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NIBIOs employees contribute to several hundred scientific articles and research reports every year. You can browse or search in our collection which contains references and links to these publications as well as other research and dissemination activities. The collection is continously updated with new and historical material.
2023
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John Kemp Maria StrandbergAbstract
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Jian LiuAbstract
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Jian LiuAbstract
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Michel VerheulAbstract
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Michel VerheulAbstract
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Martin Hvarregaard Thorsøe Saskia Keesstra Maarten De Boever Kristina Buchová Frederik Bøe Nádia L. Castanheira Claire Chenu Sophie Cornu Axel Don Julia Fohrafellner Roberta Farina Dario Fornara Maria da Conceição Gonçalves Morten Graversgaard Olivier Heller Erich Inselsbacher Anna Jacobs Sara Mavsar Katharina H. E. Meurer Rok Mihelič Lilian O'Sullivan Mansonia Pulido-Moncada Greet Ruysschaert Michal Sviček Mika Tähtikarhu Silvia Vanino Wieke Vervuurt Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern Lars Juhl MunkholmAbstract
Soils are the foundation of agricultural production, ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Bridging soil knowledge gaps and improving the knowledge system is crucial to meet the growing EU soil policy ambitions in the face of climate change and the ongoing trend in soil degradation. The objective of this article is to assess the current state of knowledge, knowledge use and knowledge gaps concerning sustainable soil management in Europe. This study is based on interviews with 791 stakeholders and 254 researchers and on a comprehensive review of >1800 documents carried out under the European Joint Programme on agricultural soils. Despite differences in stakeholder groups, the conclusions are rather consistent and complementary. We identified major knowledge gaps with respect to (1) soil carbon stocks, (2) soil degradation and fertility and (3) strategies for improved soil management. Transcending these three areas, particularly the loss of soil organic carbon, peatland degradation and soil compaction, are most critical, thus, we stress the urgency of developing more models and monitoring programmes on soils. Stakeholders further report that insufficient transfer of existing soil research findings to practitioners is a hindrance to the adoption of sustainable soil management practices. In addition to knowledge production, soil knowledge gaps may be addressed by considering seven recommendations from the stakeholders: (1) raising awareness, (2) strengthening knowledge brokers, (3) improving relevance of research activities and resource allocation for land users, (4) peer-to-peer communication, (5) targeting advice and information, (6) improving knowledge access, and (7) providing incentives. We argue that filling and bridging knowledge gaps should be a priority for policymakers and the insights provided in the article may help prioritise research and dissemination needs enabling a transition to more sustainable soil management in Europe.
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Csilla Farkas Moritz Shore Gökhan Cüceloglu Levente Czelnai Attila Nemes Brigitta Szabó Natalja Čerkasova Rasa Idzelyté Sinja WeilandAbstract
The H2020 OPTAIN project involves both, catchment-, and field-scale modelling of the transport of water and nutrients. The catchment-scale modelling is performed at fourteen case study catchments across Europe using the SWAT+ model. At seven OPTAIN case studies, field-scale modelling is applied using the SWAP model. The aim of the SWAP modelling is to provide data on soil water balance elements using a more detailed (at field-scale) soil hydrological model and to cross-validate this data with the relevant fields in SWAT+. As the official manual from the SWAP model developers is rather detailed and complex, the OPTAIN SWAP modelling protocol focuses on practical issues, without overwhelming the modellers with information unnecessary for their case-studies. It also describes new tools, such as rswap, developed within the OPTAIN project for reference data quality check, model calibration and visualisation of the model results.