Temporal carbon dynamics over the rotation period of two alternative management systems in Mediterranean mountain Scots pine forests

Moreno-Fernández, Daniel; Díaz‐Pinés, Eugenio; Barbeito, Ignacio; Sánchez-González, Mariola; Montes, Fernando; Sánchez, Alfonso Emilio Pérez; Cañellas, Isabel

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2015.03.043

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“…Similar results were observed by Moreno-Fernandez et al [34] in Mediterranean mountain Scots pine forests, where the highest stocks of C were in the 0-20 cm layer of the soil under moderate intensity management.…”

Section: Effects Of Harvest Residue Strategies On Soil C and Availablsupporting

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

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Harrison

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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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Section: Effects Of Harvest Residue Strategies On Soil C and Availablsupporting

confidence: 90%

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

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Rocha

Harrison

et al. 2016

Forests

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“…However, the existing literature on this subject contains scarce real examples of extended rotation periods, which would be necessary to confirm the model predictions. For example, Moreno-Fernández et al (2015) studied a chronosequence in two Scots pine stands in a Mediterranean mountain area where regeneration is achieved using the shelterwood system. Thinning intensities were similar between stands, but there were distinct rotations periods due to differences in the regeneration system (for more details see the cited paper).…”

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“…This fact is even more patent for Mediterranean forest, since there are scarce empirical studies dealing with management alternatives (e.g., de las Heras et al, 2013;Ruiz-Peinado et al, 2013a;2016;BravoOviedo et al, 2015). For instance, only a few studies have addressed the effect of silvicultural treatments on carbon sequestration in Mediterranean coppices (e.g., López-Serrano et al, 2010;Makineci et al, 2015) or the effect of longer rotation periods in this area Moreno-Fernández et al, 2015).…”

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Forest management and carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean region: A review

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Aim of study: TTo review and acknowledge the value of carbon sequestration by forest management in the Mediterranean area. Material and methods:We review the main effects of forest management by comparing the effects of silvicultural systems (even-aged vs. uneven-aged stands, coppice systems, agroforestry systems), silvicultural options (thinning, rotation period, species composition), afforestation, harvesting, fire impact or effects of shrub layer on carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean area.Main results: We illustrate as forest management can clearly improve forest carbon sequestration amounts. We conclude that forest management is an effective way to maintain and enhance high carbon sequestration rates in order to cope with climate change and provision of ecosystem services. We also think that although much effort has been put into this topic research, there are still certain gaps that must be dealt with to increase our scientific knowledge and in turn transfer this knowledge to forest practitioners in order to achieve sustainable management aimed at mitigating climate change.Research highlights: It is important to underline the importance of forests in the carbon cycle as this role can be enhanced by forest managers through sustainable forest management. The effects of different management options or disturbances can be critical as regards mitigating climate change. Understanding the effects of forest management is even more important in the Mediterranean area, given that the current high climatic variability together with historical human exploitation and disturbance events make this area more vulnerable to the effects of climate change.Additional keywords: global carbon cycle; forest sink; forest mitigation strategies; carbon sequestration potential; climate change mitigation; Mediterranean forests.

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“…A major focus in forest management is to promote the increase of this sink (Jandl et al, 2007;Achat et al, 2015;Moreno-Fernandez et al, 2015). Soil organic carbon (SOC) can be divided into labile and recalcitrant fractions based on the mean residence times in the soil.…”

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Soil labile organic carbon and carbon-cycle enzyme activities under different thinning intensities in Chinese fir plantations

Chen

Wang

et al. 2016

Applied Soil Ecology

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Temporal carbon dynamics over the rotation period of two alternative management systems in Mediterranean mountain Scots pine forests

Cited by 33 publications

References 58 publications

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

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

Forest management and carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean region: A review

Soil labile organic carbon and carbon-cycle enzyme activities under different thinning intensities in Chinese fir plantations

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