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Model Analysis of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Picea and Fagus Forests

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Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in European Forest Ecosystems

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 142))

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The CANIF project experimentally investigates the carbon and nitrogen flows in Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica forest stands. The experimental subprojects encompass a large diversity of research subjects ranging from root studies for uptake of nutrients, root turnover, the diversity and the role of mycorrhizae, soil fauna and microorganisms, soil organic matter dynamics, tree growth and nutrient relations to measurements of leaching fluxes. Only by putting all these different aspects together is an overview of the functioning of the ecosystem possible. Process-based models that incorporate the carbon, nutrients and water flows of the ecosystem are very appropriate to use for this integrative function. Their great advantage is that such models with site-specific input data for climate and deposition levels can highlight the major differences between sites.

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van Oene, H. et al. (2000). Model Analysis of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Picea and Fagus Forests. In: Schulze, ED. (eds) Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in European Forest Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 142. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57219-7_20

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