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Author Hidy, D.; Barcza, Z.; Haszpra, L.; Churkina, G.; Pintér, K.; Nagy, Z. url  doi
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  Title (up) Development of the Biome-BGC model for simulation of managed herbaceous ecosystems Type Journal Article
  Year 2012 Publication Ecological Modelling Abbreviated Journal Ecol. Model.  
  Volume 226 Issue Pages 99-119  
  Keywords biogeochemical model; biome-bgc; grassland; management; soil moisture; bayesian calibration; carbon flux model; regional applications; bayesian calibration; use efficiency; general-model; exchange; balance; climate; grassland; variability  
  Abstract Apart from measurements, numerical models are the most convenient instruments to analyze the carbon and water balance of terrestrial ecosystems and their interactions with changing environmental conditions. The process-based Biome-BGC model is widely used to simulate the storage and flux of water, carbon, and nitrogen within the vegetation, litter, and soil of unmanaged terrestrial ecosystems. Considering herbaceous vegetation related simulations with Biome-BGC, soil moisture and growing season control on ecosystem functioning is inaccurate due to the simple soil hydrology and plant phenology representation within the model. Consequently, Biome-BGC has limited applicability in herbaceous ecosystems because (1) they are usually managed; (2) they are sensitive to soil processes, most of all hydrology; and (3) their carbon balance is closely connected with the growing season length. Our aim was to improve the applicability of Biome-BGC for managed herbaceous ecosystems by implementing several new modules, including management. A new index (heatsum growing season index) was defined to accurately estimate the first and the final days of the growing season. Instead of a simple bucket soil sub-model, a multilayer soil sub-model was implemented, which can handle the processes of runoff, diffusion and percolation. A new module was implemented to simulate the ecophysiological effect of drought stress on plant mortality. Mowing and grazing modules were integrated in order to quantify the functioning of managed ecosystems. After modifications, the Biome-BGC model was calibrated and validated using eddy covariance-based measurement data collected in Hungarian managed grassland ecosystems. Model calibration was performed based on the Bayes theorem. As a result of these developments and calibration, the performance of the model was substantially improved. Comparison with measurement-based estimate showed that the start and the end of the growing season are now predicted with an average accuracy of 5 and 4 days instead of 46 and 85 days as in the original model. Regarding the different sites and modeled fluxes (gross primary production, total ecosystem respiration, evapotranspiration), relative errors were between 18-60% using the original model and 10-18% using the developed model; squares of the correlation coefficients were between 0.02-0.49 using the original model and 0.50-0.81 using the developed model. (c) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  
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  ISSN 0304-3800 ISBN Medium Article  
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  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 4472  
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Author Köchy, M. url  openurl
  Title (up) FACCE MACSUR Joint Workshops 2015 Type Report
  Year 2015 Publication FACCE MACSUR Reports Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 7 Issue Pages H0.3-M1  
  Keywords XC activities, Hub  
  Abstract FACCE MACSUR comprises many different groups whose work contribute to improving the European capacity of modelling agriculture with climate change and providing an assess­ment of these impacts for stakeholders. Some groups work on methodological issues in a single discipline, others work on cross-disciplinary concepts. The meeting provided an opportunity for the members of the groups to meet for intensive discussions and exchange of ideas, which is not as easily done in phone or video conferences. Various groups also met with each other to agree on work plans and common settings for research. Overall, 105 researchers attended the workshops. For coordinating work with the global program AgMIP, AgMIP’s principle investigator John Antle attended the meeting and, meeting in a video call, coordination teams of MACSUR and AgMIP agreed to continue the successful collaboration in the future. Major overarching outcomes of the meetings were agreements on policy and climate scenarios recommended to be used within MACSUR, development of an approach to quantify effects of extreme climatic events on socio-economic indicators, and closer collaboration among several groups at the level of regional case studies.  
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  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 2079  
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Author Hoff, H.; Gerten, D.; Waha, K.; Warner, J.; Keulertz, M.; Sojamo, S. openurl 
  Title (up) Green and Blue Water in Africa: How Foreign Direct Investment can Support Sustainable Intensification Type Book Chapter
  Year 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 359-375  
  Keywords Xc  
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  Publisher Routledge Place of Publication Editor Allan, T.; Keulertz, M.; Sojamo, S.A.  
  Language Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Handbook of Land and Water Grabs in Africa Abbreviated Series Title  
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  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 2480  
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Author Prange, S.; Vohland, K.; Conradt, T.; Hattermann, F.F. openurl 
  Title (up) Klimabedingte Veränderungen der Abflussdynamik von ausgewählten deutschen Fließgewässern und ihre naturschutzfachliche Bedeutung. In: Schutzgebiete Deutschlands im Klimawandel – Risiken und Handlungsoptionen Type Book Chapter
  Year 2013 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 55-69  
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  Publisher Bundesamt für Naturschutz Place of Publication Bonn-Bad Godesberg Editor Badeck, F.; Böhning-Gaese, K.; Ellwanger, G.; Hanspach, J.; Ibisch, P.L.; Klotz, S.; Kreft, S.; Kühn, I.; Schröder, E.; Trautmann, S.; Cramer, W.  
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  Series Editor Series Title Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume 129 Series Issue Edition  
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  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 2736  
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Author Orsini, F.; Alnayef, M.; Bona, S.; Maggio, A.; Gianquinto, G. url  doi
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  Title (up) Low stomatal density and reduced transpiration facilitate strawberry adaptation to salinity Type Journal Article
  Year 2012 Publication Environmental and Experimental Botany Abbreviated Journal Environmental and Experimental Botany  
  Volume 81 Issue Pages 1-10  
  Keywords stomatal density; leaf gas exchanges; transpiration; salt tolerance; osmotic adjustment; salt-stress tolerance; water-use efficiency; nacl salinity; hydraulic conductivity; irrigation water; dynamic indexes; leaf expansion; abscisic-acid; growth; plants  
  Abstract Water and soil salinization are major constraints to agricultural productions because plant adaptation to hyperosmotic environments is generally associated to reduced growth and ultimately yield loss. Understanding the physiological/molecular mechanisms that link adaptation and growth is one of the greatest challenges in plant stress research since it would allow us to better define strategies to improve crop salt tolerance. In this study we attempted to establish a functional link between morphological and physiological traits in strawberry in order to identify margins to “uncouple” plant growth and stress adaptation. Two strawberry cultivars, Elsanta and Elsinore, were grown under 0, 10.20 and 40 mM NaCl. Upon salinization Elsanta plants maintained a larger and more functional leaf area compared to Elsinore plants, which were irreversibly damaged at 40 mM NaCl. The tolerance of Elsanta was correlated with a constitutive reduced transpirational flux due to low stomata! density (173 vs. 234 stomata mm(-2) in Elsanta and Elsinore, respectively), which turned out to be critical to pre-adapt plants to the oncoming stress. The reduced transpiration rate of Elsanta (14.7 g H2O plant(-1) h(-1)) respect to Elsinore (17.7 g H2O plant(-1) h(-1)) most likely delayed the accumulation of toxic ions into the leaves, preserved tissues dehydration and consented to adjust more effectively to the hyperosmotic environment. Although we cannot rule out the contribution of other physiological and molecular mechanisms to the relatively higher tolerance of Elsanta, here we demonstrate that low stomatal density may be beneficial for cultivars prescribed to be used in marginal environments in terms of salinity and/or drought. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  
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  ISSN 0098-8472 ISBN Medium Article  
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  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 4797  
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