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Long-term additions of ammonium nitrate to montane forest ecosystems may cause limited soil acidification, even in the presence of soil carbonate [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2023 Nitrogen (N) deposition has decreased in the last decades in Europe but in many cases remains higher than the critical loads, i.e., higher than what could be considered safe for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. The main concerns about N deposition
T. Baer +3 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Soil microorganisms such as Bacteria and Archaea play important roles in the biogeochemical cycling of soil nutrients, because they act as decomposers or are mutualistic or antagonistic symbionts, thereby influencing plant growth and health.
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Soil microorganisms are key transformers of mercury (Hg), a toxic and widespread pollutant. It remains uncertain, however, how long-term exposure to Hg affects crucial microbial functions, such as litter decomposition and nitrogen cycling.
Beat Frey +5 more
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Synthetic oligonucleotides as quantitative PCR standards for quantifying microbial genes
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) has been widely used to quantify gene copy numbers in microbial ecology. Despite its simplicity and straightforwardness, establishing qPCR assays is often impeded by the tedious process of producing qPCR standards by ...
Xingguo Han +5 more
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Forest Systems, 2022 Aim of study: We checked if an infrastructure investment project for a nursery to produce Eucalyptus forest seedlings using the real options approach was economically viable, in order to verify the influence of the deferral, expansion and abandonment ...
Jorge C. Martins +3 more
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Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2020 Soil appears to play a key role in the response of the forest ecosystems to N deposition. Twenty years of experimental moderate N addition in a sub-alpine forest increased nitrate leaching, but the soil immobilized most of the N input, gradually ...
Beat Frey +4 more
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Radiocesium mobility in different parts of the two major tree species in Fukushima
Scientific Reports, 2023 Radiocesium (137Cs) released in the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident is still cycling in the forest ecosystem. We examined the mobility of 137Cs in the external parts—leaves/needles, branches, and bark—of the two major tree species in ...
Takuya Manaka +8 more
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Leaching of inorganic and organic phosphorus and nitrogen in contrasting beech forest soils – seasonal patterns and effects of fertilization [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2022 Leaching is one major pathway of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) losses from forest ecosystems. Using a full factorial N×P fertilization and irrigation experiment, we investigated the leaching of dissolved organic and inorganic P (DOP and DIP) and N (DON
J. Fetzer +4 more
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Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2021 Foliar phosphorus (P) concentrations in beech trees are decreasing in Europe, potentially leading to reductions in the trees’ growth and vitality.
Lukas Gerhard +3 more
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020 Plastic pollution poses a threat to terrestrial ecosystems, even impacting soils from remote alpine and arctic areas. Biodegradable plastics are a promising solution to prevent long-term accumulation of plastic litter.
Joel Rüthi +5 more
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