Project

Changes in bioavailability of phosphorus following afforestation of agricultural land

Acroniem
3E004508
Code
3E04508T
Looptijd
01-10-2008 → 30-09-2015
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Plant biology
    • Soil sciences, challenges and pollution
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agriculture, land and farm management
    • Forestry sciences
Trefwoorden
bebossing landbouwgrond boomsoortenkeuze bosleeftijd fosfor fractionatie
 
Projectomschrijving

Afforestation of agricultural land is of current interest in Flanders (North Belgium) and Europe. The main objective of this research proposal is to study the tree-species dependent long-term changes in P fractions after afforesting agricultural land. The study will deliver a statistical model that predicts relationships between the P bioavailability and the proportion between different soil P fractions as a function of forest age and tree species.