Biomass and carbon pools of disturbed riparian forests

Giese, Laura; Aust, W. Michael; Kolka, Randall K.; Trettin, Carl C.

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(02)00644-8

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“…Total aboveground biomass estimates were comparable to other biomass estimates of forested wetlands in the US (Giese et al 2003;Lockaby and Walbridge 1998;Mitsch et al 1991) but biomass was not significantly influenced by the landscape matrix. However, the distribution of biomass among forest canopy layers (overstory, midstory, and shrub) was influenced by patch density, forest cover, and impervious surface.…”

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Influence of urbanization on riparian forest diversity and structure in the Georgia Piedmont, US

Burton

Samuelson

2007

Plant Ecol

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Riparian forests are increasingly threatened by urban expansion and land use change worldwide. This study examined the relationships between landscape characteristics and woody plant diversity, structure, and composition of small order riparian corridors along an urban-rural land use gradient in the Georgia Piedmont, US. Riparian plant diversity, structure, and composition were related to landscape metrics and land use. Species richness was negatively associated with impervious surfaces and landscape diversity, and positively associated with forest cover and largest forest patch index. Shannon species diversity was strongly related to the biomass of non-native species, especially for the regeneration layer. Urban sites were characterized by high richness of non-native and pioneer species. Developing sites were dominated by the non-native shrub, Ligustrum sinense Lour., and several native overstory trees, mainly Acer negundo L. While agricultural and managed forest sites were composed of ubiquitous species, unmanaged forest sites had a structurally distinct midstory indicative of reduced disturbance. Urban and agricultural land uses showed decreased native stem densities and signs of overstory tree regeneration failure. Results from this study highlight the impact of the surrounding landscape matrix upon riparian forest plant diversity and structure.

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confidence: 69%

Influence of urbanization on riparian forest diversity and structure in the Georgia Piedmont, US

Burton

Samuelson

2007

Plant Ecol

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“…Yang et al (2005) found a 41-year-old forest contained 149 Mg C ha À1 in the Yizhou State Forestry Center in Fujian Province, southeastern China. The difference in biomass C storage among these studies could be explained by differences in forest age, although other sources of variation such as management intensity and site quality might also contribute (Giese et al, 2003).…”

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Assessing the effects of vegetation types on carbon storage fifteen years after reforestation on a Chinese fir site

Wang

Zhang

2009

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Plants, nematodes and soil microbes did not respond equally to differences in land use and the positional gradient from the waterway, reflecting different spatial and temporal scales of influence on these groups of organisms. While microbial communities in grasslands still show the effects of cultivation even 70 years after such practices have ceased (Steenwerth et al 2003), plant communities can recover from such disturbance more quickly, especially when aided by active restoration (Giese et al 2003;Richardson et al 2007). Nematode communities, on the other hand, seemed to be most responsive to localized and seasonal resource availability and environmental conditions, instead of the larger landscape scale land use changes.…”

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Plant-soil biodiversity relationships and nutrient retention in agricultural riparian zones of the Sacramento Valley, California

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Forested riparian buffers in California historically supported high levels of biodiversity, but human activities have degraded these ecosystems over much of their former range. This study examined plant communities, belowground biodiversity and indicators of multiple ecosystem functions of riparian areas across an agricultural landscape in the Sacramento Valley of California, USA. Plant, nematode and soil microbial communities and soil physical and chemical properties were studied along 50-m transects at 20 sites that represented the different land use, soil and vegetation types in the landscape. Riparian zones supported greater plant diversity and nearly twice as much total carbon (C) per hectare compared to adjacent land managed for agricultural uses, but had generally lower soil microbial and nematode diversity and abundance. When woody plant communities were present in the riparian zone, plant diversity and species richness were higher, and soil nitrate and plant-available phosphorus levels were lower. Belowground diversity and community structure, however, appeared to depend more on plant productivity (as inferred by vegetation cover) than plant diversity or species richness. Greater plant species richness, nematode food web structure, total microbial biomass, woody C storage and lower soil nitrate and phosphorus loading were correlated with higher visual riparian health assessment scores, offering the possibility of managing these riparian habitats to provide multiple ecosystem functions.

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Biomass and carbon pools of disturbed riparian forests

Cited by 78 publications

References 49 publications

Influence of urbanization on riparian forest diversity and structure in the Georgia Piedmont, US

Influence of urbanization on riparian forest diversity and structure in the Georgia Piedmont, US

Assessing the effects of vegetation types on carbon storage fifteen years after reforestation on a Chinese fir site

Plant-soil biodiversity relationships and nutrient retention in agricultural riparian zones of the Sacramento Valley, California

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