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Laurent Augusto is affiliated with INRAE, the Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement in France. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, soil science, ecology, and plant science.

The main topics of their scientific work encompass:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics
  • Plant water relations and carbon dynamics
  • Forest ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Soil and water nutrient dynamics
  • Forest insect ecology and management

Laurent Augusto has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Tamm Review: Influence of forest management activities on soil organic carbon stocks: A knowledge synthesis," Forest Ecology and Management, 2020
  • "Tree functional traits, forest biomass, and tree species diversity interact with site properties to drive forest soil carbon," Nature Communications, 2022
  • "Global patterns and drivers of soil total phosphorus concentration," Earth System Science Data, 2021
  • "Home-field advantage of litter decomposition: from the phyllosphere to the soil," New Phytologist, 2021
  • "Effect of a tree mixture and water availability on soil nutrients and extracellular enzyme activities along the soil profile in an experimental forest," Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020

Laurent Augusto has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Nicolas Fanin
  • Mark R. Bakker
  • Pierre Trichet
  • Lucie Bon
  • Céline Meredieu

In addition to journal articles, Laurent Augusto has contributed to book publications, including a work published by éditions Quae eBooks titled "Stocker du carbone dans les sols français" in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Impact of several common tree species of European temperate forests on soil fertility

    Laurent Augusto;Jacques Ranger;Dan Binkley;Andreas Rothe

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

    Mathias Mayer;Cindy E. Prescott;Wafa E.A. Abaker;Laurent Augusto

  • Influences of evergreen gymnosperm and deciduous angiosperm tree species on the functioning of temperate and boreal forests

    Laurent Augusto;An De Schrijver;Lars Vesterdal;Aino Smolander

  • Effects of tree species on understory vegetation and environmental conditions in temperate forests

    Laurent Augusto;Jean-Luc Dupouey;Jacques Ranger

  • Quantifying consequences of removing harvesting residues on forest soils and tree growth – A meta-analysis

    D.L. Achat;C. Deleuze;G. Landmann;N. Pousse

  • Soil parent material-A major driver of plant nutrient limitations in terrestrial ecosystems.

    Laurent Augusto;David L. Achat;Mathieu Jonard;David Vidal

  • Wood ash applications to temperate forest ecosystems—potential benefits and drawbacks

    L. Augusto;M. R. Bakker;C. Meredieu

  • Forest soil carbon is threatened by intensive biomass harvesting.

    David L. Achat;Mathieu Fortin;Guy Landmann;Bruno Ringeval

  • Tree functional traits, forest biomass, and tree species diversity interact with site properties to drive forest soil carbon

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  • The effect of forest type on throughfall deposition and seepage flux: a review

    An De Schrijver;Guy Geudens;Laurent Augusto;Jeroen Staelens

  • Convergence of soil nitrogen isotopes across global climate gradients

    Joseph M. Craine;Andrew J. Elmore;Lixin Wang;Laurent Augusto

  • Assessing turnover of microbial biomass phosphorus: Combination of an isotopic dilution method with a mass balance model

    David L. Achat;Christian Morel;Mark R. Bakker;Laurent Augusto

  • Fine root distribution of trees and understory in mature stands of maritime pine ( Pinus pinaster ) on dry and humid sites

    M. R. Bakker;L. Augusto;D. L. Achat

  • Potential contribution of the seed bank in coniferous plantations to the restoration of native deciduous forest vegetation

    Laurent Augusto;Jean-Luc Dupouey;Jean-François Picard;Jacques Ranger

  • Impact of forest tree species on feldspar weathering rates

    Laurent Augusto;Marie-Pierre Turpault;Jacques Ranger

  • Four decades of post-agricultural forest development have caused major redistributions of soil phosphorus fractions.

    An De Schrijver;Lars Vesterdal;Karin Hansen;Pieter De Frenne

  • Home-field advantage of litter decomposition: from the phyllosphere to the soil.

    Nicolas Fanin;Dunmei Lin;Grégoire T. Freschet;Ashley D. Keiser

  • Relationships between forest tree species, stand production and stand nutrient amount

    Laurent Augusto;Jacques Ranger;Quentin Ponette;Maurice Rapp

  • Soil properties controlling inorganic phosphorus availability: general results from a national forest network and a global compilation of the literature

    David Ludovick Achat;Noémie Pousse;Manuel Nicolas;Félix Brédoire

  • Impact of tree species on forest soil acidification

    Laurent Augusto;Pascal Bonnaud;Jacques Ranger

  • Microbial processes controlling P availability in forest spodosols as affected by soil depth and soil properties

    David L. Achat;Laurent Augusto;Mark R. Bakker;Anne Gallet-Budynek

  • Evaluation of the phosphorus status of P-deficient podzols in temperate pine stands: combining isotopic dilution and extraction methods

    David L. Achat;Mark R. Bakker;Laurent Augusto;Etienne Saur

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Ranger
Jacques Ranger INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Sylvain Pellerin
Sylvain Pellerin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Denis Loustau
Denis Loustau International Sleep Products Association
Jean-Paul Laclau
Jean-Paul Laclau Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Claude Plassard
Claude Plassard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Philippe Hinsinger
Philippe Hinsinger INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Hervé Jactel
Hervé Jactel University of Bordeaux
Bertrand Guenet
Bertrand Guenet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Gwenaël Abril
Gwenaël Abril Biologie des Organismes et Écosystèmes Aquatiques
Denis A. Angers
Denis A. Angers Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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