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2018
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Removal of logging residues causes significant nutrient losses from the harvesting site. Furthermore,collection of residues into piles could lead to small-scale differences in establishment conditions for seedlings. We studied the effects of stem-only (SOH) and aboveground whole-tree harvesting (WTH) on Norway spruce (Picea abies) seedling growth and pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) damage at two sites (SE and W Norway). We also compared two planting environments within the WTH plots (WTH-0: areas with no residues, WTH-1: areas where residue piles had been placed and removed before planting). In practice, one-third of the residues were left on site after WTH. After three growing seasons there were no differences for height or diameter increment between SOH and WTH (WTH-1 and WTH-0 combined) treatments. However, relative diameter increment was largest for WTH-1 seedlings and lowest for WTH-0 seedlings. Few seedlings sustained pine weevil attacks at the W Norway site, with no differences among treatments. At the SE Norway site, the percent of seedlings damaged by pine weevils and average debarked area were significantly higher after WTH (82% and 3.3 cm2) compared to SOH (62% and 1.7 cm2). We conclude that WTH may lead to spatial differences in establishment conditions.
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Jannis von Buttlar Jakob Zscheischler Anja Rammig Sebastian Sippel Markus Reichstein Alexander Knohl Martin Jung Olaf Menzer M. Altaf Arain Nina Buchmann Alessandro Cescatti Damiano Gianelle Gerard Kiely Beverly E. Law Vincenzo Magliulo Hank Margolis Harry McCaughey Lutz Merbold Mirco Migliavacca Leonardo Montagnani Walter Oechel Marian Pavelka Matthias Peichl Serge Rambal Antonio Raschi Russell L. Scott Francesco P. Vaccari Eva van Gorsel Andrej Varlagin Georg Wohlfahrt Miguel D. MahechaAbstract
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Erling Meisingset Leif Egil Loe Øystein Brekkum Richard Bischof Inger Maren Rivrud Unni Støbet Lande Barbara Zimmermann Vebjørn Veiberg Atle MysterudAbstract
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Dorothee Kolberg Lars Olav Brandsæter Göran Bergkvist Knut Asbjørn Solhaug Bo Melander Björn RingselleAbstract
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Vladislav Chrastný Hana Šillerová Martina Vitková Anna Francová Jan Jehlička Jana Kocourková Paul Eric Aspholm Lars Ola Nilsson Tore Flatlandsmo Berglen Henning K.B. Jensen Michael KomárekAbstract
After the phasing out of leaded gasoline, Pb emissions to the atmosphere dramatically decreased, and other sources became more significant. The contribution of unleaded gasoline has not been sufficiently recognized; therefore, we evaluated the impact of Pb from unleaded gasoline in a relatively pristine area in Subarctic NE Norway. The influence of different endmembers (Ni slag and concentrate from the Nikel smelter in Russia, PM10 filters, and traffic) on the overall Pb emissions was determined using various environmental samples (snow, lichens, and topsoils) and Pb isotope tracing. We found a strong relationship between Pb in snow and the Ni smelter. However, lichen samples and most of the topsoils were contaminated by Pb originating from the current use of unleaded gasoline originating from Russia. Historical leaded and recent unleaded gasoline are fully distinguishable using Pb isotopes, as unleaded gasoline is characterized by a low radiogenic composition (206Pb/207Pb = 1.098 and 208Pb/206Pb = 2.060) and remains an unneglectable source of Pb in the region.
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John Connolly Maria-Teresa Sebastià Laura Kirwan John Anthony Finn Rosa Llurba Matthias Suter Rosemary P. Collins Claudio Porqueddu Áslaug Helgadóttir Ole Hans Baadshaug Gilles Bélanger Alistair Black Caroline Brophy Jure Čop Sigridur Dalmannsdottir Delgado Ignacio Anjo Elgersma Michael Fothergill Bodil E. Frankow-Lindberg Ghesquiere An Piotr Golinski Philippe Grieu Gustavsson Anne-Maj Mats Höglind Olivier Huguenin-Elie Marit Jørgensen Zydre Kadziuliene Tor Lunnan Paivi Nykanen-Kurki Angela Ribas Friedhelm Taube Ulrich Thumm Alex De Vliegher Andreas LüscherAbstract
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Sandra Halecker Frank Surup Halvor Solheim Marc StadlerAbstract
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Umberto Salvagnin Mickael Malnoy Gunda Thöming Marco Tasin Silvia Carlin Stefan Martens Urska Vrhovsek Sergio Angeli Gianfranco AnforaAbstract
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