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1. A 10-year study of phosphorus balances and the impact of grazed grassland on total P redistribution within the soil profile

Author:
Watson, C.J.; Matthews, D.I.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.6 pp. 1171-1176
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
animal products; balance studies; drainage water; earthworms; eutrophication; fertilizer application; grasses; grasslands; nitrogen; overland flow; phosphorus; phosphorus fertilizers; roots; soil profiles; sward; water quality; wet deposition; Northern Ireland
Abstract:
... Phosphorus (P) inputs (wet deposition and fertilizer P) and outputs (animal product and drainflow) were studied on reseeded grazed grassland swards receiving different nitrogen (N) inputs (100-500 kg N ha⁻¹ year⁻¹) for 10 years (March 1989-February 1999), at an experimental site in Northern Ireland. All plots received the same maintenance application of P fertilizer (8.5 kg P ha⁻¹ year⁻¹) to meet ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01083.x

2. Acid properties of fulvic and humic acids isolated from two acid forest soils under different vegetation cover and soil depth

Author:
López, R.; Gondar, D.; Iglesias, A.; Fiol, S.; Antelo, J.; Arce, F.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.5 pp. 892-899
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; acid soils; nitrogen; granite; binding properties; humic acids; soil depth; soil horizons; vegetation cover; protons; forest types; titration; fulvic acids
Abstract:
... We studied the acid-base properties of 16 fulvic acids and 16 humic acids isolated from the surface (3-15 cm) and subsurface (> 45 cm) horizons of two types of acid forest soils, derived respectively from amphibolite and granite rocks, under five different types of vegetation. The observed differences between the contents of humic substances in the two types of soils were related to the degree of ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01048.x

3. Adsorption of the insecticidal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki by minerals: effects of inorganic salts

Author:
Fu, Qingling; Wang, Wanqin; Hu, Hongqing; Chen, Shouwen
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.2 pp. 216-221
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki; adsorption; edaphic factors; goethite; inorganic salts; insecticidal proteins; ions; kaolinite; mineral soils; montmorillonite; salt concentration; silica; toxins
Abstract:
... The persistence of the insecticidal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is enhanced by the reactivity with soil particles and may constitute a hazard to the soil ecosystem; however, studies on the fate of the Bt toxin in soil, especially in the presence of inorganic salts, are limited. The effects of different concentrations of KNO₃, KH₂PO₄ and NH₄H₂PO₄ on the adsorption of Bacillus thuringiens ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00977.x

4. Amino acid ¹⁵N in long-term bare fallow soils: influence of annual N fertilizer and manure applications

Author:
Bol, R.; Ostle, N.J.; Petzke, K.J.; Chenu, C.; Balesdent, J.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.4 pp. 617-629
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
acid hydrolysis; alanine; ammonium nitrate; ammonium sulfate; animal manures; fallow; fertilizer application; fractionation; half life; humans; isotopes; land use; leucine; nitrogen content; nitrogen fertilizers; phenylalanine; sodium nitrate; soil stabilization; topsoil; France
Abstract:
... Long-term dynamics of amino acids (AAs), from a bare fallow soil experiment (established in 1928 at INRA-Versailles, France), were examined in unamended control (Con) plots and plots treated with ammonium sulphate (Amsul), ammonium nitrate (Amnit), sodium nitrate (Nanit) or with animal manure (Man). Topsoil (0-25 cm) from 1929, 1963 and 1997 was analysed for C, N and ¹⁵N content and distribution o ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01013.x

5. Analysing flow patterns from dye tracer experiments in a forest soil using extreme value statistics

Author:
Bogner, C.; Wolf, B.; Schlather, M.; Huwe, B.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.1 pp. 103-113
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
dyes; forest soils; iodides; irrigation rates; labeling techniques; preferential flow; risk; risk estimate; soil profiles; soil water; solutes; water flow
Abstract:
... Preferential flow of water in soil is now recognized as a common phenomenon. It results in complex flow patterns that can be visualized by dye tracers and increases the risk of pollutants reaching greater depths. We analysed the behaviour of a risk index for vertical solute propagation based on extreme value theory. This risk index can be calculated from binary images of dye-stained soil profiles ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00974.x

6. Analysing the preferential transport of lead in a vegetated roadside soil using lysimeter experiments and a dual-porosity model

Author:
Roulier, S.; Robinson, B.; Kuster, E.; Schulin, R.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.1 pp. 61-70
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
Phacelia tanacetifolia; drainage water; erosion control; leachates; leaching; lead; macropores; models; partition coefficients; prediction; preferential flow; rain; roadside soils; soil pH; traffic; vegetation; water flow
Abstract:
... Lead (Pb) from the traffic accumulates in roadside soils, which are usually vegetated to control erosion. Plants release soluble organic substances that bind Pb. Root macropores also create preferential pathways through which water can flow. Both these processes may enhance Pb mobility. We used large lysimeters to investigate the transport of Pb in a contaminated (445 mg Pb kg⁻¹) soil under vegeta ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00954.x

7. Bayesian Maximum Entropy prediction of soil categories using a traditional soil map as soft information

Author:
Brus, D.J.; Bogaert, P.; Heuvelink, G.B.M.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.2 pp. 166-177
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
entropy; information systems; models; prediction; probability; soil; soil surveys; Netherlands
Abstract:
... Bayesian Maximum Entropy was used to estimate the probabilities of occurrence of soil categories in the Netherlands, and to simulate realizations from the associated multi-point pdf. Besides the hard observations (H) of the categories at 8369 locations, the soil map of the Netherlands 1:50 000 was used as soft information (S). The category with the maximum estimated probability was used as the pre ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00981.x

8. Buffer capacity and Cu affinity of soil particulate organic matter (POM) size fractions

Author:
Sebastia, J.; van O.ort, F.; Lamy, I.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.2 pp. 304-314
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
active sites; buffering capacity; composts; computer software; conifers; metals; organic soils; particulates; soil organic matter; straw
Abstract:
... Particulate organic matter fractions (POM), defined as sand-sized organic separates in soils, are known to be labile organic components with a rapid turnover. Recently, POM fractions were identified to be metal-enriched in both metal-contaminated and uncontaminated soils. However, mechanisms for such metal-enrichment are poorly understood, because of the paucity of information on the chemical prop ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.01001.x

9. Calibration model of microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen concentrations in soils using ultraviolet absorbance and soil organic matter

Author:
Xu, X.; Zhang, T.; Liu, Z.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.4 pp. 630-639
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
absorbance; carbon; chloroform; equations; forest soils; fumigation; grassland soils; linear models; microbial biomass; nitrogen content; pH; regression analysis; soil organic matter; temperate soils; tropical forests; variance
Abstract:
... There is a need for a rapid, simple and reliable method of determining soil microbial biomass (SMB) for all soils because traditional methods are laborious. Earlier studies have reported that SMB-C and -N concentrations in grassland and arable soils can be estimated by measurement of UV absorbance in soil extracts. However, these previous studies focused on soils with small soil organic matter (SO ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01015.x

10. Can we predict the provenance of a soil sample for forensic purposes by reference to a spatial database

Author:
Lark, R.M.; Rawlins, B.G.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.5 pp. 1000-1006
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
databases; geostatistics; information sources; kriging; prediction; probability; problem solving; provenance; soil; soil sampling; England
Abstract:
... In forensic soil science it is sometimes necessary to address a question of the form: 'what is the most likely place of origin of this soil material', where the possible provenances are in a large area. This 'intelligence' problem may be distinguished from the 'evidence' problem where we need to evaluate the grounds for believing that some soil material is derived from one site rather than another ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01064.x

11. Carbon mineralization rates at different soil depths across a network of European forest sites (FORCAST)

Author:
Rey, A.; Pegoraro, E.; Jarvis, P.G.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.6 pp. 1049-1062
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
carbon; climate change; coniferous forests; forest soils; leaf area index; mineral soils; mineralization; nitrogen; organic matter; soil depth; soil water; temperature; water holding capacity
Abstract:
... Most of the carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems is stored in the mineral soil layers. Thus, the response of the mineral soil to potential increases in temperature is crucial for the prediction of the impact of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems. Samples from three mineral soil layers were collected from eight mature forest sites in the European network CARBOEUROFLUX and were incubated at fo ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01065.x

12. Cation exchange in forest soils: the need for a new perspective

Author:
Ross, D.S.; Matschonat, G.; Skyllberg, U.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.6 pp. 1141-1159
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
acid soils; acidity; base saturation; cation exchange; cation exchange capacity; exchangeable aluminum; forest soils; minerals; nutrient retention; organic matter; organic soils; pH; salts; soil sampling; variable charge
Abstract:
... The long-term sustainability of forest soils may be affected by the retention of exchangeable nutrient cations such as Ca²⁺ and the availability of potentially toxic cations such as Al³⁺. Many of our current concepts of cation exchange and base cation saturation are largely unchanged since the beginnings of soil chemistry over a century ago. Many of the same methods are still in use even though th ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01069.x

13. Changes in shrinkage of restored soil caused by compaction beneath heavy agricultural machinery

Author:
Schäffer, B.; Schulin, R.; Boivin, P.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.4 pp. 771-783
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
bulk density; carbon; combine harvesters; porosity; shrinkage; soil compaction; soil degradation; soil sampling; soil structure; soil water characteristic
Abstract:
... Compaction is a major cause of soil degradation. It affects not only the porosity of the soil, but also the soil's hydrostructural stability. Soil that is restored after temporary removal is particularly sensitive to compaction. We investigated the effects of trafficking with a heavy combine harvester on the shrinkage behaviour of a restored soil that had been gently cultivated for several years. ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01024.x

14. Characterization and structural modelling of humic substances in field soil displaying significant differences from previously proposed structures

Author:
Albers, C.N.; Banta, G.T.; Jacobsen, O.S.; Hansen, P.E.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.4 pp. 693-705
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
amino acids; humic acids; models; principal component analysis; soil texture
Abstract:
... Humic substances (HS) often are dominant constituents of soil organic matter. In this study 28 fractions of HS were purified and chemically characterized from horizons of three Danish soils differing in texture. A commercial humic acid (HA) was included for comparison. The HS fractions were chemically characterized by CHNS analysis, pH-titration and liquid state ¹³C-NMR experiments. Amino acids an ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01036.x

15. Characterization of a Mediterranean litter by ¹³C CPMAS NMR: relationships between litter depth, enzyme activities and temperature

Author:
Alarcón-Gutiérrez, E.; Floch, C.; Ziarelli, F.; Albrecht, R.; Le Petit, J.; Augur, C.; Criquet, S.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.3 pp. 486-495
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
Quercus ilex; butyrates; carbon; climate change; endo-1,4-beta-glucanase; enzyme activity; forest litter; humification; laccase; microbial activity; microorganisms; mineralization; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; organic matter; polysaccharides; researchers; temperature; France; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... Organic matter mineralization of forest litter is catalysed by the action of different extracellular enzymes produced by microorganisms. Coupling enzyme activities with data on the general macromolecular structure of organic matter, provided by cross-polarization magic angle spinning ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (¹³C CPMAS NMR), allows researchers new insights into organic matter degradation pro ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.01003.x

16. Compositional relationships between organic matter in a grassland soil and its drainage waters

Author:
Hayes, T.M.; Hayes, M.H.B.; Skjemstad, J.O.; Swift, R.S.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.4 pp. 603-616
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
amino acids; animal manures; fractionation; grasslands; humic acids; metabolism; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; organic soils; peptides; resins; runoff; soil pH; soil water; subsoil; sugars; surface water; water quality
Abstract:
... We present a novel study of the compositional relationships between soil organic components extractable in aqueous extractants and those in sub-soil drainage and surface runoff waters from the soil. The surface soil (0-20 cm) of a stagnogley in long-term grassland was sequentially and exhaustively extracted in aqueous media at pH values of 7, 10.6 and 12.6. Extracts from the soils and their runoff ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.01007.x

17. Copper distribution and acid-base mobilization in vineyard soils and sediments from Galicia (NW Spain)

Author:
Fernández-C.alviño, D.; Pateiro-M.oure, M.; López-P.eriago, E.; Arias-E.stévez, M.; Nóvoa-M.uñoz, J.C.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.2 pp. 315-326
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
sediments; vines; sediment transport; vineyards; pesticide application; soil organic matter; vineyard soils; valleys; pH; soil erosion; soil sampling; metals; solubility; mildews; Spain
Abstract:
... In northern Spain and elsewhere in the world, many vineyards are located on steep slopes and are susceptible to accelerated soil erosion. Contaminants, notably Cu, originating from repeated application of copper-based fungicides to the vines to prevent mildew, are transported and stored in the sediments deposited close to valley bottoms. In this study, the contents and distribution of Cu in 17 soi ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.01004.x

18. Could shelling in the First World War have increased copper concentrations in the soil around Ypres

Author:
Van Meirvenne, M.; Meklit, T.; Verstraete, S.; De Boever, M.; Tack, F.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.2 pp. 372-379
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
copper; kriging; screening; topsoil; Belgium
Abstract:
... In the First World War, the region around Ypres (West-Flanders, Belgium) was a battlefield where millions of copper-containing shells were fired. To investigate the consequences of this shelling, we analysed statistically data on the copper (Cu) content in the topsoil (0-0.5 m) of the province of West-Flanders, an area of 3144 km². The measurements had been made on the fine earth (< 2 mm) fraction ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.01014.x

19. Decomposition in soil and chemical characteristics of pollen

Author:
Webster, E.A.; Tilston, E.L.; Chudek, J.A.; Hopkins, D.W.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.3 pp. 551-558
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
Betula pubescens; Zea mays; biogeochemical cycles; carboxylic acids; corn; mineralization; nitrogen content; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; pollen; polysaccharides; soil; water solubility
Abstract:
... The input to soils made by pollen and its subsequent mineralization has rarely been investigated from a soil microbiological point of view even though the small but significant quantities of C and N in pollen may make an important contribution to nutrient cycling. The relative resistance to decomposition of pollen exines (outer layers) has led to much of the focus of pollen in soil being on its pr ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01022.x

20. Designing sampling schemes for effect monitoring of nutrient leaching from agricultural soils

Author:
Brus, D.J.; Noij, I.G.A.M.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2008 v.59 no.2 pp. 292-303
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
agricultural soils; case studies; leaching; model uncertainty; monitoring; remediation; sampling; temporal variation; topsoil; variance
Abstract:
... A general methodology for designing sampling schemes for monitoring is illustrated with a case study aimed at estimating the temporal change of the spatial mean P concentration in the topsoil of an agricultural field after implementation of the remediation measure. A before-after control-impact (BACI) sample-pattern is proposed, with stratified random sampling as a spatial sampling design. The str ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00996.x