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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
The effect of intercrop on soil properties of an agroforestry system in Kea -Greece
(Corresponding) Pantera A., Papadopoulos A., Fotiadis G., Kapsalis D., Pinelopi P., Papaspyropoulos K.
Topic:
Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
Valonia oak is the most widespread tree species found in the Aegean island of Kea - Cyclades. It forms traditional agroforestry systems since intensive agriculture is not easily practiced in the island due to the xerothermic climate and the rough terrain with steep slopes. This system has...Read more
(Corresponding) PAPADOPOULOS A., Pantera A., Burriel C., Nouallet G., Herdon M., Tamás J., Lamaison M., Musquar C., Seeman M., Atanassova S., Grozeva N., Escural J., Fico F., Devernay S., Levasseur E., Lavoyer S., Balaguer F., Papanastasis V., Mantzanas K., Fotiadis G.
Topic:
Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
Agroforestry is a traditional land use system that may represent the answer to many present and future environmental problems. However, many farmers who practice agroforestry do not identity it as agroforestry nor even accept such identification. So far, there is not an organized training method on...Read more
(Corresponding) MOSQUERA-LOSADA M., RODRÍGUEZ-RIGUEIRO F., FERREIRO-DOMINQUEZ N., PANTERA A., SANTIAGO-FREIJANES J.
Topic:
Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
Abstract Agroforestry (AF) is a climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practice of deliberately integrating woody vegetation (trees or shrubs) with crop and/or animal systems to benefit from the resulting ecological and economic interactions. It is recognized as a proactive “negative emissions...Read more
Understory evolution related to organic fertilization in a silvopastoral system established under Pinus radiata D. Don. in an acidic soil
(Corresponding) MOSQUERA-LOSADA M., RODRÍGUEZ-RIGUEIRO F., SANTIAGO-FREIJANES J., RIGUEIRO-RODRÍGUEZ A., FERREIRO-DOMÍNGUEZ N.
Topic:
Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
Mixed pasture establishment is considered a key point to increase livestock production due to the higher quality it has compared with unmanaged shrubby species. They provide also a set of ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration and higher biodiversity. Moreover, herbaceous pasture...Read more
Pasture biodiversity after five years of establishment of a walnut silvopastoral system fertilized with different types of sewage sludge
ARIAS-MARTÍNEZ D., (Corresponding) MOSQUERA-LOSADA M., RIGUEIRO-RODRÍGUEZ A., FERREIRO-DOMÍNGUEZ N.
Topic:
Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
Silvopasture is the combination of woody vegetation with forage and animal production on the same land that allows the diversification of agricultural income and productivity. In the silvopastoral systems, the fertilisation with sewage sludge could increase tree growth and pasture production at the...Read more
Keywords:
agroforestry, waste, grazing, sowing, water treatment plant
Investigation of the establishment and dynamics of black pine in the fir zone of Tymphristos mountain under climate change
Papadopoulos A., Katsaiti C., (Corresponding) Pantera A.
Topic:
Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
The establishment and dynamics of black pine in comparison to fir on the Tymphristos mountain, Greece, was investigated based on their growth behavior and the ecological factors governing the area. Specifically, from a black pine stand, derived from reforestations and which presently contains also...Read more
Fir decline and necrosis: the role of climate change and forest fires
Papadopoulos A., Sotiriou C., (Corresponding) Pantera A.
Topic:
Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
Chronologies of tree-ring widths of living and dead trees were analyzed from a stand of Cephalonian f ir, located in an adjacent to a burned by a forest fire area. The
purpose of the research was to investigate, from a dendroecological point of view, the fir forest dieback phenomenon, but also the...Read more
Keywords:
dendroecology, tree-rings, Abies cephalonica fir decline, forest fires, climate change.
CONTAMINATED SOIL MANAGEMENT IN GREECE: EU AND INTERNATIONAL BEST AVAILABLE PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
(Corresponding) Panagiotakis I., Strompoula E., Dermatas D., Toskos T.
Topic:
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
Contaminated soil management is one of the most rapidly developing environmental protection subjects. Unlike most EU countries, Greece does not have a robust Soil Strategy and as a result a Contaminated Soil Management Framework. Currently in Greece, contaminated soil management is part of the...Read more
Keywords:
Contaminated soil, Contaminated Soil Management Framework, Best Available Practices, soil screening values, sampling methods
ORGANIC SOLID WASTE MECHANICAL PRETREATMENT FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESSES
(Corresponding) Cesaro A., Cieri V., Belgiorno V.
Topic:
Biowaste
Anaerobic digestion has been recognized as the most demanding process for the valorization of organic solid waste towards the production of several, valuable intermediates (Dahiya et al., 2018), which can be further converted to a methane rich-gas to meet the current needs for renewable energy...Read more
THE FATE OF MICROPLASTICS DURING THE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF THERMALLY PRETREATED SLUDGE
(Corresponding) Cesaro A., Pirozzi F., Zafirakou A., Alexandraki A.
Topic:
Microplastics in water treatment: fate, toxicity assessment and removal technologies
The presence of microplastics (MPs) in the water environment has raised as an issue of great concern, mainly due to their persistence and potential adverse effects on biota. Municipal wastewater treatment plants have been claimed among the most important point source of MPs. Nevertheless, they act...Read more
