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Statistically significant increase in SPI and SPEI during the cold season (November\uffe2\uff80\uff93March), reflecting precipitation increase, was found in the northern part of the study region, in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, northern Belarus and northern Poland. In the rest of study domain, a weak and mostly insignificant decrease prevailed in winter. Summer season (June\uffe2\uff80\uff93August) is characterized by changes in the opposite sign. An increase was observed in the north, while a clear decrease in SPEI, reflecting a drying trend, was typical for the southern regions: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova and southern Poland. A general drying tendency revealed also in April, which was statistically significant over a wide area in the Czech Republic and Poland. Increasing trends in SPI and SPEI for September and October were detected in Romania, Moldova and Hungary. The use of SPEI instead of SPI generally enhances drying trends.</p", "keywords": ["Central Europe", "Evaporative demands", "0207 environmental engineering", "Drought indices", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Precipitation indices", "Central and Eastern European Countries", "13. 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Equivalent dose measurements were carried out using the single-aliquot regenerative-dose (SAR) protocol on silt (4\u201311 \u03bcm) and sand-sized (63\u201390 \u03bcm and coarser fraction when available) quartz. Feldspar infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) emitted by 4\u201311 \u03bcm polymineral grains was measured using the post IR-IRSL290 technique. The paleoenvironmental transition from the last glacial loess to the current interglacial soil was characterized using magnetic susceptibility and its frequency dependence. SAR-OSL dating of 4\u201311 \u03bcm, 63\u201390 \u03bcm and 90\u2013125 \u03bcm quartz provided consistent ages in the loess-paleosol sites investigated, while the post-IR IRSL290 protocol proved unreliable for dating such young samples. Based on these ages and the threshold of the magnetic signal enhancement the onset of soil formation has been placed around 16.6 \u00b1 1.1 ka at Roxolany (Ukraine), 13.5 \u00b1 0.9 ka at Mo\u0161orin (Serbia) and between 17.6 \u00b1 1.4 ka and 12.4 \u00b1 1.0 ka at R\u00e2mnicu S\u0103rat (Romania). The trend observed in the magnetic parameters reflects the intensity of pedogenesis induced by regional climate amelioration during the Late Glacial, but the onset of magnetic susceptibility enhancement precedes the stratigraphic boundary of Pleistocene-Holocene dated at 11.7 ka in ice core records. Thus, magnetic susceptibility indicates a gradual increase in pedogenesis after Termination 1 (\u223c17 ka in the North Atlantic) at the sampling sites. Based on current data, it is not possible to define a synchronous threshold of change for all sections. However, the trend in the magnetic susceptibility data closely reflects the gradual transition from Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) towards the Holocene, with the onset of humus accumulation (A1 horizon) possibly linked to the prevalence of full interglacial conditions.", "keywords": ["PROTOCOL", "Luminescence dating", "Loess", "01 natural sciences", "Southeastern europe", "Magnetic susceptibility", "13. 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For the Bug loess unit, the equivalent of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS 2), results are in agreement between methods, demonstrating that the suite of embryonic soils previously interpreted as reflecting climate variability similar to Greenland interstadials (GI) actually date to \u223c29/27-15 ka, with most emplaced around or after 20 ka. This temporal span is further confirmed by age-depth modelling of available data. Apart from GI-2, no interstadial-type climate events are recorded in Greenland ice core data for that time interval. As short-term pedogenetic phases are also documented in records from central-western Europe, there is a need for more research into the European mid-latitude terrestrial environments response to MIS 2 hydroclimate variability. The dating of Vytachiv paleosol, previously debatably linked to various GI events within MIS 3 resulted in ages of \u223c40 \u00b1 4 ka and \u223c53 \u00b1 4 ka at the lower transition, and \u223c26 \u00b1 2 ka to \u223c30 \u00b1 2 ka in the overlying loess. These ages indicate that the truncated Vytachiv paleosol is either not continuous, or that it encompasses a broader age range within MIS 3 than previously considered. In both cases, data would not allow for an unambiguous linking of this paleosol with specific GI events as previously attempted. The pIR-IRSL290 dating of the loams immediately underneath Pryluky unit in the range of \u223c120 ka to \u223c168 ka and of the Pryluky mollisol from \u223c90 ka to 126 ka confirm the broad correspondence of this unit with MIS 5, although poor dose recovery results open the possibility for further testing on the degree these ages provide overestimated results. Quartz data severely underestimate the pIR-IRSL290 ages for these samples. The application of pIR-IRSL290 dating for the underlying Dnieper till previously linked to the Saalian glaciation resulted in natural signals at the level of laboratory saturation, yielding minimum ages of c. 700 ka. For the same sample, the natural SAR-OSL signals for 4-11 \u03bcm quartz were found significantly below laboratory saturation level, resulting in finite ages of \u223c250-270 ka interpreted here as underestimates, while coarse quartz (63-90 \u03bcm) signals reached about 85% of the laboratory saturation level. These data suggest extreme caution must be taken when dating such old samples using quartz OSL. Results from our high-resolution luminescence dating raises important implications for the chronological representativeness of Stayky as a key loess site in Eastern Europe beyond MIS 2.", "keywords": ["Embryonic soils", "550", "Millennial-scale loess records", "Luminescence dating", "Loess", "Eastern Europe", "551", "Climate dynamics", "Pleistocene", "[SDU.STU.CL] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Climatology", "[SDU.STU.CL]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Climatology", "13. 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At the same time, such economic development must be congruent with the European Union\u2019s long-term climate and biodiversity objectives. As a country that is rich in bioresources, the Latvian case study is highly relevant to many other countries\u2014especially those in Central and Eastern Europe\u2014and faces a choice of transition pathways to meet both economic and environmental objectives. In order to assess the trade-offs between investments in the bioeconomy and the achievement of climate and biodiversity objectives, we used the Functional Land Management (FLM) framework for the quantification of the supply and demand for the primary productivity, carbon regulation and biodiversity functions. We related the supply of these three soil functions to combinations of land use and soil characteristics. The demand for the same functions were derived from European, national and regional policy objectives. Our results showed different spatial scales at which variation in demand and supply is manifested. High demand for biodiversity was associated with areas dominated by agricultural land at the local scale, while regional differences of unemployment rates and the target for GDP increases framed the demand for primary productivity. National demand for carbon regulation focused on areas dominated by forests on organic soils. We subsequently identified mismatches between the supply and demand for soil functions, and we selected spatial locations for specific land use changes and improvements in management practices to promote sustainable development of the bio-economy. Our results offer guidance to policy makers that will help them to form a national policy that will underpin management practices that are effective and tailored toward local climate conditions and national implementation pathways.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "functional land management", "forestry", "1. 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According to the available data, the two economic subsistence systems have coexisted for some 2000 years during the 6th\uffe2\uff80\uff934th millennia cal BC (Telegin 1985; Lillie et al., 2001). In some areas, hunter-gatherer and early farmer sites are located just a few kilometers apart. The Southern Buh River valley has yielded evidence of Linear Pottery culture, early Trypillia and Trypillia B1 Neolithic settlements as well as hunter-gatherer sites with pottery attributable to the so-called sub-Neolithic or para-Neolithic (Haskevych et al., 2019; Kiosak et al., 2021). Trial-trenches have been opened within some of these sites, which have been radiocarbon-dated from Bern University laboratory (LARA). Soil samples for micromorphological analysis have been collected from these sites to interpret their paleogenetic formation. The soil development is attested since, at least, the beginning of the 5th mill BC, followed by the developed of chernozem soils, which was interrupted by an erosional episode in the end of 5th millennium BC. The available data show that the soils of early farmers arable as are the present day ones. The early farmers were able to exploit relatively heavy soils to cultivate wheat and barley as early as 5250\uffe2\uff80\uff935050 cal BC. In contrast, the sites of ceramic hunter-gatherers were often located on the soils which formed under wet conditions along seasonally flooded riverbanks, which were almost unsuitable for agricultural practices.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "S", "radiocarbon dates", "Neolithization of eastern Europe", "Agriculture", "0601 history and archaeology", "06 humanities and the arts", "15. Life on land", "Ukraine", "paleopedogenesis", "Neolithization of eastern Europe; Ukraine; radiocarbon dates; soil micromorphology; paleopedogenesis", "soil micromorphology"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/388/pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.unive.it/bitstream/10278/5017342/1/land-12-00388%20%283%29.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/388/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020388"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Land", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/land12020388", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/land12020388", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/land12020388"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-01-31T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.4039/tce.2018.21", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-08-23T16:19:17Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-05-08", "title": "The genusXanthogrammaSchiner, 1861 (Diptera: Syrphidae) in southeastern Europe, with descriptions of two new species", "description": "Abstract<p>Examination of 122 specimens ofXanthogrammaSchiner, 1861 (Diptera: Syrphidae) from varied localities in Europe (+Turkey) resulted in the description of two new species (X. aeginaeRicarte, Nedeljkovi\uffc4\uff87, and Vuji\uffc4\uff87new speciesandX. pilosumNedeljkovi\uffc4\uff87, Ricarte, and Vuji\uffc4\uff87new species), as well as new data on six other species. Most of the examined material originated from the Balkan Peninsula and Greek islands. New species concepts were supported by morphological and molecular evidence. Relationships among the eight studied species were analysed and discussed based on the data of nuclear (ITS2) and mitochondrial (COI) genes sequences. An identification key to the European species ofXanthogrammais provided. Lectotypes are designated forDoros decoratumZetterstedt, 1843,Lasiophthicus novusRondani, 1857,Syrphus laetusFabricius, 1794,Syrphus ornatusMeigen, 1822, andXanthogramma nobilitatumFrey, 1946.</p", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Xanthogramma Schiner", "Southeastern Europe", "9. Industry and infrastructure", "Diptera", "Zoolog\u00eda", "Syrphidae", "15. 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Most of the examined material originated from the Balkan Peninsula and Greek islands. New species concepts were supported by morphological and molecular evidence. Relationships among the eight studied species were analysed and discussed based on the data of nuclear (ITS2) and mitochondrial (COI) genes sequences. An identification key to the European species ofXanthogrammais provided. Lectotypes are designated forDoros decoratumZetterstedt, 1843,Lasiophthicus novusRondani, 1857,Syrphus laetusFabricius, 1794,Syrphus ornatusMeigen, 1822, andXanthogramma nobilitatumFrey, 1946.</p", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Xanthogramma Schiner", "Southeastern Europe", "9. Industry and infrastructure", "Diptera", "Zoolog\u00eda", "Syrphidae", "15. 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For comparative purposes, the necessary atmospheric evaporative demand (AED) to obtain SPEI was calculated using two methods, Hargreaves\uffe2\uff80\uff90Samani (SPEIH) and Penman\uffe2\uff80\uff90Monteith (SPEIP). The results show some relevant changes and tendencies in the drought indices. Statistically significant increase in SPI and SPEI during the cold season (November\uffe2\uff80\uff93March), reflecting precipitation increase, was found in the northern part of the study region, in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, northern Belarus and northern Poland. In the rest of study domain, a weak and mostly insignificant decrease prevailed in winter. Summer season (June\uffe2\uff80\uff93August) is characterized by changes in the opposite sign. An increase was observed in the north, while a clear decrease in SPEI, reflecting a drying trend, was typical for the southern regions: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova and southern Poland. A general drying tendency revealed also in April, which was statistically significant over a wide area in the Czech Republic and Poland. Increasing trends in SPI and SPEI for September and October were detected in Romania, Moldova and Hungary. The use of SPEI instead of SPI generally enhances drying trends.</p", "keywords": ["Atmospheric evaporative demand", "Drought", "Central Europe", "Evaporative demands", "SPI", "0207 environmental engineering", "Drought indices", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Precipitation indices", "Central and Eastern European Countries", "SPEI", "Trend analysis", "13. 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The corresponding GIS files include some 9500 mapped polygons, including miscellaneous units. The major soils have been described using 662 profiles, selected by national soil experts as being representative for these units. The associated soil analytical data have been derived from soil survey reports. These sources seldom hold all the physical and chemical attributes ideally required by SOTER. Gaps in the measured soil profile data have been filled using a procedure that uses taxotransfer rules, based on about 9600 soil profiles held in the WISE database, complemented with expert-rules. \n\nParameter estimates are presented by soil unit for fixed depth intervals of 0.2 m to 1 m depth for: organic carbon, total nitrogen, pH(H2O), CECsoil, CECclay, base saturation, effective CEC, aluminium saturation, CaCO3 content, gypsum content, exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP), electrical conductivity of saturated paste (ECe), bulk density, content of sand, silt and clay, content of coarse fragments (less than 2 mm), and available water capacity (-33 to -1500 kPa). These attributes have been identified as being useful for agro-ecological zoning, land evaluation, crop growth simulation, modelling of soil carbon stocks and change, and analyses of global environmental change. \n\nThe current parameter estimates should be seen as best estimates based on the current selection of soil profiles and data clustering procedure; taxotransfer rules have been flagged to provide an indication of the confidence in the derived data.\n\nResults are presented as summary files and can be linked to the 1:2.5M scale SOVEUR map in a GIS, through the unique SOTER-unit code. 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Most of the examined material originated from the Balkan Peninsula and Greek islands. New species concepts were supported by morphological and molecular evidence. Relationships among the eight studied species were analysed and discussed based on the data of nuclear (ITS2) and mitochondrial (COI) genes sequences. An identification key to the European species ofXanthogrammais provided. Lectotypes are designated forDoros decoratumZetterstedt, 1843,Lasiophthicus novusRondani, 1857,Syrphus laetusFabricius, 1794,Syrphus ornatusMeigen, 1822, andXanthogramma nobilitatumFrey, 1946.</p", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Xanthogramma Schiner", "Southeastern Europe", "9. Industry and infrastructure", "Diptera", "Zoolog\u00eda", "Syrphidae", "15. 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At the same time, such economic development must be congruent with the European Union\u2019s long-term climate and biodiversity objectives. As a country that is rich in bioresources, the Latvian case study is highly relevant to many other countries\u2014especially those in Central and Eastern Europe\u2014and faces a choice of transition pathways to meet both economic and environmental objectives. In order to assess the trade-offs between investments in the bioeconomy and the achievement of climate and biodiversity objectives, we used the Functional Land Management (FLM) framework for the quantification of the supply and demand for the primary productivity, carbon regulation and biodiversity functions. We related the supply of these three soil functions to combinations of land use and soil characteristics. The demand for the same functions were derived from European, national and regional policy objectives. Our results showed different spatial scales at which variation in demand and supply is manifested. High demand for biodiversity was associated with areas dominated by agricultural land at the local scale, while regional differences of unemployment rates and the target for GDP increases framed the demand for primary productivity. National demand for carbon regulation focused on areas dominated by forests on organic soils. We subsequently identified mismatches between the supply and demand for soil functions, and we selected spatial locations for specific land use changes and improvements in management practices to promote sustainable development of the bio-economy. Our results offer guidance to policy makers that will help them to form a national policy that will underpin management practices that are effective and tailored toward local climate conditions and national implementation pathways.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "functional land management", "forestry", "1. 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For comparative purposes, the necessary atmospheric evaporative demand (AED) to obtain SPEI was calculated using two methods, Hargreaves\uffe2\uff80\uff90Samani (SPEIH) and Penman\uffe2\uff80\uff90Monteith (SPEIP). The results show some relevant changes and tendencies in the drought indices. Statistically significant increase in SPI and SPEI during the cold season (November\uffe2\uff80\uff93March), reflecting precipitation increase, was found in the northern part of the study region, in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, northern Belarus and northern Poland. In the rest of study domain, a weak and mostly insignificant decrease prevailed in winter. Summer season (June\uffe2\uff80\uff93August) is characterized by changes in the opposite sign. An increase was observed in the north, while a clear decrease in SPEI, reflecting a drying trend, was typical for the southern regions: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova and southern Poland. A general drying tendency revealed also in April, which was statistically significant over a wide area in the Czech Republic and Poland. Increasing trends in SPI and SPEI for September and October were detected in Romania, Moldova and Hungary. The use of SPEI instead of SPI generally enhances drying trends.</p", "keywords": ["Atmospheric evaporative demand", "Drought", "Central Europe", "Evaporative demands", "SPI", "0207 environmental engineering", "Drought indices", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Precipitation indices", "Central and Eastern European Countries", "SPEI", "Trend analysis", "13. 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The SOVEUR project has been carried out in close collaboration with specialists from soil survey institutes in Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation, Slovak Republic and the Ukraine, who collated the various national soil data using uniform guidelines.", "formats": [{"name": "zip"}, {"name": "WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-ftp--download"}, {"name": "WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related"}], "keywords": ["calcium", "carbon", "cation exchange capacity", "electrical conductivity", "nitrogen", "organic matter", "bulk density", "soil profiles", "pH", "salinity", "texture", "water holding capacity", "nutrients", "Soil science", "Bulgaria", "Czech Republic", "Belarus", "Hungary", "Moldova", "Poland", "Romania", "Russia", "Slovakia", "Ukraine", "Estonia", "Latvia", "Lithuania", "Central Europe", "Eastern Europe"], "contacts": [{"name": "Bas Kempen", "organization": "ISRIC - World Soil Information", "position": "Soil mapping specialist", "roles": ["pointOfContact"], "phones": [{"value": null}], "emails": [{"value": "bas.kempen@wur.nl"}], "addresses": [{"deliveryPoint": ["PO Box 353"], "city": "Wageningen", "administrativeArea": null, "postalCode": "6700AJ", "country": "Netherlands"}], "links": [{"href": null}]}], "denominator": "2500000"}, "links": [{"href": "https://files.isric.org/public/soter/EU-SOTER.zip", "name": "Download", "protocol": "WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-ftp--download", "rel": "download"}, {"href": "https://isric.org/index.php/projects/soil-and-terrain-soter-database-programme", "name": "Project webpage", "protocol": "WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related", "rel": "information"}, {"href": "https://isric.org/sites/default/files/isric_report_1997_06.pdf", "name": "Report", "protocol": "WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related", "rel": "information"}, {"href": "https://files.isric.org/public/thumbnails/soter/SOVEUR.png", "name": "preview", "description": "Web image thumbnail (URL)", "protocol": "WWW:LINK-1.0-http--image-thumbnail", "rel": "preview"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "b1fa4988-b511-48e3-9548-3c48f0a908fa", "name": "item", "description": "b1fa4988-b511-48e3-9548-3c48f0a908fa", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/b1fa4988-b511-48e3-9548-3c48f0a908fa"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"interval": ["1930-07-01T00:00:00Z", "1997-09-01T00:00:00Z"]}}, {"id": "f9f23e4f-903a-4dfe-bfc4-0e6bf362b09a", "type": "Feature", "geometry": {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[12.1, 41.2], [12.1, 60.0], [41.1, 60.0], [41.1, 41.2], [12.1, 41.2]]]}, "properties": {"themes": [{"concepts": [{"id": "geoscientificInformation"}], "scheme": "https://standards.iso.org/iso/19139/resources/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_TopicCategoryCode"}, {"concepts": [{"id": "Soil science"}], "scheme": "Stratum"}, {"concepts": [{"id": "Europe"}, {"id": "Eastern Europe"}, {"id": "Central Europe"}, {"id": "Bulgaria"}, {"id": "Czech Republic"}, {"id": "Belarus"}, {"id": "Hungary"}, {"id": "Moldova"}, {"id": "Poland"}, {"id": "Romania"}, {"id": "Russia"}, {"id": "Slovakia"}, {"id": "Ukraine"}, {"id": "Estonia"}, {"id": "Latvia"}, {"id": "Lithuania"}], "scheme": "Region"}], "updated": "2021-07-14T11:51:39", "type": "Dataset", "language": "eng", "title": "SOTER-based soil parameter estimates (SOTWIS) for Central and Eastern Europe, version 2.0", "description": "This harmonized set of soil parameter estimates for Central and Eastern Europe has been derived from a revised version of the 1:2.5M Soil and Terrain (SOTER) Database for Central and Eastern Europe (SOVEUR ver. 1.1) and the ISRIC-WISE soil profile database.\n\nThe land surface of Central and Eastern Europe, West of the Ural Mountains, has been characterized using 8361 unique maps or SOTER units. The corresponding GIS files include some 9500 mapped polygons, including miscellaneous units. The major soils have been described using 662 profiles, selected by national soil experts as being representative for these units. The associated soil analytical data have been derived from soil survey reports. These sources seldom hold all the physical and chemical attributes ideally required by SOTER. Gaps in the measured soil profile data have been filled using a procedure that uses taxotransfer rules, based on about 9600 soil profiles held in the WISE database, complemented with expert-rules. \n\nParameter estimates are presented by soil unit for fixed depth intervals of 0.2 m to 1 m depth for: organic carbon, total nitrogen, pH(H2O), CECsoil, CECclay, base saturation, effective CEC, aluminium saturation, CaCO3 content, gypsum content, exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP), electrical conductivity of saturated paste (ECe), bulk density, content of sand, silt and clay, content of coarse fragments (less than 2 mm), and available water capacity (-33 to -1500 kPa). These attributes have been identified as being useful for agro-ecological zoning, land evaluation, crop growth simulation, modelling of soil carbon stocks and change, and analyses of global environmental change. \n\nThe current parameter estimates should be seen as best estimates based on the current selection of soil profiles and data clustering procedure; taxotransfer rules have been flagged to provide an indication of the confidence in the derived data.\n\nResults are presented as summary files and can be linked to the 1:2.5M scale SOVEUR map in a GIS, through the unique SOTER-unit code. 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