Soil science - Forest Research

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Ectomycorrhizal Communities in Forests: Factors Shaping Ecosystem Services and Resilience in a Changing Climate

This project examines the role of ectomycorrhizal fungal (EMF) communities in forest resilience to drought and on carbon and nutrient balances in single and mixed tree species woodlands. The findings will guide resilient woodland management in the face of climate change.

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Assessment of ECM Communities at the Natural Colonisation Sites

This project aims to investigate mycorrhizal fungal communities present in areas of natural colonisation, and to examine links between mycorrhizal fungi and wider ecosystem biodiversity, soil properties and plant communities. This data will be compared with mycorrhizal fungal communities in planted sites of similar age to determine the differences between these modes of woodland establishment.

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Ground Preparation Impacts on Soil Carbon in Woodland Afforestation and Reforestation

Research project aiming to quantify changes in soil carbon and tree biomass caused by different ground preparation practices during woodland creation.

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Woodland Expansion and Soil Carbon Change at the Woodland Carbon Code projects

Research project quantifying the soil carbon changes in mineral and organo-mineral soils in the first 2 to 20 years of forest establishment. It considers different tree species and mixtures planted in the Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) sites.

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Expanding Agroforestry

The Expanding Agroforestry project aims to support the creation of agroforestry in the UK through providing research to support policy and practitioners through evidence reviews and the collection of underpinning empirical evidence.

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Fungi for Forest Restoration (Fungi4Restor)

The Fungi4Restor project will investigate the patterns and mechanisms of soil woodland fungal community recovery on former agricultural land. It will also assess the significance of these communities for tree establishment, and explore interventions as potential accelerators for the restoration of soil woodland fungal communities.

Publications

[Archive] Dutch elm disease in Great Britain

Lead Author: John Gibbs

RIN 252 (1994) Out of print research publications from the 1980s and 1990s. Please note that since publication the products named may have been withdrawn or changed formulation, services may no longer be available, legislation superseded and addresses and contacts changed.

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[Archive] Revised windiness scores for the windthrow hazard classification: the revised scoring method

Lead Author: C.P. Quine

RIN 230 (1993) Out of print research publications from the 1980s and 1990s. Please note that since publication the products named may have been withdrawn or changed formulation, services may no longer be available, legislation superseded and addresses and contacts changed.

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Revised valuation of flood regulation services of existing forest cover to inform natural capital accounts.

Lead Author: Samantha Broadmeadow

The ability of trees, woodlands and forests to reduce downstream flooding is increasingly recognised and valued by society, driving a demand for assessments of this important ecosystem service. This study updates a previous evaluation (Broadmeadow et al., 2018) with improved estimates for the volume of flood water potentially removed by woodland or retained by its […]

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Soil and Carbon Science of Natural Colonisation

Elena Vanguelova

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Woodland Creation and Expansion – Programme 6

This research aims to find out how to expand woodland cover in a way that maximises ecological and social benefits. The programme complements the other six programmes and follows collaborative principles to produce tools which support land managers, stakeholders and policymakers to increase engagement with woodland creation activities

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Modelling the long-term response of stream water chemistry to atmospheric pollution and forestry practices in Galloway, SW Scotland

Lead Author: Dr Rachel Helliwell

Report assessing the long term role of forestry in relation to the acidification and recovery of soil and surface water. It targets some of the most acid impacted head waters in the Galloway region of southwest Scotland, including three sub-catchments in the Black Water of Dee (Dargall Lane, Green Burn and Cuttie Shallow); Cardoon Burn […]

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Ectomycorrhizal Communities in Forests: Factors Shaping Ecosystem Services and Resilience in a Changing Climate

Assessment of ECM Communities at the Natural Colonisation Sites

Ground Preparation Impacts on Soil Carbon in Woodland Afforestation and Reforestation

Woodland Expansion and Soil Carbon Change at the Woodland Carbon Code projects

Expanding Agroforestry

Fungi for Forest Restoration (Fungi4Restor)

[Archive] Dutch elm disease in Great Britain

[Archive] Revised windiness scores for the windthrow hazard classification: the revised scoring method

Revised valuation of flood regulation services of existing forest cover to inform natural capital accounts.

Soil and Carbon Science of Natural Colonisation

Woodland Creation and Expansion – Programme 6

Modelling the long-term response of stream water chemistry to atmospheric pollution and forestry practices in Galloway, SW Scotland

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