O processo de compostagem é considerado um dos principais métodos sustentáveis de tratamento de rejeitos orgânicos provenientes dos centros urbanos. Sua importância reside em sua capacidade de sanitizar o material, estabilizar sua fração orgânica e ainda disponibilizar um produto final com características físico-químicas e biológicas que promoverão uma melhoria no sistema produtivo quando aplicado ao solo. Todavia, são vários os fatores que influenciam o desenvolvimento desse processo e exigem um equilíbrio tal que nos casos em que esse tratamento de resíduo é aplicado, muitas vezes o processo é incompleto e o produto final não apresenta as características adequadas de sanitização ou de promoção da qualidade do solo. Portanto, o presente estudo objetivou avaliar o efeito da apliação de inoculantes no desenvolvimento do processo de compostagem e a influência dessa aplicação nas características do produto final, sob a hipótese de que a adição de compostos biológicos energéticos aos resíduos promove a ação decompositora e potencializa o processo da compostagem. Para isso foram montadas leiras de compostagem com material orgânico produzido nos centros urbanos. Foram avaliados os seguintes tratamentos: inoculante usado em compostagem industrial, inoculante desenvolvido pelos pesquisadores e controle (pilhas de controle sem aplicação de inoculantes). Todas as leiras de compostagem foram avaliadas quando à sua temperatura, umidade e densidade, seu pH e conteúdo de macronutrientes, sua atividade microbiana, sua qualidade da matéria orgânica e emissão de gases do efeito estufa. Os dados obtidos demonstraram que o perfil da temperatura das leiras ao longo do processo acompanha o comportamento da atividade microbiológica. Os inoculantes aplicados não alteraram as condições físico-químicas do processo quando comparados ao controle. Foi observado um acúmulo de carbono na menor fração da matéria orgânica, indicando formação de substâncias recalcitrantes pela decomposição. A análise da emissão de gases do efeito estufa demonstrou que esse fator pode ser influenciado pelos manejos realizados sobre a leira de compostagem. Constatou-se que o uso de inoculantes não alterou significativamente nenhum dos parâmetros avaliados quando comparado ao controle, sendo que seu uso não promoveu melhorias na qualidade do produto final, nem tampouco se mostrou essencial ao bom desenvolvimento do processo de compostagem quando se trata resíduos orgânicos, que apresentam facilidade de decomposição. / The composting process is considered one of the main sustainable methods for treatment of the organic waste from urban centers. Its importance lies in its ability to sanitize the material, stabilize its organic fraction and also provide a final product with biological and physicochemical characteristics that will promote an improvement in the productive system when apllied to the soil. However, the factors that influence the development of this process are so many and require such an equilibrium that in cases where this residue treatment methodology is applied, the process is often incomplete and the final product does not have the appropriate sanitation or characteristics that promote soil quality. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of inoculant application on the development of the composting process and the influence of this application on the final product\'s characteristics. For this, composting piles were assembled with organic material produced in urban centers and applied an inoculant used in industrial composting, another one developed by the researchers and control cells were mantained without applications. All compost beds were evaluated for thier temperature, humidity and density, their pH and macronutrient content were measured, along with its microbial activity, quality of organic matter and the greenhouse gas emissions. The data obtained showed that the profile of the temperature of the piles during the process followed the behavior of the microbiological activity. The inoculants applied did not alter the physicochemical conditions of the process when compared to the control. It was observed a carbon accumulation in the smallest fraction of the organic matter, indicating the formation of recalcitrant substances by the decomposition. The analysis of greenhouse gas emissions showed that the management of the composting pile could influence this factor. It was found that the use of inoculants did not significantly alter any of the evaluated parameters when compared to control, and its use did not promote improvements in the final product\'s quality, nor was it essential for the proper development of ther composting process when dealing with organic urban waste, which is easly decomposed.

Dans un contexte de réchauffement climatique, la fonction « puits » de carbone (C) des tourbières est susceptible de changer en fonction « source » libérant ainsi de grandes quantités de C dans l’atmosphère sous l’effet d’une dégradation accrue de la matière organique (MO). Ainsi cette thèse se sont attachés à étudier la dynamique de dégradation de la MO labile (MOL) et récalcitrante (MOR) en fonction de 3 facteurs contrôlant (le niveau relatif de la nappe, un réchauffement simulé in situ et des variations saisonnières) dans la tourbière ombrotrophe du Forbonnet (25, Jura). Basés sur des analyses biogéochimiques et moléculaires de (i) la tourbe (50cm d’épaisseur), (ii) la fraction organique extractible à l’eau (WEOM) et (iii) les eaux piézométriques, les résultats acquis montrent une dégradation accrue de la MOL (e.g. polysaccharides et produits de son hydrolyse tels que le fructose,le glucose et le saccharose) et de la MOR sous l’effet d’une diminution du niveau de la nappe. Les conditions hydrologiques affectent également les processus de dégradation (sénescence et un éventuel priming effect) et d’humification de la MO pouvant conditionner le piégeage potentiel de laMOL. Après 13 mois d’incubation, l’effet du réchauffement simulé se traduirait par une hausse de l’évapotranspiration dans la condition la plus humide, là où l’étude de la WEOM indique une moindre dégradation de la MOL en surface contrairement aux niveaux profonds. Enfin, les travaux portant sur la dynamique saisonnière du C des eaux piézométriques soulignent le besoin d’intégrer la notion d’interactions entre facteurs contrôlant le cycle du C dans les tourbières pour comprendre leur réponse aux changements climatiques. / In a global warming context, the carbon (C) "sink" function of peatlands may switch to a source function releasing large amounts of C into the atmosphere as a result of an increased decay of organic matter (OM). Thus, these works have focused on the decay dynamics of labile OM and recalcitrant OM (respectively LOM and ROM) according to 3 controlling factors (water-level changes, an in situ simulated warming and seasonally changes) in the “le Forbonnet” bog (25, Jura). Based on biogeochemical and molecular analyses (i) on peat, (ii) on water extractable OM and (iii) on free waters, results suggest an increased decay of LOM (e.g. polysaccharides and its hydrolysis products such as fructose, glucose and sucrose) and MOR under water level changes. Hydrological conditions also affect decay (senescence and an eventual priming effect) and humification processes that can facilitate LOM capture. After 13 months of incubation, simulated warming would lead to an increase of evapotranspiration in the wettest condition where WEOM study indicates a lower LOM decay on the contrary to the deeper peat levels. Studies on the seasonal dynamic of C on free waters underline the need to integrate interactions between factors controlling the C cycle in peatlands to understand their responses to climate change.

O processo de compostagem é considerado um dos principais métodos sustentáveis de tratamento de rejeitos orgânicos provenientes dos centros urbanos. Sua importância reside em sua capacidade de sanitizar o material, estabilizar sua fração orgânica e ainda disponibilizar um produto final com características físico-químicas e biológicas que promoverão uma melhoria no sistema produtivo quando aplicado ao solo. Todavia, são vários os fatores que influenciam o desenvolvimento desse processo e exigem um equilíbrio tal que nos casos em que esse tratamento de resíduo é aplicado, muitas vezes o processo é incompleto e o produto final não apresenta as características adequadas de sanitização ou de promoção da qualidade do solo. Portanto, o presente estudo objetivou avaliar o efeito da apliação de inoculantes no desenvolvimento do processo de compostagem e a influência dessa aplicação nas características do produto final, sob a hipótese de que a adição de compostos biológicos energéticos aos resíduos promove a ação decompositora e potencializa o processo da compostagem. Para isso foram montadas leiras de compostagem com material orgânico produzido nos centros urbanos. Foram avaliados os seguintes tratamentos: inoculante usado em compostagem industrial, inoculante desenvolvido pelos pesquisadores e controle (pilhas de controle sem aplicação de inoculantes). Todas as leiras de compostagem foram avaliadas quando à sua temperatura, umidade e densidade, seu pH e conteúdo de macronutrientes, sua atividade microbiana, sua qualidade da matéria orgânica e emissão de gases do efeito estufa. Os dados obtidos demonstraram que o perfil da temperatura das leiras ao longo do processo acompanha o comportamento da atividade microbiológica. Os inoculantes aplicados não alteraram as condições físico-químicas do processo quando comparados ao controle. Foi observado um acúmulo de carbono na menor fração da matéria orgânica, indicando formação de substâncias recalcitrantes pela decomposição. A análise da emissão de gases do efeito estufa demonstrou que esse fator pode ser influenciado pelos manejos realizados sobre a leira de compostagem. Constatou-se que o uso de inoculantes não alterou significativamente nenhum dos parâmetros avaliados quando comparado ao controle, sendo que seu uso não promoveu melhorias na qualidade do produto final, nem tampouco se mostrou essencial ao bom desenvolvimento do processo de compostagem quando se trata resíduos orgânicos, que apresentam facilidade de decomposição. / The composting process is considered one of the main sustainable methods for treatment of the organic waste from urban centers. Its importance lies in its ability to sanitize the material, stabilize its organic fraction and also provide a final product with biological and physicochemical characteristics that will promote an improvement in the productive system when apllied to the soil. However, the factors that influence the development of this process are so many and require such an equilibrium that in cases where this residue treatment methodology is applied, the process is often incomplete and the final product does not have the appropriate sanitation or characteristics that promote soil quality. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of inoculant application on the development of the composting process and the influence of this application on the final product\'s characteristics. For this, composting piles were assembled with organic material produced in urban centers and applied an inoculant used in industrial composting, another one developed by the researchers and control cells were mantained without applications. All compost beds were evaluated for thier temperature, humidity and density, their pH and macronutrient content were measured, along with its microbial activity, quality of organic matter and the greenhouse gas emissions. The data obtained showed that the profile of the temperature of the piles during the process followed the behavior of the microbiological activity. The inoculants applied did not alter the physicochemical conditions of the process when compared to the control. It was observed a carbon accumulation in the smallest fraction of the organic matter, indicating the formation of recalcitrant substances by the decomposition. The analysis of greenhouse gas emissions showed that the management of the composting pile could influence this factor. It was found that the use of inoculants did not significantly alter any of the evaluated parameters when compared to control, and its use did not promote improvements in the final product\'s quality, nor was it essential for the proper development of ther composting process when dealing with organic urban waste, which is easly decomposed.

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This study is the first to consider how the combination of root physical effects, microbial production of EPS, and root effects on the hydrodynamic boundary layer could influence streambank soil erodibility. Specifically, the goal of this research was to quantify the physical and biological effects of roots on streambank fluvial erosion. A series of laboratory-scale erosion tests were conducted using a mini jet erosion testing device and a recirculating flume channel to address this goal. Several soil and vegetation factors that influence fluvial entrainment, like extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), soil aggregate stability and root length density, were measured following erosion testing. For flume experiments, three streambank boundary conditions were constructed to simulate unvegetated streambanks, as well as streambanks with herbaceous and woody roots. Soil treatments were also created to represent unamended and organic matter (OM) amended soil either without roots (bare soil), with synthetic roots, or with living roots (Panicum virgatum). Median soil erosion rates along the simulated rooted boundaries were two to ten times higher compared to the unvegetated boundary due to protruding root impacts on the boundary layer. In flume experiments, median erosion rates were 30% to 72% lower for unamended soils containing compacted synthetic root fibers as compared to bare soil samples. Adding both OM and fibers to the soil had a greater effect; the median erosion rate reductions of live rooted treatments (95% to 100%) and synthetic rooted + OM treatments (86% to 100%) were similar and statistically lower than bare soil controls. Stimulated microbial production of EPS proteins were significantly correlated with increased erosion resistance in OM-amended treatments while OM treatments had significantly lower EPS carbohydrates compared to unamended treatments. In summary, while sparsely spaced roots exposed on streambanks may increase soil erosion rates due to impacts on the hydrodynamic boundary layer, overall results highlight how the synergistic relationship between root fibers and soil microbes can significantly reduce streambank soil erodibility due to fiber reinforcement and EPS production. / Doctor of Philosophy / Plant roots are known to protect streambank soils from erosion by water; however, exactly how roots provide this protection has remained unclear. Among other things, roots can influence streambank soil erosion by holding soil together through a thick root network, interacting with soil microorganisms to stimulate the release of "sticky" organic compounds called extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and altering the force of the water against the streambank. This research aimed to quantify and compare the relative importance of these three mechanisms on streambank soil erosion using a mini jet erosion testing device and an indoor recirculating flume channel. To do this in the flume, three walls were constructed to simulate unvegetated streambanks, as well as streambanks with herbaceous and woody roots. In greenhouse settings, soil treatments were also created to represent unamended and organic matter (OM) amended soil either without roots (bare soil), with artificial roots, or with living roots (Panicum virgatum). While roots protruding out of streambanks appeared to increase median soil erosion rates due to the impact of roots on near-bank flow, artificial roots in the soil and OM amended soils reduced soil erosion rates. Specifically, OM amendments stimulated the production of EPS proteins, leading to improved soil stability and increased soil resistance to erosion by water. Overall results highlight how the synergistic relationship between root fibers (living roots and artificial roots) and soil microbes can significantly reduce streambank soil erodibility due to root binding and microbial production of EPS. While plant roots naturally provide both fibers and EPS to soils, these materials could be incorporated into fill soils during construction to rapidly increase soil erosion resistance following levee construction and stream restoration projects.