Litter fall and nutrient turnover in Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera L.) shrublands in Valencia (eastern Spain)

Cañellas, Isabel; Miguel, A. San

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“…The C annual returns found in the studied forest were similar to those reported in other coniferous and deciduous forest, such as 2.6 Mg C ha -1 year -1 by Gallardo & González (2004) in Castanea sativa forests, Central-Western Spain or between 3.2 to 5.2 Mg C ha -1 year -1 by Cañellas & San Miguel (1998) in Quercus coccifera, Eastern Spain. Smaller values of litterfall C/N were found in oak stands along the year.…”

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Carbon content of forest floor and mineral soil in Mediterranean Pinus spp. and Oak stands in acid soils in Northern Spain

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Aim of study: The aim of the study was to determine the baseline carbon stock in forest floor and mineral soils in pine and oak stands in acid soils in Northern Spain.Area of study: The study area is situated in northern Spain (42° N, 4° W) on "Paramos y Valles" region of Palencia. Material and methods:An extensive monitoring composed of 48 plots (31 in pine and 17 in oak stands) was carried out. Litter layers and mineral soil samples, at depths of 0-30 cm and 30-60 cm, were taken in each plot. An intensive monitoring was also performed by sampling 12 of these 48 plots selected taken in account species forest composition and their stand development stage. Microbial biomass C (C MB ), C mineralization (C RB ), and soil organic C balance at stand level were determined in surface soil samples of intensive monitoring.Main results: No differences in soil C content were detected in the two forest ecosystems up to 60 cm depth (53.0±25.8 Mg C ha -1 in Pinus spp. plantations and 60.3±43.8 Mg C ha -1 in oak stands). However, differences in total C (C T ), C MB and C RB were found in the upper 10 cm of the soils depending on the stand development stage in each species forest composition (Pinus nigra, Pinus pinaster, Pinus sylvestris and Quercus pyrenaica). Plots with high development stage exhibited significant lower metabolic quotient (qCO 2 ), so, meant more efficient utilization of C by the microbial community. The C content in the forest floor was higher in pine stands (13.7±0.9 Mg C ha -1 ) than in oak stands (5.4±0.7 Mg C ha -1 ). A greater turnover time was found in pine ecosystems vs. oak stands. In contrast, forest floor H layer was nonexistent in oak stands.Research highlights: Results about litterfall, forest floor and mineral soil dynamics in this paper can be used strategically to reach environmental goals in new afforestation programs and sustainable forest management approaches.

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Carbon content of forest floor and mineral soil in Mediterranean Pinus spp. and Oak stands in acid soils in Northern Spain

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“…At the same time, the observed relationships were weaker in the case of Halín plot. Therefore, we found a positive relationship between annual lit- (Rawat, Singh 1989;Hernandez et al 1992;Martin et al 1996;Cañellas, San Miguel 1998;Liu et al 2001;Santa-Regina 2001;Ramirez-Correa et al 2007;Rouhi-Moghaddam et al 2008;Perez-Suarez et al 2009;Leon et al 2011). From our observations it is obvious that the inter-annual variability of litterfall amount is relatively high.…”

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Quantity and quality of litterfall in young oak stands

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Litterfall, an important component of the nutrient cycle in forest ecosystems, was measured for 9 years in young oak stands on two localities classified as beech-oak climax (Fageto-Quercetum). We estimated that about 4 Mg of dry mass per hectare fell each year. Nutrient content in the litterfall represents annually per hectare approximately 40-55 kg of nitrogen, 2-3 kg of phosphorus, 7-16 kg of potassium, 41-73 kg of calcium and 6-7 kg of magnesium. The amount of litterfall is positively correlated with stand basal area and with the death of suppressed tress with small crowns. We found a positive correlation between annual litterfall and the sum of precipitation and a negative correlation between annual litterfall and temperature in summer.

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“…In the Mediterranean geographic area, these facts have been investigated most often in perennial oak forests (Quercus ilex, Q. suber, Q. coccifera) and in deciduous oak forests (Q. pyrenaica, Q. faginea) (Rapp, 1971;Loissaint and Rapp, 1978;Escarré et al, 1984;Santa Regina and Gallardo, 1995;Cañellas et al, 1996;Caritat et al, 1996;Robert et al, 1996;Cañellas and San Miguel, 1998;Gallardo et al, 1998), but comparatively little is known about litter fall in Mediterranean pinewoods (Rapp, 1984;Kurz et al, 2000;Kavvadias et al, 2001), and even less in reforestation areas. The role of litter decomposition in nutrient cycling becomes still more important when considering the degradation of forest vegetation and soils by wild fires, long destructive cultivation and overgrazing.…”

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Litter fall in Mediterranean Pinus pinaster Ait. stands under different thinning regimes

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Litter fall and nutrient turnover in Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera L.) shrublands in Valencia (eastern Spain)

Abstract: -Litter fall has been measured in three Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera) shrublands, 10, 40 and 70 years after fire in the province of Valencia (eastern Spain). Annual

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Carbon content of forest floor and mineral soil in Mediterranean Pinus spp. and Oak stands in acid soils in Northern Spain

Carbon content of forest floor and mineral soil in Mediterranean Pinus spp. and Oak stands in acid soils in Northern Spain

Quantity and quality of litterfall in young oak stands

Litter fall in Mediterranean Pinus pinaster Ait. stands under different thinning regimes

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