Lars Vesterdal

Lars Vesterdal

Professor

  • Forest and Landscape Ecology

    Rolighedsvej 23

    1958 Frederiksberg C

    Phone: +4535331672Mobile: +45061670865

  1. Published

    RE: Forests and forest management plays a key role in mitigating climate change

    Bentsen, Niclas Scott, Nord-Larsen, Thomas, Larsen, S., Berndes, G., Birdsey, R., Cowie, A., Felby, C., Junginger, M., Kant, P., Kurz, W., Lamb, D., Löf, M., Madsen, P., Oliver, C. D., Smith, T., Stanturf, J. A., Nielsen, A. T. & Vesterdal, Lars, 19 Feb 2016, In: Science. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearch

  2. Published

    Rapport for projektet "Kulstofbinding og vandkvalitet i fremtidens skove - interaktioner mellem træart og jordtype"

    Vesterdal, Lars, Callesen, Ingeborg, Schmidt, Inger Kappel, Gundersen, Per, Elberling, B. & Christiansen, J. R., 2006, Center for Skov, Landskab og Planlægning/Københavns Universitet. 6 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  3. Published

    Rapport for projektet "Udledning af drivhusgasserne metan og lattergas fra våde skovjorde"

    Vesterdal, Lars, Schmidt, Inger Kappel, Gundersen, Per, Christiansen, Jesper Riis & Frederiksen, P., 2006, Center for Skov, Landskab og Planlægning/Københavns Universitet. 11 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  4. Published
  5. Published

    Reolpløjning ved skovrejsning på sandet landbrugsjord: Langsigtede effekter på vækst, rodudvikling og bundflora

    Jørgensen, Bruno Bilde, Callesen, Ingeborg, Vesterdal, Lars & Riis-Nielsen, Torben, 2017, Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet. 207 p. (IGN Rapport).

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  6. Published

    Reprot of the NAT-MAN project: Part 1: The effect of gap formation on biogeochemical processes in Danish forests

    Ritter, E. & Vesterdal, Lars, 2004, In: Working Report. 49, 36 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  7. Published

    Resilient forests need joint forces for better inventorying and monitoring

    Ferretti, M., Gessler, A., Cools, N., Fleck, S., Guerrieri, R., Jakovljević, T., Nicolas, M., Nieminen, T. M., Pitar, D., Potočić, N., Raspe, S., Schaub, M., Schwärzel, K., Timmermann, V., Vejpustková, M., Vesterdal, Lars, Vanninen, P., Waldner, P., Zimmermann, L. & Sanders, T. G., 2024, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 561, 6 p., 121875.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Responses of nitrogen concentrations and pools to multiple environmental change drivers: A meta-analysis across terrestrial ecosystems

    Yue, K., Peng, Y., Fornara, D. A., Van Meerbeek, K., Vesterdal, Lars, Yang, W., Peng, C., Tan, B., Zhou, W., Xu, Z., Ni, X., Zhang, L., Wu, F. & Svenning, J. C., 2019, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 28, 5, p. 690-724 35 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Responses of soil fauna communities to the individual and combined effects of multiple global change factors

    Peng, Y., Peñuelas, J., Vesterdal, Lars, Yue, K., Peguero, G., Fornara, D. A., Heděnec, P., Steffens, C. & Wu, F., 2022, In: Ecology Letters. 25, 9, p. 1961-1973 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Reviews and syntheses: Greenhouse gas exchange data from drained organic forest soils - a review of current approaches and recommendations for future research

    Jauhiainen, J., Alm, J., Bjarnadottir, B., Callesen, I., Christiansen, J. R., Clarke, N., Dalsgaard, L., He, H., Jordan, S., Kazanaviciūtė, V., Klemedtsson, L., Lauren, A., Lazdins, A., Lehtonen, A., Lohila, A., Lupikis, A., Mander, Ü., Minkkinen, K., Kasimir, Å., Olsson, M. & 7 others, Ojanen, P., Óskarsson, H., Sigurdsson, B. D., Søgaard, G., Soosaar, K., Vesterdal, Lars & Laiho, R., 2019, In: Biogeosciences. 16, 23, p. 4687-4703 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Reviews and syntheses: Greenhouse gas emissions from drained organic forest soils – synthesizing data for site-specific emission factors for boreal and cool temperate regions

    Jauhiainen, J., Heikkinen, J., Clarke, N., He, H., Dalsgaard, L., Minkkinen, K., Ojanen, P., Vesterdal, L., Alm, J., Butlers, A., Callesen, I., Jordan, S., Lohila, A., Mander, Ü., Óskarsson, H., Sigurdsson, B. D., Søgaard, G., Soosaar, K., Kasimir, Å., Bjarnadottir, B. & 2 others, Lazdins, A. & Laiho, R., 2023, In: Biogeosciences. 20, 23, p. 4819-4839 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Revised: acquiring and updating Danish forest data for use in UNFCCC

    Johannsen, VK, Nord-Larsen, Thomas, Riis-Nielsen, Torben, Bastrup-Birk, Annemarie, Vesterdal, Lars & Stupak, Inge, 2010, Forest & Landscape, University of Copenhagen. 47 p. (Working Papers / Forest & Landscape; No. 54).

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  13. Published

    Role of six European tree species and land-use legacy for nitrogen and water budgets in forests

    Christiansen, Jesper Riis, Vesterdal, Lars, Callesen, Ingeborg, Elberling, Bo, Schmidt, Inger Kappel & Gundersen, Per, 2010, In: Global Change Biology. 16, 8, p. 2224-2240

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Role of six European tree species and land-use legacy for nitrogen and water budgets in forests

    Christiansen, Jesper Riis, Vesterdal, Lars, Callesen, I., Elberling, Bo, Schmidt, Inger Kappel & Gundersen, Per, 2010, In: Global Change Biology. 16, 8, p. 2224-2240 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Roots and rhizospheric soil microbial community responses to tree species mixtures

    Ribbons, R. R., Del Toro, I., Smith, A. R., Healey, J. R., Vesterdal, Lars & McDonald, M. A., 2022, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 176, 13 p., 104509.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Silva Nova – Restoring soil biology and soil functions to gain multiple benefits in new forests

    Gundersen, Per, Bezemer, T. M., Kepfer Rojas, Sebastian, Tedersoo, L., Vesterdal, Lars & Schmidt, Inger Kappel, 2023, In: Research Ideas and Outcomes. 9, 14 p., e101455.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Simulating tree growth response to climate change in structurally-diverse oak and beech forests

    Wergifosse, L. D., Andre, F., Goosse, H., Boczon, A., Cecchini, S., Ciceu, A., Collalti, A., Cools, N., D'andrea, E., Vos, B. D., Hamdi, R., Ingerslev, M., Knudsen, M. A., Kowalska, A., Leca, S., Matteucci, G., Nord-larsen, T., Sanders, T., Schmitz, A., Termonia, P. & 5 others, Vanguelova, E., Schaeybroeck, B. V. A. N., Verstraeten, A., Vesterdal, Lars & Jonard, M., 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 806, 2, 15 p., 150422.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Skovbrugets bidrag til Kyoto

    Vesterdal, Lars, 2004, Ikke angivet. Claus Jerram Christensen, N. E. K. (ed.). Center for Skov, Landskab og Planlægning/Københavns Universitet, p. 22-26 5 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingArticle in proceedingsResearch

  19. Published

    Skove og plantager 2008

    Nord-Larsen, Thomas, Johannsen, VK, Vesterdal, Lars, Jørgensen, Bruno Bilde & Bastrup-Birk, Annemarie, 2009, Skov & Landskab, Københavns Universitet. 22 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  20. Published

    Skove og plantager 2015: Forest statistics 2015

    Nord-Larsen, Thomas, Johannsen, VK, Riis-Nielsen, Torben, Thomsen, Iben Margrete, Suadicani, K., Vesterdal, Lars, Gundersen, Per & Jørgensen, Bruno Bilde, 2016, Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet. 85 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  21. Published

    Skove og rent drikkevand

    Hansen, K. & Vesterdal, Lars, 2005, In: KVL-Temahæfte. p. 22 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  22. Published

    Skovressourcer

    Nord-Larsen, Thomas, Vesterdal, Lars & Johannsen, VK, 2008, Skove og plantager 2006. Nord-Larsen, T., Johannsen, V. K., Jørgensen, B. B. & Bastrup-Birk, A. (eds.). Museum Tusculanum, p. 13-53 41 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingReport chapterResearch

  23. Published

    Skovstatistisk feltinstruks 2016

    Alban, Morten, Nord-Larsen, Thomas, Riis-Nielsen, Torben, Cordius-Hansen, J. G., Nielsen, Allan Overgaard, Kudahl, Thomas, Callesen, Ingeborg, Vesterdal, Lars, Jørgensen, Bruno Bilde & Johannsen, VK, 2017, Frederiksberg: Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet. 198 p. (IGN Rapport).

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  24. Published

    Skovstatistisk feltinstruks 2019

    Alban, Morten, Nord-Larsen, Thomas, Riis-Nielsen, Torben, Cordius-Hansen, J. G., Nielsen, Allan Overgaard, Kudahl, Thomas, Callesen, Ingeborg, Vesterdal, Lars, Jørgensen, Bruno Bilde & Johannsen, VK, 2019, Frederiksberg: Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet. 211 p. (IGN Rapport).

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  25. Published

    Soil carbon accumulation and nitrogen retention traits of four tree species grown in common gardens

    Gurmesa, G. A., Schmidt, Inger Kappel, Gundersen, Per & Vesterdal, Lars, 2013, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 309, p. 47-57 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Soil carbon in sensitive European ecosystems: from science to land management - a summary

    Jandl, R., Alm, J., Vesterdal, Lars, Olsson, M., Weiss, P., Sjögersten, S., Rodeghiero, M., Leifeld, J., Hagedorn, F., Bellamy, P. & Baritz, R., 2011, Soil carbon in sensitive European ecosystems: from science to land management. Jandi, R., Rodeghiero, M. & Olsson, M. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 267-281 15 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Soil carbon sequestration following afforestation: experiences from oak and Norway spruce chronosequences in Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands

    Vesterdal, Lars, Rosenqvist, L., Salm, C. V. D., Hansen, K., Johansson, M. & Groenenberg, B., 2005, Managing soils for the future: programme and abstracts. Gärdenäs, A. & Karltun, E. (eds.). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, p. 144 1 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference abstract in proceedingsResearch

  28. Published

    Soil carbon stock change following afforestation in Northern Europe: a meta-analysis

    Bárcena, T. G., Kiær, Lars Pødenphant, Vesterdal, Lars, Stefánsdóttir, H. M., Gundersen, Per & Sigurdsson, B. D., 2014, In: Global Change Biology. 20, 8, p. 2393-2405

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Soil carbon stock change in the forests of Denmark between 1990 and 2008

    Callesen, Ingeborg, Stupak, Inge, Georgiadis, P., Johannsen, VK, Østergaard, H. S. & Vesterdal, Lars, 2015, In: Geoderma Regional. 5, p. 169-180 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Soil carbon stocks, mineralization rates, and CO2 effluxes under 10 tree species on contrasting soil types

    Ladegaard-Pedersen, P., Elberling, Bo & Vesterdal, Lars, 2005, In: Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35, 6, p. 1277-1284 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Soil carbon stores in Nordic well-drained forest soils - relationships with climate and texture class

    Callesen, Ingeborg, Liski, J., Raulund-Rasmussen, Karsten, Olsson, M., Tau-Strand, L., Vesterdal, Lars & Westman, C., Mar 2003, In: Global Change Biology. 9, 3, p. 358-370

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Soil fauna effects on litter decomposition are better predicted by fauna communities within litterbags than by ambient soil fauna communities

    Peng, Y., Vesterdal, Lars, Peñuelas, J., Peguero, G., Wu, Q., Heděnec, P., Yue, K. & Wu, F., 2023, In: Plant and Soil. 487, p. 49–59

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Soil nitrogen explanatory factors across a range of forest ecosystems and climatic conditions in Italy

    Rodeghiero, M., Vesterdal, Lars, Marcolla, B., Vescovo, L., Aertsen, W., Martinez, C., Di Cosmo, L., Gasparini, P. & Gianelle, D., 2018, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 408, p. 25-35 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Soil respiration and rates of soil carbon turnover differ among six common European tree species

    Vesterdal, Lars, Elberling, Bo, Christiansen, Jesper Riis, Callesen, Ingeborg & Schmidt, Inger Kappel, 2012, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 264, p. 185-196 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Soil respiration profiles and protozoan enumeration agree as microbial growth indicators

    Christensen, Søren, Rønn, Regin, Ekelund, Flemming, Andersen, Bo Teglhus, Damgaard, J., Friberg-Jensen, U., Jensen, L., Kiil, H., Larsen, B., Larsen, Jørgen Bo, Riis, C., Thingsgaard, K., Thirup, C., Tom-Petersen, A. & Vesterdal, Lars, 1996, In: Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 28, 7, p. 865-868 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Sources of errors and uncertainties in the assessment of forest soil carbon stocks at different scales: review and recommendations

    Vanguelova, E. I., Bonifacio, E., De Vos, B., Hoosbeek, M. R., Berger, T. W., Vesterdal, Lars, Armolaitis, K., Celi, L., Dinca, L., Kjønaas, O. J., Pavlenda, P., Pumpanen, J., Püttsepp, Ü., Reidy, B., Simoncic, P., Tobin, B. & Zhiyanski, M., 2016, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 188, 11, 24 p., 630.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Stability of buried carbon in deep-ploughed forest and cropland soils - implications for carbon stocks

    Alcántara, V., Don, A., Vesterdal, Lars, Well, R. & Nieder, R., 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 12 p., 5511.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Synthesis of litterfall monitoring in Denmark 1985-2006

    Hansen, K., Vesterdal, Lars, Gundersen, Per, Schmidt, Inger Kappel, Sevel, L., Berg, B., Pedersen, L. B., Bastrup-Birk, Annemarie & Bille-Hansen, J., 2007, Denmark: Center for Skov, Landskab og Planlægning/Københavns Universitet. 23 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  39. Published

    Tamm Review: Influence of forest management activities on soil organic carbon stocks: A knowledge synthesis

    Mayer, M., Prescott, C. E., Abaker, W. E. A., Augusto, L., Cécillon, L., Ferreira, G. W. D., James, J., Jandl, R., Katzensteiner, K., Laclau, J. P., Laganière, J., Nouvellon, Y., Paré, D., Stanturf, J. A., Vanguelova, E. I. & Vesterdal, Lars, 2020, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 466, 118127.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Temporal dynamics of soil organic carbon after land-use change in the temperate zone – carbon response functions as a model approach

    Poeplau, C., Don, A., Vesterdal, Lars, Leifeld, J., van Wesemaels, B., Schumacher, J. & Gensior, A., 2011, In: Global Change Biology. 17, 7, p. 2415-2427 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    The carbon pools in a Danish semi-natural forest

    Vesterdal, Lars & Christensen, M., 2007, In: Ecological Bulletins - Sweden. 52, p. 113-121 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    The effect of gap formation on biogeochemical processes in Danish forests

    Ritter, E. & Vesterdal, Lars, 2004, 35 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  43. Published

    The importance of mycorrhizal fungi for C sequestration and N uptake in forest soils under different tree species

    Nilsson, L. O., Vesterdal, Lars, Schmidt, Inger Kappel & Gundersen, Per, 2007. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

  44. Published

    The lessons learned from AFFOREST - a synthesis

    Hansen, K., Muys, B., Heil, G. W. & Vesterdal, Lars, 2007, Environmental effects of afforestation in north-western Europe: from field observations to decision support. Heil, G. W., Muys, B. & Hansen, K. (eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 293-312 20 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  45. Published

    The natural abundance of 15N in litter and soil profiles under six temperate tree species: N cycling depends on tree species traits and site fertility

    Callesen, Ingeborg, Nilsson, L. O., Schmidt, Inger Kappel, Vesterdal, Lars, Ambus, Per Lennart, Christiansen, Jesper Riis, Högberg, P. & Gundersen, Per, 2013, In: Plant and Soil. 368, 1-2, p. 375–392 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    The response of soil solution chemistry in European forests to decreasing acid deposition

    Johnson, J., Pannatier, E. G., Carnicelli, S., Cecchini, G., Clarke, N., Cools, N., Hansen, K., Meesenburg, H., Nieminen, T. M., Pihl‐Karlsson, G., Titeux, H., Vanguelova, E., Verstraeten, A., Vesterdal, Lars, Waldner, P. & Jonard, M., 2018, In: Global Change Biology. 24, 8, p. 3603-3619 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    TransparC: Forest soil carbon simulation model

    Callesen, Ingeborg, Vesterdal, Lars, Magnussen, A., Stupak, Inge & Gundersen, Per, 2016, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen. 42 p. (IGN Report).

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  48. Published

    Transparc: Forest Soil Carbon Simulation Model

    Callesen, Ingeborg & Vesterdal, Lars, 2017, Book of Abstracts: Soil Science in a Changing World. Wallinga, J., Mol, G., Mulder, V. L., Zaal, A. M. & Jansen, B. (eds.). Wageningen, p. 65 1 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference abstract in proceedingsResearch

  49. Published

    Tree Species Identity Shapes Earthworm Communities

    Schelfhout, S., Mertens, J., Verheyen, K., Vesterdal, Lars, Baeten, L., Muys, B. & De Schrijver, A., 2017, In: Forests. 8, 3, 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Tree diversity is key for promoting the diversity and abundance of forest-associated taxa in Europe

    Ampoorter, E., Barbaro, L., Jactel, H., Baeten, L., Boberg, J., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Charbonnier, Y., Dawud, S. M., Deconchat, M., Smedt, P. D., Wandeler, H. D., Guyot, V., Hättenschwiler, S., Joly, F-X., Koricheva, J., Milligan, H., Muys, B., Nguyen, D., Ratcliffe, S. & 7 others, Raulund-Rasmussen, Karsten, Scherer-Lorenzen, M., van der Plas, F., Keer, J. V., Verheyen, K., Vesterdal, Lars & Allan, E., 2020, In: Oikos. 129, 2, p. 133-146 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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