Search Results - "Vares, Aivo"
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Twenty years of afforestation of former agricultural lands with silver birch plantations affects vertical distribution of SOC and macronutrients in the topsoil layer
Published in Plant and soil (2023)“…Purpose Fast-growing tree plantations on abandoned agricultural soils is a promising management system to sequester atmospheric CO 2 . However, the effects of…”
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Temporal dynamics of forest understory on former agricultural land follows similar pathways in plantations and naturally regenerated stands
Published in New forests (01-11-2024)“…New forests on former agricultural land originate either from natural regeneration or active restoration. Previous research has compared biodiversity of…”
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Phytoremediation capacity of hybrid aspen at sites affected by industry and agriculture
Published in Environmental monitoring and assessment (01-04-2024)“…Fast-growing Populus spp. are well-acknowledged to restore contaminated soils from heavy metals in industrial areas. Thus far, there is no knowledge about the…”
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Growth development and plant–soil relations in midterm silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) plantations on previous agricultural lands in hemiboreal Estonia
Published in European journal of forest research (01-07-2015)“…The first silver birch ( Betula pendula Roth) plantations aimed at short-rotation forestry (SRF) management were established in Estonia in 1999 on former…”
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Above-ground biomass production and nutrient accumulation in young stands of silver birch on abandoned agricultural land
Published in Biomass & bioenergy (01-04-2007)“…During the last decade, more than 400 000 ha of agricultural land was abandoned in Estonia. Such areas are often characterized by rapid natural afforestation…”
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Early growth and development of silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) plantations on abandoned agricultural land
Published in European journal of forest research (01-07-2010)“…Eight-year-old plantations (11) of silver birch were studied on abandoned agricultural land in Estonia. Trees were planted on uncovered soil and on…”
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Fine-root rhizosphere and morphological adaptations to site conditions in interaction with tree mineral nutrition in young silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) stands
Published in European journal of forest research (01-11-2011)“…Limited nutrient acquisition from soil is a key process limiting productivity in boreal forest. We investigated short-root morphological adaptations and…”
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Above-Ground Biomass Production and Nutrient Accumulation in Young Stands of Silver Birch on Abandoned Agricultural Land
Published in Biomass & bioenergy (01-04-2007)“…The above-ground biomass production, nutrient (NPK) accumulation, and foliar characteristics of young silver birch stands on abandoned agricultural land were…”
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Change from Agriculture to Forestry: Floristic Diversity in Young Fast-Growing Deciduous Plantations on Former Agricultural Land in Estonia
Published in Annales botanici fennici (2009)“…The understorey vascular plant cover and its relations with the overstorey tree species and site properties in young silver birch and hybrid aspen plantations…”
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Restoration of former agricultural fields in Estonia: comparative growth of planted and naturally regenerated birch
Published in Forestry (London) (01-01-2003)“…We examined the growth of birch (Betula pendula Roth. and Betula pubescens Ehrh.) regenerated on 22 former agricultural fields in Estonia. Birch stands on half…”
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