Long-term management impacts on carbon storage in Lake States forests

Powers, Matthew D.; Kolka, Randall K.; Palik, Brian J.; McDonald, Rachel; Jürgensen, Martin F.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2011.04.008

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“…However, in a previous study of the same species, Powers et al, (2011) found that thinning reduced the total carbon stock when these treatments were applied at 5-10 year interval. These results suggest that thinning rotation period is another important aspect of forest management to consider in relation to carbon storage.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…A few studies have shown that unthinned stands present higher carbon stocks in tree living biomass than thinned stands, because higher stocking from moderate or heavy thinning results in lower carbon stocks over the long-term (Skovsgaard et al, 2006;Powers et al, 2011;Ruiz-Peinado et al, 2013 and. However, in some cases very light thinning has a positive effect on carbon storage, as Keyser and Zarnoch (2012) found.…”

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confidence: 95%

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“…Second, the degree of implementation of these management practices varies. Thinning intensity slightly affects the carbon stock in red pine, whereas increasing the management intensity greatly reduces carbon stock in northern hardwoods (Powers et al 2011). Lastly, the tree species vary.…”

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Carbon stock density in planted versus natural Pinus massoniana forests in sub-tropical China

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“…Although some studies have shown no significant difference in soil C pools among various forest management treatments (Chatterjee et al 2009;Powers et al 2011), the majority of studies imply that there are changes in C dynamics and pools following harvesting. A meta-analysis of harvesting impacts on soil C storage found that harvesting caused forest floor C stocks to decline by an average of 30% across multiple soil orders (Nave et al 2010).…”

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“…Although much research has been conducted on the influence of clearcutting on the mineral soil C pool Petrenko and Friedland 2014;Vario et al 2014), less attention has been focused on the influence of other even-aged silvicultural systems and repeated partial harvesting. Furthermore, the studies that have compared the influence of various silvicultural and harvesting treatments on soil C pools (see, for example, Chatterjee et al (2009) ;Powers et al (2011)), rarely consider the potential effect of other soil properties besides C concentrations on these comparisons. Identifying potential differences in soil C pools among forests where different management strategies have been applied can inform decisions where objectives include C storage.…”

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Evaluation of forest management effects on the mineral soil carbon pool of a lowland, mixed-species forest in Maine, USA

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Concerns about climate change have increased interest in ways to maximize carbon (C) storage in forests through the use of alternative forest management strategies. However, the influence of these strategies on soil C pools is unclear. The primary objective of this study was to test for differences in mineral soil C stocks among various silvicultural and harvesting treatments that were initiated in the 1950s and have been maintained since on the Penobscot Experimental Forest in central Maine, USA. Five mineral soil cores below the surface organic horizon to a depth of 1 m were collected from each replicate (n = 2) of selection, shelterwood, and commercial clearcut treatments. For these treatments, the mean mineral soil C stock was 47.7 ± 16.4 Mg ha −1 (mean ± SD). We found no significant differences in average mineral soil C stocks among treatments. However, a post hoc power analysis indicated that the probability of detecting a significant treatment effect was only 6%. We determined that 98 stands per treatment would be required to be 80% certain that the F test would detect a difference in average mineral soil C stocks whenever any pair of treatments had C stocks differing by more than 5 Mg ha −1 .Key words: soil carbon variability, silviculture, coarse fragments.Résumé : Les préoccupations associées au changement climatique ont accru l'intérêt pour les façons dont on pourrait stocker un maximum de carbone (C) dans les forêts en recourant à de nouvelles stratégies de gestion. Malheureusement, on connaît mal l'influence de telles stratégies sur les réserves de C du sol. La présente étude devait essentiellement vérifier la fluctuation de ces réserves en fonction des méthodes de sylviculture et de récolte lancées dans les années 1950 et maintenues depuis, dans la forêt expérimentale de Penobscot, dans le centre du Maine, aux États-Unis. Les chercheurs ont prélevé cinq carottes de sol minéral sous l'horizon organique de surface à un mètre de profondeur sur chaque parcelle forestière (n = 2) de coupe jardinatoire, de coupe progressive et de coupe à blanc commerciale. Les réserves de C minéral dans le sol des parcelles correspondant à ces différents traitements s'élevaient en moyenne à 47,7 ± 16,4 Mg ha −1 (moyenne É.-T.). Les réserves moyennes de C minéral dans le sol ne varient pas de manière significative d'un traitement à l'autre. Cependant, une analyse de puissance ultérieure a révélé que la probabilité de déceler un effet significatif attribuable au traitement n'était que de 6 %. Les auteurs estiment qu'il faudrait examiner 98 peuplements par traitement pour être sûr à 80 % que le test F détecterait un écart dans les réserves moyennes de C minéral, chaque fois que ces dernières varient de plus de 5 Mg ha −1 entre deux traitements. [Traduit par la Rédaction]Mots-clés : variabilité du carbone dans le sol, sylviculture, fragments grossiers.

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Long-term management impacts on carbon storage in Lake States forests

Cited by 85 publications

References 33 publications

Forest Carbon Sequestration: The Impact of Forest Management

Forest Carbon Sequestration: The Impact of Forest Management

Carbon stock density in planted versus natural Pinus massoniana forests in sub-tropical China

Evaluation of forest management effects on the mineral soil carbon pool of a lowland, mixed-species forest in Maine, USA

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