Muld on ökosüsteemi taastumatu ressurss, millele avaldavad tõsist survet maakasutus, linnastumine ja kliimamuutused. Mulla orgaaniline aine (SOM) on võtmeks mullaviljakuse tõstmisel, kliimamuutuste leevendamisel, mulla biomitmekesisuse ning kõigi eespool toodud ökosüsteemi teenuste kaitsmisel ja säilitamisel. Mulla orgaanilise aine dünaamika mudelid kasutavad enamasti vaid taimse materjali ja mikroobse lagundamise sisendit, kuid jätavad kõrvale mullafauna aktiivse tegevuse osa neis protsessides. Käesolevas projekts osalevad partnerid töötavad mulla OA dünaamika modelleerimisel eesmärgiga olemasolevaid mudeleid täiendada, rõhutades mullafauna olulist tegevust mulla jätkusuutlikul majandamisel. Interdistsiplinaarne käsitlus on aluseks projekti tulemustena saavutatud fundamentaalsetele järeldustele ja rakenduslikele lahendustele.
Soil is a non-renewable ecosystem resource under seriously pressure by land use, urbanisation and climate change. Soil organic matter (SOM) is key to soil fertility, climate change mitigation, combatting land degradation, and the conservation of above- and below-ground biodiversity and associated ecosystem services. Existing models of SOM dynamics are defined mostly in terms of plant residues input and microbial decomposition, overlooking the important contribution of soil fauna activity. Here, we bring biogeochemists and soil ecologists together to develop a research network for improved SOM models by implementing the role of the soil fauna as a basis for sustainable soil management. An international interdisciplinary approach within a COST Action is envisaged as the proper platform for both experimentalists and modellers to provide solutions. Deliverables will be provided through workshops addressing key challenges in SOM / soil fauna experimentation and modelling, support of research exchange, education of young scientists and better access to experimental data.
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Aarhus University, Taani | ||||
Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Norra | ||||
Charles University, Tšehhi | ||||
Department of Biology, University of Osijek, Horvaatia | ||||
Forest Research Institute of Bulgarian Academy of Science, Bulgaaria | ||||
Leibniz Universitat Hannover, Saksamaa | ||||
National Technical University of Athens, Kreeka | ||||
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR PLANT PROTECTION, Rumeenia | ||||
Slovenian Forestry Institute, Sloveenia | ||||
Swiss Federal Reserch Institute, Šveits | ||||
Universidade de Vigo, Hispaania | ||||
Universita degli Studi della Basilicata, Itaalia | ||||
University College Dublin, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, Iirimaa | ||||
University of Antwerpen, Belgia | ||||
University of Bremen, Saksamaa | ||||
University of Central Lancashire, Inglismaa | ||||
University of Coimbra, Portugal | ||||
University of Helsinki, Soome | ||||
University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesInstitute of Zoology, Austria | ||||
University of Novi Sad, Serbia | ||||
UPMCLaboratoire dEcologie, Prantsusmaa | ||||
Warsaw University of Life Sciences , Poola | ||||
VU University, AmsterdamVU University, Amsterdam, Department of Ecological Science, Holland |