Orals ELS04

ELS04

Ecology and biogeochemistry of organic-carbon-rich soils in a changing world
Convener: Claudio Zaccone  | Co-convener: Luca Bragazza 
Orals
 / Wed, 24 Sep, 15:30–17:00  / Room A
Posters
 / Attendance Wed, 24 Sep, 17:00–19:00  / Display Wed, 24 Sep, 08:30–19:00  / Foyer

Wednesday, 24 September 2014
Room A
Chairperson: Claudio Zaccone
15:30–15:45
ELS2014-23
The effect of photo-exposure on peat decomposition and carbon cycling
Bente Foereid, Eveng Zarov, Ilya Filippov, and Elena Lapshina
15:45–16:00
ELS2014-142
Computational study of smouldering combustion and the depth of burn in vertical samples of peat soils
Xinyan Huang and Guillermo Rein
16:00–16:15
ELS2014-118
Geochemical ratios as a potential method for mapping peatlands
Rebekka McIlwaine, Rory Doherty, and Siobhan Cox
16:15–16:30
ELS2014-131
Comparing humification indices along ombrotrophic peat profiles
Claudio Zaccone, Cesar Plaza, Claudio Ciavatta, Teodoro M. Miano, and William Shotyk
16:30–16:45
ELS2014-87
Leaf litter decomposition dynamics in two beech forests stand on Italian Apennines: effects of litter quality, climatic and edaphic characteristics
Michele Innangi, Stefania Papa, Cristina Menta, Anna De Marco, Amalia Virzo De Santo, Manfred K. Schenk, and Antonietta Fioretto
16:45–17:00
ELS2014-21
Soluble fraction of soil organic matter in Pine and Beech forests.
Maria Giordano, Armando Zarrelli, Amalia Virzo De Santo, Antonietta Fioretto, and Anna De Marco