The Effect of Harvest on Forest Soil N2O Fluxes: A Review

Zhang, Hui; Wang, Yixiang

doi:10.1007/698_2022_934

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“…Numerous studies on forest harvesting effects have resulted in a series of meta-analyses summarizing data on changes in various objects and soil properties in response to harvesting. For instance, harvesting has been shown to reduce soil carbon [5], significantly increase soil NO 3 -N concentration, nitrification rate, and pH [6], as well as increase N 2 O fluxes [7]. In Europe, common species of small mammals have been found to increase in abundance after clear-cutting [8].…”

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A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Harvesting on the Abundance and Richness of Soil Fauna in Boreal and Temperate Forests

Kudrin

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et al. 2023

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The processes of matter and energy metabolism in forest ecosystems are largely dependent on the activity of the complex of invertebrates associated with litter and soil. To quantify the effect of forest harvesting on soil fauna, we used a meta-analysis to examine a database of 720 responses to harvesting collected from 52 publications from boreal and temperate forests. Overall, forest harvesting was found to decrease the abundance of soil fauna while not affecting its richness. However, the reaction of soil fauna to forest harvesting differed significantly among the taxonomic groups, with negative, neutral, and positive effects observed. We found that the negative effect of forest harvesting on soil fauna increased with decreasing body size. In addition, the type of forest and harvesting practice played important roles in driving the responses of soil biota to forest harvesting. The abundance of Nematoda, Oribatida, and Enchytraeidae recovered to control values occurring approximately 10 years after harvesting. Despite the limitations of the dataset, the results obtained from our meta-analysis expand our understanding of the reaction of soil fauna to forest harvesting.

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