Biomass production potential of grey alder (Alnus incana (L.) Moench.) in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe: a review

J Aosaar, M Varik, V Uri - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2012 - Elsevier
Owing to its ability to produce large amounts of biomass in a short period of time, grey alder
can be considered to be a prospective tree species for short-rotation forestry (SRF) in …

Biomass production and carbon sequestration in a fertile silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) forest chronosequence

V Uri, M Varik, J Aosaar, A Kanal, M Kukumägi… - Forest Ecology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
During recent decades, studies of the carbon (C) balance of forest ecosystems have became
more actual, mainly in connection with the global increase of CO2 in the atmosphere. In the …

Responses of symbiotic N2 fixation in Alnus species to the projected elevated CO2 environment

H Tobita, K Yazaki, H Harayama, M Kitao - Trees, 2016 - Springer
Key message Nitrogen fixation in Alnus species in response to elevated CO 2 may depend
on the presence of non-N 2-fixing tree species in addition to soil conditions. Abstract Alnus is …

Tree Age Effects on Fine Root Biomass and Morphology over Chronosequences of Fagus sylvatica, Quercus robur and Alnus glutinosa Stands

AM Jagodzinski, J Ziółkowski, A Warnkowska, H Prais - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
There are few data on fine root biomass and morphology change in relation to stand age.
Based on chronosequences for beech (9–140 years old), oak (11–140 years) and alder (4 …

Short-term effect of thinning on the carbon budget of young and middle-aged Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands

K Aun, M Kukumägi, M Varik, H Becker, J Aosaar… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thinning is the main silvicultural method for improving stand growth and wood quality,
however, despite the relevance and extensive use of thinning in forest management, its …

Ecosystems carbon budgets of differently aged downy birch stands growing on well-drained peatlands

V Uri, M Kukumägi, J Aosaar, M Varik, H Becker… - Forest Ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Estimation of the carbon (C) storages and fluxes in different forest ecosystems is essential
for understanding their C sequestration ability. The net ecosystem production (NEP) and the …

Bacterial community structure and its relationship to soil physico-chemical characteristics in alder stands with different management histories

JK Preem, J Truu, M Truu, Ü Mander, K Oopkaup… - Ecological …, 2012 - Elsevier
The two alder species, black alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.) and grey alder (Alnus
incana (L.) Moench) are known to be pioneer species in the succession of new land areas …

Dynamics of gaseous nitrogen and carbon fluxes in riparian alder forests

K Soosaar, Ü Mander, M Maddison, A Kanal, A Kull… - Ecological …, 2011 - Elsevier
We studied greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in two differently loaded riparian Alnus incana-
dominated forests in agricultural landscapes of southern Estonia: a 33-year-old stand in …

Functional diversity of culturable bacterial communities in the rhizosphere in relation to fine-root and soil parameters in alder stands on forest, abandoned agricultural …

K Lõhmus, M Truu, J Truu, I Ostonen, E Kaar, A Vares… - Plant and Soil, 2006 - Springer
Grey alder (Alnus incana) and black alder (Alnus glutinosa) stands on forest land,
abandoned agricultural, and reclaimed oil-shale mining areas were investigated with the …

Aboveground biomass and nutrient accumulation dynamics in young black alder, silver birch and Scots pine plantations on reclaimed oil shale mining areas in …

T Kuznetsova, A Lukjanova, M Mandre… - Forest Ecology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
The growth, aboveground biomass production and nutrient accumulation in black alder
(Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.), silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) and Scots pine (Pinus …