Pedological Influence of Spruce Planted on Former Beech Forest Soils in Scania, South Sweden

Nihlgård, Bengt

doi:10.2307/3543854

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“…All sudden environmental changes are amenable to the local extinction of species and, thus, above some given threshold of tolerance, of functions (Barros et al, 2001). Local changes in humus forms and important soil functional processes have been repeatedly described under the influence of pesticide and fertilizer use (Barratt, 1967;Topoliantz et al, 2000), heavy metal deposition (Coughtrey et al, 1979;Gillet and Ponge, 2002), plantation (Nihlgård, 1971;Muys and Lust, 1993), fire (Majer, 1984;Zackrisson et al, 1996) and liming (Deleporte and Tillier, 1999), among others. Some of these changes are irreversible, i.e.…”

Section: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes: Humus Forms May Help Tmentioning

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“…Typically the vegetation is made of lichens, mosses and ericaceous shrubs (Bonan and Shugart, 1989), but cases occur where mor is present under coniferous trees such as pine and spruce, more especially under harsh environmental conditions (Northup et al, 1998) or when they have been introduced as exotic species (Nihlgård, 1971).…”

Section: Mor: the Immobilization Of Nutrients In Plant Organsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Humus forms in terrestrial ecosystems: a framework to biodiversity

Ponge

2003

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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Humus forms are the seat of most biological transformations taking place in terrestrial ecosystems, being at the interface between plants, animals and microbes. The diversity of terrestrial humus forms (mor, moder and mull) can be attributed to the existence of different patterns (strategies) for the capture and use of resources by ecosystems, in ascending order of biodiversity and bioavailability. Arguments are found in the parallel development of humus forms and terrestrial ecosystems, in exclusion mechanisms between organisms living in different humus forms, and in palaeontological studies. The diversification of terrestrial life forms in the course of Earth history, concomitant with an improvement in resource availability due to the development of sedimentary layers at the surface of continents, may explain the successive appearance of more active humus forms working the co-existence of an increasing number of organisms. Contradictory reports about the relationships between biodiversity and stability of ecosystems can be explained by the existence of different belowground pathways making ecosystems more stable.

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Section: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes: Humus Forms May Help Tmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mor: the Immobilization Of Nutrients In Plant Organsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Humus forms in terrestrial ecosystems: a framework to biodiversity

Ponge

2003

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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“…Quality and quantity of litter in spruce stands is linked to organic matter accumulation that increases with stand age (Nihlgård 1971;Ulrich 1987Ulrich , 1994Kazda, Pichler 1998). This accumulation is due to the high phenol content in coniferous litter, which strongly disadvantages detritivores in habitat colonization (Ulrich, Sumner 1991;Ulrich 1994;Gallet, Lebreton 1995;Lorenz et al 2000).…”

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Comparison of Myriapoda in beech and spruce forests

Kula¹,

Lazorík²

2015

J. For. Sci.

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Pitfall traps were used to capture 3,550 individuals and 34 species of Myriapoda in five pairs of Norway spruce and beech stands in the Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts. (Czech Republic). Differences in the occurrence of Chilopoda, Diplopoda and Isopoda on sites with spruce and beech were determined by F-test. Diplopoda and Isopoda preferred beech stands and Chilopoda spruce stands. The species Protracheoniscus politus (Koch) (Isopoda) indicated a positive relation to beech stands. Among Diplopoda, a strong linkage to beech was seen in Glomeris hexasticha (Brandt), while Julus scandinavius (Latzel), Hassea flavescens (Latzel) and Brachyiulus bagnalli (Curtis) tended to prefer the spruce forest environment. The highest variability was found in Chilopoda, of which the species dominating in beech stands are Cryptops parisi (Brölemann), Strigamia acuminata (Leach) and Strigamia transsilvanica (Verhoeff ), while Geophilus flavus (DeGeer) and Geophilus insculptus (Attems) prevail in spruce stands. A wide spectrum of captured species of the order Lithobiomorpha differentiate in their relation to spruce [LithobiusBased on the findings, we can confirm increased incidence in beech forests, although the result is not unambiguous. Therefore, it is necessary to admit that the factor of the main tree species within a stand cannot be used as the single criterion and needs to be supplemented with additional conditions of the natural environment.

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“…The studies of forest microclimate were conducted mostly in mature or premature forest stands whereas young stands were analysed very rarely. Different impacts of conifers and broadleaves on ground microclimate parameters have been found obvious (Nihlgård 1969;Balcar et al 2010;Chávez, Macdonald 2010). That impact depends also on forest stand density (Leikola, Pylkkö 1969).…”

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Below-canopy and topsoil temperatures in young Norway spruce and Carpathian birch stands compared to gaps in the mountains

Špulák¹,

Kacálek²

2016

J. For. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:Reduced air pollution load has allowed to use commercially oriented forestry in the Central European mountains since the 1990s. The goal is, however, to restore species-and age-diversified stable stands that are expected to cope with uncertain changes of the harsh mountain climate. The microclimate of current young forest stands can impact on growth and performance of underplanted seedlings. In the present study, aboveground (+10 cm), surface (0 cm) and belowground (-10 cm) temperatures were compared under Norway spruce and Carpathian birch canopies. Measurements were performed in 22-year-old Norway spruce and Carpathian birch stands and replicated three times. These measurements were compared with three adjacent gaps dominated by herbal vegetation. Temperatures were measured automatically during the growing periods 2011 and 2012. The research was conducted on Norway spruce on an acidic Spodosol forest site in the summit part of the Jizerské hory Mts., Czech Republic. Data were analysed using the Horn procedure of pivot measures. The highest variability of aboveground and soil surface temperatures was observed within the gaps during a spring time. The temperatures beneath the leafless birch were close to those within the gaps, whereas in the period of leaved trees the temperature extremes were reduced similarly like under the spruce stand canopy compared to the gaps. The differences between the plots were the smallest at the end of growing seasons.

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Pedological Influence of Spruce Planted on Former Beech Forest Soils in Scania, South Sweden

Cited by 135 publications

References 7 publications

Humus forms in terrestrial ecosystems: a framework to biodiversity

Humus forms in terrestrial ecosystems: a framework to biodiversity

Comparison of Myriapoda in beech and spruce forests

Below-canopy and topsoil temperatures in young Norway spruce and Carpathian birch stands compared to gaps in the mountains

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