Publication detail

The Influence of Forest Management and Changed Hydrology on Soil Biochemical Properties in a Central-European Floodplain Forest

VALTERA, M. VOLÁNEK, J. HOLÍK, L. PECINA, V. NOVOTNÁ, J. SLEZÁK, V. JUŘIČKA, D.

Original Title

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Anthropogenic modifications to water regimes are one of the main factors threatening the stability and existence of floodplain forests. This study presents an analysis of topsoil biogeochemistry within three floodplain forest stands with different levels of human alteration. Decreasing contents of soil organic carbon (OC) and microbial biomass were observed along the gradient from natural to plantation forest. High annual variations were observed in soil N contents and in microbial biomass, while comparable spatial variations were observed within the natural forest. High ground-water levels resulted in increased accumulation of available Na+ and SO42- in the natural forest soil, yet the concentrations of ions were at sub-saline levels. The increasing contents of available Mn, SO42- or Cl- had mostly positive effects on soil microbial activity across the sites, though the results indicate the existence of a certain ecological limit for soil microorganisms. Reintroduction of surface-water flooding should be considered in future forest and water management to promote the dilution of ions accumulated in soils and natural deposition of sediments rich in organic matter (OM) at the sites.

Keywords

ground-water; soil carbon; microbial activity; microbial biomass; sulfates; manganese; iron; C; N; salinization; climate change

Authors

VALTERA, M.; VOLÁNEK, J.; HOLÍK, L.; PECINA, V.; NOVOTNÁ, J.; SLEZÁK, V.; JUŘIČKA, D.

Released

26. 2. 2021

Publisher

MDPI

Location

BASEL

ISBN

1999-4907

Periodical

Forests

Year of study

Number

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

270

Pages to

270

Pages count

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/3/270

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/200881

BibTex

@article{BUT172058,
  author="Martin {Valtera} and Jiří {Volánek} and Ladislav {Holík} and Václav {Pecina} and Jitka {Novotná} and Vojtěch {Slezák} and David {Juřička}",
  title="The Influence of Forest Management and Changed Hydrology on Soil Biochemical Properties in a Central-European Floodplain Forest",
  journal="Forests",
  year="2021",
  volume="12",
  number="3",
  pages="270--270",
  doi="10.3390/f12030270",
  issn="1999-4907",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/3/270"
}