Prescott, Cindy E. and Reid, Anya and Wu, Shuyao and Nilsson Hegethorn, Marie-Charlotte
(2017).
Decomposition rates of surface and buried forest-floor material.
Canadian journal of forest research. 47:8, 1140-1144
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org10.1139/cjfr-2016-0533
Abstract
Mechanical site preparation is assumed to reduce soil C stocks by increasing the rate at which the displaced organic material decomposes, but the evidence is equivocal. We measured rates of C loss of forest-floor material in mesh bags either placed on the surface or buried in the mineral soil at four sites in different regional climates in British Columbia. During the 3-year incubation, buried forest-floor material lost between 5% and 15% more C mass than material on the surface, with the greatest difference occurring at the site with the lowest annual precipitation. Studies of the long-term fate of buried and surface humus are needed to understand the net effects of site preparation on soil C stocks.
| Authors/Creators: | Prescott, Cindy E. and Reid, Anya and Wu, Shuyao and Nilsson Hegethorn, Marie-Charlotte | ||||
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| Title: | Decomposition rates of surface and buried forest-floor material | ||||
| Series/Journal: | Canadian journal of forest research (1208-6037) | ||||
| Year of publishing : | 2017 | ||||
| Volume: | 47 | ||||
| Number: | 8 | ||||
| Page range: | 1140-1144 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 5 | ||||
| Publisher: | Canadian Science Publishing | ||||
| ISSN: | 1208-6037 | ||||
| Language: | English | ||||
| Publication Type: | Journal article | ||||
| Refereed: | Yes | ||||
| Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||
| Version: | Published version | ||||
| Full Text Status: | Public | ||||
| Agris subject categories.: | K Forestry > K01 Forestry - General aspects | ||||
| Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Forest Science | ||||
| Agrovoc terms: | degradation, undergrowth, soil, site preparation | ||||
| Keywords: | humus, decomposition, soil, carbon, site preparation | ||||
| URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-4557 | ||||
| Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-4557 | ||||
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| ID Code: | 14898 | ||||
| Faculty: | S - Faculty of Forest Sciences | ||||
| Department: | (S) > Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management | ||||
| Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||
| Deposited On: | 13 Dec 2017 08:38 | ||||
| Metadata Last Modified: | 13 Dec 2017 08:38 |
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