Carbon and nitrogen in forest floor and mineral soil under six common European tree species

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-48

  Vesterdal, Lars ^a   Schmidt, Inger K ^a   Callesen, Ingeborg ^a   Nilsson, Lars Ola ^a   Gundersen, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Carbon; Common garden design; Forest floor; Fractional annual loss; Mineral soil; Nitrogen; Tree species

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MINERALS; NITROGEN; SOILS;

COMMON GARDEN DESIGN; FRACTIONAL ANNUAL LOSS; TREE SPECIES;

CARBON;

CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST SOIL; GARDEN; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

CARBON; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; SOIL;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ACER; FAGUS; PICEA;

EID: 38649100301     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.08.015     Document Type: Article

References (68)

1. Akselsson C., Berg B., Meentemeyer V., and Westling O. Carbon sequestration rates in organic layers of boreal and temperate forest soils-Sweden as a case study. Global Ecol. Biogeogr. 14 (2005) 77-84
2. Alban D.H. Effects of nutrient accumulation by aspen, spruce, and pine on soil properties. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 46 (1982) 853-861
3. Alriksson A., and Eriksson H.M. Variations in mineral nutrient and C distribution in the soil and vegetation compartments of five temperate tree species in NE Sweden. For. Ecol. Manage. 108 (1998) 261-273
4. Andersen M.K., Raulund-Rasmussen K., Strobel B.W., and Hansen H.C.B. The effects of tree species and site on the solubility of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in soils. Water Air Soil Pollut. 154 (2004) 357-370
5. Augusto L., Ranger J., Binkley D., and Rothe A. Impact of several common tree species of European temperate forests on soil fertility. Ann. For. Sci. 59 (2002) 233-253
6. Berg B., Ekbohm G., Johansson M.-B., McClaugherty C., Rutigliano F., and Virzo De Santo A. Maximum decomposition limits of forest litter types: a synthesis. Can. J. Bot. 74 (1996) 659-672
7. Berg B., McClaugherty C., Virzo De Santo A., and Johnson D.W. Humus buildup in boreal forests: effects of litter fall and its N concentration. Can. J. For. Res. 31 (2001) 988-998
8. Berger T.W., Neubauer C., and Glatzel G. Factors controlling soil carbon and nitrogen stores in pure stands of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and mixed species stands in Austria. For. Ecol. Manage. 159 (2002) 3-14
9. Binkley D. The influence of tree species on forest soils: Processes and patterns. In: Mead D.J., and Cornforth I.S. (Eds). Proceeding of the Trees and Soil Workshop. Lincoln University, 28 February-2 March 1994 (1995), Lincoln University Press, Canterbury 1-33
10. Binkley D., and Giardina C. Why do tree species affect soils? The warp and woof of tree-soil interactions. Biogeochemistry 42 (1998) 89-106
11. 2 of microbial communities in forest soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. 30 (1998) 1269-1274
12. Bohlen P.J., Pelletier D.M., Groffman P.M., Fahey T.J., and Fisk M.C. Influence of earthworm invasion on redistribution and retention of soil carbon and nitrogen in northern temperate forests. Ecosystems 7 (2004) 13-27
13. 2 affects field decomposition rate and palatability of tree leaf litter: Importance of changes in substrate quality. Soil Biol. Biochem. 30 (1998) 1565-1571
14. de Vries W., Reinds G.J., Gundersen P., and Sterba H. The impact of nitrogen deposition on carbon sequestration in European forests and forest soils. Global Change Biol. 12 (2006) 1151-1173
15. Devliegher W., and Verstraete W. The effect of Lumbricus terrestris on soil in relation to plant growth: Effects of nutrient-enrichment processes (NEP) and gut-associated processes (GAP). Soil Biol. Biochem. 29 (1997) 341-346
16. Dijkstra F.A., and Fitzhugh R.D. Aluminum solubility and mobility in relation to organic carbon in surface soils affected by six tree species of the northeastern United States. Geoderma 114 (2003) 33-47
17. Dise N.B., Matzner E., and Forsius M. Evaluation of organic horizon C:N ratio as an indicator of nitrate leaching in conifer forests across Europe. Environ. Pollut. 102 (1998) 453-456
18. Eriksson H.M., and Rosén K. Nutrient distribution in a Swedish tree species experiment. Plant Soil 164 (1994) 51-59
19. Finzi A.C., van Breemen N., and Canham C.D. Canopy tree-soil interactions within temperate forests: Species effects on soil carbon and nitrogen. Ecol. Appl. 8 (1998) 440-446
20. Fried J.S., Boyle J.R., Tappeiner J.C., and Cromack K. The effects of big leaf maple on soils in Douglas-fir forests. Can. J. For. Res. 20 (1990) 259-266
21. Fröberg M., Berggren D., Bergkvist B., Bryant C., and Mulder J. Concentration and fluxes of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in three Norway spruce stands along a climatic gradient in Sweden. Biogeochemistry 77 (2006) 1-23
22. Gloaguen J.C., and Touffet J. Evolution du rapport C/N dans les feuilles et au cours de la décomposition des litières sous climat atlantique. Le hêtre et quelques conifères. Ann. Sci. For. 39 (1982) 219-230
23. Gosz J.R., Likens G.E., and Bormann F.H. Organic matter and nutrient dynamics of the forest and forest floor in the Hubbard Brook Forest. Oecologia 22 (1976) 305-320
24. Gower S.T., and Son Y. Differences in soil and leaf litterfall nitrogen dynamics for five forest plantations. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 56 (1992) 1959-1966
25. Gundersen P., Callesen I., and de Vries W. Nitrate leaching in forest ecosystems is related to forest floor C/N ratios. Environ. Pollut. 102 (1998) 403-407
26. Gundersen P., Schmidt I.K., and Raulund-Rasmussen K. Leaching of nitrate from temperate forests-effects of air pollution and forest management. Environ. Rev. 14 (2006) 1-57
27. 2. Global Change Biol. 9 (2003) 862-872
28. Hagen-Thorn A., Callesen I., Armolaitis K., and Nihlgård B. The impact of six European tree species on the chemistry of mineral topsoil in forest plantations on former agricultural land. For. Ecol. Manage. 195 (2004) 373-384
29. In: Hansen K. (Ed). Næringsstofkredsløb i skove-Ionbalanceprojektet (Nutrient Cycling in Forests-The Ion Balance Project) (2003), Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute, Hørsholm. 87-7903-156-0 113-161 Forest & Landscape Research no. 33-2003 (in Danish)
30. Heim A., and Frey B. Early stage litter decomposition rates for Swiss forests. Biogeochemistry 70 (2004) 299-313
31. Hobbie S.E., Reich P.B., Oleksyn J., Ogdahl M., Zytkowiak R., Hale C., and Karolewski P. Tree species effects on decomposition and forest floor dynamics in a common garden. Ecology 87 (2006) 2288-2397
32. Jandl R., Lindner M., Vesterdal L., Bauwens B., Baritz R., Hagedorn F., Johnson D.W., Minkkinen K., and Byrne K.A. How strongly can forest management influence soil carbon sequestration?. Geoderma 137 (2007) 253-268
33. Jenny H., Gessel S.P., and Bingham F.T. Comparative study of decomposition rates of organic matter in temperate and tropical regions. Soil Sci. 67 (1949) 419-432
34. Kalbitz K., Kaiser K., Bargholz J., and Dardenne P. Lignin degradation controls the production of dissolved organic matter in decomposing foliar litter. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 57 (2006) 504-516
35. Kristensen H.L., Gundersen P., Callesen I., and Reinds G.J. Throughfall nitrogen deposition has different impacts on soil solution nitrate concentration in European coniferous and deciduous forests. Ecosystems 7 (2004) 180-192
36. Larsen J.B., and Nielsen A.B. Nature-based forest management-where are we going? Elaborating forest development types in and with practice. For. Ecol. Manage. 238 (2007) 107-117
37. Lovett G.M., Weathers K.C., and Arthur M.A. Control of nitrogen loss from forested watersheds by soil carbon:nitrogen ratio and tree species composition. Ecosystems 5 (2002) 712-718
38. Lovett G.M., Weathers K.C., Arthur M.A., and Schultz J.C. Nitrogen cycling in a northern hardwood forest: do species matter?. Biogeochemistry 67 (2004) 289-308
39. Matejovic I. Determination of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen in soils by automated elemental analysis (dry combustion method). Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 24 (1993) 2213-2222
40. Melillo J.M., Aber J.D., and Muratore J.F. Nitrogen and lignin control of hardwood leaf litter decomposition dynamics. Ecology 63 (1982) 621-626
41. Menyailo O.V., Hungate B.A., and Zech W. The effect of single tree species on soil microbial activities related to C and N cycling in the Siberian artificial afforestation experiment. Plant Soil 242 (2002) 183-196
42. Müller P.E. Studien über die natürlichen Humusformen und deren Einwirkungen auf Vegetation und Boden (1887), Julius Springer, Berlin p. 324
43. Neirynck J., Mirtcheva S., Sioen G., and Lust N. Impact of Tilia platyphyllos Scop., Fraxinus excelsior L., Acer pseudoplatanus L., Quercus robur L. and Fagus sylvatica L. on earthworm biomass and physico-chemical properties of a loamy topsoil. For. Ecol. Manage. 133 (2000) 275-286
44. Nihlgård B. Pedological influence of spruce planted on former beech forest soils in Scania, South Sweden. Oikos 22 (1971) 302-314
45. Nilsson L.-O., Wallander H., Bååth E., and Falkengren-Grerup U. Soil N chemistry in oak forests along a nitrogen deposition gradient. Biogeochemistry 80 (2006) 43-55
46. Nordén U. Influence of broad-leaved tree species on pH and organic matter content of forest topsoils in Scania, South Sweden. Scand. J. For. Res. 9 (1994) 1-8
47. Olson J.S. Energy storage and the balance of producers and decomposers in ecological systems. Ecology 44 (1963) 322-331
48. Oostra S., Majdi H., and Olsson M. Impact of tree species on soil carbon stocks and soil acidity in southern Sweden. Scand. J. For. Res. 21 (2006) 364-371
49. Ovington J.D. Studies of the development of woodland conditions under different trees. Part II-The forest floor. J. Ecol. 42 (1954) 71-80
50. Pedersen L.B., and Bille-Hansen J. A comparison of litterfall and element fluxes in even aged Norway spruce, sitka spruce and beech stands in Denmark. For. Ecol. Manage. 114 (1999) 55-70
51. Ponti F., Minotta G., Cantoni L., and Bagnaresi U. Fine root dynamics of pedunculate oak and narrow-leaved ash in a mixed-hardwood plantation in clay soils. Plant Soil 259 (2004) 39-49
52. Prescott C.E. Does nitrogen availability control rates of litter decomposition in forests?. Plant Soil 168/169 (1995) 83-88
53. Puhe J. Growth and development of the root system of Norway spruce (Picea abies) in forest stands-a review. For. Ecol. Manage. 175 (2003) 253-273
54. Rasse D.P., Rumpel C., and Dignac M.-F. Is soil carbon mostly root carbon? Mechanisms for a specific stabilisation. Plant Soil 269 (2005) 341-356
55. Reich P.B., Oleksyn J., Modrzynski J., Mrozinski P., Hobbie S.E., Eissenstat D.M., Chorover J., Chadwick O.A., Hale C.M., and Tjoelker M.G. Linking litter calcium, earthworms and soil properties: a common garden test with 14 tree species. Ecol. Lett. 8 (2005) 811-818
56. Sariyildiz T., and Anderson J.M. Variation in the chemical composition of green leaves and leaf litters from three deciduous tree species growing on different soil types. For. Ecol. Manage. 210 (2005) 303-319
57. Smolander A., and Kitunen V. Soil microbial activities and characteristics of dissolved organic C and N in relation to tree species. Soil Biol. Biochem. 34 (2002) 651-660
58. Soil Survey Staff. Keys to Soil Taxonomy. eighth ed. (1998), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pocahontas Press, Inc., Blacksburg, VA, USA p. 545
59. Taylor B.R., Parkinson D., and Parsons W.F.J. Nitrogen and lignin content as predictors of litter decay rates: a microcosm test. Ecology 70 (1989) 97-104
60. Taylor B.R., Prescott C.E., Parsons W.F.J., and Parkinson D. Substrate control of litter decomposition in four Rocky Mountain coniferous forests. Can. J. Bot. 69 (1991) 2242-2250
61. Torn M.S., Trumbore S.E., Chadwick O.A., Vitousek P.M., and Hendricks D.M. Mineral control of soil organic carbon storage and turnover. Nature 389 (1997) 170-173
62. Vesterdal L. Influence of soil type on mass loss and nutrient release from decomposing foliage litter of beech and Norway spruce. Can. J. For. Res. 29 (1999) 95-105
63. Vesterdal L., and Raulund-Rasmussen K. Forest floor chemistry under seven tree species along a soil fertility gradient. Can. J. For. Res. 28 (1998) 1636-1647
64. Vesterdal L., Ritter E., and Gundersen P. Change in soil organic carbon following afforestation of former arable land. For. Ecol. Manage. 169 (2002) 137-143
65. Vogt K.A., Grier C.C., and Vogt D.J. Production, turnover, and nutrient dynamics of above- and belowground detritus of world forests. Adv. Ecol. Res. 15 (1986) 303-377
66. Westman C.J. A simple device for sampling of volumetric forest soil cores. Silva Fennica 29 (1995) 247-251
67. Wilson D.M., and Grigal D.F. Effects of pine plantations and adjacent deciduous forests on soil calcium. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 59 (1995) 1755-1761
68. Zinke P.J. The pattern of influence of individual forest trees on soil properties. Ecology 43 (1962) 130-133