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Soil greenhouse gas (N2O, CO2 and CH4) fluxes from cropland agroforestry and monoculture systems

Shao, Guodong (2022-04-28)

Conventional agriculture is the dominant contributor to negative environmental impacts such as the growth in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the challenges are likely to increase with the increasing global food ...

The effect of reduced management intensity on soil nutrient dynamics in a large-scale oil palm plantation: soil nitrogen cycle, asymbiotic nitrogen fixation and nutrient leaching losses

Formaglio, Greta (2020-08-04)

Oil palm plantations are rapidly expanding in the tropics, triggered by increasing demand of vegetable oil and by their high productivity. Large part of palm oil is produced in large-scale plantations employing intensive ...

Tropical forest conversion to rubber and oil palm plantations: landscape-scale and inter-annual variability of soil greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes and the contribution of tree-stem emissions to the soil GHG budget in Jambi province, Sumatra, Indonesia

Koks, Josephus (2020-07-01)

Deforestation rates have rapidly increased over the last two decades in Sumatra, Indonesia, where large areas of lowland rainforest have now been converted into the monoculture plantation types of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) ...

Trace gas fluxes from soils and tree stems of rainforests and cacao agroforests in the Congo Basin, Cameroon

Iddris, Najeeb Al-Amin (2020-06-11)

Tropical rainforests play a crucial role in biogeochemical cycles and global climate dynamics. Yet, research efforts to quantify the main sources and sinks of trace greenhouse gases lags behind that of other biomes. The ...

The environmental impact of selective logging in southern Cameroon: soil disturbance, nutrient budget and greenhouse gas fluxes

Tchiofo Lontsi, Rodine (2020-02-26)

Tropical forests play an important role in climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration in the vegetation and soils, which can be released to the atmosphere through deforestation and forest degradation. One of ...

Gross N2O fluxes across soil-atmosphere interface and stem N2O emissions from temperate forests

Wen, Yuan (2017-05-22)

Although nitrous oxide (N2O) is a minor constituent of the atmosphere, it is still of great concern. This is because N2O can significantly affect the physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and thus influence the climate ...

Consequences of rainforest conversion to smallholder rubber and oil palm plantations on soil trace gas fluxes from highly weathered soils in Sumatra, Indonesia

Hassler, Evelyn (2017-01-30)

In Sumatra, Indonesia, the establishment of oil palm and rubber plantations is widespread. However, it occurs at the expense of forest area. Since global demand for palm oil and rubber is increasing, forest conversion is ...

Nutrient response efficiency, tree-microbe competition for nutrients and tree neighborhood dynamics in a mixed-species temperate deciduous forest in central Germany

Schmidt, Marcus (2015-10-23)

In most Central European countries, less than one percent of the remaining broadleaved forest is undisturbed and temperate forests face challenges such as species invasion, climate change and increased nitrogen deposition. ...

Soil greenhouse gas fluxes under elevated nutrient input along an elevation gradient of tropical montane forests in southern Ecuador

Müller, Anke Katrin (2014-10-29)

Tropical forest soils play an important role in Earth’s climate, by exchanging large amounts of greenhouse gases (GHGs) with the atmosphere. This important function might however be altered by human activities, which ...

Canopy soil nutrient cycling and response to elevated nutrient levels along an elevation gradient of tropical montane forests

Matson, Amanda (2014-04-24)

Although canopy soils can contribute significantly to aboveground labile biomass, they are often overlooked in nutrient cycling studies. In forests with large accumulations of canopy soil, such as those found in tropical ...