Spatial assessment of topsoil zinc concentrations

A high resolution spatial assessment of topsoil Zn concentrations • Mean Zn concentration is 47 mg kg −1. • One percent of all samples had concentrations above 167 mg kg −1. • texture and pH are most important drivers for the variation in topsoil Zn. • Highest Zn concentrations are found near Zn deposits ...

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Fully Funded PhD Programs in Agricultural Sciences | ProFellow

The 4-year PhD program provides core expertise in and environmental sciences and offers opportunities for advanced study and research. All students registered in thesis-based graduate programs within departments in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources receive a minimum level of funding at the beginning of their programs.

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Guidelines for Authors of Eurasian – Springer

Guidelines for Authors of Eurasian 1. GENERAL REMARKS Eurasian is an English-language journal publishes original papers on global and regional theoretical and experimental studies of the genesis, geography, physics, chemistry, biology, fertility, management, conservation, and remediation of soils.

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Editorial: Eurosoil 2021: Sustainable management of …

This Research Topic (RT) is related to the Eurosoil 2021 conference, focusing on the contributions of to reach the targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and SDG 15 (Life on Land). The overall aim of SDG 15 is to sustainably use and manage terrestrial ecosystems and to halt and reverse land degradation. The particular role of forests ...

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British Society of – Wiley Online Library

The Journal of (EJSS) is an international journal that publishes outstanding papers in that advance the theoretical and mechanistic understanding of physical, chemical and biological processes and their interactions in soils acting from molecular to continental scales in natural and managed environments

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Farming by : status and outlook of cropping …

quality, including water management and nutrient availability is an essential, yet quite variable property of types, therefore we performed our analysis for based on types, defined as Reference Groups (FAO, ISSS & ISRIC, 1998). To enable integrated analysis of complexity in the climate--crop system, cropping ...

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Ten years of LUCAS sampling – Commission

Three LUCAS surveys have been carried out over the past 10 years, collecting samples of EU topsoil in 2009/2012 (22,000 samples), 2015 (23,000 samples) and 2018 (26,000 samples). The samples, about 0.5kg each, are stored and analysed in a central laboratory, and the analysed data are hosted by the (ESDAC).

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LUCAS Biodiversity and LUCAS Pesticides, new tools …

The variables considered for the selection were physical and chemical properties from LUCAS 2009 ( Commission, 2022), topography (elevation, slope and wetness index derived from Digital Elevation Model over [EU-DEM]), climate (1970–2000 average monthly precipitation and temperatures derived from WorldClim bioclimatic ...

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Map of pH — Discover the key services …

Description. The JRC created a quantitative map of estimated pH values across from a compilation of 12,333 pH measurements from 11 different sources, and using a geo-statistical framework based on Regression-Kriging. The map can be downloaded as a graphical file or as data. Its spatial coverage is 25 Member States of the ...

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Post-fire erosion – ESDAC – Commission

This dataset contains the erosion estimations resulting of a study that mapped post-fire erosion in EU and UK following the 2017’s wildfires during 5 post-fire years. Five maps (GeoTIFF) and their corresponding dataframe (Rdata) are provided at 25m resolution, from year 1 (2017) to year 5 (2021). Resource Type: Datasets.

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Landscape‐scale modelling of erosion processes and …

The results indicate that the main factor influencing degradation was land-use change: when compared with the baseline business-as-usual landscape, the landscape with the most intensive agricultural systems had the greatest erosion (+0.26 t ha −1 year −1) and reduced mean SOC stocks (−17 t ha −1 after 90 years). The second ...

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Partnership: Eurasian Partnership

The 6 th Eurasian Partnership plenary meeting took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 23-24 May 2023. In 2021 the Book «Sustainable Management in Eurasian Region» was published. It provides a detailed overview of the implementation of sustainable management practices in the Eurasian sub-region, as the result of the regional ...

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data & Monitoring, mapping and modelling

The processing of data on into meaningful information products – such as maps - requires a workflow of collection, organization and management, analysis and publication of data. Harmonized methods and data infrastructures will allow easier sharing of data , which is essential for research and for policy advice on ...

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Maize straw and its biochar affect phosphorus distribution in …

We measured decreased TP, Fe-P, O-P and Ca 10-P in the 40–100-cm layer following maize straw and biochar deposition, whereas higher Ca 2-P, Al-P, MROP and HROP were obtained in maize straw-supplemented relative to NPK fertiliser treatment in the 20–100-cm layer. Thus, maize straw and its biochar can be used to effectively ...

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NUTS2 …

The only non-representative class is the elevation above 1000 m where LUCAS points were rarely sampled.. 2.3. Organic carbon content (%) in topsoils dataset. The current (modeled) dataset of the SOC distribution available at scale (known as OCTOP; Jones et al., 2005) is used both by EU policy makers as input for developing strategies for protection and by scientific communities ...

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– Bouma …

Environmental quality is a major political concern and the important role of the is widely recognized. However, still has an important role to play in translating good intentions into policies supporting the implementation of innovative management procedures that can ensure sustainable production systems in harmony with nature.

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Physical fractionation of and structural and functional …

Physical protection of uncomplexed organic matter and organisms and the creation of gas and moisture gradients are emergent features regulating the turnover at this level of complexity. The structurally intact (the in situ) constitutes the third level of complexity. This integrates the effects of primary and secondary complexes.

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EU Observatory (EUSO) – Commission – EU Hub

The recent proposal by the Commission for a Health and Food Mission - ‘Caring for is caring for life’ - has set the ambitious challenge of ensuring that, by 2030, 75% of EU soils are healthy for food, people, nature and climate. It is no surprise that is the glue that binds the different strategies of the Green Deal.

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National data in EU countries, where do we stand?

The launch of the EJP programme that associates many countries, allowed to gather and elaborate an unprecedented detailed vision of the current state of the available information at the country scale, which is much needed in the current context of the Mission “A deal for ” and for the elaboration of a ...

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Ecosystem type drives eukaryotic diversity and … – PubMed

Abstract. eukaryotes play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem functions and services, yet the factors driving their diversity and distribution remain poorly understood. While many studies focus on some eukaryotic groups (mostly fungi), they are limited in their spatial scale. Here, we analyzed an unprecedented amount of observational ...

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monitoring and resilience in the EU

Impact assessment (SWD(2023) 417, SWD(2023) 418 (summary)) accompanying the Commission proposal for a directive of the Parliament and of the Council on monitoring and resilience ( Monitoring Law), COM(2023) 416. This briefing provides an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the Commission's impact ...

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Saline and Sodic Soils Union – Database

The Saline and Sodic Soils Map shows the area distribution of saline, sodic and potentially salt affected areas within the Union. The accuracy of input input data only allows the designation of salt affected areas with a limited level of reliability (e.g. < 50 or > 50% of the area); therefore the results represented in the map should ...

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A map of the topsoil organic carbon content of …

Our study has proposed the first topsoil OC content map of which is based on direct harmonized measurements stored in a database, produced using DSM techniques. The model shows a fairly good accuracy for most of the EU (R2 =0.28), except for Scandinavia (R2 =0.09) where organic topsoils predominate.

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Barriers and opportunities of knowledge to address …

The Joint Programme for (EJP ) started in 2020 with the aim to significantly improve management knowledge and create a sustainable and integrated research system. EJP involves more than 350 scientists across 24 Countries and has been addressing multiple aspects associated with management across ...

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Forty years of research funded by the …

conservation started to gain political attention during the last decade of the 20th Century and it became rapidly obvious that conservation was a complex issue, particularly , where long historical development has had a deep impact on resources (Imeson et al., 2006). Due to the potential of for ...

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Estimating organic carbon based on data …

1. Introduction. SOC levels directly affect environmental processes such as erosion, fertility and greenhouse gas fluxes. At a global scale, SOC data are of relevance since “soils” is among the mandatory carbon pools to be reported on under the “Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry” (LULUCF) activities listed in articles 3.3 and 3.4 of the Kyoto Protocol (UNFCCC, 1998).

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Events – SOLO

Tuesday 3rd International Symposium in Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems (ISCRAES 2024) Sunday XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024. Sunday 5th International Conference of Young Scientists – in the Environment (SITE) Sunday Canadian Society of CSSS 2024 CONFERENCE. Sunday Centennial Celebration and Congress of the IUSS ...

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Guidelines on best practice to limit, mitigate and compensate …

Description. This report is a staff working document of the Commission to develop guidelines on sealing best practices. The aim of the document is to provide information on the magnitude of sealing in the EU, its impacts and examples of best practices.

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Mission Projects – ESDAC – Commission

The EU Mission ‘A Deal for ’ (Mission ) is one of five Missions funded under the EU Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme Horizon . Its goal is to create 100 Living Labs and Lighthouses by 2030 to promote sustainable land and management in urban and rural areas. The Mission is rooted in research and ...

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