Research areas

Fritze H., Jauhiainen J., Bārdule A., Butlers A., Čiuldienė D., Kamil-Sardar M., Kull A., Laiho R., Lazdiņš A., Samariks V., Schindler T., Soosaar K., Vigricas E., Peltoniemi K. 2025. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 203, 109747

Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Cranberry and Highbush Blueberry Plantations on Former Peat Extraction Fields Compared to Active Peat Extraction Fields and Pristine Peatlands in Latvia

DOI: 10.3390/atmos15091102

Daugaviete M., Zuševica A., Celma S., Vendiņa V., Makovskis K., Dūmiņš K., Štāls T.A. 2024. Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis, 24, 47-65

Growth rate and productivity of Norway spurce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) plantations on agricultural and forest land

DOI: 10.59893/abud.24(1).005

Lazdiņš A., Petaja G., Bārdule A., Polmanis K., Kalēja S., Maliarenko O., Melnik N. 2024. Forests, 15(9), 1500

Fine Roots in Hemiboreal Forest Stands and Clearcut Areas with Nutrient-Rich Organic Soils in Latvia: Morphological Traits, Production and Carbon Input

DOI: 10.3390/f15091500

Līcīte I. 2024. Latvijas Biozinātņu un tehnoloģiju universitāte [Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies]

Klimata pārmaiņu samazināšana lauksaimniecības organiskās augsnes apsaimniekošanā Latvijā [Climate change mitigation in agricultural organic soil management in Latvia]

DOI: 10.22616/lbtuthesis/2024.008

Meļņiks R.N., Upenieks E.M., Butlers A., Bārdule A., Kalēja S., Lazdiņš A. 2024. Land, 13(6), 790

Quantifying Dissolved Organic Compound Efflux from Drained Peatlands in Hemiboreal Latvia

DOI: 10.3390/land13060790

Upenieks E.M., Vanags Duka M., Butlers A., Lazdins A. 2024. International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development 2024", Jelgava, Latvia, 22-24.05.2024., 800-804

Short term effect of clear-felling on greenhouse gas emissions from naturally wet organic and mineral soils

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2024.23.TF157

Skranda I., Purvina D., Bardule A., Petaja G. 2024. International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development 2024", Jelgava, Latvia, 22-24.05.2024., 793-799

Methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from surface of deciduous tree stems and soil in forests with drained and naturally wet organic soils

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2024.23.TF155

Petaja G., Purvina D., Bardule A., Zvaigzne Z.A. 2024. International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development 2024", Jelgava, Latvia, 22-24.05.2024., 780-787

CH4 and N2O emissions from surface of deciduous tree stems in forests with drained and naturally wet mineral soils

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2024.23.TF151

Skranda I., Spalva G., Muiznieks E., Lazdins A. 2024. International Scientific Conference “Engineering for Rural Development 2024”, Jelgava, Latvia, 22-24.05.2024., 696-701

Comparison of nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) fluxes in naturally wet and drained mineral forest soil

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2024.23.TF134

Konstantinova E., Lazdins A., Kruze I. 2024. International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development 2024", Jelgava, Latvia, 22-24.05.2024., 580-587

Functional land management model – tool for sustainable and climate friendly management of nutrient rich organic soils

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2024.23.TF108

Melniks R., Ivanovs J., Lazdins A. 2024. Research for Rural Development 2024, 39, 299-303

Machine learning based classification of peat layer thickness in Latvia using National Forest Inventory data

DOI: 10.22616/RRD.30.2024.047

Gerra-Inohosa L., Lībiete Z., Matisone I. 2024. Forestry Studies, 79(1), 135-150

Vegetation response to forest ditch reconstruction: Promoting a potential habitat for insect-pollinated plant species?

DOI: 10.2478/fsmu-2023-0017

Ivanovs J., Haberl A., Melniks R. 2024. Land, 13(4), 466

Modeling Geospatial Distribution of Peat Layer Thickness Using Machine Learning and Aerial Laser Scanning Data

DOI: 10.3390/land13040466

Petaja G., Ivbule I., Zvaigzne Z.A., Purviņa D., Upenieks E.M., Līcīte I., Lazdiņš A. 2024. Environments, 11(4), 73

Organic Carbon Stock in Mineral Soils in Cropland and Grassland in Latvia

DOI: 10.3390/environments11040073

Purviņa D., Bārdule A., Skranda I., Zvaigzne Z.A., Lazdiņš A. 2023. Proceedings of the 11th International Scientific Conference "Rural Development 2023: Bioeconomy for the Green Deal", Kaunas, 26.-29.09.2023., 208-214

Greenhouse gas fluxes and carbon losses from soil in deciduous forests with naturally wet and drained mineral soils

DOI: 10.15544/RD.2023.051

Lazdiņš A., Bārdule A., Butlers A., Līcīte I. 2023. Proceedings of the 11th International Scientific Conference "Rural Development 2023: Bioeconomy for the Green Deal", Kaunas, 26.-29.09.2023., 181-187

Climate smart management alternatives for management of organic soils under agricultural use

DOI: 10.15544/RD.2023.042

Lazdiņš A., Lupiķis A., Polmanis K., Bārdule A., Butlers A., Kalēja S. 2024. Silva Fennica, 58(1), 22017

Carbon stock changes of drained nutrient-rich organic forest soils in Latvia

DOI: 10.14214/sf.22017

Vigricas E., Čiuldienė D., Armolaitis K., Valujeva K., Laiho R., Jauhiainen J., Schindler T., Bārdule A., Lazdiņš A., Butlers A., Kazanavičiūtė V., Belova O., Kamil-Sardar M., Soosaar K. 2024. Plants, 13(1), 139

Total Soil CO2 Efflux from Drained Terric Histosols

DOI: 10.3390/plants13010139

Meļņiks R.N., Bārdule A., Butlers A., Champion J., Kalēja S., Skranda I., Petaja G., Lazdiņš A. 2023. Land, 12(12), 2153

Carbon Losses from Topsoil in Abandoned Peat Extraction Sites Due to Ground Subsidence and Erosion

DOI: 10.3390/land12122153

Dubra S., Samariks V., Līcīte I., Butlers A., Purviņa D., Lupiķis A., Jansons Ā. 2023. Sustainability, 15(24), 16622

Effects of Drainage on Carbon Stock in Hemiboreal Forests: Insights from a 54-Year Study

DOI: 10.3390/su152416622

Butlers A. 2023. Promocijas darba kopsavilkums [Summary of Thesis]. LVMI "Silava" [LSFRI "Silava"], ISBN 978-9934-603-14-3

Siltumnīcefekta gāzu emisiju ietekmējošie faktori eitrofos purvaiņos un kūdreņos [Greenhouse gas emissions and affecting factors in forests with undrained and drained nutrient-rich organic soils]

Rancāne S., Līcīte I., Zuševica A. et al. 2023. Zemdirbyste, 110(3), 195-206

Biomass of alternative species for traditional cereal crops in Latvia and their potential impact on the carbon cycle

DOI: 10.13080/z-a.2023.110.023

Butlers A., Lazdiņš A., Kalēja S., Purviņa D., Spalva G., Saule G., Bārdule A. 2023. Forests, 14(7), 1390

CH4 and N2O Emissions of Undrained and Drained Nutrient-Rich Organic Forest Soil

DOI: 10.3390/f14071390

Petaja G., Bārdule A., Zalmanis J., Lazdiņa D., Daugaviete M., Skranda I., Zvaigzne Z.A., Purviņa D. 2023. Plants, 12(12), 2264

Changes in Organic Carbon Stock in Soil and Whole Tree Biomass in Afforested Areas in Latvia

DOI: 10.3390/plants12122264

Bārdule A., Polmanis K., Krumšteds L.L., Bārdulis A., Lazdiņš A. 2023. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 16(3), 165-173

Fine root morphological traits and production in coniferous- and deciduous-tree forests with drained and naturally wet nutrient-rich organic soils in hemiboreal Latvia

DOI: 10.3832/ifor4186-016

Skranda I., Butlers A. 2023. Proceedings of International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development 2023", Latvia, 24-26 May, 2023, 467-472

Application of fourier infrared spectroscopy method for quantification of foliar litter composition

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2023.22.TF100

Bardulis A., Purvina D., Bardule A., Lazdins A. 2023. Proceedings of the 22nd International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development", 24–26 May 2023, Jelgava, Latvia,, 196-203

Potential role of tree introduction in agricultural land to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2023.22.TF038

Purvina D., Licite I., Butlers A., Lazdins A., Saule G., Turks A. 2023. Proceedings of International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development 2023", Latvia, 24-26 May, 2023, 454-460

Evaluation of peat layer thickness effect on soil GHG fluxes

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2023.22.TF096

Zvaigzne Z.A., Butlers A. 2023. Proceedings of International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development 2023", Latvia, 24-26 May, 2023, 461-466

Application of fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy for quantification of chemical parameters in peat samples

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2023.22.TF097

Bārdule A., Butlers A., Spalva G., Ivanovs J., Meļņiks R.N., Līcīte I., Lazdiņš A. 2023. Water, 15(10), 1954

The Surface-to-Atmosphere GHG Fluxes in Rewetted and Permanently Flooded Former Peat Extraction Areas Compared to Pristine Peatland in Hemiboreal Latvia

DOI: 10.3390/w15101954

Bertins M., Paiste P., Makovskis K., Ansone-Bertina L., Busa L., Lazdina D., Lazdins A., Kirsimäe K., Klavins M., Viksna A. 2023. Sustainability, 15(9), 7242

Impact of Wood Ash and Sewage Sludge on Elemental Content in Hybrid Alder Clone

DOI: 10.3390/su15097242

Rancane S., Lazdins A., Zusevica A., Zute S., Jansone I., Damskalne M., Zarina L., Korolova J., Maliarenko O. 2023. Agronomy Research, 21(sp.i.2), 577-591

Carbon and nitrogen uptake in above-and below-ground biomass of cereal crops in the integrated farming system

DOI: 10.15159/AR.23.025

Bardulis A., Purviņa D., Makovskis K., Bardule A., Lazdiņa D. 2023. Land, 12, 715

Soil-to-Atmosphere GHG Fluxes in Hemiboreal Deciduous Tree and Willow Coppice Based Agroforestry Systems with Mineral Soil

DOI: 10.3390/land12030715

Petaja G., Ancāns R., Bārdule A., Spalva G., Meļņiks R.N., Purviņa D., Lazdiņš A. 2023. Forests, 14(3), 521

Carbon Dioxide, Methane and Nitrous Oxide Fluxes from Tree Stems in Silver Birch and Black Alder Stands with Drained and Naturally Wet Peat Soils

DOI: 10.3390/f14030521

Samariks V., Lazdiņš A., Bārdule A., Kalēja S., Butlers A., Spalva G., Jansons Ā. 2023. Forests, 14(2), 184

Impact of Former Peat Extraction Field Afforestation on Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Hemiboreal Region

DOI: 10.3390/f14020184

Daugaviete M., Makovskis K., Lazdins A., Lazdina D. 2022. Sustainability, 14(24), 16564

Suitability of Fast-Growing Tree Species (Salix spp., Populus spp., Alnus spp.) for the Establishment of Economic Agroforestry Zones for Biomass Energy in the Baltic Sea Region

DOI: 10.3390/su142416564

Licite I., Popluga D. 2022. International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM 2022, 22(4.2), 303-310, ISBN 978-619-7603-50-7

Identification of the Climate Change Mitigation Targeted Management Practices for Organic Soil Management in the Baltic Region

DOI: 10.5593/sgem2022V/4.2/s19.38

Līcīte I., Popluga D., Rivža P., Lazdiņš A., Meļņiks R. 2022. Civil Engineering Journal (Iran), 8(10), 2290-2304

Nutrient-Rich Organic Soil Management Patterns in Light of Climate Change Policy

DOI: 10.28991/CEJ-2022-08-10-017

Licite I., Popluga D. 2022. Proceedings of 22nd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2022, 22(5.1), 793

The Mapping of Climate and Agricultural Policies Targeting Organic Soil Management: Case Study from Latvia

DOI: 10.5593/sgem2022/5.1/s23.099

Butlers A., Spalva G., Licite I., Purvina D. 2022. Proceedings of 21st International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development", 577-582

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from naturally wet and drained nutrient-rich organic forests soils

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2022.21.TF190

Champion J., Lazdins A., Spalva G. 2022. Proceedings of 21st International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development", 760-765

Short term impact of application of different doses of wood ash on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from peat

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2022.21.TF230

Lazdins A., Butlers A., Ancans R. 2022. Proceedings of 21st International Scientific Conference “Engineering for Rural Development”, 754-759

Nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) fluxes from tree stems in birch and black alder stands – a case study in forests with deep peat soils

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2022.21.TF229

Kaleja S., Butlers A. 2022. Proceedings of 21st International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development", 669-674

Evaluation of public attitude to forest drainage as climate change mitigation measure

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2022.21.TF215

Lazdina D. 2022. Book of Abstracts of 6th European Agroforestry Conference EURAF2022, 393-394

Trees on agriculture land

Petaja G., Krumsteds L., Zvaigzne Z. 2022. Proceedings of 28th Annual International Scientific Conference "Research for Rural Development 2022", 37, 70-76

Short-term impact of fertilization on ground vegetation in deciduous forest stands and tree plantation

DOI: 10.22616/rrd.28.2022.010

Zuševica A., Celma S., Neimane S., Cossel M., Lazdina D. 2022. Agronomy, 12(2), 421

Wood-Ash Fertiliser and Distance from Drainage Ditch Affect the Succession and Biodiversity of Vascular Plant Species in Tree Plantings on Marginal Organic Soil

DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12020421

Bārdule A., Petaja G., Butlers A., Purviņa D., Lazdiņš A. 2021. Baltic Forestry, 27(2), 534

Estimation of litter input in hemiboreal forests with drained organic soils for improvement of GHG inventories

DOI: 10.46490/BF534

Bārdule A., Bārdulis A., Polmanis K., Krumšteds L.L., Butlers A., Stola J., Skranda I., Purviņa D., Zvaigzne Z.A., Muižnieks E., Lībiete Z., Zvirbulis U., Kļaviņš I., Jansons J., Lazdiņš A. 2021. Baltic Forestry, 27(2), 536

Trends of Scots pine forest health and element flow changes in the ICP Forests monitoring sites in Latvia

DOI: 10.46490/BF536

Petaja G., Polmanis K., Krumšteds L. 2021. Proceedings of the 10th International Scientific Conference “Rural Development 2021: Challenges for Sustainable Bioeconomy and Climate Change”, 21-23 September 2021, 265-270

Impact of litter turnover on carbon cycling in forests with drained and naturally wet nutrient-rich organic soils in Latvia

DOI: 10.15544/RD.2021.047

Butlers A., Bārdule A., Spalva G., Muižnieks E. 2021. Proceedings of the 10th International Scientific Conference "Rural Development 2021: Challenges for Sustainable Bioeconomy and Climate Change", Kaunas, 21-23.09.2021, 195-200

N2O and CH4 emissions from naturally wet and drained nutrient-rich organic forest soils

DOI: 10.15544/RD.2021.030

Bārdule A., Butlers A., Lazdiņš A., Līcīte I., Zvirbulis U., Putniņš R., Jansons A., Adamovičs A., Razma Ģ. 2021. Forests, 12(7), 840

Evaluation of Soil Organic Layers Thickness and Soil Organic Carbon Stock in Hemiboreal Forests in Latvia

DOI: 10.3390/f12070840

Makovskis K. 2021. Promocijas darba kopsavilkums [Summary of Thesis]. LLU [LUA]

Ātraudzīgo kokaugu izvērtējums koksnes biomasas ražošanai neizmantotās lauksaimniecības zemēs Latvijā [Fast-growing woody crop evaluation for biomass production on unused agricultural lands in Latvia]

Neimane S., Celma S., Zuševica A., Lazdiņa D., Ievinsh G. 2021. Mires and Peat, 27, 22

The effect of wood ash application on growth, leaf morphological and physiological traits of trees planted in a cutaway peatland

DOI: 10.19189/MaP.2020.GDC.StA.2146

Karklina I., Lazdins A., Butlers A., Stola J., Zvaigzne Z.A., Purviņa D. 2021. Proceedings of 27th International Scientific Conference "Research for Rural Development 2021", 36, 51-56

Soil carbon stock in fertilized forest stands with mineral soils

DOI: 10.22616/rrd.27.2021.007

Skrastiņa E., Straupe I., Lazdiņš A. 2021. Proceedings of 27th International Scientific Conference "Research for Rural Development 2021", 36, 63-69

Afforestation of abandoned peat extraction sites with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) as a solution of climate change mitigation

DOI: 10.22616/rrd.27.2021.009

Breidenbach J., Ivanovs J., Kangas A., Nord-Larsen T., Nilsson M., Astrup R. 2021. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 51(10), 1472-1485

Improving living biomass C-stock loss estimates by combining optical satellite, airborne laser scanning, and NFI data

DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2020-0518

Jansone B., Samariks V., Okmanis M., Kļaviņa D., Lazdiņa D. 2020. Sustainability, 12(22), 9479

Effect of High Concentrations of Wood Ash on Soil Properties and Development of Young Norway Spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst) and Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

DOI: 10.3390/su12229479

Bārdule A., Iital A., Lazdiņa D., Kārkliņa I., Lībiete Z. 2020. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 35(8), 513-522

A reactive nitrogen budget for forest land and wetlands in Latvia and Estonia

DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2020.1825788

Bārdule A., Lazdiņa D., Zadvinska K., Buša L., Vīksna A., Bārdulis A. 2020. Baltic Forestry, 26(1), 424

Carbon and nitrogen stabile isotope ratio and heavy metals in Leccinum aurantiacum in a hybrid aspen plantation in agricultural land

DOI: 10.46490/BF424

Licite I., Lupikis A. 2020. Proceedings of 19th International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development", 19, 1823-1830

Impact of land use practices on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture land on organic soils

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2020.19.TF492

Melniks R., Ivanovs J., Lazdins A. 2020. Proceedings of 19th International Scientific Conference "Engineering for Rural Development", 19, 1706-1711

Identification of possible ditch culvert locations using LIDAR data

DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2020.19.TF439

Butlers A., Lazdins A. 2020. Proceedings 26th Annual International Scientific Conference "Research for Rural Development 2020", 35, 47-54

Carbon stock in litter and organic soil in drained and naturally wet forest lands in Latvia

DOI: 10.22616/rrd.26.2020.007

Ivanovs J., Stals T., Kaleja S. 2020. Proceedings 26th Annual International Scientific Conference "Research for Rural Development 2020", 35, 248-251

Impact of the use of existing ditch vector data on soil moisture predictions

DOI: 10.22616/rrd.26.2020.036

Karklina I., Zvaigzne Z.A., Stola J. 2020. Proceedings 26th Annual International Scientific Conference "Research for Rural Development 2020", 35, 80-86

Chemical properties of needles as an indicator of nutrient status of fertilized coniferous stands

DOI: 10.22616/rrd.26.2020.012

Makovskis K., Lazdina D., Kaleja S., Spalva G., Dumins K. 2019. Agronomy Research, 17(6), 2327-2338

Planting and tending productivity comparison in mounds and disc trenches using containerized and bareroot coniferous seedlings

DOI: 10.15159/ar.19.196

Neimane S., Celma S., Butlers A., Lazdiņa D. 2019. Agronomy Research, 17(3), 741-753

Conversion of an industrial cutaway peatland to a Betulacea family tree species plantation

DOI: 10.15159/AR.19.111

Bārdule A. 2019. Promocijas darbs [Thesis]. LU, LVMI "Silava" [University of Latvia, LSFRI "Silava"], ISBN 978-9934-18-483-3

Mikro- un makroelementu plūsmas īscirtmeta apšu hibrīdu (Populus tremuloides Michx. × Populus tremula L.) kokaugu stādījumā lauksaimniecības zemē [Micro- and macro element flows in short rotation hybrid aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx. × Populus tremula L.) plantation in agricultural land]

Kārkliņa I., Stola J. 2019. Proceedings of International Conference "Research for Rural Development 2019", 1, 76-81

Impact of forest soil enrichment with nitrogen fertilizer on throughfall and soil water chemical properties

DOI: 10.22616/rrd.25.2019.012

Lupikis A. 2018. 7th ICP Forests Scientific Conference, 23 May 2018, Riga, 14

Filling the gaps of modelling of the soil carbon cycling through better forest litter input data

Ring E., Johansson J., Sandström C., Bjarnadóttir B., Finér L., Lībiete Z., Lode E., Stupak I., Sætersdal M. 2017. Ambio, 46(8), 878-893

Mapping policies for surface water protection zones on forest land in the Nordic-Baltic region: Large differences in prescriptiveness and zone width

DOI: 10.1007/s13280-017-0924-8

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