Influence of thinning on carbon storage in soil, forest floor and coarse woody debris of Larix kaempferi stands in Korea

Suin Ko; Yowhan Son; Nam Jin Noh; Tae Kyung Yoon; Choonsig Kim; Sang Won Bae; Jaehong Hwang; Sang Tae Lee; Hyun Seop Kim

doi:10.1080/21580103.2012.672018

Influence of thinning on carbon storage in soil, forest floor and coarse woody debris of Larix kaempferi stands in Korea

Suin Ko, Yowhan Son, Nam Jin Noh, Tae Kyung Yoon, Choonsig Kim, Sang Won Bae, Jaehong Hwang, Sang Tae Lee, Hyun Seop Kim

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Abstract

This study examined the effects of thinning intensities on carbon (C) storage of soil, forest floor and coarse woody debris (CWD) in Larix kaempferi stands, Korea. Two study stands were located in Gwangneung Experiment Forest (Stand 1: 31-40 years old) and Muju (Stand 2: 51-60 years old). These stands were thinned in 2011. Each stand was divided into three plots by different thinning intensities based on removed volume: no thinning (control, 0%), moderate thinning (M, 20%), and heavy thinning (H, 30%). The C storage of soil at 0-50 cm depth, forest floor, and CWD was measured in 2011. Total C storage of H plot was significantly higher than that of control plot andMplot in Stand 1 (control: 64.6 t C ha^-1, M: 62.2 t C ha^-1, H: 83.7 t C ha^-1). A similar tendency was also found in Stand 2; total C storage of H plot was significantly higher than that of control plot andMplot (control: 137.8 t C ha^-1; M: 138.0 tCha^-1; H: 169.6 t C ha^-1). Initial effectsof thinning intensities onCstorage were analyzed as a partof the 10-year study, and we expect to determine the correct thinning intensity that optimizes C storage of soil, forest floor, and CWDby long-termmonitoring of changes in C storage at this experimental site.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	116-121
Number of pages	6
Journal	Forest Science and Technology
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2012.672018
Publication status	Published - 2012

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Funding Information:
This study was supported by the Forest Practice Research Center, Korea Forest Research Institute in 2011. We gratefully acknowledge Wooyong Jo, Koong Yi, and Yejee Jung for field assistance and supporting experiments.

Keywords

Carbon storage
Forest soil
Silvicultural treatment
Thinning intensities

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Forestry
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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Influence of thinning on carbon storage in soil, forest floor and coarse woody debris of Larix kaempferi stands in Korea

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