Antia Villada, PhD studentship, University of Reading (2009-2012)
Background
Northern temperate forests have been identified as major contributors to the terrestrial C sink. Among the different land uses, afforestation and reforestation have been recommended as practices to mitigate climate change by promoting C storage in both soils and biomass but the main factors...
Lyudmila Lozanova, short-term studentship, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (2016)
Summary
This study investigated selected root traits such fine root length, belowground fine mass (biomass and necromass) distribution across different root diameter classes and soil depths, and patterns of temporal dynamics in root biomass and necromass.
A survey of the ground flora in lowland plantations on ancient woodland sites highlighted its impoverished nature in the majority of stands compared to ancient semi-natural woodlands (ASNW) on similar site types. Within all sites, the crop species and planting arrangement significantly affected the composition and extent of the ground- and field-layer vegetation. The survey […]
By Caroline Kilbride, Jane Poole, Tony Hutchings, Olga Rodriguez-Walters, Danielle Sinnett, Andy Brunt and Andy Moffat.
CL:AIRE Research Bulletin 7.
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Between October 1976 and September 1977, a critical appraisal was conducted by the Forestry Commission Research and Development Division into the problems of the establishment and management of trees and other woody plants on regraded colliery spoil heaps. Further supporting evidence has since been collected. This report summarises the evidence accumulated on tree growth on […]
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