Overview

Dr. Barbara Simon’s main research interest is the examination of the effects of long-term soil tillage treatments on the soil physical (penetration resistance, bulk density, etc.), chemical (pH, humus quality, organic carbon content and stock, etc.), and biological parameters (earthworm abundance, biomass, species, and soil microbial respiration, etc.). She also examines the soil biological parameters related to different land use (grassy, woody vegetation, arable land, urban, etc.) and application of different mulching materials (straw, deciduous tree leaves, etc.).

Research keywords:
soil biology, soil microbial respiration), soil organic matter, soil tillage treatments, earth worms

Publications


Projects

ENVASSO (ENVironmental ASsessment of Soil for mOnitoring)

The ENVironmental ASsessment of Soil for mOnitoring (ENVASSO) Project was funded as Scientific Support to Policy under the European Commission 6th Framework Programme. The main objective was to define and document a soil monitoring system for implementation in support of a Soil Framework Directive, aimed at protecting soil in the EU.

http://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/envasso

QuESSA: Quantification of Ecological Services for Sustainable Agriculture

The QUESSA project aimed to quantify the key semi-natural habitats providing essential ecological services (eg. control of crop pests, crop pollination, prevention of soil erosion, etc.) across economically important cropping systems, farming intensities and four European agro-climatic zones.

https://www.gwct.org.uk/research/habitats/farmland/quessa/

Dr. Barbara Simon
Institute of Environmental Sciences
Campus address: H-2100 Gödöllő, Páter Károly str. 1.
simon.barbara@uni-mate.hu
simon.barbara@uni-mate.hu

MTMT: 10023303
Scopus: 8333171400