ISSN:
1440-1703
Keywords:
Clear-felling
;
Compartment model
;
Pinus densiflora
;
Soil carbon cycling
;
Soil respiration
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Cycling of soil carbon in the first year after a clear-felling was compared with that before the felling in a Japanese red pine forest in Hiroshima Prefecture, west Japan. The daily mean temperature at the soil surface in summer was increased after the felling in comparison to that before felling, and the water content of both the A0 layer and the surface mineral soil was decreased due to the loss of the forest canopy. The rate of weight loss of the A0 layer was reduced after felling. However, accumulation of the A0 layer rapidly decreased because of the lack of litter supply to the forest floor. Low soil respiration after felling was mainly caused by the cessation of root respiration. Analysis of annual soil carbon cycling was then conducted using a compartment model. The relative decomposition rate of the A0 layer decreased whereas that of humus and dead roots in mineral soil increased to some extent after felling. The accumulation of carbon in mineral soil, however, increased slightly due to the supply of humus from roots killed by the felling.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02361204
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