Change in organic carbon in forest plantation soils in eastern Australia

Turner, John; Lambert, Marcia J.

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(99)00236-4

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“…In the top 20 cm of soil, the carbon concentration was higher in the NF and lower in the plantations, suggesting that conversion of native forest and subsequent slashing and burning was accompanied by some carbon loss from the topsoil. Similar results have been reported in a variety of studies [15,16,34,41,42].…”

Section: Detritus Carbon Poolssupporting

confidence: 91%

“…The carbon stored in the first metre of the soil of the plantations was much higher than that of a Norway spruce mixed forest in eastern Finland (52.8 Mg C ha -1 ) [13] and also slightly higher than that of a Douglas-fir plantation in western Oregon (91.9 Mg C ha -1 ) [38] and an Australian Douglas-fir plantation (98.2 Mg C ha -1 ) [42]. The C storage in soil of the NF is close to that of a native Eucalyptus forest (127.6 Mg C ha -1 ) studied by Turner and Lambert [42] and that recorded in an Euxylophora paraensis forest (116.0 Mg C ha -1 ) [41]. Overall, the pools of C in whole soil in this study were in the middle of the range recorded for various forests in the world [11], but were at the lower end of the ranges reported for tropical 0-100 cm soils (130-160 Mg ha -1 ) [20].…”

Section: Detritus Carbon Poolsmentioning

confidence: 73%

“…Large quantities and greater varieties of carbon storage media are important to the integrity and biodiversity of forest ecosystems [14,26]. The carbon stored in the first metre of the soil of the plantations was much higher than that of a Norway spruce mixed forest in eastern Finland (52.8 Mg C ha -1 ) [13] and also slightly higher than that of a Douglas-fir plantation in western Oregon (91.9 Mg C ha -1 ) [38] and an Australian Douglas-fir plantation (98.2 Mg C ha -1 ) [42]. The C storage in soil of the NF is close to that of a native Eucalyptus forest (127.6 Mg C ha -1 ) studied by Turner and Lambert [42] and that recorded in an Euxylophora paraensis forest (116.0 Mg C ha -1 ) [41].…”

Section: Detritus Carbon Poolsmentioning

confidence: 94%

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Conversion of a natural broad-leafed evergreen forest into pure plantation forests in a subtropical area: Effects on carbon storage

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-For the last several decades, native broad-leafed forests in many areas of south China have been converted into plantations of more productive forest species for timber use. This paper presents a case study examining how this forest conversion affects ecosystem carbon storage by comparing 33 year-old plantations of two coniferous trees, Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata, CF) and Fokienia hodginsii (FH) and two broadleaved trees, Ormosia xylocarpa (OX) and Castanopsis kawakamii (CK), with an adjacent relict natural forest of Castanopsis kawakamii (NF, ~150 year old) in Sanming, Fujian, China. Overall estimates of total ecosystem carbon pools ranged from a maximum of 399.1 Mg ha -1 in the NF to a minimum of 210.6 Mg ha -1 in the FH. The combined tree carbon pool was at a maximum in the NF where it contributed 64% of the total ecosystem pool, while the OX had the lowest contribution by trees at only 49%. Differences were also observed for the carbon pools of undergrowth, forest floor and standing dead wood, but that these pools together represent at the most 5% of the ecosystem C stock. Total C storage in the surface 100 cm soils ranged from 123.9 Mg ha -1 in the NF to 102.3 Mg ha -1 in the FH. Significant differences (P < 0.01) in SOC concentrations and storage between native forest and the plantations were limited to the surface soils (0-10 cm and 10-20 cm), while no significant difference was found among the plantations at any soil depth (P > 0.05). Annual aboveground litterfall C ranged from 4.51 Mg ha -1 in the CK to 2.15 Mg ha -1 in the CF, and annual belowground litterfall (root mortality) C ranged from 4.35 Mg ha -1 in the NF to 1.25 Mg ha -1 in the CF. When the NF was converted into tree plantations, the vegetation C pool (tree plus undergrowth) was reduced by 27-59%, and the detritus C pool (forest floor, standing dead wood, and soils) reduced by 20-25%, respectively. These differences between the NF and the plantations may be attributed to a combination of factors including more diverse species communities, more C store types, higher quantity and better quality of above-and belowground litter materials under the NF than under the plantations and site disturbance during the establishment of plantations.carbon storage / carbon input / natural forest / monoculture plantation Résumé -Conversion d'une forêt naturelle feuillue en plantations forestières pures en zone subtropicale : effets sur le stockage de carbone. Dans les dernières décades, dans beaucoup de zones de la Chine du Sud, des forêts feuillues naturelles ont été transformées en plantations plus productives en bois. Cet article présente une étude de cas examinant comment cette conversion forestière affecte le stockage de carbone dans l'écosystème. L'étude compare des plantations âgées de 33 ans de deux conifères, Cunninghamia lanceolata (CF) et Fokienia hodginsii (FH) et deux feuillus, Ormosia xylocarpa (OX) et Castanopsis kawakamii (CK) avec une forêt naturelle relictuelle adjacente de Castanopsis kawakamii (NF), âgée d'environ 150 an...

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Section: Detritus Carbon Poolssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Detritus Carbon Poolsmentioning

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Section: Detritus Carbon Poolsmentioning

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“…Land reclamation via forest plantation on degraded land is another important carbon pool enhancement measure; plantations on formerly eroded soils can store up to 77% more carbon (Tesfaye et al, 2016). Forest harvesting operations commonly result in short-term carbon losses from the soil (Turner and Lambert, 2000). In fact, research has indicated changes in soil carbon related to management intensity (i.e.…”

Section: Soil Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forest Carbon Sequestration: The Impact of Forest Management

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“…In comparison with commercial plantations, which are subject to net losses of C as a consequence of site perturbations and low inputs from litterfall [42,47], natural forests play an important role as long-term C sinks in soil and tree components [6,23,24,50]. However, disturbances can disrupt the C cycle through direct effects on tree biomass (the age-class distribution of the forest shifts to younger stands containing less C, [28]) and soil organic matter decomposition [17] and, therefore, leading to reduction in C stocks.…”

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Carbon and nutrient stocks in matureQuercus roburL. stands in NW Spain

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-In the present study, the distribution of C and nutrients in biomass (above-and below-ground) and soil were estimated in native Quercus robur stands in NW Spain. This information can be used to design future strategies to preserve and improve these forests, which are subjected to severe degradation as a consequence of poor management and fire damage. Biomass equations for tree components were fitted simultaneously using the data corresponding to 31 trees felled in 4 representative mature stands. The C accumulated in aerial biomass, roots, litter layer and mineral soil made up 40, 10, 8 and 42% respectively, of the C in the whole forest system. Tree biomass contained higher amounts of macronutrients than the available reserves in the soil. Stem wood was the major tree compartment for most nutrients, with the exception of Ca, which was mainly accumulated in stem bark. In comparison with commercial forest plantations in the region, particularly high amounts of nutrients were accumulated in the litter layer because of the high amounts of litterfall and higher foliar concentrations of nutrients. Quercus robur L. / biomasse / nutrition forestière / carbone / régression apparemment sans rapport

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Change in organic carbon in forest plantation soils in eastern Australia

Cited by 174 publications

References 28 publications

Conversion of a natural broad-leafed evergreen forest into pure plantation forests in a subtropical area: Effects on carbon storage

Conversion of a natural broad-leafed evergreen forest into pure plantation forests in a subtropical area: Effects on carbon storage

Forest Carbon Sequestration: The Impact of Forest Management

Carbon and nutrient stocks in matureQuercus roburL. stands in NW Spain

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