A5051693474- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Forest Management and Policy
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Forest ecology and management
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
Wageningen University & Research
2008-2024
CRC for Spatial information
2012-2021
Altera (United States)
2009-2016
This study deals with approaches for a social-ecological friendly European bioeconomy based on biomass from industrial crops cultivated marginal agricultural land. The selected to be investigated are: Biomass sorghum, camelina, cardoon, castor, crambe, Ethiopian mustard, giant reed, hemp, lupin, miscanthus, pennycress, poplar, reed canary grass, safflower, Siberian elm, switchgrass, tall wheatgrass, wild sugarcane, and willow. research question focused the overall crop growth suitability...
Animal manure contributes considerably to ammonia (NH3) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Europe. Various treatment technologies have been implemented reduce facilitate its use as fertilizer, but a systematic analysis of these has not yet carried out. This study presents an integrated assessment effects on NH3, nitrous oxide (N2O) methane (CH4) from management chains all countries EU-27 2010 using the MITERRA-Europe model. Effects implementing 12 nutrient recovery were further explored...
The growing bioeconomy will require a greater supply of biomass in the future for both bioenergy and bio-based products. Today, many cropping systems (BCS) are suboptimal due to either social-ecological threats or technical limitations. In addition, competition land between bioenergy-crop cultivation, food-crop biodiversity conservation is expected increase as result continuous world population growth severe climate change effects. This study investigates how BCS can become more...
Simulation models for calculating moisture deficits areas of land require interpolation procedures to arrive from point observations area‐covering statements. We use both (1) calculate first, interpolate later (CI) procedures, which calculated model results test locations, and (2) basic soil data toward followed by calculations, (IC) procedures. In this study several CI IC simulate are compared means a set 100 observations, yielding the mean standard error (MSE). consistently produced lower...
This study was executed in a service contract with DG-Agriculture and generated many insights how agricultural land use has evolved the EU27 over last 30 years it can evolve next years. Agricultural analyzed relation to changes management, competition, and, synergies of agriculture other sectors also between food, feed, energy, non-food biomass production. In this contribution we will focus on presenting results future developments context Green Deal (GD) Farm Fork (F2F) strategy, potential...
Abstract In this study we have tried to link a quantitative inventory of deforestation possible factors driving forest clearing, like accessibility and soil quality. The Study Area covered 395 km 2 in the Atlantic Zone Costa Rica. Basic information came from aerial photographs taken 1952, 1960, 1971 73, 1981 1984. Photo interpretations were digitized processed with help monoplotting programme. Three phases distinguished: period before characterized by gradual increase rate deforestation,...
The global animal food chain has a large contribution to the anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but its share and sources vary highly across world. However, assessment of GHG emissions from livestock production is subject various uncertainties, which have not yet been well quantified at spatial scale. We assessed uncertainties in relations between (milk, meat, egg) CO2, CH4, N2O Africa, Latin America European Union, using MITERRA-Global model. model inputs were derived time series...
Summary To evaluate progress on political biodiversity objectives, monitoring provides information whether intended results are being achieved. Despite scientific proof that and evaluation increase the (cost) efficiency of policy measures, cost estimates for schemes seldom available, hampering their inclusion in programme budgets. Empirical data collected from 12 case studies across Europe were used a power analysis to estimate number farms would need be sampled per major farm type detect...
ABSTRACT Increasing lignocellulosic feedstock for advanced biofuels can tackle the decarbonization of transport sector. Dedicated biomass produced alongside food systems with low indirect land use change (iLUC) impact broaden availability, thus streamlining supply chains. The objective this study was design and evaluation ethanol value chains Emilia‐Romagna region based on iLUC feedstock. Two dedicated crops (biomass sorghum sunn hemp) were evaluated in double cropping crop residues (corn...
Abstract Import of wood pellets to the EU from southeastern United States has increased almost ten‐fold over past seven years, driven largely by mandates under Renewable Energy Directive. While displacement fossil fuels with biomass can offer significant energy diversity and climate benefits, these must be balanced against potential detriment unsustainable extraction resources. This study projects scale sustainable resource base in US southeast through 2030 various scenarios industry...
Abstract Geographical Information Systems can be used for processing spatial data to assess the risks of environmental contamination. Their use depends upon amount and quality available data, models interpolation calculation health risk, procedures interactivity. In this study, it is shown that interactive GIS important obtaining physically relevant results. Three forms interactivity are distinguished: by means user interfacing, requiring additional information outside when changing GIS....