-9377-1", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10705-010-9377-1"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-06-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10265-009-0294-9", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-01-12", "title": "Taxonomic Identity, Phylogeny, Climate And Soil Fertility As Drivers Of Leaf Traits Across Chinese Grassland Biomes", "description": "Although broad-scale inter-specific patterns of leaf traits are influenced by climate, soil, and taxonomic identity, integrated assessments of these drivers remain rare. Here, we quantify these drivers in a field study of 171 plant species in 174 sites across Chinese grasslands, including the Tibetan Plateau, Inner Mongolia, and Xinjiang. General linear models were used to partition leaf trait variation. Of the total variation in leaf traits, on average 27% is due to taxonomic or phylogenetic differences among species within sites (pure species effect), 29% to variation among sites within species (pure site effect), 38% to joint effects of taxonomic and environmental factors (shared effect), and 6.2% to within-site and within-species variation. Examining the pure site effect, climate explained 7.8%, soil explained 7.4%, and climate and soil variables together accounted for 11%, leaving 18% of the inter-site variation due to factors other than climate or soil. The results do not support the hypothesis that soil fertility is the 'missing link' to explain leaf trait variation unexplained by climatic factors. Climate- and soil-induced leaf adaptations occur mostly among species, and leaf traits vary little within species in Chinese grassland plants, despite strongly varying climate and soil conditions.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "China", "Climate", "Soil fertility", "Poaceae", "01 natural sciences", "10127 Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies", "Soil", "Quantitative Trait", " Heritable", "Species Specificity", "1110 Plant Science", "Tibetan Plateau", "Leaf economics spectrum", "functional traits", "Photosynthesis", "Ecosystem", "Phylogeny", "2. Zero hunger", "photosynthesis", "soil fertility", "Inner Mongolia (China)", "15. Life on land", "Plant Leaves", "Inner Mongolia", "Linear Models", "leaf economics", "570 Life sciences; biology", "590 Animals (Zoology)", "Functional traits"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-009-0294-9"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Plant%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10265-009-0294-9", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10265-009-0294-9", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10265-009-0294-9"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-01-13T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10310-007-0051-7", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "unspecified", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2007-11-28", "title": "Line Thinning Promotes Stand Growth And Understory Diversity In Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria Japonica D. Don) Plantations", "description": "We studied the effects of line thinning on stand structure, microclimate and understory species diversity of two Cryptomeria japonica D. Don plantations in south-central Japan. In each of two study sites we compared stand structure between the thinned stand and an adjacent unthinned stand and found that line thinning increased the growth rate of residual trees such that stand basal area may recover within 10 years after thinning. In the thinned stand, more open canopy conditions resulted in higher maximum temperatures on the forest floor during the early growing season than in the unthinned stand. The thinned stand had greater understory plant species richness and biomass than the unthinned stand. This study suggested that line thinning could potentially enhance biodiversity while simultaneously increasing tree-growth rates in overstocked Cryptomeria japonica plantations.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10310-007-0051-7"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10310-007-0051-7", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10310-007-0051-7", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10310-007-0051-7"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10310-009-0145-5", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "unspecified", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-08-21", "title": "Effects Of Patch Cutting On Leaf Nitrogen Nutrition In Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis Obtusa Endlicher) At Different Elevations Along A Slope In Japan", "description": "Leaf nitrogen nutrition of hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa Endlicher) was investigated at three positions along a slope over a period of 3\u00a0years. At each slope position, nitrogen properties were compared in patch-cut plots (0.06\u20130.09\u00a0ha) and uncut control plots (0.04\u00a0ha). Nitrogen cycling at the lower slope was characterized by a higher rate of soil nitrogen mineralization, and higher nitrogen concentration in fresh leaves and leaf-litter. The soil nitrogen mineralization rate and fresh-leaf nitrogen concentration in the patch-cut plots were higher than those in the control plots. However, leaf-litter nitrogen concentration did not differ between the patch-cut and control plots. The results suggest that slope position strongly affects leaf nitrogen nutrition of hinoki cypress and soil nitrogen availability. By contrast, patch cutting does not affect leaf-litter nitrogen concentration. These findings indicated that hinoki cypress would not enhance forest nitrogen cycling through changes in leaf-litter nitrogen concentration after patch cutting.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10310-009-0145-5"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10310-009-0145-5", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10310-009-0145-5", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10310-009-0145-5"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2009-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10310-010-0221-x", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "unspecified", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-08-31", "title": "Fine-Root Dynamics In A Young Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis Obtusa) Stand For 3 Years Following Thinning", "description": "Fine roots play a key role in carbon and nutrient dynamics in forested ecosystems. Fine-root dynamics can be significantly affected by forest management practices such as thinning, but research on this topic is limited. This study examined dynamics of fine roots <1 mm in diameter in a 10-year-old stand of hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) for 3 years following thinning (65% in basal area). Fine-root production and mortality rates were estimated using a minirhizotron technique in combination with soil coring. In both thinned and un-thinned control plots, fine-root elongation occurred from early spring to winter (March to December) and fluctuated seasonally. In the thinned and the control plots, the annual fine-root production rates were estimated to be 101 and 120 g m\u22122 year\u22121, respectively, whereas the estimated annual fine-root mortality rates were 77 and 69 g m\u22122 year\u22121, respectively. At 3 years after thinning, live fine-root biomass was significantly smaller in the thinned plot (143 g m\u22122) than in the control plot (218 g m\u22122), whereas dead fine-root biomass was not (147 and 103 g m\u22122, respectively). Morphological and physiological indices of fine roots such as diameter, specific root length, and root tissue density of the live fine roots was similar in both plots. These results suggested that thinning tended to decrease biomass and production of fine roots, but the effects on characteristics of fine roots would be less evident.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10310-010-0221-x"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10310-010-0221-x", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10310-010-0221-x", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10310-010-0221-x"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2011-08-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10311-013-0420-8", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-05-07", "title": "Soil Microbial Diversity And C Turnover Modified By Tillage And Cropping In Laos Tropical Grassland", "description": "Agricultural practices should modify the diversity of soil microbes. However, the precise relationships between soil properties and microbial diversity are poorly known. Here, we study the effect of agricultural management on soil microbial diversity and C turnover in tropical grassland of north-eastern Laos. Three years after native grassland conversion into agricultural land, we compared soils from five land use management systems: one till versus two no-till rotational cropping systems, one no-till improved pasture and the natural grassland. Soils were incubated in microcosms during 64 days at optimum temperature and humidity. Bacterial and fungal diversity were evaluated by metagenomic 454-pyrosequencing of 16S and 18SrRNA genes, respectively. Changes in soil respiration patterns were evaluated by monitoring 12C- and 13C-CO2 release after soil amendment with 13C-labelled wheat residues. Results show that residue mineralization increased with bacterial richness and diversity in the tilled treatment 7 days after soil amendment. Native soil organic C mineralization and priming effect increased with fungal richness and diversity in improved pasture and natural grassland. No-till cropping systems represented intermediate situations between tillage and pasture systems. Our findings evidence the potential of controlling soil microbial diversity by agricultural practices to improve soil biological properties. We suggest the promotion of no-till systems as a fair compromise between the need for agriculture intensification and soil ecological processes preservation.", "keywords": ["P33 - Chimie et physique du sol", "cycle du carbone", "Microbial diversity", "Conservation agriculture", "F08 - Syst\u00e8mes et modes de culture", "agro\u00e9cologie", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7172", "[SDV.SA.SDS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study", "630", "Tillage", "biodiversit\u00e9", "labour", "Acid savannah", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12076", "biologie du sol", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33990", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2018", "sol acide", "Priming effect", "savane", "[SDV.SA.SDS] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6154", "pratique culturale", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8511", "F07 - Fa\u00e7ons culturales", "2. Zero hunger", "flore du sol", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33949", "P35 - Fertilit\u00e9 du sol", "prairie", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7160", "P34 - Biologie du sol", "Carbon cycle", "non-travail du sol", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "travail du sol", "rotation culturale", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_92381", "[SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "exp\u00e9rimentation au champ", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6825", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_17299", "[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6021", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_89", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7771", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6662"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-013-0420-8"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Environmental%20Chemistry%20Letters", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10311-013-0420-8", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10311-013-0420-8", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10311-013-0420-8"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-05-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10333-006-0038-6", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-04-11", "title": "Recycling Of Rice Straw To Improve Wheat Yield And Soil Fertility And Reduce Atmospheric Pollution", "description": "Burning of rice straw is a common practice in northwest India, where rice\u2013wheat cropping system is extensively followed. The practice results in loss of nutrients, atmospheric pollution and emission of greenhouse gases. A field experiment was conducted at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India during the rabi season (November to April) of 2002\u20132003 to evaluate the efficacy of the various modes of rice straw recycling in soil in improving yield and soil fertility and reducing not only carbon dioxide emission but also nitrous oxide (N2O) emission. The treatment with no rice straw incorporation and application of recommended doses of fertilizer (120, 26 and 50 kg N, P and K ha\u22121, respectively), gave the highest yield of wheat. Treatments with the incorporation of rice straw at 5 Mg ha\u22121 with additional amount of inorganic N (60 kg N ha\u22121) or inoculation of microbial culture had similar grain yields to that of the treatment with no straw incorporation. The lowest yield was recorded in the plots where rice straw was incorporated in soil without additional inorganic N and with manure application. All the treatments with rice straw incorporation had larger soil organic C despite the effect on the mineralisation of soil organic matter. Emission of N2O was more when additional N was added with rice straw and secondary when straw was added to the soil because of higher microbial activity. The study showed that burning of rice straw could be avoided without affecting yield of wheat crop by incorporating rice straw in soil with an additional dose of inorganic N or microbial inoculation. However, the reduction of N2O emission due to avoiding burning is in part counterbalanced by an increase in emission during the subsequent wheat cultivation.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Arti Bhatia, Ramandeep Singh, Himanshu Pathak, Niveta Jain,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-006-0038-6"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Paddy%20and%20Water%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10333-006-0038-6", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10333-006-0038-6", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10333-006-0038-6"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2006-04-12T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10333-013-0357-3", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-02-15", "title": "Effect Of Biochar On Ch4 And N2o Emission From Soils Vegetated With Paddy", "description": "Biochar is believed to have positive impact on soil properties and plant yield. Due to the presence of C, it can also enhance CH4 emission in paddy soils. On the other hand, ammonium sulphate can decrease CH4 emission due to negative impacts on methanogenesis. Keeping these points in view, a pot experiment was conducted to determine the effect of biochar along with ammonium sulphate on CH4 and N2O emission from paddy soil. Analysis revealed that biochar treated soils released more CH4 compared to untreated. Ammonium sulphate treated soil emitted the highest N2O whereas biochar addition decreased its emission significantly. Further, total emission was found to be higher for CH4 (16.9\u201334.7\u00a0g/m2) in comparison to N2O (\u22120.05 to 0.02\u00a0g/m2) for all treatments. Biochar application has positive impact on plant variables such as panicle number and weight of panicles. This study suggests that biochar application significantly decrease N2O emission and increase CH4 emission possibly due to affecting the availability of organic C in the soil to microbial activity for methanogenesis. Another possibility for enhancing CH4 emission by following biochar could be attributed to the increase in plant biomass.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-013-0357-3"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Paddy%20and%20Water%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10333-013-0357-3", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10333-013-0357-3", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10333-013-0357-3"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-02-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10333-015-0502-2", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-07-03", "title": "Influence Of Rice Varieties, Nitrogen Management And Planting Methods On Methane Emission And Water Productivity", "description": "A field experiment was conducted during rainy seasons of 2009 and 2010 at New Delhi, India to study the influence of varieties and integrated nitrogen management (INM) on methane (CH4) emission and water productivity under flooded transplanted (FT) and aerobic rice (AR) cultivation. The treatments included two rice (\u2018PB 1\u2019 and \u2018PB 1121\u2019) varieties and eight INM practices including N control, recommended dose of N through urea, different combinations of urea with farmyard manure (FYM), green manure (GM), biofertilizer (BF) and vermicompost (VC). The results showed 91.6\u201392.5\u00a0% lower cumulative CH4 emission in AR compared to FT rice. In aerobic conditions, highest cumulative CH4 emission (6.9\u20137.0\u00a0kg\u00a0ha\u22121) was recorded with the application of 100\u00a0% N by organic sources (FYM+GM+BF+VC). Global warming potential (GWP) was significantly lower in aerobic rice (105.0\u2013107.5\u00a0kg CO2 ha\u22121) compared to FT rice (1242.5\u20131447.5\u00a0kg CO2 ha\u22121). Significantly higher amount of water was used in FT rice than aerobic rice by both the rice varieties, and a water saving between 59.5 and 63\u00a0% were recorded. Under aerobic conditions, both rice varieties had a water productivity of 8.50\u201314.69\u00a0kg\u00a0ha\u22121, whereas in FT rice, it was 3.81\u20136.00\u00a0kg\u00a0ha\u22121. In FT rice, a quantity of 1529.2\u20131725.2\u00a0mm water and in aerobic rice 929.2\u20131225.2\u00a0mm water was used to produce one kg rice. Thus, there was a saving of 28.4\u201339.6\u00a0% total water in both the rice varieties under AR cultivation.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Arti Bhatia, S. K. Sharma, S. R. Tyagi, Y. V. Singh,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-015-0502-2"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Paddy%20and%20Water%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10333-015-0502-2", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10333-015-0502-2", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10333-015-0502-2"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-07-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10311-022-01500-2", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-10-19", "title": "New separation protocol reveals spray painting as a neglected source of microplastics in soils", "description": "Abstract
Microplastics are recently discovered contaminants, yet knowledge on their sources and analysis is limited. For instance, paint microplastics are poorly known because soil separation protocols using flotation solutions cannot separate paint microplastics due to the higher density of paint microplastic versus common microplastics. Here, we designed a new two-step density separation protocol for paint microplastics, allowing paint microplastics to be separated from the soil without digestion. Paint particles were\uffc2\uffa0separated from soil samples collected around the graffiti wall at the Mauerpark, Berlin, then quantified according to their shape and color characteristic. The presence of polymers as binders in the paint particles was verified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Results show concentrations from 1.1\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc3\uff97\uffe2\uff80\uff89105 to 2.9\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc3\uff97\uffe2\uff80\uff89105 microplastics per Kg of dry soil, representing the highest microplastic concentration ever reported in the literature. Particle concentrations decreased and the median size increased with soil depth. Our results provide first evidence that spray painting, a technique with a wide range of applications from industry to art, leaves a legacy of environmental microplastic in soils that has so far gone unnoticed.
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Climate action", "Paint microplastic", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie", "02 engineering and technology", "Spray paint", "Infrared", "01 natural sciences", "Separation", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10311-022-01500-2.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-022-01500-2"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Environmental%20Chemistry%20Letters", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10311-022-01500-2", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10311-022-01500-2", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10311-022-01500-2"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-10-19T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10705-010-9399-8", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:56Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-09-15", "title": "Long-Term Tillage, Straw And N Rate Effects On Quantity And Quality Of Organic C And N In A Gray Luvisol Soil", "description": "Long-term use of soil, crop and fertilizer management practices alters some soil properties, but the magnitude of change depends on soil type and climatic conditions. A field experiment with a barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)\u2013wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)\u2013canola (Brassica napus L.) rotation was conducted on a Gray Luvisol (Typic Cryoboralf) loam soil at Breton, Alberta, Canada. Effects of 19 or 27 years (from 1980 to 1998 or 2006 growing seasons) of tillage (zero tillage [ZT] and conventional tillage [CT]), straw management (straw removed [SRem] and straw retained [SRet]) and N fertilizer rate (0, 50 and 100 kg N ha\u22121 in SRet, and 0 kg N ha\u22121 in SRem plots) were determined on total organic C (TOC) and N (TON), light fraction organic C (LFOC) and N (LFON), macro organic matter C (MOM-C) and N (MOM-N), microbial biomass C (MB-C), and mineralizable C (Cmin) and N (Nmin) in the 0\u20137.5 and 7.5\u201315 cm or 0\u20135, 5\u201310 and 10\u201315 cm soil layers. Zero tillage and SRet tended to have higher, and N fertilizer treatment usually had higher mass of TOC, TON, LFOC, LFON, Cmin and Nmin in soil compared to the corresponding CT, SRem and zero-N control treatments, especially in the surface soil layers. Soil MB-C, MOM-C and MOM-N in soil generally tended to be higher with SRet than SRem, and also with N fertilizer than zero-N. There was no additional beneficial effect of ZT in increasing MB-C in soil. There were close and significant correlations among most soil organic C or N fractions, except for MB-C which did not correlate with MOM-N, and Nmin did not correlate with MOM-C. Linear regressions between crop residue C input and soil organic C or N were significant in most cases, except for MB-C and Nmin. Compared to the 1979 data, all treatments that did not receive N fertilizer (CTSRem0, CTSRet0, ZTSRem0 and ZTSRet0) showed a decrease in TOC concentration in the 0\u201315 cm soil layer over time, with the highest decrease in the CTSRem0 treatment. Straw retention and N fertilizer application at 50 and 100 kg N ha\u22121 under both ZT (ZTSRet50 and ZTSRet100) and CT (CTSRet50 and CTSRet100) resulted in a strongest increase in TOC during the first 11 years, and since then the TOC decreased under both N rates but 50 kg N ha\u22121 rate under CT (CTSRet50) showed the strongest negative effect on TOC in soil. In conclusion, elimination of tillage, straw retention and N application all improved organic C and N in soil, and generally differences were more pronounced for light fraction organic C and N, and between the most extreme treatments (CTSRem0 vs. ZTSRet100) for each dynamic organic fraction. This may be better for the long-term sustainability of soil quality and productivity.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "M. Nyborg, T. Goddard, D. Puurveen, Sukhdev S. Malhi,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-010-9399-8"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Nutrient%20Cycling%20in%20Agroecosystems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10705-010-9399-8", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10705-010-9399-8", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10705-010-9399-8"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-09-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10333-011-0268-0", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2011-04-06", "title": "Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration As Affected By Tillage, Crop Residue, And Nitrogen Application In Rice\u2013Wheat Rotation System", "description": "Despite being a major domain of global food supply, rice\u2013wheat cropping system is questioned for its contribution to carbon flux. Enhancing the organic carbon pool in this system is therefore necessary to reduce environmental degradation and maintain agricultural productivity. A field experiment (November 2002\u2013March 2006) evaluated the effects of soil management practices such as tillage, crop residue, and timing of nitrogen (N) application on soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in the lowland of Chitwan Valley of Nepal. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) were grown in rotation adding 12 Mg ha\u22121 y\u22121 of field-dried residue. Mung-bean (Vigna radiata L.) was grown as a cover crop between the wheat and the rice. Timing of N application based on leaf color chart method was compared with recommended method of N application. At the end of the experiment SOC sequestration was quantified for five depths within 50 cm of soil profile. The difference in SOC sequestration between methods of N application was not apparent. However, soils sequestered significantly higher amount of SOC in the whole profile (0\u201350 cm soil depth) with more pronounced effect seen at 0\u201315 cm soil depth under no-tillage as compared with the SOC under conventional tillage. Crop residues added to no-tillage soils outperformed other treatment interactions. It is concluded that a rice\u2013wheat system would serve as a greater sink of organic carbon with residue application under no-tillage system than with or without residue application when compared to the conventional tillage system in this condition.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-011-0268-0"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Paddy%20and%20Water%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10333-011-0268-0", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10333-011-0268-0", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10333-011-0268-0"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2011-04-07T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10333-015-0482-2", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-02-17", "title": "Controlled-Release Fertilizer, Floating Duckweed, And Biochar Affect Ammonia Volatilization And Nitrous Oxide Emission From Rice Paddy Fields Irrigated With Nitrogen-Rich Wastewater", "description": "It is of great concern that nitrogen-rich (N-rich) wastewater irrigation increases ammonia (NH3) volatilization from rice (Oryza sativa L.) paddy fields. A pilot-scale field trial was conducted to study the impact of different management practices on reducing NH3 volatilization and their subsequent impacts on nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from a paddy field irrigated with N-rich wastewater generated by livestock production and supplemented with urea N fertilizer. A total of 225 kg N ha\u22121 combined with urea and N-rich wastewater was split into basal, the first, and second supplementary applications for the following five treatments: urea N mixed with controlled-release N fertilizer (BBF), floating duckweed (FDW), biochar alone (BC), biochar mixed with calcium superphosphate (BCP), and control with no amendment (CK). Results showed that each treatment had similar pattern of NH3 volatilization and N2O emission after N application. Treatments of BBF, FDW, and BCP effectively reduced NH3 losses by 22.8, 55.2, and 39.2 %, respectively, compared with the CK. BBF treatment decreased NH3 volatilization after the first supplementary N fertilization; BCP treatment reduced NH3 volatilization after the basal fertilization; and FDW treatment reduced NH3 volatilization after both the basal and first supplementary fertilization. Besides controlling the NH3 volatilization, BCP treatment also reduced 19.5 % of N2O loss. However, BC alone suppressed N2O emission by 24.3 %, but did not reduce NH3 loss. The findings can practically guide farmers to choose the appropriate management practices in improving N use efficiency and minimizing the impact of fertilization on environmental quality.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-015-0482-2"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Paddy%20and%20Water%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10333-015-0482-2", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10333-015-0482-2", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10333-015-0482-2"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-02-17T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10333-015-0506-y", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-07-21", "title": "Long-Term Effect Of No-Tillage On Soil Organic Carbon And Nitrogen In An Irrigated Rice-Based Cropping System", "description": "A 10-year field experiment was conducted to determine the effect of no-tillage (NT) on soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) in an irrigated rice-based cropping system. The results showed that concentrations of SOC, soil total N (STN), and soil organic N (SON) were higher at 0\u20135\u00a0cm depth but lower at 5\u201310\u00a0cm depth under NT than conventional tillage (CT), while at 10\u201320\u00a0cm depth the differences were not significant. Consequently, stocks of SOC, STN, and SON under NT were higher at 0\u20135\u00a0cm depth but lower at 5\u201310\u00a0cm depth than those under CT. However, no significant differences were observed in stocks of SOC, STN, and SON at 0\u201320\u00a0cm depth between NT and CT, indicating that the lower st ocks of SOC, STN, and SON at 5\u201310\u00a0cm depth could offset the greater stocks of them at 0\u20135\u00a0cm depth under NT. In addition, there were no significant differences in soil inorganic N concentration and soil C:N ratio between NT and CT at all the three depths. Our study suggests that (1) NT farming does not necessarily store SOC and N more than CT soils for the upper soil layer and (2) converting from CT to NT farming may not cause a significant change in soil N mineralization in the irrigated rice-based cropping systems.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-015-0506-y"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Paddy%20and%20Water%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10333-015-0506-y", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10333-015-0506-y", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10333-015-0506-y"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-07-22T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10457-022-00739-6", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:48Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-03-24", "title": "Soil mesofauna and herbaceous vegetation patterns in an agroforestry landscape", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10457-022-00739-6.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-022-00739-6"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agroforestry%20Systems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10457-022-00739-6", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10457-022-00739-6", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10457-022-00739-6"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-03-24T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10342-008-0203-0", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2008-04-08", "title": "Seedling Growth Response Of Two Tropical Tree Species To Nitrogen Deposition In Southern China", "description": "Seedling growth response of two tropical tree species (Schima superba and Cryptocarya concinna) to simulated N deposition was studied during a period of 11\u00a0months. One-year-old seedlings were grown in forest soil treated with N as NH4NO3 at Control\u2013no N addition, N5\u20135, N10\u201310, N15\u201315, and N30\u201330\u00a0g N m\u22122\u00a0year\u22121. The objective was to examine the effects of N addition on seedling growth and compare this effect between the two tropical tree species of different species-N-requirement. Results showed that both species responded significantly to N addition and exhibited positive effect to lower rate of N addition and negative effect to higher rate of N addition on growth parameters (height and stem base diameter, biomass production, and net photosynthetic rate). The highest values were observed in the N10 plots for S. superba and in the N15 plots for C. concinna, but the lowest values were observed in the N30 plots for both species. However, the reduction in the N30 plots was more pronounced for S. superba than for C. concinna relative to the control plots. Our findings suggest that response of seedling growth of tropical tree species to atmospheric N deposition may vary depending on rate of N deposition and species-N-requirement.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/Life", "Tropics", "Species-N-requirement", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Nitrogen deposition", "Forest dynamic", "Global change", "01 natural sciences", "Former LIFE faculty"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-008-0203-0"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10342-008-0203-0", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10342-008-0203-0", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10342-008-0203-0"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-04-09T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10333-016-0541-3", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-12-17", "title": "Methane Emission From Irrigated Rice Ecosystem: Relationship With Carbon Fixation, Partitioning And Soil Carbon Storage", "description": "Rice is a major agricultural crop and accounts for 40\u00a0% of the total food grain production of India. A field experiment was conducted for two successive seasons (December\u2013June, 2012\u201313 and December\u2013June, 2013\u201314) to assess the efficiency of rice varieties for methane (CH4) emission in relation to atmospheric carbon fixation, partitioning of carbon, and storage in the soil. Six high yielding rice varieties, Bahadur, Cauvery, Dinanath, Joymoti, Kanaklata, and Swarnabh were grown under irrigated condition. Results of the present investigation depicted differences in photosynthetic rate among the varieties accompanied by differential ability for plant biomass partitioning between the shoots and the roots. Stomatal frequency of flag leaf at panicle initiation stage was found to have strong influence on photosynthesis. Low CH4-emitting rice varieties, Bahadur and Dinanath, were found to have lower size of the xylem vessels than the high CH4-emitting rice varieties, Joymoti and Kanaklata, and found to influence the CH4 flux. Soil organic carbon storage of 0.505\u00a0Mg C ha\u22121 y\u22121 in the plough layer of soil (0\u201315\u00a0cm) confirmed that irrigated rice ecosystem is an effective sink of carbon. These findings suggest that selection of suitable rice varieties with higher photosynthetic efficiency and lower emission of CH4 can be a suitable biological mitigation of this greenhouse gas. Although an inverse relationship of CH4 with carbon dioxide (CO2) efflux was observed, irrigated rice ecosystem has a good potential to store substantial amount of carbon in the soil.", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "13. Climate action", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Kushal Kumar Baruah, Nirmali Gogoi, Ashmita Bharali,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-016-0541-3"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Paddy%20and%20Water%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10333-016-0541-3", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10333-016-0541-3", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10333-016-0541-3"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-12-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10333-017-0591-1", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-03-27", "title": "Effect Of Water Management On Soil Respiration And Nee Of Paddy Fields In Southeast China", "description": "Water management is an important factor in regulating soil respiration and the net ecosystem exchange of CO2 (NEE) between croplands and atmosphere. However, how water management affects soil respiration and the NEE of paddy fields remains unexplored. Thus, a 2-year field experiment was carried out to study the effects of controlled irrigation (CI) during the rice season on the variation of soil respiration and NEE, with flooding irrigation (FI) as the control. A decrease of irrigation water input by 46.39% did not significantly affect rice yield but significantly increased irrigation water use efficiency by 0.99\u00a0kg\u00a0m\u22123. The soil respiration rate of CI paddy fields was larger than that of FI paddy fields except during the ripening stage. Natural drying management during the ripening stage resulted in a significant increase of the soil respiration rate of the FI paddy fields. Variations of NEE with different water managements were opposite to soil respiration rates during the whole rice growth stages. Total CO2 emission of CI paddy fields through soil respiration (total R soil) increased by 11.66% compared with FI paddy fields. The increase of total R soil resulted in the significant decrease of total net CO2 absorption of CI paddy fields by 11.57% compared with FI paddy fields (p\u00a0<\u00a00.05). There were inter-annual differences of soil respiration and the NEE of paddy fields. Frequent alternate wetting and drying processes in the CI paddy fields were the main factors influencing soil respiration and NEE. CI management slightly enhanced the rice dry matter amount but accelerated the consumption and decomposition of soil organic carbon and significantly increased soil respiration, which led to the decrease of net CO2 absorption. CI management and organic carbon input technologies should be combined in applications to achieve sustainable use of water and soil resources in paddy fields.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. 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Sites In Central Europe During 40\u00a0Years After Fertilization, Liming, And Lupine Introduction", "description": "Long-term (40\u00a0years) effects of two soil amelioration techniques [NPKMgCa fertilization\u00a0+\u00a0liming; combination of PKMgCa fertilization, liming, tillage, and introduction of lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus L.)] on chemical topsoil properties, stand nutrition, and stand growth at two sites in Germany (Pfaffenwinkel, Pustert) with mature Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest were investigated. Both sites are characterized by base-poor parent material, historic N and P depletion by intense litter-raking, and recent high atmospheric N input. Such sites contribute significantly to the forested area in Central Europe. Amelioration resulted in a long-term increase of pH, base saturation, and exchangeable Ca and Mg stocks in the topsoil. Moreover, significant losses of the forest floor in organic carbon (OC) and nitrogen stocks, and a decrease of the C/N ratio in the topsoil were noticed. The concentrations and stocks of OC and N in the mineral topsoil increased; however, the increases compensated only the N, but not the OC losses of the forest floor. During the recent 40\u00a0years, the N nutrition of the stands at the control plots improved considerably, whereas the foliar P, K, and Ca concentrations decreased. The 100-fascicle weights and foliar concentrations of N, P, Mg, and Ca were increased after both amelioration procedures throughout the entire 40-year period of investigation. For both stands, considerable growth acceleration during the recent 40\u00a0years was noticed on the control plots; the amelioration resulted in an additional significant long-term growth enhancement, with the NPKMgCa fertilization liming\u00a0+\u00a0being more effective than the combination of PKMgCa fertilization, liming, tillage, and introduction of lupine. The comprehensive evaluation of soil, foliage, and growth data revealed a key relevance of the N and P nutrition of the stands for their growth, and a change from initial N limitation to a limitation of other growth factors (P, Mg, Ca, and water).", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-007-0181-7"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10342-007-0181-7", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10342-007-0181-7", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10342-007-0181-7"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2007-07-17T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10342-008-0249-z", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-02-03", "title": "Microbiological Parameters As Indicators Of Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics In Relation To Different Land Use Management", "description": "Labile C fractions: microbial biomass C (MBC), K2SO4 extractable C ( $$ { text{C}}_{{{ text{K}}_{ 2} { text{SO}}_{ 4} }} $$ ) and the cumulated mineralized C in 21\u00a0days incubation at 28\u00b0C (C\u2013CO2(21d)), were compared as land use indicators in a calcareous soil under three different management systems: native Querqus ilex forest (under and outside tree cover), a Pinus halepensis plantation, and cropped land (with cereals). Microbial biomass and activity were found to be low and coincided with high carbonate contents. As indicators of land use, $$ { text{C}}_{{{ text{K}}_{ 2} { text{SO}}_{ 4} }} $$ and C\u2013CO2(21d) showed the same sensitivity as MBC. C\u2013CO2 emissions were measured in an incubation experiment in order to study C mineralization kinetics. The data for cumulative amounts of C\u2013CO2 released showed a good fit (R 2\u00a0>\u00a00.94) to the first-order kinetic model C m\u00a0=\u00a0C o(1\u00a0\u2212\u00a0e\u2212kt ). The kinetic parameters C o and C o k were affected by land use and especially by tree cover. Principal components analysis was applied to the data and the relationship among microbial metabolic quotient (qCO2), labile C pools, and MBC revealed a decrease in efficiency of organic substrate utilization with an increase in availability and lability of the organic matter.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-008-0249-z"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10342-008-0249-z", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10342-008-0249-z", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10342-008-0249-z"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2009-02-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.catena.2022.106181", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:16:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-03-04", "title": "Sediment yields variation and response to the controlling factors in the Wei River Basin, China", "description": "Project Co-ordinators: Dr. Jose Alfonso G\u00f3mez Calero (Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS-CISC), Dr. Weifeng Xu (Fujian Agriculture and Forest University, FAFU). -- Trabajo desarrollado bajo la financiaci\u00f3n del proyecto \u201cSoil Hydrology research platform underpinning innovation to manage water scarcity in European and Chinese cropping Systems\u201d (773903), coordinado por Jos\u00e9 Alfonso G\u00f3mez Calero, investigador del Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS). Assessing regional sediment yield variation and their responses to the potential controlling factors are critical to develop specific strategies of soil conservation measures to adapt to future climate change. This study attempted to investigate the spatial\u2013temporal variation of sediment load in the Wei River basin in the midstream of the Yellow River during 1961\u20132015 at 15 hydrological stations. The results indicated that annual sediment load in the past six decades decreased significantly (P < 0.01) with the changing trends of \u22126.43 \u00d7 104, \u22123.86 \u00d7 104, \u22124.6 \u00d7 104 t/a at Xianyang, Zhangjiashan, and Zhuangtou stations, respectively. Annual sediment load exhibited abrupt changes in the mid-1990s, which were largely attributed to the strong effects of soil conservation measures in the study area. The spatial pattern of soil erosion were characterized by high sediment yield in the north with sparse vegetation cover and well-developed gullies, and low sediment yield in the south with flat plain and good vegetation cover in the Wei River basin. The results of the partial least squares-structural equation model (PLS-SEM) showed that vegetation changes and rainfall variability explained 62.3%, 47.3%, and 40.1% of the variation in runoff at Xianyang, Zhuangtou, and Zhangjiashan stations, respectively, whereas 59.4%, 17.6% and 48% of the variation in sediment load were explained by the combining effects of rainfall variability, changes of vegetation and runoff. This study provides a deep insight for understanding the effects of driving forces on sediment yield changes, and can be useful to regional soil conservation planning in the region. The study was funded by the National Science and Technology Basic Resource Investigation Program (2017FY100904), the Chinese National Natural Sciences Foundation (42177323; 42077076), the Horizon 2020 Project Shui which is co-funded by the Chinese MOST (2017YFE0118100) and the European Union Project (773903). Peer reviewed", "keywords": ["Controlling factors", "13. Climate action", "0208 environmental biotechnology", "Sediment yield", "0207 environmental engineering", "Correlation analysis", "Spatial and temporal variation", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "Wei River Basin"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106181"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/CATENA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.catena.2022.106181", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.catena.2022.106181", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106181"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/j.1475-2743.2001.tb00027.x", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:20:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-08-05", "title": "Mediterranean Natural Forest Living At Elevated Carbon Dioxide: Soil Biological Properties And Plant Biomass Growth", "description": "Abstract.Biomass productivity and soil microbial responses to long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term CO2enrichment have been investigated in a Mediterranean natural forest ecosystem. Several biochemical parameters have been measured on soil samples taken from six open top chambers (OTCs), enclosing clumps of natural Mediterranean woody vegetation including:Quercus ilexL.,Phillyrea angustifoliaL.,Pistacia lentiscusL. andMyrtus communisL. The CO2concentration of the air inside the OTCs was either ambient or ambient plus 350 \uffce\uffbcmol mol\uffe2\uff80\uff931(c. 710 ppm as mean daily value). Microbial C biomass, microbial respiration, dehydrogenase, \uffce\uffb2\uffe2\uff80\uff90glucosidase, acid phosphatase and protease activities, inorganic N and soluble P, were tested in order to evaluate soil microbial size and activity. Statistically correlated seasonal patterns have been identified in some biochemical parameters in response to climatic conditions, soil nutritional status and the physiology of the vegetative cover.In situsoil respiration and above\uffe2\uff80\uff90 and below\uffe2\uff80\uff90ground productivity were also measured. Microbial responses to CO2enrichment were observed only at the beginning of the study and a general progressive reduction of the CO2effect was recorded as monitoring continued. These results are in agreement with data from literature regarding similar studies on natural complex communities.
", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Paolo De Angelis, Stefano Grego, A. Rambelli, M.C. Moscatelli, H. Larbi, A. Macuz, M. Fonck,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2001.tb00027.x"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/j.1475-2743.2001.tb00027.x", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/j.1475-2743.2001.tb00027.x", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2001.tb00027.x"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2001-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10342-009-0320-4", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-11-09", "title": "Degradability Of Soils Under Oak And Pine In Central Spain", "description": "The purpose of this research was to study the influence of the vegetation on the soil C pool of forests of pines (Pinus sylvestris) and oaks (Quercus pyrenaica), located in Central-Western Spain. Horizons from selected soils located in these forests were sampled, and the soil organic C (SOC) was determined. In addition, in vitro incubation experiments were carried out, under controlled conditions, to monitor the stability of SOC against the microbial activity. Soil humus fractions were isolated following a classical procedure of chemical fractionation using alkaline solutions, before and after the incubation experiment. A deeper O horizon was found under the pine forest than under oak one; however, higher SOC content was found in the oak site than that under pine one. During the in vitro mineralization process, a lower CO2 production by the soil sample from pine forest was observed, in relation to that emitted by the oak soil. In addition, a lower humification degree was estimated for the soil humus under pines than for that under oaks. In conclusion, replacement of oaks by pines produced a decrease in SOC accumulation and a lower quality of humus in the forest soils.", "keywords": ["0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-009-0320-4"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10342-009-0320-4", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10342-009-0320-4", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10342-009-0320-4"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2009-11-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10342-010-0422-z", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-08-23", "title": "Analysis Of Growth And Nutrition Of A Young Castanea X Coudercii Plantation After Application Of Wood-Bark Ash", "description": "The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of the application of wood-bark ash (WBA) on the growth and nutritional status of a 5-year-old hybrid chestnut plantation in two consecutive periods of 3 and 4 years, i.e., from age 5 to 8 years and from age 8 to 12 years, respectively. A field experiment, which included 3 treatments and 4 replicate blocks, was established on an acidic, organic matter-rich mineral soil. The treatments were two different doses of ash (10 and 20 t ha\u22121) and an unfertilized control. Application of the ash (by spreading on the ground) produced mean increases of 16% in diameter and 11% in height growth of trees during the first 3 years, considering both doses together; the response was also significant for the subsequent period, particularly with the higher dose of ash (increases of 11% in diameter and 15% in height growth). The ash had a marked effect, although clearly short lived, on pH (H2O) levels (an increase of 0.6 units) and on exchangeable soil K, Ca and Mg. The nutritional status of the plantation was improved, mainly in terms of K, Ca and Mg, and the results of a vector analysis indicated that these elements, particularly K, were limiting forest production. Foliar or soil nutrient concentrations in the mineral soil were no longer affected by the ash at age 12 years. We recommend the application of two doses of 10 Mg ha\u22121 throughout the rotation for fertilizing acid mineral soils that are rich in organic matter.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "Tree growth", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Castanea \u00d7 coudercii", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Foliar analysis", "15. Life on land", "Wood-bark ash", "01 natural sciences", "Forest fertilization"], "contacts": [{"organization": "P\u00e9rez Cruzado, C\u00e9sar, Solla Gull\u00f3n, Fernando, Merino Garc\u00eda, Agust\u00edn, Rodr\u00edguez Soalleiro, Roque,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-010-0422-z"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10342-010-0422-z", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10342-010-0422-z", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10342-010-0422-z"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-08-24T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10342-012-0672-z", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-11-22", "title": "Do Thinnings Influence Biomass And Soil Carbon Stocks In Mediterranean Maritime Pinewoods?", "description": "Open AccessPeer reviewed", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Dead wood", "Forest management", "Carbon stock", "Pinus pinaster", "Forest floor", "15. 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According to the available literature, depending on management regime and site properties, different negative and positive effects of forest management (particularly of forest thinnings and shelterwood cuttings) on soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) stocks are observed. To elucidate the long-term impact of different shelterwood systems and small clear-cuttings on the OC and N stocks of shallow calcareous soils in the Bavarian Alps, we conducted soil humus inventories on different plots of a mixed mountain forest management experiment started in 1976. The silvicultural multi-treatment experiment consists of a NW-exposed Main Experiment (ME) site with eight plots of different cutting intensity (two unthinned controls, two light shelterwood cuttings\u00a0=\u00a030\u00a0% of basal tree area removed, two heavy shelterwood cuttings\u00a0=\u00a050\u00a0% removed, and two clear-cuttings\u00a0=\u00a0100\u00a0% removed) on Triassic dolostone. Additionally, plots were installed at a N-exposed dolostone (ND) site and two sites (FL, FH) on Flysch sandstone (each with one unthinned control and one heavy shelterwood cutting). The shelterwood cuttings from 1976 were repeated in 2003 to re-establish the overstorey basal area as produced by the first cutting in the different plots. Thirty-five years after the first treatments, forest floor SOC and N stocks were significantly decreased (up to \u221270\u00a0%) at the different shelterwood and clear-cut treatments compared to the unthinned control at the ME site despite vigorous development of natural rejuvenation. Also significantly smaller topsoil (forest floor plus mineral soil 0\u201310\u00a0cm depth) OC stocks (between \u221216 and \u221220\u00a0%) were detected at the thinned compared to the control plots. Differences in topsoil N stocks were also considerable (between \u22123 and \u221214\u00a0%), but substantially smaller than OC stock changes. For the total soil down to 30\u00a0cm depth, OC stocks in the differently thinned plots were consistently smaller compared to the unthinned control plots. Comparable to our findings at the ME site, heavy shelterwood plots at the three other sites (ND, FL, and FH) showed significant losses of OC in the forest floor (up to 43\u00a0%), mineral soil (up to 38\u00a0%), topsoil (up to 38\u00a0%), and total soil (up to 34\u00a0%). Significant large absolute and relative SOC decreases coincided with sites characterized by large initial humus stocks. Moreover, significant effects of heavy shelterwood cuttings on SOC and N stocks (on average 23\u00a0% SOC loss and 13\u00a0% soil N loss for the forest floor plus the uppermost 10\u00a0cm mineral soil) were detected on a regional level. Our results show that different shelterwood systems are accompanied with a considerable long-term decrease in OC and N stocks in shallow calcareous forest soils of the Bavarian Alps. However, a comparison with a windthrown forest stand at a nearby similar site indicates that SOM losses after thinning operations are small compared to decreases following windthrow or other calamities with subsequent large soil erosion and increased mineralization processes.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "15. 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