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Klimatske spremembe ter vplivi antropogenih motenj na primarno produkcijo v gozdnih tleh (Slovene)

Research activity

Code Science Field Subfield
4.01.01  Biotechnical sciences  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Forest - forestry 

Code Science Field
4.01  Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences  Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
Evaluation (rules)
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Researchers (20)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  29875  Marko Bajc  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Technical associate  2009 - 2012  280 
2.  15493  PhD Matjaž Čater  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Researcher  2009 - 2010  301 
3.  28856  PhD Gabrielle I. Deckmyn  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Researcher  2009 - 2012  48 
4.  21242  PhD Tine Grebenc  Plant production  Researcher  2009 - 2012  490 
5.  22609  PhD Jožica Gričar  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Researcher  2009 - 2012  540 
6.  18548  PhD Helena Haque Chowdhury  Neurobiology  Researcher  2009 - 2012  155 
7.  28855  Melita Hrenko    Technical associate  2009 - 2012 
8.  03310  PhD Zvonka Jeran  Control and care of the environment  Researcher  2009 - 2012  266 
9.  07127  PhD Hojka Kraigher  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Head  2009 - 2012  1,332 
10.  15666  PhD Marko Kreft  Neurobiology  Researcher  2009 - 2012  685 
11.  29237  PhD Boštjan Mali  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Researcher  2009 - 2012  200 
12.  11279  PhD Nives Ogrinc  Control and care of the environment  Researcher  2009 - 2012  1,138 
13.  21390  PhD Maja Potokar  Medical sciences  Researcher  2009 - 2012  161 
14.  11619  MSc Robert Robek  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Researcher  2009  292 
15.  27789  Iztok Sinjur    Technical associate  2009 - 2012  291 
16.  32771  PhD Ines Štraus  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Junior researcher  2010 - 2012  52 
17.  24777  Barbara Štupar    Technical associate  2009 - 2012  29 
18.  28224  PhD Andrej Verlič  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Researcher  2009 - 2010  158 
19.  28401  PhD Peter Železnik  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Junior researcher  2009 - 2012  188 
20.  21137  Daniel Žlindra  Forestry, wood and paper technology  Researcher  2011 - 2012  170 
Organisations (3)
no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  0106  Jožef Stefan Institute  Ljubljana  5051606000  90,742 
2.  0404  Slovenian Forestry Institute  Ljubljana  5051673000  12,023 
3.  1683  Celica BIOMEDICAL  Ljubljana  1506854  1,783 
Significance for science
Changes of temperature in forest ecosystems can beo f a global nature, as proposed in different climate change scenarios, or of a local anthropogenic nature, including land use changes, soil exposure and consequently higher temperature absorption. The main factor in netto primary productivity in forest soils are soil organisms in mycorrhizosphere, particularly fine roots and mycorrhiza as the key components in the soil parts of forest ecosystems.Our results have shown that already small differences in temperature influence on fine root and fungal mycelium growth and development, and thus on carbon dynamics in forest trees and forest ecosystems. Our studies have contributed to the understanding of the impacts of heavy forest machinery on forest soils and influences of changed temperature regimes on net primary production (NPP) in forest soils. The exposure of bare soils due to heavy forest machinery influences tree roots which are exposed to elevated temperatures. Forest soils become compressed, reducing water, nutrients and aeration availability to roots. All these changes are a stress for the plants, reducing the NPP. Our results at Osankarica (Pohorje) confirmed the hypothesis that forest trees reduce their rooting density at the cart tracks and replace them with an accelerated growth at the border of these tracks, when compared to the control growth of fine roots as observed in minirhizotrons in the field. Direct impacts of different temperature regimes on fine root growth and mycorrhizal functioning in experimental conditions were applied also in development of a mechanicistical model of carbon dynamics. With analyses of mycorrhiza on beech seedlings at the time of planting we have established the basis for comparison with mycorrhizal community and root growth after a certain period in different temperature regimes, as well as to understanding physiology of these ectomycorrhizal fungi and fine roots of beech seedlings in future changing environmental conditions.
Significance for the country
Heavy forest machinery does not only disrupt the local tree root systems but also influences the development of mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhizal mycelium together with roots of plants form a network encompassing a broader area around the direct site of the work in the forest. These results were presented publicly in journals and workshops for forest practice and for end-users, in order to help different users, forest management planners and forestry companies for exploitation of wood and other forest functions. Studies at the direct site of forest machinery application was also used in preparation of background materials for standards and norms for planning of works in forests. Within this project we have developed experimental infrastructure and knowledge, some systems were proposed as patent applications, with the project we have contributed to scientific development of PhD students as well as undergraduate students of forestry and microbiology. Several methods were first described and published within this project, and so were the Standard operation protocols for laboratory practices. The studies of influences of temperature regimes on fine root growth and mycorrhiza, and therefore also NPP, were applied in experimental models of the impacts of predicted climate change scenarios on calculations of carbon dynamics in forest ecosystems. Additional methods were proposed to be included in monitorings of forest ecosystems, namely molecular identification of soil organisms and analysis of C dynamics in fine roots of forest trees.
Most important scientific results Annual report 2009, 2010, 2011, final report, complete report on dLib.si
Most important socioeconomically and culturally relevant results Annual report 2009, 2010, 2011, final report, complete report on dLib.si
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