Authors: Schmidt IK1, Christiansen CT2 Reviewers: Berauer B3, Verbruggen E4, Measurement unit: μg N or P g-1 soil (or g m-2; ug N g-1 SOM); Measurement scale: plot; Equipment costs: None – €; Running cost: € – €€; Installation effort: low; Maintenance effort: medium; Knowledge need: medium to high;…
2.2.6 Foliar litter decomposition
Authors: Djukic, I1 Reviewers: Almagro, M2, Hansen K3, Lee H4, Christiansen CT5 Measurement unit: mass loss %; Measurement scale: plot or site; Equipment costs: €; Running costs: €; Installation effort: low; Maintenance effort: low; Knowledge need: low; Measurement mode: manual Decomposition is the breakdown (biological and chemical processes) and…
2.2.7 Root decomposition
Authors: Smith, SW1, Taghizadeh-Toosi, A2, Ostonen, I3 Reviewers: Hansen K4,5, Lee H6 Measurement unit: mass loss %, nutrient loss %; Measurement scale: root segments of individual plants; Equipment costs: €; Running costs: €; Installation effort: medium to high; Maintenance effort: low; Knowledge need: low; Measurement mode: manual (and data…
2.2.8 Soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition
Author: Fuchslueger L1 Reviewer: Hansen K2,3, Lee H4, Schmidt IK5 Measurement unit: carbon ha-1 yr-1; Measurement scale: plot, site; Equipment costs: €€; Running costs: €€–€€€; Installation effort: medium; Maintenance effort: medium; Knowledge need: medium to high; Measurement mode: manual Soil organic matter (SOM) is one of the largest terrestrial…
2.2.9 Soil leaching
Author: Hansen K1 Reviewer: Ribbons R2 Measurement unit: kg ha-1 y-1; Measurement scale: plot; Equipment costs: €€; Running costs: €€; Installation effort: medium; Maintenance effort: low; Knowledge need: medium; Measurement mode: manual Soil leaching is the downward movement of dissolved mobile plant nutrients in the soil profile following percolating…
2.2.10 Soil water erosion
Authors: Almagro M1, Abrantes N2 Reviewers: Keizer JJ2 Measurement unit: Mg ha-1 y-1; Measurement scale: plot; Equipment costs: €€-€€€; Running costs: €€; Installation effort: medium; Maintenance effort: medium (frequent recording); Knowledge need: medium; Measurement mode: manual Soil erosion can be defined as a three-phase process that consists of (i)…
2.2.11 Biological nitrogen fixation
Authors: Van Langenhove L1, Vicca S1 Reviewers: Ribbons R2 Measurement unit: N ha-1 y-1; Measurement scale: plot; Equipment costs: none; Running costs: €€–€€€; Installation effort: medium; Maintenance effort: medium; Knowledge need: medium; Measurement mode: manual Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is the largest natural source of exogenous nitrogen (N) in…
2.3.1 Ecosystem CO2 and trace gas fluxes
Authors: Vicca S1, Stuart-Haëntjens E2, Althuizen IHJ3, Mand P4 Reviewers: Lee H5, Christansen CT5, De Boeck HJ1 Measurement unit: carbon per area and time; Measurement scale: plot; Equipment costs: €€–€€€; Running costs: €–€€; Installation effort: medium to high; Maintenance effort: low to high; Knowledge need: medium to high; Measurement…
2.3.2 Total belowground carbon flux
Author: Marshall J1 Reviewers: Vicca S2, Weigel R3 Measurement unit: g C m-2 y-1, Mg C ha-2 y-1; Measurement scale: plot; Installation costs: €€€; Running costs: €€€; Installation effort: high; Maintenance effort: medium; Knowledge need: high; Measurement mode: manual or data logger The total belowground carbon flux (TBCF) describes…
2.3.3 Upscaling from the plot scale to the ecosystem and beyond
Authors: Lee H1, Vicca S2, Stuart-Haëntjens E3, Mänd P4 Reviewer: Gough C3 Measurement unit: Mg C ha-1 yr-1 or Mg C ha-1; Measurement scale: point, plot, ecosystem; Installation costs: €–€€€; Running costs: Not applicable; Installation effort: medium; Maintenance effort: medium; Knowledge need: medium; Measurement mode: manual or data logger…