Year: 2006
Type: book
Abstract: This report is a summary of the main results from the EU project 'Carbon' - Nitrogen Interactions in Forest Ecosystems' (CNTER). Since carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) are bound together in organic matter we studied both the effect of N deposition on C cycling in forest ecosystems, and the effect of C accumulation on N storage and release. Based on compiled databases on element pools and fluxes from several hundred forest sites, process studies in long-term nitrogen manipulation experiments and modelling efforts we estimated C sequestration and N retention in European forest soils. Further, we studied the impact of forest management on C sequestration, N retention and N leaching.
Authors: Per Gundersen, Björn Berg, William S. Currie, Nancy B. Dise, Bridget A. Emmett, Vincent Gauci, Maria Holmberg, O. Janne Kjønaas, J.P. Mol-Dijkstra, C. van der Salm, Inger Kappel Schmidt, Albert Tietema, Wim W. Wessel, Live Semb Vestgarden, Cecilia Akselsson, W. de Vries, Martin Forsius, Hans Kros, Egbert Matzner, Filip Moldan, Knute J. Nadelhoffer, Lars Ola Nilsson, G.J. Reinds, Ulrika Rosengren, Arne O. Stuanes, Richard F. Wright
Institution: University of Copenhagen
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Life on land, Climate action
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1595314532