Forest soil conditions in the CONECOFOR Permanent Monitoring Plots and in the Level I Network in Italy

Alianiello, Francesco; Biondi, Francesco; Ferrari, Cinzia; Mecella, G.; Nisini, Luigi

doi:10.4081/jlimnol.2002.s1.25

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“…Soil chemistry. A number of soil variables was measured for soil organic and mineral layers at the CONECOFOR plots in 1995-1996 (Alianiello et al, 2000). For the present study, the top mineral layer (0-10 cm) was considered; topsoil layers are likely to show short-term responses to atmospheric input, while organic layers are in general too thin and variable in most Italian forest soils (Andreetta et al, 2010).…”

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On the tracks of Nitrogen deposition effects on temperate forests at their southern European range – an observational study from Italy

Ferretti

Marchetto

Arisci

et al. 2014

Global Change Biology

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On the tracks of Nitrogen deposition effects on temperate forests at their southern European range – an observational study from Italy

Ferretti

Marchetto

Arisci

et al. 2014

Global Change Biology

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“…Soil composition was examined in 70 plots of the Level I investigation, including 20 CONECOFOR PMPs (Alianiello et al 2002). Results reveal no soils with pH <3 and few with pH values between 3.0-3.5; furthermore, the soils with low pH are naturally acid, due to their parent material.…”

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Long-term ecological research on Italian forest ecosystems: perspectives and conclusions

Mosello¹,

Petriccione²,

Marchetto³

2002

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Nitrogen Cycling and Mass Balance for a Forested Catchment in the Italian Alps. Assessment of Nitrogen Status

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During 1999During -2001 the chemical composition and fluxes were measured in rainfall, throughfall, soil solution and stream water in a remote forested site in the Italian Alps. The analysis of temporal patterns revealed the differential behaviour of nitrogen and sulphur and suggested that different mechanisms controlled their flux. No important changes in sulphate concentration and fluxes emerged as the solution passed through the various components of the forest ecosystem, and temporal variations of SO 4 in the soil solution and stream were likely driven by the physical process of dilution. The availability of nitrate and ammonia, by contrast, was drastically reduced as throughfall water entered the soil and passed through the mineral layers, irrespective of season. The calculated hydrochemical budget based on throughfall and soil solution N fluxes revealed that $80% N retention in the forest soil, corresponding to 12 kg ha À1 yr À1 , despite a relatively high N deposition loading (15 kg ha À1 yr À1 ). Most of the leached nitrogen (90%) was in the organic form. Indicators of the N status of this ecosystem, such as C/N ratio in solid and solution phase of the soil and N foliage content as well as land use history were examined. Despite the strong N retention in the forested part of the catchment, the stream water N-NO 3 levels were consistently above 10 lg l À1 suggesting that the Val Masino catchment as a whole was less efficient in processing atmospheric N inputs. This contrasting N behaviour illustrates the role of landscape features, such as the soil cover and vegetation type, that is characteristic of an alpine catchment.

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Forest soil conditions in the CONECOFOR Permanent Monitoring Plots and in the Level I Network in Italy

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Cited by 6 publications

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On the tracks of Nitrogen deposition effects on temperate forests at their southern European range – an observational study from Italy

On the tracks of Nitrogen deposition effects on temperate forests at their southern European range – an observational study from Italy

Long-term ecological research on Italian forest ecosystems: perspectives and conclusions

Nitrogen Cycling and Mass Balance for a Forested Catchment in the Italian Alps. Assessment of Nitrogen Status

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