Publications 2011-2015

2015

Rytter R-M, Rytter L, Högbom L (2015). Carbon sequestration in willow (Salix spp.) plantations on former arable land estimated by repeated field sampling and C budget calculation. Biomass and Bioenergy 83:483-492. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.10.009

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2014

Varnagiryte-Kabasinskiene I, Armolaitis K, Stupak I, Kukkola M, Wojcik J, Miksys V (2014). Some metals in aboveground biomass of Scots pine in Lithuania. Biomass and Bioenergy, 66; 434-441. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.03.047

Bárcena, T.G., Kiær, L.P., Vesterdal, L., Stefánsdóttir, H.M., Gundersen, P., Sigurdsson, B.D., 2014. Soil carbon stock change following afforestation in Northern Europe: A meta-analysis. Global Change Biology 20: 2393-2405.doi: 10.1111/gcb.12576

Bárcena, T. G., Vesterdal, L., Kiær, L. P., Stefánsdóttir, H. M., Gundersen, P., & Sigurdsson, B. D. (2014). [Conference Abstract] A meta-analysis of soil carbon stock change following afforestation in Northern Europe. In G. Halldórsson, F. Bampa, A. B. Þorsteinsdóttir, B. D. Sigurdsson, L. Montanarella & A. Arnalds (Eds.), JRC Science and Policy Reports. Soil carbon sequstration for climate, food security and ecosystem services (Vol. EUR 26540 EN, pp. 44). Ispra, Italy: European Commission.

Finér L., Karvinen L., Stupak, I. (eds) 2014. Environmental Services provided by the Nordic-Baltic Forests. Extended abstracts of the CAR-ES network meeting in Finland 20.–22.10.2014. Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute 316, 53 pp.  http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2014/mwp316.htm

Titus B, Stupak I, Helmisaari HS, Vanguelova E, Bruckman V, Clarke N, Guidi C, Varnagiryte-Kabasinskiene I, Armolaitis K (2014). Survey of guidelines for intensive forest biomass removals from around the world: lessons and recommendations. Oral presentation at the IUFRO World Congress, Utah, 5-11 October 2014.

Domisch, T., Finér, L., Dawud, S.M., Vesterdal, L. & Raulund-Rasmussen, K. 2014. Does species richness affect fine root biomass and production in young forest plantations? Oecologia, DOI 10.1007/s00442-014-3107-3.

Grossiord, C., Granier, A., Ratcliffe, S., Bouriaud, O, Bruelheide, H., Chećko, E., Forrester, D.J., Dawud, M. S, Finér, L., Pollastrini, M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Valladares, F., Bonal, D. & Gessler, A. 2014. Tree diversity does not always improve resistance of forest ecosystems to drought. PNAS 111(41): 14812-14815. doi:10.1073/pnas.1411970111

Launiainen, S., Sarkkola, S., Laurén, A., Puustinen, M., Tattari, S., Mattsson, T., Piirainen, S., Heinonen, J., Alakukku, L. & Finér, L. 2014. KUSTAA –työkalu valuma-alueen vesistökuormituksen laskentaan. Suomen Ympäristökeskuksen julkaisuja, 33/2014. 55 p. ISBN: 978-952-11-4374-8. https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/144108/SYKEra_33_2014.pdf?sequence=1

Repo, T., Sirkiä, S., Heinonen, J., Lavigné, A., Roitto, M., Koljonen, E., Sutinen, S. & Finér, L. 2014. Effects of frozen soil on growth and longevity of fine roots of Norway spruce. Forest Ecology and Management 313:112-122. DOI 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.11.002.

Marozas V., Augustaitis A., Armolaitis K., Kliucius A., Pilkauskas M. (2014). Effects of planted European beech on the understory in Scots pine forests of Lithuania. iForest 7 (ISSN 1971-7458): 12-18.

Muraškienė M., Aleinikovienė J., Armolaitis K. (2014). Dirvožemio mikrobiotos anglis ir azotas smėlžemiuose ir rudžemiuose skirtingoje žemėnaudoje (Soil microbiota carbon and nitrogen in Arenosols and Cambisols in different land use). Miškininkystė 2 (76): 21-28. (in Lithuanian).

Varnagirytė-Kabašinskienė I., Sadauskienė L., Aleinikovas M., Armolaitis K. (2014). Kelmų medienos panaudojimo kurui Lietuvoje ekologinis, ekonominis ir technologinis vertinimas (Ecological, economic and technological assessment of stump wood use in Lithuania). Miškininkystė 2 (76): 7-20. (in Lithuanuian).

Jansons, A., Zurkova, S., Lazdina, D., Zeps, M. (2014). Productivity of poplar hybrid (Populus balsamifera x P. laurifolia) in Latvia. Agronomy Research, 12(2): 469-478.

Lazdiņa, D., Bardulis, A., Bardule, A., Lazdiņš, A., Zeps, M., Jansons, A. (2014). The first three-year development of ALASIA poplar clones AF2, AF6, AF7, AF8 in biomass short rotation coppice experimental cultures in Latvia. Agronomy Research, 12(2): 543-552

Rancane, S., Makovskis, K., Lazdina, D., Daugaviete, M., Gutmane, I., Berzins, P. (2014). Analysis of economical, social and environmental aspects of agroforestry systems of trees and perennial herbaceous plants. Agronomy Research, 12(2): 589-602

Bentsen N.S., Stupak. I., Smith C.T. (2014). Imported wood fuels: A regionalised review of potential sourcing and sustainability challenges. Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2014. 227 p.

Pelkmans L, Goovaerts L, Goh CS, Junginger M, van Dam J, Stupak I, Smith CT, Chum H, Englund O, Berndes G, Cowie A, Thiffault E, Fritsche U, Thrän D (2014) Chapter 6. The role of sustainability requirements in international bioenergy markets. In: Junginger M, Goh CS, Faaij A (Eds.) International Bioenergy Trade: History, status & outlook on securing sustainable bioenergy supply, demand and markets. Springer, Dordrecht. Lecture Notes in Energy 17, p. 125-150.

Erisman JW, Leach A, Adams M, Agboola JI, Ahmetaj L, Alard D, Austin A, Awodun MA, Bareham S, Bird TL, Bleeker A, Bul, K, Cornell SE, Davidson E, de Vries W, Dias T, Emmett B, Goodale C, Greaver T, Haeuber R, Harmens H, Hicks WK, Högbom L, Jarvis P, Johansson M, Russell Z, McClean C, Paton B, Perez T, Plesnik J, Rao N, Schmidt S, Sharma YB, Tokuchi N, Whitfield CP (2014) Nitrogen deposition effects on ecosystem services and interaction with other pullutants and Climate change. In: M.A. Sutton, K.E. Mason, L.J. Sheppard, H. Sverdrup, R. Haeuber, W.K. Hicks (Eds.) Proceedings of the International Nitrogen Initiative workshop, linking expert Chapter 51, 493-505.

Mattsson, T., Finér, L., Joensuu, S., Tattari, S., Penttinen, J., Ilvesniemi, H., Hiltunen, T., Makkonen, T., Seppälä, M. & Hilska-Aaltonen, M. 2014. Metsätalouden vesistöille aiheuttamaa kuormitusta seurataan. Vesitalous 5/2014: 29-32.

Holmström H, Sonesson J, Högbom L. Widenfalk O. (2014). Kantzoner mot vatten – nytta och kostnader. (Buffers along waters – benefits and costs) 4-2014, www.skogforsk.se (in Swedish)

Högbom L, Futter M (2014). Quantifying N, P and C losses to waters from Fennoscandic/Baltic forests and the effect of various forestry operations. https://nordicforestresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/policy-brief-SNS-110.pdf

Ring E, Nordlund A, Högbom L, Bergkvist I (2014). Attityder till körskadeproblematiken i skogsbruket. (attitudes concerning rutting within the forestry sector) www.skogforsk.se (in Swedish)

Bentsen N.S., Stupak I., Smith C.T. (2014). A review of wood fuel sourcing potentials and sustainability challenges in different regions of the world. Oral presentation at the IUFRO World Congress, Utah, 5-11 October 2014.

Callesen I., Harrison R., Zabowski D., Raulund-Rasmussen K., Stupak I., Boyle J., Hatten J. (2014). Tree Root Systems and Nutrient Mobilization: Mineral Weathering by Rhizospheres and Deep Roots. Oral presentation at the IUFRO World Congress, Utah, 5-11 October 2014.

Smith CT, Murray J, Thiffault E, Kittler B, Fritsche UR, Junginger M, Berndes G, Stupak I (2014). Trans‐Atlantic governance of sustainable solid wood bioenergy supply chains. Poster presentation at the IUFRO World Congress, Utah, 5-11 October 2014.

Stupak I, Joudrey J, Smith CT, Pelkmans L, Chum H, Cowie A, Englund O, Goh CS, Junginger M (2014). Governance of bioenergy sustainability – a global survey of stakeholder views and experiences. Poster presentation at the IUFRO World Congress, Utah, 5-11 October 2014.

Stupak I, Raulund-Rasmussen K, Taeroe, A, Mustapha WF, Seitsonen A, Bentsen NS, Johannsen VK (2014) Drivers of very intensive biomass harvesting in Denmark and implications for carbon balances. Intersections Seminar at the University of Toronto, 15 October 2014 (oral presentation).

Taeroe A, Mustapha WF, Raulund-Rasmussen K, Seitsonen A, Stupak I (2014). Climate change mitigation benefits of intensively managed and untouched forest. CAR-ES workshop. METLA, Vantaa, Finland, 20-22. October 2014 (presented by I Stupak).

Taeroe A, Stupak I, Nord-Larsen T, Raulund-Rasmussen K (2014). Predicting single tree and stand biomass for hybrid poplars in southern Scandinavia. Poster presentation at the IUFRO World Congress, Utah, 5-11 October 2014.

Bjarnadóttir, B., & Sigurdsson, B. D. (2014). [Conference Abstract] Soil respiration from various surface types within a young afforestation area in East-Iceland. In G. Halldórsson, F. Bampa, A. B. Þorsteinsdóttir, B. D. Sigurdsson, L. Montanarella & A. Arnalds (Eds.), JRC Science and Policy Reports. Soil carbon sequstration for climate, food security and ecosystem services (Vol. EUR 26540 EN, pp. 38). Ispra, Italy: European Commission.

Oddsdottir, E. S., Thoen, E., Wallander, H., Anamthawat-Jonsson, K., & Sigurdsson, B. D. (2014). [Conference Abstract] The effects of elevated soil temperatures on ectomycorrhizal community and litter decomposition in a Sitka spruce forest in southern Iceland. In G. Halldórsson, F. Bampa, A. B. Þorsteinsdóttir, B. D. Sigurdsson, L. Montanarella & A. Arnalds (Eds.), JRC Science and Policy Reports. Soil carbon sequstration for climate, food security and ecosystem services (Vol. EUR 26540 EN, pp. 45). Ispra, Italy: European Commission.

Sigurdsson, B. D. (2014). The impact of afforestation in Iceland on soil and biomass C stocks. In G. Halldórsson, F. Bampa, A. B. Þorsteinsdóttir, B. D. Sigurdsson, L. Montanarella & A. Arnalds (Eds.), JRC Science and Policy Reports. Soil carbon sequstration for climate, food security and ecosystem services (Vol. EUR 26540 EN, pp. 39-43). Ispra, Italy: European Commission.

Aleinikovienė J and K. Armolaitis, V. Žėkaitė, M. Viltrakytė. Ground vegetation diversity and carbon storage in abandoned and afforested arable landi in South Lithuania. International conference Forest Landscape Mosaics: Disturbance, Restoration and Management at Times of Global Chage (11-14 August, 2014, Tartu, Estonia) (oral presentation).

Armolaitis K., J. Aleinikovienė, M. Viltrakytė, P. Garbaravičius, J. Lubytė, V. Žėkaitė. Soil organis carbon and nitrogen in Arenosols of different lanf use“. 8th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior „BIOGEOMON 2014“ (13-17 July, 2014, University of Bayreuth, Germany) (poster presentation).

Armolaitis K., V. Stakėnas, A. Gudauskienė, J. Aleinikovienė. „Leaching of soil organic carbon and plant nutrients in fresch clear cuts of coniferous stands“. 8th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior „BIOGEOMON 2014“ (13-17 July, 2014, University of Bayreuth, Germany) (poster presentation).

Lazdiņš, A., Butlers, A. & Lupiķis, A. (2014). Case study of soil carbon stock changes in drained and afforested transitional bog. Proceedings of 9th Baltic theriological conference, Ilgas, 2014. Ilgas: Latvian State Forest Research Institute ”Silava”.

Lazdiņš, A., Butlers, A., Makovskis, K. & Lazdiņa, D. (2014). Case study on ash properties in pellet factory. Proceedings of Nordic Baltic Conference OSCAR14 Solutions for Sustainable Forestry Operations, Knivsta, Sweden, 2014. pp 19–21. Knivsta, Sweden: Skogforsk.

Lazdiņš, A., Čugunovs, M., Lazdiņa, D. & Butlers, A. (2014). Literature review on results of application of soil carbon model Yasso in forest, cropland and grassland. Proceedings of 9th Baltic theriological conference, Ilgas, 2014. Ilgas: Latvian State Forest Research Institute ”Silava”.

Lazdiņš, A., Zariņš, J. & Lazdiņa, D. (2014). Estimation of carbon stock accumulated in coarse dead wood in forest land using stock change method. Proceedings of 9th Baltic theriological conference, Ilgas, 2014. Ilgas: Latvian State Forest Research Institute ”Silava”.

Liepiņa, A., Lupiķis, A., Sarkanābols, T. & Lazdiņš, A. (2014). Meža tehnikas ietekme uz augsnes sablivējumu kailcirtēs (Evaluation of soil compaction by heavy forest machinery in final felling). Proceedings of Latvijas Universitātes 72. zinātniskā konference, Rīga, 2014. pp 464–466. Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte.

Liepiņa, A., Lupiķis, A., Sarkanābols, T. & Lazdiņš, A. (2014). Meža tehnikas ietekme uz augsnes sablīvēšanos un meža atjaunošanos (Evaluation of impact of forest machinery on compaction of soil and forest regeneration). Proceedings of LLU Meža fakultātes zinātniski prakstiskā konference, veltīta augstākās mežizsglītības 95. un Meža fakultātes 75. gadskārtai, Jelgava, 2014. pp 51–54. Jelgava: LLU.

Lupiķis, A., Mūrniece, S. & Lazdiņš, A. (2014). Impact of reconstruction of forest drainage systems on increase of living woody biomass in thinned middle-age coniferous stands. Proceedings of 9th Baltic theriological conference, Ilgas, 2014. Ilgas: Latvian State Forest Research Institute ”Silava”.

Lupiķis, A., Sarkanābols, T. & Lazdiņš, A. (2014). Comparison of soil compaction using tracked and wheeled machines in early thinning. Proceedings of Nordic Baltic Conference OSCAR14 Solutions for Sustainable Forestry Operations, Knivsta, Sweden, 2014. pp 11–13. Knivsta, Sweden: Skogforsk.

Lupiķis, A., Sarkanābols, T. & Lazdiņš, A. (2014). Mežizstrādes mašīnu tipa ietekme uz augsnes sablīvējumu jaunaudžu kopšanas cirtēs (Comparison of different harvester and forwarder combinations on compaction of soil in pre-commercial thinning). Proceedings of Latvijas Universitātes 72. zinātniskā konference, Rīga, 2014. pp 466–468. Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte.

Mūrniece, S., Lazdiņš, A. & Liepiņš, J. (2014). Decomposition of below-ground biomass in coniferous forest stands in Latvia. Proceedings of 9th Baltic theriological conference, Ilgas, 2014. Ilgas: Latvian State Forest Research Institute ”Silava”.

Mūrniece, S., Lībiete, Z. & Lazdiņš, A. (2014). Galvenajā cirtē nozāģēto koku celmu mineralizācijas radītās CO2 emisijas (CO2 emissions due to decomposition of stumps harvested in final felling). Proceedings of LLU Meža fakultātes zinātniski prakstiskā konference, veltīta augstākās mežizglītības 95. un Meža fakultātes 75. gadskārtai, Jelgava, 2014. pp 9–12. Jelgava: LLU.

Clarke, N., Eldhuset, T.D., Hanssen, K.H., Hietala, A., Kjønaas, O.J., Lange, H., Nordbakken, J.F., Økland, T., Røsberg, I. (2014) Short- and long-term ecological consequences of removal of harvesting residues for bioenergy from forests in Norway. Oral presentation at the IUFRO World Congress, Utah, 5-11 October 2014. Int. For. Rev. 16, 259.

Kjønaas, O.J. Clarke, N., Eldhuset, T.D., Hanssen, K.H., Hietala, A., Lange, H., Nordbakken, J.F., Økland, T., Røsberg, I. (2014). Short-term effects of whole tree and stem-only harvesting on C and N fluxes in two Picea abies stands, Norway. Poster presentation at the IUFRO World Congress, Utah, 5-11 October 2014. Int. For. Rev. 16, 363.

Økland, T., Nordbakken, J.F., Lange, H., Røsberg, I., Kjønaas, O.J., Clarke, N., Hanssen, K.H. (2014), Removing forest harvesting residuals: effects on biodiversity and species composition in Norwegian forests. Poster presentation at the IUFRO World Congress, Utah, 5-11 October 2014. Int. For. Rev. 16, 518.

Högbom L, Ring E, Löfgren S 2014. Mitigating effects on run-off chemistry after final felling using forest buffers. IUFRO 2014, Salt Lake City, USA. 5-11/10 2007. Poster presentation.

Högbom L., Ring E., Löfgren S. (2014). Mitigating effects on run-off chemistry after final felling using forest buffers. Nordic Baltic Conference OSCAR14 Solutions for Sustainable Forestry Operations, Knivsta, Sweden, 2014.

Sikström U, Högbom L 2014. Does low-dose N addition enhance growth in fertile Picea abies forests? IUFRO 2014, Salt Lake City, USA 5-11/10 2014. Oral presentation

Stupak I, Smith T and Bentsen NS (2014). Bæredygtig skovdrift og bæredygtighedskriterier for forskellige biomassetyper – hvor langt er vi? [Sustainable forest management and sustainability criteria for different types of biomass – how far are we?]. Thematic meeting, 19 November 2014, The Danish Energy Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Aleinikovienė J. and K. Armolaitis (2014). Soil microbiota carbon in forest and agro ecosystems. Meeting of Networking Project of The Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Public Administration The Nordic-Baltic LULUCF Network for Climate Fiendly Land Use Measures (Kaunas, 12-13 May, 2014).

Armolaitis K. and J. Aleinikovienė (2014). „Soil organic carbon stability in Arenosols of different land use“. Meeting of Networking Project of The Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Public Administration The Nordic-Baltic LULUCF Network for Climate Fiendly Land Use Measures (Kaunas, 12-13 May, 2014).

Högbom, L., Jäghagen, K., Sundström, E. (2014). SusFor – Sustanable forestry: beyond the state of art. Stakeholder presentation in Brussels, Belgium, june 2014.

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2013

Peer review papers 2013

Sigurdsson, B.D., Medhurst, J.L., Wallin, G., Eggertsson, O., Linder, S. (2013) Growth of mature boreal Norway spruce was not affected by elevated [CO2] and/or air temperature unless nutrient availability was improved.Tree Physiology 00, 1–14. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23878169

Jonsdottir, R.J., Sigurdsson, B.D., and Lindström, A. (2013). Effects of nutrient loading and fertilization at planting on growth and nutrient status of Lutz spruce (Picea x lutzii) seedlings during the first growing season in Iceland. Scandinavian Jurnal of Forest Research. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02827581.2013.824503#.UgyTzqHU-Uk

Sigurdsson, B. D., & Gudleifsson, B. E. (2013). Impact of afforestation on earthworm populations in Iceland. Icelandic Agricultural Sciences, 26, 21-36.

Launiainen S, Futter MN, Ellison D, Clarke N, Finér L, Högbom L, Laurén A, Ring E 2013. Is the water footprint an appropriate tool for forestry and forest products – the Fennoscandian case. AMBIO, DOI 10.1007/s13280-013-0380-z.

Lappalainen, M., Kukkonen, J.V.K., Piirainen, S., Sarjala, T., Setälä, H., Koivusalo, H., Finér, L. & Laurén, A. 2013. Nitrogen release in decomposition of boreal mor and peat as affected by enchytraeid worms. Boreal Environment Research 18:181–194.

Högbom L, Ring E, Löfgren S, 2013. Mitigating effects on run-off water quality after final felling using forest buffers. British Ecological Society conference INTECOL 2013 19-23/8 2013, London, England, UK. Abstract, oral presentation.

Vesterdal, L., Clarke, N., Sigurdsson, B.D., Gundersen, P., 2013. Do tree species influence soil carbon stocks in temperate and boreal forests? Forest Ecology and Management 309: 4-18.

Policy briefs 2013

Futter, M (2013) Rules for Water Footprints disfavor wood from Nordic–Baltic forests. SNS News and Views, 2013, 8. https://nordicforestresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/NV-8-2013.pdf

Invited talks 2013

Invited talk from CAR-ES at a Nordic Council of Ministers conference: Bjarni D. Sigurdsson: Forest ecosystems in changing climate. Talk given at: Climate From the Nordic-Baltic Perspective. Science, Policy, Economy 2013, 23-24 October 2013, Tallin, Estonia. Available at: http://www.norden.ee/images/rohemajandus/arhiiv/programme_climate_23-24oct13.pdf

Conference abstracts and proceedings 2013

Lazdiņš, A., Bārdule, A. & Stola, J. (2013). Preliminary results of evaluation of area of organic soils in arable lands in Latvia. Proceedings of Interdisciplinary Research for Higher Socioeconomic Value of Forests, Riga, 2013. pp 79–80. Riga: LSFRI Silava.

Lazdiņš, A., Bārdule, A. & Stola, J. (2013). Preliminary results of evaluation of carbon stock in historical cropland and grassland. Proceedings of Interdisciplinary Research for Higher Socioeconomic Value of Forests, Riga, 2013. pp 56–57. Riga: LSFRI Silava.

Lazdiņš, A., Bārdule, A., Stola, J. & Krišāns, O. (2013). Temporary carbon stock changes in forest soil in Latvia. Proceedings of Interdisciplinary Research so Higher Socioeconomic Value of Forests, Riga, 2013. pp 51–52. Riga: LSFRI Silava

Lazdiņš, A. & Zariņš, J. (2013). Meža ugunsgrēku un mežizstrādes atlieku dedzināšanas radītās siltumnīcefekta gāzu emisijas Latvijā (Greenhouse emissions due to forest fires in on-site incineration of harvesting residues in Latvia). Proceedings of Latvijas Universitātes 71. zinātniskā konference ”Ģeogrāfija, ģeoloģija, vides zinātne”, Rīga, 2013. pp 133–137. Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte

Other journal articles indirectly linked to CAR-ES 2013

Halldórsson, G., Sigurdsson, B. D., Hrafnkelsdóttir, B., Oddsdóttir, E. S., Eggertsson, Ó., & Ólafsson, E. (2013). New arthropod herbivores on trees and shrubs in Iceland and changes in pest dynamics: A review. Icelandic Agricultural Sciences, 26, 69-84.

Vesterdal, L., Clarke, N., Sigurdsson, B. D., & Gundersen, P. (2013). Do tree species influence soil carbon stocks in temperate and boreal forests? Forest Ecology and Management, 309, 4-18. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.01.017

Johansson K, Ring E, Högbom L 2013. Effects of N-fertilisation and site preparation on nutrient status in plants and ground vegetation. Silva Fennica doi: 10.14214/sf.1016

Svensson T, Högbom L, Johansson K, Sandén P, Ring E 2013. Long-term effects of nitrogen additions on chlorine in soil, soil solution and biomass – after harvesting. Biogoechem 116: 3-13 10.1007/s10533-013-9888-3

Ring E, Högbom L, Jansson G 2013. Soil-water chemistry after final felling: effects of previous nitrogen fertilization regime and disc trenching. Can J For Res 43:396-404

Ring E, Högbom L, Andersson S, Weslien J 2013. Biogeochemistry after burning a clearcut in central Sweden. Scand J For Res 28:735-745

Högberg MN, Högbom L, Kleja DB 2013. Soil microbial communities as predictors of soil solution chemistry and N leakage in spruce forests in Sweden. Plant Soil, DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1742-9

Palviainen, M., Finér, L. Laurén, A., Launiainen,S., Piirainen, S., Mattsson, T. & Starr, M. 2013. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Carbon and Suspendid Solids Loads from Forest Clear-Cutting and Site Preparation: Long-Term Paired Catchment Studies from Eastern Finland. Ambio 43(2):218-233. DOI 10.1007/s13280-013-0439-x

Sarkkola, S: Nieminen, M., Koivusalo, H., Laurén, A., Kortelainen, P., Mattsson, T., Palviainen, M., Piirainen, S., Starr, M. & Finér, L. 2013. Iron concentrations are increasing in surface waters from forested headwater catchments in eastern Finland. Science of Total Environment 463–464: 683–689.

Ide, J., Finér, L., Laurén, A., Piirainen, S. & Launiainen, S. 2013. Effects of clear-cutting on annual and seasonal runoff from a boreal forest catchment in eastern Finland. Forest Ecology and Management 304: 482–491.Marozas V., Armolaitis K., Aleinikovienė J. 2013. Changes of ground vegetation, soil chemical properties and microbiota following the surface fires in Scots pine forests. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management (ISSN 1648-6897 print/ISSN 1822-4199 online) 21 (1), p. 67-75.

Marozas V., Armolaitis K., Aleinikovienė J. 2013. Changes of ground vegetation, soil chemical properties and microbiota following the surface fires in Scots pine forests. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management (ISSN 1648-6897 print/ISSN 1822-4199 online) 21 (1), p. 67-75.

Armolaitis K., Varnagirytė-Kabašinskienė I., Stupak I., Kukkola M., Mikšys V., Wójcik J. 2013. Carbon and nutrients of Scots pine stands on sandy soils in Lithuania in relation to bioenergy sustainability. Biomass and Bioenergy (ISSN 0961-9534) 54, p. 250-259.

Armolaitis K., Aleinikovienė J., Lubytė J., Žėkaitė V., Garbaravičius P. 2013.Stability of soil organic carbon in agro and forest ecosystems on Arenosol. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture (ISSN 1392-3196) Vol. 100, No. 3, p. 227-234.

Lazdiņa, D., Liepiņš, K., Bardule, A., Liepiņš, J., Bardulis, A. (2013). Wood ash and wastewater sludge recycling success in fast-growing deciduous tree – Birch and alder plantations. Agronomy Research, 11, 2: 347-356.

Bardule, A., Rancane, S., Gutmane, I., Berzins, P., Stesele, V., Lazdina, D., Bardulis, A. (2013). The effect of fertiliser type on hybrid aspen increment and seed yield of perennial grass cultivated in the agroforestry system. Agronomy Research, 11, 1:13-24

Pučka, I., Lazdiņa, D. (2013). Review about investigations of Salix spp. in Europe. Research for Rural Development , 2:13-19.

Salazar, O., Hansen, S., Abrahamsen, P., Hansen, K., Gundersen, P., 2013. Changes in soil water balance following afforestation 1 of former arable soils in Denmark as evaluated using the DAISY model. J. Hydrology 484: 128-139.

Gurmesa, G.A., Schmidt, I.K., Gundersen, P. Vesterdal, L., 2013. Soil carbon accumulation and nitrogen retention traits of four tree species grown in common gardens. Forest Ecology and Management 309: 47-57.

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