Search Results - "van Straaten, Oliver"

Responses of tree growth and biomass production to nutrient addition in a semi‐deciduous tropical forest in Africa by Manu, Raphael, Corre, Marife D., Aleeje, Alfred, Mwanjalolo, Majaliwa J. G., Babweteera, Fred, Veldkamp, Edzo, Straaten, Oliver

“…Experimental evidence of nutrient limitations on primary productivity in Afrotropical forests is rare and globally underrepresented yet are crucial for…”
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Conversion of lowland tropical forests to tree cash crop plantations loses up to one-half of stored soil organic carbon by van Straaten, Oliver, Corre, Marife D., Wolf, Katrin, Tchienkoua, Martin, Cuellar, Eloy, Matthews, Robin B., Veldkamp, Edzo

“…Tropical deforestation for the establishment of tree cash crop plantations causes significant alterations to soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics. Despite this…”
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Soil Carbon Dynamics Following Land Use Changes and Conversion to Oil Palm Plantations in Tropical Lowlands Inferred From Radiocarbon by Finstad, Kari, Straaten, Oliver, Veldkamp, Edzo, McFarlane, Karis

“…Tropical forests account for a large portion of the Earth's terrestrial carbon pool. However, rapid deforestation threatens the stability of this carbon. We…”
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Implications of Country-Level Decisions on the Specification of Crown Cover in the Definition of Forests for Land Area Eligible for Afforestation and Reforestation Activities in the CDM by Verchot, Louis V, Zomer, Robert, Straaten, Oliver Van, Muys, Bart

“…Within the Kyoto Protocol, countries have significant latitude to define a forest. The most important parameter affecting area designated as forest is the…”
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Nitrogen and potassium limit fine root growth in a humid Afrotropical forest by Manu, Raphael, Veldkamp, Edzo, Eryenyu, David, Corre, Marife D., van Straaten, Oliver

“…Nutrient limitations play a key regulatory role in plant growth, thereby affecting ecosystem productivity and carbon uptake. Experimental observations…”
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Impact of urea fertilization rates on nitrogen losses, productivity and profitability in East African sugarcane plantations by Tamale, Joseph, Nasta, Paolo, Doetterl, Sebastian, Hutson, John, Straaten, Oliver, Turyagyenda, Laban F., Fiener, Peter

“…Fertilizer‐intensive sugarcane plantations are expanding in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) amidst increased groundwater pollution and carbon footprint concerns. Yet,…”
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Conversion of tropical forests to smallholder rubber and oil palm plantations impacts nutrient leaching losses and nutrient retention efficiency in highly weathered soils by Kurniawan, Syahrul, Corre, Marife D, Matson, Amanda L, Schulte-Bisping, Hubert, Utami, Sri Rahayu, van Straaten, Oliver, Veldkamp, Edzo

“…Conversion of forest to rubber and oil palm plantations is widespread in Sumatra, Indonesia, and it is largely unknown how such land-use conversion affects…”
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Stem and soil nitrous oxide fluxes from rainforest and cacao agroforest on highly weathered soils in the Congo Basin by Iddris, Najeeb Al-Amin, Corre, Marife D, Yemefack, Martin, van Straaten, Oliver, Veldkamp, Edzo

“…Although tree stems act as conduits for greenhouse gases (GHGs) produced in the soil, the magnitudes of tree contributions to total (soil + stem) nitrous oxide…”
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Effects of an experimental drought on the functioning of a cacao agroforestry system, Sulawesi, Indonesia by SCHWENDENMANN, LUITGARD, VELDKAMP, EDZO, MOSER, GERALD, HÖLSCHER, DIRK, KÖHLER, MICHAEL, CLOUGH, YANN, ANAS, ISWANDI, DJAJAKIRANA, GUNAWAN, ERASMI, STEFAN, HERTEL, DIETRICH, LEITNER, DANIELA, LEUSCHNER, CHRISTOPH, MICHALZIK, BEATE, PROPASTIN, PAVEL, TJOA, AIYEN, TSCHARNTKE, TEJA, Van STRAATEN, OLIVER

“…Agroforestry systems may play a critical role in reducing the vulnerability of farmers' livelihood to droughts as tree‐based systems provide several mechanisms…”
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Forest liming in the face of climate change: the implications of restorative liming for soil organic carbon in mature German forests by van Straaten, Oliver, Kulp, Larissa, Martinson, Guntars O., Zederer, Dan Paul, Talkner, Ulrike

“…Forest liming is a management tool that has and continues to be used extensively across northern Europe to counteract acidification processes from…”
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Substantial Stem Methane Emissions From Rainforest and Cacao Agroforest Partly Negate Soil Uptake in the Congo Basin by Iddris, Najeeb A., Corre, Marife D., Straaten, Oliver, Tchiofo Lontsi, Rodine, Veldkamp, Edzo

“…Most stem CH4 emission investigations were conducted in wetland forests, and it remains unknown whether trees in tropical rainforests on heavily weathered…”
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Nutrient limitations regulate soil greenhouse gas fluxes from tropical forests: evidence from an ecosystem-scale nutrient manipulation experiment in Uganda by Tamale, Joseph, Hüppi, Roman, Griepentrog, Marco, Turyagyenda, Laban Frank, Barthel, Matti, Doetterl, Sebastian, Fiener, Peter, van Straaten, Oliver

“…Soil macronutrient availability is one of the abiotic controls that alters the exchange of greenhouse gases (GHGs) between the soil and the atmosphere in…”
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Simulated drought reduces soil CO 2 efflux and production in a tropical forest in Sulawesi, Indonesia by van Straaten, Oliver, Veldkamp, Edzo, Corre, Marife D.

“…Climate models predict that the frequency and intensity of ENSO‐related droughts will increase in Southeast Asia, yet little is known about how changes in…”
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Soil greenhouse gas fluxes following conversion of tropical forests to fertilizer-based sugarcane systems in northwestern Uganda by Tamale, Joseph, van Straaten, Oliver, Hüppi, Roman, Turyagyenda, Laban F., Fiener, Peter, Doetterl, Sebastian

“…Tropical deforestation for fertilizer-based agriculture has greatly increased in the last decades resulting in significant greenhouse gas (GHG; carbon dioxide…”
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Changes in soil organic carbon and nutrient stocks in conventional selective logging versus reduced-impact logging in rainforests on highly weathered soils in Southern Cameroon by Tchiofo Lontsi, Rodine, Corre, Marife D., van Straaten, Oliver, Veldkamp, Edzo

“…•Conventional (CL) disturbed 753 m2 tree−1 more ground area than reduced-impact logging (RIL).•SOC and macronutrients were reduced substantially in roads and…”
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Response of tropical forest productivity to seasonal drought mediated by potassium and phosphorus availability by Manu, Raphael, Iddris, Najeeb Al-Amin, Corre, Marife D., Aleeje, Alfred, Mwanjalolo, Majaliwa J. G., van Straaten, Oliver, Veldkamp, Edzo

“…Tropical forest productivity is increasingly reported to be nutrient limited, which may affect its response to seasonal droughts. Yet experimental evidence on…”
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Impacts of burning on soil trace gas fluxes in two wooded savanna sites in Burkina Faso by van Straaten, Oliver, Doamba, Sabine W.M.F., Corre, Marife D., Veldkamp, Edzo

“…In this study, we report the impacts woodland savanna burning has on the soil trace gas fluxes in seasonally dry woodland savannas in Burkina Faso. We measured…”
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Climate change mitigation through afforestation/reforestation: A global analysis of hydrologic impacts with four case studies by Trabucco, Antonio, Zomer, Robert J., Bossio, Deborah A., van Straaten, Oliver, Verchot, Louis V.

“…The implicit hydrologic dimensions of international efforts to mitigate climate change, specifically potential impacts of the Clean Development…”
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Determinants of fern and angiosperm herb community structure in lower montane rainforest in Indonesia by Jones, Mirkka M, Cicuzza, Daniele, Straaten, Oliver, Veldkamp, Edzo, Kessler, Michael, Pugnaire, Francisco

“…QUESTIONS: Do ferns, which are physiologically less well adapted to conserve water than angiosperms but have more efficient propagule dispersal, show different…”
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Influence of spatial and environmental variables on rattan palm (Arecaceae) assemblage composition in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia by Thonhofer, Joachim, Getto, Daniela, van Straaten, Oliver, Cicuzza, Daniele, Kessler, Michael

“…Rattan palms are dominant elements of Southeast Asian rainforests and of high economic importance, yet little is known about the ecological factors determining…”
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