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RESEARCH PRODUCT

BIOCHARS IN SOILS: TOWARDS THE REQUIRED LEVEL OF SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING

Ellen R. GraberDavid A. LairdPriit TammeorgFlávio C. SilvaSimon JefferyM. ProdanaAlice BudaiMartinho A. S. MartinsElena KondrlováJán HorákAline Peregrina PugaWenceslau Geraldes TeixeiraCiro GardiAna Catarina BastosGiustino TononMunoo PrasadSusana LoureiroLidia Sas-pasztClaudia KammannGemini Delle VedoveCostanza ZavalloniMaurizio VenturaPietro PanzacchiM.g. KibblewhiteXavier DomeneFrank G. A. VerheijenBruno GlaserGreet RuysschaertFrédéric ReesGabriel GascóCláudia M.d.s. CordovilAntónio AmaroJürgen Kern

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Soil biodiversityprogramme de recherche scientifique010501 environmental sciences01 natural sciencesSoil managementSoil functionsCHARCOAL PRODUCTION11. SustainabilityBiocharbiodiversity2. Zero hungerSoil healthnutrient cyclessoil remediation04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesCONTAMINATED SOILS6. Clean waterEnvironmental soil science415 Other agricultural sciencesBLACK CARBONsoil physical propertiesSHORT-TERMEnvironmental Engineering[SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global ChangesSoil biologyManagement Monitoring Policy and Lawecotoxicology12. Responsible consumptionPYROLYSIS TEMPERATURECROP PRODUCTIVITYORGANIC-CARBONsoil organic mattergreenhouse gasesbiocharNUTRIENT AVAILABILITYbiochar biodiversity ecosystem services ecotoxicology greenhouse gases nutrient cycles policy support soil organic matter soil physical properties soil remediation.1172 Environmental sciences0105 earth and related environmental sciencesNature and Landscape ConservationSoil organic matterMICROBIAL BIOMASSEnvironmental engineeringpolicy supportTA170-17115. Life on landGAS EMISSIONS13. Climate action040103 agronomy & agriculture0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriesEnvironmental scienceecosystem services

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The special issue on Biochar as an Option for Sustainable Resource Management Key priorities in biochar research for future guidance of sustainable policy development have been identified by expert assessment within the COST Action TD1107. The current level of scientific understanding (LOSU) regarding the consequences of biochar application to soil were explored. Five broad thematic areas of biochar research were addressed: soil biodiversity and ecotoxicology, soil organic matter and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, soil physical properties, nutrient cycles and crop production, and soil remediation. The highest future research priorities regarding biochar’s effects in soils were: functional redundancy within soil microbial communities, bioavailability of biochar’s contaminants to soil biota, soil organic matter stability, GHG emissions, soil formation, soil hydrology, nutrient cycling due to microbial priming as well as altered rhizosphere ecology, and soil pH buffering capacity. Methodological and other constraints to achieve the required LOSU are discussed and options for efficient progress of biochar research and sustainable application to soil are presented info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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2017-06-28Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management
https://doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2016.1239582