Elena Vanguelova, BSc, MSc, PhD

Project Manager, Centre for Forestry and Climate Change

Email: elena.vanguelova@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1420 22255
Tel direct: +44 (0)1420 526174
Fax: +44 (0)1420 23653

Address:
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey GU10 4LH
UK

Dr. Elena Vanguelova joined Forest Research in June 2003 as a biogeochemist. She studied for a BSc / MSc degree in Forest Engineering at The University of Forestry in Sofia, Bulgaria. Then she moved to the UK, where she obtained a PhD in soil pollution from Soil Science Department, Reading University.

Current role

Project Manager, Centre for Forestry and Climate Change

Conducting research to ensure that forest practices do not compromise soil sustainability, and investigating the effects of pollutant deposition and climate change on soil functions in order to support sustainable forest development.

Current programmes

Soil sustainability
Project Manager

Project manager and principle investigator in current and past projects:

• UK BioSoil survey - Forest soil survey and monitoring - Forest Focus EU project
• Soil baselines establishment at Forestry Commission Scotland and Forestry Commission England Short Rotation network of sites
• Forest Research contribution to DEFRA’s Terrestrial UMBRELLA “Acidification and Euthrophication of Terrestrial Ecosystems”
• Peat restoration project for Forestry Commission Wales “ A strategic assessment of afforested peat resources in Wales”
• Supervision of 6 PhD students at Reading University, University of Central Lancaster, Newcastle University, Essex University and University of Exeter

Affiliations and achievements

• Member of British Society of Soil Science
• Secretary of SEESOIL (South East Soil Discussion Group)
• Member of EU COST 631 Understanding and Modelling of Plant-Soil Interactions in the Rhizosphere Environment
• Member of the management committee and Leader of Working group 1 of EU COST E38 "Woody root processes under changing environment"
• Member of EU COST 0803 “Belowground carbon turnover in European forests”, Working Group 3 “ Soil carbon stocks and pools in EU forests” 

Research areas

• Effects of afforestation and harvesting practices on soil carbon and nutrient sustainability
• Forest bioenergy and long term soil sustainability
• Effects of air pollution (acidification and euthophication) on soil and forest biogeochemistry
• Effects of climate change on the sustainability of forest soils
• Identification of soil quality indicators for forest soil sustainability
• Investigating fine roots of trees as indicators of environmental change, soil nutrient status and forest health
• Forest soil survey and monitoring - Forest Focus BioSoil project

Main recent publications

Peer-reviewed publications

Benham, S.E., Vanguelova, E.I., Pitman, R.M. (2012). Short and long term changes in carbon, nitrogen and acidity in the forest soils under oak at the Alice Holt Environmental Change Network site. Science of The Total Environment 420. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.004.

Hudson, T.M., Paszkiewicz, K., Lynch, J., Bass, D., Vanguelova, E. and Richards, T.A. (2011). Prokaryotic community complexity in woodland soils: the gap between the active and the inactive biosphere. Submitted to PNAS.

Vanguelova, E., Moffat, A., Morison, J. and Martin, S. (2011). Can we manage the impacts of changing climate on our forest soils? Forestry & Timber News, June, p. 11-12. 

Vanguelova, E.I., Reynolds, B., Nisbet, T. and Godbold, D. (2011). The cycling of pollutants in non-urban forested environments. In: Levia, D.F., Carlyle-Moses, D.E. and Tanaka, T. (Eds.), Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry: Synthesis of Past Research and Future Directions. Ecological Studies Series, No. 216, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany. DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-1363-5_34, ISBN 978-94-007-1362-8.

Vanguelova E, Pitman R (2011). Impacts of Short Rotation Forestry on Soil Sustainability. In McKay, H. (ed.) (2011) Short Rotation Forestry: review of growth and environmental impacts ^(PDF-3255K) . Forest Research Monograph, 2, Forest Research, Surrey, 212pp. ISBN 978-0-85538-827-0.

Clark, J.M., Billett, M.F., Coyle, M, Croft, S., Daniels, S., Evans, C.D., Evans, M., Freeman, C., Gallego-Sala, A.V., Heinemeyer, A., House, J.I., Monteith, D., Nayak, D., Orr, H.G., Prentice, I.C., Rose, R., Rowson, J.,  Smith, J., Smith, Jo, Tun, Y.M., Vanguelova, E.I., Wetterhall, F. and Worrall, F. (2010). Model inter-comparison between statistical and dynamic model assessments of the long-term stability of GB blanket peat (1940-2099).  Climate Research 45: 227-248.

Pitman, R., Vanguelova, E.I. and Benham, S. (2010). Effects of phytophagous insects on the nutrient concentrations and fluxes through forest stands in the UK Level II network. Science of the Total Environment 409 (1): 169-181.

Vanguelova, E., Pitman, R., Luiro J. and Helmisaari H-S. (2010). Long term impacts of whole tree harvesting on soil carbon and nutrient sustainability in the UK. Biogeochemistry 101: 43-59.

Vanguelova, E. and Nisbet, T. (2010). Save the soil. Chartered Forester, Autumn, 2010, pages 22-23.

Swain, E. Y., Perks, P. P., Vanguelova, E. I. and Abbott, G. D. (2010). Carbon stocks and phenolic distributions in peaty gley soils afforested with Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis). Organic Geochemistry 41, 1022-1025.

Vanguelova, E.I. and Nisbet, T. (2010) Protection of forest soils and water in a changing climate – management and policy challenges. SAC/SEPA Proceedings “Climate, Water and Soil Science, Policy and Practice” 31 March-1 April 2010, Edinburg; pp.146-153.   

Vanguelova, E.I., Benham, S., Pitman, R., Moffat, A. Broadmeadow, M., Nisbet, T., Durrant, D., Barsoum, N.,Wilkinson, M., Bochereau, F., Broadmeadow, S., Hutchings, T., Crow, P., Durrant-Huston, T., Taylor, P. (2010). Chemical fluxes in time through forest ecosystems in the UK – soil response to pollution recovery. Environmental Pollution 158 (5): 1857-1869.

Vanguelova, E.I. (2010). BioSoil case study: Evaluation of the quality and changes in UK forest soils. European Commission. Forest soil and biodiversity monitoring in the EU. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union 2010 – 32 pp.; ISBN 978-92-79-14992-4; doi:10.2779/16475.

Langan, S., Fransson, L. and Vanguelova, E. (2009). Dynamic modelling of UK forest soils to changes in acid  deposition using the SAFE model. Science of the Total Environment 407, 5605-5619.

Vanguelova, E.I., Hirano, Y., Eldhuset, T.D., Sas-Paszt, L., Bakker, M., Püttsepp, Ü., Brunner, I., Lõhmus, K. and Godbold, D. (2007). Tree fine root Ca/Al molar ratio – indicator of Al and acidity stress. Plant Biosystems 141 (3): 460-480.

Finér, L., Helmisaari, H. –S, K. Lõhmus; Majdi, H., Brunner, I., Børja, I., Eldhuset T., Godbold D., Grebenc T., Konôpka, B., Kraigher H., Möttönen, M.-R., Ohashi, M., Oleksyn, J., Ostonen, I., Uri, V., Vanguelova, E. (2007). Variation in fine root biomass of three European tree species: Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.), and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). Plant Biosystems 141 (3): 394-405.

Ostonen, I., Püttsepp, Ü.,  Biel, C., Alberton, O.,  Bakker, M. R.,  Lõhmus, K., Majdi, H.,  Metcalfe, D., Olsthoorn, A. F. M.,  Pronk, A.,  Vanguelova, E.,  Weih, M. and Brunner, I. (2007). Specific root length as an indicator of environmental change. Plant Biosystems 141 (3): 426–442.

Vanguelova E.I., Nortcliff S., Moffat, A.J. and Kennedy, F. (2007). Short-term effects of manipulated increase in acid deposition on soil, soil solution chemistry and fine roots of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) stand on a podzol. Plant and Soil 294, 41-54.

Vanguelova, E., Moffat, A.J. and Lynch, J. (2006). Impact of forestry on soil quality in the UK. Expert Workshop on Definition of Best Indicators for Biodiversity and Soil Quality for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Proceedings and Conclusions, Guildford, 12-13 June, 2006. ISSN: 1464-8083, pp. 24-27.

Pitman, R. and Vanguelova, E. (2006). Influences of stand age and soil properties on forest biodiversity. In: Forest Research annual report and accounts 2004–2005. The Stationery Office, Edinburgh.

Vanguelova E.I., Nortcliff S., Moffat, A.J. and Kennedy, F. (2005). Morphology, biomass and nutrient status of fine roots of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) as influenced by seasonal fluctuations in soil moisture and soil solution chemistry. Plant and Soil 270, 233-247.

PhD thesis, Reading University

Vanguelova E.I. (2003). Soil acidification and fine root response of Scots pine. Unpublished PhD thesis, The University of Reading, UK.

Publications for Forestry Commission and other Government Departments and allied organisations in addition to EU reports/proposals

Morison, J., Matthews, R., Miller, G., Perks, M., Randle, T., Vanguelova, E., White, M. and Yamulki, S. (2012). Understanding the carbon and greenhouse gas balance of forests in Britain ^(PDF-7422K). Forestry Commission Research Report 18. Forestry Commission, Edinburgh. i–vi + 1–149 pp.

Vanguelova, E., Broadmeadow, S. Anderson, R., Yamulki, S., Randle, T., Nisbet, T. and Morison, J. (2011). A strategic Assessment of afforested Peat Resouces in Wales. Report for the Forestry Commission, Wales.

Hall, J., Emmett, B., Garbutt, A., Jones, L., Rowe, E., Sheppard, L., Vanguelova, E., Pitman, R., Britton, A., Hester, A., Ashmore, M., Power, S. and Caporn, S. (2011). UK Status Report July 2011: Update to empirical critical loads of nitrogen. Report to Defra under contract AQ801 Critical Loads and Dynamic Modelling. NERC/Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, 57pp.

Vanguelova, E., Pitman, R. and Broadmeadow S. (2011). Terrestrial Umbrella: Eutrophication and Acidification of Terrestrial Ecosystems. Final report of the Forest Research sub-contract to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, February, 2011.

Morison, J., Matthews, R., Miller, G., Perks, M., Randle, T., Vanguelova, E.I., White, M. and Yamulki S. (2011). Understanding the Carbon and Green House Gas balance in UK forests – a review. Report for the Forestry Commission, 255 pp.

Pitman, R., Vanguelova, E. and Benham, S. (2011). Continuous Cover Forestry effects on soil properties and ground vegetation at Clocaenog, N. Wales. Forest Research report, 18 pages.

Vanguelova, E., Pitman, R., Benham, S. And Perks, M. (2011). Impact of destumping forest management on soil carbon and nutrients and second rotation Sitka spruce growth at Bala destumping site in Wales. Forest Research Report, 20 pages.

House, J., Clark, J., Gallego-Sala, A., Orr, H., Aylen, J., Bardgett, R.,  Billett, M., Bonn, A., Caporn, S., Chapman, S., Clutterbuck, B., Evans, C., Evans, M., Farewell, T., Freeman, C., Grayson, R., Hall, J., Holden, J., McMorrow, J., Milledge, D., Nayak, D., Ostle, N., Parry, L., Prentice, C., Stevens, C., Smith, J., Smith, P., Vanguelova, E., Ward, S., Waldron, S., White, S., Worrall, F. and Yallop, A. (2010) Vulnerability of upland peatland services to climate change.  Environment Agency Science Report SC070036/SR.

Morison, J., Vanguelova, E., Broadmeadow, S., Perks, M., Yamulki, S. and Randle, T. (2010). Understanding the GHG implications of forestry on peat soils in Scotland ^(PDF-2140K) . Forest Research report for Forestry Commission Scotland, May, 2010, 43pp.

Vanguelova, E.I. (2010). Soil baseline assessments at the Short Rotation Forestry sites in Scotland. Forest Research report for Forestry Commission Scotland,  15 March, 2010, 5 pp. 

Vanguelova, E.I. and Rayner, B. (2010). Peninsula soil and tree foliar chemistry report. Forest Research Report, 5 March, 2010, 7pp.

Vanguelova, E.I. and Pitman, R. (2010). Impacts of Short Rotation Forestry on soil sustainability – a Review. Report in DEFRA’s Review of “Environmental Impacts of Short Rotation Forestry”. Forest Research report, March 2010.

Vanguelova, E., Pitman, R. and Broadmeadow S. (2010). Terrestrial Umbrella: Eutrophication and Acidification of Terrestrial Ecosystems. Final report of the Forest Research sub-contract to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, February, 2010.

Vanguelova, E.I. (2009). BioSoil in the UK. Report to the EU, April, 2009.

Vanguelova, E.I. and 55 EU experts (2009). Sustainable forest management for climate change mitigation “Impacts of intensive forest management for biofuel on soil sustainability”. EU COST Action full proposal. January, 2009.

Vanguelova, E. and Broadmeadow S. (2008). Terrestrial Umbrella: Eutrophication and Acidification of Terrestrial Ecosystems. Annual report of the Forest Research sub-contract to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, November, 2008.

Whitby, C., Thorpe, E., Nedwell, D. and Vanguelova, E.I. (2008).  Impact of Nitrogen deposition on microbial communities and their function in relation to carbon/nitrogen cycling in forest soils. Internal report to Forestry Group, Forestry Commission.

Hudson, T.M., Vanguelova, E.I., Lynch, J.M., Burton, S.K. and Lappin-Scott, H.M. (2008). Seasonal effects on microbiological methane cycling in UK forest soils. Internal report to Forestry Group, Forestry Commission.

Vanguelova, E.I., Barsoum, N., Benham, S., Broadmeadow, M., Moffat, A., Nisbet, T. and Pitman, R. (2007). Ten years of intensive environmental monitoring of British forests ^(PDF-1295K). Forestry Commission Information Note 88.

Broadmeadow, M., Vanguelova, E. and Wohlebber, T. (2007). Terrestrial Umbrella: Eutrophication and Acidification of Terrestrial Ecosystems. Final report of the Forest Research sub-contract to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Emmett, B.A. Black, H., Bradley, R.I., Elston, D., Reynolds, B., Creamer, R. Frogbrook, Z.L., Hudson, G., Jordan, C., Lilly, A., Moffat, A., Potts, A. and Vanguelova E.. : SNIFFER LQ09 (2006) or (ii) Emmett et al. SNIFFER LQ09 (2006).

Poulter, S., Senior, N.J., Vanguelova, E., Whitby, C. and Lappin-Scott, H. (2006). Forest soil nitrogen in relation to soil microbial diversity and functions (Thetford study). Internal report to Forestry Group, Forestry Commission.
Pitman R. and Vanguelova E. (2006). Influences of stand age and soil properties on forest biodiversity. In: Forest Research annual report and accounts 2004/2005. The Stationery Office, Edinburgh.

Bradley, I., A.J.Moffat, E. Vanguelova, P. Falloon and J. Harris. (2005). Impacts of climate change on soil functions. DEFRA project, report SP0538, London.

Lenaerts, J., Whitby, C., Vanguelova, E., Pitman, R., H.M. Lappin-Scott and Lynch, J. (2005). Forest soil nitrogen in relation to soil microbial diversity and functions. Forestry Commission Report, Alice Holt, Farnham, 22 pp.

Lenaerts, J., Whitby, C, Vanguelova, E., Pitman, R., Lappin-Scott, H. and Lynch, J. (2005). Forest soil nitrogen in relation to soil microbial diversity and functions (Alice Holt study). Internal report to Forestry Group, Forestry Commission.

Broadmeadow, M., Kennedy, F., Vanguelova, E., Broadmeadow, S., Pitman, R., Crow, P. and Griffiths, M. (2004). Terrestrial Umbrella: Eutrophication and acidification of terrestrial Ecosystems. Final Report (May 2004) of the Forest Research sub-contract to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Vanguelova, E. (2004). Application of Level II data in soil sustainability research. A report for Forestry Group, Forestry Commission, 26 pp. 

Contributions to conferences, symposia and seminars (oral and poster presentations)

Pitman, R., Vanguelova, E., Benham, S and Perks, M. (2011). Impacts of tree stump removal on soil carbon, soil nutrients and tree growth in UK. Oral presentation at “Tree stumps for Bioenergy” Symposium, 24-26 October, 2011, Uppsala, Sweden.

Vanguelova, E, Pitman, R., Benham, S., Wilkinson, M., Komarov, A., Khoraskina, Y. and Bykhovets, S. (2011). Long term changes in soil carbon at Alice Holt forest modelled by ROMUL (forest soil organic matter process model). Poster presentation at COST 0803 meeting “Carbon balance after disturbances and drought”, 27 June -1 July, 2011, Barcelona, Spain.

Villada, A., Shaw, L., Verhoef and Vanguelova, E. (2011). Effect of tree species and soil type on chemical and physical carbon fractions in UK forest soils. Poster presentation at COST 0803 meeting “Carbon balance after disturbances and drought”, 27 June -1 July, 2011, Barcelona, Spain.

Vanguelova, E. and Pitman, R. (2011). Impacts of N inputs on forests and forest soil biogeochemistry in Great Britain. Paper in proceedings of “Nitrogen & Global Change – Key findings – future challenges”, April 11-15, 2011, Edinburgh, UK.

Rajapaksha, N. S. S., Butt, K. R., Vanguelova, E. and Moffat, A. J. (2011). Soil fauna diversity under Short Rotation Forestry- Impacts and Responses, British Ecological Society annual Symposium: Forests and Global Change, University of Cambridge, UK, 28 – 30 March 2011.

Vanguelova, E., Armolaitis, K., Beniusis, R., Berger, T., Bonifacio, E., Guicharnaud, R.A., Heim, A., Püttsepp, Ü., Tobin, B., Walthert, L., Yildiz, O., Zhiyanski, M. and Zimmermann, S. (2010). Evaluation of litter and soil C stocks and uncertainties in European forests. Proceedings of COST 0803 meeting in Slovenia, 1-4 September, 2010.

Villada, A., Vanguelova, E., Verhoef, A., Shaw, L. (2010). Development and evaluation of a sequential extraction procedure for characterization of water soluble soil organic carbon in forest soil samples. Proceedings of COST 0803 meeting in Slovenia, 1-4 September, (2010).

Vanguelova, E.I. and Pitman, R. (2010). Long term impacts of whole tree harvesting on soil sustainability in the UK.  Seminar at Alice Holt, Forest Research, 30 April, 2010.

Vanguelova, E.I. and Nisbet, T. (2010). Protection of forest soils and water in a changing climate – management and policy challenges. SAC/SEPA Conference “Climate, Water and Soil Science, Policy and Practice” , held on 31 March-1 April 2010, Edinburgh.   

Vanguelova, E.I. (2009). BioSoil case study: Evaluation of the quality and changes in UK forest soils. European Commission. Forest soil and biodiversity monitoring in the EU. Brussels; 9 November, 2009.

Vanguelova, E.I. and Pitman, R. (2009). Impact of N deposition on soil and tree biochemistry in both broadleaved and coniferous stands in the UK. In "6th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behaviour BIOGEOMON 2009", Liisa Ukonmaanoho, Tiina M. Nieminen and Mike Starr (eds.), ISSN 1795-150X, pp.184.

Vanguelova, E.I., Pitman, R., Luiro J. and Helmisaari H-S. (2009). Long term effects of whole tree harvesting on soil nutrient sustainability in the UK. . In "6th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behaviour BIOGEOMON 2009", Liisa Ukonmaanoho, Tiina M. Nieminen and Mike Starr (eds.), ISSN 1795-150X, pp.481.

Vanguelova, E.I., Nisbet, T., Moffat, A. (2009). Evaluation of carbon stocks in UK forest soils. In "6th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behaviour BIOGEOMON 2009", Liisa Ukonmaanoho, Tiina M. Nieminen and Mike Starr (eds.), ISSN 1795-150X, pp.320.

Langan, S., Fransson, L. and Vanguelova, E. (2009). Dynamic modelling of UK forest soils to changes in acid  deposition using the SAFE model. . In "6th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behaviour BIOGEOMON 2009", Liisa Ukonmaanoho, Tiina M. Nieminen and Mike Starr (eds.), ISSN 1795-150X, pp.185.

Clark, J., Gallego-Sala, A., Chapman, S., Billett, M., Coppell, R., Evans, C., Evans, M., Farewell, T., Freeman, C., Gloor, A.E., Heinemeyer, A., House, J., Lawley, R., Monteith, D., Nayak,  D., Orr, H., Prentice, C., Rose, R., Rowson, J., Smith, J., Smith,  P., Fred Worrall, F. and Vanguelova, E. (2009). Mapping peat vulnerability to climate change to inform policy in the UK. Abstract for oral presentation at the PeatNet, Prague, September, 2009.

Swain, E., Mason, S., Rimmer, D., Perks, M., Vanguelova, E.I and Abbott, G.D. (2009). Soil organic matter changes following the afforestation of peaty gley soils with spruce. International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG2009), September, 2009.

Vanguelova, E.I., (2009). Estimation of soil carbon stocks and changes in UK forest soils. Invited oral presentation at the BSSS meeting, Hariot-Watt University, Edinburg, Scotland, 5-7 May, 2009.

Vanguelova, E.I. (2009). BioSoil – forest soil monitoring network.  Seminar at Alice Holt, Forest Research, 3 April.

Vanguelova, E.I. (2009). Sustainable forest management for climate change mitigation “Impacts of intensive forest management for biofuel on soil sustainability”. EU COST proposal presentation at the 7th Meeting of the Domain Committee on Forest, their Products and Services (DC FPS), Zagreb, Croatia, 4-6 March, 2009.

Vanguelova, E.I., (2009). Soil sustainability research. FUTUREforest INTEREG project “Trees and woodlands helping Europe tackle climate change”, meeting in Abergavenny, South Wales, 25-27 March, 2009.

Vanguelova, E.I. (2009). Soil carbon stocks and changes in UK soils. Presentation at a Workshop “Review of the carbon in forestry”, Alice Holt, Forest Research, 10 February, 2009.

Benham S. and Vanguelova, E. (2008). Soils at the Environmental Change Network – Alice Holt. Poster presentation at the SEESOIL annual meeting, NSRI, Cranfield University, 2nd December, 2008.

Vanguelova, E.I. (2008). Evaluation of carbon stocks and changes in UK forest soils. Oral Presentation at the SEESOIL annual meeting, NSRI, Cranfield University, 2nd December, 2008.

Vanguelova, E.I., Pitman, R., Benham, S., Hendry, S., Kennedy, F. (2008). The effects of N and S deposition on tree nutrition and ground vegetation. Presentation at the RoTAP meeting, DEFRA, London, 23 October, 2008.

Vanguelova, E.I. (2008). Impacts of acid and N deposition on forest soils. Presentation at the RoTAP meeting, DEFRA, London, 2 October, 2008.

Vanguelova, E.I. (2008). Forest soil monitoring in the UK. Oral presentation at the Workshop “BioSoil” in the EUROSOIL CONGRESS, Vienna, Austria, August 25 – 29, 2008.

Vanguelova, E.I. (2008). Review of outputs from Working Group 1 “Fine roots as indicators of environmental change”. EU COST E38 meeting “Woody Roots and Ecosystem Services”, 16-20 May, Lisbon, Portugal.

Vanguelova, E.I. (2008). Responses of forest soils to pollution recovery - evidence from the UK. Oral presentation at the14th EU Forest Soil Expert Panel Meeting, UN/ECE International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forest, Florence, Italy, 16-18 April, 2008.

Hudson, T.M., Vanguelova, E.I., Lynch, J.M., Burton, S.K. and Lappin-Scott, H.M. (2008). Seasonal effects on microbiological methane cycling in UK forest soils. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for General Microbiology, International Conference Centre, 31 March – 3 April, 2008, Edinburg.

Vanguelova, E.I., Benham B. and Pitman, R. (2008). Trends in rainfall, throughfall and soil solution chemistry in the Level II long term forest monitoring plots in the UK. Oral presentation at the CAPER meeting, 17-19 March 2008, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor, Wales.

Vanguelova, E.I., Benham B. and Pitman, R. (2008). What has forest monitoring shown and how can be adapted for future drivers? Oral presentation at the COST Strategic Workshop: Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment: Identifying Future Monitoring and Research Needs 11-13 March, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey.

Pitman R., Vanguelova, E.I. and Benham B. (2008). Effects of phytophagous insects on the nutrient fluxes through forest stands in the UK Level II network. Poster presentation at the COST Strategic Workshop: Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment: Identifying Future Monitoring and Research Needs 11-13 March, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey.

Hudson, T.M., Vanguelova, E.I., Lynch, J.M., Burton, S.K. and Lappin-Scott, H.M. (2008). Seasonal effects on microbiological methane cycling in UK forest soils. Internal report to Forestry Group, Forestry Commission. Oral presentation at the SEESOIL winter meeting, CEC, University of Surrey, 11 December, 2007.

Vanguelova, E.I., Benham, S. and Pitman R. (2007). Trends in rainfall, throughfall and soil solution chemistry in the Level II long term forest monitoring plots. Oral presentation at the SEESOIL winter meeting, CEC, University of Surrey, 11 December, 2007.

Vanguelova, E. (2007). Forest soil monitoring in the UK. Wytham Environmental Research Seminar, Oxford University Field Station, 4th December 2007.

Vanguelova, E.I., Benham, S. and Pitman R. (2007). Changes in rainfall, throughfall and soil solution chemistry in the Level II long term forest monitoring plots. ICP seminar on Forest Focus monitoring in the northern countries. Finland, 27-28 November, 2007.

Vanguelova, E. Ostonen, I., Radoglou, K. and Cudlin, P. (2007). Fine roots and ectomyccorhiza – indicators of environmental change. “4th International Symposium on Physiological Processes Roots of Woody Plants”, 16th to 20th September 2007, University of Wales, Bangor, UK.

Vanguelova, E., Moffat, A.J. and Lynch, J. (2006). Impact of forestry on soil quality in the UK. Expert Workshop on Definition of Best Indicators for Biodiversity and Soil Quality for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), 12-13 June, University of Surrey.

Pitman, R, Barsoum, N., Wilkinson, M. and Vanguelova, E. (2005). Environmental Factors at the Oak Woodlands in the EU Long-term (Level II) monitoring programme.  BES Atlantic woodlands conference, 2005, Oban.

Vanguelova, E.I., Moffat, A.J., Nortcliff, S. and Kennedy, F. (2004). Fine roots of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) as affected by aluminium and soil acidity. COST E38: Woody Root Processes under a Changing Environment, Workshop, 27-30 October, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 15.

Vanguelova E., Moffat, A.J., Nortcliff S., and Kennedy F.M. (2004). Soil acidification as influenced by natural and manipulated environmental conditions: implications for productivity and nutrition. In international Symposium “Forest soils under global and local changes: from research to practice”, 15 – 18 September 2004, Bordeaux, France, Abstracts pp.94-97.