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However, the life cycle environmental benefits of both biofuels have been questioned. The aim of this study was to evaluate how environmental sustainability of forest-based and microalgae biodiesel can be estimated by using the life cycle assessment framework. These biofuel chains were chosen because they are contrasting systems, as the first one is based on a \u201cnatural\u201d feedstock production system, while the second one is an entirely anthropogenic system using an artificial infrastructure and external inputs to grow microalgae. This study focuses on life cycle impact categories still under methodological development, namely resource depletion, land use and land use change, water use, soil quality impacts and biodiversity. In addition, climate impacts were quantified in order to exemplify the uncertainty of the results and the complexity of estimating the parameters. This study demonstrates the difficulty to assess the absolute range of the total environmental impacts of the two systems. The results propose that the greenhouse gas emissions of microalgae biodiesel are higher than those of forest residue-based biodiesel, but the results of the microalgae chain are very uncertain due to the early development stage of the technology, and due to assumptions made concerning the electricity mix. On the other hand, the microalgae system has other advantages such as low competition on productive land and low biodiversity impacts. The findings help to recognise the main characteristics of the two production chains, and the main remaining research issues on bioenergy assessment along with the methodological development needs of life cycle approaches.", "keywords": ["[SDE] Environmental Sciences", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "biodiesel", "02 engineering and technology", "7. Clean energy", "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS", "MICROALGAE", "12. 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Significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can result from land use change due to the expansion and cultivation of soybean. However, this is complex to assess and the results can vary widely. The main goal of this article is to investigate the life-cycle GHG balance for soybean produced in Latin America, assessing the implications of direct land use change emissions and different cultivation systems. A life-cycle model, including inventories for soybean produced in three different climate regions, was developed, addressing land use change, cultivation and transport to Europe. A comprehensive evaluation of alternative land use change scenarios (conversion of tropical forest, forest plantations, perennial crop plantations, savannah and grasslands), cultivation (tillage, reduced tillage and no-tillage) and soybean transportation systems was undertaken. The main results show the importance of land use change in soybean GHG emissions, but significant differences were observed for the alternative scenarios, namely 0.1\u201317.8\u00a0kg\u00a0CO2eq\u00a0kg\u22121 soybean. The original land choice is a critical issue in ensuring the lowest soybean GHG balance and degraded grassland should preferably be used for soybean cultivation. The highest GHG emissions were calculated for tropical moist regions when rainforest is converted into soybean plantations (tillage system). When land use change is not considered, the GHG intensity varies from 0.3 to 0.6\u00a0kg CO2eq\u00a0kg\u22121 soybean. It was calculated that all tillage systems have higher GHG emissions than the corresponding no-tillage and reduced tillage systems. The results also show that N2O emissions play a major role in the GHG emissions from cultivation, although N2O emission calculations are very sensitive to the parameters and emission factors adopted.", "keywords": ["2. 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Tillage practices critically affect the SOC concentration, SOC sequestration rate and soil carbon storage (SCS). The objective of this paper is to assess the tillage effects on SOC sequestration, SCS and C footprint. Tillage experiments were established on a double cropping system of winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum  L.) and summer corn ( Zea mays  L.) in the North China Plain since 2001 with three treatments: no tillage (NT), rotary tillage (RT) and conventional tillage (CT). In order to assess SOC sequestration efficiency under different tillage systems, SCS, SOC sequestration rate, hidden carbon cost (HCC), indexes of sustainability ( I   s  ) and C productivity (CP) were computed in this study. Results showed that the SCS increased with years of residue retention. The SCS attained the highest degree in 2007, which was about 25%\u201330% higher than that in 2004. The net SOC sequestration rate was the highest in NT and lowest in CT, while HCC was lowest under NT and highest under CT. The value of  I   s   for CT, RT and NT treatments was 1.46, 1.79 and 1.88, respectively, and that of CP was 11.02, 12.79 and 10.57, respectively. Therefore, it can be concluded that NT provides a good option for increasing SOC sequestration for agriculture in the North China Plain.", "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": "Fu-Jun Wang, Fu Chen, Maphorogetja P. 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This contamination leads to the formation of NAPL blobs trapped in the soil and impact of this residual saturation cannot be ignored for correct predictions of the contaminant fate. In this paper, we present results of micromodel experiments on the dissolution of pure hydrocarbon phase (toluene). They were conducted for two values of the P\u00e9clet number. These experiments provide data for comparison and validation of a two-phase non-equilibrium theoretical model developed by Quintard and Whitaker (1994) using the volume averaging method. The model was directly upscaled from the averaged pore-scale mass balance equations. The effective properties of the macroscopic model were calculated over periodic unit cells designed from images of the experimental flow cell. Comparison of experimental and numerical results shows that the transport model predicts correctly - with no fitting parameters - the main mechanisms of NAPL mass transfer. The study highlights the crucial need of having a fair recovery of pore-scale characteristic lengths to predict the mass transfer coefficient with accuracy.", "keywords": ["Volume averaging method", "[SPI.FLUID]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Reactive fluid environment", "0208 environmental biotechnology", "Porous media", "0207 environmental engineering", "02 engineering and technology", "Models", " Theoretical", "Porous media flow", "Hydrocarbons", "6. Clean water", "[SPI.MECA.MEFL]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Mechanics [physics.med-ph]/Fluids mechanics [physics.class-ph]", "Soil", "Solubility", "Upscaling transport", "13. 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The objective of this study was to assess tillage impacts on C cycle from a situ field experiment and identify potential tillage practices for C-smart technology in paddy soils of the Southern China. A field experiment was conducted during 2005\u20132011, including conventional tillage without residue retention (CT), conventional tillage with residue retention (CTS), rotary tillage with residue retention (RTS), and no-till with residue retention (NTS). We computed SOC concentrations, SOC stocks and C emissions from farm inputs with time, and results in values representing a change in net carbon flux under different tillage systems in a double rice (Oryza sativa L.) cropping system. The annual increase rates of SOC stocks were 452.6, 523.3, 1340.8, and 2385.4\u00a0kg\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0yr\u22121 from 2007 to 2011 under CT, CTS, RTS, and NTS, respectively. The annual C emissions under CT, CTS, RTS, and NTS were 1182.5, 1182.5, 1152.5, and 1139.2\u00a0kg\u00a0C-eq\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0yr\u22121, respectively. Among the treatments, NTS treatment had the lowest net C flux with\u00a0\u22121246.2\u00a0kg\u00a0C-eq\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0yr\u22121. Taking CT as the baseline, the relative net C flux under RTS and NTS were\u00a0\u2212918.2 and\u00a0\u22121976.1\u00a0kg\u00a0C-eq\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0yr\u22121, respectively. This suggests that adoption of conservation tillage would be beneficial in the reduction of GHG emission and could be a good option for C-smart agriculture in double rice cropping regions.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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However, in order to enhance the industrial competitiveness of bio-based SA, it is necessary to develop a method that is cost-effective, environmental friendly and with high efficiency. In this study, the utilization of fruit and vegetable waste (FVW) hydrolysate for SA production via engineered Yarrowia lipolytica was reported for the first time. In the study, the hydrolysis conditions were firstly optimized and the final glucose concentration of 56.7\u202fg\u202fL\u22121 and a yield of 0.46\u202fg\u202fg\u22121 were obtained with 2% glucoamylase, 1% cellulase, 2% hemicellulase and 0.25% pectinase at pH 5.0 and 55\u202f\u00b0C. Then, the feasibility of using the hydrolysate for SA production via Y.\u00a0lipolytica PSA02004 was demonstrated. SA titer and yield at 43.1\u202fg\u202fL\u22121 and 0.46\u202fg\u202fg\u22121, respectively were obtained using 100\u202fg\u202fL\u22121 glucose-containing FVW hydrolysate and 4% corn steep liquor (CSL) as fermentation medium by free cell batch fermentation. Finally, in situ fibrous bed bioreactor (isFBB) and fed batch fermentation were demonstrated to be effective approach for improved SA production, from which SA productivity of 0.69\u202fg\u202fL\u22121 h\u22121 and the resultant SA concentration of 140.6\u202fg\u202fL\u22121 were achieved, respectively. In summary, this study achieved the anticipated target of turning waste into value-added products with high efficiency and cost-effectiveness.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "6. Clean water", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "12. Responsible consumption"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.081"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Cleaner%20Production", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.081", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.081", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.081"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-04-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jembe.2006.11.005", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2007-02-02", "title": "Effects Of Temperature And Nitrate On Phosphomonoesterase Activities Between Carbon Source And Sink Tissues In Zostera Marina L.", "description": "Inorganic phosphorus (P;) is important in the regulation of many carbon and nitrogen metabolic processes of plants. In this study, we examined alterations of phosphomonoesterase activity (PA; both alkaline and acid) in a submersed marine angiosperm, Zostera marina, grown in P i  non-limiting conditions under elevated temperature and/or nitrate enrichment. Control plants (ambient water-column NO 3  <2.5 \u03bcM, with weekly mean water temperatures between 26.5-27.0 \u00b0C based on a 20-yr data set in a local embayment) were compared to treated plants that were exposed to increased water-column nitrate (8 \u03bcM NO 3  above ambient, pulsed daily at 0900 h), and/or increased temperature (ca. 3 \u00b0C above weekly means) over eight weeks in late summer-fall. Under both nitrate regimes, increased temperature resulted in periodic increased leaf and root-rhizome tissue carbon content, and increased acid and alkaline PA activities (AcPAs and AlPAs, respectively). There was a positive correlation between A1PA and AcPA activities and sucrose synthase activities in belowground structures, and a negative correlation between A1PA activities and sucrose concentrations. There were also periodic changes in PA partitioning between carbon source and sink tissues. In high-temperature and high-nitrate treatments, AcPAs significantly increased in leaves relative to activities in root-rhizome tissues (up to 12-fold higher in aboveground than belowground tissues in as little as 3 weeks after initiation of treatments). These responses were not observed in control plants, which maintained comparable AcPA activities in above- and belowground tissues. In addition, A1PA activity was significantly higher in leaf than in root-rhizome tissues of plants in high-temperature (weeks 3 and 6) and high temperature combined with high nitrate treatments (week 8), relative to A1PA activities in control plants. The observed changes in PAs were not related to P, growth limitation, and may allow Z. marina to alter its carbon metabolism during periods of increased carbon demand/mobilization. This response would make it possible for Z. marina to meet short-term P requirements to maximize carbon production/allocation. Such a mechanism could help to explain the variability in PA activities that has been observed for many plant species during periods when environmental P i  exceeds requirements for optimal growth.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "JoAnn M. Burkholder, Brant W. Touchette,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2006.11.005"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Experimental%20Marine%20Biology%20and%20Ecology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jembe.2006.11.005", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jembe.2006.11.005", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jembe.2006.11.005"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2007-04-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.044", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-09-13", "title": "Effect Of Tillage Practices On Net Carbon Flux And Economic Parameters From Farmland On The Loess Plateau In China", "description": "Abstract   It is important to evaluate the effect of tillage practices on carbon flow and economic parameters in order to better understand soil carbon sequestration and mitigation of carbon release into the atmosphere, and to increase income for farmers. A 2-year field experiment was conducted in a winter wheat-summer corn rotation system on dryland farmland on the Loess Plateau in Northwest China with four treatments; zero tillage with straw mulching (zero tillage), rotary tillage with straw incorporation (rotary tillage), chisel plow tillage with straw incorporation (chisel plow), and conventional mouldboard plow tillage without crop straw (conventional tillage). Results showed that zero tillage reduced carbon emissions, mainly through reduction of emissions from tillage practices, and served as a net carbon sink, as did rotary tillage and chisel plow, while conventional tillage served as a net carbon source. Specifically, zero tillage reduced carbon emissions from farm inputs by 168.8 and 75.0\u00a0kg\u00a0C ha\u22121 yr\u22121 compared with conventional tillage and rotary tillage (or chisel plow), respectively. The difference in annual rate of carbon sequestration between 2013 and 2015 was 1.21-fold higher with zero tillage than with conventional tillage, suggesting zero tillage released less CO2 and was therefore better able to mitigate against global warming. Chisel plow significantly (P", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0502 economics and business", "05 social sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Xingli Lu, Yuncheng Liao,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.044"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Cleaner%20Production", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.044", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.044", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.044"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.06.210", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-06-19", "title": "Modifying the settings of CTL timber harvesting machines to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions", "description": "The objectives of this study were to examine the possibility of reducing the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of harvesters during cut-to-length operations by applying various technical settings to the machine through the machine's own software package. The adjustment of machine settings had an effect on the fuel consumption per unit product (l m3) and can reduce the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in cut-to-length harvesting operations. The main factor significantly affecting both fuel consumption and productivity was stem size. The study involved three cut-to-length machines operating in thinning with comparable stand environment and silvicultural prescriptions. The novelty of this work is in exploring the fuel saving potential of simple adjustments of machine settings in cut-to-length harvesting machines. Such adjustments have an impact on fuel efficiency and may reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in cut-to-length harvesting operations. This work may result in a reduction of energy consumption and environmental pollution, thereby contributing to cleaner production. This study bridges the gaps between research, development and implementation: it offers practical solutions that may affect manufacturers as well as practitioners and entrepreneurs in the field. The outcome of this study may result in innovative technology development with less impact on the environment.", "keywords": ["hiilidioksidi", "puunkorjuu", "productivity", "Settings", "harvesterit", "ta1172", "CO2 emissions", "7. Clean energy", "12. Responsible consumption", "fuel consumption", "polttoaineet", "fuels", "Harvesting", "polttoaineenkulutus", "settings", "Productivity", "2. Zero hunger", "ta214", "carbon dioxide", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "harvesting", "15. Life on land", "ta4112", "koneet", "harvesters", "620", "Fuel consumption", "13. 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This provokes greenhouse gas emissions associated with transportation and storage while disconnecting nutrient cycles, as urban organic waste is not recycled into the agricultural system. Urban food production based on composted local biomass could reduce these problems, but currently used hybrid crops rely strongly on inorganic fertilizers. On the contrary, open-pollinated varieties were bred for productivity under organic fertilization, such as compost. Hypothesising that open-pollinated varieties retain high nutritional value under low nutrient conditions, a commercial hybrid and a local open-pollinated variety of maize were cultivated in non-fertilized soil and under two compost applications: Municipal compost as high nutrient input or locally produced green waste compost and municipal compost mix, as medium nutrient input. Unfertilized plots exhibited low grain production (1.9\u202ft/ha), but yields under green waste compost/municipal compost (6.1\u202ft/ha) and municipal compost (7.8\u202ft/ha) treatments were comparable to observations from maize under inorganic fertilization. Contrary to the commercial variety, the open-pollinated variety exhibited higher grain micronutrient concentrations, e.g. 220% higher zinc concentrations and lower accumulation of heavy metals, e.g. 74% lower nickel concentrations. This variety-related effect was found in all treatments and was independent of soil micronutrient concentrations. In conclusion, both compost mixes were effective in increasing grain yield in both maize varieties. However, the open-pollinated variety produced grain with higher nutritional values in soil and all treatments, indicating it is potentially better suited for compost-based sustainable urban agriculture.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "11. 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Responsible consumption"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.069"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Cleaner%20Production", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.069", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.069", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.069"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121922", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-05-04", "title": "The influence of nutrient management on soil organic carbon storage, crop production, and yield stability varies under different climates", "description": "Abstract   Our understanding on how soil organic carbon (SOC) storage, crop yield, and yield stability are influenced by climate is limited. To critically examine this, the impact of long-term (\u226510 years) application of nutrient management practices on SOC storage, crop productivity, and yield stability were evaluated under different climatic conditions in China using a meta-analysis approach. The cropping area of China was divided into four distinct groups based on local climatic conditions (warm dry, DW; warm moist, WM; cool dry, CD; cool moist, CM). Results indicated that the impact of nutrient management practices on SOC storage, crop yield, and yield stability varies under different climatic zone in China. The use of unbalanced mineral fertilizer (UMF), and balanced mineral fertilizer (BMF) led to a loss in SOC storage by 6%, and 11% under CM climatic zone and gains in DW, WM, and CD climates. Organic fertilizers (OF), combined unbalanced mineral and organic fertilizers (UMOF), and combined balanced mineral and organic fertilizers (BMOF) were able to sustain and enhance SOC storage under all climatic conditions. However, the largest increase in SOC storage across all climates was seen for BMOF. Further, corresponding values of crop productivity and yield stability were also highest for BMOF among all the nutrient management treatments. A linear-plateau model indicated that maximal yield responsive SOC stock (Copt) levels ranged from 33.43 to 45.51\u00a0Mg\u00a0C ha\u22121 for rice (Oryza sativa), maize (Zea mays), and wheat (Triticum aestivum) production. To enhance and sustain SOC storage, and crop productivity of croplands under different climates, BMOF appears to be the most appropriate nutrient management strategy. Our findings demonstrate that it is essential to optimize nutrient management strategies according to the local climate to protect soil from SOC losses, and for achieving sustainable crop production.", "keywords": ["Yield stability", "AGRICULTURE", "550", "INCREASES", "Supplementary Data", "QH301 Biology", "Strategy and Management", "SEQUESTRATION", "CHINA", "Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering", "630", "12. Responsible consumption", "QH301", "Critical level", "SDG 13 - Climate Action", "Climate change", "SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy", "Renewable Energy", "SDG 2 - Zero Hunger", "General Environmental Science", "2. Zero hunger", "Sustainability and the Environment", "Crop yields", "Soil organic carbon", "PADDY FIELDS", "Nutrient management", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "NITROGEN", "13. 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A field study was conducted to (i) determine the effect of soil characteristics resulting from changes in soil management practices on CO(2) flux from the soil surface to the atmosphere in transitional land from perennial forages to annual crops, and (ii) develop empirical relationships that predict CO(2) flux from soil temperature and soil water content. The CO(2) flux, soil temperature (T(s)), volumetric soil water content (theta(v)) were measured every 1-2 weeks in no-till (NT) and conventional till (CT) malt barley and undisturbed soil grass-alfalfa (UGA) systems in a Lihen sandy loam soil (sandy, mixed, frigid Entic Haplustoll) under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions in western North Dakota. Soil air-filled porosity (epsilon) was calculated from total soil porosity and theta(v) measurements. Significant differences in CO(2) fluxes between land management practices (irrigation and tillage) were observed on some measurement dates. Higher CO(2) fluxes were detected in CT plots than in NT and UGA treatments immediately after rainfall or irrigation. Soil CO(2) fluxes increased with increasing soil moisture (R(2)=0.15, P<0.01) while an exponential relationship was found between CO(2) emission and T(s) (R(2)=0.59). Using a stepwise regression analysis procedure, a significant multiple regression equation was developed between CO(2) flux and theta(v), T(s) (CO(2) flux = e(-3.477+0.123T(s)+6.381theta)(v); R(2)=0.68, P <or= 0.01). Not surprisingly, soil temperature was a driving factor in the equation, which accounted for approximately 59% in variation of CO(2) flux. It was concluded that less intensive tillage, such as no-till or strip tillage, along with careful irrigation management will reduce soil CO(2) evolution from land being converted from perennial forages to annual crops.", "keywords": ["Crops", " Agricultural", "2. Zero hunger", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "Temperature", "Water", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Robert G. Evans, Upendra M. Sainju, Jalal D. Jabro, William B. Stevens,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.07.012"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.07.012", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.07.012", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.07.012"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121443", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-04-09", "title": "Bio-acidification and enhanced crusting as an alternative to sulphuric acid addition to slurry to mitigate ammonia and greenhouse gases emissions during short term storage", "description": "Abstract   Several solutions are today proposed to farmers to minimize ammonia (NH3) emissions during storage. In the present study, special attention was given to slurry acidification and slurry crust enhancement and our objective was to assess the effect of slurry bio-acidification using sugar and cheese whey as an alternative to sulphuric acid, and the potential of rice bran as crust enhancer on NH3 and greenhouse gases emissions during storage. Both the cheese whey and the rice bran are materials, available in large amounts, with low commercial value in some EU regions as Portugal and its use, at farm scale, will be a win-win situation. Sugar is also a good alternative to acid attending its relatively low value. A laboratory experiment was performed for 2 months with five treatments: non-treated cattle slurry (CTRL), slurry treated with sulphuric acid (ACID), slurry treated with sugar (SUGAR), slurry treated with cheese whey (WHEY) and rice bran applied on the slurry surface (RICE). The SUGAR treatment led to a reduction of NH3 emissions by 45% relative to CTRL while WHEY and RICE resulted in a reduction of 68% and 25%, respectively. Nevertheless, this effect of SUGAR and WHEY was shorter than in ACID, since NH3 emissions started to be observed in those 2 treatments after 31 and 35 days of storage, respectively. Nitrous oxide emissions remained close to zero in ACID and SUGAR. RICE led to the highest emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) releasing almost 5% of carbon present in the initial mixture (slurry\u00a0+\u00a0rice bran) and presented the highest methane emissions. The ACID and SUGAR led to a significant decrease of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Our results indicate that bio-acidification using a source of sugar could be a good alternative to H2SO4 to reduce simultaneously NH3 and GHG emissions during storage.", "keywords": ["rice bran", "2. Zero hunger", "cheese whey", "sugar", "13. 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From 109 endolithic microbiomes, 4539 metagenome-assembled genomes were generated, 49.3\u00a0% of which were novel candidate bacterial species. We present evidence that trace gas oxidation and atmospheric chemosynthesis may be the prevalent strategies supporting metabolic activity and persistence of these ecosystems at the fringe of life and the limits of habitability.", "keywords": ["570", "Bacteria", "Microbiota", "Habitability", "500", "Antarctic Regions", "Astronomical Sciences", "15. Life on land", "Extremophiles", "13. Climate action", "Physical Sciences", "Antarctica", "Metagenome", "Metagenomics", "14. 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How to achieve the efficient interfacial electron transfer from microbes to the electrode and reduce the cost are challenges of bioelectrochemical systems. This study demonstrated that the goose feather-derived N-doped activated carbon could be adopted as the effective anode modifier to improve the bioanode performance of bioelectrochemical systems. Various electrochemical characterizations showed that both the electrochemical activity and electron transfer efficiency of the electrodes were improved after modification with the goose feather-derived N-doped activated carbon. By using Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 inoculated bioelectrochemical systems with the goose feather-derived N-doped activated carbon-modified anode, a current density of 0.96\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.03 A/m2 was achieved, which was about 2 times higher than that without modification. Further analysis revealed a simultaneous enhancement of direct and flavins-mediated extracellular electron transfer after the modification with the goose feather-derived N-doped activated carbon. This enhanced extracellular electron transfer could be not only attributed to the intense interaction between cytochromes OmcA/MtrC and the goose feather-derived N-doped activated carbon, but also due to the improved flavins redox reaction on the goose feather-derived N-doped activated carbon-modified anode surface. This study broadens the recipe of bioanode of BESs via rational use of natural solid waste materials.", "keywords": ["13. Climate action", "02 engineering and technology", "0210 nano-technology", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "12. 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In this study, the value of improved farmland ecosystem services is used as one of the expected outputs. The data envelopment method is used to evaluate the agricultural eco-efficiency (AEE) of 31 provincial administrative regions in China from 2006 to 2018. The spatial autocorrelation method is used to explore the characteristics of AEE in China. Geographical detector model (Geodetector) is adopted to detect the driving factors of AEE spatial differentiation in China. China\u2019s AEE trend from 2006 to 2018 was downward with the efficiency value decreasing from 1.023 to 0.995. China\u2019s AEE level has improved with an average of 1.004. The spatial distribution pattern represented in space is in the following order: eastern region &gt; western region &gt; northeast region &gt; central region. The AEE gap among provinces in the western region is the largest, and that in the northeast region is the smallest. China\u2019s AEE spatial correlation distribution presents random distribution characteristics. During the research period, the lowehigh (LH) efficiency response area has centered on Yunnan Province. The lowelow (LL) level concentration area has centered on Inner Mongolia autonomous region and Liaoning Province. The highelow (HL) level diffusion effect agglomeration area has centered on Heilongjiang Province. Energy input, water resource input, and carbon emission are the core drivers of AEE spatial differentiation in China. Water resource input, pesticide input and labor input are the significant control factors of AEE spatial differentiation in the eastern, central, and western regions of China.", "keywords": ["Economics and Econometrics", "China", "Environmental Engineering", "Economics", "Discrete Choice Models in Economics and Health Care", "Social Sciences", "Mathematical analysis", "01 natural sciences", "Environmental science", "Data envelopment analysis", "Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Impact Analysis", "11. Sustainability", "FOS: Mathematics", "Ecosystem services", "Spatial distribution", "Biology", "Ecosystem Services", "Ecosystem", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "Agricultural economics", "2. Zero hunger", "Global and Planetary Change", "Global Analysis of Ecosystem Services and Land Use", "Geography", "Ecology", "Distribution (mathematics)", "Statistics", "FOS: Environmental engineering", "Spatial analysis", "Agriculture", "Remote sensing", "15. 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In this study, a typical artificial oasis in the Alar reclamation area of Northwest China was selected as the research area. We acquired Landsat images from the past 30 years for the study area. Based on these remote sensing images, continuous long-term series and multi-temporal syntheses were combined to classify and construct a landscape ecological risk index. Our results showed a clear downward trend in the overall ecological risk in the Alar reclamation area between 1990 and 2019. Through scenario simulation, we found that the ecological risk of the research area is predicted to decrease in 2025 and 2030 under the two scenarios of natural growth and strict government control. Compared to the natural growth scenario, the increased area of construction and cultivated land is predicted to be less under the government control scenario, which contributes to the decrease in the overall ecological risk. Therefore, when formulating the overall plan for land use, the government should strictly control the increase in construction and cultivated land and prohibit illegal cultivation and blind reclamation of cultivated land. We used a classification method that is more suitable for the local study area, thereby increasing classification accuracy, and in turn, simulating and evaluating future landscape patterns more accurately. Our study provides a good reference for similar studies to be conducted in arid regions of northwest China and around the world.", "keywords": ["[SDV.EE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology", " environment", "Scenario simulation", "550", "13. Climate action", "[SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology", "CA-Markov model", "15. 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Two types of biochars, i.e. (1) wood and (2) sewage sludge derived biochars were used as fillers in Polylactic acid (PLA) and BIOPLAST GS2189 biocomposites with the loading rate up to 20% (by weight). The laboratory manufactured testing samples of these biocomposites were subject to the following tests: water adsorption, tensile strength, impact strength, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and optical and SEM microscopy. The results showed that the addition of biochar had the effect on all the investigated parameters, including mechanical, thermal and optical properties. Biochar added biocomposites showed higher water absorption and rigidity. Sewage sludge derived biochar as a filler for biodegradable polymers resulted in better mechanical and thermal properties of the investigated biocomposites. The biochar added biocomposites can be successfully used to produce agricultural accessories such as clips and supports for growing plants, e.g. tomatoes. After harvesting the plants these biodegradable accessories can be disposed of with plant residues and treated through composting. Thus, preventing from generation of plastics waste from agriculture that are difficult to managed.", "keywords": ["Alternative fillers", "Agricultural accessories", "Mechanical thermal and optical properties", "Biodegradable composites", "02 engineering and technology", "0210 nano-technology", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Waste derived biochar", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "12. 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The highest power density of 414.00\u00a0mW/m2 and CAP-tolerant concentration of 80\u00a0mg/L were obtained from the synchronous MFC, which were 2.05 and 1.67 times higher than those from the control MFC, respectively. The unique loose and porous biofilm with high permeability and cell viability supported by interwoven cobweb-shaped proteins facilitated mass and electron transfer, primarily leading to the improvements. Additionally, more bi-functional bacteria for electricity generation and CAP degradation (e.g., Pseudomonas and Enterococcus) were specifically selected, and more beneficial mutualism occurred among the microbes in the biofilm during the synchronous acclimation process. This study provides a possibility to improve the long-term operation efficiency of antibiotic-degrading electrode biofilms for bioelectrochemical technology through the use of a simple and efficient acclimation strategy.", "keywords": ["01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "6. 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MPs are resilient to degradation, but extreme conditions, such as high temperature and pressure, can lead to residues that can be used as fertilizers on farmlands. Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) creates such conditions, converting sludge into valuable bio-crude. To this end, the current study examined the resilience of MPs in sewage sludge that were treated by continuous HTL operated at supercritical water conditions (400 \u25e6C, 30 MPa). MPs were extracted before and after the HTL process and quantified by Fourier Transformation Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Particles of 10\u2013500 \u03bcm were quantified using Focal Plane Array (FPA) based micro-FTIR (FPA-\u03bc-FTIR) imaging combined with an automated analysis of the generated spectral image, while Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR)-FTIR was used for MPs &gt;500 \u03bcm. The continuous HTL led to an MP reduction of approximately 76% in terms of MP number and 97% in terms of MP mass. The difference in reduction of the number of MPs versus their accumulated mass was the result of MPs being smaller after the HTL process. A total of 18 polymer types were detected in the sludge and slurry entering the continuous HTL while only 11 types were identified in the residual materials. No MPs were detected in the bio-crude, i.e. the most favorable product of the process. The polymer composition changed considerably as a result of the HTL process. Polyurethane, polypropylene, and polyethylene were the dominant polymers in the feedstock, while polypropylene and polyethylene were the most present in the residual products. The findings indicate that HTL can be efficient in reducing MPs in highly polluted sludge from wastewater treatment plants, leaving the byproducts and residuals significantly less polluted, hereby reducing the movement of MPs to the terrestrial environment. Thus the products are better suited for sustainability efforts than the raw material.", "keywords": ["Bio-crude", "Polymers", "Microplastics", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "02 engineering and technology", "/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/clean_water_and_sanitation; name=SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy; name=SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy", "13. Climate action", "11. 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However, this intensive arable production system also results in environmental degradation in terms of biodiversity loss and reduced soil and water quality. Adopting sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) reduces arable farmers\u2019 reliance on fertilisers and pesticides. Therefore, SAPs contribute to enhancing farm sustainability and resilience. Despite the promising potential of SAPs, their adoption rates remain low. We investigate which combinations of SAPs are jointly adopted in portfolios and how the adoption rate of SAP portfolios can be improved. Specifically, this paper aims to explore the relationship between knowledge and the adoption of SAP portfolios. First, we investigate the SAP portfolios that are jointly adopted using Correlation Explanation. Second, we estimate a multivariate probit model to explore if SAP portfolios are complementary or substitutionary to each other. Finally, we run a partial least squares structural equation model to investigate how the level of knowledge and informal knowledge are associated with the adoption of SAP portfolios. Results show that both the level of knowledge and informal knowledge are positively related to the adoption of these SAPs that require initial investments or aim to reduce pesticide and fertiliser usage. However, we find no significant relationship between knowledge and the adoption of SAPs that are already subsidised by policymakers. We conclude that persuading farmers to adopt more SAPs requires policymakers to consider combinations of economic (e.g. subsidies) and behavioural policy interventions (e.g. facilitating peer-to-peer knowledge sharing).", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Knowledge", "330", "13. Climate action", "Arable farmer", "Sustainable agricultural practice", "Adoption", "The Netherlands", "15. Life on land", "Agricultural Science", "12. 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Nowadays, in these mountainous grasslands, it is essential to promote agricultural practices to increase forage yield and nutritive value while preserving biodiversity and agroecosystem functioning. Two different field experiments were conducted in the Gorbeia Natural Park, northern Spain: (i) one in a calcareous mountainous grassland (Arraba) and (ii) the other in a siliceous mountainous grassland (Kurtzegan) to study the effects of a single application of two liming products, i.e. 2429 kg lime (164.3% CaCO(3)) ha(-1) and 4734 kg calcareous sand (84.3% CaCO(3)) ha(-1), applied one month before the beginning of the sheep grazing season (May-October), on soil chemical (pH, organic C, total N, C/N ratio, %Al saturation, Olsen P, exchangeable K(+) and Ca(2+)) and biological parameters (dehydrogenase, beta-glucosidase, urease, acid phosphatase and arylsulphatase activity) as well as on botanical diversity (graminoids, forbs, shrubs) and forage yield and nutritive value (crude protein, modified acid detergent fibre, digestibility). Untreated control plots were also included in the experiment. Soil sampling was carried out at the end of the sheep grazing season (6 months after liming treatment), while botanical composition was determined one year after treatments application. Although no increase in soil pH was observed in Arraba, liming significantly increased dehydrogenase activity (an indicator of soil microbial activity) by 30.4 and 86.7% at Arraba and Kurtzegan site, respectively. Liming treatments significantly improved forage yield and nutritive value in Arraba but not in Kurtzegan. Furthermore, no differences in soil biological quality, evaluated using the 'treated-soil quality index' as proposed in this work, were observed between treated and untreated soils, and between the two different lime treatments (lime, calcareous sand). It was concluded that, in acid-soil temperate mountainous grasslands, moderate liming treatments have no negative short-term effects either on soil quality or botanical composition, while resulting in improvements in forage yield and nutritive value under some conditions.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Oxides", "Biodiversity", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Calcium Compounds", "Hydrogen-Ion Concentration", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "Soil", "Spain", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Oxidoreductases", "Soil Microbiology", "Environmental Monitoring"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.05.011"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.05.011", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.05.011", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.05.011"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jcs.2017.05.015", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-05-30", "title": "Limitation of multi-elemental fingerprinting of wheat grains: Effect of cultivar, sowing date, and nutrient management", "description": "Multi-element fingerprinting demonstrates some potential for tracing the origin of agricultural products but not for discriminating among crop cultivars and nutrient management (source, rate). With principal component analysis (PCA) and univariate statistics, we examined 19 elements in grains from two winter wheat cultivars (Hereford, Mariboss) grown with different rates of animal manure (AM) or mineral fertilisers (NPK) in a long-term field experiment and two sowing dates (early, timely).<br/><br/>Nitrogen, Cd and Mn related to NPK, and Mo and Na to AM. Barium, Fe, and P reflected nutrient rate; these elements increased with nutrient rate regardless of source. Unmanured grains were enriched in Cu. Mariboss was characterized by higher concentrations of Sr, Ba and Sc compared to Hereford with Sr in grain as the main separator. Univariate statistics showed higher concentrations of N, P, Mg, Ba, Cu, Mo and Zn in early sown than in timely sown wheat. Compared with Hereford grains Mariboss was higher in P, Mg, Ba, Cu and Sr but lower in Mn, Mo and Zn. Thus, confounding effects of cultivar, sowing date, nutrient source and rate limits the potential of multi-element analysis in discriminating among agricultural products from different sites and cropping systems.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "multi-element fingerprinting", "animal manure", "Askov-LTE", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "01 natural sciences", "mineral fertilisers"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2017.05.015"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Cereal%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jcs.2017.05.015", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jcs.2017.05.015", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jcs.2017.05.015"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jcs.2019.102829", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-09-06", "title": "Morpho-densitometric traits for quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) seed phenotyping by two X-ray micro-CT scanning approaches", "description": "Recent studies are increasingly focusing on quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) as a high-quality protein-rich food source and, in general, on seed quality. This latter is a complex trait difficult to characterize with standard measurements or analyses. X-ray micro-CT allows to visualise the internal structure of small objects and has been already used in seed research, mostly for maize kernel characterization. To date this technique has not yet been applied to study quinoa seeds, despite the increasing interest for their nutritional properties. The aim of this work was to explore the use of X-ray microtomography to provide new traits improving the seed phenotyping of quinoa. Two different scanning approaches have been compared: one based on the simultaneous scanning of multiple seeds (30) at lower resolution (20 ?m voxel size) and one based on the scanning of a single seed at higher resolution (2 ?m voxel size). Such approaches were tested on a study case consisting of four different quinoa genotypes. Among the measured morpho-densitometric parameters, the embryo volume and weight ratios (derived from bulk and single seed scanning, respectively) showed high positive correlation with the total protein content, while the thickest fraction of the pericarp was the best correlated with the presence of saponins.", "keywords": ["Fitomejoramiento", "2. Zero hunger", "0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "Evaluaci\u00f3n", "Rayos-X", "Seed quality", "Semillas", "Variaci\u00f3n gen\u00e9tica", "Quinua", "Per\u00fa", "03 medical and health sciences", "https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#2.11.01", "Quinoa", "Radiaci\u00f3n", "3D image analysis", "X-ray micro-CT", "Chenopodium quinoa", "Fenotipos"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://iris.cnr.it/bitstream/20.500.14243/386031/1/prod_406462-doc_142170.pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.cnr.it/bitstream/20.500.14243/386031/2/prod_406462-doc_142171.pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.cnr.it/bitstream/20.500.14243/386031/4/prod_406462-doc_147996.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2019.102829"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Cereal%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jcs.2019.102829", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jcs.2019.102829", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jcs.2019.102829"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jece.2020.104657", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-10-24", "title": "Reductive/oxidative sequential bioelectrochemical process for Perchloroethylene (PCE) removal: effect of the applied reductive potential and microbial community characterization", "description": "Abstract   In this paper, a bioelectrochemical process has been developed by the combination of two membrane-less reactors equipped with an internal graphite granules counterelectrode for the perchloroethylene (PCE) removal through a reductive/oxidative sequence. In the reductive reactor, the cathodic chamber supplied the reducing power to PCE dechlorinating biomass while a rutile electrode promoted the aerobic dechlorination of the less chlorinated PCE byproducts by oxygen in situ evolution. Two potentiostatic conditions, -350 and -550 mV vs SHE, were tested on the reductive reactor, which showed the capability to completely reduce the PCE into vinyl chloride (VC) and ethylene (Eth). These compounds were completely removed by the oxidative reactor with an average VC and Eth removal efficiency of 94 \u00b1 1% and 98 \u00b1 1%. The -350 mV vs SHE condition resulted in the higher coulombic efficiency for the reductive dechlorination which reached 22 \u00b1 7 % while by increasing the reductive potential to -550 mV the coulombic efficiency drop down to 6 \u00b1 1 % in favor of the methanogenesis reaction. Dehalococcoides mccartyi was found at high abundance in the reducing reactor while a heterogeneous bacterial consortium was observed in the oxidative reactor. Microbiome characterization of the reductive and oxidative reactors showed the concomitant presence of different redox niches in each compartment suggesting that the exchange of ionic species between the electrode and the counterelectrode allowed the co-existence of both reducing and oxidative reactions.", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "EC", "reductive dechlorination; oxidative dechlorination; bioremediation; bioelectrochemical systems; chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons; groundwater remediation", "Reductive dechlorination", "Process Chemistry and Technology", "H2020", "Pollution", "Horizon 2020 Framework Programme", "6. Clean water", "Research and Innovation action", "Bioelectrochemical systems", "03 medical and health sciences", "bioremediation", "Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)", "European Commission", "Waste Management and Disposal"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104657"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Chemical%20Engineering", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jece.2020.104657", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jece.2020.104657", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104657"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jece.2022.107799", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-04-27", "title": "\"Syntrophy drives the microbial electrochemical oxidation of toluene in a continuous-flow \"\"bioelectric well\"\"\"", "description": "Microbial electrochemical technologies (MET) are promising for the remediation of groundwater pollutants such as petroleum hydrocarbons (PH). Indeed, MET can provide virtually inexhaustible electron donors or acceptors directly in the subsurface environment. However, the degradation mechanisms linking contaminants removal to electric current flow are still largely unknown, hindering the development of robust design criteria. Here, we analysed the degradation of toluene, a model PH, in a bioelectrochemical reactor known as 'bioelectric well'operated in continuous-flow mode at various influent toluene concentrations. With increasing concentration of toluene, the removal rate increased while the current tended to a plateau, hence the columbic efficiency decreased. Operation at open circuit confirmed that the bioelectrochemical degradation of toluene proceeded via a syntrophic pathway involving cooperation between different microbial populations. First of all, hydrocarbon degraders quickly converted toluene into metabolic intermediates probably by breaking the aromatic ring upon fumarate addition. Subsequently, fermentative bacteria converted these intermediates into volatile fatty acids (VFA) and likely also H2, which were then used as substrates by electroactive microorganisms forming the anodic biofilm. As toluene degradation is faster than subsequent conversion steps, the increase in intermediate concentration could not result in a current increase. This work provides valuable insights on the syntrophic degradation of BTEX, which are essential for the application of microbial electrochemical system to groundwater remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons.", "keywords": ["Microbial electrochemical technologies", "13. Climate action", "Groundwater remediation", "bioremediation; groundwater remediation; microbial electrochemical technologies; petroleum hydrocarbons; toluene", "Petroleum hydrocarbons", "01 natural sciences", "Bioremediation", "6. Clean water", "Toluene", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://iris.cnr.it/bitstream/20.500.14243/475025/1/Syntrophy%20drives%20the%20microbial%20electrochemical%20oxidation%20of%20toluene%20in%20a%20continuous-flow%20%e2%80%9cbioelectric%20well%e2%80%9d.pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.uniroma1.it/bitstream/11573/1661830/2/Tucci_Syntrophy-drives-microbial_2022.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107799"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Chemical%20Engineering", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jece.2022.107799", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jece.2022.107799", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107799"}, {"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": "10.1016/j.jcs.2010.05.009", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-06-17", "title": "Effects Of Atmospheric Co2 Enrichment On Biomass, Yield And Low Molecular Weight Metabolites In Wheat Grain", "description": "Abstract   Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum  L.) was grown in a free-air carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) enrichment (FACE) field experiment. Grain and biomass yield and its components were determined at maturity and the grain metabolome was analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC\u2013MS). Elevated CO 2  (537  versus  409\u00a0\u03bcl\u00a0l \u22121 ) increased biomass production except for leaves. In total, levels of 16 grain metabolites were decreased and four were increased. CO 2  enrichment resulted in significant decreases of amino acids such as o-acetyl-L-homoserine, leucine, arginine, L-homoserine and the group of ornithine, arginine and citrulline and negative trends for norleucine, L-aspartate, proline, L-cysteine and tyrosine. The amines D/L-diaminopimelate and alpha-ketoaminobutyrate and the polyamine putrescine were significantly decreased. In contrast, the polyamine spermidine tended to increase under elevated CO 2 . Among sugars and sugar derivatives, ribose-5-P was significantly increased, while gluconate-6-P was decreased. There were also negative CO 2 -induced effects on sugar alcohols: significant for glycerol-2-P ( P \u00a0=\u00a00.008) and almost significant for myo-inositol-P ( P \u00a0=\u00a00.066). In contrast, organic acids such as pyruvate and glucuronic acid were significantly increased. Overall, the N-rich metabolites especially were reduced. CO 2  enrichment can markedly affect the physiology and metabolome of mature grains which may in turn lead to changes in nutritional status.", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "03 medical and health sciences", "Metabolite profiling", "Wheat", "Grain quality", "Free-air CO2 enrichment"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2010.05.009"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Cereal%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jcs.2010.05.009", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jcs.2010.05.009", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jcs.2010.05.009"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jcs.2019.102816", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-08-01", "title": "Comparative analysis of plant-based high-protein ingredients and their impact on quality of high-protein bread", "description": "Abstract   The orientation of consumers and industry towards plant-based foods on one hand and high-protein products on the other is persistently increasing. Bread, as a staple food, is a promising matrix for the incorporation of plant-based high-protein ingredients to combine both trends. This study aims to provide a better understanding of techno-functional changes and impacts of plant-proteins during bread production, which could advance the development of high-quality products with high levels of plant-protein. A selection of high-protein ingredients from wheat, maize, potato, carob, pea, lupin and faba bean were subjected to compositional analysis and applied in wheat bread formulations, replacing 15% of wheat flour. Their impact on dough properties (gluten-aggregation, pasting behaviour, rheology) as well as bread quality (volume, crumb structure, crumb hardness) was analysed. The high-protein ingredients were found to affect gluten-aggregation, pasting and bread characteristics. Results indicated a weakened gluten-network in doughs containing potato and pea protein. Also pasting behaviour was mostly affected by the potato protein suggesting a heat induced improvement of its baking performance. Good bread quality, represented by high specific volumes and low crumb hardness, was observed for gluten, zein and carob. Breads with pea, lupin and faba bean showed only slightly inferior quality characteristics.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Carob", "0404 agricultural biotechnology", "Lupin", "Faba bean", "Wheat bread", "carob; faba bean; gluto peak; legumes; lupin; plant protein; potato; wheat bread", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "GlutoPeak", "Plant-protein", "Legumes", "0405 other agricultural sciences", "Potato"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2019.102816"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Cereal%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jcs.2019.102816", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jcs.2019.102816", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jcs.2019.102816"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jece.2018.02.022", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-02-14", "title": "Inter-laboratory calibration of quantitative analyses of antibiotic resistance genes", "description": "Backgrounds: Antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are major human-health threats, widely distributed in the environment. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is a standard approach to detect and quantify ARGs in environmental compartments. However, the comparison of gene quantification reported by different laboratories is challenging since data are predominantly obtained under non- harmonized conditions, using different qPCR protocols. Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop and calibrate standardized qPCR procedures for quantification of key ARGs, analyzing the same samples with common protocols and distinct equipment, reagents batches and operators. Methods: Treated wastewater from three European countries were processed immediately after collection and transported to the laboratory for total DNA extraction. DNA extracts from each sample were pooled and aliquots were distributed by five partners involved in the calibration procedure. The genes 16S rRNA, vanA, blaTEM, qnrS, sul1, blaCTXM-32 and intI1 were analyzed using harmonized qPCR protocols and the constructed pNORM1 plasmid, which contains fragments of the seven targeted genes, was used for generating standard curves. Conclusions: The 16S rRNA gene was the most abundant, followed by sul1, intI1, qnrS and blaTEM. Quantifications made by different partners were reproducible and inter-laboratory variation was &lt; 20%. The notorious exception was for the qnrS gene, and therefore protocol improvement is recommended. The genes blaCTXM-32 and vanA were below the limit of quantification in most or all of the samples analyzed. The inter-laboratory calibration is an adequate approach to reliably assess ARG abundance and environmental contamination in different environments and geographic locations.", "keywords": ["Life sciences; biology", "info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/570", "0301 basic medicine", "570", "biology", "Inter-laboratory calibration", "Antibiotic resistance gene", "Wastewater", "Life sciences", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "3. Good health", "Quantitative PCR", "03 medical and health sciences", "ddc:570", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.02.022"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Chemical%20Engineering", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jece.2018.02.022", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jece.2018.02.022", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jece.2018.02.022"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jece.2020.104783", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-11-21", "title": "Effects of subinhibitory quinolone concentrations on functionality, microbial community composition, and abundance of antibiotic resistant bacteria and qnrS in activated sludge", "description": "Abstract   Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are continuously exposed to sub-inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics that are thought to contribute to the spreading of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes, which are eventually released to downstream environments through effluents. In order to understand the effects of sub-inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics on sludge microbiome and resistome, we spiked a conventional activated sludge (CAS) model system with ciprofloxacin, a common fluoroquinolone antibiotic, from 0.0001 mg/L (about twice the typical ciprofloxacin concentration observed in municipal wastewater) up to 0.1 mg/L (one order of magnitude below the clinical MIC for Enterobacteriaceae) for 151 days. The abundance of ciprofloxacin resistant bacteria and qnrS, a plasmid-associated gene that confers resistance to quinolones, in activated sludge and in effluents of control and spiked CAS reactors, showed no measurable effect of the antibiotic amendment. This was also true for the bacterial community structure and for indicators of WW treatment such as N removal efficiency. Surprisingly, temporal fluctuations in both reactors could explain the observed internal variability of these antibiotic resistance determinants better than the hypothesized antibiotic-driven selective pressure. Overall, this work shows that the core sludge microbiome in CAS systems is resilient to sub-inhibitory concentrations of ciprofloxacin at a functional, structural, and antibiotic resistance levels.", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "03 medical and health sciences", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "Chemie", "01 natural sciences", "6. 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The results indicated that SOC contents decreased usually with increasing soil depth, with significant differences between the upper horizons (0-30cm) and the underlying horizons (30-100cm). Also, SOC densities decreased with an increase in the depth of soils. Average SOC densities in the upper horizons were 2.6-3.7 and 6.0-8.3kgCm(-2) for desert grassland-cropland sites (sites 1 and 2) and meadow-cropland sites (sites 3 and 4), respectively, with significant differences between grasslands and croplands (P<0.05). However, the SOC densities in the underlying horizons did not significantly differ between the land uses. The SOC densities up to 100cm depth were much higher in the meadow-cropland sites than in the desert grassland-cropland sites, reaching approximately 16 and 6kgCm(-2), respectively. The SOC: total nitrogen (TN) ratios were approximately 10, with no significant difference among the soil horizons of grasslands and croplands. The conversion of grasslands to croplands induced a slight loss of SOC, with a range of from -4% to 22% for the 0-100cm soil depth over about a 35-year period, in the temperate Inner Mongolia.", "keywords": ["Crops", " Agricultural", "2. Zero hunger", "China", "Soil", "Climate", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Poaceae", "Carbon", "Environmental Monitoring"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.004"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.004", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.004", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.004"}, {"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": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.12.014", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-07-15", "title": "Effects Of Sandy Desertified Land Rehabilitation On Soil Carbon Sequestration And Aggregation In An Arid Region In China", "description": "The rehabilitation of sandy desertified land in semi-arid and arid regions has a great potential to increase carbon sequestration and improve soil quality. Our objective was to investigate the changes in the soil carbon pool and soil properties of surface soil (0-15 cm) under different types of rehabilitation management. Our study was done in the short-term (7 years) and long-term (32 years) desertification control sites in a marginal oasis of northwest China. The different management treatments were: (1) untreated shifting sand land as control; (2) sand-fixing shrubs with straw checkerboards; (3) poplar (Populus gansuensis) shelter forest; and (4) irrigated cropland after leveling sand dune. The results showed that the rehabilitation of severe sandy desertified land resulted in significant increases in soil organic C (SOC), inorganic C, and total N concentrations, as well as enhanced soil aggregation. Over a 7-year period of revegetation and cultivation, SOC concentration in the recovered shrub land, forest land and irrigated cropland increased by 4.1, 14.6 and 11.9 times compared to the control site (shifting sand land), and increased by 11.2, 17.0 and 23.0 times over the 32-year recovery period. Total N, labile C (KMnO(4)-oxidation C), C management index (CMI) and inorganic C (CaCO(3)-C) showed a similar increasing trend as SOC. The increased soil C and N was positively related to the accumulation of fine particle fractions. The accumulation of silt and clay, soil C and CaCO(3) enhanced the formation of aggregates, which was beneficial to mitigate wind erosion. The percentage of >0.25 mm dry aggregates increased from 18.0% in the control site to 20.0-87.2% in the recovery sites, and the mean weight diameter (MWD) of water-stable aggregates significantly increased, with a range of 0.09-0.30 mm at the recovery sites. Long-term irrigation and fertilization led to a greater soil C and N accumulation in cropland than in shrub and forest lands. The amount of soil C sequestration reached up to 1.8-9.4 and 7.5-17.3 Mg ha(-1) at the 0-15 cm layer over a 7- and 32-year rehabilitation period compared to the control site, suggesting that desertification control has a great potential for sequestering soil C and improving soil quality in northwest China.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Carbon Sequestration", "China", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "Nitrogen", "Water", "Agriculture", "Wind", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Silicon Dioxide", "Carbon", "6. 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Encroachment or woody thickening, is thought to result from overgrazing, changes in fire regimes and increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. Eighteen years after one-off shrub removal by ploughing we assessed the effects of four different land management systems resulting from two levels each of grazing (grazed, ungrazed) with and without ploughing, on the cover of landscape units, soil surface condition, diversity of understorey plants and density of shrubs. We recorded 2-7 times more patches under conventional conservation (unploughed-ungrazed) than the others treatments, and plant cover and diversity were greater on the two conservation (ungrazed) plots, irrespective of ploughing. Soils under shrubs and log mounds had greater indices of infiltration, stability and nutrients. Shrub density under the active pastoral (ploughed-grazed) treatment was two and a half times greater than that in other treatments, but results were not significant. The effects of different treatments on shrubs were largely species-specific. Overall, our results suggest that ploughing does not provide long-term control of encroaching shrubs.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "13. Climate action", "Animals", "Agriculture", "New South Wales", "Plants", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Ecosystem", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.038"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.038", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.038", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.038"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-04-18", "title": "Nitrogen Critical Loads For Alpine Vegetation And Soils In Rocky Mountain National Park", "description": "We evaluated the ecological thresholds associated with vegetation and soil responses to nitrogen (N) deposition, by adding NH(4)NO(3) in solution at rates of 5, 10 and 30 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) to plots in a species rich dry meadow alpine community in Rocky Mountain National Park receiving ambient N deposition of 4 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1). To determine the levels of N input that elicited changes, we measured plant species composition annually, and performed one-time measurements of aboveground biomass and N concentrations, soil solution and resin bag inorganic N, soil pH, and soil extractable cations after 3 years of N additions. Our goal was to use these dose-response relationships to provide N critical loads for vegetation and soils for the alpine in Rocky Mountain National Park. Species richness and diversity did not change in response to the treatments, but one indicator species, Carex rupestris increased in cover from 34 to 125% in response to the treatments. Using the rate of change in cover for C. rupestris in the treatment and the ambient plots, and assuming the change in cover was due solely to N deposition, we estimated a N critical load for vegetation at 3 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1). Inorganic N concentrations in soil solution increased above ambient levels at input rates between 9 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) (resin bags) and 14 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) (lysimeters), indicating biotic and abiotic sinks for N deposition are exhausted at these levels. No changes in soil pH or extractable cations occurred in the treatment plots, indicating acidification had not occurred after 3 years. We conclude that N critical loads under 10 kg ha(-1) yr(-1) are needed to prevent future acidification of soils and surface waters, and recommend N critical loads for vegetation at 3 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) as important for protecting natural plant communities and ecosystem services in Rocky Mountain National Park.", "keywords": ["Nitrogen", "13. Climate action", "Recreation", "Eutrophication", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Ecosystem", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Tamara Blett, John Murgel, John Murgel, William D. Bowman, Ellen Porter,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.002"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.002", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.002", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.002"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.058", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-06-19", "title": "The Effects Of Fencing On Carbon Stocks In The Degraded Alpine Grasslands Of The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau", "description": "Quantifying the carbon storage of grasslands under different management strategies can help us understand how this ecosystem responds to different land management practices. To assess the C cycle and the importance of soil microbial biomass carbon, we measured the levels of soil organic carbon, biomass carbon (above- and underground) and soil microbial biomass carbon in areas with different grazing intensities and different management strategy (fenced and unfenced) in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. We also calculated the ratio of soil microbial biomass carbon to soil organic carbon as an indicator of the soil organic matter availability and quality. Results showed that degradation had significant effects on the soil organic carbon, biomass carbon and microbial biomass carbon (P\u00a0<\u00a00.05). However, fencing only had a significant effect on the non-degraded and moderately degraded grasslands (P\u00a0<\u00a00.05). We also found that the level of soil microbial biomass carbon was positively correlated with the biomass carbon and soil organic carbon. From our research, we concluded that the level of soil microbial biomass carbon was crucial to the C cycle in the alpine grasslands and that fencing may be an important management strategy for restoring lightly or moderately degraded grassland in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Poaceae", "Tibet", "01 natural sciences", "Carbon", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Biomass", "Ecosystem", "Soil Microbiology", "Environmental Monitoring", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Yu Wu, Shikui Dong, Shikui Dong, Yuanyuan Li, Lu Wen, Xuexia Wang,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.058"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.058", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.058", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.058"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.024", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-01-24", "title": "Effects Of Long-Term Grazing Disturbance On The Belowground Storage Of Organic Carbon In The Patagonian Monte, Argentina", "description": "The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of grazing disturbance on the amount and the spatial distribution (vertical and horizontal) of root biomass and soil organic carbon (SOC) in order to evaluate whether grazing alters the belowground storage of organic carbon (C) in arid rangelands of the Patagonian Monte. We selected three representative sites (3\u00a0ha each) with low, moderate and high grazing disturbance located far, mid-distance and near the watering point, respectively, in rangelands submitted to sheep grazing for more than 100 years. We assessed the canopy structure and identified the four most frequent plant patch types at each site. We selected four replications of each patch type and extracted a soil sample (0-30\u00a0cm depth) underneath the canopy and in the middle of the nearest inter-patch bare soil area in winter and summer. We assessed the root and soil dry mass and the respective organic C concentration in each sample and then we estimated the total belowground organic C storage at each site. Total plant and perennial grass cover were lower with high than low grazing disturbance while the reverse occurred with dwarf shrub cover. High grazing disturbance led to the increase in total root biomass in the whole soil profile of patch areas and in the upper soil of inter-patch areas. SOC was higher in patch than in inter-patch areas at all sites but at both areas was reduced with high grazing disturbance. This was probably the result of the low total plant cover and the low and recalcitrant contribution of above and below-ground plant litter to soils at sites with high grazing disturbance. Accordingly, these changes did not result in variations in the total belowground organic C storage. We concluded that high grazing disturbance did not affect the total belowground organic C storage but led to changes in the spatial patterning of this organic C storage (i.e shifting from soil to roots).", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Carbon Sequestration", "Sheep", "Arid Ecosystems", "Argentina", "Plant Development", "15. Life on land", "Deciduous Shrubs", "Poaceae", "Plant Roots", "01 natural sciences", "Carbon", "Plant Patches", "Soil Organic Carbon", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6", "Animals", "Biomass", "Herbivory", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1", "Root Biomass", "Dwarf Shrubs", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Larreguy, Cecilia, Carrera, Anal\u00eda Lorena, Bertiller, Monica Beatriz,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.024"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.024", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.024", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.024"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.06.004", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-07-01", "title": "Characteristics Of Nitrous Oxide Emissions And The Affecting Factors From Vegetable Fields On The North China Plain", "description": "Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the most important greenhouse gases emitted from fertilized agricultural soils. Vegetable fields, mostly managed under intensive mode with higher rate nitrogen application, frequent irrigation, and multiple planting-harvest cycles, does contribute to national GHG inventory greatly due to the increasing planting area in China. N2O emissions from four different fields - a maize field (maize), a newly established open-ground vegetable field converted from a maize field four years earlier (OV4), an established open-ground vegetable field converted from a maize field more than 20 years ago (OV20), and an established sunlight heated greenhouse vegetable field converted from a maize field more than 20 years ago (GV20) with four different fertilization treatments for the OV4 field were measured using the closed chamber method between March 15th, 2012 and March 14th, 2013 in suburban area of Beijing, North China Plain. Results showed that the annual N2O emissions from vegetable fields were 3.1-4.6 times higher than the typical maize field. All the N2O emission peaks were occurred after fertilization and the fertilization associated emissions accounted for 81.1% (ranging from 77.0% to 87.2%) of the annual N2O emission with 22.2% time duration in the whole year for vegetable fields. Both the occurrence data and duration of N2O emission peaks were associated with N input type (chemical or manure) and the application rate. The N2O emission peaks appeared earlier (on the 3rd day after application) and lasted shorter when only chemical N was applied; while they appeared later (on the 7th to 10th day after application) and lasted longer when the combination of manure and chemical N were applied. The magnitudes of N2O emission peaks increased when the N application rate was higher. Dicyandiamide (DCD) decreased N2O emissions by 30.1% and 21.1% in the spring cucumber and autumn cabbage seasons respectively (averaged of 24.7% over the whole year). Calculations showed that it is critical to estimate the emission factor (EF) by N type in order to decrease the uncertainty of regional N2O emissions when using EF as calculation method. EFs were 0.20% and 0.42% for manure N in the cucumber and cabbage seasons respectively; and were 0.55-1.30% and 0.8-1.59% for chemical N in the cucumber and cabbage seasons respectively.", "keywords": ["Crops", " Agricultural", "2. Zero hunger", "Air Pollutants", "China", "13. Climate action", "Vegetables", "11. Sustainability", "Nitrous Oxide", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Environmental Monitoring"], "contacts": [{"organization": "He Zhang, Jing-wei Fan, Erda Lin, Tiantian Diao, Miao Lin, Hongliang Yan, Liping Guo, Liyong Xie,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.06.004"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.06.004", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.06.004", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.06.004"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-08-05", "title": "The PRECOS framework: Measuring the impacts of the global changes on soils, water, agriculture on territories to better anticipate the future", "description": "In a context of increased land and natural resources scarcity, the possibilities for local authorities and stakeholders of anticipating evolutions or testing the impact of envisaged developments through scenario simulation are new challenges. PRECOS's approach integrates data pertaining to the fields of water and soil resources, agronomy, urbanization, land use and infrastructure etc. It is complemented by a socio-economic and regulatory analysis of the territory illustrating its constraints and stakes. A modular architecture articulates modeling software and spatial and temporal representations tools. It produces indicators in three core domains: soil degradation, water and soil resources and agricultural production. As a territory representative of numerous situations of the Mediterranean Basin (urban pressures, overconsumption of spaces, degradation of the milieus), a demonstration in the Crau's area (Southeast of France) has allowed to validate a prototype of the approach and to test its feasibility in a real life situation. Results on the Crau area have shown that, since the beginning of the 16th century, irrigated grasslands are the cornerstones of the anthropic-system, illustrating how successfully men's multi-secular efforts have maintained a balance between environment and local development. But today the ecosystem services are jeopardized firstly by urban sprawl and secondly by climate change. Pre-diagnosis in regions of Emilia-Romagna (Italy) and Valencia (Spain) show that local end-users and policy-makers are interested by this approach. The modularity of indicator calculations and the availability of geo-databases indicate that PRECOS may be up scaled in other socio-economic contexts.", "keywords": ["DYNAMICS", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "550", "330", "[SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes", "CITY", "Climate Change", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Environmental Sciences & Ecology", "CELLULAR-AUTOMATA", "02 engineering and technology", "URBAN", "01 natural sciences", "CROP MODEL", "Urban sprawl", "SUSTAINABILITY", "Soil", "Theoretical", "Models", "Water Supply", "MD Multidisciplinary", "11. Sustainability", "Climate change", "Humans", "Territory", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Science & Technology", "STICS", "Water", "Agriculture", "REGIONAL-SCALE", "Models", " Theoretical", "15. Life on land", "LAND-USE PATTERNS", "Resources", "Europe", "[SDE.MCG] Environmental Sciences/Global Changes", "LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS", "13. 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Such treatments have the immediate effect of reducing forest carbon stocks but likely reduce future carbon losses through the combustion and mortality caused by high-severity wildfires. Assessing the long-term impact of fuel treatment on the carbon balance of fire-prone forests has been difficult because of uncertainties regarding treatment and wildfire impacts on any given landscape. In this study we attempt to remove some of the confusion surrounding this subject by performing a sensitivity analysis wherein long-term, landscape-wide carbon stocks are simulated under a wide range of treatment efficacy, treatment lifespan, fire impacts, forest recovery rates, forest decay rates, and the longevity of wood products. Our results indicate a surprising insensitivity of long-term carbon stocks to both management and biological variables. After 80 years, a 1600% change in either forest growth or decomposition resulted in only a 40% change in total system carbon, and a 1600% change in either treatment application rate or efficacy in arresting fire spread resulted in only a 10% change in total system carbon. This insensitivity of long-term carbon stocks is due in part by the infrequency of treatment-wildfire interaction and in part by the controls imposed by maximum forest biomass. None of the fuel treatment simulation scenarios resulted in increased system carbon.", "keywords": ["Oregon", "13. Climate action", "Forestry", "Biomass", "15. Life on land", "Models", " Biological", "01 natural sciences", "Fires", "Carbon Cycle", "Trees", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.009"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.009", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.009", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.009"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121882", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-07-17", "title": "A systematic benchmarking framework for future assessments of soil health: An example from Denmark", "description": "Based on current evidence and established critical thresholds for soil degradation indicators, it is concerning that over 60-70% of European soils are unhealthy due to unsustainable management and the impact of climate change. Despite European and national efforts to improve soil health, significant gaps remain. The proposal for a Soil Monitoring and Resilience Law, to be implemented by the European Union, seeks to establish a framework for soil monitoring and promote sustainable management practices to achieve healthy soils by 2050. This requires extensive data collection and soil monitoring systems to accurately estimate soil health across Europe, considering the diversity of soil types, climates, and land uses. To establish a framework for soil monitoring, we must understand the site-specific status of soil and the ranges of soil health indicators across specific pedoclimatic regions. In our study, we evaluated the soil status in agricultural areas in Denmark using soil health indicators and a site-specific benchmarking approach. We compiled nationally representative datasets, combining point and model-informed data of soil parameters such as organic carbon content, bulk density, pH, electrical conductivity, clay-to-soil organiccarbon ratio, water erosion, and nitrogen leaching. By categorizing Danish agricultural soils into monitoring units based on textural classes, landscape elements, and wetland types, we calculated benchmarks for these indicators, considering different cropping systems. Our approach provided detailed point-based results and a spatially explicit overview of the status of soil health indicators in Denmark. We identified areas where soil deviates from the benchmarks of different indicators. Such deviations might indicate soil functions operating outside the normal range, posing potential threats to soil health. This proposed framework could support the establishment of a baseline for assessing the directionality of future changes in soil health. Moreover, it is adaptable for implementation by other countries to support assessments of soil health.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "European soil monitoring and resilience law", "Soil monitoring units", "Denmark", "Climate Change", "Agriculture", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "Soil districts", "Soil", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "Soil health indicators", "Environmental Monitoring"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121882"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121882", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121882", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121882"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-08-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.059", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-06-20", "title": "Perception, Demand And User Contribution To Ecosystem Services In\u00a0The Bilbao Metropolitan Greenbelt", "description": "Peri-urban ecosystems are often managed as recreation areas or to enhance aesthetic value on the urban fringe. Scholars and land-use practitioners lack a current understanding of the supply of and the demands for these peri-urban ecosystem services (ES). In this study, we analysed the perceptions of 500 users and interest groups regarding the ES provided by the Bilbao Metropolitan Greenbelt (BMG) ecosystems in northern Spain, and we compared these perceptions to the demands for ES. The objective of this study is to understand user preferences and to thereby better orient land use planning. The results show that the demand for ES in the BMG did not correspond to what users perceived these ecosystems to provide. The respondents' perceptions appeared to be related to the management practices in the area, whereas their demand was related to the benefits they would like to obtain from the BMG. The interviewees were in favour of improvements to peri-urban rural areas, and the results suggested that the authorities should highlight the role of the BMG ecosystems with respect to regulating services and historic and cultural values to improve people's awareness of the ecosystems' capacity to provide benefits to society. Application of this framework also highlighted that there were differences in the perception of and demand for ES among different user groups. This holistic method of matching user demand with policy could be a useful tool to reorient ES-based land planning.", "keywords": ["Conservation of Natural Resources", "Ecology", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Environmental Policy", "Spain", "Surveys and Questionnaires", "11. 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Such a process would also be expected to improve plant growth and the physical and chemical properties of soil. However, field investigations of the effects of continuous char application have not been reported. In the present study, the effects of repetitive bamboo char application on CO2, CH4, and N2O flux from soil, soil C content, and crop yield were investigated at two upland fields over five crop seasons. Three treatments: chemical fertilizer (CF) applied plots (Control plot); cattle manure (CM) (10\u00a0t\u00a0ha(-1)) and CF applied plot (CM plot); and bamboo char (20\u00a0t\u00a0ha(-1)), cattle manure (10\u00a0t\u00a0ha(-1)), and CF applied plot (Char/CM plot), were arranged in each field. After three crop seasons, the fourth treatment with char was applied without CF (Char plot) was given to one of the fields. CM and/or char were applied every crop season. Gas fluxes were measured using the static chamber method. Seasonal variations in CO2 flux and total CO2 emissions were consistently similar between the CM and Char/CM plots and between the Char and Control plots. As such, the decomposition rate of bamboo char was quite small, and the positive or negative effect of char on CM decomposition was not significant in the fields. Soil C analysis provided confirmation of this. CM application enhanced N2O emission mainly in the summer crop season. The differences in total N2O emission between the Char/CM and CM plots as well as between the Char and Control plots were insignificant in most cases. Total CH4 flux was negligibly small in all cases. Although the yield of winter crop (broccoli) in the Char/CM plots was twice observed to be higher than that in the Control and CM plots at one of the fields, in general, the char application had no effect on overall crop yield. Thus, the repeated application of bamboo char had no significant influence on greenhouse gas emissions and crop yields, but a high C accumulating function was found.", "keywords": ["Crops", " Agricultural", "Greenhouse Effect", "2. Zero hunger", "Air Pollutants", "Nitrous Oxide", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "Manure", "Random Allocation", "Soil", "Japan", "13. 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It identifies new mechanisms to tackle land degradation based on retaining critical levels of natural capital whilst basing livelihoods on a wider range of ecosystem services. This is achieved through a case study analysis of the Kalahari rangelands in southwest Botswana. The paper first describes the socio-economic and ecological characteristics of the Kalahari rangelands and the types of land degradation taking place. It then focuses on bush encroachment as a way of exploring new economic instruments (e.g. Payments for Ecosystem Services) designed to enhance the flow of ecosystem services that support livelihoods in rangeland systems. It does this by evaluating the likely impacts of bush encroachment, one of the key forms of rangeland degradation, on a range of ecosystem services in three land tenure types (private fenced ranches, communal grazing areas and Wildlife Management Areas), before considering options for more sustainable land management in these systems. We argue that with adequate policy support, economic mechanisms could help reorient degraded rangelands towards more sustainable land management.", "keywords": ["Payments for ecosystem services", "0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "Environmental Engineering", "Botswana", "Economics of land degradation", "Agriculture", "Management", " Monitoring", " Policy and Law", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "CAH26-01-02 - physical geographical sciences", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "Animals", "Humans", "Land degradation", "Bush encroachment", "CAH13-01-03 - landscape design", "Waste Management and Disposal", "Desertification", "Ecosystem", "Land policy", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/86067/1/Reed%20et%20al%20%282015%29%20Reorienting%20land%20degradation%20towards%20sustainable%20land%20management%20JEM%20%282%29.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.010"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.010", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.010", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.010"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.01.036", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-03T16:17:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-01-28", "title": "When is a terrace not a terrace? The importance of understanding landscape evolution in studies of terraced agriculture", "description": "Before the invention of modern, large-scale engineering projects, terrace systems were rarely built in single phases of construction, but instead developed gradually, and could even be said to have evolved. Understanding this process of landscape change is therefore important in order to fully appreciate how terrace systems were built and functioned, and is also pivotal to understanding how the communities that farmed these systems responded to changes; whether these are changes to the landscape brought about by the farming practices themselves, or changes to social, economic or climatic conditions. Combining archaeological stratigraphy, soil micromorphology and geochemistry, this paper presents a case-study from the historic and extensive terraced landscape at Konso, southwest Ethiopia, and demonstrates - in one important river valley at least - that the original topsoil and much of the subsoil was lost prior to the construction of hillside terraces. Moreover, the study shows that alluvial sediment traps that were built adjacent to rivers relied on widespread hillside soil erosion for their construction, and strongly suggests that these irrigated riverside fields were formerly a higher economic priority than the hillside terraces themselves; a possibility that was not recognised by numerous observational studies of farming in this landscape. Research that takes into account how terrace systems change through time can thus provide important details of whether the function of the system has changed, and can help assess how the legacies of former practices impact current or future cultivation.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Soil", "2311", "Rivers", "2305", "Agriculture", "0601 history and archaeology", "Ethiopia", "06 humanities and the arts", "2308", "15. 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