Abstract
Few studies tried to isolate the influence of plant roots on the soil characteristics including soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) storage. We evaluated the impact of root trenching on soil characteristics of coniferous (Abies holophylla) and deciduous (Quercus spp.) stands 4 years after trenching. Trenching treatment significantly increased the soil water content and nitrate concentration in both stand types. Soil pH, cation exchange capacity, soil C and N pools and isotopic compositions of C and N were significantly different between two stands, but trenching was not found to have significant impact on these soil properties. Our results indicated that root trenching in coniferous and broad-leaved deciduous forests of temperate region could significantly alter soil moisture regime and inorganic N levels, but not C and N stabilization in soils.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 597-604 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 Sept |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The project was supported by the Korea University Grant (2010), A3 Foresight Program (No. A307-K001) of National Research Foundation of Korea, and Eco-technopia 21 Project of the Korean Ministry of Environment. We thank Dr. M.F. Cotrufo for her comments during 2010 Summer Soil Institute at Colorado State University and the two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments.
Keywords
- Root exclusion
- carbon
- needle fir
- nitrogen
- oak
- soil water content
- temperate forest
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Forestry