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Cycling of soil carbon in a Japanese red pine forest II. Changes occurring in the first year after a clear‐felling
Author(s) -
Nakane Kaneyuki,
Tsubota Hiroyuki,
Yamamoto Makoto
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
ecological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1440-1703
pISSN - 0912-3814
DOI - 10.1007/bf02361204
Subject(s) - felling , humus , environmental science , soil respiration , litter , soil carbon , forest floor , cycling , podzol , carbon cycle , soil water , agronomy , forestry , agroforestry , soil science , ecology , ecosystem , biology , geography
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 A 0 layer and the surface mineral soil was decreased due to the loss of the forest canopy. The rate of weight loss of the A 0 layer was reduced after felling. However, accumulation of the A 0 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 A 0 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.