Projects / Programmes
The carbon sink and ozone: dynamics of carbon in a natural beech forest
Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
1.08.00 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Control and care of the environment |
|
Code |
Science |
Field |
P510 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Physical geography, geomorphology, pedology, cartography, climatology |
B434 |
Biomedical sciences |
Agrochemistry |
P305 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Environmental chemistry |
B410 |
Biomedical sciences |
Soil science, agricultural hydrology |
B430 |
Biomedical sciences |
Sylviculture, forestry, forestry technology |
B270 |
Biomedical sciences |
Plant ecology |
B230 |
Biomedical sciences |
Microbiology, bacteriology, virology, mycology |
B310 |
Biomedical sciences |
Physiology of vascular plants |
carbon sink, ozone, soil processes, roots, mycorrhizae, modeling, beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)
Researchers (18)
no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
1. |
26179 |
Tinca Brišnik |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Researcher |
2005 - 2006 |
8 |
2. |
15493 |
PhD Matjaž Čater |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
315 |
3. |
11062 |
PhD Zalika Črepinšek |
Physics |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
289 |
4. |
21242 |
PhD Tine Grebenc |
Plant production |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
505 |
5. |
17332 |
Jana Janša |
|
Researcher |
2004 |
5 |
6. |
09593 |
PhD Lučka Kajfež-Bogataj |
Physics |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
2,717 |
7. |
13446 |
PhD Polona Kalan Carson |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Researcher |
2004 |
132 |
8. |
07127 |
PhD Hojka Kraigher |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Head |
2004 - 2007 |
1,350 |
9. |
25448 |
PhD Barbara Piškur |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Junior researcher |
2006 |
1,035 |
10. |
19950 |
MSc Mitja Piškur |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Researcher |
2004 |
369 |
11. |
17336 |
Matej Rupel |
|
Researcher |
2004 |
76 |
12. |
10264 |
PhD Primož Simončič |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Researcher |
2004 - 2007 |
711 |
13. |
24777 |
Barbara Štupar |
|
Technical associate |
2006 - 2007 |
29 |
14. |
28224 |
PhD Andrej Verlič |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Researcher |
2007 |
158 |
15. |
22592 |
PhD Urša Vilhar |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Researcher |
2004 - 2006 |
425 |
16. |
24343 |
PhD Marjana Westergren |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Junior researcher |
2006 - 2007 |
421 |
17. |
28401 |
PhD Peter Železnik |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Junior researcher |
2007 |
188 |
18. |
21137 |
Daniel Žlindra |
Forestry, wood and paper technology |
Researcher |
2004 |
177 |
Organisations (2)
Abstract
The role of forests in carbon sequestration is incorporated into global models (Kyoto Protocol, UNFCCC, 1998), however the carbon sink strength and fluxes in a changing environment have not yet been well determined. Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) natural and co-naturally managed forests cover ca 2/3 (i.e. 750.000 ha) of all forests sites in Slovenia and can be considered as a model tree species / forest ecosystems for the slovenian and central-european forests in modeling the role of forests in carbon sequestraion. Within the European project CASIROZ (The Carbon Sink Strength of Beech in a Changing Environment: Experimental Risk Assessment of Mitigation by Chronic Ozone Impact; EVK2-CT-2002-00165) the objective is to assess the vulnerability of beech trees under stand conditions of Central Europe to the tropospheric, chronic ozone impact by employing a Free Air Canopy O3 Exposure system (FACOE) in a forest research plot in Bavaria. In this whole tree response patterns to the absorbed ozone fluxes are to be derived as a diagnostic means to the physiologically relevant O3 dose and 'Critical Levels' of O3 exposure (AOT40) are to be re-evaluated. From the data obtained a central database and a new modular modeling concept will be developed for handling mechanistic scaling approaches of findings from the cell to the stand level with respect to assess C sink strength through modeling under simulated global-change scenarios. For carbon sink strength and the development of the model below-ground processes are crucial. Below-ground studies are lead by the Slovenian partner, who proposes, in collaboration with the leading modeling partner from Belgium, background soil & rhizosphere studies for better development of the soil module. The present project proposal therefore concentrates on studies of below-ground C fluxes studied in two forest research plots in a managed and natural beech forest in Slovenia. The data obtained will be used for the common CASIROZ database & the development of the soil & ecosystem module in the new modeling concept.