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First, we built a kinetic model for each component of timber (cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin) from literature studies and experiments of the components. Then, we combined these three models into one kinetic model (8 reactions, 8 chemical species) for timber. This approach accounts for chemical differences among timber species. However, the timber model is only able to reproduce the trend in the experiments when literature parameters are used. Using multi-objective inverse modelling, we extract a new set of optimised kinetic parameters from 16 high-quality experiments from the literature. The novel optimised kinetic model is able to reproduce these 16 and a further 64 (blind predictions) experiments nearly within the experimental uncertainty, spanning different heating rates (1\u201360\u2009K/min), oxygen concentrations (0\u201360 %), and even isothermal experiments (220\u2013300\u2009\u00b0C). Furthermore, the model outperforms current kinetic models for fire science in accuracy across a wide range of conditions without an increase in complexity. Incorporated into a model of heat and mass transfer, this new and optmised kinetic model could improve the understanding of timber burning and has the potenial to lead to safer designs of timber buildings.", "keywords": ["Technology", "Engineering", " Chemical", "Energy & Fuels", "THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS", "Charring", "0904 Chemical Engineering", "Chemical", "Timber", "02 engineering and technology", "WOOD", "7. Clean energy", "0201 civil engineering", "REACTION-MECHANISMS", "COMBUSTION", "Engineering", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "Biomass", "Science & Technology", "Energy", "Chemistry", " Analytical", "FAST BIOMASS PYROLYSIS", "CELLULOSE PYROLYSIS", "Analytical", "Fire", "THERMAL-DECOMPOSITION", "620", "MODEL", "Chemistry", "Kinetics", "13. 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The experimental design included forest plots with different earthworm community composition (dominated byLumbricus terrestrisorL. rubellus). Soil carbon pools were 37% lower in earthworm\uffe2\uff80\uff90invaded plots largely because of the elimination of the forest floor horizons, and mineral soil C:N was lower in earthworm plots despite the mixing of high C:N organic matter into soil by earthworms. Litter disappearance over the first winter\uffe2\uff80\uff93spring was highest in theL. terrestris(T) plots, but during the warm season, rapid loss of litter was observed in bothL. rubellus(R) and T plots. After two years, 22.0% \uffc2\uffb1 5.4% of13C released from litter was recovered in soil with no significant differences among plots. Total recovery of added13C (decaying litter plus soil) was much higher in no\uffe2\uff80\uff90worm (NW) plots (61\uffe2\uff80\uff9368%) than in R and T plots (20\uffe2\uff80\uff9329%) as much of the litter remained in the former whereas it had disappeared in the latter. Much higher percentage recovery of15N than13C was observed, with significantly lower values for T than R and NW plots. Higher overwinter earthworm activity in T plots contributed to lower soil N recovery. In earthworm\uffe2\uff80\uff90invaded plots isotope enrichment was highest in macroaggregates and microaggregates whereas in NW plots silt plus clay fractions were most enriched. The net effect of litter mixing and priming of recalcitrant soil organic matter (SOM), stabilization of SOM in soil aggregates, and alteration of the soil microbial community by earthworm activity results in loss of SOM and lowering of the C:N ratio. 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Nous avons men\u00e9 une exp\u00e9rience sur le terrain en utilisant des sacs de liti\u00e8re avec trois tailles de maille diff\u00e9rentes qui ont permis l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la microfaune (0,1 mm), \u00e0 la micro et m\u00e9sofaune (2 mm) et \u00e0 la faune totale du sol (5 mm) pour \u00e9valuer la d\u00e9composition de la liti\u00e8re foliaire de deux esp\u00e8ces d'arbres associ\u00e9es \u00e0 des champignons mycorhiziens arbusculaires (MA) et de trois esp\u00e8ces d'arbres associ\u00e9es \u00e0 des champignons ectomycorhiziens (ECM) dans six sites de jardins communs danois. Nous avons \u00e9galement \u00e9valu\u00e9 comment les diff\u00e9rences dans la qualit\u00e9 initiale de la liti\u00e8re, les propri\u00e9t\u00e9s du sol et la composition de la communaut\u00e9 microbienne parmi les esp\u00e8ces d'arbres peuvent affecter la d\u00e9composition de la liti\u00e8re ainsi que les effets de la faune du sol sur la d\u00e9composition de la liti\u00e8re. Les r\u00e9sultats ont montr\u00e9 que (1) la perte de masse de la liti\u00e8re variait consid\u00e9rablement selon la taille des mailles et les esp\u00e8ces d'arbres, avec des taux de d\u00e9composition de la liti\u00e8re (k) allant de 0,273 \u00e0 3,482\u00a0; (2) l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la m\u00e9sofaune augmentait significativement la liti\u00e8re k de 0,658 pour la MA et de 0,396 pour les esp\u00e8ces d'arbres ECM sans acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la faune du sol, respectivement de 255 et 92%, tandis que l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la fois \u00e0 la m\u00e9so- et \u00e0 la macrofaune augmentait k de 265 et 108% pour les arbres AM et ECM, respectivement\u00a0; (3) l'identit\u00e9 des esp\u00e8ces d'arbres, l'association mycorhizienne, la qualit\u00e9 initiale de la liti\u00e8re, les propri\u00e9t\u00e9s du sol, la composition des communaut\u00e9s microbiennes et la biomasse de la faune du sol ambiant \u00e9taient tous des facteurs influen\u00e7ant significativement la d\u00e9composition de la liti\u00e8re, mais l'identit\u00e9 des esp\u00e8ces d'arbres \u00e9tait le facteur dominant ind\u00e9pendamment de la taille des mailles des sacs de liti\u00e8re\u00a0; et (4) les effets de la m\u00e9sofaune sur la d\u00e9composition de la liti\u00e8re \u00e9taient principalement contr\u00f4l\u00e9s par l'identit\u00e9 des esp\u00e8ces d'arbres, la concentration initiale en Mg de la liti\u00e8re et le rapport lignine\u00a0:N, tandis que le petit impact suppl\u00e9mentaire de l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la macrofaune n'\u00e9tait pas bien expliqu\u00e9 par aucun des facteurs \u00e9valu\u00e9s. Dans l'ensemble, nos r\u00e9sultats sugg\u00e8rent que les esp\u00e8ces d'arbres affectent la d\u00e9composition de la liti\u00e8re via une stimulation diff\u00e9rente du fonctionnement de la faune du sol, et que les esp\u00e8ces d'arbres associ\u00e9es \u00e0 la MA et \u00e0 la mec diff\u00e8rent dans le degr\u00e9 auquel la faune du sol stimule la d\u00e9composition de la liti\u00e8re. Cependant, le mod\u00e8le n'\u00e9tait pas enti\u00e8rement coh\u00e9rent car les taux de d\u00e9composition de la liti\u00e8re pour la chaux associ\u00e9e \u00e0 la mec \u00e9taient stimul\u00e9s dans la m\u00eame mesure que les taux pour les esp\u00e8ces d'arbres associ\u00e9es \u00e0 la MA, le fr\u00eane et l'\u00e9rable. 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Nitrogenfertilization increases the soil C stock and N2O emissions while decreasing the CH4 sink. Peatland hydrology management is a major driver of the GHG emissions of the peatland forests, with lower water level corresponding to higher CO2 emissions. Furthermore, the global warming potential of all GHG emissions (CO2, CH4 and N2O) together can be ten-fold higher after clear-cutting than in peatlands with standing trees. The climate change mitigation potential of forest soils, as estimated by modelling approaches, accounts for stand biomass driven effects and climate factors that affect the decomposition rate. A future challenge is to account for the effects of soil preparation and other management that affects soil processes by changing soil temperature, soil moisture, soil nutrient balance, microbial community structure and processes, hydrology and soil oxygen concentration in the models. 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Woody encroachment leads to changes in both the structure and function of dryland ecosystems and has been shown to result in accelerated soil erosion and loss of soil nutrients. Covering 40% of the terrestrial land surface, dryland environments are of global importance, both as a habitat and a soil carbon store. Relationships between environmental change, soil erosion, and the carbon cycle are uncertain. There is a clear need to further our understanding of dryland vegetation change and impacts on carbon dynamics. Here two grass\uffe2\uff80\uff90to\uffe2\uff80\uff90woody ecotones that occur across large areas of the southwestern United States are investigated. This study takes a multidisciplinary approach, combining ecohydrological monitoring of structure and function and a dual\uffe2\uff80\uff90proxy biogeochemical tracing approach using the unique natural biochemical signatures of the vegetation. Results show that following woody encroachment, not only do these drylands lose significantly more soil and organic carbon via erosion but that this includes significant amounts of legacy organic carbon which would previously have been stable under grass cover. Results suggest that these dryland soils may not act as a stable organic carbon pool, following encroachment and that accelerated erosion of carbon, driven by vegetation change, has important implications for carbon dynamics.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "soil erosion", "info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/550", "550", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "soil carbon pool", "13. Climate action", "biogeochemical tracing", "woody encroachment", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Geosciences", " Multidisciplinary", "dryland vegetation change", "Environmental Sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1002/2014jg002635"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Geophysical%20Research%3A%20Biogeosciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1002/2014jg002635", "name": "item", "description": "10.1002/2014jg002635", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1002/2014jg002635"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1002/eap.1460", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:14:09Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-10-21", "title": "Forest Management Scenarios In A Changing Climate: Trade-Offs Between Carbon, Timber, And Old Forest", "description": "Abstract<p>Balancing economic, ecological, and social values has long been a challenge in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, where conflict over timber harvest and old\uffe2\uff80\uff90growth habitat on public lands has been contentious for the past several decades. The Northwest Forest Plan, adopted two decades ago to guide management on federal lands, is currently being revised as the region searches for a balance between sustainable timber yields and habitat for sensitive species. In addition, climate change imposes a high degree of uncertainty on future forest productivity, sustainability of timber harvest, wildfire risk, and species habitat. We evaluated the long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term, landscape\uffe2\uff80\uff90scale trade\uffe2\uff80\uff90offs among carbon (C) storage, timber yield, and old forest habitat given projected climate change and shifts in forest management policy across 2.1 million hectares of forests in the Oregon Coast Range. Projections highlight the divergence between private and public lands under business\uffe2\uff80\uff90as\uffe2\uff80\uff90usual forest management, where private industrial forests are heavily harvested and many public (especially federal) lands increase C and old forest over time but provide little timber. Three alternative management scenarios altering the amount and type of timber harvest show widely varying levels of ecosystem C and old\uffe2\uff80\uff90forest habitat. On federal lands, ecological forestry practices also allowed a simultaneous increase in old forest and natural early\uffe2\uff80\uff90seral habitat. The ecosystem C implications of shifts away from current practices were large, with current practices retaining up to 105\uffc2\uffa0Tg more C than the alternative scenarios by the end of the century. Our results suggest climate change is likely to increase forest productivity by 30\uffe2\uff80\uff9341% and total ecosystem C storage by 11\uffe2\uff80\uff9315% over the next century as warmer winter temperatures allow greater forest productivity in cooler months. These gains in C storage are unlikely to be offset by wildfire under climate change, due to the legacy of management and effective fire suppression. Our scenarios of future conditions can inform policy makers, land managers, and the public about the potential effects of land management alternatives, climate change, and the trade\uffe2\uff80\uff90offs that are inherent to management and policy in the region.</p>", "keywords": ["Carbon sequestration", "Forest management -- Economic aspects", "0106 biological sciences", "Climate Change", "Forestry", "Forest fires -- Effect of climate change on", "Forests", "15. Life on land", "Wood", "01 natural sciences", "Carbon", "Trees", "Oregon", "Forest management -- Social aspects", "13. Climate action", "Northwest Forest Plan (U.S.)", "Environmental Sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1460"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecological%20Applications", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1002/eap.1460", "name": "item", "description": "10.1002/eap.1460", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1002/eap.1460"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-02-17T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1002/eco.1810", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:14:10Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-11-10", "title": "Increased complementarity in water-limited environments in Scots pine and European beech mixtures under climate change", "description": "Abstract<p>Management of mixedwoods is advocated as an effective adaptation strategy to increase ecosystem resiliency in the context of climate change. Although mixedwoods have been shown to have greater resource use efficiency relative to pure stands, considerable uncertainty remains with respect to the underlying ecological processes. We explored species interactions in Scots pine/European beech mixedwoods with the process\uffe2\uff80\uff90based model FORECAST Climate. The model was calibrated for two contrasting forests in the southwestern Pyrenees (northern Spain): a wet Mediterranean site at 625\uffc2\uffa0m.a.s.l. and a subalpine site at 1335\uffc2\uffa0m.a.s.l. Predicted mixedwood yield was higher than that for beech stands but lower than pine stands. When simulating climate change, mixedwood yield was reduced at the Mediterranean site (\uffe2\uff88\uff9233%) but increased at the subalpine site (+11%). Interaction effects were enhanced as stands developed. Complementarity dominated the Mediterranean stand but neutral or net competition dominated the subalpine stand, which had higher stand density and water availability. Reduced water demand and consumption, increased canopy interception, and improved water\uffe2\uff80\uff90use efficiency in mixtures compared to beech stands, suggest a release of beech intraspecific competition. Beech also facilitated pine growth through better litter quality, nonsymbiotic nitrogen fixation, and above\uffe2\uff80\uff90 and belowground stratification, leading to higher foliar nitrogen content and deeper canopies in pines. In conclusion, mixtures may improve water availability and use efficiency for beech and light interception for pine, the main limiting factors for each species, respectively. Encouraging pine\uffe2\uff80\uff93beech mixtures could be an effective adaptation to climate change in drought\uffe2\uff80\uff90prone sites in the Mediterranean region.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Interspecific competition", "13. Climate action", "Fagus sylvatica", "Mixedwoods", "Pinus sylvestris", "15. Life on land", "Species complementarity", "Intraspecific competition", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Ecological modelling"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/eco.1810"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.1810"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecohydrology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1002/eco.1810", "name": "item", "description": "10.1002/eco.1810", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1002/eco.1810"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-01-25T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1002/eqe.3286", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:14:11Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-06-22", "title": "Spatiotemporal seismic hazard and risk assessment of M9.0 megathrust earthquake sequences of wood\u2010frame houses in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada", "description": "Summary<p>Megathrust earthquake sequences, comprising mainshocks and triggered aftershocks along the subduction interface and in the overriding crust, can impact multiple buildings and infrastructure in a city. The time between the mainshocks and aftershocks usually is too short to retrofit the structures; therefore, moderate\uffe2\uff80\uff90size aftershocks can cause additional damage. To have a better understanding of the impact of aftershocks on city\uffe2\uff80\uff90wide seismic risk assessment, a new simulation framework of spatiotemporal seismic hazard and risk assessment of future M9.0 sequences in the Cascadia subduction zone is developed. The simulation framework consists of an epidemic\uffe2\uff80\uff90type aftershock sequence (ETAS) model, ground\uffe2\uff80\uff90motion model, and state\uffe2\uff80\uff90dependent seismic fragility model. The spatiotemporal ETAS model is modified to characterise aftershocks of large and anisotropic M9.0 mainshock ruptures. To account for damage accumulation of wood\uffe2\uff80\uff90frame houses due to aftershocks in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, state\uffe2\uff80\uff90dependent fragility curves are implemented. The new simulation framework can be used for quasi\uffe2\uff80\uff90real\uffe2\uff80\uff90time aftershock hazard and risk assessments and city\uffe2\uff80\uff90wide post\uffe2\uff80\uff90event risk management.</p>", "keywords": ["Mainshock-aftershock sequences", "550", "seismic risk", "Damage accumulation", "seismic hazard", "Cascadia", "City-wide seismic risk", "02 engineering and technology", "Wood-frame houses", "01 natural sciences", "aftershocks", "0201 civil engineering", "earthquake clustering", "13. Climate action", "Cascadia subduction earthquakes", "Spatiotemporal ETAS seismicity model", "earthquakes", "State-dependent aftershock fragility curves", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3286"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Earthquake%20Engineering%20%26amp%3B%20Structural%20Dynamics", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1002/eqe.3286", "name": "item", "description": "10.1002/eqe.3286", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1002/eqe.3286"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-06-21T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10021-005-0085-7", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:14:42Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-03-20", "title": "Microbial Cycling Of C And N In Northern Hardwood Forests Receiving Chronic Atmospheric No3- Deposition", "description": "Sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.)-dominated northern hardwood forests in the upper Lakes States region appear to be particularly sensitive to chronic atmospheric NO                   3                   \u2212                  deposition. Experimental NO                   3                   \u2212                  deposition (3 g NO                   3                   \u2212                  N m\u22122 y\u22121) has significantly reduced soil respiration and increased the export of DOC/DON and NO                   3                   \u2212                  across the region. Here, we evaluate the possibility that diminished microbial activity in mineral soil was responsible for these ecosystem-level responses to NO                   3                   \u2212                  deposition. To test this alternative, we measured microbial biomass, respiration, and N transformations in the mineral soil of four northern hardwood stands that have received 9 years of experimental NO                   3                   \u2212                  deposition. Microbial biomass, microbial respiration, and daily rates of gross and net N transformations were not changed by NO                   3                   \u2212                  deposition. We also observed no effect of NO                   3                   \u2212                  deposition on annual rates of net N mineralization. However, NO                   3                   \u2212                  deposition significantly increased (27%) annual net nitrification, a response that resulted from rapid microbial NO                   3                   \u2212                  assimilation, the subsequent turnover of NH                   4                   +                 , and increased substrate availability for this process. Nonetheless, greater rates of net nitrification were insufficient to produce the 10-fold observed increase in NO                   3                   \u2212                  export, suggesting that much of the exported NO                   3                   \u2212                  resulted directly from the NO                   3                   \u2212                  deposition treatment. Results suggest that declines in soil respiration and increases in DOC/DON export cannot be attributed to NO                   3                   \u2212                 -induced physiological changes in mineral soil microbial activity. Given the lack of response we have observed in mineral soil, our results point to the potential importance of microbial communities in forest floor, including both saprotrophs and mycorrhizae, in mediating ecosystem-level responses to chronic NO                   3                   \u2212                  deposition in Lake States northern hardwood forests.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Ecology", "Science", "Plant Sciences", "Soil C and N Cycling", "Ecology and Evolutionary Biology", "Life Sciences", "Natural Resources and Environment", "Nature Conservation", "Northern Hardwood Forests", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Microbial Respiration", "Nitrification", "01 natural sciences", "Environmental Management", "N Mineralization", "Geoecology/Natural Processes", "13. Climate action", "Atmospheric NO 3 \u2212 Deposition", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Zoology"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-005-0085-7"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecosystems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10021-005-0085-7", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10021-005-0085-7", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10021-005-0085-7"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2006-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s00226-022-01398-7", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:14:29Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-07-11", "title": "Timber tensile strength in mixed stands of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.).", "description": "Abstract<p>The conversion to climate-stable, resilient and productive forests has resulted in an increasing share of mixed stands. Different growth conditions and silvicultural treatments lead to an increased scatter in strength compared to what is expected from monoculture experience. The study (i) quantified the magnitude of variation in strength of European beech timber from stands of different composition and (ii) showed the impact of grading on the characteristic strength value of timber coming from those stands. Strength grading models and machine settings for hardwood tensile classes on over 900 European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) boards were derived. One model used only the dynamic modulus of elasticity (Edyn), and a more complex model used a knot value in addition. Afterwards, 407 boards from pure beech stands as well as mixed stands of beech with Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.), sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.), and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) were graded and analyzed for their material properties from tension tests parallel to grain. Although a variance components analysis attributed only 4.2% of the variation to mixture, the ungraded timber showed significant strength differences between the pure and the beech-pine stands (65.2 versus 46.6\uffc2\uffa0MPa). The yield of the material graded to the highest class in a class combination was higher in pure beech stands. The required characteristic strength values were mostly met for boards from the pure stands; while boards from the beech-pine mixed stands hardly ever reached the required values. To reduce strength variation and guarantee reliable timber products, strength grading should consider the various growth situations in forests when sampling material for the derivation of settings.</p>", "keywords": ["690", "0106 biological sciences", "Original ; Wood Science & Technology ; Ceramics", " Glass", " Composites", " Natural Materials ; Manufacturing", " Machines", " Tools", " Processes", "ddc:630", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "ddc:"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00226-022-01398-7.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-022-01398-7"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Wood%20Science%20and%20Technology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s00226-022-01398-7", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s00226-022-01398-7", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s00226-022-01398-7"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s00442-009-1490-y", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:14:39Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-03-06", "title": "Frequent Fire Affects Soil Nitrogen And Carbon In An African Savanna By Changing Woody Cover", "description": "When tropical and sub-tropical ecosystems burn, considerable amounts of N present in the biomass fuel may be released. This ultimately results in a loss of fixed N to the atmosphere. It is often assumed that this volatilization loss of N with frequent fire will result in a reduction of plant-available N and total system N. By changing the amount of woody biomass fire may, however, also have indirect effects on N and C dynamics. Here we consider the effects of 50 years of frequent fire on total soil N and soil organic C (SOC) and total soil N in a mesic savanna in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. We also determine how changes in woody biomass may affect total soil N and SOC. We measured soil and fine root N and C concentrations as well as total soil N and SOC pools in four burning treatments, including fire exclusion, of a long-term fire experiment. Our results show that regardless of soil depth, fire treatment had no significant effect on total soil N and SOC. Our results also show that under trees total soil N and SOC concentrations of the surface soil increase, and pools of N and SOC increase to a depth of 7 cm. However, the extent to which soil N and C dynamics differed under canopies and away from canopies was dependent on fire treatment. Our results show that the effect of fire on soil N and C is mediated both through the indirect effect of changes in woody cover and the direct effects of fire (volatilization losses of nutrients). We suggest that woody thickening in this mesic savanna will have pronounced effects on long-term N and C dynamics.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Carbon Isotopes", "Time Factors", "Nitrogen Isotopes", "Nitrogen", "Rain", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Wood", "01 natural sciences", "Carbon", "Fires", "Trees", "Soil", "South Africa", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Seasons", "Volatilization", "Ecosystem", "Soil Microbiology"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-009-1490-y"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Oecologia", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s00442-009-1490-y", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s00442-009-1490-y", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s00442-009-1490-y"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-03-07T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10021-022-00802-4", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:14:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-12-12", "title": "Pulse, Shunt and Storage: Hydrological Contraction Shapes Processing and Export of Particulate Organic Matter in River Networks", "description": "Abstract<p>Streams and rivers act as landscape-scale bioreactors processing large quantities of terrestrial particulate organic matter (POM). This function is linked to their flow regime, which governs residence times, shapes organic matter reactivity and controls the amount of carbon (C) exported to the atmosphere and coastal oceans. Climate change impacts flow regimes by increasing both flash floods and droughts. Here, we used a modelling approach to explore the consequences of lateral hydrological contraction, that is, the reduction of the wet portion of the streambed, for POM decomposition and transport at the river network scale. Our model integrates seasonal leaf litter input as generator of POM, transient storage of POM on wet and dry streambed portions with associated decomposition and ensuing changes in reactivity, and transport dynamics through a dendritic river network. Simulations showed that the amount of POM exported from the river network and its average reactivity increased with lateral hydrological contraction, due to the combination of (1) low processing of POM while stored on dry streambeds, and (2) large shunting during flashy events. The sensitivity analysis further supported that high lateral hydrological contraction leads to higher export of higher reactivity POM, regardless of transport coefficient values, average reactivity of fresh leaf litter and differences between POM reactivity under wet and dry conditions. Our study incorporates storage in dry streambed areas into the pulse-shunt concept (Raymond and others in Ecology 97(1):5\uffe2\uff80\uff9316, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1890/14-1684.1), providing a mechanistic framework and testable predictions about leaf litter storage, transport and decomposition in fluvial networks.</p", "keywords": ["DECOMPOSITION", "DYNAMICS", "0106 biological sciences", "330", "FLOW", "WOOD", "01 natural sciences", "Modelling", "Article", "LEAF", "preconditioning", "leaf litter; stream; catchment; organic carbon; organic matter degradation; carbon cycling; preconditioning; flow intermittence; modelling", "HETEROGENEITY", "Organic carbon", "organic matter degradation", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean", "CARBON FLUXES", "Atmosphere", "[SDU.OCEAN] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean", " Atmosphere", "Leaf litter", "Carbon cycle", "15. Life on land", "[SDU.ENVI] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces", " environment", "flow intermittence", "6. Clean water", "13. Climate action", "STREAM", "Stream", "Catchments", "[SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces", "environment"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://iris.unive.it/bitstream/10278/5031900/2/Catalan_et_al_Ecosystems_2023.pdf"}, {"href": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10021-022-00802-4.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-022-00802-4"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecosystems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10021-022-00802-4", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10021-022-00802-4", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10021-022-00802-4"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-12-12T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10342-010-0422-z", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:14:46Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-08-23", "title": "Analysis Of Growth And Nutrition Of A Young Castanea X Coudercii Plantation After Application Of Wood-Bark Ash", "description": "The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of the application of wood-bark ash (WBA) on the growth and nutritional status of a 5-year-old hybrid chestnut plantation in two consecutive periods of 3 and 4 years, i.e., from age 5 to 8 years and from age 8 to 12 years, respectively. A field experiment, which included 3 treatments and 4 replicate blocks, was established on an acidic, organic matter-rich mineral soil. The treatments were two different doses of ash (10 and 20 t ha\u22121) and an unfertilized control. Application of the ash (by spreading on the ground) produced mean increases of 16% in diameter and 11% in height growth of trees during the first 3 years, considering both doses together; the response was also significant for the subsequent period, particularly with the higher dose of ash (increases of 11% in diameter and 15% in height growth). The ash had a marked effect, although clearly short lived, on pH (H2O) levels (an increase of 0.6 units) and on exchangeable soil K, Ca and Mg. The nutritional status of the plantation was improved, mainly in terms of K, Ca and Mg, and the results of a vector analysis indicated that these elements, particularly K, were limiting forest production. Foliar or soil nutrient concentrations in the mineral soil were no longer affected by the ash at age 12 years. We recommend the application of two doses of 10 Mg ha\u22121 throughout the rotation for fertilizing acid mineral soils that are rich in organic matter.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "Tree growth", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Castanea \u00d7 coudercii", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Foliar analysis", "15. Life on land", "Wood-bark ash", "01 natural sciences", "Forest fertilization"], "contacts": [{"organization": "P\u00e9rez Cruzado, C\u00e9sar, Solla Gull\u00f3n, Fernando, Merino Garc\u00eda, Agust\u00edn, Rodr\u00edguez Soalleiro, Roque,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-010-0422-z"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10342-010-0422-z", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10342-010-0422-z", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10342-010-0422-z"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-08-24T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10342-012-0672-z", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:14:46Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-11-22", "title": "Do Thinnings Influence Biomass And Soil Carbon Stocks In Mediterranean Maritime Pinewoods?", "description": "Open AccessPeer reviewed", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Dead wood", "Forest management", "Carbon stock", "Pinus pinaster", "Forest floor", "15. Life on land", "Mineral soil", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-012-0672-z"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10342-012-0672-z", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10342-012-0672-z", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10342-012-0672-z"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-11-23T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10457-015-9836-4", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:14:48Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-08-05", "title": "Carbon Storage In Livestock Systems With And Without Live Fences Of Gliricidia Sepium In The Humid Tropics Of Mexico", "description": "Open AccessAgroforestry systems (AFS) play a major role in the sequestration of carbon (C). The objectives of this study were to quantify the organic C stocks in the above- and below-ground tree biomass and in the soil in a cattle-farming system with live fences (CFSLF) of Gliricidia sepium and to compare the levels with those of a cattle-farming system based on a grass monoculture (CFSGM). The methodology included a forest inventory in nine randomly assigned plots and the destructive sampling of G. sepium 32 trees, measuring for each tree the diameter at breast height (DBH), stem height, total tree height, branch weight, leaf weight and coarse root weight. In addition, we measured grass biomass, collected litterfall and collected soil samples at depths of 0\u201310, 10\u201320 and 20\u201330\u00a0cm in the plots. A logarithmic model was developed to quantify the above- and below-ground tree biomass. The soil organic matter was determined by the dry combustion method. The total carbon stored in the CFSLF was 119.82\u00a0Mg\u00a0C\u00a0ha\u22121, with the G. sepium trees contributing 5.7\u00a0% of the total C (6.48\u00a0Mg\u00a0C\u00a0ha\u22121). The CFSGM stored 113.34\u00a0Mg\u00a0C\u00a0ha\u22121. The grass biomass stored 15.32\u00a0Mg\u00a0C\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0year\u22121 in the CFSGM and 15.68\u00a0Mg\u00a0C\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0year\u22121 in the CFSLF, and the litterfall in the CFSLF stored 0.205\u00a0Mg\u00a0C\u00a0ha\u22121\u00a0year\u22121. Despite the modest contribution of G. sepium trees to the C storage, the total carbon accumulated in the CFSLF and CFSGM was similar.", "keywords": ["Carbon sequestration", "Prediction equation", "2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "Woody forage", "Grass monoculture", "Silvopastoral systems", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-015-9836-4"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agroforestry%20Systems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10457-015-9836-4", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10457-015-9836-4", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10457-015-9836-4"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-08-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10533-011-9695-7", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:14:51Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-01-06", "title": "Tree Species Effects On Coupled Cycles Of Carbon, Nitrogen, And Acidity In Mineral Soils At A Common Garden Experiment", "description": "Forest biogeochemical cycles are shaped by effects of dominant tree species on soils, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. We investigated effects of temperate tree species on interactions among carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and acidity in mineral soils from an experiment with replicated monocultures of 14 tree species. To identify how trees affected these soil properties, we evaluated correlations among species-level characteristics (e.g. nutrient concentrations in leaf litter, wood, and roots), stand-level properties (e.g. nutrient fluxes through leaf litterfall, nutrient pools in stemwood), and components of soil C, N, and cation cycles. Total extractable acidity (aciditytot) was correlated positively with mineral soil C stocks (R2 = 0.72, P < 0.001), such that a nearly two-fold increase in aciditytot was associated with a more than two-fold increase of organic C. We attribute this correlation to effects of tree species on soil acidification and subsequent mineral weathering reactions, which make hydrolyzing cations available for stabilization of soil organic matter. The effects of tree species on soil acidity were better understood by measuring multiple components of soil acidity, including pH, the abundance of hydrolyzing cations in soil solutions and on cation exchange sites, and aciditytot. Soil pH and aciditytot were correlated with proton-producing components of the soil N cycle (e.g. nitrification), which were positively correlated with species-level variability in fine root N concentrations. Soluble components of soil acidity, such as aluminum in saturated paste extracts, were more strongly related to plant traits associated with calcium cycling, including leaf and root calcium concentrations. Our results suggest conceptual models of plant impacts on soil biogeochemistry should be revised to account for underappreciated plant traits and biogeochemical processes.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "XXXXXX - Unknown", "weathering", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "humus", "15. Life on land", "cations", "01 natural sciences", "stoichiometry", "wood"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-011-9695-7"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biogeochemistry", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10533-011-9695-7", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10533-011-9695-7", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10533-011-9695-7"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-01-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s10705-004-1927-y", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:14:54Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2005-03-15", "title": "Long-Term Effects Of Fallow Systems And Lengths On Crop Production And Soil Fertility Maintenance In West Africa", "description": "In the development of short fallow systems as alternatives to shifting cultivation in West Africa, a long-term trial was established at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on an Alfisol in the forest-savanna transitional zone of southwestern Nigeria, comparing three fallow systems; natural regrowth fallow, cover crop fallow and alley cropping on soil productivity and crop yield sustainability. The natural fallow system consisted of natural regrowth of mainly Chromolaena odorata shrub as fallow vegetation. The cover crop fallow system consisted of Pueraria phaseoloides, a herbaceous legume as fallow vegetation. The alley cropping system consisted of woody hedgerows of Leucaena leucocephala as fallow vegetation. The fallow lengths were 0 (continuous cropping), 1, 2 and 3 years after 1 year of maize/cassava intercropping. Biomass produced from natural fallow and cover crop fallow was burnt during the land preparation. Fertilizer was not applied throughout the study. Without fertilizer application, maize yield declined from above 3.0 t ha\u22121 to below 0.5 t ha\u22121 during 12 years of cultivation (1989\u20132000) on a land cleared from a 23-year old secondary forest. Temporal change in cassava tuber yield was erratic. Mean maize grain yields from 1993\u20132000 except for 1999 were higher in cover crop fallow system (1.89 t ha\u22121) than in natural fallow system (1.73 t ha\u22121), while natural fallow system outperformed alley cropping system (1.46 t ha\u22121). During the above 7 years, mean cassava tuber yield in cover crop system (7.7 t ha\u22121) did not differ from natural fallow system (8.2 t ha\u22121), and both systems showed higher cassava tuber than the alley cropping system (5.7 t ha\u22121). The positive effect of fallowing on crop yields was observed for both crops in the three systems, however, insignificant effects were seen when fallow length exceeded 1 year for cover crop and alley cropping, and 2 years for natural fallow. Soil pH, organic carbon, available P and exchangeable Ca, Mg and K decreased considerably after 12 years of cultivation, even in a 3-year fallow subplot. After 12 years, soil organic carbon (SOC) within 0\u20135 cm depth in alley cropping (13.9 g kg\u22121) and natural fallow (13.7 g kg\u22121) was higher than in cover crop fallow (11.6 g kg\u22121). Whereas significant increase in SOC with either natural fallow or alley cropping was observed only after 2 or 3 years of fallow, the SOC in the 1-year fallow alley cropping subplot was higher than that in continuous cropping natural fallow subplot. It can be concluded from our study that in transforming shifting cultivation to a permanent cropping, fallow with natural vegetation (natural fallow), herbaceous legumes (cover crop fallow) and woody legumes (alley cropping) can contribute to the maintenance of crop production and soil fertility, however, length of fallow period does not need to exceed 2 years. When the fallow length is reduced to 1 year, a better alternative to natural regrowth fallow would be the cover crop for higher maize yield and alley cropping for higher soil organic matter. For fallow length of 2 years, West African farmers would be better off with the natural fallow system.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Soil management", "Soil organic matter", "Crop yields", "Conservation agriculture", "Cover crops", "Nigeria", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Soil fertility", "Soil degradation", "01 natural sciences", "Soil quality", "Woody species", "Long-term trial", "West Africa", "Shifting cultivation", "Fallow", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Field Scale"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Guanglong Tian, Guanglong Tian, B. T. Kang, F. K. Salako, P. Idinoba, G.O. Kolawole,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-004-1927-y"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Nutrient%20Cycling%20in%20Agroecosystems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10705-004-1927-y", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10705-004-1927-y", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10705-004-1927-y"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2005-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.agee.2016.10.024", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:15:32Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-11-04", "title": "Soil carbon sequestration rates under Mediterranean woody crops using recommended management practices: A meta-analysis", "description": "Abstract   Mediterranean woody crops, such as olive and almond farming, and vineyards are usually cultivated in soils low in organic matter, with limited water availability and frequently on medium to steep slopes. Therefore, when conventionally cultivated, soils of these cropping systems are net sources of CO2 (throughout soil erosion and organic carbon mineralization). A promising option to sequester carbon (C) in these cropping systems is the implementation of recommended management practices (RMPs), which include plant cover in the inter-row area, minimum or no tillage and off- and on-farm organic matter amendments. However, the effects of RMPs on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in these cropping systems are widely overlooked, despite the critical importance of estimating their contribution on CO2 emissions for policy decisions in the agriculture sector in Mediterranean regions. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis to derive a C response ratio, soil C sequestration rate and soil C sequestration efficiency under RMPs, compared to conventional management of olive and almond orchards, and vineyards (144 data sets from 51 references). RMPs included organic amendments (OA), plant cover (CC) and a combination of the two (CMP). The highest soil C sequestration rate (5.3\u00a0t\u00a0C\u00a0ha\u22121 yr\u22121) was observed following the application OA in olive orchards (especially after olive mill pomace application), whereas CC management achieved the lowest C sequestration rates (1.1, 0.78 and 2.0\u00a0t\u00a0C\u00a0ha\u22121 yr\u22121, for olive orchards, vineyards and almond orchards, respectively). Efficiency of soil C sequestration was greater than 100% after OA and CMP managements, indicating that: i) some of the organic C inputs were unaccounted for, and ii) a positive feedback effect of the application of these amendments on SOC retention (e.g. reduction of soil erosion) and on protective mechanisms of the SOC which reduce CO2 emissions. Soil C sequestration rate tended to be highest during the first years after the change of the management and progressively decreased. Studies performed in Mediterranean sub-climates of low annual precipitation had lower values of soil C sequestration rate, likely due to a lower biomass production of the crop and other plant cover. Soil C sequestration rates in olive farming were much higher than that of vineyards, mainly due to the application of higher annual doses of organic amendments. The relatively high sequestration rate combined with the relative large spatial extent of these cropping system areas suggests that the adoption of RMPs is a sustainable and efficient measure to mitigate climate change.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "330", "QH301 Biology", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "recommended management practices", "carbon sequestration", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "soil organic carbon", "QH301", "13. Climate action", "SDG 13 - Climate Action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Mediterranean woody crops", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.10.024"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agriculture%2C%20Ecosystems%20%26amp%3B%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.agee.2016.10.024", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.agee.2016.10.024", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.agee.2016.10.024"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11104-007-9375-5", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:15:00Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2007-09-06", "title": "Spatial And Temporal Patterns Of Root Distribution In Developing Stands Of Four Woody Crop Species Grown With Drip Irrigation And Fertilization", "description": "In forest trees, roots mediate such significant carbon fluxes as primary production and soil CO2 efflux. Despite the central role of roots in these critical processes, information on root distribution during stand establishment is limited, yet must be described to accurately predict how various forest types, which are growing with a range of resource limitations, might respond to environmental change. This study reports root length density and biomass development in young stands of eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoidies Bartr.) and American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis L.) that have narrow, high resource site requirements, and compares them with sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.), which have more robust site requirements. Fine roots ( 5 mm) were sampled to determine spatial distribution in response to fertilizer and irrigation treatments delivered through drip irrigation tubes. Root length density and biomass were predominately controlled by stand development, depth and proximity to drip tubes. After accounting for this spatial and temporal variation, there was a significant increase in RLD with fertilization and irrigation for all genotypes. The response to fertilization was greater than that of irrigation. Both fine and coarse roots responded positively to resources delivered through the drip tube, indicating a whole-root-system response to resource enrichment and not just a feeder root response. The plastic response to drip tube water and nutrient enrichment demonstrate the capability of root systems to respond to supply heterogeneity by increasing acquisition surface. Fine-root biomass, root density and specific root length were greater for broadleaved species than pine. Roots of all genotypes explored the rooting volume within 2 years, but this occurred faster and to higher root length densities in broadleaved species, indicating they had greater initial opportunity for resource acquisition than pine. Sweetgum\u2019s root characteristics and its response to resource availability were similar to the other broadleaved species, despite its functional resemblance to pine regarding robust site requirements. It was concluded that genotypes, irrigation and fertilization significantly influenced tree root system development, which varied spatially in response to resource-supply heterogeneity created by drip tubes. Knowledge of spatial and temporal patterns of root distribution in these stands will be used to interpret nutrient acquisition and soil respiration measurements.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Crops", "Distribution", "Forests", "Functional Groups", "01 natural sciences", "Cottonwoods", "Biomass", "Trees Functional Groups", "Fertilizers", "Functionals", "Irrigation", "Respiration", "Sycamores", "Nutrients", "Root Length Density Soil Heterogeneity", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Vertical Root Distribution", "Carbon", "60 Applied Life Sciences", "Spatial Distribution", "Fertilization", "Soils", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Stand Development", "Pines", "Plastics", "Woody Crops"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Coleman, Mark", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-007-9375-5"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plant%20and%20Soil", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s11104-007-9375-5", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s11104-007-9375-5", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s11104-007-9375-5"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2007-09-07T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5061/dryad.29mb7", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:21:38Z", "type": "Dataset", "title": "Data from: Growth and carbon relations of mature Picea abies trees under 5\u00a0years of free-air CO2 enrichment", "description": "unspecifiedPicea-FACE_synthesis_gas_exchangeNeedle gas exchange rates measured on 1-year-old needles in ambient (A) and elevated (E) trees at both ambient and elevated CO2 levels (400 and 550 ppm) during five summer field campaigns (18 June, 2 July, and 19 September 2013; 23 and 26 September 2014).", "keywords": ["Conifers", "elevated CO2", "height profile", "carbon isotopes", "Picea abies", "Face", "wood anatomy", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.29mb7"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5061/dryad.29mb7", "name": "item", "description": "10.5061/dryad.29mb7", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5061/dryad.29mb7"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-06-27T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11104-016-3073-0", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:15:08Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-10-10", "title": "Response Of Soil Microbial Community To Afforestation With Pure And Mixed Species", "description": "\u00a9 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.Objectives: Afforestation changes soil chemical properties over several decades. In contrast, microbial community structure can be shifted within the first decade and so, the direct effects of tree species can be revealed. The aim of this study was to determine the alteration of soil microbial community composition 10\u00a0years after afforestation by trees with contrasting functional traits. Methods: The study was conducted at the BangorDIVERSE temperate forest experiment. Soil samples were collected under single, two and three species mixtures of alder and birch, beech and oak - early and secondary successional species, respectively, and contiguous agricultural field. Soil was analysed for total carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) contents, and microbial community structure (phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) analysis). Results and conclusions: The total PLFAs content (370\u2013640\u00a0nmol\u00a0g\u22121soil) in forest plots increased for 30 to 110\u00a0% compared to the agricultural soil (290\u00a0nmol\u00a0g\u22121soil). In contrast, soil C, N and C/N ratios were altered over 10\u00a0years much less - increased only up to 20\u00a0% or even decreased (for beech forest). Afforestation increased bacterial PLFAs by 20\u2013120\u00a0%, whereas it had stronger impact on the development of fungal communities (increased by 50\u2013200\u00a0%). These effects were proved for all forests, but were more pronounced under the monocultures compared to mixtures. This indicates that species identity has a stronger effect than species diversity. Principal component analysis of PLFAs revealed that under mono and three species mixtures similar microbial communities were formed. In contrast, gram-positive PLFAs and actinomycete PLFAs contributed mainly to differentiation of two species mixtures from other forests. Thus, at the early afforestation stage: i) soil biological properties are altered more than chemical, and ii) tree species identity affects more than species amount on both processes.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "570", "Microbial biomarkers", "Plant microbial interactions", "Soil solution", "Tree identity", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Woodland", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Land use change", "Ammonium and nitrate", "Forest composition"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-3073-0"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plant%20and%20Soil", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s11104-016-3073-0", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s11104-016-3073-0", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s11104-016-3073-0"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-10-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11104-024-06959-2", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:15:10Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-11-01", "title": "Tree functional group mediates the effects of nutrient addition on soil nutrients and fungal communities beneath decomposing wood", "description": "\u00a9 The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.Background: Deadwood contains a large reservoir of carbon and nutrients in forest ecosystems, its decomposition has considerable effects on forest soil chemistry and biota. Tree functional group and nutrient inputs both have a significant influence on wood decomposition rates. However, little is known about how these factors interactively influence soil biogeochemistry through wood decomposition. Methods: We examined the effects of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) addition on wood decomposition of different angiosperm and gymnosperm tree species in a three-year period in a subtropical forest. We explored the outcomes for the underlying soil nutrients, microbial biomass, and saprotrophic fungal communities. Result: We found that P addition, rather than N, significantly increased total C, P, as well as microbial biomass C and P concentrations in the soil beneath deadwood. These effects were particularly pronounced in the soil beneath angiosperm wood compared to gymnosperm wood, likely related to the higher decomposition rates of angiosperm wood and its sensitivity to P. Similarly, the presence and abundance of soil saprotrophic fungal communities was strongly associated with P addition, where specific fungal responses were more pronounced under angiosperm wood than gymnosperm wood. Conclusion: Our study underscores the pivotal role of tree functional group in modulating the response of soil nutrient dynamics and fungal community structure beneath decomposing wood in a subtropical forest. These insights are critical for developing predictive models of soil nutrient cycles, which can help manage forest ecosystems more effectively in the face of global environmental changes.", "keywords": ["[SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences", "Soil nutrient concentrations", "Carbon cycling", "570", "[SDV.SA] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences", "Saprotrophic fungi", "Wood decomposition", "Tree functional group", "630", "Nutrient addition experiment"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-024-06959-2"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plant%20and%20Soil", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s11104-024-06959-2", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s11104-024-06959-2", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s11104-024-06959-2"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11356-014-3762-2", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:15:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-11-04", "title": "Denitrification Kinetics In Biomass- And Biochar-Amended Soils Of Different Landscape Positions", "description": "Knowledge of how biochar impacts soil denitrification kinetics as well as the mechanisms of interactions is essential in order to better predict the nitrous oxide (N2O) mitigation capacity of biochar additions. This study had multiple experiments in which the effect of three biochar materials produced from corn stover (Zea mays L.), ponderosa pine wood residue (Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex Lawson and C. Lawson), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), and their corresponding biomass materials (corn stover, ponderosa pine wood residue, and switchgrass) on cumulative N2O emissions and total denitrification in soils from two different landscape positions (crest and footslope) were studied under varying water-filled pore space (40, 70, and 90% WFPS). Cumulative N2O emissions were reduced by 30 to 70% in both crest and footslope soils. The effect of biochars and biomass treatments on cumulative N2O emissions and total denitrification were only observed at \u226540% WFPS. The denitrification enzyme activity (DEA) kinetic parameters, K s (half-saturation constant), and V max (maximum DEA rate) were both significantly reduced by biochar treatments, with reductions of 70-80% in footslope soil and 80-90 % in the crest soil. The activation energy (E a) and enthalpy of activation of DEA (\u0394H) were both increased with biochar application. The trends in DEA rate constants (K s and V max) were correlated by the trends of thermodynamic parameters (activation energy E a and enthalpy of activation \u0394H) for denitrifying enzyme activity (DEA). The rate constant V max/K s evaluated the capacity of biochars to mitigate the denitrification process. Denitrifying enzyme kinetic parameters can be useful in evaluating the ability of biochars to mitigate N2O gas losses from soil.", "keywords": ["Nitrous Oxide", "Water", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Panicum", "Wood", "Zea mays", "6. 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The inherently different management characteristics and their effects on the vegetation dynamics make landscape degradation a contentious issue. The effects of grazing intensity were investigated by a comparison of non-grazed areas, lightly grazed areas, moderately grazed areas, heavily grazed areas and very heavily grazed areas that received one of two fire treatments: early burning and fire protection in a long-term 12-year study. The parameters assessed reflected changes in herbaceous plant cover, biomass as well as soil physical and hydrological properties. The main findings were by and large specific for the grazing level. This supports the argument for devolution of management responsibility to the local level where there is indigenous site-specific knowledge but at the same time insufficient management capacity. A comparison of composite soil samples taken at a depth of 0-10 cm did not differentiate significantly between treatments. This is probably because the composite soil sampling procedure hid the properties of the top first few centimeters. Grazing pressure had a tendency to reduce total above ground biomass (p = 0.081). This was related to increased biomass removal and the trampling pressure (static load) exerted by the animals. The infiltration measurements indicated that the deleterious impact of cattle trampling increased as stocking rate increased. Livestock grazing significantly (p = 0.038) lowered the infiltrability. Prescribed early fire had a tendency (p = 0.073) to reduce the soil water infiltration rate. The subplots subjected to prescribed burning had a lower steady state infiltration rate compared to unburnt areas (means of 49.2 \u00b1 27.5 mm h-1 versus 78 \u00b1 70.5 mm h-1 for burnt and unburnt subplots, respectively). A partial least squares projection to latent structures showed that 34% of the steady state infiltrability was explained by the stocking rate and soil organic matter. Also all soil characteristics were significantly connected to steady state infiltrability suggesting that they are related to the soil hydrological response to trampling. From a management perspective, adoption of a short duration grazing system should avoid high stocking rates because they may adversely affect soil infiltrability, increase susceptibility to erosion in the savannas and decrease biomass productivity.", "keywords": ["soil compaction", "2. Zero hunger", "vegetation", "13. Climate action", "trampling", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "grazing", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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Seven soil managements were compared: cork oak forest, pasture under oak trees, open pasture, hay crop under oak trees, open hay crop, grass-covered vineyard and tilled vineyard. Analyses include chemical and spectroscopic (FT-IR) characterization of the humic substances (fulvic acids, humic acids and humin) of the A horizons. Lower amounts of total organic C and humic substances were found in the more disturbed soils such as those of the tilled vineyard, while the other soil managements showed a rather similar pattern for many indices of SOM quality (e.g., HA-C/FA-C, fulvic H/C and humic and fulvic C/N ratios) and for spectroscopic characteristics. These results indicated that the impact of soil management on the humic composition was relatively low for these sub-acid (pH ranging from 5.1 to 6.4) sandy soils under Mediterranean type of climate. The relatively small differences between the forest and the grassland land uses also suggested that the periodical light tillage applied to the grassland did not strongly affect SOM accumulation in the topsoil of this land use. In the oak forest soils, a sharp decrease (\u201377%) of the organic C from the thin A1 to the A2 horizon was observed, which could constrain the resilience of these soils towards disturbance factors, while the grasslands soils, where the organic C sequestration occurred in a thick horizon, may be more resilient.  The compared soil managements revealed to be quite conservative, demonstrating that the traditional agro-silvo-pastoral management practices are effective in maintaining relatively good soil quality traits under semi-arid Mediterranean conditions.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Humic substances; Cork oak forest; Wooded grassland; Vineyard; FTIR spectroscopy"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.01.002"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agriculture%2C%20Ecosystems%20%26amp%3B%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.agee.2013.01.002", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.agee.2013.01.002", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.agee.2013.01.002"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108031", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:15:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-05-29", "title": "Inter-individual variability in spring phenology of temperate deciduous trees depends on species, tree size and previous year autumn phenology", "description": "We explored the inter-individual variability in bud-burst and its potential drivers, in homogeneous mature stands of temperate deciduous trees. Phenological observations of leaves and wood formation were performed weekly from summer 2017 to summer 2018 for pedunculate oak, European beech and silver birch in Belgium. The variability of bud-burst was correlated to previous' year autumn phenology (i.e. the onset of leaf senescence and the cessation of wood formation) and tree size but with important differences among species. In fact, variability of bud-burst was primarily related to onset of leaf senescence, cessation of wood formation and tree height for oak, beech and birch, respectively. The inter-individual variability of onset of leaf senescence was not related to the tree characteristics considered and was much larger than the inter-individual variability in bud-burst. Multi-species multivariate models could explain up to 66% of the bud-burst variability. These findings represent an important advance in our fundamental understanding and modelling of phenology and tree functioning of deciduous tree species.", "keywords": ["Agriculture and Food Sciences", "0106 biological sciences", "Atmospheric Science", "polno olistanje", "Broadleaved forest", "Silver birch", "Edellauvskog", "coloration", "01 natural sciences", "fenologija", "navadna bukev", "Pedunculate oak", "FAGUS-SYLVATICA", "PHLOEM", "Global and Planetary Change", "LEAF PHENOLOGY", "CLIMATE-CHANGE", "VDP::\u00d8kologi: 488", "Physics", "Forestry", "VDP::Ecology: 488", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "dob", "navadna breza", "Chemistry", "Phenology", "info:eu-repo/classification/udc/630*811", "rumenenje listov", "XYLEM", "MODELS", "Article", "leaf unfolding", "Fenologi", "Coloration", "nastanek lesa", "Biology", "Wood formation", "kambij", "Leaf unfolding", "RADIAL GROWTH", "15. 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This study included fertilization and irrigation treatments on five tree genotypes (sweetgum, loblolly pine, sycamore and two eastern cottonwood clones). Prior to study installation, the previous pine stand was harvested and the remaining slash and stumps were pulverized and incorporated 30 cm into the soil. One year after harvest soil carbon levels were consistent with pre-harvest levels but dropped in the third year below pre-harvest levels. Tillage increased soil carbon contents, after three years, as compared with adjacent plots that were not part of the study but where harvested, but not tilled, at the same time. When the soil response to the individual treatments for each genotype was examined, one cottonwood clone (ST66), when irrigated and fertilized, had higher total soil carbon and mineral associated carbon in the upper 30 cm compared with the other tree genotypes. This suggests that root development in ST66 may have been stimulated by the irrigation plus fertilization treatment.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Genotype", "Sycamores", "Soil Carbon", "Crops", "Availability", "Short-Rotation Woody Crops", "Nutrients", "Water Short-Rotation Woody Crops", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Carbon", "6. 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The complexity of reaction schemes ranged from 1 to 12 reactions, with 2 to 7 species. Using multi-objective optimization for isothermal and non-isothermal conditions, the kinetic parameters for each reaction scheme were derived. It was found that the uncertainty of a prediction increases with the number of model parameters, but the accuracy does not always increase with the number of parameters. The appropriate reaction scheme for hardwood is three parallel reactions, as it presents the optimal balance between accuracy and uncertainty. For softwood, a higher complexity could be justified. This work shows the benefits of finding an appropriately complex kinetic scheme by building up complexity from simple schemes.", "keywords": ["570", "Kinetics", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "02 engineering and technology", "Wood", "Pyrolysis", "Biotechnology"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122619"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Bioresource%20Technology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122619", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122619", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122619"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-04-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106593", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:15:58Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-01-31", "title": "Valuing diversification benefits through intercropping in Mediterranean agroecosystems: A choice experiment approach", "description": "Abstract   The agricultural sector faces a series of environmental challenges such as water and soil pollution, erosion or biodiversity loss, especially in monoculture systems. Alternatively, crop diversification is seen as an option to reduce negative impacts and to enhance agricultural Ecosystem Services (ES). Most of these ES, such as improving resilience, despite the benefits and the high social value, do not take part in the market. In this context, the present paper presents an analysis of social preferences regarding crop diversification practices in Mediterranean agroecosystems. To do so, a choice experiment has been developed to assess social demand for more welfare-improving agricultural cropping systems. Benefits were obtained from improving environmental and cultural ES provision due to intercropping, as crop diversification practices. The results show a strong social preference for crop diversification with regard to all the benefits considered in the experiment. In fact, the total economic value for non-market goods and services provided by intercropping, which ranges from 900 to 1400 \u20ac/ha/year, for some crops might be potentially higher than cropland financial benefits. These results highlight the social support for a change in agricultural model to reach sustainable agroecosystems, which is essential to ensure the success of agrarian and rural development policies.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Agriculture", "Diversified farming", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Total economic value", "woody crops", "13. Climate action", "Ecosystem services", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Willingness to pay", "Social preferences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106593"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecological%20Economics", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106593", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106593", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106593"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.05.002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:16:04Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-05-20", "title": "The Effects Of Biochar, Wood Vinegar And Plants On Glyphosate Leaching And Degradation", "description": "Abstract   Although glyphosate is a commonly used herbicide, its impacts on ecosystems are not well understood. A\u00a0pot experiment, was established to explore the potential impacts of biochar, wood vinegar, and plants on the environmental fate of glyphosate. In the presence of plants (Lolium perenne), and irrespective of the presence of biochar or wood vinegar, leaching of glyphosate through the soil was multiple compared to the plant free systems. However, the addition of biochar to the soil decreased the leaching of glyphosate irrespective of plants. Soils treated with biochar\u2013wood vinegar mixture showed the lowest glyphosate leaching, both with and without plants. Biochar, wood vinegar or plants, alone, had no effect on the degradation of glyphosate in soil. When the plants were present the degradation of glyphosate was highest in soils treated with biochar\u2013wood vinegar mixture. Our results imply that biochar in particular can be applied as a soil improving agent to reduce the potential environmental risks to aquatic environments caused by glyphosate", "keywords": ["maanparannus", "herbisidit", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "nitrogen", "6. 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This study tested the effects of soil amendment with two loads of wood-derived biochar (30 and 60 t ha(-1)) in a wheat crop in Tuscany (Italy). Soil samples were collected 3 and 14 months after treatments over two successive growing seasons, and analysed for pH, total organic C (C-org), extractable C (C-ext), microbial biomass-C (C-mic), 25 specific microbial activities, mean substrate-induced respiration (mSIR) for 25 substrates, functional microbial diversity and bacterial genetic diversity. No significant effect of biochar treatment was observed on C-org, C-ext, C-mic, microbial quotient (C-mic % C-org) or genetic diversity. An increase in mSIR, some specific microbial activities and soil pH, and a significant change in functional diversity were observed 3 months after treatment. In contrast, no effect of biochar was detected 14 months after treatment for the parameters considered, except for a small but significant increase in pH. Our data suggest that biochar addition stimulated soil microbial activity without causing any apparent disturbance, but this positive effect was very short-lived. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Soil management", "Wood-derived biochar", "Soil bacterial diversity; Soil management; Soil microbial activity; Soil microbial functional diversity; Wheat crop; Wood-derived biochar;", "Soil microbial functional diversity", "Wheat crop", "Soil microbial activity", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Soil bacterial diversity", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.10.007"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/European%20Journal%20of%20Soil%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.10.007", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.10.007", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.10.007"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.foreco.2008.03.035", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:16:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2008-05-04", "title": "Response Of Pinus Radiata Seedlings To Application Of Mixed Wood-Bark Ash At Planting In A Temperate Region: Nutrition And Growth", "description": "Abstract   The aim of the present study was to evaluate the initial effects of the application of mixed wood-bark ash (MWBA) on growth and nutritional status of a Pinus radiata plantation, and on the dynamics of some of the nutrients. A field experiment, which included four treatments and four replicates in a completely random design, was established on an acidic, mineral soil rich in organic matter. The treatments were two different doses of ash (5 and 10\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121), a soluble NPK fertilizer 8:24:16 (N:P2O5:K2O, 200\u00a0g per plant) and an unfertilized control. The MWBA was incorporated into the soil after cutting and chopping the existing shrub vegetation and before planting. Application of the ash produced an increase in soil pH, and in the availability of P, Ca, Mg and K. The effects on soil pH and available Ca and Mg persisted for five growing seasons. The prolonged response in this study may be attributable to the effect of ash incorporation, which may have enhanced the solubility of wood ash compounds, despite the partly combusted material present in the ash. The ash improved the nutritional status, mainly in terms of Ca and Mg, and the vector analysis indicated that these elements were limiting forest production. The soluble NPK fertilizer did not produce any improvement in growth relative to the control. The concentrations of heavy metals in both soil and plant tissue were always low and did not increase significantly after application of the wood-bark ash. The positive effect of ash application on height and diameter growth was significant after 5 years, with similar results for both doses of ash. The improvement was attributed to the increases in Ca and Mg in soil.  The differences between the treatments with ash and the control were much greater when the values of biomass per unit area were considered, due to the accumulative effect of a lower mortality and the enhanced growth in basal diameter and height.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Pinus radiata", "Tree growth", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Foliar analysis", "15. Life on land", "Mixed wood-bark ash", "Vector analysis", "Forest fertilization"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Solla Gull\u00f3n, Fernando, Santalla Seoane, Mart\u00edn, P\u00e9rez Cruzado, C\u00e9sar, Merino Garc\u00eda, Agust\u00edn, Rodr\u00edguez Soalleiro, Roque,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.03.035"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forest%20Ecology%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.foreco.2008.03.035", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.foreco.2008.03.035", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.03.035"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.034", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:16:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-09-20", "title": "Effects Of Wood Chip Ash Fertilization On Soil Chemistry In A Norway Spruce Plantation On A Nutrient-Poor Soil", "description": "Harvest of forest biomass for energy production may lead to export of nutrients from the forest. Recirculation of nutrients from wood chip combustion by ash spreading in forests has been proposed as a means for counteracting the nutrient export. This study was carried out to examine the effect of wood chip ash application on soil chemistry in a 44-year-old Norway spruce (Picea abies) plantation on a nutrient-poor soil in Denmark and to investigate the effect of applying different ash types and doses. Soil samples were collected and analyzed 2.5 years (3 growing seasons) after ash application. This study shows that, regardless of ash formulation, preparation or dose, application of wood ash to forest soil has a liming effect in the O-horizon manifested as an increase in CECe, BS and pH. This effect was not seen in the mineral soil within the time frame of this study. At the same time, an increase in Cd was found in the O-horizon, corresponding to the amount added in the ashes. Generally, no other increase in soil contents of the heavy metals was seen. Hardening of the wood ash did not decrease the chemical impact on the soil chemistry as compared to non-treated ash whereas an increase in ash application dose increases the liming effect.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Nutrient recycling", "Fertilization", "Bioenergy", "Forest", "Wood ash", "15. Life on land", "Plant nutrition", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Ingerslev, Morten, Hansen, Mette, Pedersen, Lars Bo, Skov, Simon,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.034"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Forest%20Ecology%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.034", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.034", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.034"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.foreco.2017.09.022", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:16:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-09-28", "title": "Impacts of timber forwarding on physical properties of forest soils in southern Finland", "description": "Abstract   Forest harvesting activities can cause soil damage and disturbance through soil compaction, rut formation and soil mixing. These affect the soil structure and functions and forest productivity. Soil compaction results for instance in increased bulk density and decreased porosity, affecting soil moisture, water infiltration and aeration. The effects of timber forwarding on soil physical properties have gained little attention in boreal forests. These issues will become more important in the future since harvesting operations on unfrozen soils are getting more common due to the anticipated climate warming.  In this study, changes of forest soil physical properties (bulk density, moisture content and porosity) after 1\u201310 forwarder passes on two fine-grained mineral soil sites in southern Finland were analysed. Penetration resistance and rut formation were also measured. The measurements were performed in three periods with different soil moisture conditions. The test drives were carried out with a conventional 8-wheeled forwarder with total mass of 29.8\u00a0tons.  Soil bulk density increased and porosity decreased after the machinery passes. However, soil moisture content increased on one site and mainly decreased on another. The first three passes caused the greatest compaction and rutting, the first pass having the strongest impact. After the first and third pass 34\u201355% and over 70% of the total mean rut depth was formed, respectively. Further passes caused only minor rutting. The compaction and changes of soil physical properties appeared to be greater in dry conditions. Rut formation and soil mixing were greater in moist conditions. The results are, however, site-specific, and more research is needed to achieve a better understanding of the relationships between different factors affecting impacts of timber forwarding on soil.", "keywords": ["ta222", "550", "ta1172", "Soil protection", "rut formation", "Forestry", "Rut formation", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "harvesting", "15. 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This study investigated the effects of waste-based biochars on the leaching of PFAS from a sandy soil with a low total organic carbon content (TOC) of 0.57\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.04\u00a0% impacted by PFAS from aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) dispersed at a former fire-fighting facility. Six different biochars (pyrolyzed at 700-900\u00a0\u00b0C) were tested, made from clean wood chips (CWC), waste timber (WT), activated waste timber (aWT), two digested sewage sludges (DSS-1 and DSS-2) and de-watered raw sewage sludge (DWSS). Up-flow column percolation tests (15\u00a0days and 16 pore volume replacements) with 1\u00a0% biochar indicated that the dominant congener in the soil, perfluorooctane sulphonic acid (PFOS) was retained best by the aWT biochar with a 99.9\u00a0% reduction in the leachate concentration, followed by sludge-based DWSS (98.9\u00a0%) and DSS-2 and DSS-1 (97.8\u00a0% and 91.6\u00a0%, respectively). The non-activated wood-based biochars (CWC and WT) on the other hand, reduced leaching by <42.4\u00a0%. Extrapolating this to field conditions, 90\u00a0% leaching of PFOS would occur after 15 y for unamended soil, and after 1200 y and 12,000 y, respectively, for soil amended with 1\u00a0% DWSS-amended and aWT biochar. The high effectiveness of aWT and the three sludge-based biochars in reducing PFAS leaching from the soil was attributed largely to high porosity in a pore size range (>1.5\u00a0nm) that can accommodate the large PFAS molecules (>1.02-2.20\u00a0nm) combined with a high affinity to the biochar matrix. Other factors like anionic exchange capacity could play a contributing role. Sorbent effectiveness was better for long-chain than for short-chain PFAS, due to weaker, apolar interactions between the biochar and the latter's shorter hydrophobic CF2-tails. The findings were the first to demonstrate that locally sourced activated wood-waste biochars and non-activated sewage sludge biochars could be suitable sorbents for the ex situ stabilization and in situ remediation of PFAS-contaminated soil, bringing this technology one step closer to full-scale field testing.", "keywords": ["Soil stabilization", "Fluorocarbons", "Sorbent", "Sewage", "PFAS", "Water", "Wood", "Chemistry", "Soil", "Alkanesulfonic Acids", "Other Forestry and Forest Sciences", "Charcoal", "Column tests", "Environmental Chemistry", "Soil Pollutants", "Waste-based biochar"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/context/chemistry_fac_pubs/article/1295/viewcontent/Goranov_2024_StabilizationofPFASContaminatedSoilWith.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170971"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science%20of%20The%20Total%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170971", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170971", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170971"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-04-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.243", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:16:50Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-05-02", "title": "Fire-Induced Pine Woodland To Shrubland Transitions In Southern Europe May Promote Shifts In Soil Fertility", "description": "Since the mid of the last century, fire recurrence has increased in the Iberian Peninsula and in the overall Mediterranean basin due to changes in land use and climate. The warmer and drier climate projected for this region will further increase the risk of wildfire occurrence and recurrence. Although the impact of wildfires on soil nutrient content in this region has been extensively studied, still few works have assessed this impact on the basis of fire recurrence. This study assesses the changes in soil organic C and nutrient status of mineral soils in two Southern European areas, V\u00e1rzea (Northern Portugal) and Valencia (Eastern Spain), affected by different levels of fire recurrence and where short fire intervals have promoted a transition from pine woodlands to shrublands. At the short-term (<1year), the amount of soil organic matter was higher in burned than in unburned soils while its quality (represented as labile to total organic matter) was actually lower. In any case, total and labile soil organic matter showed decreasing trends with increasing fire recurrence (one to four fires). At the long-term (>5years), a decline in overall soil fertility with fire recurrence was also observed, with a drop between pine woodlands (one fire) and shrublands (two and three fires), particularly in the soil microsites between shrubs. Our results suggest that the current trend of increasing fire recurrence in Southern Europe may result in losses or alterations of soil organic matter, particularly when fire promotes a transition from pine woodland to shrubland. The results also point to labile organic matter fractions in the intershrub spaces as potential early warning indicators for shifts in soil fertility in response to fire recurrence.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "550", "Microsite", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Early warning indicators", "Soil quality", "13. Climate action", "Fire frequency", "Sudden shift", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Mediterranean region", "Mineral soil", "Pinus spp. woodlands", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.243"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science%20of%20The%20Total%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.243", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.243", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.243"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156265", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:16:53Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-05-25", "title": "Building a risk matrix for the safety assessment of wood derived biochars", "description": "Biochar is recognized as an efficient amendment and soil improver. However, environmental and quality assessments are needed to ensure the sustainability of its use in agriculture. This work considers the biochar's chemical-physical characterization and its potential phyto- and geno-toxicity, assessed with germination and Ames tests, obtaining valuable information for a safe field application. Three biochar types, obtained from gasification at different temperatures of green biomasses from the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines (in Italy), were compared through a broad chemical, physical and biological evaluation. The results obtained showed the relevance of temperature in determining the chemical and morphological properties of biochar, which was shown with several analytical techniques such as the elemental composition, water holding capacity, ash content, but also with FTIR and X-ray spectroscopies. These techniques showed the presence of different relevant surface aliphatic and aromatic groups. The procedures for evaluating the potential toxicity using seeds germination and Ames genotoxicity assay highlights that biochar does not cause detrimental effects when it enters in contact with soil, micro- and macro-organisms, and plants. The genotoxicity test provided a new highlight in evaluating biochar environmental safety.", "keywords": ["Gasification temperature", "0106 biological sciences", "Mutagenic assay", "Biochar risk assessment", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Chemical-physical tests", "Wood", "01 natural sciences", "630", "Environmental Management", "Soil", "Biochar Risk assessment Gasification temperature Chemical-physical tests Mutagenic assay Phytotoxicity", "13. Climate action", "Phytotoxicity", "Charcoal", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Biomass", "Settore BIOS-10/A - Biologia cellulare e applicata", "Biochar risk assessment Gasification temperature Chemical-physical tests Mutagenic assay Phytotoxicity", "Environmental Sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://escholarship.org/content/qt0xs4h0ss/qt0xs4h0ss.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156265"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science%20of%20The%20Total%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156265", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156265", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156265"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1021/es1024004", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:17:31Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-12-10", "title": "Forest Bioenergy Or Forest Carbon? Assessing Trade-Offs In Greenhouse Gas Mitigation With Wood-Based Fuels", "description": "The potential of forest-based bioenergy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when displacing fossil-based energy must be balanced with forest carbon implications related to biomass harvest. We integrate life cycle assessment (LCA) and forest carbon analysis to assess total GHG emissions of forest bioenergy over time. Application of the method to case studies of wood pellet and ethanol production from forest biomass reveals a substantial reduction in forest carbon due to bioenergy production. For all cases, harvest-related forest carbon reductions and associated GHG emissions initially exceed avoided fossil fuel-related emissions, temporarily increasing overall emissions. In the long term, electricity generation from pellets reduces overall emissions relative to coal, although forest carbon losses delay net GHG mitigation by 16-38 years, depending on biomass source (harvest residues/standing trees). Ethanol produced from standing trees increases overall emissions throughout 100 years of continuous production: ethanol from residues achieves reductions after a 74 year delay. Forest carbon more significantly affects bioenergy emissions when biomass is sourced from standing trees compared to residues and when less GHG-intensive fuels are displaced. In all cases, forest carbon dynamics are significant. Although study results are not generalizable to all forests, we suggest the integrated LCA/forest carbon approach be undertaken for bioenergy studies.", "keywords": ["Greenhouse Effect", "Ontario", "Air Pollutants", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "Ethanol", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "Wood", "7. Clean energy", "Carbon", "Carbon Cycle", "Trees", "12. Responsible consumption", "Models", " Chemical", "13. Climate action", "Air Pollution", "Biofuels", "11. Sustainability", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "Biomass"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1021/es1024004"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Environmental%20Science%20%26amp%3B%20Technology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1021/es1024004", "name": "item", "description": "10.1021/es1024004", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1021/es1024004"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-12-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1021/es302545b", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:17:31Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-09-27", "title": "Biochar Carbon Stability In A Clayey Soil As A Function Of Feedstock And Pyrolysis Temperature", "description": "The stability of biochar carbon (C) is the major determinant of its value for long-term C sequestration in soil. A long-term (5 year) laboratory experiment was conducted under controlled conditions using 11 biochars made from five C3 biomass feedstocks (Eucalyptus saligna wood and leaves, papermill sludge, poultry litter, cow manure) at 400 and/or 550 \u00b0C. The biochars were incubated in a vertisol containing organic C from a predominantly C4-vegetation source, and total CO(2)-C and associated \u03b4(13)C were periodically measured. Between 0.5% and 8.9% of the biochar C was mineralized over 5 years. The C in manure-based biochars mineralized faster than that in plant-based biochars, and C in 400 \u00b0C biochars mineralized faster than that in corresponding 550 \u00b0C biochars. The estimated mean residence time (MRT) of C in biochars varied between 90 and 1600 years. These are conservative estimates because they represent MRT of relatively labile and intermediate-stability biochar C components. Furthermore, biochar C MRT is likely to be higher under field conditions of lower moisture, lower temperatures or nutrient availability constraints. Strong relationships of biochar C stability with the initial proportion of nonaromatic C and degree of aromatic C condensation in biochar support the use of these properties to predict biochar C stability in soil.", "keywords": ["Paper", "Eucalyptus", "550", "Temperature", "Industrial Waste", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Wood", "Carbon", "Poultry", "Manure", "Plant Leaves", "Soil", "Animals", "Clay", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Aluminum Silicates", "Cattle"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1021/es302545b"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Environmental%20Science%20%26amp%3B%20Technology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1021/es302545b", "name": "item", "description": "10.1021/es302545b", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1021/es302545b"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-10-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1038/s41467-019-08348-1", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:17:48Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-02-14", "title": "Decadal biomass increment in early secondary succession woody ecosystems is increased by CO2 enrichment", "description": "Abstract<p>Increasing atmospheric CO2 stimulates photosynthesis which can increase net primary production (NPP), but at longer timescales may not necessarily increase plant biomass. Here we analyse the four decade-long CO2-enrichment experiments in woody ecosystems that measured total NPP and biomass. CO2 enrichment increased biomass increment by 1.05\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc2\uffb1\uffe2\uff80\uff890.26\uffe2\uff80\uff89kg\uffe2\uff80\uff89C\uffe2\uff80\uff89m\uffe2\uff88\uff922 over a full decade, a 29.1\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc2\uffb1\uffe2\uff80\uff8911.7% stimulation of biomass gain in these early-secondary-succession temperate ecosystems. This response is predictable by combining the CO2 response of NPP (0.16\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc2\uffb1\uffe2\uff80\uff890.03\uffe2\uff80\uff89kg\uffe2\uff80\uff89C\uffe2\uff80\uff89m\uffe2\uff88\uff922\uffe2\uff80\uff89y\uffe2\uff88\uff921) and the CO2-independent, linear slope between biomass increment and cumulative NPP (0.55\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc2\uffb1\uffe2\uff80\uff890.17). An ensemble of terrestrial ecosystem models fail to predict both terms correctly. Allocation to wood was a driver of across-site, and across-model, response variability and together with CO2-independence of biomass retention highlights the value of understanding drivers of wood allocation under ambient conditions to\uffc2\uffa0correctly interpret\uffc2\uffa0and predict CO2 responses.</p>", "keywords": ["[SDE] Environmental Sciences", "0106 biological sciences", "0301 basic medicine", "TREE MORTALITY", "550", "Climate", "Plant Biology", "Biochemistry", "01 natural sciences", "Trees", "atmospheric carbon dioxide", "ddc:550", "Biomass", "Photosynthesis", "Ecology", "Q", "FOREST PRODUCTIVITY", "Forestry", "Biological Sciences", "woody", "decadal biomass", "Wood", "[SDE]Environmental Sciences", "GROWTH", "ecosystems", "CARBON ALLOCATION", "570", "Science", "Biophysics", "333", "SWEETGUM PLANTATION", "Article", "03 medical and health sciences", "XXXXXX - Unknown", "forest ecology", "plant biomass", "Biochemistry", " Biophysics", " and Structural Biology", "Ecosystem", "photosynthesis", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "[SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "NITROGEN", "CLIMATE", "13. Climate action", "and Structural Biology", "[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology", "ELEVATED CO2", "SOIL CARBON", "RESPONSES"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08348-1.pdf"}, {"href": "https://arrow.tudublin.ie/context/scschbioart/article/1214/viewcontent/nature.pdf"}, {"href": "https://escholarship.org/content/qt5m5806sh/qt5m5806sh.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08348-1"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Nature%20Communications", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1038/s41467-019-08348-1", "name": "item", "description": "10.1038/s41467-019-08348-1", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1038/s41467-019-08348-1"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-02-14T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1038/nature00910", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:17:45Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2002-09-18", "title": "Ecosystem Carbon Loss With Woody Plant Invasion Of Grasslands", "description": "The invasion of woody vegetation into deserts, grasslands and savannas is generally thought to lead to an increase in the amount of carbon stored in those ecosystems. For this reason, shrub and forest expansion (for example, into grasslands) is also suggested to be a substantial, if uncertain, component of the terrestrial carbon sink. Here we investigate woody plant invasion along a precipitation gradient (200 to 1,100 mm yr(-1)) by comparing carbon and nitrogen budgets and soil delta(13)C profiles between six pairs of adjacent grasslands, in which one of each pair was invaded by woody species 30 to 100 years ago. We found a clear negative relationship between precipitation and changes in soil organic carbon and nitrogen content when grasslands were invaded by woody vegetation, with drier sites gaining, and wetter sites losing, soil organic carbon. Losses of soil organic carbon at the wetter sites were substantial enough to offset increases in plant biomass carbon, suggesting that current land-based assessments may overestimate carbon sinks. Assessments relying on carbon stored from woody plant invasions to balance emissions may therefore be incorrect.", "keywords": ["Soil", "Nitrogen", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Biomass", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Poaceae", "Wood", "Carbon", "Ecosystem", "Trees"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1038/nature00910"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Nature", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1038/nature00910", "name": "item", "description": "10.1038/nature00910", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1038/nature00910"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2002-08-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1038/nature00910,", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:17:45Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2002-09-18", "title": "Ecosystem Carbon Loss With Woody Plant Invasion Of Grasslands", "description": "The invasion of woody vegetation into deserts, grasslands and savannas is generally thought to lead to an increase in the amount of carbon stored in those ecosystems. For this reason, shrub and forest expansion (for example, into grasslands) is also suggested to be a substantial, if uncertain, component of the terrestrial carbon sink. Here we investigate woody plant invasion along a precipitation gradient (200 to 1,100 mm yr(-1)) by comparing carbon and nitrogen budgets and soil delta(13)C profiles between six pairs of adjacent grasslands, in which one of each pair was invaded by woody species 30 to 100 years ago. We found a clear negative relationship between precipitation and changes in soil organic carbon and nitrogen content when grasslands were invaded by woody vegetation, with drier sites gaining, and wetter sites losing, soil organic carbon. Losses of soil organic carbon at the wetter sites were substantial enough to offset increases in plant biomass carbon, suggesting that current land-based assessments may overestimate carbon sinks. Assessments relying on carbon stored from woody plant invasions to balance emissions may therefore be incorrect.", "keywords": ["Soil", "Nitrogen", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Biomass", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Poaceae", "Wood", "Carbon", "Ecosystem", "Trees"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1038/nature00910,"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Nature", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1038/nature00910,", "name": "item", "description": "10.1038/nature00910,", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1038/nature00910,"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2002-08-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1029/2021ms002730", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:17:42Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-02-17", "title": "Characterising the response of vegetation cover to water limitation in Africa using geostationary satellites", "description": "Abstract<p>Hydrological interactions between vegetation, soil, and topography are complex, and heterogeneous in semi\uffe2\uff80\uff90arid landscapes. This along with data scarcity poses challenges for large\uffe2\uff80\uff90scale modeling of vegetation\uffe2\uff80\uff90water interactions. Here, we exploit metrics derived from daily Meteosat data over Africa at ca. 5\uffc2\uffa0km spatial resolution for ecohydrological analysis. Their spatial patterns are based on Fractional Vegetation Cover (FVC) time series and emphasize limiting conditions of the seasonal wet to dry transition: the minimum and maximum FVC of temporal record, the FVC decay rate and the FVC integral over the decay period. We investigate the relevance of these metrics for large scale ecohydrological studies by assessing their co\uffe2\uff80\uff90variation with soil moisture, and with topographic, soil, and vegetation factors. Consistent with our initial hypothesis, FVC minimum and maximum increase with soil moisture, while the FVC integral and decay rate peak at intermediate soil moisture. We find evidence for the relevance of topographic moisture variations in arid regions, which, counter\uffe2\uff80\uff90intuitively, is detectable in the maximum but not in the minimum FVC. We find no clear evidence for wide\uffe2\uff80\uff90spread occurrence of the \uffe2\uff80\uff9cinverse texture effect\uffe2\uff80\uff9d on FVC. The FVC integral over the decay period correlates with independent data sets of plant water storage capacity or rooting depth while correlations increase with aridity. In arid regions, the FVC decay rate decreases with canopy height and tree cover fraction as expected for ecosystems with a more conservative water\uffe2\uff80\uff90use strategy. Thus, our observation\uffe2\uff80\uff90based products have large potential for better understanding complex vegetation\uffe2\uff80\uff90water interactions from regional to continental scales.</p>", "keywords": ["Physical geography", "GROUNDWATER-DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEMS", "water limitation", "GC1-1581", "geostationary", "SOIL-MOISTURE", "Oceanography", "01 natural sciences", "ecohydrology", "ROOTING DEPTH", "ACTIVE-ROLE", "WOODY COVER", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "fractional vegetation cover", "HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "GB3-5030", "MODEL", "CLIMATE", "13. Climate action", "Earth and Environmental Sciences", "PRECIPITATION", "Africa", "PATTERNS", "Research Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2021MS002730"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1029/2021ms002730"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Advances%20in%20Modeling%20Earth%20Systems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1029/2021ms002730", "name": "item", "description": "10.1029/2021ms002730", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1029/2021ms002730"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-11-25T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1029/2024ef005225", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:17:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2025-02-11", "title": "Understanding Europe's Forest Harvesting Regimes", "description": "Abstract<p>European forests are being shaped by active human use and management, and by harvesting of wood in particular. Yet, our understanding of how forests are harvested across Europe is limited, as the real harvest regimes are not well described by currently available data. Here, we analyse recent harvests, as observed in permanent plots of forest inventories in 11 European countries, totaling to 182,649 plots and covering all major forest types. We (a) characterize harvest regimes through the frequency and intensity of harvest events spatially across Europe, and (b) build models for the probability and intensity of harvest events at the plot\uffe2\uff80\uff90level and examine the links to potential drivers of harvest, including the pre\uffe2\uff80\uff90harvest forest structure and composition, climatic, topographic and socio\uffe2\uff80\uff90economic factors, and past natural disturbances. The results revealed notable variation in harvest regimes across Europe, ranging from high\uffe2\uff80\uff90frequency and low\uffe2\uff80\uff90intensity harvests in eastern Central Europe to low\uffe2\uff80\uff90frequency and high\uffe2\uff80\uff90intensity harvests in the north, with different strategies emerging in regions with similar total harvest rates. The harvest regimes were strongly driven by country\uffe2\uff80\uff90level variation, emphasizing the role of national\uffe2\uff80\uff90level factors. Pre\uffe2\uff80\uff90harvest forest properties were important drivers for the intensity of harvest, whereas the probability of harvest was more related to socio\uffe2\uff80\uff90economic factors and natural disturbances. The presented quantification of the forest harvesting regimes provides much needed detail in our understanding of the contemporary forest management practices in Europe, providing a baseline against which to assess future changes in management and strengthening the knowledge\uffe2\uff80\uff90base for decision\uffe2\uff80\uff90making on European level.</p", "keywords": ["forest harvesting", "wood production", "Ecology", "[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]", "land management", "forest management", "land use", "634", "timber harvest", "15. Life on land", "333", "Environmental sciences", "[SDV.EE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology", " environment", "[SDE]Environmental Sciences", "GE1-350", "natural resources", "QH540-549.5"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1029/2024ef005225"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Earth%27s%20Future", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1029/2024ef005225", "name": "item", "description": "10.1029/2024ef005225", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1029/2024ef005225"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-09-02T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1038/ngeo844", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:17:47Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-04-25", "title": "Reduction of forest soil respiration in response to nitrogen deposition", "description": "The use of fossil fuels and fertilizers has increased the amount of biologically reactive nitrogen in the atmosphere over the past century. As a consequence, forests in industrialized regions have experienced greater rates of nitrogen deposition in recent decades. This unintended fertilization has stimulated forest growth, but has also affected soil microbial activity, and thus the recycling of soil carbon and nutrients. A meta-analysis suggests that nitrogen deposition impedes organic matter decomposition, and thus stimulates carbon sequestration, in temperate forest soils where nitrogen is not limiting microbial growth. The concomitant reduction in soil carbon emissions is substantial, and equivalent in magnitude to the amount of carbon taken up by trees owing to nitrogen fertilization. As atmospheric nitrogen levels continue to rise, increased nitrogen deposition could spread to older, more weathered soils, as found in the tropics; however, soil carbon cycling in tropical forests cannot yet be assessed", "keywords": ["[SDE] Environmental Sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "570", "EUROPEAN FORESTS", "NORTHERN HARDWOOD FORESTS", "ORGANIC-MATTER DECOMPOSITION", "MICROBIAL BIOMASS", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "LITTER DECOMPOSITION", "BOREAL FOREST", "TEMPERATE FOREST", "Soils Nitrogen content", "CARBON SEQUESTRATION", "13. Climate action", "[SDE]Environmental Sciences", "SDG 13 - Climate Action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Soil aeration Environmental aspects", "HUMIC SUBSTANCES", "Forest ecology", "ATMOSPHERIC NITRATE DEPOSITION"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo844"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Nature%20Geoscience", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1038/ngeo844", "name": "item", "description": "10.1038/ngeo844", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1038/ngeo844"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-04-25T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1038/srep19536", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:17:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-01-14", "title": "Soil Microbial Responses To Forest Floor Litter Manipulation And Nitrogen Addition In A Mixed-Wood Forest Of Northern China", "description": "Abstract<p>Changes in litterfall dynamics and soil properties due to anthropogenic or natural perturbations have important implications to soil carbon (C) and nutrient cycling via microbial pathway. Here we determine soil microbial responses to contrasting types of litter inputs (leaf vs. fine woody litter) and nitrogen (N) deposition by conducting a multi-year litter manipulation and N addition experiment in a mixed-wood forest. We found significantly higher soil organic C, total N, microbial biomass C (MBC) and N (MBN), microbial activity (MR) and activities of four soil extracellular enzymes, including \uffce\uffb2-glucosidase (BG), N-acetyl-\uffce\uffb2-glucosaminidase (NAG), phenol oxidase (PO) and peroxidase (PER), as well as greater total bacteria biomass and relative abundance of gram-negative bacteria (G-) community, in top soils of plots with presence of leaf litter than of those without litter or with presence of only fine woody litter. No apparent additive or interactive effects of N addition were observed in this study. The occurrence of more labile leaf litter stimulated G-, which may facilitate microbial community growth and soil C stabilization as inferred by findings in literature. A continued treatment with contrasting types of litter inputs is likely to result in divergence in soil microbial community structure and function.</p>", "keywords": ["Biomass (ecology)", "China", "Biogeochemical Cycling of Nutrients in Aquatic Ecosystems", "Microbial population biology", "Nitrogen", "Soil Science", "Organic chemistry", "Forests", "Nitrogen cycle", "Article", "Plant litter", "Nutrient cycle", "Environmental science", "Microbial Ecology", "Agricultural and Biological Sciences", "Soil", "Soil biology", "Litter", "Soil water", "Genetics", "Environmental Chemistry", "Biomass", "Forest floor", "Biology", "Soil Microbiology", "Ecosystem", "2. Zero hunger", "Ecology", "Bacteria", "Marine Microbial Diversity and Biogeography", "Life Sciences", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Wood", "Soil carbon", "Carbon", "Agronomy", "6. Clean water", "3. Good health", "Chemistry", "FOS: Biological sciences", "Environmental Science", "Physical Sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Soil Carbon Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems", "Nutrient"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19536"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Scientific%20Reports", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1038/srep19536", "name": "item", "description": "10.1038/srep19536", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1038/srep19536"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-01-14T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01118.x", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:18:57Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-04-23", "title": "Woody Biomass Production During The Second Rotation Of A Bio-Energy Populus Plantation Increases In A Future High Co2 World", "description": "Abstract<p>The quickly rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2)\uffe2\uff80\uff90levels, justify the need to explore all carbon (C) sequestration possibilities that might mitigate the current CO2increase. Here, we report the likely impact of future increases in atmospheric CO2on woody biomass production of three poplar species (Populus albaL. clone 2AS\uffe2\uff80\uff9011,Populus nigraL. clone Jean Pourtet andPopulus\uffc3\uff97euramericanaclone I\uffe2\uff80\uff90214). Trees were growing in a high\uffe2\uff80\uff90density coppice plantation during the second rotation (i.e., regrowth after coppice; 2002\uffe2\uff80\uff932004; POPFACE/EUROFACE). Six plots were studied, half of which were continuously fumigated with CO2(FACE; free air carbon dioxide enrichment of 550\uffe2\uff80\uff83ppm). Half of each plot was fertilized to study the interaction between CO2and nutrient fertilization. At the end of the second rotation, selective above\uffe2\uff80\uff90 and belowground harvests were performed to estimate the productivity of this bio\uffe2\uff80\uff90energy plantation. Fertilization did not affect growth of the poplar trees, which was likely because of the high rates of fertilization during the previous agricultural land use. In contrast, elevated CO2enhanced biomass production by up to 29%, and this stimulation did not differ between above\uffe2\uff80\uff90 and belowground parts. The increased initial stump size resulting from elevated CO2during the first rotation (1999\uffe2\uff80\uff932001) could not solely explain the observed final biomass increase. The larger leaf area index after canopy closure and the absence of any major photosynthetic acclimation after 6 years of fumigation caused the sustained CO2\uffe2\uff80\uff90induced biomass increase after coppice. These results suggest that, under future CO2concentrations, managed poplar coppice systems may exhibit higher potential for C sequestration and, thus, help mitigate climate change when used as a source of C\uffe2\uff80\uff90neutral energy.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "580", "0106 biological sciences", "570", "atmospheric co2", "elevated co2", "n-fertilization", "Global and Planetary Change", "Ecology", "growth", "enrichment face", "hybrid poplar", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "pinus-taeda", "poplar plantation", "Bio-energy; Biomass distribution; EUROFACE; FACE; Fertilization; Leaf area index; Photosynthesis; Populus; Short rotation coppice; Woody biomass", "13. Climate action", "no3 availability", "Environmental Chemistry", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "water-stress", "General Environmental Science"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01118.x"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Global%20Change%20Biology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01118.x", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01118.x", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01118.x"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2006-04-13T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1098/rstb.2007.0031", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-05-29T16:18:34Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2008-02-16", "title": "Drought Effects On Litterfall, Wood Production And Belowground Carbon Cycling In An Amazon Forest: Results Of A Throughfall Reduction Experiment", "description": "<p>             The Amazon Basin experiences severe droughts that may become more common in the future. Little is known of the effects of such droughts on Amazon forest productivity and carbon allocation. We tested the prediction that severe drought decreases litterfall and wood production but potentially has multiple cancelling effects on belowground production within a 7-year partial throughfall exclusion experiment. We simulated an approximately 35\uffe2\uff80\uff9341% reduction in effective rainfall from 2000 through 2004 in a 1\uffe2\uff80\uff8aha plot and compared forest response with a similar control plot. Wood production was the most sensitive component of above-ground net primary productivity (ANPP) to drought, declining by 13% the first year and up to 62% thereafter. Litterfall declined only in the third year of drought, with a maximum difference of 23% below the control plot. Soil CO             2             efflux and its             14             C signature showed no significant treatment response, suggesting similar amounts and sources of belowground production. ANPP was similar between plots in 2000 and declined to a low of 41% below the control plot during the subsequent treatment years, rebounding to only a 10% difference during the first post-treatment year. Live aboveground carbon declined by 32.5\uffe2\uff80\uff8aMg\uffe2\uff80\uff8aha             \uffe2\uff88\uff921             through the effects of drought on ANPP and tree mortality. Results of this unreplicated, long-term, large-scale ecosystem manipulation experiment demonstrate that multi-year severe drought can substantially reduce Amazon forest carbon stocks.           </p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Time Factors", "wood production", "above-ground net primary productivity", "drought", "Medical and Health Sciences", "01 natural sciences", "Trees", "Disasters", "Soil", "Amazon", "litterfall", "global change", "Ecosystem", "2. Zero hunger", "Evolutionary Biology", "Tropical Climate", "Water", "Biological Sciences", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "Wood", "Carbon", "6. Clean water", "13. 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