Autumn time is mushroom time – even in the poplar plantations of Dendromass4Europe. Can you see them? They are quite hidden under the leaf. Plantations can become an important habitat not only for birds and beetles but also for flowers, herbs and mushrooms. This way, poplar plantations foster biodiversity...
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Poplar plantations can improve biodiversity
Fast-growing trees like planted poplars are more competitive over native plants and therefore they have led to increasing concerns regarding their adverse effects on biodiversity. The real assessment of impacts on biodiversity needs to be elaborated. The data from biodiversity may provide baseline for this assessment. As it is...
What if the fungi are faster?
Poplar plantations are a wonderful way to get wood from sustainable sources. D4EU´s industrial partner IKEA Industry Malacky manufacture sturdy but lighter furniture from poplar wood, for example. Recyclable but less mold-prone packaging materials are also made from poplar wood. These innovative products should of course be available to...
Poplars for better packaging
One of the objectives of Dendromass4Europe (D4EU) is the demonstration of the market introduction and the application of 4 new bio-based Materials (NBBM) linked to the establishment of 4 new bio-based value chains based upon separately adding higher value to the wood and the bark of the poplars. One...