Amount, distribution and driving factors of soil organic carbon and nitrogen in cropland and grassland soils of southeast Germany (Bavaria)

Wiesmeier, Martin; Hübner, Rico; Barthold, Frauke; Spörlein, Peter; Geuß, Uwe; Hangen, Edzard; Reischl, Arthur; Schilling, Bernd; Lützow, Margit von; Kögel‐Knabner, Ingrid

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2013.05.012

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“…TWI showed the highest potential for the SOC mapping as it delineates areas with high potential accumulation and soil moisture. Findings of Schwanghart and Jarmer (2011) and Wiesmeier et al (2013) correspond with our results.…”

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confidence: 81%

Relating extent of colluvial soils to topographic derivatives and soil variables in a Luvisol sub-catchment, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

Zádorová¹,

Žížala²,

Penížek³

et al. 2014

Soil & Water Res.

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Relating extent of colluvial soils to topographic derivatives and soil variables in a Luvisol sub-catchment, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

Zádorová¹,

Žížala²,

Penížek³

et al. 2014

Soil & Water Res.

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“…Many studies focused on the influence of elevation on the SOM accumulation in different regions worldwide (Kunkel et al, 2011;Leifeld et al, 2005;Wiesmeier et al, 2013). Site variables, however, failed to explain the variations of SOCC, TCC and TNC in soils of the four landscapes due to their narrow ranges in this study.…”

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Multi-scale variability of soil carbon and nitrogen in the middle reaches of the Heihe River basin, northwestern China

Gao

Lü

et al. 2016

CATENA

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“…Land-use change obviously affects the cycles of C (Houghton 1999, Zhang 2010 and nitrogen (N -Potter et al 1996) but also of soil potassium and phosphorus. Nitrogen is a key factor that influences the primary production of ecosystems (Mooney et al 1987) but, on the other hand, is also controlled by land use and management practices (Yang et al 2004, Wiesmeier et al 2013. With continuous cultivation, physical soil properties may change and organic matter (OM) content, an important carrier of soil quality and storage compound for soil N, may decline (Lal 1986).…”

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Carbon storage and soil property changes following afforestation in mountain ecosystems of the Western Rhodopes, Bulgaria

Zhiyanski¹,

Glushkova²,

Ferezliev³

et al. 2016

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Land-use changes and afforestation activities are widely recognized as possible measures for mitigating climate change through carbon sequestration. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of afforestation on (i) soil physical and chemical properties and soil carbon stocks in four mountain ecosystems and (ii) whole ecosystem carbon storage. The four experimental sites, situated in the Western Rhodope Mountains (Bulgaria) were characterized by typical forest-related land-use conversions. The four sites were a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) plantation (Rd1) established on former cropland, a mixed black pine (Pinus nigra Arn.) with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) plantation (Rd2) established on former cropland, a cropland (RdA1) and an abandoned land with uncontrolled extensive grazing (RdA2) historically used as cropland. Soil parameters, i.e., sand content, pH, organic C and N contents, C/N ratio and soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks, were significantly affected by land use and land-use history. Conversion from cropland into forestland significantly reduced soil bulk density and coarse fragments at 0-10 cm depth. Compared with adjacent cropland and abandoned land, soils in coniferous plantations were acidified in their upper layers. Sites Rd2 and RdA2 contained the least SOC owing to the previous long-term arable cultivation (>100 years). Analysis of the ecosystem C stock distribution revealed that most of C in forests was stored in the aboveground tree biomass. Our study confirmed that afforestation of cropland turned the soil into a C sink for the selected mountain region, but showed conflicting results when afforestation occurred on abandoned cropland.

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Amount, distribution and driving factors of soil organic carbon and nitrogen in cropland and grassland soils of southeast Germany (Bavaria)

Cited by 157 publications

References 51 publications

Relating extent of colluvial soils to topographic derivatives and soil variables in a Luvisol sub-catchment, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

Relating extent of colluvial soils to topographic derivatives and soil variables in a Luvisol sub-catchment, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

Multi-scale variability of soil carbon and nitrogen in the middle reaches of the Heihe River basin, northwestern China

Carbon storage and soil property changes following afforestation in mountain ecosystems of the Western Rhodopes, Bulgaria

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