Root distribution of Norway spruce in monospecific and mixed stands on different soils

Schmid, I.; Kazda, Marian

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(01)00708-3

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“…The majority of fine-root biomass C occurred in the upper 20 cm soil layer, which was a result of higher concentrations of nutrients in the topsoil [43][44][45], consistent with findings for other forests and tree species [5,6,19].…”

Section: Biomass Carbon Storagesupporting

confidence: 87%

Carbon Storage in a Eucalyptus Plantation Chronosequence in Southern China

Zeng

Peng

et al. 2015

Forests

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Patterns of carbon (C) allocation across different stages of stand development in Eucalyptus urophylla × E. grandis plantations are not well understood. In this study, we examined biomass and mineral soil C content in five development stages (1, 2, 3, 4-5, and 6-8 years old) of a Eucalyptus stand in southern China. The tree biomass C pool increased with stand age and showed a high annual rate of accumulation. Stems accounted for the highest proportion of biomass C sequestered. The C pool in mineral soil increased initially after afforestation and then declined gradually, with C density decreasing with soil depth. The upper 50 cm of soil contained the majority (57%-68%) of sequestered C. The other biomass components (shrubs, herbaceous plants, litter, and fine roots) accounted for <5% of the total ecosystem C pool. Total C pools in the Eucalyptus plantation ecosystem were 112.9, 172.5, 203.8, 161.1, in the five developmental stages, respectively, with most of the C sequestered below ground. We conclude that Eucalyptus plantations have considerable biomass C sequestration potential during stand development. OPEN ACCESSForests 2015, 6 1764

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Section: Biomass Carbon Storagesupporting

confidence: 87%

Carbon Storage in a Eucalyptus Plantation Chronosequence in Southern China

Zeng

Peng

et al. 2015

Forests

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“…The comparison indicates that while fine roots of spruce are distributed superficially, those of beech are more uniformly distributed. This is in accordance with the results of Schmid (2002), Schmid and Kazda (2002), who showed deeper distribution of beech fine roots than of spruce fine roots in Cambisol. He specifically commented that fine roots of beech were more evenly distributed over the soil profile of 0-80 cm in comparison with spruce.…”

Section: Vertical Distribution and Seasonal Dynamicssupporting

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Differences in fine root traits between Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) - A case study in the Kysucké Beskydy Mts

Konôpka¹

2009

J. For. Sci.

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Interspecific comparisons of the fine root "behaviour" under stressful situations may answer questions related to resistance to changing environmental conditions in the particular tree species. Our study was focused on Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) grown in an acidic soil where acidity was caused by past air pollution in the Kysucké Beskydy Mts., North-Western Slovakia. Between April and October 2006, the following fine root traits were studied: biomass and necromass seasonal dynamics, vertical distribution, production, mortality, fine root turnover and production to mortality ratio. Sequential soil coring was repeatedly implemented in April, June, July, September, and October including the soil layers of 0-5, 5-15, 15-25, and 25-35 cm. Results indicated that spruce had a lower standing stock of fine roots than beech, and fine roots of spruce were more superficially distributed than those of beech. Furthermore, we estimated higher seasonal dynamics and also higher turnover of fine roots in spruce than in beech. The production to mortality ratio was higher in beech than in spruce, which was hypothetically explained as the effect of drought episodes that occurred in July and August. The results suggested that the beech root system could resist a physiological stress better than that of spruce. This conclusion was supported by different vertical distributions of fine roots in spruce and beech stands.

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“…Vertical stratification of beech and spruce fine root systems was found in the mixed stand due to a shift in beech fine roots from upper to lower soil layers (Bolte, Villanueva 2006). On the other hand, spruces had the shallower fine root systems in mixed stand (with beech) compared to pure spruce stand (Schmid 2002;Schmid, Kazda 2002). Rötzer et al (2009) found significant changes of above and belowground biomass of spruce and beech when temperature and radiation were increased additionally to decreased precipitation.…”

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Thinning experiment in the spruce and beech mixed stands on the locality naturally dominated by beech - growth, litter-fall and humus

Novák¹,

Slodičák²

2009

J. For. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:In 1997, long-term thinning experiment Všeteč in Southern Bohemia was established in the young 19-year-old mixed beech and spruce stand. Three variants (0.10 ha each) were investigated: 1 -control unthinned plot (only salvage cut was done), 2 -plot with positive selection from above and 3 -plot with negative selection from below. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the first results from the eleven-year investigation (at the age of 19-29 years) focused on the effect of thinning on growth, species composition, litter-fall and humus in young mixed stands in this experiment. Thinning (both variants) resulted in decreased salvage cut (dead, broken and uprooted trees). Continual diminishing of spruce portion (started quickly after dry season in 2003 on control unthinned plot) was slow or soft on both thinned plots. Annual litter-fall in experimental young spruce and beech mixed stands at the age of 27-29 years varied from 4.6 to 5.5 thousand kg/ha and dry biomass of humus horizons L, F and H represented altogether approximately 91 and 128 thousand kg/ha on plots 3 and 1, respectively (plot 2 was omitted from this part of investigation).

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Root distribution of Norway spruce in monospecific and mixed stands on different soils

Cited by 204 publications

References 17 publications

Carbon Storage in a Eucalyptus Plantation Chronosequence in Southern China

Carbon Storage in a Eucalyptus Plantation Chronosequence in Southern China

Differences in fine root traits between Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) - A case study in the Kysucké Beskydy Mts

Thinning experiment in the spruce and beech mixed stands on the locality naturally dominated by beech - growth, litter-fall and humus

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