Obiettivo TO INVESTIGATE THE INTERACTIONS IN THE RHIZOSPHERE BETWEEN MYCORRHIZAL AND RHIZOSPHERIC FUNGI THAT LEAD TO ENHANCED NITROGEN AVAILABILITY AND GROWTH OF SPRUCE IN MIXED AS COMPARED TO PURE STANDS. THE STUDY IN MIXED STANDS (PICEA SITCHENSIS WITH LARIX SPP, PINUS SYLVESTRIS, PINUS CONTORTA) IS AIMED AT PROVIDING ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: - DOES THE MYCORRHIZAL ASSOCIATION OF THE SECONDARY SPECIES ASSIST IN THE FORMATION OR FUNCTIONING OF SPRUCE MYCORRHIZAS ? - IF THE EFFECT IS THROUGH THE MYCORRHIZAS, WHY IS THE SPRUCE UNABLE TO FORM A PROPERLY FUNCTIONING MYCORRHYZAL RELATIONSHIP WHEN PLANTED BURE ? THE ABILITY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IS RELEVANT NOT ONLY TO THE PARTICULAR MIXTURE STUDIED BUT ALSO TO THE WIDER MATTER OF THE INTER-RELATION BETWEEN TREES IN MIXED STANDS. SUCH KNOWLEDGE WOULD ENABLE FORESTERS TO MAXIMISE BOTH PRODUCTIVITY AND ECOLOGICAL STABILITY THROUGH INFORMED MANIPULATION OF MIXED SPECIES WOODLANDS, SO ENSURING HIGH AND CONTINUED PRODUCTIVITY FROM EUROPE'S FOREST RESOURCES. THE WORK WILL CENTRE ON: - INSTALLATION OF FIELD EQUIPMENT; - PRODUCTION OF PLANTS FOR GREEN HOUSE EXPERIMENTS; - ANALYSIS OF MYCORRHIZAL POPULATIONS; - BIOASSAY OF MYCORRHIZAL INFECTION BY OUTPLANTED SEEDLINGS; - COLLECTION OF MYCORRHIZAL SPOROCARPS; - N-MOVEMENT STUDIES; - DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING. Campo scientifico natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencenatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologymycologyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestrysilviculturesocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity Programma(i) FP1-RAWMAT 3C - Research programme (EEC) on materials (raw materials and advanced materials), 1986-1989 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore University of Aberdeen Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Regent Walk AB9 1FX Aberdeen Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (2) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto THE UNIVERSITY OF TUEBINGEN Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo AUF DER MORGENSTELLE 1 72074 TUEBINGEN Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN Irlanda Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo DUBLIN Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato