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Biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity as key drivers of ecosystem services provided by soils by Smith, P, Cotrufo, M F, Rumpel, C, Paustian, K, Kuikman, P J, Elliott, J A, McDowell, R, Griffiths, R I, Asakawa, S, Bustamante, M, House, J I, Sobocká, J, Harper, R, Pan, G, West, P C, Gerber, J S, Clark, J M, Adhya, T, Scholes, R J, Scholes, M C

“…Soils play a pivotal role in major global biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nutrient, and water), while hosting the largest diversity of organisms on land…”
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Adapting to climate change in The Netherlands: an inventory of climate adaptation options and ranking of alternatives by de Bruin, K, Dellink, R. B, Ruijs, A, Bolwidt, L, van Buuren, A, Graveland, J, de Groot, R. S, Kuikman, P. J, Reinhard, S, Roetter, R. P, Tassone, V. C, Verhagen, A, van Ierland, E. C

“…In many countries around the world impacts of climate change are assessed and adaptation options identified. We describe an approach for a qualitative and…”
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Method and timing of grassland renovation affects herbage yield, nitrate leaching, and nitrous oxide emission in intensively managed grasslands by Velthof, G. L, Hoving, I. E, Dolfing, J, Smit, A, Kuikman, P. J, Oenema, O

“…Managed grasslands are occasionally ploughed up and reseeded in order to maintain or increase the sward productivity. It has been reported that this renovation…”
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Management of agricultural soils for greenhouse gas mitigation: Learning from a case study in NE Spain by Sánchez, B., Iglesias, A., McVittie, A., Álvaro-Fuentes, J., Ingram, J., Mills, J., Lesschen, J.P., Kuikman, P.J.

“…A portfolio of agricultural practices is now available that can contribute to reaching European mitigation targets. Among them, the management of agricultural…”
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Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilized and unfertilized grasslands on peat soil by van Beek, C. L, Pleijter, M, Kuikman, P. J

“…Emissions of nitrous oxide (N₂O) from managed and grazed grasslands on peat soils are amongst the highest emissions in the world per unit of surface of…”
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Nitrous oxide emissions from silage maize fields under different mineral nitrogen fertilizer and slurry applications by Groenigen, J.W. van, Kasper, G.J, Velthof, G.L, Pol-van Dasselaar, A. van den, Kuikman, P.J

“…Intensive dairy farming systems are a large source of emission of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N₂O), because of high nitrogen (N) application rates to…”
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Trends in soil organic matter contents in Dutch grasslands and maize fields on sandy soils by Hanegraaf, M.C, Hoffland, E, Kuikman, P.J, Brussaard, L

“…There is considerable concern in Europe that soil organic matter (SOM) contents are declining, which would threaten both agriculture and the environment. We…”
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Effect of improved nitrogen management on greenhouse gas emissions from intensive dairy systems in the Netherlands by Schils, R.L.M, Verhagen, A, Aarts, H.F.M, Kuikman, P.J, Šebek, L.B.J

“…Dairy systems in Europe contribute to the emissions of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) nitrous oxide (N₂O), methane (CH₄) and carbon dioxide (CO₂). In this paper,…”
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Nitrous oxide emissions from multiple combined applications of fertiliser and cattle slurry to grassland by Schils, R. L. M, van Groenigen, J. W, Velthof, G. L, Kuikman, P. J

“…Fertiliser and manure application are important sources of nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from agricultural soils. The current default IPCC emission factor of…”
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Emissions of N₂O from fertilized and grazed grassland on organic soil in relation to groundwater level by van Beek, C. L, Pleijter, M, Jacobs, C. M. J, Velthof, G. L, van Groenigen, J. W, Kuikman, P. J

“…Intensively managed grasslands on organic soils are a major source of nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)…”
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Strategies to mitigate nitrous oxide emissions from herbivore production systems by Schils, R. L. M., Eriksen, J., Ledgard, S. F., Vellinga, Th. V., Kuikman, P. J., Luo, J., Petersen, S. O., Velthof, G. L.

“…Herbivores are a significant source of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. They account for a large share of manure-related N2O emissions, as well as soil-related…”
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CO2 evolution and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiles of bacterial communities in soil following addition of low molecular weight substrates to simulate root exudation by FALCHINI, L, NAUMOVA, N, KUIKMAN, P. J, BLOEM, J, NANNIPIERI, P

“…Simulating the evolution of both 14C and 12C-CO2 in the rhizoplane was monitored during the diffusion of 14C-labelled glucose, oxalic acid, or glutamic acid…”
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European agricultural soil management: Towards climate‐smart and sustainability, knowledge needs and research approaches by Keesstra, S. D., Chenu, C., Munkholm, L. J., Cornu, S., Kuikman, P. J., Thorsøe, M. H., Besse‐Lototskaya, A., Visser, S. M.

“…Current soil‐ and land degradation seriously challenge our societies; it contributes to climate change, loss of biodiversity and loss of agricultural…”
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need for harmonizing methodologies for assessing soil threats in Europe by vanBeek, C.L, Tóth, T, Hagyó, A, Tóth, G, RecataláBoix, L, AñóVidal, C, Malet, J.P, Maquaire, O, vandenAkker, J.J.H, vanderZee, S.E.A.T.M, Verzandvoort, S, Simota, C, Kuikman, P.J, Oenema, O

“…Central to the EU thematic strategy for soil protection is that areas affected by soil degradation through erosion, soil organic matter (SOM) decline,…”
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Microbial diversity in archived soils by Dolfing, J, Vos, A, Bloem, J, Ehlert, P.A.I, Naumova, N.B, Kuikman, P.J

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Effects of high and low fertility plant species on dead root decomposition and nitrogen mineralisation by VAN DER KRIFT, T. A. J, GIOACCHINI, P, KUIKMAN, P. J, BERENDSE, F

“…The influence of growing grass species Holcus lanatus and Festuca ovina on the decomposition of dead roots of H. lanatus, F. rubra and F. ovina and on the…”
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effect of delaying autumn incorporation of green manure crop on N mineralization and spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) performance by Lahti, Tapio, Kuikman, P.J

“…The use of legumes as green manuring crops does involve a potential risk of N leaching losses over the winter period. The susceptibility of crop…”
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Nitrous oxide emission from animal manures applied to soil under controlled conditions by VELTHOF, Gerard L, KUIKMAN, Peter J, OENEMA, Oene

“…Animal manures may differ strongly in composition and as a result may differ in the emission of N^sub 2^O following application to soil. An incubation study…”
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Effect of soil sample preservation, compared to the effect of other environmental variables, on bacterial and eukaryotic diversity by Tzeneva, Vesela A., Salles, Joana F., Naumova, Natalia, de Vos, Willem M., Kuikman, Peter J., Dolfing, Jan, Smidt, Hauke

“…Archived soil samples are a valuable source for retrospective ecological studies, and their recent analysis using molecular ecological approaches has drawn…”
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Nitrous oxide emission from urine-treated soil as influenced by urine composition and soil physical conditions by van Groenigen, Jan Willem, Kuikman, Peter J., de Groot, Willy J.M, Velthof, Gerard L.

“…Urine patches from cattle and sheep on pastures represent considerable, highly localized N applications. Subsequent nitrification and denitrification of the…”
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