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A new global assessment of soil nutrient balances
Global soil resources are under increasing pressure. Many subsistence farming systems are prone to an irreversible decline of soil fertility, whereas high input systems are resulting in environmental contamination. Discussions aro ...
Supervisor: J.J. Stoorvogel; C. Hendriks
Department: Soil Geography and Landscape |
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A global soil map for environmental modelling
Recently a new global soil map for environmental modelling has been created. The basis for the soil map is a global model for soil formation based on an extensive literature review. The question that remains is whether we can impr ...
Supervisor: J.J. Stoorvogel
Department: Soil Geography and Landscape |
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Soil management as a strategy for crop disease management
Crop disease management typically includes chemical control and plant breeding. However, in many cases crop diseases are related to soil conditions that may suppress or favour crop diseases. As a result soil management is a potent ...
Supervisor: J.J. Stoorvogel
Department: Soil Geography and Landscape |
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Digital soil mapping with uncertain data
The thesis research begins with getting acquainted with DSM by studying a few key articles and application of DSM to example datasets (using R scripts). Next you will study a known method to incorporate measurement error in regres ...
Supervisor: Gerard Heuvelink en Titia Mulder
Department: Soil Geography and Landscape |
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Understanding changes in soil organic carbon storage across Europe
Increasing soil organic carbon storage is an important strategy for meeting climate goals. However, over the past decade, soil organic carbon concentration has continued to decline across European croplands. Why?
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Supervisor: Julian Helfenstein, Titia Mulders
Department: Soil Geography and Landscape |
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Predicting soil P availability and risk of P emissions in Europe
Phosphorus (P) cycling in soil is essential for several ecosystem services, including food production, water regulation, and carbon sequestration. However, humans have altered global P flows to a degree that we have overstepped pl ...
Supervisor: Julian Helfenstein, Gerard Heuvelink
Department: Soil Geography and Landscape |
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The effect of management practices on soil functions
How we manage our soils can both negatively and positively impact the capacity of our soils to function. However, the effect of specific practices on soil functions is not always well understood. On the one hand we often measure t ...
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