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Biomass (ecology)

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Effect of dung deposition on small-scale patch structure and seasonal vegetation dynamics in mountain pastures

Alexandre Buttler, Charlotte Vandenberghe, François Gillet

Cattle activity greatly influences plant species composition and biomass production of grassland ecosystems. Dung deposition by cattle together with grazing and trampling can be considered as one of the important factors driving vegetation dynamics in past ...

Elsevier2010

The importance of being coupled: Stable states and catastrophic shifts in tidal biomorphodynamics

Andrea Rinaldo

We describe and apply a point model of the joint evolution of tidal landforms and biota which incorporates the dynamics of intertidal vegetation; benthic microbial assemblages; erosional, depositional, and sediment exchange processes; wind-wave dynamics, a ...

American Geophysical Union2010

High-solids biphasic CO2-H2O pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

Jeremy Luterbacher

A high pressure (200 bar) CO2-H2O process was developed for pretreating lignocellulosic biomass at high-solid contents, while minimizing chemical inputs. Hardwood was pretreated at 20 and 40 (wt.%) solids. Switchgrass, corn stover, big bluestem, and mixed ...

Wiley-Blackwell2010

Physiological and isotopic responses of scleractinian corals to ocean acidification

Anders Meibom, Maoz Fine

Uptake of anthropogenic CO2 by the oceans is altering seawater chemistry with potentially serious consequences for coral reef ecosystems due to the reduction of seawater pH and aragonite saturation state (Omega(arag)) The objectives of this long-term study ...

2010

Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a soil profile: Model insights and application to a restored Swiss riparian area

David Andrew Barry, Alessandro Brovelli, Jordi Batlle-Aguilar, Pascal Niklaus

The key environmental importance of natural, healthy ecosystems has been progressively recognized and restoration of degraded lands towards their former natural state has become an area of active research worldwide. During restoration, environmental condit ...

2010

Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a soil profile: Model insights and application to a restored Swiss riparian area

David Andrew Barry, Alessandro Brovelli, Jordi Batlle-Aguilar, Pascal Niklaus

2010

Competitive advantage of Rumex obtusifolius L. might increase in intensively managed temperate grasslands under drier climate

Constant Signarbieux

Climate models predict decreasing amounts of precipitation for future summers in Switzerland. Since grasslands cover about one quarter of the area, severe consequences might be expected for Swiss agriculture, ranging from loss of grassland productivity to ...

Elsevier2010

Bioenergy in Switzerland: Assessing the domestic sustainable biomass potential

Christian Ludwig, Bernhard Steubing

This paper analyzes the sustainable domestic biomass potential for bioenergy in Switzerland. Relevant biomass resources were selected based on expert interviews and literature analyses. A definition of technical and sustainable biomass potentials was devel ...

Elsevier2010

Sawdust addition reduces the productivity of nitrogen-enriched mountain grasslands

Thomas Spiegelberger

Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment of mountain grasslands has boosted grasses and fast-growing unpalatable plants at the expense of slow-growing species, resulting in a significant loss in biodiversity. A potential tool to reduce nutrient availability and a ...

2009

Parameter and process significance in mechanistic modeling of cellulose hydrolysis

David Andrew Barry

A process-based model relevant to landfill and anaerobic digesters was developed, which included a novel approach to biomass transfer between a cellulose-bound biofilm and biomass in the bulk liquid. Model results highlighted the significance of the bacter ...

2008

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