Changes in the stocks of soil organic carbon, total nitrogen and phosphorus following afforestation of post-arable soils: A chronosequence study

Smal, Halina; Ligęza, Sławomir; Pranagal, Jacek; Urban, Danuta; Pietruczyk-Popławska, Dorota

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117536

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“…Soil management intensity in monocultures may explain the smaller values of SOC in the upper 10-cm layer in monocultures (Laganière et al 2010). Moreover, the restoration model with Pinus showed a negative net difference in SOC storage in the moist warm climate zone (Lemma et al 2006;Kasel and Bennett 2007) and moist cool climate zone (Nadal-Romero et al 2016;Smal et al 2019). In contrast, models with Populus showed positive net differences in both climatic zones (Gupta et al 2009;Deng et al 2016).…”

Section: Soc Variability By Vegetation Typementioning

confidence: 96%

“…This difference is caused mainly by monoculture plantations that showed a net difference of − 9% on average (Smith et al 2002;Kasel and Bennett 2007;Lima et al 2008). A few studies on chronosequences with ages of 2 to 50 years-old and soil with low amounts of clay (Isaac et al 2005;Uri et al 2014;Smal et al 2019) had contrasting results. Higher and lower SOC storage in the topsoil after restoration depended on the history of land use and the predominant vegetation type.…”

Section: Soc Variability By Vegetation Typementioning

confidence: 99%

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Soil organic carbon storage in forest restoration models and environmental conditions

Paula

Calmon²,

Assad

et al. 2021

J. For. Res.

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restoration models, other land uses (cropland, bare land, grassland, and natural forest), climate regimes, and soil properties. The SOC storage in the forest restoration models and other land uses at a global scale ranged between 0.1 to 514 Mg ha −1 . The overall mean value for SOC storage was higher for natural regeneration (112 Mg ha −1 ), followed by agroforestry (74 Mg ha −1 ), mixed forest (73 Mg ha −1 ), and monocultures (68 Mg ha −1 ). However, the average SOC storage was similar among the four restoration models in the moist warm climate zone. The SOC storage mean value in the moist cool zone was 23% higher than the dry cool zone (81 and 62 Mg ha −1 , respectively), and 50% higher for the moist warm zone when compared to the dry warm climatic zone (74 and 38 Mg ha −1 , respectively). The SOC storage of the restoration models was positively related to soil depth (0.59; p < 0.01), clay content (0.29; p < 0.01), and stand age (0.17; p < 0.01). Globally, the mean values of SOC storage were 26, 66, and 139 Mg ha −1 at zero − 10, zero − 30, and zero − 100 cm depths, respectively. In addition, sandy soils showed smaller mean values of SOC storage than medium to clay soils, especially in deeper soil layers. Furthermore, SOC storage was positively related between restoration models and other land uses (0.93; p < 0.01), suggesting a prominent effect of climate and soil properties on SOC. Forest restoration models showed larger SOC storage when compared to croplands and bare land, but in general it was smaller or similar when compared to pasture and natural forest.

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Section: Soc Variability By Vegetation Typementioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Soc Variability By Vegetation Typementioning

confidence: 99%

Soil organic carbon storage in forest restoration models and environmental conditions

Paula

Calmon²,

Assad

et al. 2021

J. For. Res.

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“…The soil organic carbon and nitrogen stock were determined based on the formula (Chan, 2008;Smal et al, 2019;Yan Zhang et al, 2020): ----------------------------------------------------------------Eq. 2 Where, Ct = Soil organic carbon stock (g/kg), H = the depth of the soil sample thickness of the sampled soil layer (cm), ρ = the soil bulk density (g cm -3 ), %C = the percent of organic carbon, Cf = Conversion factor (0.1).…”

Section: Soil Laboratory Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Lowland Bamboo (Oxytenanthera abyssinica) Deforestation and Subsequent Cultivation Effects on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties in Southwestern Ethiopia

Tadesse¹,

Abere²,

Bayu³

et al. 2021

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In Ethiopia, bamboo thickets and woodlands play an important role in soil-water conservation and climate change mitigation in arid and semi-arid regions. However, bamboo mass flower-ing, rapid demographic changes and expansion of agricultural investments to bamboo domi-nated areas have led to deforestation and land degradation. In this study, we determined the effects of deforestation and subsequent cultivation on soil physical and chemical properties along a chronosequence of closely located agricultural lands with different ages (1, 3, 5 and 7 years) since converted from natural lowland bamboo forest. Hence, soil samples (n = 90) have been taken from both natural bamboo forests and adjacent agricultural lands at two soil depths (0-20 cm and 20-40 cm). Our result showed that CEC, K+, Ca+, Mg+ and available P were varied significantly with respect to cultivation periods and soil depth, while soil pH and Na+ varied with soil depth (P < 0.001). Soil C and total N contents (g/kg) in 0-20 cm soil layer declined significantly and exponentially with increasing years under cultivation. Conversion of natural bamboo forest to cropland during the past seven-year period significantly increased soil pH with soil depths, while CEC was declined throughout the cultivation period and soil depth. In general, the result revealed that conversion of natural lowland bamboo and subsequent cultivation of soil had negative effects on measured soil physicochemical properties.

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“…For many years, soil cultivation was rec-ommended as best practice for the establishment of tree plantations on all soil types. Deep ploughing is rarely used due to environmental concerns; however, it should be carefully considered as an alternative technology when planning afforestation of former agricultural land (Matthesen and Damgaard 1997, Hansen et al 2007, Malinauskas and Urbaitis 2010, Smal et al 2019. Owners of newly established forest plantations may have questions about the suitability of former agricultural land for the forest because soil has been ploughed for many years.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Deep soil ploughing for afforestation: a review of potential impacts on soil and vegetation

Varnagirytė–Kabašinskiene¹,

Survila²,

Armolaitis³

2022

BALT FOR

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Deep ploughing—which inverts, covers, or mixes soil organic layer (forest floor) and surface mineral A horizon into the mineral subsoil, burying the upper soil horizon in deeper layers, and disrupting pedogenic processes—is a debatable topic in forest plantation management. Overall, this review article aimed to identify the impacts of deep ploughing on the properties of forest plantations, adapting experiences from the agricultural sector. This paper examines the main impacts of deep ploughing technology on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties, ground vegetation, and tree aboveground and belowground biomass in afforested former agricultural land. Analysis of the published literature shows that deep ploughing can be used under different climatic and soil conditions, but it induces site-specific changes in soil properties and vegetation. Mechanical site preparation during afforestation and reforestation should follow the requirements of sustainable soil management, in order to avoid negative effects on the environment and biodiversity. Based on this analysis, we suggest key indicators that may be specific to deep ploughing responses in afforested sites and can contribute to risk assessment, aimed at achieving sustainable forest management. To date, most studies on mechanical site preparation for forest plantation have been performed using a few conifer tree species; therefore, it is important to expand empirical studies.

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Changes in the stocks of soil organic carbon, total nitrogen and phosphorus following afforestation of post-arable soils: A chronosequence study

Cited by 35 publications

References 63 publications

Soil organic carbon storage in forest restoration models and environmental conditions

Soil organic carbon storage in forest restoration models and environmental conditions

Lowland Bamboo (Oxytenanthera abyssinica) Deforestation and Subsequent Cultivation Effects on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties in Southwestern Ethiopia

Deep soil ploughing for afforestation: a review of potential impacts on soil and vegetation

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