Organic carbon stocks in forest soils of the German alps

Geoderma

Volumn 221-222, Issue , 2014, Pages 28-39

  Prietzel, Jörg ^a   Christophel, Dominik ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate; Humus; Mountain soils; SOC; Soil organic matter; SOM

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RISK PERCEPTION;

CLIMATE; HUMUS; MOUNTAIN SOILS; SOC; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOM;

SOILS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; HUMUS; MOUNTAIN REGION; ORGANIC CARBON; PARENT MATERIAL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CLIMATES; ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL;

ALPS; GERMANY;

EID: 84896326086     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.01.021     Document Type: Article

References (68)

1. Ad-hoc-AG Boden Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung 2005, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (Ed.).
2. Baier R., Göttlein A. Verjüngung der Fichte im naturnahen Bergmischwald und auf Schutzwald-Sanierungsflächen. AFZ-DerWald 2006, 15:820-823.
3. Baritz R., Seufert G., Montanarella L., Van Ranst E. Carbon concentrations and stocks in forest soils of Europe. For. Ecol. Manag. 2010, 260:262-277.
4. Batjes N.H. Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 1996, 47:151-163.
5. Beniston M. Mountain climates and climatic change: an overview of processes focusing on the European Alps. Pure Appl. Geophys. 2005, 162:1587-1606.
6. Beniston M., Diaz H.F., Bradley H.F. Climatic change at high elevation sites: an overview. Clim. Chang. 1997, 36:233-251.
7. Biermayer G., Rehfuess K.E. Holozäne Terrae Fuscae aus Carbonatgesteinen in den Nördlichen Kalkalpen. Z. Pflanzenern. Bodenkde 1985, 148:405-416.
8. Bochter R., Zech W. Organic compounds in Cryofolists developed on limestone under subalpine coniferous forest, Bavaria. Geoderma 1985, 36:145-157.
9. Bochter R., Neuerburg W., Zech W. Humus und Humusschwund im Gebirge. Nationalpark Berchtesgaden Forschungsberichte 1981, 2. (110 pp.).
10. Bolliger J., Hagedorn F., Leifeld J., Böhl J., Zimmermann S., Soliva R., Kienast F. Effects of land-use change on carbon stocks in Switzerland. Ecosystems 2008, 11:895-907.
11. Brang P., Schoenenberger W., Frehner M., Schwitter R., Thormann J.-J., Wasser B. Management of protection forests in the European Alps: an overview. For. Snow Landsc. Res. 2006, 80:23-44.
12. Burke I.C., Yonker C.M., Parton W.J., Cole C.V., Schimel D.S., Flach K. Texture, climate, and cultivation effects on soil organic matter content in US grassland soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 1989, 53:800-805.
13. Christophel D., Spengler S., Schmidt B., Ewald J., Prietzel J. Customary close-to-nature forest management has considerably decreased organic carbon and nitrogen stocks in soils of the Bavarian Limestone Alps. For. Ecol. Manag. 2013, 305:167-176.
14. Conant R.T., Ryan M.G., Ågren G.I., Birge H.E., Davidson E.A., Eliasson P.E., Evans S.E., Frey S.D., Giardina C.P., Hopkins F.M., Hyvonen R., Kirschbaum M.U.F., Lavallee J.M., Leifeld J., Parton W.J., Steinweg J.M., Wallenstein M.D., Wetterstedt J.A.M., Bradford M.A. Temperature and soil organic matter decomposition rates - synthesis of current knowledge and a way forward. Glob. Chang. Biol. 2011, 17:3392-3404.
15. Djukic I., Zehetner F., Tatzber M., Gerzabek M.H. Soil organic-matter stocks and characteristics along an Alpine elevation graident. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2010, 173:30-38.
16. Eckmaier E., Egli M., Schmidt M.W.I., Schlumpf N., Nötzli N., Minikus-Stary N., Hagedorn F. Preservation of fire-derived carbon compounds and sorptive stabilisation promote the accumulation of organic matter in black soils of the Southern Alps. Geoderma 2010, 159:147-155.
17. Egli M., Sartori G., Mirabella A., Favilli F., Giaccai D., Delbos E. Effect of north and south exposure on organic matter in high Alpine soils. Geoderma 2009, 149:124-136.
18. Ewald J. The influence of coniferous canopies on understorey vegetation and soils in mountain forests in the northern Calcareous Alps. Appl. Veg. Sci. 2000, 3:123-134.
19. Ewald J. Waldinformationssystem Nordalpen: WINALP sammelt Wissen zum Schutz der Bergwälder. LWF aktuell 2009, 71:45-46.
20. Ewald J., Reuther M., Nechwatal J., Lang K. Monitoring von Schäden in Waldökosystemen des Bayerischen Alpenraumes. Materialien Umwelt und Entwicklung Bayern 2000, 155. (235 pp.).
21. FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010 2010, (378 pp.).
22. Fliri F. Das Klima der Alpen im Raume Tirols. Monogr. Z. Landeskde. Tirols, Innsbruck 1975, (454 pp.).
23. Gingrich S., Erb K.H., Krausmann F., Gaube V., Haberl H. Long-term dynamics of terrestrial carbon stocks in Austria: a comprehensive assessment of the time period froom 1830 to 2000. Reg. Environ. Chang. 2007, 7:37-47.
24. 2-Quelle. Schweiz. Z. Forstwes. 2010, 12:530-535.
25. Hagedorn F., Mulder J., Jandl R. Mountain soils under a changing climate and land-use. Biogeochemistry 2010, 97:1-5.
26. Hera U., Rötzer T., Zimmermann L., Schulz C., Maier H., Weber H., Kölling C. Klima en détail. Neue hochaufgelöste Klimakarten bilden wichtige Basis zur klimatischen Regionalisierung Bayerns. LWF aktuell 2012, 86:34-37.
27. Hiltbrunner D., Zimmermann S., Hagedorn F. Afforestation with Norway spruce on a subalpine pasture alters carbon dynamics but only moderately affects soil carbon storage. Biogeochemistry 2013, 10.1007/s10533-013-9832-6.
28. Hobbie S.E., Schimel J.P., Trumbore S.E., Randerson J.R. Controls over carbon storage and turnover in high-latitude soils. Glob. Chang. Biol. 2000, 6:196-210.
29. Homann P.S., Sollins P., Chappell H.N., Stangenberger A.G. Soil organic carbon in a mountainous, forested region: relation to site characteristics. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 1995, 59:1468-1475.
30. Ihori T., Burke I.C., Lauenroth W.K., Coffin D.P. Effects of cultivation and abandonment on soil organic matter in northeastern Colorado. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 1995, 59:1112-1119.
31. IPCC Climatic Change 2007: Synthesis Report. IPCC Assessment Report 2007, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Change (Ed.).
32. Jenny H. Vegetations-Entwicklung und Bodenbildung. Zweiter Teil: Die alpinen Böden. Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturforsch. Gesellsch. 1929, LXIII:297-340.
33. Jenny H. Factors of Soil Formation 1941, McGraw Hill, New York.
34. Jobbagy E.G., Jackson R.B. The vertical distribution of soil organic carbon and its relation to climate and vegetation. Ecol. Appl. 2000, 10:423-436.
35. Kloss S., Sass O., Geitner C., Prietzel J. Soil properties and charcoal dynamics of burnt soils in the Tyrolean Limestone Alps. Catena 2012, 99:75-82.
36. Kohlpaintner M., Göttlein A. Mit dem Wald verschwindet auch der Humus. LWF aktuell 2009, 71:22-24.
37. Kolb E. Interaktive Karte der Gesteinseigenschaften in den Alpen. Eine neue Substratgliederung bringt schnelle Übersicht und viele Informationen über die Böden der Bayerischen Alpen. LWF aktuell 2012, 87:15-17.
38. Kubiena W.L. The Soils of Europe 1953, Thomas Murby and Co., London.
39. Küfmann C. Soil types and eolian dust in high-mountainous karst of the Northern Calcareous Alps (Zugspitzplatt, Wetterstein Mountains, Germany). Catena 2003, 53:211-227.
40. Lal R. Forest soils and carbon sequestration. For. Ecol. Manag. 2005, 220:242-258.
41. Leiningen zu W. Über Humusablagerungen in den Kalkalpen. Naturw. Zeitschr. Forst Landwirtsch. 1908, 6:529-538.
42. Leiningen zu W. Über Humusablagerungen in den Kalkalpen. Naturw. Zeitschr. Forst Landwirtsch. 1909, 7:270-273.
43. Meister G. Ziele und Ergebnisse forstlicher Planung im oberbayerischen Hochgebirge. Forstw. Cbl. 1969, 88:97-130.
44. Mellert K., Ewald J. Nutrient limitation and site-related growth potential of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) in the Bavarian Alps. Eur. J. For. Res 2014, 10.1007/s103042-013-0775-1.
45. Nabuurs G.J., Päivinen R., Sikkema R., Mohren G.M.J. The role of European forests in the global carbon cycle - a review. Biomass Bioenergy 1997, 13:345-358.
46. Perruchoud D., Walthert L., Zimmermann S., Lüscher P. Contemporary carbon stocks of mineral forest soils in the Swiss Alps. Biogeochemistry 2000, 50:111-136.
47. Poeplau C., Don A., Vesterdal L., Leifeld J., Van Wesemael B., Schumacher J., Gensior J. Temporal dynamics of soil organic carbon after land-use change in the temperate zone - carbon response functions as a model approach. Glob. Chang. Biol. 2011, 17:2415-2427.
48. Post W.M., Emanuel W.R., Zinke P.J., Stangenberger A.G. Soil carbon pools and world life zones. Nature 1982, 298:156-159.
49. Prietzel J. Schutzwälder der Nördlichen Kalkalpen: Verjüngung, Mikroklima, Schneedecke und Schalenwild. Schweiz. Zeitschr. Forstw. 2010, 161:11-22.
50. Prietzel J., Ammer C. Montane Bergmischwälder der Bayerischen Kalkalpen: Re-duktion der Schalenwilddichte steigert nicht nur den Verjüngungserfolg, sondern auch die Bodenfruchtbarkeit. Allg. Forst Jagdztg. 2008, 179:104-112.
51. Prietzel J., Dechamps N., Spielvogel S. Analysis of non-cellulosic polysaccharides helps to reveal the history of thick organic surface layers on calcareous Alpine soils. Plant Soil 2013, 365:93-114.
52. Prietzel J., Traub C., Spielvogel S. Unterschiedliche Wurzeltracht von Fichte, Buche und Douglasie: Konsequenzen für die räumliche Verteilung der Bodenvorräte an Humus und Stickstoff sowie die korrekte Bodenprobenahme bei Untersuchungen von Waldumbaueffekten. Freibg. Forstl. Forsch. 2013, 96:151-160.
53. Rodeghiero M., Cescatti A. Main determinants of forest soil respiration along an elevation/temperature gradient in the Italian Alps. Glob. Chang. Biol. 2005, 11:1024-1041.
54. Rounsevell M.D.A., Evans S.P., Bullock P. Climate change and agricultural soils: impacts and adaptation. Clim. Chang. 1999, 43:683-709.
55. Schindlbacher A., Zechmeister-Boltenstern S., Jandl R. Carbon losses due to soil warming: do autotrophic and heterotrophic soil respiration respond equally?. Glob. Chang. Biol. 2009, 15:901-913.
56. Schlesinger W.H. Evidence from chronosequence studies for a low carbon storage potential of soils. Nature 1990, 348:232-234.
57. Schröter D., Cramer W., Leemans R., Prentice I.C., Araújo M.B., Arnell N.W., Bondeau A., Bugmann H., Carter T.R., Gracia C.A., De La Vega-Leinert A.C., Erhard M., Ewert F., Glendining M., House J.I., Kankaanpää S., Klein R.J.T., Lavorel S., Lindner M., Metzger M.J., Meyer J., Mitchell T.D., Reginster I., Smith P., Sykes M.T., Thonicke K., Thuiller W., Tuck G., Zaehle S., Zierl B. Ecosystem service supply and vulnerability to global change in Europe. Science 2005, 310:1333-1337.
58. Schrumpf M., Schulze E.D., Kaiser K., Schumacher J. How accurately can soil organic carbon stocks and stock changes be quantified by soil inventories?. Biogeosciences 2011, 8:1193-1212.
59. Schubert A. Bayerische Waldboden-Dauerbeobachtungsflächen - Bodenuntersuchun-gen. Forstliche Forschungsber. München 2002, 187. (223 pp.).
60. Spielvogel S., Prietzel J., Kögel-Knabner I. Soil organic matter changes in a spruce ecosystem 25 years after disturbance. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 2006, 70:2130-2145.
61. Tasser E., Walde J., Tappeiner U., Teutsch A., Noggler W. Land-use changes and natural reforestation in the Eastern Central Alps. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2007, 118:115-129.
62. Thuille A., Schulze E.D. Carbon dynamics in successional and afforested spruce stands in Thuringia and the Alps. Glob. Chang. Biol. 2006, 12:325-342.
63. von Bülow G. Die Sudwälder von Reichenhall. Mittlgn. Staatsforstverw. Bayerns 1962.
64. von Lützow M., Kögel-Knabner I. Temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition - what do we know?. Biol. Fertil. Soils 2009, 46:1-15.
65. von Lützow M., Kögel-Knabner I., Ekschmitt K., Matzner E., Guggenberger G., Marschner B., Flessa H. Stabilization of organic matter in temperate soils: mechanisms and their relevance under different soil conditions - a review. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 2006, 57:426-445.
66. Walentowski H., Ewald J., Fischer A., Kölling C., Türk W. Handbuch der natürlichen Waldgesellschaften Bayerns 2004, Geobotanica Verlag, Freising.
67. Wiesmeier M., Spörlein P., Geuß U., Hangen E., Haug S., Reischl A., Schilling B., von Lützow M., Kögel-Knabner I. Soil organic carbon stocks in southeast Germany (Bavaria) as affected by land use, soil type and sampling depth. Glob. Chang. Biol. 2012, 18:2233-2245.
68. Wiesmeier M., Prietzel J., Barthold F., Spörlein P., Geuß U., Hangen E., Reischl A., Schilling B., von Lützow M., Kögel-Knabner I. Storage and drivers of organic carbon in forest soils of southeast Germany (Bavaria) - implications for carbon sequestration. For. Ecol. Manag. 2013, 295:162-172.