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Infiltration column experiments with polystyrene MNPs ranging from 120 to 10,000\u00a0nm were conducted and supported by numerical modelling to derive reactive transport parameters. Results show a significant effect of particle size on the transport of MNPs, with higher recovery values observed for smaller particles (120\u00a0nm; 95.11%) compared to larger particles (1000\u00a0nm; 71.44%). No breakthrough was observed for 10,000\u00a0nm particles, indicating a complete retention within the quartz sand matrix. DLVO theory confirmed the dominance of electrostatic repulsive forces between MNPs and sand grains, suggesting an unfavourable environment for MNPs to adhere to quartz sand. Consequently, particle retention in the sand matrix occurs predominantly by physical processes. Equilibrium sorption modelling reveals that larger particles (1000\u00a0nm) tend to be immobilized in small pores throats due to straining, resulting in lower recoveries. When they are not trapped, particles tend to travel faster through preferential flows due to a size exclusion effect, evidenced by shorter arrival times at the column outlet compared to tracers. 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The multiple-centre approach (utilising both Ti and [AlO4/h]0 signals) is usually used to test the resetting of the signals used for ESR dating. Here we work towards a better understanding of, and correction for, the residual signal in ESR samples of sedimentary quartz. We undertook multiple-centre ESR measurements using quartz [AlO4/h]0 and Ti signals on young aeolian samples of different grain sizes which have been independently dated using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL). Our results demonstrate that [AlO4/h]0 signal yields residuals indicating equivalent doses of about 500\u00a0Gy, substantially older than expected for the known OSL equivalent doses in the range of 8\u201337\u00a0Gy. The decay of [AlO4/h]0 signal as function of bleaching time can be represented by an exponential function. We investigate the dependence of the residual magnitude of the ESR signal as a function of the previous given dose and observe an exponential increase in the residual signal with dose. Such observations are consistent with the results of luminescence process modelling conducted for a model comprising two luminescence centres and several traps, one of which is a so-called deep disconnected trap that cannot be emptied during optical stimulation. We propose that bleaching occurs through an electron-hole recombination process with electrons released from optically sensitive traps. In addition to our new insights into the bleaching mechanisms of the [AlO4/h]0 ESR signal, we discuss the implications for the procedures used for performing residual dose corrections in ESR dating. 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This study sought to quantify the influence of \uffe2\uff80\uff98carbon farming\uffe2\uff80\uff99 practices on soil carbon stocks, in comparison with conventional grazing and cropping, in northern New South Wales. The study had two components: assessment of impacts of organic amendments on soil carbon and biological indicators in croplands on Vertosols of the Liverpool Plains; and assessment of the impact of grazing management on soil carbon in Chromosols of the Northern Tablelands. The organic amendment sites identified for the survey had been treated with manures, composts, or microbial treatments, while the conventional management sites had received only chemical fertilisers. The rotational grazing sites had been managed so that grazing was restricted to short periods of several days, followed by long rest periods (generally several months) governed by pasture growth. These were compared with sites that were grazed continuously. No differences in total soil carbon stock, or soil carbon fractions, were observed between sites treated with organic amendments and those treated with chemical fertiliser. There was some evidence of increased soil carbon stock under rotational compared with continuous grazing, but the difference was not statistically significant. Similarly, double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) stocks were not significantly different in either of the management contrasts, but tended to show higher values in organic treatments and rotational grazing. The enzymatic activities of \uffce\uffb2-glucosidase and leucine-aminopeptidase were significantly higher in rotational than continuous grazing but statistically similar for the cropping site treatments. Relative abundance and community structure, measured on a subset of the cropping sites, showed a higher bacteria\uffe2\uff80\uff89:\uffe2\uff80\uff89fungi ratio and provided evidence that microbial process rates were significantly higher in chemically fertilised sites than organic amendment sites, suggesting enhanced mineralisation of organic matter under conventional management. The higher enzyme activity and indication of greater efficiency of microbial populations on carbon farming sites suggests a greater potential to build soil carbon under these practices. Further research is required to investigate whether the indicative trends observed reflect real effects of management.

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In earlier work, we compared the amount of newly fixed nitrogen (N, as synthetic fertilizer and biologically fixed N) entering agricultural systems globally to the total emission of nitrous oxide (N 2 O). We obtained an N 2 O emission factor (EF) of 3\uffe2\uff80\uff935%, and applied it to biofuel production. For \uffe2\uff80\uff98first-generation\uffe2\uff80\uff99 biofuels, e.g. biodiesel from rapeseed and bioethanol from corn (maize), that require N fertilizer, N 2 O from biofuel production could cause (depending on N uptake efficiency) as much or more global warming as that avoided by replacement of fossil fuel by the biofuel. Our subsequent calculations in a follow-up paper, using published life cycle analysis (LCA) models, led to broadly similar conclusions. The N 2 O EF applies to agricultural crops in general, not just to biofuel crops, and has made possible a top-down estimate of global emissions from agriculture. Independent modelling by another group using bottom-up IPCC inventory methodology has shown good agreement at the global scale with our top-down estimate. Work by Davidson showed that the rate of accumulation of N 2 O in the atmosphere in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries was greater than that predicted from agricultural inputs limited to fertilizer N and biologically fixed N (Davidson, E. A. 2009 Nat. Geosci . 2 , 659\uffe2\uff80\uff93662.). However, by also including soil organic N mineralized following land-use change and NO x deposited from the atmosphere in our estimates of the reactive N entering the agricultural cycle, we have now obtained a good fit between the observed atmospheric N 2 O concentrations from 1860 to 2000 and those calculated on the basis of a 4 per cent EF for the reactive N.

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Responses of alpine tree line ecosystems to increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations and global warming are poorly understood. We used an experiment at the Swiss tree line to investigate changes in vegetation biomass after 9\uffc2\uffa0years of free air CO2 enrichment (+200\uffc2\uffa0ppm; 2001\uffe2\uff80\uff932009) and 6\uffc2\uffa0years of soil warming (+4\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb0C; 2007\uffe2\uff80\uff932012). The study contained two key tree line species, Larix decidua and Pinus uncinata, both approximately 40\uffc2\uffa0years old, growing in heath vegetation dominated by dwarf shrubs. In 2012, we harvested and measured biomass of all trees (including root systems), above\uffe2\uff80\uff90ground understorey vegetation and fine roots. Overall, soil warming had clearer effects on plant biomass than CO2 enrichment, and there were no interactive effects between treatments. Total plant biomass increased in warmed plots containing Pinus but not in those with Larix. This response was driven by changes in tree mass (+50%), which contributed an average of 84% (5.7\uffc2\uffa0kg\uffc2\uffa0m\uffe2\uff88\uff922) of total plant mass. Pinus coarse root mass was especially enhanced by warming (+100%), yielding an increased root mass fraction. Elevated CO2 led to an increased relative growth rate of Larix stem basal area but no change in the final biomass of either tree species. Total understorey above\uffe2\uff80\uff90ground mass was not altered by soil warming or elevated CO2. However, Vaccinium myrtillus mass increased with both treatments, graminoid mass declined with warming, and forb and nonvascular plant (moss and lichen) mass decreased with both treatments. Fine roots showed a substantial reduction under soil warming (\uffe2\uff88\uff9240% for all roots <2\uffc2\uffa0mm in diameter at 0\uffe2\uff80\uff9320\uffc2\uffa0cm soil depth) but no change with CO2 enrichment. Our findings suggest that enhanced overall productivity and shifts in biomass allocation will occur at the tree line, particularly with global warming. However, individual species and functional groups will respond differently to these environmental changes, with consequences for ecosystem structure and functioning.

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Forests provide important ecological, economic, and social services, and recent interest has emerged in the potential for using residue from timber harvest as a source of renewable woody bioenergy. The long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term consequences of such intensive harvest are unclear, particularly as forests face novel climatic conditions over the next century. We used a simulation model to project the long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term effects of management and climate change on above\uffe2\uff80\uff90 and belowground forest carbon storage in a watershed in northwestern Oregon. The multi\uffe2\uff80\uff90ownership watershed has a diverse range of current management practices, including little\uffe2\uff80\uff90to\uffe2\uff80\uff90no harvesting on federal lands, short\uffe2\uff80\uff90rotation clear\uffe2\uff80\uff90cutting on industrial land, and a mix of practices on private nonindustrial land. We simulated multiple management scenarios, varying the rate and intensity of harvest, combined with projections of climate change. Our simulations project a wide range of total ecosystem carbon storage with varying harvest rate, ranging from a 45% increase to a 16% decrease in carbon compared to current levels. Increasing the intensity of harvest for bioenergy caused a 2\uffe2\uff80\uff933% decrease in ecosystem carbon relative to conventional harvest practices. Soil carbon was relatively insensitive to harvest rotation and intensity, and accumulated slowly regardless of harvest regime. Climate change reduced carbon accumulation in soil and detrital pools due to increasing heterotrophic respiration, and had small but variable effects on aboveground live carbon and total ecosystem carbon. Overall, we conclude that current levels of ecosystem carbon storage are maintained in part due to substantial portions of the landscape (federal and some private lands) remaining unharvested or lightly managed.\uffc2\uffa0Increasing the intensity of harvest for bioenergy on currently harvested land, however,\uffc2\uffa0led to a relatively small reduction in the ability of forests to store carbon. Climate change is unlikely to substantially alter carbon storage in these forests, absent shifts in disturbance regimes.

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The ice-free McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are dominated by nutrient-poor mineral soil and rocky outcrops. The principal habitat for microorganisms is within rocks (endolithic). In this environment, microorganisms are provided with protection against sub-zero temperatures, rapid thermal fluctuations, extreme dryness, and ultraviolet and solar radiation. Endolithic communities include lichen, algae, fungi, and a diverse array of bacteria. Chloroflexota is among the most abundant bacterial phyla present in these communities. Among the Chloroflexota are four novel classes of bacteria, here named Candidatus Spiritibacteria class. nov. (=UBA5177), Candidatus Martimicrobia class. nov. (=UBA4733), Candidatus Tarhunnaeia class. nov. (=UBA6077), and Candidatus Uliximicrobia class. nov. (=UBA2235). We retrieved 17 high-quality metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) that represent these four classes. Based on genome predictions, all these bacteria are inferred to be aerobic heterotrophs that encode enzymes for the catabolism of diverse sugars. These and other organic substrates are likely derived from lichen, algae, and fungi, as metabolites (including photosynthate), cell wall components, and extracellular matrix components. The majority of MAGs encode the capacity for trace gas oxidation using high-affinity uptake hydrogenases, which could provide energy and metabolic water required for survival and persistence. Furthermore, some MAGs encode the capacity to couple the energy generated from H 2 and CO oxidation to support carbon fixation (atmospheric chemosynthesis). All encode mechanisms for the detoxification and efflux of heavy metals. Certain MAGs encode features that indicate possible interactions with other organisms, such as Tc-type toxin complexes, hemolysins, and macroglobulins.

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The ice-free McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are the coldest and most hyperarid desert on Earth. It is, therefore, the closest analog to the surface of the planet Mars. Bacteria and other microorganisms survive by inhabiting airspaces within rocks (endolithic). We identify four novel classes of phylum Chloroflexota , and, based on interrogation of 17 metagenome-assembled genomes, we predict specific metabolic and physiological adaptations that facilitate the survival of these bacteria in this harsh environment\uffe2\uff80\uff94including oxidation of trace gases and the utilization of nutrients (including sugars) derived from lichen, algae, and fungi. We propose that such adaptations allow these endolithic bacteria to eke out an existence in this cold and extremely dry habitat.

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However, few programs have addressed the functional ecological equivalence of man-made marshes and their natural counterparts. This study addresses structural and functional interactions in a man-made and two natural marshes. This was done by integrating substrate characteristics and marsh utilization by organisms of two trophic levels. Sediment properties, infaunal community composition, andFundulus heteroclitus marsh utilization were compared for a man-madeSpartina salt marsh (between ages 1 to 3 yr) in Dills Creek, North Carolina, and adjacent natural marshes to the east and west. East natural marsh and planted marsh sediment grain-size distributions were more similar to each other than to the west natural marsh due to shared drainage systems, but sediment organic content of the planted marsh was much lower than in either natural marsh. This difference was reflected in macrofaunal composition. Natural marsh sediments were inhabited primarily by subsurface, deposit-feeding oligochaetes whereas planted marsh sediments were dominated by the tube-building, surface-deposit feeding polychaetesStreblospio benedicti andManayunkia aestuarina. Infaunal differences were mirrored inFundulus diets. Natural marsh diets contained more detritus and insects, because oligochaetes, though abundant, were relatively inaccessible. Polychaetes and algae were major constituents of the planted marshFundulus diet. Though naturalmarsh fish may acquire a potentially less nutritive, detritus-based diet relative to the higher animal protein diet of the planted marsh fish,Fundulus abundances were markedly lower in the planted marsh than in the natural marshes, indicating fewer fish were being supported. LowerSpartina stem densities in the planted marsh may have provided inadequate protection from predation or insufficient spawning sites for the fundulids. After three years, the planted marsh remained functionally distinct from the adjacent natural marshes. Mitigation success at Dills Creek could have been improved by increasing tidal flushing, thereby enhancing, access to marine organisms and by mulching withSpartina wrack to increase sediment organic-matter content and porosity. Results from this study indicate that salt marshes should not be treated as a replaceable resource in the short term. The extreme spatial and temporal variability inherent to salt marshes make it virtually impossible to exactly replace a marsh by planting one on another site.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "14. Life underwater", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. 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Herein, we report on a solid-state electrochemical sensor based on ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) for on-site detection of glyphosate. Accordingly, ZnO NPs was drop-cast on the surface of a disposable screen-printed carbon electrode. Eco-friendly ZnO NPs of only 7 nm crystallite sizes were obtained by green sol-gel synthesis using lemon (Citrus limon) waste aqueous extract as the green reducing and capping/stabilizing agent and Zn nitrate precursor as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction and diffuse reflectance. SEM confirmed successful electrode functionalization with the synthesized nanoparticles. Under laboratory conditions in acetate buffer (pH 5), the sensor demonstrated excellent selectivity and sensitivity, with a detection limit of 0.648 \u00b5M, a wide linear detection range (0.5 \u00b5M to 7.5 mM), and a rapid detection time of 30 min. When tested in river water, the sensor achieved a detection limit of 0.96 \u00b5M using differential pulse voltammetry. It also exceptionally tolerated interference from similar organophosphorus compounds and ions commonly found in river water. The excellent detection performance of the sensor was attributed to the strong coordination interactions between Zn atoms and phosphonate/carboxylate groups that are enhanced by a hydrogen bond at acidic pH, as determined by chemical calculations. This disposable sensor offers a cost-effective, efficient, and environmentally friendly solution for monitoring glyphosate in water systems.", "keywords": ["QD71-142", "Environmental water", "Eco-friendly ZnO nanoparticles", "Computational modeling", "Pesticides", "Eco-friendly ZnO nanoparticles;", "[SDV.MP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology", "Analytical chemistry", "Sensor"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5084742"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Talanta%20Open", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2139/ssrn.5084742", "name": "item", "description": "10.2139/ssrn.5084742", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2139/ssrn.5084742"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10261/306235", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:23:49Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-03-31", "title": "Negotiating Gender Roles in Academia: A Courageous Exploration", "description": "Open AccessPeer reviewed", "keywords": ["Women in Limnology", "5. 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Entomopathogenic fungi have been well exploited as biocontrol agents that can kill insects through direct contact. However, recent research has shown that they can also play an important role as plant endophytes, stimulating plant growth, and indirectly suppressing pest populations. In this study, we examined the indirect, plant-mediated, effects of a strain of entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium brunneum on plant growth and population growth of two-spotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae) in tomato, using different inoculation methods (seed treatment, soil drenching and a combination of both). Furthermore, we investigated changes in tomato leaf metabolites (sugars and phenolics), and rhizosphere microbial communities in response to M. brunneum inoculation and spider mite feeding. A significant reduction in spider mite population growth was observed in response to M. brunneum inoculation. The reduction was strongest when the inoculum was supplied both as seed treatment and soil drench. This combination treatment also yielded the highest shoot and root biomass in both spider mite-infested and non-infested plants, while spider mite infestation increased shoot but reduced root biomass. Fungal treatments did not consistently affect leaf chlorogenic acid and rutin concentrations, but M. brunneum inoculation via a combination of seed treatment and soil drenching reinforced chlorogenic acid (CGA) induction in response to spider mites and under these conditions the strongest spider mite resistance was observed. However, it is unclear whether the M. brunneum-induced increase in CGA contributed to the observed spider mite resistance, as no general association between CGA levels and spider mite resistance was observed. Spider mite infestation resulted in up to two-fold increase in leaf sucrose concentrations and a three to five-fold increase in glucose and fructose concentrations, but these concentrations were not affected by fungal inoculation. Metarhizium, especially when applied as soil drench, impacted the fungal community composition but not the bacterial community composition which was only affected by the presence of spider mites. Our results suggest that in addition to directly killing spider mites, M. brunneum can indirectly suppress spider mite populations on tomato, although the underlying mechanism has not yet been resolved, and can also affect the composition of the soil microbial community.

Rhizodegradation enhances pollutant degradation through plant\u2013microbe interactions in the rhizosphere. Plant roots provide a colonisation surface and root exudates that promote microbial abundance and activity, facilitating organic pollutant breakdown via direct microbial degradation and co-metabolism. This study assessed the rhizodegradation of weathered petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) in heavy metal co-contaminated soil in a microcosm-scale pot trial. Treatments included Sinapis alba, Lolium perenne, a L. perenne + Trifolium repens mix, and Cichorium intybus, alongside a non-planted control. After 14 weeks, PHC concentrations were analysed via gas chromatography, and rhizosphere microbial communities were characterised through sequencing. Sinapis alba achieved the highest PHC degradation (68%), significantly exceeding the non-planted control (p < 0.05, Kruskal\u2013Wallis test). Hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria, including KCM-B-112, C1-B045, Hydrogenophaga, unclassified Saccharimonadales sp., and Pedobacter, were enriched in the rhizosphere, with the uncultured clade mle1-27 potentially contributing indirectly. Metals analysis of plant tissues showed that mustard could accumulate copper more than lead and zinc, despite higher concentrations of zinc and lead in the soil. These results highlight the potential of S. alba for rhizoremediation in PHC\u2013heavy metal co-contaminated soils.

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This study aims to evaluate a remote sensing-based approach to allow estimation of the temporal and spatial distribution of crop evapotranspiration (ET) and irrigation water requirements over irrigated areas in semi-arid regions. The method is based on the daily step FAO-56 Soil Water Balance model combined with a time series of basal crop coefficients and the fractional vegetation cover derived from high-resolution satellite Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) imagery. The model was first calibrated and validated at plot scale using ET measured by eddy-covariance systems over wheat fields and olive orchards representing the main crops grown in the study area of the Haouz plain (central Morocco). The results showed that the model provided good estimates of ET for wheat and olive trees with a root mean square error (RMSE) of about 0.56 and 0.54 mm/day respectively. The model was then used to compare remotely sensed estimates of irrigation requirements (RS-IWR) and irrigation water supplied (WS) at plot scale over an irrigation district in the Haouz plain through three growing seasons. The comparison indicated a large spatio-temporal variability in irrigation water demands and supplies; the median values of WS and RS-IWR were 130 (175), 117 (175) and 118 (112) mm respectively in the 2002\u20132003, 2005\u20132006 and 2008\u20132009 seasons. This could be attributed to inadequate irrigation supply and/or to farmers\u2019 socio-economic considerations and management practices. The findings demonstrate the potential for irrigation managers to use remote sensing-based models to monitor irrigation water usage for efficient and sustainable use of water resources.

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Our inadequate understanding of how plant\u2013microbial interactions alter soil carbon decomposition may lead to poor model predictions of terrestrial carbon feedbacks to the atmosphere. Roots, mycorrhizal fungi and free-living soil microbes can alter soil carbon decomposition through exudation of carbon into soil. Exudates of simple carbon compounds can increase microbial activity because microbes are typically carbon limited. When both roots and mycorrhizal fungi are present in the soil, they may additively increase carbon decomposition. However, when mycorrhizas are isolated from roots, they may limit soil carbon decomposition by competing with free-living decomposers for resources. We manipulated the access of roots and mycorrhizal fungi to soil in situ in a temperate mixed deciduous forest. We added 13C-labelled substrate to trace metabolized carbon in respiration and measured carbon-degrading microbial extracellular enzyme activity and soil carbon pools. We used our data in a mechanistic soil carbon decomposition model to simulate and compare the effects of root and mycorrhizal fungal presence on soil carbon dynamics over longer time periods. Contrary to what we predicted, root and mycorrhizal biomass did not interact to additively increase microbial activity and soil carbon degradation. The metabolism of 13C-labelled starch was highest when root biomass was high and mycorrhizal biomass was low. These results suggest that mycorrhizas may negatively interact with the free-living microbial community to influence soil carbon dynamics, a hypothesis supported by our enzyme results. Our steady-state model simulations suggested that root presence increased mineral-associated and particulate organic carbon pools, while mycorrhizal fungal presence had a greater influence on particulate than mineral-associated organic carbon pools. Synthesis. Our results suggest that the activity of enzymes involved in organic matter decomposition was contingent upon root\u2013mycorrhizal\u2013microbial interactions. Using our experimental data in a decomposition simulation model, we show that root\u2013mycorrhizal\u2013microbial interactions may have longer-term legacy effects on soil carbon sequestration. Overall, our study suggests that roots stimulate microbial activity in the short term, but contribute to soil carbon storage over longer periods of time.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "roots", "13. Climate action", "simulation model", "carbon dynamics", "Rhizosphere", "stable isotope", "plant-soil (belowground) interactions", "15. Life on land", "extra-cellular enzyme activity", "mycorrhizae"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Moore, Jessica A. M., Jiang, Jiang, Patterson, Courtney M., Wang, Gangsheng, Mayes, Melanie A., Classen, Aim\u00e9e T.,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pb271"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5061/dryad.pb271", "name": "item", "description": "10.5061/dryad.pb271", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5061/dryad.pb271"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-09-14T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5194/acp-10-7017-2010", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:21:04Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-04-29", "description": "

Abstract. We present and discuss a new dataset of gridded emissions covering the historical period (1850\uffe2\uff80\uff932000) in decadal increments at a horizontal resolution of 0.5\uffc2\uffb0 in latitude and longitude. The primary purpose of this inventory is to provide consistent gridded emissions of reactive gases and aerosols for use in chemistry model simulations needed by climate models for the Climate Model Intercomparison Program #5 (CMIP5) in support of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). Our best estimate for the year 2000 inventory represents a combination of existing regional and global inventories to capture the best information available at this point; 40 regions and 12 sectors are used to combine the various sources. The historical reconstruction of each emitted compound, for each region and sector, is then forced to agree with our 2000 estimate, ensuring continuity between past and 2000 emissions. Simulations from two chemistry-climate models is used to test the ability of the emission dataset described here to capture long-term changes in atmospheric ozone, carbon monoxide and aerosol distributions. The simulated long-term change in the Northern mid-latitudes surface and mid-troposphere ozone is not quite as rapid as observed. However, stations outside this latitude band show much better agreement in both present-day and long-term trend. The model simulations indicate that the concentration of carbon monoxide is underestimated at the Mace Head station; however, the long-term trend over the limited observational period seems to be reasonably well captured. The simulated sulfate and black carbon deposition over Greenland is in very good agreement with the ice-core observations spanning the simulation period. Finally, aerosol optical depth and additional aerosol diagnostics are shown to be in good agreement with previously published estimates and observations.

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PTFs are usually derived from point soil samples analysed in the field or laboratory; thus, they contain uncertainties at different levels (i.e., from sampling and measuring techniques, as well as empirical approaches chosen to quantify relationships). When PTFs are used to parametrize agro-hydrological models, both the choice of PTF and the choice of the model may influence the simulation results. Both sources of variance (PTF choice and model structural differences) were found to be relevant in previous studies, but how they relate to each other has rarely been investigated. In this study, we addressed this research gap by conducting a systematic analysis of the variance in selected agro-hydrological model outputs (i.e., seepage water, soil water content, actual evapotranspiration, transpiration, biomass production) based on an ensemble of 18 PTFs applied to four agro-hydrological models, namely: APEX, CANDY, DAISY and SWAP. The models were calibrated for aboveground biomass and phenology of silage maize and evaluated using data of actual evapotranspiration, seepage water and soil water content obtained from a lysimeter facility in Switzerland. ANOVA-based variance partitioning was applied to attribute variance in model outputs to two uncertainty sources (PTF choice, model choice). Overall, we found that agro-hydrological model structural differences had a larger influence on the variance in model outputs than PTF differences. Further analyses undertaken per model showed that the sensitivity of the simulated outputs to the choice of PTF differed between the models; our results showed that the models integrating the Richards equation (SWAP, DAISY) were more sensitive to the choice of PTF than those using a reservoir cascade approach (APEX, CANDY). Our results also showed that simulated outputs using the mean of a PTF ensemble performed better than when using a single PTF, irrespective of the model and output variable. We therefore recommend using PTF ensembles in agro-hydrological modelling studies. The benefit of using large PTF ensembles is, however, likely to be reduced in larger ensembles of agro-hydrological models, as structural model uncertainties will dominate over PTF uncertainties, according to the four-member model ensemble investigated here.", "keywords": ["CANDY", "seepage", "DAISY", "model ensemble", "lysimeter", "SWAP", "evapotranspiration", "soil water", "APEX", "yield"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Turek, Maria Eliza, Pullens, Johannes, Meuer, Katharina, Moura-Lima, Edberto, Bano Mehdi-Schulz, Bano, Holzk\u00e4mper, Annelie,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14002493"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.14002493", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.14002493", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.14002493"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-03-17T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.15395350", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:22:18Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "NSW 25-ha Drone Survey Grid", "description": "NSW 25-ha Drone Survey Grid This repository provides a 25-hectare (500m x 500m) resolution spatial grid for New South Wales. This grid layer was used to align systematic drone surveys and spatially structure binomial N-mixture models for estimating the abundance of koalas at the landscape-scale. It supports presence/absence and abundance frameworks and is suitable for use in large-scale ecological monitoring programs. The grid was used in the following study: Ryan, S.A., Southwell, D.M., Beranek, C.T., Clulow, J., Jordan, N.R., Witt, R.R., 2025.\u00a0Estimating the landscape-scale abundance of an arboreal folivore using thermal imaging drones and binomial N-mixture modellingBiological Conservation. Manuscript ID: 111207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111207 \ud83d\udcd8 Abstract Estimating the abundance of wildlife populations at a landscape-scale is vital for conservation, but is often hampered by survey costs, data processing and imperfect detection. In this study, we developed a framework that combines a protocol for validating nocturnal thermal drone detections in real-time with N-mixture modelling to estimate the landscape-scale abundance of arboreal folivores. As a case study, we estimated the abundance of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) across seven reserves (673 km\u00b2) in New South Wales, Australia. We conducted thermal drone surveys of 208, 25-ha sites stratified across vegetation type and fire history, on average, three times over consecutive nights (range 1\u201312 repeats), between 18:00\u201304:00 h (May to September). All koala detections were validated by field personnel or in real-time with drones equipped with a thermal camera and searchlight. Koalas were detected on 245 occasions. We fitted N-mixture models to validated repeat count data to quantify the effect of site and observation variables on abundance and detectability. Using our top set of competing models, we estimated that 4357 koalas (95 % CI = 2319\u20138307) occupy the seven reserves, with a mean detection probability of 0.22 (95 % CI = 0.15\u20130.31) over all survey occasions. We found detection probability decreased with increases in relative humidity and temperature. Koala abundance was negatively associated with fire severity, elevation, tree height and soil clay content, and positively associated with available water content, forest cover and soil organic carbon. Our framework, which combines real-time field validated drone data while accounting for imperfect detection, improves the accuracy of abundance estimates for arboreal folivores across large-scales. \ud83d\udcc2 Contents Grid_Albers_00500m_NSW_Polys.shp and associated filesA shapefile representing 25-ha (500 m \u00d7 500 m) grid cells across New South Wales. \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f Spatial Details CRS: GDA94 / Australian Albers (EPSG:3577) Geometry Type: Polygon Cell Size: 500 m \u00d7 500 m (25 hectares) Total Features: 3,222,693 Attribute Fields: Id (unique cell identifier) Bounding Box (minx, miny, maxx, maxy):(826250.0, \u20134212250.0, 2082750.0, \u20133181250.0) \u2705 Intended Applications Thermal drone survey planning Spatial alignment of repeatable wildlife monitoring Koala and arboreal mammal detection Binomial or Poisson N-mixture model design Landscape-scale ecological stratification \u26a0\ufe0f Data Use and Licensing This grid layer was provided by Allen Mcilwee (NSW Government) and is published with permission as open-access supplementary material to support the following paper: Ryan, S.A., Southwell, D.M., Beranek, C.T., Clulow, J., Jordan, N.R., Witt, R.R. (2025)Estimating the landscape-scale abundance of an arboreal folivore using thermal imaging drones and binomial N-mixture modellingBiological Conservation. Manuscript ID: 111207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111207 The dataset is made available to support open ecological research and systematic drone survey planning in New South Wales.\u00a0 Users applying this grid for survey or monitoring purposes in NSW are encouraged to submit resulting species detection records to NSW BioNet to contribute to state-wide biodiversity data and conservation efforts.", "keywords": ["spatial grid", "wildlife monitoring", "25-ha grid", "New South Wales", "koala", "spatial layer", "thermal drone survey", "abundance modelling"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15395350"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.15395350", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.15395350", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.15395350"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-06-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.15680931", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:22:24Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2025-06-15", "title": "Investigating the extent of PFAS contamination in the Upper Danube Basin across environmental compartments", "description": "Abstract Background

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are emerging organic pollutants widely detected in environmental systems, posing risks to human health and the ecosystem. Despite increasing efforts to monitor PFAS in river systems, knowledge gaps remain regarding sources and emissions via different pathways. This study investigates PFAS contamination across multiple environmental compartments in the Upper Danube Basin, including surface water, groundwater, wastewater, landfill leachate, surface runoff, and atmospheric deposition. The primary objectives are to assess the extent of PFAS contamination, identify key emission sources and transport pathways, and evaluate associated risks in terms of the potential exceedance of current and proposed environmental regulatory thresholds in the European Union.

Results

The findings reveal a widespread presence of PFAS, with PFOA, PFOS and short-chain compounds being predominant. The Alz River and Gendorf chemical park emerge as hotspots with far-reaching effects downstream, contributing significantly to diffuse legacy contamination of PFOA and being a significant source of two industrial PFOA substitutes, ADONA and GenX. Wastewater treatment plants, old municipal landfills, and sites with a history of fire-fighting foam application are identified as key pathways or sources of legacy pollution, exhibiting higher concentrations compared to the other matrices. Notably, no significant removal is observed when comparing influent and effluent samples from conventional WWTPs. The study further demonstrates that groundwater is vulnerable to contamination from point sources and to infiltration from rivers, with bank filtration proving largely ineffective in preventing PFAS contamination.

Conclusions

The study underscores the necessity for source and pathway control measures to mitigate PFAS pollution, the implementation of advanced treatment technologies to safeguard drinking water and surface water quality, and targeted remediation for legacy soil and groundwater contamination. Additionally, strong use regulations should be explored to minimize ongoing emissions. The multi-compartment monitoring proves to be a crucial approach to understand the complexity of PFAS distribution at the catchment scale. Comparative analysis and risk assessment highlight challenging situations for water management, offering an indispensable basis for emission modeling as a next step for quantitative assessment of the relevance of different sources and pathways for surface water pollution.

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Summary\u00a0 This deliverable from the EU Horizon 2020 OPTAIN project presents the results from stakeholder interviews across eleven European case studies, focusing on the identification of preferred implementation plans for Natural/Small Water Retention Measures (NSWRMs).\u00a0It builds on the modelling and multi-objective optimisation workflows employed in OPTAIN, which explored numerous options for potential measure implementation optimised for environmental and economic objectives. Stakeholders of each case study\u2019s Multi-Actor Reference Groups (MARG) participated in structured interviews. Using the interactive ParetoPick-R app, they developed a common understanding of the potential of NSWRMs and explored trade-offs among four optimisation objectives, such as water/nutrient retention, crop production, and cost. They then selected their preferred implementation plans based on weights assigned to each objective and filter options applied to the solution space. Key Findings: Trade-offs & preferences: Stakeholders' preferences varied significantly across sectors and case studies. Agricultural actors typically prioritised crop production and cost-efficiency, while those in the water and nature conservation sectors leaned towards environmental benefits. Common measures: Frequently preferred NSWRMs included soil and/or crop management measures, followed by greening measures and engineered solutions. Feasibility issues: Technical feasibility, land ownership, and institutional hurdles (e.g., need for permits) influenced stakeholder choices. Tool feedback: The ParetoPick-R tool was generally well-received for visualising trade-offs and supporting decision-making. However, some users found it too complex and suggested improvements in usability, guidance, and map functionality. This deliverable D5.3 sets the foundation for the final MARG workshops in the case studies, which will seek to negotiate compromise solutions that are acceptable to all actors. 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Field I. The field experiment was established in 2024 in the experimental area of the Czech Agrifood Research Center in Prague \u2013 Ruzyn\u011b (previously Crop Research Institute). The experiment took place at the site of the experiment that had been running there since 2013 and included 5 different herbicide treatments in 4 replications (Mayerov\u00e1 et al. 2018) The new trial area was split into 20 randomised plots with 2 different herbicide treatments in 8 replications and control without herbicides in 4 replications. Herbicide treatments differed in the mode of action (Table 1) Table 1. Summary of the herbicides and active ingredients used in the trial. Classification Group by Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC). herbicide dose formulation active ingredient content of a.i. HRAC group target weeds Agritox 50 SL 1.5 l/ha EC MCPA 500 g/l O dicot Glean 75 PX 15 g/ha WG chlorsulfuron 750 g/l B dicot + annual grasses \u00a0 The area of each plot was 100 m2 and the 10 by 10 m plots were separated from field boundaries and from each other by 2 m on all sides to eliminate interaction between plots. Herbicides were applied post emergency in spring (April 26, 2024) from the tillering crop stage to the beginning of stem elongation (BBCH 21\u201331) by the Agrio-Napa 12 sprayer. Winter wheat was grown in the experimental field in 2024. At the beginning of March, it was mineral fertilized with LAD (ammonium nitrate with dolomite - NH4NO3\u00a0+\u00a0CaMg (CO3)2; 27 % N) at a dose 100 kg/ha. Mixed disturbed soil samples for microbiological and physicochemical analyses were taken from the 0-15cm upper soil layer in each replication before herbicide application (April 24, 2024), 14 days after herbicide application (May 9, 2024) and 7 weeks after herbicide application (June 14, 2024). \u00a0A total of 20 soil samples were collected at each sampling. The soil samples were subsequently dried and sieved through a 2 mm sieve, thus simultaneously homogenised. The following soil properties were determined: pH (H2O), electric conductivity, available P and K, concentration NH4 and NO3, soil organic carbon, and total organic nitrogen content. Available P and K were assessed according to the Mehlich III method (Mehlich, 1984) on an Agilant ICP-OES 5110 VDV instrument. NO3 and NH4 were determined using calcium chloride solution as extractant according to ISO 14255:1998 on automated chemistry analyser SKALAR. Soil organic carbon and soil organic matter content were determined by sulfochromic oxidation according to ISO 14235:1998. Field II The field experiment was established in 2024 in the experimental area of the Czech Agrifood Research Center in Prague \u2013 Ruzyn\u011b (previously Crop Research Institute). The total area of the experiment is about 11 ha including the protective area around the entire experiment. The experimental area is divided into two halves, 120m wide and 300m long.\u00a0 One half was treated on June 17, 2024, with insecticide Decis forte (active ingredient deltamethrin) at a dose 62.5ml/ha, the other half was without insecticide treatment. Both areas are further divided into other halves. One half was treated on May 15, 2024, with herbicide Agritox (active ingredient MCPA) at a dose 1.5l/ha, the other was treated with hoeing only. We thus obtained 4 strips 60m wide with following treatment combinations: (A) herbicide + insecticide; (B) hoeing + insecticide; (C) hoeing; (D) herbicide. Spring wheat was grown in the experimental field in 2024. It was fertilized with mineral nitrogen at a dose of 150 kg N/ha before sowing and with 39 kg N/ha (DAM 390 - ammonium nitrate with urea) in the tillering phenophase. In the middle of each strip (i.e. treatment), 8 sampling sites were marked in a row, 20 m apart from each other. Mixed disturbed soil samples for microbiological and physicochemical analyses were taken from the 0-15cm upper soil layer at each sampling site 14 days after herbicide application and 14 days after insecticide application. A total of 32 soil samples were collected at each sampling. Further sample processing was the same as for Field I. The database will be gradually supplemented in the following years. Funding: Development for this work is funded primarily by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, project SS07020100: \u201cThe impact of plant protection products on non-target biodiversity: soil microorganisms, invertebrates and wild plants\u201d, and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, institutional support MZE-RO0425. The database was approved on September 2, 2025, by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. References: Mayerov\u00e1 M., Mikulka J., Soukup J. (2018): Effects of selective herbicide treatment on weed community in cereal crop rotation. Plant Soil Environ., 64: 413\u2013420. https://doi.org/10.17221/289/2018-PSE \u00a0Mehlich A. (1984): Mehlich 3 Soil Test Extractant. A Modification of the Mehlich 2 Extractant. Commun. Soil Sci. 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&lt;p&gt;Studies on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks mostly focus on topsoils (&lt; 30 cm). However, 30 to 63% of the SOC are stored in the subsoils (30 to 100 cm), and the factors controlling SOC storage in subsoils may be substantially different than in topsoils. The low mean SOC content in subsoils makes its quantification and characterization challenging. Thus, new approaches are required to depict the SOC stocks distribution in full soil profile. Hyperspectral imaging of soil core samples can provide high spatial resolution of the vertical distribution of SOC in a soil profile. The main objective of the ongoing study, within the Horizon 2020 European Project Circular Agronomics, is to apply laboratory hyperspectral imaging with a variety of machine learning approaches for the mapping of OC distribution in undisturbed soil cores. Soil cores were collected down to a depth of one meter in grasslands of 15 organic farms located in the Lungau Valley, in Austria. Some samples were divided into five depths in the field for classical bulk soil measurements (total carbon and nitrogen, texture, pH, EC and bulk density) on disturbed samples. Undisturbed soil cores were sliced vertically for laboratory hyperspectral imaging in the range of Vis-NIR (400-1000 nm). We were able to reveal the hotspots of OC and map the OC distribution in soil profile by applying a variety of machine learning approaches (i.e. partial least square and random forest regression) as a function of spectral responses. A digital elevation model was further exploited to investigate the effects of topographical factors such as elevation, aspect and slope on SOC profile distribution. Landsat 8 data were also used to depict the spatial variability of land insensitive cover/vegetation in study area.&lt;/p&gt;

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Historic Landscape and Soil Sustainability (MSCA-IF-2019 - Individual Fellowships) The HiLSS Project aims to investigate the relationships between sustainability and landscape heritage with particular reference to soil loss and degradation over the long term. The project will take a multidisciplinary approach that combines archaeology, Historical Landscape Characterisation (HLC), geosciences, and computer-based geospatial analysis (GIS - Geographical Information Systems) and modelling (RUSLE - Revisited Universal Soil Loss Equation). The research objectives of the HiLSS project are to quantify the impact of human activities during the Late Holocene in order to create spatial models which can inform the development of sustainable conservation strategies for rural landscape heritage. This project will focus on two mountainous regions that present historical and cultural similarities but located in different climatic zones of Europe (1- Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Italy; 2- Northern-mid Galicia, Spain). In previous HLC studies, land-use has been evaluated from the perspective of cultural heritage, whereas RUSLE have used it as a proxy for the land-cover of an area and its effect on soil erosion. The HiLSS project will propose an innovative methodology that combines both the historic/cultural values and the environmental values of land-use to inform development of a model for the sustainable conservation. By considering the different agricultural land-use HLC types in GIS-RUSLE modelling, it will be possible to quantify the effect on soil loss for each HLC type and consequently to devise more environmentally sustainable management for each type. Environmental sustainability and historic landscape conservation are typically treated as two separate fields, but the HiLSS project will develop a transformative model for interdisciplinary research, proposing a new way to embrace both cultural and natural values as components of the same landscape management plans. HLC_RUSLE.zip The R script code was developed by dr. F. Brandolini (Newcastle University, UK) to accompany the paper: 'Brandolini, F., Kinnaird, T.C., Srivastava, A., Turner S. -\u00a0Modelling the impact of historic landscape change on soil erosion and degradation. Sci Rep 13, 4949 (2023)'. List of files included in HLC_RUSLE.zip: R_script_code named 'HLC_RUSLE'\u00a0in .rmd format Output folder: Figures folder: .png products of the R script code Rasters\u00a0folder: .png products of the R script code Tables\u00a0folder: .pdf\u00a0products of the R script code GeoTiff folder (.TIFF file format): Regional RUSLE\u00a0Data GPKG:\u00a0HLC dataset\u00a0and\u00a0Region Of Interest file in .gpkg format Spatial statistics to reveal patterns and connections in the historic landscape The R script code was developed by dr. F. Brandolini (Newcastle University, UK) to accompany the paper: '\u00a0F.\u00a0Brandolini & S.\u00a0Turner\u00a0(2022)\u00a0Revealing patterns and connections in the historic landscape of the northern Apennines (Vetto, Italy),\u00a0Journal of Maps,\u00a0DOI:\u00a010.1080/17445647.2022.2088305.\u00a0'. It is available at:\u00a0https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5907229 Supplementary material_Land _SI_Historic Landscape Evolution.zip Supplementary Materials to accompaing\u00a0the paper:\u00a0The evolution of historic agroforestry landscape in the Northern Apennines (Italy) and its consequences for slope geomorphic processes, submitted to\u00a0Land,\u00a0Special Issue\u00a0Historic Landscape Transformation. Project_Publications.zip List of .pdf file included in the folder:\u00a0 1) Brandolini F, Domingo-Ribas G, Zerboni A and Turner S. A Google Earth Engine-enabled Python approach for the identification of anthropogenic palaeo-landscape features [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]. Open Res Europe 2021,\u00a01:22\u00a0(https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.13135.2) 2) Brandolini F., Turner S.\u00a0 2022 - Revealing patterns and connections in the historic landscape of the northern Apennines (Vetto, Italy), \u00a0Journal of Maps,\u00a0 (https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2022.2088305) 3) Brandolini, F., Kinnaird, T.C., Srivastava, A., Turner S. 2023 -\u00a0Modelling the impact of historic landscape change on soil erosion and degradation. Sci Rep 13, 4949 (2023), (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31334-z) 4)\u00a0Brandolini, F., Compostella, C., Pelfini, M., and Turner, S. 2023 - 'The Evolution of Historic Agroforestry Landscape in the Northern Apennines (Italy) and Its Consequences for Slope Geomorphic Processes' Land 12, no. 5: 1054. (https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051054)", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "Landscape Archaeology", "11. Sustainability", "RUSLE", "USPED", "15. 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First, we used the MGC approach to segment the United States at 30 arc second resolution based on principal component information from environmental covariates (gNATSGO soil properties, WorldClim bioclimatic variables, MODIS biological variables, and physiographic variables) to 20 SOC regions. We then trained separate random forest model ensembles for each of the SOC regions identified using environmental covariates and soil profile measurements from the International Soil Carbon Network (ISCN) and an Alaska soil profile data. We estimated United States SOC for 0-30 cm and 0-100 cm depths were 52.6 + 3.2 and 108.3 + 8.2 Pg C, respectively. Files in collection (32): Collection contains 22 soil properties geospatial rasters, 4 soil SOC geospatial rasters, 2 ISCN site SOC observations csv files, and 4 R scripts gNATSGO TIF files: \u251c\u2500\u2500 available_water_storage_30arc_30cm_us.tif [30 cm depth soil available water storage]
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\u251c\u2500\u2500 kfactor_30arc_30cm_us.tif [30 cm depth soil erosion factor]
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\u251c\u2500\u2500 ph_30arc_100cm_us.tif [100 cm depth soil pH]
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\u251c\u2500\u2500 pondingFre_30arc_us.tif [ponding frequency]
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\u251c\u2500\u2500 water_content_30arc_30cm_us.tif [30 cm depth soil water content]
\u2514\u2500\u2500 water_content_30arc_100cm_us.tif [100 cm depth soil water content] SOC TIF files: \u251c\u2500\u250030cm SOC mean.tif [30 cm depth soil SOC]
\u251c\u2500\u2500100cm SOC mean.tif [100 cm depth soil SOC]
\u251c\u2500\u250030cm SOC CV.tif [30 cm depth soil SOC coefficient of variation]
\u2514\u2500\u2500100cm SOC CV.tif [100 cm depth soil SOC coefficient of variation] site observations csv files: ISCN_rmNRCS_addNCSS_30cm.csv 30cm ISCN sites SOC replaced NRCS sites with NCSS centroid removed data ISCN_rmNRCS_addNCSS_100cm.csv 100cm ISCN sites SOC replaced NRCS sites with NCSS centroid removed data
Data format: Geospatial files are provided in Geotiff format in Lat/Lon WGS84 EPSG: 4326 projection at 30 arc second resolution. Geospatial projection: 
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Kenya, together with spatial coordinates of where the soil samples were taken (rounded to the closest center point of a 250 m \u00d7 250 m raster). All lab analyses were carried out at the ILRI/CIAT lab in Nairob, Kenya. <br> <b>Soil sampling:</b> At each sample location, one composite topsoil sample was taken; three cores of 7 cm in diameter taken within an area of one square meter. The soil was taken from 0-0.2 m depth below any organic (O) horizon. <br> <b>Determination of soil properties:</b> The bulk density of the soil was determined by taking two undisturbed soil samples (0-10 cm and 10-20 cm depth) of known volume (100 cm2) and weighting them after air drying. Soil fractions of clay (<0.002 mm) and sand (0.05-2 mm) were determined by the hydrometer method (Estefan et al., 2014), using 10% sodium hexametaphosphate as the dispersing agent. Soil pH was determined potentiometrically on a soil suspension of 1:2 (soil: water). Total carbon was measured after dry combustion using an elemental analyser (Elementar Vario max cube; ISO 10694, first edition 1995-03-01) <br> <b>Reference: </b>Estefan G., Sommer R., Ryan J. (2014) Analytical Methods for Soil-Plant and Water in Dry Areas. A Manual of Relevance to the West Asia and North Africa Region. 3rd Edition, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Aleppo, 255 pp. Available online at: http://repo.mel.cgiar.org:8080/handle/20.500.11766/7512?show=full. Verified: October 9, 2018. <br> <b>Acknowledgements: </b> We are deeply thankful for the good services provided by John Mukulama (soil sampling), John Yumbya Mutua (soil sampling) and Francis Mungthu Njenga (lab analyses) The project was carried out within the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).", "keywords": ["Soil organic matter", "Agricultural Sciences", "Soil organic carbon", "sand", "Kenya", "Carbon", "Latin America and the Caribbean", "soil", "Soil", "Soil bulk density", "Sand", "soil organic matter", "Earth and Environmental Sciences", "Soil texture", "Murugusi", "Africa", "Clay", "Texture", "Western Kenya", "Agroecosystems and Sustainable Landscapes - ASL"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Piikki, Kristin, S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m, Mats, Sommer, Rolf, Da Silva, Mayesse,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GVNJAB"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.7910/DVN/GVNJAB", "name": "item", "description": "10.7910/DVN/GVNJAB", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.7910/DVN/GVNJAB"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.7910/DVN/HXAH87", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:23:39Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "Arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungi diversity in the Indian subcontinent", "description": "Mycorrhizal fungi (MF) are below-ground organisms playing a key role in terrestrial ecosystems as they regulate nutrient and carbon cycles, and influence soil structure and ecosystem multifunctionality. Arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungi are the two mycorrhizal types most relevant to worldwide ecosystems, but areas like the Indian sub-continent remain under-represented in global maps. The dataset presented here reports the available information regarding arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungi diversity in cultivated and natural ecosystems of the Indian subcontinent. We have selected studies published in English in ISI Web of Science during the years 2005 - 2020 that provided a taxonomic classification of MF and their associated abundance in terms of percentage of root colonization or number of spores per quantity of soil. From the screening of 74 studies, we have recorded: i. the scientific or common name of the plant or the generic habitat sampled for MF identification; ii the MF genus and species; iii. the location of the study with associated altitude and geographic coordinates; iv. main soil physico-chemical properties (soil pH, texture, organic Carbon, Total Nitrogen, available Phosphorus); climatic variables such as mean annual precipitation and temperature.<br><br>", "keywords": ["ecosystem management", "Asia", "Agricultural Sciences", "CGIAR Research Program on Water", " Land and Ecosystems", "Multifunctional Landscapes", "gesti\u00f3n de ecosistemas", "soil biology", "MYCORRHIZAE", "CGIAR Research Program", "Earth and Environmental Sciences", "SOIL BIOLOGY", "BIODIVERSITY", "mycorrhizae", "biolog\u00eda del suelo"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Beggi, Francesca, Dasgupta, Debarshi,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HXAH87"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.7910/DVN/HXAH87", "name": "item", "description": "10.7910/DVN/HXAH87", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.7910/DVN/HXAH87"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.7910/DVN/W9LSAD", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:23:39Z", "type": "Dataset", "created": "2015-01-01", "title": "Replication data: Zn efficient rice genotypes alter soil Zn availability, composition and Zn uptake in Zn-deficient and Zn-sufficient field soils under continuous flooding", "description": "Open Accessapplication/vnd.ms-excel, null", "keywords": ["biofortification", "Agricultural Sciences", "zinc deficiency", "Oryza sativa"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Goloran, Johnvie", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/W9LSAD"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.7910/DVN/W9LSAD", "name": "item", "description": "10.7910/DVN/W9LSAD", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.7910/DVN/W9LSAD"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-01-24T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "11245.1/e982467a-6b87-4f88-8ac3-53d0fb37aeb2", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:24:04Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-05-01", "title": "Arabinosylation of cell wall extensin is required for the directional response to salinity in roots", "description": "Abstract

Soil salinity is a major contributor to crop yield losses. To improve our understanding of root responses to salinity, we developed and exploited a real-time salt-induced tilting assay. This assay follows root growth upon both gravitropic and salt challenges, revealing that root bending upon tilting is modulated by Na+ ions, but not by osmotic stress. Next, we measured this salt-specific response in 345 natural Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) accessions and discovered a genetic locus, encoding the cell wall-modifying enzyme EXTENSIN ARABINOSE DEFICIENT TRANSFERASE (ExAD) that is associated with root bending in the presence of NaCl (hereafter salt). Extensins are a class of structural cell wall glycoproteins known as hydroxyproline (Hyp)-rich glycoproteins, which are posttranslationally modified by O-glycosylation, mostly involving Hyp-arabinosylation. We show that salt-induced ExAD-dependent Hyp-arabinosylation influences root bending responses and cell wall thickness. Roots of exad1 mutant seedlings, which lack Hyp-arabinosylation of extensin, displayed increased thickness of root epidermal cell walls and greater cell wall porosity. They also showed altered gravitropic root bending in salt conditions and a reduced salt-avoidance response. Our results suggest that extensin modification via Hyp-arabinosylation is a unique salt-specific cellular process required for the directional response of roots exposed to salinity.Drylands (hyperarid, arid, semiarid, and dry subhumid ecosystems) cover almost half of Earth\uffe2\uff80\uff99s land surface and are highly vulnerable to environmental pressures. Here we provide an inventory of soil properties including carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) stocks within the current boundaries of drylands, aimed at serving as a benchmark in the face of future challenges including increased population, food security, desertification, and climate change. Aridity limits plant production and results in poorly developed soils, with coarse texture, low C:N and C:P, scarce organic matter, and high vulnerability to erosion. Dryland soils store 646 Pg of organic C to 2\uffe2\uff80\uff89m, the equivalent of 32% of the global soil organic C pool. The magnitude of the historic loss of C from dryland soils due to human land use and cover change and their typically low C:N and C:P suggest high potential to build up soil organic matter, but coarse soil textures may limit protection and stabilization processes. Restoring, preserving, and increasing soil organic matter in drylands may help slow down rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide by sequestering C, and is strongly needed to enhance food security and reduce the risk of land degradation and desertification. The ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in soil ecosystems are complex, particularly in areas of intensive agriculture and livestock production, where plant protection products and veterinary drugs commonly coexist with plastic residues. In this study, we investigated the impact, under laboratory conditions, of 3 MP types (non-biodegradable low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and biodegradable polybutylene adipate terephthalate-based (PBAT-based) and a starch-based polymer) on the soil-dwelling species Folsomia candida (Willem, 1902) in soils contaminated with the anthelmintic albendazole and the fungicide pyraclostrobin. These organic pollutants (OPs) are frequently found in areas of intensive agriculture and livestock production. F. candida individuals were exposed for 28\uffc2\uffa0days to soils contaminated by the OPs at 0.0001 w/w% (1\uffc2\uffa0mg/kg), with and without MPs at 0.01 and 0.1 w/w% concentrations (100 and 1000\uffc2\uffa0mg/kg respectively), under laboratory conditions (21\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc2\uffb1\uffe2\uff80\uff891 C\uffc2\uffb0, 80%\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc2\uffb1\uffe2\uff80\uff891 RH). Adults\uffe2\uff80\uff99 survival, egg production, and juveniles\uffe2\uff80\uff99 occurrence were recorded as endpoints. Our findings indicate that microplastics alone did not significantly affect the survival and reproductive outcomes of F. candida . However, in soils contaminated with albendazole and pyraclostrobin, the presence of biodegradable MPs resulted in significant effects compared to the control and the treatment with only microplastics. Specifically, PBAT-based MPs significantly impacted adult survival, juvenile occurrence, and egg counts, while starch-based MPs primarily affected egg counts. On the contrary, co-exposure to OPs and LDPE MPs did not show significant effects. These results suggest that different MPs influence the bioavailability and toxicity of co-occurring fungicides and veterinary drug in soil ecosystems in different ways, with implications for assessing the ecological risks of biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastics in contaminated soils. The potential of MPs to influence the spatial distribution and bioavailability of organic pollutants for soil mesofauna needs further investigation. Increasing temperatures and a reduction in the frequency and severity of freezing events have been linked to species distribution shifts. Across the globe, mangrove ranges are expanding toward higher latitudes, likely due to diminishing frequency of freezing events associated with climate change. Continued warming will alter coastal wetland plant dynamics both above\uffe2\uff80\uff90 and belowground, potentially altering plant capacity to keep up with sea level rise. We conducted an in situ warming experiment, in northeast Florida, to determine how increased temperature (+2\uffc2\uffb0C) influences co\uffe2\uff80\uff90occurring mangrove and salt marsh plants. Warming was achieved using passive warming with three treatment levels (ambient, shade control, warmed). Avicennia germinans, the black mangrove, exhibited no differences in growth or height due to experimental warming, but displayed a warming\uffe2\uff80\uff90induced increase in leaf production (48%). Surprisingly, Distichlis spicata, the dominant salt marsh grass, increased in biomass (53% in 2013 and 70% in 2014), density (41%) and height (18%) with warming during summer months. Warming decreased plant root mass at depth and changed abundances of anaerobic bacterial taxa. Even while the poleward shift of mangroves is clearly controlled by the occurrences of severe freezes, chronic warming between these freeze events may slow the progression of mangrove dominance within ecotones.

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The phenomenon of autosuccession (direct regeneration) has been found to be often combined with an increase of species richness during the first years after fire due to the high abundance of short-lived herbaceous plants facilitated by plentiful nutrients and light. The high degree of vegetation resilience, which is expressed in terms of autosuccession, has been explained by the selective pressure of fire in historic times. According to existing palaeoecological data, however, the Pinus halepensis forests in the Ricote Mountains (Province of Murcia, SE Spain) did not experience substantial fire impact before the presence of man nor are they especially fire-prone today. Therefore, we studied post-fire regeneration to find out if direct succession is present or if species from pre-fire vegetation are absent during the post-fire regeneration stages. Patterns of succession were deduced from observations made in sample plots on sites of a known regeneration age as well as in adjacent unburnt areas. The results of the vegetation analyses, including a Detrended Correspondence Analysis, indicate that Pinus halepensis forest regeneration after fire resembles autosuccession. As regards the presence of woody species, there is a high percentage similarity on north (83%) and south (70%) facing slopes during the first year after fire vs. reference areas which is due, for example, to direct regeneration of the resprouting Quercus coccifera or seeders like Pinus halepensis or Fumana laevipes . However, if herbaceous species are included in the comparison, the similarity on north-facing sites decreases (to 53%) with the presence of additional species, mainly ruderals like Anagallis arvensis or Reseda phyteuma , and even woody species on the burnt plots. This effect indicates \u201cenhanced autosuccession\u201d, which was not found on south-facing sites where overall species richness was very high irrespective of the impact of fire. Locally we found limited regeneration of some species, for example Pinus halepensis at high altitudes (1000\u00a0m), even 22\u00a0years after fire. As we assume that historical fires did not play an important role in the area and direct succession is present nevertheless, our results support the theory that autosuccession is not a process restricted to fire-prone areas. Fire has been only one of several selective forces since human settlement that probably led to a set of species pre-adapted against recurrent disturbance.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "14. Life underwater", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2006.05.010"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Acta%20Oecologica", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.actao.2006.05.010", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.actao.2006.05.010", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.actao.2006.05.010"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2006-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "2591167526", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:24:48Z", "type": "Report", "created": "2017-02-21", "title": "Distinguishing between old and modern permafrost sources with compound-specific \u03b42H analysis", "description": "

Abstract. Pleistocene ice complex permafrost deposits contain roughly a quarter of the organic carbon (OC) stored in permafrost terrain. When permafrost thaws, its OC is remobilized into the (aquatic) environment where it is available for degradation, transport or burial. Aquatic or coastal environments contain sedimentary reservoirs that can serve as archives of past climatic change. As permafrost thaw is increasing throughout the Arctic, these reservoirs are important locations to assess the fate of remobilized permafrost OC. We here present compound-specific deuterium (\u03b42H) analysis on leaf waxes as a tool to distinguish between OC released from thawing Pleistocene permafrost (Ice Complex Deposits; ICD) and from thawing Holocene permafrost (from near-surface soils). Bulk geochemistry (%OC, \u03b413C, %total nitrogen; TN) was analyzed as well as the concentrations and \u03b42H signatures of long-chain n-alkanes (C21 to C33) and mid/long-chain n-alkanoic acids (C16 to C30) extracted from both ICD-PF samples (n\u2009=\u20099) and modern vegetation/O-horizon (Topsoil-PF) samples (n\u2009=\u20099) from across the northeast Siberian Arctic. Results show that these Topsoil-PF samples have higher %OC, higher OC/TN values, and more depleted \u03b413C-OC values than ICD-PF samples, suggesting that these former samples trace a fresher soil and/or vegetation source. Median concentrations of high-molecular weight n-alkanes (sum of C25-C27-C29-C31) were 210\u2009\u00b1\u2009350\u2009\u00b5g/gOC (median\u2009\u00b1\u2009IQR) for Topsoil-PF and 250\u2009\u00b1\u200981\u2009\u00b5g/gOC for ICD-PF samples. Long-chain n-alkanoic acids (sum of C22-C24-C26-C28) were more abundant than long-chain n-alkanes, both in Topsoil-PF samples (4700\u2009\u00b1\u20093400\u2009\u00b5g/gOC) and in ICD samples (6630\u2009\u00b1\u20093500\u2009\u00b5g/gOC). Whereas the two investigated sources differ on the bulk geochemical level, they are, however, virtually indistinguishable when using leaf wax concentrations and ratios. However, on the molecular-isotope level, leaf wax biomarker \u03b42H values are statistically different between Topsoil-PF and ICD-PF. The mean \u03b42H value of C29 n-alkane was \u2212246\u2009\u00b1\u200913\u2009\u2030 (mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009stdev) for Topsoil-PF and \u2212280\u2009\u00b1\u200912\u2009\u2030 for ICD-PF, whereas the C31 n-alkane was \u2212247\u2009\u00b1\u200923\u2009\u2030 for Topsoil-PF and \u2212297\u2009\u00b1\u200915\u2009\u2030 for ICD-PF. The C28 n-alkanoic acid \u03b42H value was \u2212220\u2009\u00b1\u200915\u2009\u2030 for Topsoil-PF and \u2212267\u2009\u00b1\u200916\u2009\u2030 for ICD-PF. With a dynamic isotopic range (difference between two sources) of 34 to 50\u2009\u2030, the isotopic fingerprints of individual, abundant, biomarker molecules from leaf waxes can thus serve as end-members to distinguish between these two sources. We tested this molecular \u03b42H tracer along with another source-distinguishing approach, dual-carbon (\u03b413C-\u03b414C) isotope composition of bulk OC, for a surface sediment transect in the Laptev Sea. Results show that general offshore patterns along the shelf-slope transect are similar, but the source apportionment between the approaches vary, which may highlight the advantages of either. The \u03b42H molecular approach has the advantage that it circumvents uncertainties related to a marine end-member, yet the \u03b413C-\u03b414C approach has the advantage that it represents the bulk OC fraction thereby avoiding issues related to the molecular-bulk upscaling challenge. This study indicates that the application of \u03b42H leaf wax values has potential to serve as a complementary quantitative measure of the source and differential fate of OC thawed out from different permafrost compartments.

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Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/2591167526"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "2591167526", "name": "item", "description": "2591167526", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/2591167526"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-02-21T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "3275006043e7d22b93081cadd4678b15", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:25:21Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Muhtarl\u0131k redesigning \u0131tself as a social policy making space", "description": "Open Access\u0130nsani krizler, ekonomik dalgalanmalar\u0131n etkileri, sert \u00e7evresel de\u011fi\u015fimler ve \u00e7e\u015fitli sosyal problemler, k\u00fcreselle\u015fmi\u015f d\u00fcnya insan\u0131n\u0131n al\u0131\u015f\u0131lagelmi\u015f deneyimleri haline geldi ve halklar\u0131 h\u00fck\u00fcmetlerden yarat\u0131c\u0131 ve kompleks \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcmler talep etmeye zorlad\u0131. Bu konular, do\u011frusal inovasyon modeli olan \u0130novasyon Temelli Ekonomik B\u00fcy\u00fcme de\u011fil, yeni bir sosyal inovasyon perspektifine ihtiya\u00e7 duyan sistemik problemlerdir. Bu problem alanlar\u0131 \u00fczerinde \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmak, bilim ve teknoloji ile sosyal inovasyon aras\u0131ndaki disiplinlerin kesi\u015fimini ve s\u00f6z konusu politika alan\u0131nda mevcut t\u00fcm payda\u015flar i\u00e7in eri\u015filebilir bir alan yaratmay\u0131 gerektirmektedir, D\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcmsel \u0130novasyon Politikas\u0131 verilen inovasyon kararlar\u0131n\u0131n y\u00f6nlendirmekte ve karar alma s\u00fcre\u00e7lerini vurgulamaktad\u0131r. D\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcmsel \u0130novasyon Politikas\u0131na g\u00f6re, bu karma\u015f\u0131k problemlerin k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck \u00f6l\u00e7ekli deneylerle, inovasyon ekosistemlerinde ve laboratuvarlar olarak tan\u0131mlanan alanlarda ele al\u0131nmas\u0131 ve anla\u015f\u0131lmas\u0131 gerekmektedir. Bahsedilen laboratuvar olarak tan\u0131mlanan tasar\u0131m alanlar\u0131 \u015fu \u015fekilde \u00f6rneklendirilebilir; Sosyal \u0130novasyon Laboratuvarlar\u0131, Ya\u015fam Laboratuvarlar\u0131, Kentsel Ya\u015fam Laboratuvarlar\u0131, Kentsel Ge\u00e7i\u015f Laboratuvarlar\u0131 ve Kamu Sekt\u00f6r\u00fc \u0130novasyon Laboratuvarlar\u0131. Sosyal inovasyon laboratuvarlar\u0131n\u0131n, politika laboratuvarlar\u0131n\u0131n ve tasar\u0131m\u0131n kamu politikas\u0131 siyasa yap\u0131m\u0131na kat\u0131l\u0131m\u0131n\u0131n Avrupa, Amerika, G\u00fcney Asya ve Orta Do\u011fu gibi noktalarda iyi \u00f6rnekleri g\u00f6zlenmektedir. Bahsedilen ink\u00fcbat\u00f6rler bulunduklar\u0131 mekan ve ileti\u015fime ge\u00e7tikleri payda\u015flara g\u00f6re organizasyonel olarak farkl\u0131l\u0131klar\u0131 benimseyen yap\u0131dad\u0131rlar. H\u00fck\u00fcmetler, s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fclebilir ink\u00fcbat\u00f6rler ve sosyal inovasyon temelli de\u011fi\u015fiklikler i\u00e7in \u00f6nemli ve aktif payda\u015flard\u0131r. 2013 y\u0131l\u0131nda yay\u0131nlanan DESIS Lab raporuna g\u00f6re h\u00fck\u00fcmet destekli inovasyon laboratuvarlar\u0131 \u015fu \u015fekilde listelenmi\u015ftir; MaRS Solution Labs, SILK, iZone, The Studio, Nesta Labs, Innovate SF, Public Policy Lab, LA 27e R\u00e9gion, MindLab, Kennisland, New Urban Mechanics, OPM Innovation Labs, Laboratorio Para La Ciudad, Human Experience Lab, Design Gov, TACSI. Fakat bug\u00fcn bak\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda bu listede yer alan laboratuvarlardan 2'sinin aktif olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 ve 5'inin tamamen kapat\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 g\u00f6zlenmektedir. Bu da s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fclebilir \u00fcretim alanlar\u0131n\u0131n kurulmas\u0131n\u0131n h\u00fck\u00fcmet deste\u011fi d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda bir\u00e7ok farkl\u0131 parametreye dayand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6stermektedir. Bu ara\u015ft\u0131rma T\u00fcrk politika meydan\u0131 ve T\u00fcrk b\u00fcrokratik sistemi i\u00e7erisinde olu\u015fturulabilecek siyasa yap\u0131m\u0131 ink\u00fcbat\u00f6r\u00fc \u00fczerine odaklanmaktad\u0131r. Kamu politikas\u0131na y\u00f6nelik siyasa yap\u0131m\u0131 ve laboratuvar\u0131n, tasar\u0131m ve politika ile kesi\u015fimini anlamaya y\u00f6nelik analizlerle ba\u015flayan ara\u015ft\u0131rma, sonras\u0131nda T\u00fcrk b\u00fcrokratik sisteminde halihaz\u0131rda yer alan `muhtarl\u0131k` birimini potansiyel bir ink\u00fcbat\u00f6r olarak ele al\u0131yor. Muhtarl\u0131k g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fcz devlet hiyerar\u015fisinde basit verilerin tutuldu\u011fu bir ofis olarak tan\u0131mlanabilir. Muhtar yasal sorumluluklar\u0131 d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda b\u00fcrokratik sistemler hakk\u0131nda bilgiye eri\u015fimi k\u0131s\u0131tl\u0131 insanlara yard\u0131mc\u0131 olmakla beraber mahalle d\u00fczeyinde temsilcilik de yapmaktad\u0131r. 1829 y\u0131l\u0131nda kurulan muhtarl\u0131k birimi Osmanl\u0131 Devleti ile ba\u015flayan siyasal ya\u015fam\u0131na g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde hala devam etmektedir. Mahalleliyle sahip oldu\u011fu co\u011frafi ve sosyal yak\u0131nl\u0131k kamu politikas\u0131na y\u00f6nelik siyasa yap\u0131m\u0131 alan\u0131 olarak ele al\u0131nmas\u0131 i\u00e7in b\u00fcy\u00fck bir potansiyel ta\u015f\u0131maktad\u0131r. Bu ara\u015ft\u0131rma devlet gelene\u011fi ve halk\u0131n kat\u0131l\u0131mc\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 harmanlayarak gelecek i\u00e7in \u00fcreten bir alan\u0131n m\u00fcmk\u00fcn olup olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00fczerine gitmektedir. Bu alan tasar\u0131m odakl\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce yap\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 benimseyen bir siyasa yap\u0131m\u0131 laboratuvar\u0131 yani `do\u011fru alan` olarak tan\u0131mlanabilir. Bu alan\u0131n potansiyelini ortaya \u00e7\u0131karmak i\u00e7in ara\u015ft\u0131rmac\u0131 ilk \u00f6nce kamu politikalar\u0131 \u00fczerine okumalar yapm\u0131\u015f daha sonra muhtarl\u0131\u011f\u0131n tarihi s\u00fcre\u00e7lerini ara\u015ft\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Kamu politikas\u0131 yap\u0131m\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131nda politika analiz s\u00fcreci de bu ara\u015ft\u0131rman\u0131n i\u00e7ine dahil edilmi\u015f ve analiz s\u00fcreci ad\u0131mlar\u0131 ve y\u00f6ntemleriyle incelenmi\u015ftir. Politika analiz s\u00fcrecine dahil olan akt\u00f6rler kat\u0131l\u0131mc\u0131l\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131n yo\u011funlu\u011fu ve etkisine g\u00f6re 'payda\u015f' ve 'aktif akt\u00f6r' olarak ayr\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Payda\u015flar uygulanan politikalar\u0131n etkisinde kalarak s\u00fcrece dahil olurken aktif akt\u00f6rler karar verme s\u00fcre\u00e7lerine dahil olarak analiz s\u00fcrecinde var olurlar. De\u011fi\u015fen y\u00f6netim sistemlerini ve bu de\u011fi\u015fimin sonu\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6ng\u00f6rebilmek ad\u0131na bilgi teknolojileri alan\u0131nda ya\u015fanan \u00f6nemli geli\u015fmelere de\u011finen ara\u015ft\u0131rma t\u00fcm bu \u00fcretimin kayna\u011f\u0131 olarak g\u00f6sterilen mekan\u0131 yani laboratuvar\u0131 etimolojik olarak incelemi\u015ftir. Etimolojik incelemenin ard\u0131ndan laboratuvar\u0131n disiplinler aras\u0131 yakla\u015f\u0131mlarda hangi anlamlar\u0131 sa\u011flad\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00e7evrimi\u00e7i bir k\u00fct\u00fcphanenin `laboratuvar` ve `tasar\u0131m` gibi kelimelerle filtrelenmesi sonucu analiz edilmi\u015f ve g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde kamu politikas\u0131na y\u00f6nelik siyasa yap\u0131m\u0131 ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirilen alanlarda laboratuvar\u0131n ne gibi farkl\u0131 anlamlar\u0131 \u00fcstlendi\u011fi ara\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Bu ara\u015ft\u0131rmaya \u00f6rnek olarak MindLab ve Dublin City Council Beta projesi incelenmi\u015f ve politika yap\u0131m\u0131 s\u00fcre\u00e7lerinde \u00f6l\u00e7ek ve yerelli\u011fin \u00f6nemi ortaya \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Ara\u015ft\u0131rmac\u0131 muhtarl\u0131\u011f\u0131n g\u00fcncel konumunu alg\u0131layabilmek i\u00e7in Ka\u011f\u0131thane Belediye'sine ba\u011fl\u0131 kozmopolit \u00c7eliktepe ve Be\u015fikta\u015f Belediye'sine ba\u011fl\u0131 homojen Konaklar muhtarl\u0131klar\u0131nda kat\u0131l\u0131mc\u0131 g\u00f6zlem metoduyla veri toplam\u0131\u015f ve ara\u015ft\u0131rman\u0131n i\u00e7inde ill\u00fcstrasyonlar ve saha notlar\u0131 ad\u0131 alt\u0131nda g\u00f6zlemlerini payla\u015fm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Bu ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar sonucunda sosyal inovasyon i\u00e7in en de\u011ferli fakt\u00f6rlerden yerelli\u011fin mahalle \u00f6l\u00e7e\u011finde ne kadar g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc oldu\u011funu kurulan hem\u015fehrilik ba\u011flar\u0131 gibi topluluk de\u011ferleri \u00fczerinden tespit edilmi\u015ftir. Ara\u015ft\u0131rman\u0131n sonucunda sadece \u00c7eliktepe \u00f6zelinde 10'dan fazla hem\u015fehrilik derne\u011fi listelenmi\u015ftir; Sivas \u0130li Koyulhisar \u0130l\u00e7esi \u00c7ukuroba K\u00f6y\u00fc Sosyal Yard\u0131mla\u015fma ve Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi, Konac\u0131k K\u00f6y\u00fc ve K\u00f6yl\u00fcleri Kalk\u0131nd\u0131r Derne\u011fi, Zara \u0130l\u00e7esi Kayaba\u015f\u0131 K\u00f6y\u00fc Yard\u0131mla\u015fma ve K\u00fclt\u00fcr Derne\u011fi, Ardahan \u0130li \u00d6mera\u011fa K\u00f6y\u00fc Yeni Mahalle Sosyal Dayan\u0131\u015fma ve Yard\u0131mla\u015fma Derne\u011fi, Sivas \u0130li Zara \u0130l\u00e7esi Ke\u00e7eyurt K\u00f6y\u00fc Yard\u0131mla\u015fma Derne\u011fi, Bayburt Demir\u00f6z\u00fc \u0130l\u00e7esi \u00c7ak\u0131r\u00f6z\u00fc K\u00f6y\u00fc Kalk\u0131nd\u0131rma ve Yard\u0131mla\u015fma Derne\u011fi, Sivas Koyulhisar Yaln\u0131ztepe K\u00f6y\u00fc Kalk\u0131nd\u0131rma ve G\u00fczelle\u015ftirme Derne\u011fi, Bitlis \u0130li Kasrik ve \u00c7evre K\u00f6yleri Yard\u0131mla\u015fma Dayan\u0131\u015fma ve E\u011fitim Derne\u011fi, Sivas Do\u011fan\u015far G\u00f6\u00e7\u00fck\u00f6y Kalk\u0131nd\u0131rma ve G\u00fczelle\u015ftirme Derne\u011fi, K\u00f6se G\u00f6k\u00e7e K\u00f6y\u00fc Kalk\u0131nd\u0131rma Sosyal Yard\u0131m ve K\u00fclt\u00fcr Derne\u011fi, Hafik Kazas\u0131 G\u00fcnyama\u00e7 K\u00f6y\u00fc Yard\u0131mla\u015fma ve Kalk\u0131nd\u0131rma Derne\u011fi, G\u00fcm\u00fc\u015fhane Merkez Ge\u00e7it K\u00f6y\u00fc Ya\u015fatma ve Kalk\u0131nd\u0131rma Derne\u011fi, I\u011fd\u0131r Harmand\u00f6ven K\u00f6y\u00fc ve Kervansaray Mezras\u0131 Sosyal Yard\u0131mla\u015fma ve Kalk\u0131nd\u0131rma Derne\u011fi, G\u00fcm\u00fc\u015fhane K\u00f6se \u00d6rensar K\u00f6y\u00fc Sosyal Yard\u0131mla\u015fma ve Kalk\u0131nd\u0131rma Derne\u011fi. Ayr\u0131ca yine \u00c7eliktepe \u00f6zelinde muhtarl\u0131k birimi taraf\u0131ndan y\u00fcr\u00fct\u00fclen Muhtarl\u0131k isimli otob\u00fcs dura\u011f\u0131n\u0131n yeniden mahalleye kazand\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131 \u00f6rneklemi akt\u00f6rlerin aksiyonlar\u0131 \u00fczerinden incelenmi\u015f ve muhtara \u015fikayetlerini dile getirerek kamu politika d\u00f6ng\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc ba\u015flatan payda\u015flar\u0131n aktif akt\u00f6r olan muhtar taraf\u0131ndan temsil edilmesiyle sorunlar\u0131na \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcm bulmas\u0131 anlat\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Literat\u00fcr analizinde politika analizi ve tasar\u0131m odakl\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncenin aras\u0131ndaki ortakl\u0131klar dikkat \u00e7ekmi\u015f ve ara\u015ft\u0131rmac\u0131 iki s\u00fcreci kronolojik ad\u0131mlar\u0131 ve her ad\u0131mda uygulanan y\u00f6ntemleri noktas\u0131nda kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. S\u00fcre\u00e7ler genel anlam\u0131yla benzerlikler i\u00e7erirken yer ald\u0131klar\u0131 ba\u011flamlarda var olan farkl\u0131l\u0131klar\u0131n sistemlerin \u00fcrettikleri anlamlarda ayr\u0131\u015fmaya yol a\u00e7t\u0131\u011f\u0131 tespit edilmi\u015ftir. Bu noktada ara\u015ft\u0131rmac\u0131 anlam \u00fcretiminin ba\u011flamla ili\u015fkisini Krippendorf'un anlamland\u0131rmaya dair \u00f6ng\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc s\u00fcre\u00e7le ili\u015fkilendirerek ba\u011flam\u0131n yani 'do\u011fru alan'\u0131n y\u00f6nlendirici etkisini vurgulam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Benzerliklerinin yan\u0131nda s\u00fcre\u00e7lerin yap\u0131sal farkl\u0131l\u0131klar\u0131 da incelenmi\u015ftir. Kronolojik kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131rma sonucunda birbirleriyle \u00f6rt\u00fc\u015fen fikir \u00fcretme ve alternatif se\u00e7imi, analizi a\u015famalar\u0131n\u0131n ba\u011flama dahil olan tasar\u0131m \u00f6\u011fesiyle nas\u0131l ayr\u0131\u015ft\u0131klar\u0131 tan\u0131mlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Tasar\u0131m odakl\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce s\u00fcrecinde yer alan fikir \u00fcretme, tasarlama a\u015famas\u0131nda daralan problem alan\u0131n\u0131 tekrar geni\u015fletmeye y\u00f6nelik \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcm \u00fcretimi hedeflenirken, politika analizi s\u00fcrecinde daralma hareketini destekleyen elde bulunan alternatiflerden se\u00e7im yap\u0131lmas\u0131 hedeflenmektedir. S\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 belli politika analizi s\u00fcrecini de dinamik politika yap\u0131m\u0131ndan ayr\u0131\u015ft\u0131ran fikir tasarlama s\u00fcrecinin politika yap\u0131m\u0131na dahil olup olmamas\u0131d\u0131r. G\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde kamu politikas\u0131 yap\u0131m\u0131 i\u00e7in olu\u015fturulan laboratuvarlar da tasar\u0131m odakl\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce y\u00f6ntemlerini benimseyerek politika yap\u0131m s\u00fcre\u00e7lerine fikir tasarlama a\u015famas\u0131n\u0131 adapte etmeye \u00e7abalamaktad\u0131r. Bahsedilen laboratuvarlar geli\u015fen sosyal inovasyon tan\u0131m\u0131n\u0131n \u00fcretimine katk\u0131da bulunmak i\u00e7in s\u00fcrekli olarak kendini geli\u015ftirmeye devam etmektedir. \u0130ncelenen \u00f6rnekler ve literat\u00fcr taramas\u0131 sonucunda kat\u0131l\u0131mc\u0131l\u0131k ve beraber \u00fcretme \u00fczerine s\u00fcre\u00e7 geli\u015ftirmenin politika \u00fcretimi yap\u0131lan alanlar\u0131n ve sosyal inovasyonu hedefleyen yap\u0131lar\u0131n oda\u011f\u0131nda olmas\u0131 gerekti\u011fi ve yerel kaynaklar\u0131n s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fclebilir bir bi\u00e7imde \u00fcretime kat\u0131lmas\u0131 gerekti\u011fi g\u00f6r\u00fclmektedir. D\u00fcnya \u00f6l\u00e7e\u011finde laboratuvar \u00f6rneklerinde aranan ve elde edilmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131lan yerel ba\u011flamdaki deste\u011fin T\u00fcrk geleneksel toplum yap\u0131s\u0131nda \u00f6zellikle mahalle \u00f6l\u00e7e\u011finde do\u011fal olarak var oldu\u011fu tespit edilmi\u015f ve tasar\u0131m odakl\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce metodolojilerinde \u00f6nemli yere sahip kat\u0131l\u0131mc\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n uygulanmas\u0131 i\u00e7in muhtarl\u0131k \u00f6l\u00e7e\u011fi y\u00fcksek potansiyelli bir alan olarak tan\u0131mlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Umut vadeden bu \u00f6zelliklerinin yan\u0131nda muhtarl\u0131\u011f\u0131n T\u00fcrk b\u00fcrokratik sisteminde kat\u0131la\u015fm\u0131\u015f bir birim olmas\u0131n\u0131n muhtarl\u0131\u011f\u0131n kendini dinamik bir politika yap\u0131m alan\u0131na \u00e7evirmesi i\u00e7in en b\u00fcy\u00fck engellerden biri oldu\u011fu tespit edilmi\u015ftir. Kuruldu\u011fundan beri kayda de\u011fer de\u011fi\u015fikliklere u\u011framayan muhtarl\u0131k biriminin, bug\u00fcn yasal sorumluluklar\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131k olarak tan\u0131mlanamayan ve b\u00fct\u00e7e, muhtar\u0131n \u00f6zl\u00fck haklar\u0131 gibi konularda mu\u011flakl\u0131klar i\u00e7eren bir birim olmas\u0131 sebebiyle politika yap\u0131m alan\u0131 olarak potansiyeli, ancak b\u00fcrokratik olarak bu d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcm\u00fc destekleyecek hiyerar\u015fik bir d\u00fczen i\u00e7inde olup olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 incelendikten sonra ara\u015ft\u0131rmaya devam edilebilir oldu\u011fu g\u00f6r\u00fclm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr.", "keywords": ["Turkish public administration", "Local administrations", "End\u00fcstri \u00dcr\u00fcnleri Tasar\u0131m\u0131", "Industrial Design"], "contacts": [{"organization": "\u015eahin, Bet\u00fcl", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/3275006043e7d22b93081cadd4678b15"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "3275006043e7d22b93081cadd4678b15", "name": "item", "description": "3275006043e7d22b93081cadd4678b15", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/3275006043e7d22b93081cadd4678b15"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-05-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10021-004-0218-4", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:14:35Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2004-08-21", "title": "Climate Change Affects Carbon Allocation To The Soil In Shrublands", "description": "Climate change may affect ecosystem functioning through increased temperatures or changes in precipitation patterns. Temperature and water availability are important drivers for ecosystem processes such as photosynthesis, carbon translocation, and organic matter decomposition. These climate changes may affect the supply of carbon and energy to the soil microbial population and subsequently alter decomposition and mineralization, important ecosystem processes in carbon and nutrient cycling. In this study, carried out within the cross-European research project CLIMOOR, the effect of climate change, resulting from imposed manipulations, on carbon dynamics in shrubland ecosystems was examined. We performed a 14C-labeling experiment to probe changes in net carbon uptake and allocation to the roots and soil compartments as affected by a higher temperature during the year and a drought period in the growing season. Differences in climate, soil, and plant characteristics resulted in a gradient in the severity of the drought effects on net carbon uptake by plants with the impact being most severe in Spain, followed by Denmark, with the UK showing few negative effects at significance levels of p \u2264 0.10. Drought clearly reduced carbon flow from the roots to the soil compartments. The fraction of the 14C fixed by the plants and allocated into the soluble carbon fraction in the soil and to soil microbial biomass in Denmark and the UK decreased by more than 60%. The effects of warming were not significant, but, as with the drought treatment, a negative effect on carbon allocation to soil microbial biomass was found. The changes in carbon allocation to soil microbial biomass at the northern sites in this study indicate that soil microbial biomass is a sensitive, early indicator of drought- or temperature-initiated changes in these shrubland ecosystems. The reduced supply of substrate to the soil and the response of the soil microbial biomass may help to explain the observed acclimation of CO2 exchange in other ecosystems.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "decomposition", "photosynthesis", "temperature", "translocation", "plant", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "dioxide", "calluna-vulgaris", "13. Climate action", "lolium-perenne", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "rhizosphere", "respiration"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-004-0218-4"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecosystems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10021-004-0218-4", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10021-004-0218-4", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10021-004-0218-4"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2004-08-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01570.x", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:18:39Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-12-22", "title": "Enhanced Root Exudation Induces Microbial Feedbacks To N Cycling In A Pine Forest Under Long-Term Co2 Fumigation", "description": "

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 187\uffe2\uff80\uff93194

Abstract

The degree to which rising atmospheric CO2 will be offset by carbon (C) sequestration in forests depends in part on the capacity of trees and soil microbes to make physiological adjustments that can alleviate resource limitation. Here, we show for the first time that mature trees exposed to CO2 enrichment increase the release of soluble C from roots to soil, and that such increases are coupled to the accelerated turnover of nitrogen (N) pools in the rhizosphere. Over the course of 3\uffe2\uff80\uff83years, we measured in situ rates of root exudation from 420 intact loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) roots. Trees fumigated with elevated CO2 (200 p.p.m.v. over background) increased exudation rates (\uffce\uffbcg\uffe2\uff80\uff83C\uffe2\uff80\uff83cm\uffe2\uff88\uff921\uffe2\uff80\uff83root\uffe2\uff80\uff83h\uffe2\uff88\uff921) by 55% during the primary growing season, leading to a 50% annual increase in dissolved organic inputs to fumigated forest soils. These increases in root\uffe2\uff80\uff90derived C were positively correlated with microbial release of extracellular enzymes involved in breakdown of organic N (R2\uffe2\uff80\uff83=\uffe2\uff80\uff830.66; P\uffe2\uff80\uff83=\uffe2\uff80\uff830.006) in the rhizosphere, indicating that exudation stimulated microbial activity and accelerated the rate of soil organic matter (SOM) turnover. In support of this conclusion, trees exposed to both elevated CO2 and N fertilization did not increase exudation rates and had reduced enzyme activities in the rhizosphere. Collectively, our results provide field\uffe2\uff80\uff90based empirical support suggesting that sustained growth responses of forests to elevated CO2 in low fertility soils are maintained by enhanced rates of microbial activity and N cycling fuelled by inputs of root\uffe2\uff80\uff90derived C. To the extent that increases in exudation also stimulate SOM decomposition, such changes may prevent soil C accumulation in forest ecosystems.

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The concentration of Zn in the upper continental crust (Clark value) is 52\u00a0mg/kg, but it can vary greatly depending on the type of rock. The mean Zn (median) grades of the Saxon main rock types range from 11 to 140\u00a0mg/kg, while the regional Clarke of the Ore Mountains is approximately 79\u00a0mg/kg. Sphalerite (zinc aperture) leading polymetallic lathers can locally lead to additional geogenic Zn enrichments in the soils. Anthropogenic Zn entries are mainly carried out by iron and non-ferrous metallurgy or by the Zn-processing industries (colours, alloys, electroplating) and by large combustion plants. In the area of agglomerations, Zn enrichments are relatively common. Anthropogenic Zn entries are possible in agriculture through the use of organic and mineral fertilisers. For uncontaminated soils, Zn levels of 10 to 80\u00a0mg/kg are considered normal. The regional distribution of the Zn content in the Saxon soils is mainly determined by the geogenic embossing of the substrates; low to medium grades can be expected over the periglacial sands and clays in the north and the loess soils in middle axes (10 to 50\u00a0mg/kg) and weathering soils above the solid rocks of the Ore Mountains/Vogtland (50 to 150\u00a0mg/kg). Within the basement units, significant positive Zn anomalies occur via the polymetallic deposits of the Ore Mountains, depending on the intensity of the mineralisation (Freiberg, Annaberg-Buchholz \u2014 Marienberg, Aue \u2014 Schwarzenberg). Soils over substrates with extremely low Zn content (Granite of Eibenstock, Orthogneise of the Ore Mountains Central Zone, Easter Mountain Eruptive Complex, Cretan sandstones) appear as negative Zn anomalies in the map image. Reinforced Zn accumulators are to be detected in the floodplain floors of the trough system. Due to the higher geogenic basic contents in the water catchment area, the occurrence of Zn-conducting polymetallic minerals and in particular the mining and metallurgical activity in the Freiberg region, high concentrations of Zn (median content 370 and 240\u00a0mg/kg respectively) occur mainly in the meadows of the Freiberger and United Mulde. No test and measure values have been established for the soil-human and soil-plant effects pathways for total levels in the Federal Soil Protection and Contaminant Ordinance (BBodSchV), as Zn is of little importance in the risk assessment.", "keywords": ["anorganischer-schadstoff", "boden", "chemie", "chemisches-element", "de", "geologie", "opendata", "zink", "zn"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://luis.sachsen.de/boden/geodatendownload.html"}, {"href": "http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/383c70fe-7169-43da-89da-e45b126f3a70~~1"}, {"href": "https://geoportal.sachsen.de/md/383c70fe-7169-43da-89da-e45b126f3a70"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "383c70fe-7169-43da-89da-e45b126f3a70~~1", "name": "item", "description": "383c70fe-7169-43da-89da-e45b126f3a70~~1", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/383c70fe-7169-43da-89da-e45b126f3a70~~1"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"null": "date"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11104-011-0759-1", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-24T16:14:58Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2011-03-08", "title": "Effect Of Biochar Amendment On The Soil-Atmosphere Exchange Of Greenhouse Gases From An Intensive Subtropical Pasture In Northern New South Wales, Australia", "description": "We assessed the effect of biochar incorporation into the soil on the soil-atmosphere exchange of the greenhouse gases (GHG) from an intensive subtropical pasture. For this, we measured N2O, CH4 and CO2 emissions with high temporal resolution from April to June 2009 in an existing factorial experiment where cattle feedlot biochar had been applied at 10\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121 in November 2006. Over the whole measurement period, significant emissions of N2O and CO2 were observed, whereas a net uptake of CH4 was measured. N2O emissions were found to be highly episodic with one major emission pulse (up to 502\u00a0\u03bcg N2O-N m\u22122 h\u22121) following heavy rainfall. There was no significant difference in the net flux of GHGs from the biochar amended vs. the control plots. Our results demonstrate that intensively managed subtropical pastures on ferrosols in northern New South Wales of Australia can be a significant source of GHG. Our hypothesis that the application of biochar would lead to a reduction in emissions of GHG from soils was not supported in this field assessment. Additional studies with longer observation periods are needed to clarify the long term effect of biochar amendment on soil microbial processes and the emission of GHGs under field conditions.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Biochar", "Nitrogen", "13. Climate action", "Denitrification", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Improved pasture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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Here, we aim to help filling this knowledge gap by using an 8-year field experiment in central Spain where temperature and rainfall are being manipulated (~\u20091.9\u00b0C warming, 33% rainfall reduction and their combination) in areas with and without well-developed biocrust communities. Areas with initial high cover of well-developed biocrusts showed lower N2O emissions, enhanced CH4 uptake and higher abundances of functional genes linked to N2O and CH4 fluxes compared with areas with poorly developed biocrusts. Moreover, biocrusts modulated the responses of gases emissions and related functional genes to warming and rainfall reductions. Specifically, we found under rainfall exclusion and its combination with warming a sharp reduction in N2O fluxes (~\u200996% and ~\u2009197%, respectively) only under well-developed biocrust cover. Warming and its combination with rainfall exclusion reduced CH4 consumption in areas with initial low cover of well-developed biocrust, whereas rainfall exclusion enhanced CH4 uptake only in areas with high initial cover of well-developed biocrusts. Similarly, the combination of warming and rainfall exclusion increased the abundance of the nosZ gene compared to the rainfall exclusion treatment and increased the abundance of the pmoA gene compared to the control, but only in areas with low biocrust cover. Taken together, our results indicate that well-developed biocrust communities could counteract the impact of warming and altered rainfall patterns on soil N2O and CH4 fluxes, highlighting their importance and the need to preserve them to minimize climate change impacts on drylands. A. L. is supported by a FPI fellowship from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (BES-2014-067831). M.D-B. acknowledges support from the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-MSCA-IF-2016 under REA Grant Agreement No. 702057 (CLIMIFUN) and the BES Grant Agreement No. LRA17 1193 (MUSGONET). J.D acknowledges support from the Funda\u00e7\u00e3o para Ci\u00eancia e Tecnologia (IF/00950/2014) and the FEDER, within the PT2020 Partnership Agreement and COMPETE 2020 (UID/BIA/04004/2013). This research was supported by the European Research Council (ERC Grant Agreements 242658 [BIOCOM] and 647038 [BIODESERT]), by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (BIOMOD project, ref. CGL2013-44661-R and AGL2015-64582-C3-3-R project) and by the Comunidad de Madrid and European Structural and Investment Funds (AGRISOST-CM S2013/ABI-2717). F.T.M. acknowledges support from Generalitat Valenciana (BIOMORES project, ref. CIDEGENT/2018/041). 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Every application of soil erosion models brings the need of proper parameterisation, that is, finding physically or conceptually plausible parameter values that allow a model to reproduce measured values. No universal approach for model parameterisation, calibration and validation exists, as it depends on the model, spatial and temporal resolution and the nature of the datasets used. We explored some existing options for parameterisation, calibration and validation for erosion modelling exemplary with a specific dataset and modelling approach. A new Morgan\uffe2\uff80\uff90Morgan\uffe2\uff80\uff90Finney (MMF)\uffe2\uff80\uff90type model was developed, representing a balanced position between physically\uffe2\uff80\uff90based and empirical modelling approaches. The resulting model termed \uffe2\uff80\uff98calculator for soil erosion\uffe2\uff80\uff99 (CASE), works in a spatially distributed way on the timescale of individual rainfall events. 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For the sediment phase of the tested model agreement between calibrated cohesion, literature values and field measurements were only partially in line. The methods we explored may specifically be interesting for use with other MMF\uffe2\uff80\uff90type models, or with similar datasets.\u00a02000\u00a0\u00b5m). After taking into account baseline soil C differences between plots, no major differences in total SOM losses were found between QSMAS and SB management. However, earlier establishment of QSMAS plots suggests that the overall rate of C loss since treatment establishment was lower for QSMAS than for SB. Results from this study suggest that the Quesungual agroforestry system offers great potential to improve soil fertility and biological health in the region relative to traditional slash-and-burn agriculture.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "shifting cultivation", "cultivo migratorio", "6. 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