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2024
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Darius KviklysAbstract
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Darius KviklysAbstract
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Johan Asplund Jenni Nordén O. Janne Kjønaas Rieke Lo Madsen Lisa Fagerli Lunde Tone Birkemoe Eivind Kverme Ronold Milda Norkute Ulrika Jansson Damian Petkovic Karlsen Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson Inger Skrede Ine-Susanne Hopland Methlie Sundy Maurice Ulrik Geiran Botten Regine Jusnes Krok Håvard Kauserud Line NybakkenAbstract
The history of forestry in Fennoscandia spans five centuries, with clear-cutting being the dominant practice since the mid-20th century. This has led to a significant transformation of the forest landscape. In this study we investigated long-term effects of clear-cutting on forest structure and dead wood volumes. We established twelve pairs of spruce forest sites in southeastern Norway, each pair constituting of a mature, previously clear-cut stand and its near-natural counterpart with similar edaphic factors. The near-natural stands had 2.8 times higher volumes of dead wood and a larger proportion of dead wood in late stages of decay. The near-natural stands had on average 36.8 ± 9.1 m3 ha− 1 of downed dead wood and 24.1 ± 6.2 m3 ha− 1 of standing dead wood. Corresponding numbers for the previously clear-cut stands were 10.2 ± 2.8 m3 ha− 1 and 11.9 ± 3.7 m3 ha− 1 . Forests with lower volumes of dead wood often also had lower connectivity of old spruce forests, which potentially have further negative effects on biodiversity. Furthermore, near-natural stands displayed greater tree size heterogeneity, resulting in a wider variation in light conditions. While no difference was observed in living tree volume, we found only weak evidence for higher basal area in the previously clear-cut stands, which had a higher stem density with more slender stems and shorter crowns. Our findings suggest that managed forests do not develop structures typical of near-natural forests before they become mature for logging. We stress the importance of a thorough site selection for studies of management effects, as forest management history may be confounded with productivity and other edaphic factors. Experimental designs like ours are vital for testing how differences in structure and deadwood volumes, driven by forest management, translate into variations in biodiversity, carbon sequestration and ecosystem functioning in future studies Coarse woody debris Clear-cutting forestry Norway spruce Structural heterogeneity
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The total phenolic content and antiradical activity in vitro varied significantly among the fruit mesocarps samples extracts of seven plum cultivars. It shows the influence of the cultivar factor on the quantitative composition of phenolic compounds and antiradical activity in vitro of P. domestica fruit mesocarps samples extracts. The highest total phenolic content and the strongest antiradical activ ity in vitro was determined in the fruit mesocarps samples extracts of the cultivar 'Čačanska Najbolja' (bred in Serbia). The fruit mesocarps from this cultivar could be valuable for the future researches – determination of the qualitative and quantitative composition of the individual phenolic compounds.
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Annika M. Felton Hilde Karine Wam Zbigniew Borowski Aksel Granhus Laura Juvany Juho Matala Markus Melin Märtha Wallgren Anders MårellAbstract
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Yeqing Li Jinglei Zhang Xinran Wen Mahmoud Mazarji Shuo Chen Qiang Liu Shenggeng Zhao Lu Feng Gang Li Hongjun Zhou Junting PanAbstract
The use of bio-based composites to enhance the methane production in anaerobic digestion has attracted considerable attention. Nevertheless, the study of electron transfer mechanisms and the applications of biochar/MnO2 (MBC) in complex systems remains largely unexplored. Biochar composited with MnO2 at 10:1 mass ratio (MBC10) increased the content of volatile fatty acids by 9.09 % during acidogenic phase. During the methanogenic experiments using acetate, cumulative methane production (CMP) rose by 5.83 %, and in the methanogenic experiments using food waste, CMP increased by 24.32 %. Microbial community analysis indicated an enrichment of Syntrophomonas, Bacilli, and Methanosaetaceae in the MBC10 group. This enrichment occurred mainly due to the redox capability of MnO2 enhancing MBC capacitance, thereby facilitating microbial electron transfer processes. Additionally, under 2 g/L ammonia nitrogen concentration and 30 g/L organic load, the CMP of MBC10 increased by 12.74 % and 9.44 %, respectively, compared to the BC600 group. This study illuminates MBC's electron transfer mechanisms and applications, facilitating its wider practical adoption and fostering future innovations.