Residue management effects on soil carbon and nutrient contents and growth of second rotation eucalypts

Mendham, Daniel; O’Connell, A. M.; Grove, T. S.; Rance, S. J.

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(03)00007-0

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“…Harvest-residue retention had no effect on average height or diameter growth of radiata pine during 3 years following harvest (Smethurst and Nambiar 1990) or on average height of Douglas-fir at age 5 (Smith et al 1994, Zabowski et al 2000. Retaining residues significantly improved growth of E. globulus seedlings during 7 years on a sandy, low-fertility soil when the amount of harvest residues was doubled (Mendham et al 2003). In another study, differences in growth of E. globulus associated with residue treatments 3 years after harvest were…”

Section: Biomass Removal Impactsmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…Nitrogen mineralization rates can increase soon after harvest but drop in subsequent years as mineralizable substrate is depleted. Microbial decomposition of woody debris with high C:N ratios, however, can immobilize nutrients such as N making them unavailable for tree growth early in the rotation (Mendham et al 2003, O'Connell et al 2004. Residue retention in a radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) stand resulted in 43 percent more total N mineralized over 4 years, but much of the mineralized N leached below the rooting zone (Smethurst and Nambiar 1990).…”

Section: Biomass Removal Impactsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Fall River Long-Term Site Productivity study in coastal Washington: site characteristics, methods, and biomass and carbon and nitrogen stores before and after harvest.

Ares¹,

Terry²,

Piatek³

et al. 2007

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The Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is dedicated to the principle of multiple use management of the Nation's forest resources for sustained yields of wood, water, forage, wildlife, and recreation. Through forestry research, cooperation with the States and private forest owners, and management of the National Forests and national grasslands, it strives-as directed by Congress-to provide increasingly greater service to a growing Nation.The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202)

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Section: Biomass Removal Impactsmentioning

confidence: 90%

Section: Biomass Removal Impactsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Fall River Long-Term Site Productivity study in coastal Washington: site characteristics, methods, and biomass and carbon and nitrogen stores before and after harvest.

Ares¹,

Terry²,

Piatek³

et al. 2007

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“…It seems that organic matter content of deeper soil layers was not recovered to the initial (before selective harvesting) levels. Mendham et al (2003) found that soil organic C decreased mostly in the first 10 years after intervention. While tree harvesting may cause short-term losses in soil organic C (Laiho et al, 2003), negative long-term effects on soil organic C storage were not detected (Johnson et al, 2002;McLaughlin and Phillipps, 2006).…”

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“…Depending on silvicultural management practices and on the methods of collection of forest products, soils were positively or negatively influenced by C accumulation or decrease, respectively (Laiho et al, 2003;Peltoniemi et al, 2004;McLaughlin and Phillips, 2006). It was found that soil C reduced during the first 10 years after management practices (Knoepp and Swank, 1997;Mendham et al, 2003). In addition, the removal of whole trees caused shortterm losses of soil C (Johnson and Curtis, 2001;Laiho et al, 2003).…”

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The Impact of Management Practices on Soil Fertility and Foliar Nutrient Concentrations in a Spruce (Picea abies Link) Forest Ecosystem of Rodopi Mountainous Area, in Northern Greece

Papaioannou

Chatzistathis

Menexes

2018

Not Bot Horti Agrobo

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After forest harvesting, organic matter accumulation and soil nutrient availability are usually negatively influenced, especially during the first years. The hypothesis that 15 years after selective harvesting (15Y) the increased forest biomass, together with the enhanced nutrient recycling rates, compared to 5-years after harvesting (5Y), could restore nutrient availability and organic C accumulation (both in forest floor and soil) to similar levels to the intact site, was tested. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the timing of management practices (intact forest-control, 5Y, 15Y) on organic matter content, nutrient concentrations in needles, forest floor and soil, in a forest ecosystem of Picea abies L., in Rodopi mountainous area, in northern Greece. Significant differences between the intact site and the other two treatments were found in: i) soil N, P, C/N and exchangeable Ca, ii) organic matter and nutrient accumulation (basically in the upper 30 cm), iii) foliar K, Fe and Zn concentrations. In conclusion: i) forest management practices clearly influenced soil fertility and organic matter accumulation, ii) 15 years after selective harvesting nutrient and organic C accumulation in forest floor, as well as K and Fe accumulation in soil were restored to similar levels to the intact sites; thus, our hypothesis was partially correct.

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“…In some cases, no losses in soil C or nutrient stocks have been reported, even with increases in nutrients exported during harvest [4,14,[29][30][31][32][33]. This observation has been attributed to several mechanisms: high buffer capacity of the soil, slow decomposition of forest residues, a long harvesting return interval (more than seven years), and fast growth and litter deposition from new Eucalyptus plantations.…”

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Effect of Timber Harvest Intensities and Fertilizer Application on Stocks of Soil C, N, P, and S

Menegale

Rocha

Harrison

et al. 2016

Forests

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Abstract:The purpose of this study was to determine the stocks of available P and S, total N, and oxidizable C at depth in an Oxisol cultivated with Eucalyptus in Brazil following different timber harvest intensities and fertilizer application over 12 years. The harvest regimes considered were (i) conventional stem-only harvest (all forest residues were maintained on the soil); (ii) whole-tree harvest (only litter was maintained on the soil-all slash, stemwood, and bark were removed); and (iii) whole-tree harvest + litter layer removal. The site was planted in 2004 considering three timber harvest intensities, some with and some without N and P fertilization. In 2012 the experiment was reinstalled, and all the treatments were reapplied in the each plot. From 2004 to 2016, nutrient accumulation and soil N, P, and S stocks were assessed in the 0-20 cm layer. Also in 2016, soil N, P, S, and oxidizable C stocks were measured to 2 m depth. For each treatment, the net balance of N, P, and S were calculated from soil stocks and harvest outputs during two forest rotations. A reduction in all nutrient stocks was observed in the 0-20 cm layer for all treatments. For N, this reduction was 20% smaller in the stem-only harvest treatment and 40% higher when no N fertilizer was applied, when compared to other treatments. Stem-only harvest treatment was observed to reduce the loss of N, P, and S due to harvest by 300, 30, and 25 kg·ha −1 , respectively, when compared to the whole-tree harvest + litter layer removal treatment.

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Residue management effects on soil carbon and nutrient contents and growth of second rotation eucalypts

Cited by 119 publications

References 20 publications

The Fall River Long-Term Site Productivity study in coastal Washington: site characteristics, methods, and biomass and carbon and nitrogen stores before and after harvest.

The Fall River Long-Term Site Productivity study in coastal Washington: site characteristics, methods, and biomass and carbon and nitrogen stores before and after harvest.

The Impact of Management Practices on Soil Fertility and Foliar Nutrient Concentrations in a Spruce (Picea abies Link) Forest Ecosystem of Rodopi Mountainous Area, in Northern Greece

Effect of Timber Harvest Intensities and Fertilizer Application on Stocks of Soil C, N, P, and S

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