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Among the reasons that may cause the low performance of the technique with certain elements or under certain measurement conditions would be the inadequacy of the analytical comparison procedures used (i.e., digestion with aqua regia), the lack of knowledge of the interfering effects of organic matter, and sample moisture on the XRF signals and the need for a standardized protocol for performing the measurements. However, the speed and low cost of the procedure forecast a greater future use of this technique, especially in cooperation with other fast spectroscopic techniques based on near-infrared (NIRS) or mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopies. Chemometric procedures based on one or more of these techniques will allow the prediction of elements below the detection limit of pXRF instruments (Cd, Hg), or other properties of organic amendments (organic matter, N, electrical conductivity, cation exchange capacity).</p></article>", "keywords": ["compost", "Technology", "pXRF", "QH301-705.5", "T", "Physics", "QC1-999", "biosolids", "Hand-held XRF", "hand-held XRF", "Compost", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Engineering (General). 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To continue benefiting from the use of plastics but addressing at the same time the environmental issue, two strategies seem viable: the development of technologies for extending plastics lifespan and the gradual replacement of traditional non-biodegradable materials by biodegradable ones, at least for some products. This study focuses on a territorial analysis, performed using a Geographic Information System (GIS) in an agricultural area of the Apulia region (southern Italy). Areas of agricultural plastic waste production were identified through land-use maps. The application of plastic waste indices to different crop types and plastic products allowed quantifying and georeferencing actual plastic waste production. From this actual visualization, the other strategies were obtained by properly managing the indices. Two improved scenarios were obtained, the first consisted of extending the lifespan of some plastics, and the second entailed the introduction of some biodegradable alternatives. About 11,103 tons of agricultural plastic waste are yearly produced in the area and 7450 tons come from covering films. Lifespan extension would reduce the annual waste amount by about 25%, while more alternative products are needed to achieve significant results in the second scenario.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Technology", "QH301-705.5", "QC1-999", "plastic detection", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "Land Use", "11. Sustainability", "Biology (General)", "Waste management", "QD1-999", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. 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For the image analysis, three plant recognition approaches were tested: an unsupervised segmentation method based on the Visible Atmospherically Resistant Index (VARI), template matching (TM), and a deep learning model called Mask R-CNN. The Mask R-CNN model demonstrated the highest recognition reliability at 96.7%, excelling in detecting seeding errors such as misses and doubles, as well as in evaluating the quality of feed index and precision when compared to ground-truth data. Although the VARI-based unsupervised method and TM outperformed Mask R-CNN in recognizing double spacings, overall, the Mask R-CNN was the most promising. Vibration analysis indicated that the seeder\u2019s working speed significantly affected seeding quality. These findings suggest areas for potential improvements in machine technology to improve sowing operations.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Technology", "QH301-705.5", "T", "Physics", "QC1-999", "UAV imagery", "deep learning", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Engineering (General). 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This review aims to summarize the current knowledge of emissions and behavior of airborne engineered nanomaterials. The whole ENM lifecycle is considered from the perspective of possible releases into the atmosphere. Although in general, emissions during use phase and end-of-life seem to play a minor role compared to entry into soil and water, accidental and continuous emissions into air can occur especially during production and some use cases such as spray application. Implications of ENMs on the atmosphere as e.g., photo-catalytic properties or the production of reactive oxygen species are reviewed as well as the influence of physical processes and chemical reactions on the ENMs. Experimental studies and different modeling approaches regarding atmospheric transformation and removal are summarized. Some information exists especially for ENMs, but many issues can only be addressed by using data from ultrafine particles as a substitute and research on the specific implications of ENMs in the atmosphere is still needed.</p>", "keywords": ["Aerosols", "RELEASE", "ULTRAFINE PARTICLES", "Engineered nanomaterials", "660", "[SDE.IE]Environmental Sciences/Environmental Engineering", "Atmospheric transport", "Urbanisation", "ENMs", "ENMS", "Physik (inkl. Astronomie)", "01 natural sciences", "Ultrafine particles", "AEROSOLS", "13. Climate action", "Release", "ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS", "8. 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In this study, we investigated the effect of vibro-ball milling (VBM) for 5 and 30 min at a frequency of 20 s\uffe2\uff88\uff921 on the physicochemical composition and enzymatic hydrolysis (30 U g\uffe2\uff88\uff921 total solids (TS) of cellulase and endo-1,4-xylanase from Trichoderma longibrachiatum) of dry and wet solid separated digestates from an agricultural biogas plant. We found that VBM of dry solid digestate improved the physical parameters as both the particle size and the crystallinity index (from 27% to 75%) were reduced. By contrast, VBM of wet solid digestate had a minimal effect on the physicochemical parameters. The best results in terms of cellulose and hemicelluloses hydrolysis were noted for 30 min of VBM of dry solid digestate, with hydrolysis yields of 64% and 85% for hemicelluloses and cellulose, respectively. At the condition of 30 min of VBM, bioethanol and methane production on the dry solid separated digestate was investigated. Bioethanol fermentation by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation resulted in an ethanol yield of 98 geth kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921 TS (corresponding to 90% of the theoretical value) versus 19 geth kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921 TS for raw solid digestate. Finally, in terms of methane potential, VBM for 30 min lead to an increase of the methane potential of 31% compared to untreated solid digestate.</p>", "keywords": ["anaerobic digestion", "Technology", "[SDV.BIO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biotechnology", "QH301-705.5", "sugars recovery", "Biotechnologies", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "Article", "milling process", "12. 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Clean water", "[SDV.BIO] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biotechnology", "[CHIM.OTHE] Chemical Sciences/Other", "bioethanol production", "Other", "[CHIM.OTHE]Chemical Sciences/Other"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/6/3/80/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/6/3/80/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering6030080"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Bioengineering", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/bioengineering6030080", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/bioengineering6030080", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/bioengineering6030080"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-09-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/biology10100982", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-09-30", "title": "Introducing Beneficial Alleles from Plant Genetic Resources into the Wheat Germplasm", "description": "<p>Wheat (Triticum sp.) is one of the world\uffe2\uff80\uff99s most important crops, and constantly increasing its productivity is crucial to the livelihoods of millions of people. However, more than a century of intensive breeding and selection processes have eroded genetic diversity in the elite genepool, making new genetic gains difficult. Therefore, the need to introduce novel genetic diversity into modern wheat has become increasingly important. This review provides an overview of the plant genetic resources (PGR) available for wheat. We describe the most important taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships of these PGR to guide their use in wheat breeding. In addition, we present the status of the use of some of these resources in wheat breeding programs. We propose several introgression schemes that allow the transfer of qualitative and quantitative alleles from PGR into elite germplasm. With this in mind, we propose the use of a stage-gate approach to align the pre-breeding with main breeding programs to meet the needs of breeders, farmers, and end-users. Overall, this review provides a clear starting point to guide the introgression of useful alleles over the next decade.</p>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "QH301-705.5", "crop wild relatives; pre-breeding; crop improvement; germplasm enhancement; Aegilops; Triticum; plant genetic resources; genebank", "germplasm enhancement", "Review", "15. 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This study determines changes in trait abundance along a gradient of flow velocity, turbidity and elevation, and develops trait\u2013response curves, which facilitate the identification of ecological tipping points. Aquatic macroinvertebrates and abiotic conditions were determined at 88 different locations in the streams of the Guayas basin. After trait information collection, a set of trait diversity metrics were calculated. Negative binomial regression and linear regression were applied to relate the abundance of each trait and trait diversity metrics, respectively, to flow velocity, turbidity and elevation. Tipping points for each environmental variable in relation to traits were identified using the segmented regression method. The abundance of most traits increased with increasing velocity, while they decreased with increasing turbidity. The negative binomial regression models revealed that from a flow velocity higher than 0.5 m/s, a substantial increase in abundance occurs for several traits, and this is even more substantially noticed at values higher than 1 m/s. Furthermore, significant tipping points were also identified for elevation, wherein an abrupt decline in trait richness was observed below 22 m a.s.l., implying the need to focus water management in these altitudinal regions. Turbidity is potentially caused by erosion; thus, measures that can reduce or limit erosion within the basin should be implemented. Our findings suggest that measures mitigating the issues related to turbidity and flow velocity may lead to better aquatic ecosystem functioning. This quantitative information related to flow velocity might serve as a good basis to determine ecological flow requirements and illustrates the major impacts that hydropower dams can have in fast-running river systems. These quantitative relations between invertebrate traits and environmental conditions, as well as related tipping points, provide a basis to determine critical targets for aquatic ecosystem management, achieve improved ecosystem functioning and warrant trait diversity.</p></article>", "keywords": ["NUISANCE PARAMETER", "QH301-705.5", "BIOLOGICAL TRAITS", "Article", "flow velocity", "traits", "threshold values", "HUMAN DISTURBANCES", "14. Life underwater", "Biology (General)", "ECOLOGICAL WATER-QUALITY", "limnology", "sediments", "Biology and Life Sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "turbidity", "flow velocity; limnology; river management; threshold values; tipping points; traits; sediments; turbidity", "13. 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Moreover, the annotated genomes can enable the design of specific primers to trace the inoculum into the soil and provide insights into the molecular and genetic mechanisms of plant growth promotion and biocontrol activity. In the present work, the genome sequences of some members of beneficial microbial consortia that have previously been tested in greenhouse and field trials as promising biofertilizers for maize, tomato and wheat crops have been determined. Strains belong to well-known plant-growth-promoting bacterial genera such as Bacillus, Burkholderia, Pseudomonas and Rahnella. The genome size of strains ranged from 4.5 to 7.5 Mbp, carrying many genes spanning from 4402 to 6697, and a GC content of 0.04% to 3.3%. The annotation of the genomes revealed the presence of genes that are implicated in functions related to antagonism, pathogenesis and other secondary metabolites possibly involved in plant growth promotion and gene clusters for protection against oxidative damage, confirming the plant-growth-promoting (PGP) activity of selected strains. All the target genomes were found to possess at least 3000 different PGP traits, belonging to the categories of nitrogen acquisition, colonization for plant-derived substrate usage, quorum sensing response for biofilm formation and, to a lesser extent, bacterial fitness and root colonization. No genes putatively involved in pathogenesis were identified. Overall, our study suggests the safe application of selected strains as \u201cplant probiotics\u201d for sustainable agriculture.</p></article>", "keywords": ["biofertilizers", "0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "traceability", "PGP bacteria", "whole-genome sequencing", "QH301-705.5", "microbial consortia", "risk assessment", "Biology (General)", "Article"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Lisa Cangioli, Silvia Tabacchioni, Andrea Visca, Alessia Fiore, Giuseppe Aprea, Patrizia Ambrosino, Enrico Ercole, Soren S\u00f8rensen, Alessio Mengoni, Annamaria Bevivino,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://iris.enea.it/bitstream/20.500.12079/80427/1/Genome%20Insights%20into%20Beneficial%20Microbial%20Strains%20Composing%20SIMBA%20Microbial%20Consortia%20Applied%20as%20Biofertilizers%20for%20Maize%2c%20Wheat%20and%20Tomato.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12122562"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Microorganisms", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/microorganisms12122562", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/microorganisms12122562", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/microorganisms12122562"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-12-12T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/atmos7020017", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-01-28", "description": "<p>Since agriculture directly contributes to global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, integrating trees into agricultural landscapes through agroforestry systems is a viable adaptive strategy for climate change mitigation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the carbon (C) sequestration and financial benefits of C sequestration according to Quebec\uffe2\uff80\uff99s Cap-and-Trade System for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowances (C &amp; T System) or the Syst\uffc3\uffa8me de plafonnement et d\uffe2\uff80\uff99\uffc3\uffa9change de droits d\uffe2\uff80\uff99\uffc3\uffa9mission de gaz \uffc3\uffa0 effet de serre du Qu\uffc3\uffa9bec (SPEDE) program for two experimental 10-year-old tree-based intercropping (TBI) systems in southern Quebec, Canada. We estimated total C stored in the two TBI systems with hybrid poplar and hardwoods and adjacent non-TBI systems under agricultural production, considering soil, crop and crop roots, litterfall, tree and tree roots as C stocks. The C sequestration of the TBI and adjacent non-TBI systems were compared and the market value of the C payment was evaluated using the net present value (NPV) approach. The TBI systems had 33% to 36% more C storage than adjacent non-TBI systems. The financial benefits of C sequestration after 10 years of TBI practices amounted to of $2,259\uffe2\uff80\uff93$2,758 CAD ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 and $1,568\uffe2\uff80\uff93$1,913 CAD ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 for St. Edouard and St. Paulin sites, respectively. We conclude that valorizing the C sequestration of TBI systems could be an incentive to promote the establishment of TBI for the purpose of GHG mitigation in Quebec, Canada.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "cap-and-trade system", "330", "hybrid poplar", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "12. Responsible consumption", "carbon budget", "temperate agroforestry", "hybrid poplar; temperate agroforestry; cap-and-trade system; soil carbon storage; carbon budget", "13. Climate action", "soil carbon storage", "Meteorology. Climatology", "11. Sustainability", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "QC851-999"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/7/2/17/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos7020017"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Atmosphere", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/atmos7020017", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/atmos7020017", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/atmos7020017"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-01-28T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/bioengineering4020055", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-06-12", "title": "Recent Advances and Challenges towards Sustainable Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production", "description": "<p>Sustainable biofuels, biomaterials, and fine chemicals production is a critical matter that research teams around the globe are focusing on nowadays. Polyhydroxyalkanoates represent one of the biomaterials of the future due to their physicochemical properties, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. Designing efficient and economic bioprocesses, combined with the respective social and environmental benefits, has brought together scientists from different backgrounds highlighting the multidisciplinary character of such a venture. In the current review, challenges and opportunities regarding polyhydroxyalkanoate production are presented and discussed, covering key steps of their overall production process by applying pure and mixed culture biotechnology, from raw bioprocess development to downstream processing.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0301 basic medicine", "Technology", "Renewable feedstock", "QH301-705.5", "biopolymers", "Review", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "mixed microbial consortia", "03 medical and health sciences", "Biopolymers", "/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy; name=SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy", "renewable feedstock", "Pure cultures", "pure cultures", "enrichment strategy", "Biology (General)", "Synthetic biology", "Polyhydroxyalkanoates", "T", "polyhydroxyalkanoates", "Mixed microbial consortia", "downstream processing", "Downstream processing", "13. Climate action", "Enrichment strategy", "synthetic biology"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/4/2/55/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering4020055"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Bioengineering", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/bioengineering4020055", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/bioengineering4020055", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/bioengineering4020055"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-06-11T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/biology10030204", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-03-09", "title": "Cultivating Multidisciplinarity: Manufacturing and Sensing Challenges in Cultured Meat Production", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Meat cultivation via cellular agriculture holds great promise as a method for future food production. In theory, it is an ideal way of meat production, humane to the animals and sustainable for the environment, while keeping the same taste and nutritional values as traditional meat and having additional benefits such as controlled fat content and absence of antibiotics and hormones used in the traditional meat industry. However, in practice, there is still a number of challenges, such as those associated with the upscale of cultured meat (CM). CM food safety monitoring is a necessary factor when envisioning both the regulatory compliance and consumer acceptance. To achieve this, a multidisciplinary approach is necessary. This includes extensive development of the sensitive and specific analytical devices i.e., sensors to enable reliable food safety monitoring throughout the whole future food supply chain. In addition, advanced monitoring options can help in the further optimization of the meat cultivation which may reduce the currently still high costs of production. This review presents an overview of the sensor monitoring options for the most relevant parameters of importance for meat cultivation. Examples of the various types of sensors that can potentially be used in CM production are provided and the options for their integration into bioreactors, as well as suggestions on further improvements and more advanced integration approaches. In favor of the multidisciplinary approach, we also include an overview of the bioreactor types, scaffolding options as well as imaging techniques relevant for CM research. Furthermore, we briefly present the current status of the CM research and related regulation, societal aspects and challenges to its upscaling and commercialization.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "QH301-705.5", "Review", "15. Life on land", "sensors", "12. Responsible consumption", "monitoring", "bioreactor", "03 medical and health sciences", "cultivated meat", "13. Climate action", "cultured meat", "11. Sustainability", "cellular agriculture", "Biology (General)", "cultivated meat", " cultured meat", " sensors", " cellular agriculture", " modeling"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/3/204/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10030204"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/biology10030204", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/biology10030204", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/biology10030204"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-03-09T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/biology11040519", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-03-30", "title": "Genome characterisation of an isoprene-degrading Alcaligenes sp. isolated from a tropical restored forest", "description": "<p>Isoprene is a climate-active biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC), emitted into the atmosphere in abundance, mainly from terrestrial plants. Soil is an important sink for isoprene due to its consumption by microbes. In this study, we report the ability of a soil bacterium to degrade isoprene. Strain 13f was isolated from soil beneath wild Himalayan cherry trees in a tropical restored forest. Based on phylogenomic analysis and an Average Nucleotide Identity score of &gt;95%, it most probably belongs to the species Alcaligenes faecalis. Isoprene degradation by Alcaligenes sp. strain 13f was measured by using gas chromatography. When isoprene was supplied as the sole carbon and energy source at the concentration of 7.2 \uffc3\uff97 105 ppbv and 7.2 \uffc3\uff97 106 ppbv, 32.6% and 19.6% of isoprene was consumed after 18 days, respectively. Genome analysis of Alcaligenes sp. strain 13f revealed that the genes that are typically found as part of the isoprene monooxygenase gene cluster in other isoprene-degrading bacteria were absent. This discovery suggests that there may be alternative pathways for isoprene metabolism.</p>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "550", "QH301-705.5", "<i>Alcaligenes</i>", "15. Life on land", "climate-active gas", "630", "Article", "03 medical and health sciences", "isoprene; climate-active gas; isoprene degradation; genome; <i>Alcaligenes</i>", "isoprene degradation", "Biology (General)", "isoprene", "genome"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/4/519/pdf"}, {"href": "https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/84897/1/biology_11_00519.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/4/519/pdf"}, {"href": "https://repository.essex.ac.uk/33476/1/biology-11-00519.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11040519"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/biology11040519", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/biology11040519", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/biology11040519"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-03-28T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/biology12091193", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-08-31", "title": "Seasonality Is the Main Determinant of Microbial Diversity Associated to Snow/Ice around Concordia Station on the Antarctic Polar Plateau", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The French\u2013Italian Concordia Research Station, situated on the Antarctic Polar Plateau at an elevation of 3233 m above sea level, offers a unique opportunity to study the presence and variation of microbes introduced by abiotic or biotic vectors and, consequently, appraise the amplitude of human impact in such a pristine environment. This research built upon a previous work, which explored microbial diversity in the surface snow surrounding the Concordia Research Station. While that study successfully characterized the bacterial assemblage, detecting fungal diversity was hampered by the low DNA content. To address this knowledge gap, in the present study, we optimized the sampling by increasing ice/snow collected to leverage the final DNA yield. The V4 variable region of the 16S rDNA and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS1) rDNA was used to evaluate bacterial and fungal diversity. From the sequencing, we obtained 3,352,661 and 4,433,595 reads clustered in 930 and 3182 amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) for fungi and bacteria, respectively. Amplicon sequencing revealed a predominance of Basidiomycota (49%) and Ascomycota (42%) in the fungal component; Bacteroidota (65.8%) is the main representative among the bacterial phyla. Basidiomycetes are almost exclusively represented by yeast-like fungi. Our findings provide the first comprehensive overview of both fungal and bacterial diversity in the Antarctic Polar Plateau\u2019s surface snow/ice near Concordia Station and to identify seasonality as the main driver of microbial diversity; we also detected the most sensitive microorganisms to these factors, which could serve as indicators of human impact in this pristine environment and aid in planetary protection for future exploration missions.</p></article>", "keywords": ["amplicon sequencing", "QH301-705.5", "Settore BIO/01", "15. Life on land", "Article", "extraterrestrial analogue", "Antarctic Polar Plateau", "life detection", "13. Climate action", "info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/579", "fungi", "Biology (General)", "bacteria", "extremophiles"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://art.torvergata.it/bitstream/2108/338723/1/2023_Seasonality%20Is%20the%20Main%20Determinant%20of%20Microbial%20Diversity%20Associated%20to%20Snow%3aIce%20around%20Concordia%20Station%20on%20the%20Antarctic%20Polar%20Plateau.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12091193"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/biology12091193", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/biology12091193", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/biology12091193"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-08-31T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/land10010063", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:23Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-01-13", "title": "Evaluation of a Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems Spectral Sensor for Soil Properties Estimation", "description": "<p>Soil properties estimation with the use of reflectance spectroscopy has met major advances over the last decades. Their non-destructive nature and their high accuracy capacity enabled a breakthrough in the efficiency of performing soil analysis against conventional laboratory techniques. As the need for rapid, low cost, and accurate soil properties\uffe2\uff80\uff99 estimations increases, micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) have been introduced and are becoming applicable for informed decision making in various domains. This work presents the assessment of a MEMS sensor (1750\uffe2\uff80\uff932150 nm) in estimating clay and soil organic carbon (SOC) contents. The sensor was first tested under various experimental setups (different working distances and light intensities) through its similarity assessment (Spectral Angle Mapper) to the measurements of a spectroradiometer of the full 350\uffe2\uff80\uff932500 nm range that was used as reference. MEMS performance was evaluated over spectra measured from 102 samples in laboratory conditions. Models\uffe2\uff80\uff99 calibrations were performed using random forest (RF) and partial least squares regression (PLSR). The results provide insights that MEMS could be employed for soil properties estimation, since the RF model demonstrated solid performance over both clay (R2 = 0.85) and SOC (R2 = 0.80). These findings pave the way for supporting daily agriculture applications and land related policies through the exploration of a wider set of soil properties.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "S", "Agriculture", "clay", "NIR", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "SWIR", "soil organic carbon", "MEMS", "machine learning", "clay; soil organic carbon; MEMS; soil spectroscopy; NIR; random forest; machine learning; SWIR", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "random forest", "soil spectroscopy"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/1/63/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/1/63/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/land10010063"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Land", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/land10010063", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/land10010063", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/land10010063"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-01-13T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/biomimetics6040066", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-11-25", "title": "Two-Photon Polymerization of Albumin Hydrogel Nanowires Strengthened with Graphene Oxide", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Multifunctional biomaterials can pave a way to novel types of micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems providing benefits in mimicking of biological functions in implantable, wearable structures. The production of biocomposites that hold both superior electrical and mechanical properties is still a challenging task. In this study, we aim to fabricate 3D printed hydrogel from a biocomposite of bovine serum albumin with graphene oxide (BSA@GO) using femtosecond laser processing. We have developed the method for functional BSA@GO composite nanostructuring based on both two-photon polymerization of nanofilaments and direct laser writing. The atomic-force microscopy was used to probe local electrical and mechanical properties of hydrogel BSA@GO nanowires. The improved local mechanical properties demonstrate synergistic effect in interaction of femtosecond laser pulses and novel composite structure.</p></article>", "keywords": ["two-photon polymerization", "Technology", "nanowires", "bovine serum albumin", "T", "Communication", "filament propagation", "graphene oxide", "02 engineering and technology", "mechanical properties", "0210 nano-technology"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/6/4/66/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics6040066"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biomimetics", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/biomimetics6040066", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/biomimetics6040066", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/biomimetics6040066"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-11-24T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/bios14050215", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-04-26", "title": "Comparative Study of Field-Effect Transistors Based on Graphene Oxide and CVD Graphene in Highly Sensitive NT-proBNP Aptasensors", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Graphene-based materials are actively being investigated as sensing elements for the detection of different analytes. Both graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and graphene oxide (GO) produced by the modified Hummers\u2019 method are actively used in the development of biosensors. The production costs of CVD graphene- and GO-based sensors are similar; however, the question remains regarding the most efficient graphene-based material for the construction of point-of-care diagnostic devices. To this end, in this work, we compare CVD graphene aptasensors with the aptasensors based on reduced GO (rGO) for their capabilities in the detection of NT-proBNP, which serves as the gold standard biomarker for heart failure. Both types of aptasensors were developed using commercial gold interdigitated electrodes (IDEs) with either CVD graphene or GO formed on top as a channel of liquid-gated field-effect transistor (FET), yielding GFET and rGO-FET sensors, respectively. The functional properties of the two types of aptasensors were compared. Both demonstrate good dynamic range from 10 fg/mL to 100 pg/mL. The limit of detection for NT-proBNP in artificial saliva was 100 fg/mL and 1 pg/mL for rGO-FET- and GFET-based aptasensors, respectively. While CVD GFET demonstrates less variations in parameters, higher sensitivity was demonstrated by the rGO-FET due to its higher roughness and larger bandgap. The demonstrated low cost and scalability of technology for both types of graphene-based aptasensors may be applicable for the development of different graphene-based biosensors for rapid, stable, on-site, and highly sensitive detection of diverse biochemical markers.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Transistors", " Electronic", "graphene", "field-effect transistor", "heart failure", "aptamer", "Biosensing Techniques", "02 engineering and technology", "Aptamers", " Nucleotide", "01 natural sciences", "point-of-care diagnostic", "Article", "Peptide Fragments", "0104 chemical sciences", "Limit of Detection", "Natriuretic Peptide", " Brain", "graphene oxide", "Humans", "Graphite", "Gold", "0210 nano-technology", "Electrodes", "TP248.13-248.65", "Biomarkers", "Biotechnology"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/14/5/215/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/bios14050215"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biosensors", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/bios14050215", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/bios14050215", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/bios14050215"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-04-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/catal9030222", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-03-04", "title": "Immobilised Cerium-Doped Zinc Oxide as a Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Antibiotics and the Inactivation of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria", "description": "<p>The threat of antibiotic resistance to the wellbeing of societies is well established. Urban wastewater treatment plants (UWTPs) are recognised sources for antibiotic resistance dissemination in the environment. Herein a novel cerium-doped zinc oxide (Ce-ZnO) photocatalyst is compared to ZnO and the benchmark TiO2-P25 in the immobilised form on a metallic support, to evaluate a photocatalytic process as a possible tertiary treatment in UWTPs. The catalysts were compared for the removal of two antibiotics, trimethoprim (TMP) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX), and for the inactivation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) strain DH5-Alpha in isotonic sodium chloride solution and of autochthonous bacteria in real secondary wastewater. In real wastewater, E. coli and other coliforms were monitored, as well as the respective fractions resistant to ofloxacin and azithromycin. In parallel, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the respective sub-population resistant to ofloxacin or ciprofloxacin were also monitored. Photocatalysis with both ZnO and Ce-ZnO was faster than using TiO2-P25 at degrading the antibiotics, with Ce-ZnO the fastest against SMX but slower than undoped ZnO in the removal of TMP. Ce-ZnO catalyst reuse in the immobilised form produced somewhat slower kinetics maintained &gt;50% of the initial activity, even after five cycles of use. Approximately 3 log10 inactivation of E. coli in isotonic sodium chloride water was recorded with reproducible results. In the removal of autochthonous bacteria in real wastewater, Ce-ZnO performed better (more than 2 log values higher) than TiO2-P25. In all cases, E. coli and other coliforms, including their resistant subpopulations, were inactivated at a higher rate than P. aeruginosa. With short reaction times no evidence for enrichment of resistance was observed, yet with extended reaction times low levels of bacterial loads were not further inactivated. Overall, Ce-ZnO is an easy and cheap photocatalyst to produce and immobilise and the one that showed higher activity than the industry standard TiO2-P25 against the tested antibiotics and bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant bacteria.</p>", "keywords": ["tertiary treatment", "wastewater disinfection", "antibiotic resistance", "Antibiotic resistance", "Tertiary treatment", "immobilised photocatalyst", "Immobilised photocatalyst", "02 engineering and technology", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "3. Good health", "Wastewater disinfection", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "Antibiotic resistance; Immobilised photocatalyst; Photocatalysis; Tertiary treatment; Wastewater disinfection; Catalysis; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry", "Photocatalysis", "0210 nano-technology", "photocatalysis", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/9/3/222/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.iris.unisa.it/bitstream/11386/4723219/1/Zammit%20et%20al.%202019_Catalysts.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/9/3/222/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9030222"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Catalysts", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/catal9030222", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/catal9030222", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/catal9030222"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/biom12050699", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-05-13", "title": "Using Vertebrate Stem and Progenitor Cells for Cellular Agriculture, State-of-the-Art, Challenges, and Future Perspectives", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Global food systems are under significant pressure to provide enough food, particularly protein-rich foods whose demand is on the rise in times of crisis and inflation, as presently existing due to post-COVID-19 pandemic effects and ongoing conflict in Ukraine and resulting in looming food insecurity, according to FAO. Cultivated meat (CM) and cultivated seafood (CS) are protein-rich alternatives for traditional meat and fish that are obtained via cellular agriculture (CA) i.e., tissue engineering for food applications. Stem and progenitor cells are the building blocks and starting point for any CA bioprocess. This review presents CA-relevant vertebrate cell types and procedures needed for their myogenic and adipogenic differentiation since muscle and fat tissue are the primary target tissues for CM/CS production. The review also describes existing challenges, such as a need for immortalized cell lines, or physical and biochemical parameters needed for enhanced meat/fat culture efficiency and ways to address them.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "cellular agriculture; stem cells; progenitor cells; tissue engineering; cultured meat; cultured seafood", "0303 health sciences", "Meat", "Stem Cells", "Fishes", "COVID-19", "Agriculture", "progenitor cells", "cultured seafood", "Review", "Microbiology", "QR1-502", "03 medical and health sciences", "stem cells", "tissue engineering", "cultured meat", "cellular agriculture", "Animals", "Humans", "Pandemics"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12050699"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biomolecules", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/biom12050699", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/biom12050699", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/biom12050699"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-05-13T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/bios12121071", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-11-24", "title": "One-Step Photochemical Immobilization of Aptamer on Graphene for Label-Free Detection of NT-proBNP", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>A novel photochemical technological route for one-step functionalization of a graphene surface with an azide-modified DNA aptamer for biomarkers is developed. The methodology is demonstrated for the functionalization of a DNA aptamer for an N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) heart failure biomarker on the surface of a graphene channel within a system based on a liquid-gated graphene field effect transistor (GFET). The limit of detection (LOD) of the aptamer-functionalized sensor is 0.01 pg/mL with short response time (75 s) for clinically relevant concentrations of the cardiac biomarker, which could be of relevance for point-of-care (POC) applications. The novel methodology could be applicable for the development of different graphene-based biosensors for fast, stable, real-time, and highly sensitive detection of disease markers.</p></article>", "keywords": ["azide modification", "field-effect transistor", "heart failure", "aptamer", "Biosensing Techniques", "02 engineering and technology", "Aptamers", " Nucleotide", "point-of-care diagnostic", "Article", "Peptide Fragments", "graphene biosensor; heart failure; field-effect transistor; point-of-care diagnostic; aptamer; azide modification; photochemistry", "Natriuretic Peptide", " Brain", "graphene biosensor", "Graphite", "0210 nano-technology", "TP248.13-248.65", "Biomarkers", "Biotechnology"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/12/12/1071/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/12/12/1071/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12121071"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biosensors", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/bios12121071", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/bios12121071", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/bios12121071"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-11-23T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/bios14070326", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-07-01", "title": "Biosensors for Cancer Biomarkers Based on Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) exhibit highly beneficial characteristics for devising efficient biosensors for different analytes. Their unique properties, such as capabilities for stable covalent binding to recognition groups (e.g., antibodies or aptamers) and sensing surfaces, open a plethora of opportunities for biosensor construction. In addition, their structured porosity offers capabilities for entrapping signaling molecules (dyes or electroactive species), which could be released efficiently in response to a desired analyte for effective optical or electrochemical detection. This work offers an overview of recent research studies (in the last five years) that contain MSNs in their optical and electrochemical sensing platforms for the detection of cancer biomarkers, classified by cancer type. In addition, this study provides an overview of cancer biomarkers, as well as electrochemical and optical detection methods in general.</p></article>", "keywords": ["MSNs", "cancer biomarkers", "Review", "Biosensing Techniques", "Electrochemical Techniques", "02 engineering and technology", "biosensors", "optical detection", "Silicon Dioxide", "01 natural sciences", "0104 chemical sciences", "3. Good health", "Neoplasms", "electrochemical detection", "Biomarkers", " Tumor", "Nanoparticles", "Humans", "0210 nano-technology", "Porosity", "TP248.13-248.65", "Biotechnology"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/14/7/326/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/bios14070326"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biosensors", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/bios14070326", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/bios14070326", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/bios14070326"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-06-30T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/coatings9100687", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-10-23", "title": "Scale Formation and Degradation of Diffusion Coatings Deposited on 9% Cr Steel in Molten Solar Salt", "description": "<p>The employment of ferritic-martensitic steels e.g., P91, as structural materials in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants can significantly increase cost-efficiency. However, their application is strongly restricted by their lower corrosion resistance in molten nitrates, compared to austenitic steels or Ni-based alloys. In this study, Cr-, Al-, and Cr/Al-diffusion coatings were deposited on P91 via pack cementation in order to improve its scaling behavior in molten solar salt (MSS). The corrosion behavior of coated specimens was investigated with respect to uncoated P91 in MSS at 600 \uffc2\uffb0C for up to 1000 h. The exposure in MSS resulted in a thick, highly porous, and multi-layered oxide scale on uncoated P91 consisting of hematite, magnetite, and sodium ferrite. On the other hand, the scale grown on the chromized P91 comprised of a thin Cr-rich inner layer, which shifted breakaway to prolonged exposure durations. The aluminized specimens both formed very thin, highly protective alumina scales with localized protrusions.</p>", "keywords": ["[CHIM.INOR] Chemical Sciences/Inorganic chemistry", "[CHIM.MATE] Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry", "Cr-diffusion coating", "[CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry", "02 engineering and technology", "[CHIM.INOR]Chemical Sciences/Inorganic chemistry", "[SPI.MAT] Engineering Sciences [physics]/Materials", "7. Clean energy", "pack cementation", "[SPI.MAT]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Materials", "concentrated solar power", "X-ray diffraction", "molten nitrate corrosion", "13. Climate action", "concentrated solar power; grade 91 steel; Cr-diffusion coating; Al-diffusion coating; pack cementation; molten nitrate corrosion; X-ray diffraction; Raman spectroscopy; third element effect", "Raman spectroscopy", "third element effect", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "grade 91 steel", "Al-diffusion coating", "0210 nano-technology"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/9/10/687/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/9/10/687/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9100687"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Coatings", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/coatings9100687", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/coatings9100687", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/coatings9100687"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-10-22T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/d12060234", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-06-12", "title": "Does Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Determine Soil Microbial Functionality in Nutrient-Limited Mediterranean Arid Ecosystems?", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are determinant for the performance of plant communities and for the functionality of terrestrial ecosystems. In natural ecosystems, grazing can have a major impact on mycorrhizal fungi and consequently on plant growth. The objective of this study was to evaluate the statements referred above in Mediterranean arid areas in Tunisia. Root samples and rhizosphere soils of five dominant herbaceous plants were studied at six distinct arid sites differing on soil proprieties and grazing intensity. At each site, chemical and dynamic properties of the soil were characterized as well as the AMF colonization intensity and the soil functionality. Results showed that the mycorrhizal frequency and intensity and spore density, varied between plants in the same site and, for each plant, between sites and evidenced a positive effect of mycorrhized plants on soil microbial activity. Grazing and soil properties strongly affected AMF composition and the soil microbial and biochemical dynamics, which presented the lowest values at the sites with the highest grazing intensities. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that AMF improve soil biological properties, supporting the hypothesis that mycorrhiza and grazing compete for plant photosynthates, and highlight the importance of mycorrhizal symbiosis towards soil functionality under arid conditions.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "arid areas", "conserved areas", "QH301-705.5", "mycorrhiza", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi", "grazing", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "14. Life underwater", "Biology (General)", "15. Life on land", "biological properties"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/6/234/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/6/234/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/d12060234"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Diversity", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/d12060234", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/d12060234", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/d12060234"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-06-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/d2060910", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-06-07", "description": "<p>This study evaluated microbial communities of soil (0\uffe2\uff80\uff9310 cm) as affected by dryland cropping systems under different tillage practices after 5 years. The soil type was an Olton sandy loam with an average of 16.4% clay, 67.6% sand and 0.65 g kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921 of organic matter (OM). The cropping systems evaluated were grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)\uffe2\uff80\uff94cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) (Srg-Ct), cotton-winter rye (Secale cereale)-grain sorghum (Ct-Rye-Srg), and a rotation of forage (f) sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. and Sorghum sudanense) with winter rye (Srf-Rye), which were under no-tillage (nt) and conventional tillage (ct) practices. Soil microbial communities under cotton based cropping systems (Srg-Ct and Ct-Rye-Srg) showed lower fungal:bacterial ratios compared to the soil under Srf-Rye. Soil under Srf-Rye showed higher population densities of Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria while lower Actinobacteria compared to Srg-Ct and Ct-Rye-Srg. Chloroflexi, Gemmatimonadetes and Verrucomicrobiae were higher in tilled soil compared to the no-tilled plots. Regardless the limited irrigation available to sustain agricultural production within these dryland cropping systems, this study demonstrated that differences in microbial communities are more affected by crop rotation than tillage management history. Although soil fungal diversity was not analyzed in this study, pyrosequencing suggests that tillage practices can affect bacterial phyla distribution in this sandy soil.</p>", "keywords": ["FAME analysis", "0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "QH301-705.5", "bacterial diversity", "cropping systems", "pyrosequencing; soil microbial communities; bacterial diversity; FAME analysis; enzyme activities; cropping systems; tillage; GRACEnet", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "GRACEnet", "03 medical and health sciences", "pyrosequencing", "enzyme activities", "soil microbial communities", "tillage", "Biology (General)"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/2/6/910/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/d2060910"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Diversity", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/d2060910", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/d2060910", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/d2060910"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-06-07T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/drones7030179", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-03-07", "title": "Animal Detection and Counting from UAV Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>In the last decade, small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones) have become increasingly popular in the airborne observation of large areas for many purposes, such as the monitoring of agricultural areas, the tracking of wild animals in their natural habitats, and the counting of livestock. Coupled with deep learning, they allow for automatic image processing and recognition. The aim of this work was to detect and count the deer population in northwestern Serbia from such images using deep neural networks, a tedious process that otherwise requires a lot of time and effort. In this paper, we present and compare the performance of several state-of-the-art network architectures, trained on a manually annotated set of images, and use it to predict the presence of objects in the rest of the dataset. We implemented three versions of the You Only Look Once (YOLO) architecture and a Single Shot Multibox Detector (SSD) to detect deer in a dense forest environment and measured their performance based on mean average precision (mAP), precision, recall, and F1 score. Moreover, we also evaluated the models based on their real-time performance. The results showed that the selected models were able to detect deer with a mean average precision of up to 70.45% and a confidence score of up to a 99%. The highest precision was achieved by the fourth version of YOLO with 86%, as well as the highest recall value of 75%. Its compressed version achieved slightly lower results, with 83% mAP in its best case, but it demonstrated four times better real-time performance. The counting function was applied on the best-performing models, providing us with the exact distribution of deer over all images. Yolov4 obtained an error of 8.3% in counting, while Yolov4-tiny mistook 12 deer, which accounted for an error of 7.1%.</p></article>", "keywords": ["convolutional neural networks; deer; animal counting; deep learning; YOLO; SSD", "convolutional neural networks", "deer", "deep learning", "YOLO", "TL1-4050", "animal counting", "SSD", "Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/3/179/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/3/179/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/drones7030179"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Drones", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/drones7030179", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/drones7030179", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/drones7030179"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-03-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/environments11030044", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-02-26", "title": "Biomass Production and Metal Remediation by Salix alba L. and Salix viminalis L. Irrigated with Greywater Treated by Floating Wetlands", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>As an alternative wood source for biochar and a cost-effective renewable energy source, sustainable biomass production based on fast-growing willows irrigated with treated wastewater has been explored. Salix alba L. and Salix viminalis L. were selected for assessment of their potentially high woody biomass productivity and phytoremediation efficiency when irrigated with greywater treated by floating treatment wetlands. Both Salix species produced significantly (p &lt; 0.05) high woody biomass in the second harvest, with a significantly higher fresh woody biomass weight with higher water content (53%) for S. viminalis compared to S. alba. The dry biomass weight of S. alba was greater than of S. viminalis at the first harvest. The element accumulations in substrates changed significantly after irrigation, with greywater compared to the raw substrate following this order: Mg &gt; Fe &gt; Al &gt; Cr &gt; Mn &gt; Cd &gt; Cu &gt; B. Element concentrations accumulated in twigs of S. alba following this order: Ca &gt; Mg &gt; Na &gt; Mn &gt; Zn &gt; Fe &gt; Al &gt; Cd &gt; Cu &gt; Cr &gt; Ni &gt; B, but for S. viminalis the order was Ca &gt; Mg &gt; Mn &gt; Zn &gt; Na &gt; Fe &gt; Al &gt; Cd &gt; Cu &gt; Ni &gt; Cr &gt; B. The accumulations of Al, B, Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn, and Ni were significantly greater in S. alba leaves compared to their twigs, which showed significantly high accumulations of Na and Zn. The accumulations of Al, B, Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn, and Na were significantly greater in S. viminalis leaves compared to their twigs.</p></article>", "keywords": ["11. Sustainability", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11030044"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Environments", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/environments11030044", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/environments11030044", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/environments11030044"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-02-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/coatings9110749", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-11-12", "title": "Advanced Analysis of Corroded Solar Reflectors", "description": "<p>The corrosion of the reflective layer is one of the main degradation mechanisms of solar reflectors. However, the appropriate assessment of the corroded reflector samples is not accomplished by the current analysis techniques. On the one hand, the reflectance measurement protocol of non-damaged solar reflectors for concentrating solar thermal technologies is widely addressed in the SolarPACES reflectance guideline. However, this methodology is not adequate for reflectors whose surface is partially corroded by many kind of corrosion agents. In this work, a new measurement technique to properly assess corroded samples was developed. To check the usefulness of the method, several damaged samples (subjected to two accelerated aging tests) were evaluated with the conventional technique and with the improved one. The results showed that a significant discrepancy is observed between the two methods for heavily corroded samples, with average reflectance differences of 0.053 ppt. The visualization of the reflector images illustrated that the improved method is more reliable. On the other hand, both the corrosion products formed and the corrosion rates were identified after each corrosive test. The chemical atmosphere significantly affects the products formed, whereas the corrosion rates are influenced by the test conditions and the reflector quality.</p>", "keywords": ["monochromatic specular reflectance", "13. Climate action", "solar hemispherical reflectance", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "corrosion product", "improved measurement method", "Qualifizierung", "02 engineering and technology", "concentrating solar thermal energy", "corrosion rate", "7. Clean energy", "corroded solar reflector"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/9/11/749/pdf"}, {"href": "https://elib.dlr.de/130853/1/2019%20Buendia%20Advanced%20Analysis%20of%20Corroded%20Solar%20Reflectors.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/9/11/749/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9110749"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Coatings", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/coatings9110749", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/coatings9110749", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/coatings9110749"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-11-11T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/d13090408", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-08-27", "title": "Soil Microbial Community Based on PLFA Profiles in an Age Sequence of Pomegranate Plantation in the Middle Yellow River Floodplain", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is one of the most important fruit trees in semi-arid land. Previous studies were primarily focused on soil microbial community composition under different pomegranate plantation managements. However, soil microbial community composition under long-term pomegranate plantation has rarely been studied. We investigated pomegranate plantation along with an age sequence (i.e., 1, 3, 5, and 10 years after pomegranate plantation; abbreviated by P1, P3, P5, P10, respectively) in the Middle Yellow River floodplain. Our objectives were to address (1) variations of soil physicochemical properties and (2) changes in soil microbial community composition and the influential factors. The results demonstrated that the soil water content of pomegranate plantation decreased with the increase of pomegranate plantation stand age. Specifically, dissolved organic carbon, ammonium, and available phosphorus increased significantly with stand age both at 0\u201310- and 10\u201320-cm soil depths. The P10 had the highest microbial phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiles, including fungi, bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The ratio of fungal PLFAs to bacterial PLFAs increased and the ratio of Gram-positive to Gram-negative bacterial PLFAs decreased along the pomegranate plantation stand age. Dissolved organic carbon was the most important influential factor among the studied variables, which explained 42.2% variation of soil microbial community. In summary, the long-term plantation of pomegranate elevated soil microbial biomass and altered microbial community composition.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Bacteria", "QH301-705.5", "plant stand age", "Fungi", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Yellow River", "15. Life on land", "dissolved organic carbon", "available phosphorus", "Plant stand age", "pomegranate plantation", "Available phosphorus", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "fungi", "Dissolved organic carbon", "Pomegranate plantation", "Biology (General)", "bacteria"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/9/408/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/d13090408"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Diversity", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/d13090408", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/d13090408", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/d13090408"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-08-27T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/d4030334", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-09-20", "description": "<p>We compared forest floor depth, soil organic matter, soil moisture, anaerobic mineralizable nitrogen (a measure of microbial biomass), denitrification potential, and soil/litter arthropod communities among old growth, unthinned mature stands, and thinned mature stands at nine sites (each with all three stand types) distributed among three regions of Oregon. Mineral soil measurements were restricted to the top 10 cm. Data were analyzed with both multivariate and univariate analyses of variance. Multivariate analyses were conducted with and without soil mesofauna or forest floor mesofauna, as data for those taxa were not collected on some sites. In multivariate analysis with soil mesofauna, the model giving the strongest separation among stand types (P = 0.019) included abundance and richness of soil mesofauna and anaerobic mineralizable nitrogen. The best model with forest floor mesofauna (P = 0.010) included anaerobic mineralizable nitrogen, soil moisture content, and richness of forest floor mesofauna. Old growth had the highest mean values for all variables, and in both models differed significantly from mature stands, while the latter did not differ. Old growth also averaged higher percent soil organic matter, and analysis including that variable was significant but not as strong as without it. Results of the multivariate analyses were mostly supported by univariate analyses, but there were some differences. In univariate analysis, the difference in percent soil organic matter between old growth and thinned mature was due to a single site in which the old growth had exceptionally high soil organic matter; without that site, percent soil organic matter did not differ between old growth and thinned mature, and a multivariate model containing soil organic matter was not statistically significant. In univariate analyses soil mesofauna had to be compared nonparametrically (because of heavy left-tails) and differed only in the Siskiyou Mountains, where they were most abundant and species rich in old growth forests. Species richness of mineral soil mesofauna correlated significantly (+) with percent soil organic matter and soil moisture, while richness of forest floor mesofauna correlated (+) with depth of the forest floor. Composition of forest floor and soil mesofauna suggest the two groups represent a single community. Soil moisture correlated highly with percent soil organic matter, with no evidence for drying in sites that were sampled relatively late in the summer drought, suggesting losses of surface soil moisture were at least partially replaced by hydraulic lift (which has been demonstrated in other forests of the region).</p>", "keywords": ["soil arthropods", "disturbance", "0106 biological sciences", "soil organic matter; soil nitrogen; soil moisture; soil arthropods; thinning; disturbance; forest management", "QH301-705.5", "soil organic matter", "soil nitrogen", "thinning", "forest management", "soil moisture", "Biology (General)", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Robert P. Griffiths, Andrew R. Moldenke, David A. Perry, Stephanie L. Madson,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/4/3/334/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/d4030334"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Diversity", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/d4030334", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/d4030334", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/d4030334"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-09-20T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/en13112915", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-06-09", "title": "Medium Rotation Eucalyptus Plant: A Comparison of Storage Systems", "description": "<p>Eucalyptus spp. are among the most suitable species for biomass production, even for the firewood derived from medium-rotation coppice (MRC). The general problem of wood is that it cannot be utilized immediately because of the high moisture content, which in the combustion process would reduce remarkably the yield of energy. In this context, outdoor storage of whole stems without branches (WS), outdoor storage of whole stems with branches (WSB), open shed storage of firewood logs in mesh bags (OSF), and outdoor firewood logs in mesh bags (ODF) of Eucalyptus spp woody biomass were compared in term of moisture and dry matter loss to evaluate the most convenient form of storing biomass deriving from a medium-rotation coppice. During the storage period, ODF showed higher moisture values than OSF, WSB, and WS, underlining that moisture reduction is related to local climatic conditions, pile size and permeability (compaction). However, at the end of the storage period, the four options reached a similar moisture to the commercial one of fuel wood (around 15%). WSB showed the highest loss of dry matter (18%), which can be ascribed to the drying and falling process of the leaves. In conclusion, the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the biomass were similar after the different storage systems, producing firewood suitable for new market opportunities.</p>", "keywords": ["Eucalyptus", "Technology", "firewood logs", "T", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "Eucalyptus; tree whole stem; firewood logs; storage system; moisture content; dry matter loss", "tree whole stem", "<i>Eucalyptus</i>", "Dry matter loss; Eucalyptus; Firewood logs; Moisture content; Storage System; Tree whole stem", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "storage system", "dry matter loss", "moisture content"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/11/2915/pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.cnr.it/bitstream/20.500.14243/440761/2/Energies-2020.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/11/2915/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/en13112915"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Energies", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/en13112915", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/en13112915", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/en13112915"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-06-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/en13092355", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-05-08", "title": "Storage of Fine Woodchips from a Medium Rotation Coppice Eucalyptus Plantation in Central Italy", "description": "<p>Eucalyptus spp. has received attention from the research and industrial field as a biomass crop because of its fast growth and high productivity. The features of this species match with the increasing demand for wood for energy production. Commonly, the wood used for energy production is converted in chips, a material susceptible to microbial degradation and energy losses if not properly stored before conversion. This study aims at investigating two outdoor storage systems of Eucalyptus wood chips (covered vs. uncovered), assessing the variation in moisture content, dry matter losses and fuel characteristics. The class size of the material was P16, which was obtained using a commercial chipper appositely searched to conduct the study. The results highlighted how the different storage methods were influenced by the climatic condition: the woody biomass covered showed the best performances in terms of dry matter losses achieving 2.7% losses vs. the 8.5% of the uncovered systems. However, fuel characteristics displayed minor changes that affected the final energy balance (\uffe2\uff88\uff86En = \uffe2\uff88\uff920.2% in covered; \uffe2\uff88\uff86En = \uffe2\uff88\uff926.17% in uncovered). Particle size varied in both methods with respect to the start conditions, but the variation was not enough to determine a class change, which remained P16 even after storage.</p>", "keywords": ["Moisture content", "Eucalyptus", "Technology", "ash content", "T", "eucalyptus; woody biomass; storage of fine wood chips; moisture content; calorific value; ash content; dry matter loss", "Ash content", "02 engineering and technology", "Calorific value", "15. Life on land", "Ash content; Calorific value; Dry matter loss; Eucalyptus; Moisture content; Storage of fine wood chips; Woody biomass", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "storage of fine wood chips", "eucalyptus", "Dry matter loss", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "calorific value", "Storage of fine wood chips", "woody biomass", "Woody biomass", "moisture content", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/9/2355/pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.cnr.it/bitstream/20.500.14243/440759/1/Energies-v2_2020.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/9/2355/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/en13092355"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Energies", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/en13092355", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/en13092355", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/en13092355"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-05-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/en14123488", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-06-11", "title": "Bio\u2010crude production through recycling of pretreated aqueous phase via activated carbon", "description": "<p>The management and optimization of the aqueous phase are the major challenges that hinder the promotion of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology on a commercial scale. Recently, many studies reported about the accumulation of the N-content in the bio-crude with continuous recycling of the aqueous phase from high protein-containing biomass. In the present study, sewage sludge was processed at 350 \uffc2\uffb0C in an autoclave. The produced aqueous phase was treated with activated carbon, and its subsequent recycling effect on the properties of the bio-crude and aqueous phase was investigated. By contacting the aqueous phase with activated carbon, 38\uffe2\uff80\uff9343% of the total nitrogen was removed from the aqueous phase. After applying the treated aqueous phase recycling, the energy recovery of the bio-crude increased from 50 to 61% after three rounds of recycling. From overall carbon/nitrogen recoveries, 50 to 56% of the carbon was transferred to the bio-crude phase and more than 50% of the nitrogen remained in the aqueous phase. The aqueous phase contained mostly of N&amp;O-heterocyclic compounds, small chain organic acids, and amides. ICP-AES analysis showed that more than 80% of the inorganic elements were concentrated into the solid phase.</p>", "keywords": ["Technology", "sewage sludge", "Activated carbon", "Aqueous phase recycling", "T", "Bio\u2010crude", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "02 engineering and technology", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "aqueous phase recycling", "HTL", "13. Climate action", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "activated carbon", "Sewage sludge", "bio-crude", "aqueous phase recycling; sewage sludge; activated carbon; HTL; bio-crude"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/12/3488/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/12/3488/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/en14123488"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Energies", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/en14123488", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/en14123488", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/en14123488"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-06-11T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/en15072683", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-04-06", "title": "Membrane and Electrochemical Based Technologies for the Decontamination of Exploitable Streams Produced by Thermochemical Processing of Contaminated Biomass", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Phytoremediation is an emerging concept for contaminated soil restoration via the use of resilient plants that can absorb soil contaminants. The harvested contaminated biomass can be thermochemically converted to energy carriers/chemicals, linking soil decontamination with biomass-to-energy and aligning with circular economy principles. Two thermochemical conversion steps of contaminated biomass, both used for contaminated biomass treatment/exploitation, are considered: Supercritical Water Gasification and Fast Pyrolysis. For the former, the vast majority of contaminants are transferred into liquid and gaseous effluents, and thus the application of purification steps is necessary prior to further processing. In Fast Pyrolysis, contaminants are mainly retained in the solid phase, but a part appears in the liquid phase due to fine solids entrainment. Contaminants include heavy metals, particulate matter, and hydrogen sulfide. The purified streams allow the in-process re-use of water for the Super Critical Water Gasification, the sulfur-free catalytic conversion of the fuel-rich gaseous stream of the same process into liquid fuels and recovery of an exploitable bio-oil rich stream from the Fast Pyrolysis. Considering the fundamental importance of purification/decontamination to exploit the aforementioned streams in an integrated context, a review of available such technologies is conducted, and options are shortlisted. Technologies of choice include polymeric-based membrane gas absorption for desulfurization, electrooxidation/electrocoagulation for the liquid product of Supercritical Water Gasification and microfiltration via ceramic membranes for fine solids removal from the Fast Pyrolysis bio-oil. Challenges, risks, and suitable strategies to implement these options in the context of biomass-to-energy conversion are discussed and recommendations are made.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Technology", "ddc:600", "fast pyrolysis", "T", "supercritical water gasification", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "600", "microfiltration", "02 engineering and technology", "decontamination", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "6. Clean water", "620", "12. Responsible consumption", "electrocoagulation", "13. Climate action", "info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/600", "electrochemical oxidation", "membrane gas absorption", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://iris.cnr.it/bitstream/20.500.14243/415330/1/prod_473046-doc_192722.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/7/2683/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/en15072683"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Energies", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/en15072683", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/en15072683", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/en15072683"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-04-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/en16196848", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-09-28", "title": "Energetic Assessment of SCWG Experiments with Reed Canary Grass and Ethanol Solution on Laboratory and Pilot Scale", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The energetic assessment of biomass conversion processes is important for evaluating their application potential. Process energy efficiency is often evaluated based on simulation results for processes under idealized conditions. The present work uses data from a laboratory plant to perform an evaluation of the supercritical water gasification (SCWG). For this purpose, experiments were conducted with two types of feedstock, Reed Canary Grass and ethanol. Under the present lab-plant configuration, a cold gas efficiency of up to 79% could be reached, which is comparable to the gasification of biomass in fluidized-bed gasifiers or entrained-flow gasifiers. Based on the obtained data on the produced substances and their distribution, a scale up to pilot plant size was conducted. A model was derived from the available data to energetically assess different SCWG plant sizes based on real laboratory results. This model can be transferred to other feedstocks and other process designs to approximate the optimal size for the used biomass feedstock. The importance of heat recuperation in this process is described in detail based on pilot-scale data.</p></article>", "keywords": ["570", "Technology", "ddc:600", "biomass", "T", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "gasification", "600", "02 engineering and technology", "supercritical water", "7. Clean energy", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/600", "scale up"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/en16196848"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Energies", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/en16196848", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/en16196848", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/en16196848"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/en15145001", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-07-08", "title": "Optimizing the Design of a Biomass-to-Biofuel Supply Chain Network Using a Decentralized Processing Approach", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>When designing biomass-to-biofuel supply chains, the biomass uncertainty, seasonality and geographical dispersion that affect economic viability need to be considered. This work presents a novel methodology that can optimize the design of biofuel supply chains by adopting a decentralized network structure consisting of a mix of fixed and mobile processing facilities. The model considers a variable biomass yield profile and the mobile fast pyrolysis technology. The mixed-integer linear programming model developed identifies the optimal biofuel production and biomass harvesting schedule schemes under the objective of profit maximization. It was applied in the case study of marginal lands in Scotland, which are assumed to be planted with Miscanthus. The trade-offs observed between economies of scale against the transportation costs, the effect of the relocation costs and the contribution of storage capacity were investigated. The results showed that, in most cases, harvesting is most concentrated during the month of the highest biomass yield, provided that storage facilities are available. Storage capacity plays an important role to widen the operational time window of processing facilities since scenarios with restricted or costly storage resulted in facilities of higher capacity operating within a narrower time window, leading to higher investment costs. Relocation costs proved to have a minor share in the total transportation costs.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Technology", "biomass", "T", "biofuel; biomass; supply chain; optimization; mobile; miscanthus; fast pyrolysis; logistics", "biofuel", "miscanthus", "mobile", "optimization", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "supply chain", "0104 chemical sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/14/5001/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/14/5001/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/en15145001"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Energies", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/en15145001", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/en15145001", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/en15145001"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-07-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/encyclopedia2030096", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-08-03", "title": "Lichen as Multipartner Symbiotic Relationships", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Lichens have long been considered as composite organisms composed of algae and/or cyanobacteria hosted by a fungus in a mutualistic relationship. Other organisms have been gradually discovered within the lichen thalli, such as multiple algal species, yeasts, or even viruses. Of pivotal relevance is the existence of the lichen microbiome, which is a community of microorganisms that can be found living together on the lichen surface. This community performs a growing number of functions. In this entry, we explore the journey of lichens being considered from a dual partnership to a multi-species symbiotic relationship.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "mycobiont", "Science", "partnership", "Q", "microbiome", "photobiont", "symbiosis", "holobiont"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia2030096"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Encyclopedia", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/encyclopedia2030096", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/encyclopedia2030096", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/encyclopedia2030096"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-08-03T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/genes10060456", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-06-14", "title": "Metagenomic Insights into the Bacterial Functions of a Diesel-Degrading Consortium for the Rhizoremediation of Diesel-Polluted Soil", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Diesel is a complex pollutant composed of a mixture of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. Because of this complexity, diesel bioremediation requires multiple microorganisms, which harbor the catabolic pathways to degrade the mixture. By enrichment cultivation of rhizospheric soil from a diesel-polluted site, we have isolated a bacterial consortium that can grow aerobically with diesel and different alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as the sole carbon and energy source. Microbiome diversity analyses based on 16S rRNA gene showed that the diesel-degrading consortium consists of 76 amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) and it is dominated by Pseudomonas, Aquabacterium, Chryseobacterium, and Sphingomonadaceae. Changes in microbiome composition were observed when growing on specific hydrocarbons, reflecting that different populations degrade different hydrocarbons. Shotgun metagenome sequence analysis of the consortium growing on diesel has identified redundant genes encoding enzymes implicated in the initial oxidation of alkanes (AlkB, LadA, CYP450) and a variety of hydroxylating and ring-cleavage dioxygenases involved in aromatic and polyaromatic hydrocarbon degradation. The phylogenetic assignment of these enzymes to specific genera allowed us to model the role of specific populations in the diesel-degrading consortium. Rhizoremediation of diesel-polluted soil microcosms using the consortium, resulted in an important enhancement in the reduction of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs), making it suited for rhizoremediation applications.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "TPH", "consortium", "Article", "diesel", "03 medical and health sciences", "PAHs", "rhizoremediation", "Pseudomonas", "RNA", " Ribosomal", " 16S", "11. Sustainability", "Soil Pollutants", "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons", "bacteria", "Phylogeny", "Soil Microbiology", "Chryseobacterium", "2. Zero hunger", "metagenomics", "rhizoremediation; diesel; bacteria; consortium; metagenomics; PAHs; TPH", "0303 health sciences", "Microbiota", "Biodiversity", "15. Life on land", "Biolog\u00eda y Biomedicina / Biolog\u00eda", "Rhizoremediation", "Biodegradation", " Environmental", "Petroleum", "13. Climate action", "Metagenome"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/6/456/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/6/456/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10060456"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Genes", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/genes10060456", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/genes10060456", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/genes10060456"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-06-14T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/en4060845", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2011-05-25", "description": "<p>This article reviews and compares assessments of three biodiesel fuels: (1) transesterified lipids, (2) hydrotreated vegetable oils (HVO), and (3) woody biomass-to-liquid (BTL) Fischer-Tropsch diesel and selected feedstock options. The article attempts to rank the environmental performance and costs of fuel and feedstock combinations. Due to inter-study differences in goal and study assumptions, the ranking was mostly qualitative and intra-study results are emphasized. Results indicate that HVO made from wastes or by-products such as tall oil, tallow or used cooking oil outperform transesterified lipids and BTL from woody material, both with respect to environmental life cycle impacts and costs. These feedstock options are, however, of limited availability, and to produce larger volumes of biofuels other raw materials must also be used. BTL from woody biomass seems promising with good environmental performance and the ability not to compete with food production. Production of biofuels from agricultural feedstock sources requires much energy and leads to considerable emissions due to agrochemical inputs. Thus, such biodiesel fuels are ranked lowest in this comparison. Production of feedstock is the most important life cycle stage. Avoiding detrimental land use changes and maintaining good agricultural or forestry management practices are the main challenges to ensure that biofuels can be a sustainable option for the future transport sector.</p>", "keywords": ["Technology", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "biodiesel", "security", "02 engineering and technology", "bioenergy", "7. Clean energy", "12. Responsible consumption", "jel:Q40", "mitigation", "jel:Q", "jel:Q43", "jel:Q42", "11. Sustainability", "jel:Q41", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "jel:Q48", "jel:Q47", "climate", "jel:Q49", "2. Zero hunger", "LCA", "T", "biodiesel; HVO; BTL; biofuels; LCA; bioenergy; forestry; energy; security; climate; mitigation; transport", "forestry", "jel:Q0", "15. Life on land", "jel:Q4", "biofuels", "6. Clean water", "13. Climate action", "BTL", "transport", "HVO", "energy"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/en4060845"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Energies", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/en4060845", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/en4060845", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/en4060845"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2011-05-25T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/f10010043", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-01-10", "title": "Decreasing the Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Excavator-Based Harvesters with a Machine Control System", "description": "<p>Compared with purpose-built units, excavator-based harvesters offer many advantages, but they also face one main limitation: a much higher fuel consumption, which also results in higher CO2 emission levels. The fuel efficiency of excavator-based harvesters can be increased by a better interface between the excavator and the harvester head. This study aimed to determine the performance of a new adaptation kit, specifically designed to improve the communication between these two components. The new kit offers real-time adjustment between the power demand of the harvester head and the power output of the excavator, which should help reducing fuel consumption while stabilizing hydraulic fluid temperature. The test was conducted on 53 excavator-based harvesters purchased and managed by a large Brazilian company. Time use, fuel consumption and production were monitored continuously for one full month, before and after installation of the kit. Overall, the study covered 40,000 h of work, during which the harvesters cut, processed, and debarked 4.5 million trees, or 650,000 m3 of wood, under bark. Fuel consumption amounted to 900,000 liters. After installing the adaptation kit, productivity increased 6%, while fuel consumption per hour decreased 3.5%. Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions per product unit decreased 10%, as an average. The effect of random variability typical of an observational study prevented formulating an accurate figure for the amount of fuel that can be saved by installing the adaptation kit. Yet, one may confidently state that, in most cases, installing the kit results in a reduction of fuel use, and that such reduction is most often in the range from \uffe2\uff88\uff9210 to \uffe2\uff88\uff9220% on a per m3 basis.</p>", "keywords": ["productivity", "logging; productivity; eucalypt; plantation; Brazil", "600", "plantation", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "7. Clean energy", "FoR 0607 (Plant Biology)", "logging", "12. Responsible consumption", "eucalypt", "13. Climate action", "8. Economic growth", "FoR 0705 (Forestry Sciences)", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "FoR 0602 (Ecology)", "Brazil"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/1/43/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/f10010043"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forests", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/f10010043", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/f10010043", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/f10010043"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-01-09T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/f11070738", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-07-07", "title": "Evaluation of Soil Biodiversity in Alpine Habitats through eDNA Metabarcoding and Relationships with Environmental Features", "description": "<p>Soil biodiversity is fundamental for ecosystems, ensuring many ecosystem functions, such as nutrient cycling, organic matter decomposition, soil formation, and organic carbon pool increase. Due to these roles, there is a need to study and completely understand how soil biodiversity is composed through different habitats. The aim of this study was to describe the edaphic soil community of the alpine environments belonging to the Gran Paradiso National Park, thus detecting if there are any correlation with environmental features. We studied soil fauna through environmental DNA metabarcoding. From eDNA metabarcoding, 18 families of arthropods were successfully detected, and their abundance expressed in terms of the relative frequency of sequences. Soil faunal communities of mixed coniferous forests were characterized by Isotomidae, Entomobriydae, Hypogastruridae, and Onychiuridae; while mixed deciduous forests were composed mostly by Isotomidae, Cicadidae, Culicidae, and Neelidae. Calcicolous and acidic grasslands also presented families that were not detected in forest habitats, in particular Scarabaeidae, Curculionidae, Brachyceridae, and had in general a more differentiated soil community. Results of the Canonical Component Analysis revealed that the main environmental features affecting soil community for forests were related to vegetation (mixed deciduous forests, tree basal area, tree biomass, Shannon index), soil (organic layers and organic carbon stock), and site (altitude); while for prairies, soil pH and slope were also significant in explaining soil community composition. This study provided a description of the soil fauna of alpine habitats and resulted in a description of community composition per habitat and the relation with the characteristic of vegetation, soil, and topographic features of the study area. Further studies are needed to clarify ecological roles and needs of these families and their role in ecosystem functioning.</p>", "keywords": ["forests", "0106 biological sciences", "0301 basic medicine", "570", "550", "Alps", "prairies", "Alps; Forests; Gran paradiso national park; Pedofauna; Prairies; Soil community;", "Alps; Forests; Gran paradiso national park; Pedofauna; Prairies; Soil community", "15. Life on land", "Gran Paradiso National Park", "01 natural sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "13. Climate action", "[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "pedofauna", "soil community"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/7/738/pdf"}, {"href": "https://air.unimi.it/bitstream/2434/785573/2/rota%202020%20forests.pdf"}, {"href": "https://boa.unimib.it/bitstream/10281/298052/1/2020_Forests.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/7/738/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/f11070738"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forests", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/f11070738", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/f11070738", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/f11070738"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-07-07T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/environsciproc2023026151", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-09-01", "title": "Future Evolution of Agroclimatic Indicators over a Viticulture Area in Greece", "description": "This study aims to provide insight regarding the future evolution of a series of important agroclimatic indicators for a specific farming area of viticulture in Stimagka, Greece. The calculated indicators cover various aspects of the climate and its impact on agriculture and can be categorized into four broad categories: temperature-, precipitation-, drought-, and animal comfort-related indicators. An ensemble of state-of-the-art regional climate model simulations with a spatial resolution of 12 km are used to calculate the indicators for the period 1986\u20132055. For the period 2006\u20132055, two scenarios of possible future evolution of anthropogenic greenhouse gases are used: rcp4.5 and rcp8.5. Results indicate a clear future increase in temperature-related indicators in the region and also more persistent drought conditions.", "keywords": ["0207 environmental engineering", "drought", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "agroclimatic indicators", "Environmental sciences", "animal comfort", "climate change", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "GE1-350", "agriculture", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026151"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/16th%20International%20Conference%20on%20Meteorology%2C%20Climatology%20and%20Atmospheric%20Physics%26amp%3Bmdash%3BCOMECAP%202023", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/environsciproc2023026151", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/environsciproc2023026151", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/environsciproc2023026151"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/f12070902", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-07-12", "title": "Aboveground Biomass Estimation in Short Rotation Forest Plantations in Northern Greece Using ESA\u2019s Sentinel Medium-High Resolution Multispectral and Radar Imaging Missions", "description": "<p>Plantations of fast-growing forest species such as black locust (Robinia Pseudoacacia) can contribute to energy transformation, mitigate industrial pollution, and restore degraded, marginal land. In this study, the synergistic use of Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-1 time series data is explored for modeling aboveground biomass (AGB) in black locust short-rotation plantations in northeastern Greece. Optimal modeling dates and EO sensor data are also identified through the analysis. Random forest (RF) models were originally developed using monthly Sentinel-2 spectral indices, while, progressively, monthly Sentinel-1 bands were incorporated in the statistical analysis. The highest accuracy was observed for the models generated using Sentinel-2 August composites (R2 = 0.52). The inclusion of Sentinel-1 bands in the spectral indices\uffe2\uff80\uff99 models had a negligible effect on modeling accuracy during the leaf-on period. The correlation and comparative performance of the spectral indices in terms of pairwise correlation with AGB varied among the phenophases of the forest plantations. Overall, the field-measured AGB in the forest plantations plots presented a higher correlation with the optical Sentinel-2 images. The synergy of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data proved to be a non-efficient approach for improving forest biomass RF models throughout the year within the geographical and environmental context of our study.</p>", "keywords": ["random forests", "13. Climate action", "optical", "AGB", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "spectral indices", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "02 engineering and technology", "seasonal", "15. Life on land", "optical", " SAR", " spectral indices", " AGB", " seasonal", " random forests", "SAR"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/7/902/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/7/902/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/f12070902"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forests", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/f12070902", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/f12070902", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/f12070902"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-07-11T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/f13091456", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-09-13", "title": "Knowledge about Plant Coexistence during Vegetation Succession for Forest Management on the Loess Plateau, China", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Coexistence between species within plant communities is a key issue in the practice of revegetation, forest management, and biodiversity conservation. Vegetation restoration is critical to control soil erosion and improve the ecological environment on the Loess Plateau. Here, we investigate the interspecific relationships of dominant plants during natural vegetation succession on the Loess Plateau. The results suggest that, under the ecological process of environmental filtering, species within communities can reduce interspecific competition and promote species coexistence via spatial heterogeneity and temporal asynchronous differences. The ecological niche overlap index (Oik) significantly and positively correlated with the strength of interspecific associations. Most species pairs had weak competition and more stable interspecific relationships. The results of the \u03c72 test showed that 317 species pairs were positively associated and 118 were negatively associated. The community is in a positive succession process, and the interaction relationship between species tends to be neutral. We should enhance the protection of positively associated species and pay attention to negatively associated species during forest management. Results revealed that Carex lanceolata Boott and Lespedeza bicolor Turcz coexisted easily with other species for mutual benefit, which could help build artificial forestland of native species to improve the ecological function.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Overlap", "2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "Plant communities", "ecological niche; overlap; plant communities; interspecific relationship; biodiversity conservation; spatial heterogeneity", "Ecological niche", "http://metadata.un.org/sdg/15", "Spatial heterogeneity", "Interspecific relationship", "15. Life on land", "Biodiversity conservation", "Protect", " restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems", " sustainably manage forests", " combat\u00a0desertification", " and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/9/1456/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/9/1456/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/f13091456"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forests", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/f13091456", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/f13091456", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/f13091456"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-09-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/f4010137", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-03-13", "title": "Early Effects Of Afforestation With Willow (Salix Purpurea, \"Hotel\") On Soil Carbon And Nutrient Availability", "description": "<p>Willow (Salix spp.) is currently being researched as a source of biomass energy in Canada. However, it is not certain whether afforestation with willow plantations will enhance or diminish soil C storage and nutrient availability. Trees are known to have pronounced effects on biologically mediated nutrient cycling processes which can increase nutrient availability, but willows are known to be nutrient demanding. In this paper, the net effect of plantation establishment is examined at nine sites across the prairie and southern Ontario regions of Canada. Carbon, N, P, K, Ca and Mg levels in soils and harvestable biomass were compared between willow plantations and paired reference sites at the end of the first three-year rotation. Soils were depleted in total C (\uffe2\uff88\uff922.22 mg\uffc2\uffb7g\uffe2\uff88\uff921, p &lt; 0.05), inorganic N (\uffe2\uff88\uff923.12 \uffce\uffbcg\uffc2\uffb7N\uffc2\uffb7g\uffe2\uff88\uff921, p &lt; 0.10), exchangeable K (\uffe2\uff88\uff920.11 cmolc\uffc2\uffb7kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921, p &lt; 0.10) and leachable P (\uffe2\uff88\uff920.03 mg\uffc2\uffb7g\uffe2\uff88\uff921, p &lt; 0.10). Exchangeable Ca was found to be consistently depleted only at the 20\uffe2\uff80\uff9340 depth. Depletion of soil K was more heavily influenced by disturbance, whereas soil N was directly affected by willow N uptake. Sites with greater growth and biocycling stabilized soil P concentrations.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "570", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "biomass energy; short rotation intensive culture; <i>Salix</i>; fast growth; carbon sequestration; soil nutrient depletion; base cations; nitrogen; phosphorus", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "630", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/4/1/137/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/f4010137"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forests", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/f4010137", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/f4010137", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/f4010137"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-03-12T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/genes15010107", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-01-16", "title": "Structural and Functional Shifts in the Microbial Community of a Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil Exposed to Short-Term Changes in Air Temperature, Soil Moisture and UV Radiation", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The interplay between metal contamination and climate change may exacerbate the negative impact on the soil microbiome and, consequently, on soil health and ecosystem services. We assessed the response of the microbial community of a heavy metal-contaminated soil when exposed to short-term (48 h) variations in air temperature, soil humidity or ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the absence and presence of Enchytraeus crypticus (soil invertebrate). Each of the climate scenarios simulated significantly altered at least one of the microbial parameters measured. Irrespective of the presence or absence of invertebrates, the effects were particularly marked upon exposure to increased air temperature and alterations in soil moisture levels (drought and flood scenarios). The observed effects can be partly explained by significant alterations in soil properties such as pH, dissolved organic carbon, and water-extractable heavy metals, which were observed for all scenarios in comparison to standard conditions. The occurrence of invertebrates mitigated some of the impacts observed on the soil microbial community, particularly in bacterial abundance, richness, diversity, and metabolic activity. Our findings emphasize the importance of considering the interplay between climate change, anthropogenic pressures, and soil biotic components to assess the impact of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and to develop and implement effective management strategies.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "Soil invertebrates", "Soil microbiome", "Soil drought", "Ultraviolet Rays", "Soil pollution", "Microbiota", "Temperature", "Enchytraeus crypticus", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Article", "6. Clean water", "Soil", "03 medical and health sciences", "13. Climate action", "UVR exposure", "Metals", " Heavy", "Climate change", "Soil flood", "Metagenomics", "Increased temperature", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15010107"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Genes", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/genes15010107", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/genes15010107", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/genes15010107"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-01-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/f12101332", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-09-29", "title": "The Value of Hybrid Aspen Coppice Investment under Different Discount Rate, Price and Management Scenarios: A Case Study of Estonia.", "description": "<p>Hybrid aspen is one of the most promising tree species for short-rotation forestry in Northern Europe. After the clearcutting of hybrid aspen plantation, the next generation arises from root and stump sprouts. The economic feasibility of different management strategies of hybrid aspen coppice stands has not yet been comprehensively evaluated in Northern Europe. We compared the land expectation values (LEVs) of hybrid aspen coppice stands managed according to four scenarios: three early thinning methods (corridor, cross-corridor and single-tree) followed by conventional management and intensive bioenergy production (repeated harvests in 5-year rotations) over a 25-year period in hemiboreal Estonia. We considered the historic price volatility of aspen wood assortments under various discount rates (1\uffe2\uff80\uff9320%). We found that the 25-year rotation with different early thinning methods was more profitable than short bioenergy cycles in the case of low discount rates (&lt;5%). The LEV of short coppice cycles for only bioenergy production became more profitable in comparison with those by thinning methods, when higher discount rates (&gt;10%) were applied. Hybrid aspen coppice stands can be managed profitably, but more risks are taken when the management strategy focuses only on bioenergy production.</p>", "keywords": ["Estonia", "coppice forestry", "forest thinning strategies", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "wood price volatility", "investment in forestry", "land expectation value", "<i>Populus</i>", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "short-rotation forestry", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/10/1332/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/10/1332/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/f12101332"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forests", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/f12101332", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/f12101332", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/f12101332"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-09-29T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/f3020370", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-06-19", "title": "Harvesting Carbon From Eastern Us Forests: Opportunities And Impacts Of An Expanding Bioenergy Industry", "description": "<p>Eastern forests of the US are valued both as a carbon sink and a wood resource. The amount of biomass that can be harvested sustainably from this biome for bioenergy without compromising the carbon sink is uncertain. Using past literature and previously validated models, we assessed four scenarios of biomass harvest in the eastern US: partial harvests of mixed hardwood forests, pine plantation management, short-rotation woody cropping systems, and forest residue removal. We also estimated the amount and location of abandoned agricultural lands in the eastern US that could be used for biomass production. Greater carbon storage was estimated to result from partial harvests and residue removals than from plantation management and short-rotation cropping. If woody feedstocks were cultivated with a combination of intensive management on abandoned lands and partial harvests of standing forest, we estimate that roughly 176 Tg biomass y\uffe2\uff88\uff921 (~330,000 GWh or ~16 billion gallons of ethanol) could be produced sustainably from the temperate forest biome of the eastern US. This biomass could offset up to ~63 Tg C y\uffe2\uff88\uff921 that are emitted from fossil fuels used for heat and power generation while maintaining a terrestrial C sink of ~8 Tg C y\uffe2\uff88\uff921.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/f3020370"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forests", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/f3020370", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/f3020370", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/f3020370"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-06-19T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/f5040620", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-04-04", "title": "Carbon Stocks And Climate Change: Management Implications In Northern Arizona Ponderosa Pine Forests", "description": "<p>Researchers have observed climate-driven shifts of forest types to higher elevations in the Southwestern US and predict further migration coupled with large-scale mortality events proportional to increases in radiative forcing. Range contractions of forests are likely to impact the total carbon stored within a stand. This study examines the dynamics of Pinus ponderosa stands under three climate change scenarios in Northern Arizona using the Climate Forest Vegetation Simulator (Climate-FVS) model to  project changes in carbon pools. A sample of 90 stands were grouped according to three elevational ranges; low- (1951 to 2194 m), mid- (2194 to 2499 m), and high- (2499 to  2682 m.) elevation stands. Growth, mortality, and carbon stores were simulated in the  Climate-FVS over a 100 year timespan. We further simulated three management scenarios for each elevational gradient and climate scenario. Management included (1) a  no-management scenario, (2) an intensive-management scenario characterized by thinning from below to a residual basal area (BA) of 18 m2/ha in conjunction with a prescribed burn every 10 years, and (3) a moderate-management scenario characterized by a  thin-from-below treatment to a residual BA of 28 m2/ha coupled with a prescribed burn every 20 years. Results indicate that any increase in aridity due to climate change will produce substantial mortality throughout the elevational range of ponderosa pine stands, with lower elevation stands projected to experience the most devastating effects. Management was only effective for the intensive-management scenario; stands receiving this treatment schedule maintained moderately consistent levels of basal area and demonstrated a higher level of resilience to climate change relative to the two other management scenarios. The results of this study indicate that management can improve  resiliency to climate change, however, resource managers may need to employ more intensive thinning treatments than currently proposed to achieve the best results.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "03 medical and health sciences", "QC Physics", "13. Climate action", "SD Forestry", "climate forest vegetation simulator; climate change and elevation; forest carbon stores; forest management and climate change; climate-driven forest mortality; representative concentration pathways", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Bagdon, Benjamin, Huang, Ching-Hsun,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/4/620/pdf"}, {"href": "https://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/684/1/Bagdon_B_Ching-Hsun_H_2014_Carbon_stocks_climate_change.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/f5040620"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forests", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/f5040620", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/f5040620", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/f5040620"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-04-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/f7110277", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-11-15", "title": "Resource Utilization By Native And Invasive Earthworms And Their Effects On Soil Carbon And Nitrogen Dynamics In Puerto Rican Soils", "description": "<p>Resource utilization by earthworms affects soil C and N dynamics and further colonization of invasive earthworms. By applying 13C-labeled Tabebuia heterophylla leaves and 15N-labeled Andropogon glomeratus grass, we investigated resource utilization by three earthworm species (invasive endogeic Pontoscolex corethrurus, native anecic Estherella sp, and native endogeic Onychochaeta borincana) and their effects on soil C and N dynamics in Puerto Rican soils in a 22-day laboratory experiment. Changes of 13C/C and 15N/N in soils, earthworms, and microbial populations were analyzed to evaluate resource utilization by earthworms and their influences on C and N dynamics. Estherella spp. utilized the 13C-labeled litter; however, its utilization on the 13C-labeled litter reduced when cultivated with P. corethrurus and O. borincana. Both P. corethrurus and O. borincana utilized the 13C-labeled litter and 15C-labeled grass roots and root exudates. Pontoscolex corethrurus facilitated soil respiration by stimulating 13C-labeled microbial activity; however, this effect was suppressed possibly due to the changes in the microbial activities or community when coexisting with O. borincana. Increased soil N mineralization by individual Estherella spp. and O. borincana was reduced in the mixed-species treatments. The rapid population growth of P. corethrurus may increase competition pressure on food resources on the local earthworm community. The relevance of resource availability to the population growth of P. corethrurus and its significance as an invasive species is a topic in need of future research.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "carbon and nitrogen mineralization; invasive earthworms; Luquillo mountains; microbial respiration; Puerto Rico; stable isotope; tropics", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/11/277/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/f7110277"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forests", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/f7110277", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/f7110277", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/f7110277"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-11-15T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/f7020045", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-02-19", "description": "<p>Microbial-mediated decomposition and nutrient mineralization are major drivers of forest productivity. As landscape-scale fuel reduction treatments are being implemented throughout the fire-prone western United States of America, it is important to evaluate operationally how these wildfire mitigation treatments alter belowground processes. We quantified these important belowground components before and after management-applied fuel treatments of thinning alone, thinning combined with prescribed fire, and prescribed fire in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) stands at the Southwest Plateau, Fire and Fire Surrogate site, Arizona. Fuel treatments did not alter pH, total carbon and nitrogen (N) concentrations, or base cations of the forest floor (O horizon) or mineral soil (0\uffe2\uff80\uff935 cm) during this 2-year study. In situ rates of net N mineralization and nitrification in the surface mineral soil (0\uffe2\uff80\uff9315 cm) increased 6 months after thinning with prescribed fire treatments; thinning only resulted in net N immobilization. The rates returned to pre-treatment levels after one year. Based on phospholipid fatty acid composition, microbial communities in treated areas were similar to untreated areas (control) in the surface organic horizon and mineral soil (0\uffe2\uff80\uff935 cm) after treatments. Soil potential enzyme activities were not significantly altered by any of the three fuel treatments. Our results suggest that a variety of one-time alternative fuel treatments can reduce fire hazard without degrading soil fertility.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Ecology", "Life on Land", "fuel treatments", "13. Climate action", "Forestry Sciences", "fuel treatments; nitrification; nitrogen mineralization; phospholipid fatty acids; soil enzymes", "Plant Biology", "phospholipid fatty acids", "15. Life on land", "soil enzymes", "nitrification", "nitrogen mineralization"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Overby, Steven T, Hart, Stephen C,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/2/45/pdf"}, {"href": "https://escholarship.org/content/qt54s4m5pt/qt54s4m5pt.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/f7020045"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forests", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/f7020045", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/f7020045", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/f7020045"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-02-18T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/f8070249", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:20Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-07-13", "title": "Fine Root Dynamics In Afromontane Forest And Adjacent Land Uses In The Northwest Ethiopian Highlands", "description": "<p>Fine roots are a major pathway of C input into soils. The aim of this study was to quantify fine root stocks, production and turnover in natural forest and land use systems converted from forests in Ethiopia. The study was conducted in a remnant Afromontane forest, eucalyptus plantation and grass and cropland in NW Ethiopia. Fine root dynamics were investigated using three different methods: sequential coring, in-growth cores and in-growth nets. Soil cores for sequential analyses were taken in quarterly intervals, while in-growth cores and nets were harvested corresponding to 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 8- and 12-month interval. Fine root stocks averaged 564, 425, 56 and 46 g\uffc2\uffb7m\uffe2\uff88\uff922 in the forest, eucalyptus, grazing land and cropland ecosystems, respectively. The values decreased exponentially with increasing soil depth. In forest and eucalyptus, fine root biomass and necromass were highest in the dry season. Estimates of fine root production differed according to the method used. Fine root production based on in-growth coring averaged 468, 293, 70 and 52 g m\uffe2\uff88\uff922\uffc2\uffb7year\uffe2\uff88\uff921. In general, land use conversion from forest to open lands reduced fine root production by 85\uffe2\uff80\uff9391%. The turnover rate of fine roots was 1.5 for forest and 2.1 for eucalyptus plantation.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "biomass; necromass; fine root stock; root production; sequential coring; in-growth core; turnover rate; carbon efflux; decision matrix", "15. 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