NitroEurope - or NEU for short - is a project for integrated European research into the nitrogen cycle. NitroEurope is part of the EU's Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, and will run for 5 years from February 2006 until 2011.
Summer - Dehesa de Navalvillar; COTAG system Level 2 site Spain.
NitroEurope News
Biogeosciences Special Issue (update)
Submitted by stefan_reis on Wed, 20/04/2011 - 08:16.The special issue Nitrogen & Global Change in Biogeosciences (http://www.biogeosciences.net/special_issue93.html) is coming along nicely, with 14 papers already published in BG and more in review and planned for submission. We anticipate a total volume of more than 40-50 papers once all submissions have gone through peer review and have been thoroughly evaluated.
The final deadline for this special issue is April 30, 2012. After this date, we cannot accept further submissions.
Edinburgh Declaration on Reactive Nitrogen
Submitted by stefan_reis on Fri, 15/04/2011 - 12:19.The Edinburgh Declaration on Reactive Nitrogen
This week over 350 scientists, policymakers, industry and NGO representatives gathered in Edinburgh, Scotland at the ‘Nitrogen and Global Change’ international conference.
During the week the first European Nitrogen Assessment was published, the impact of reactive nitrogen on Europe’s wildlife and forests was discussed, and a Nitrogen footprint calculator was launched.
At the closing session of the conference the delegates agreed a statement ‘The Edinburgh Declaration on Reactive Nitrogen’ outlining mechanisms for tackling the threats of nitrogen pollution in Europe and beyond.
The Edinburgh declaration:
European Nitrogen Assessment
Submitted by stefan_reis on Mon, 11/04/2011 - 20:08.The European Nitrogen Assessment (ENA) has been launched at the Nitrogen & Global Change event in Edinburgh today. You can watch a short video about the ENA on YouTube here and read more on the ENA on the ESF-NinE website.
The BBC News have covered the issue, see the video on the BBC website and coverabe in the Science and Environment section.
NitroEurope Brochure "The nitrogen cycle and its influence on the European greenhouse gas balance" available online
Submitted by stefan_reis on Fri, 12/08/2011 - 09:17.A brochure summarising the key findings of NitroEurope has been produced for the Nitrogen & Global Change event and a PDF version can be found here. Please get in touch with the NEU IP Secretariat at neu@ceh.ac.uk if you would like to get a hardcopy of this brochure (subject to availability).
NitroEurope special issue in Plant & Soil published
Submitted by stefan_reis on Fri, 17/06/2011 - 16:48.Dear NEU colleagues and friends, the special issue the Journal Plant & Soil titled ‘Reactive nitrogen and greenhouse gas flux interactions in terrestrial ecosystems’ emerging from the Solothurn Open Science Conference in 2010 has now been published. The content is accessible for free until the end of August, if you follow the link below.
You can directly access it here: http://www.springer.com/?SGWID=0-0-1500-1328503-0&cm_mmc=AD-_-FTA-_-BIO14389_V1-_-0
Congratulations to publishing another set of high quality papers from NitroEurope and special thanks to the Guest Editors for their hard work.
Research Scientist faculty position, BOKU Vienna/Austria
Submitted by stefan_reis on Fri, 27/05/2011 - 16:27.The department of Forest- and Soil Sciences invites applications for a Research Scientist faculty position (Reference code: 62)
Extent of employment: 40 Hours per Week
Duration of employment: 01.08.2011 (or as soon as possible) – 31.07.2017
(ev. Prolongation to tenure track position)
Classification under the collective agreement, §49, of the university: B1 lit. b
