The effects of canopy gaps on soil nutrient properties: a meta-analysis

Hou, Mengting; Zhang, Guangqi; Li, Yuling; Xie, Jiaqi; Zang, Lipeng; Liu, Qingfu; Chen, Danmei; Sui, Mingzhen; He, Yuejun

doi:10.1007/s10342-024-01660-6

Eur J Forest Res

2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10342-024-01660-6

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The effects of canopy gaps on soil nutrient properties: a meta-analysis

Mengting Hou,

Guangqi Zhang,

Yuling Li

et al.

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Linking canopy gap features and microhabitat heterogeneity with seedling regeneration in a mixed coastal shelterbelt forest of eastern China

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Linking canopy gap features and microhabitat heterogeneity with seedling regeneration in a mixed coastal shelterbelt forest of eastern China

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Chang,

Bao

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Forest gap regulates soil nematode community through understory plant diversity and soil pH

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Global forest gaps reduce litterfall but increase litter carbon and phosphorus release

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Yue

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Ongoing global climate change and conventional forestry have led to a dramatic increase in new forest gaps, predicted to strongly impact litter turnover and nutrient cycling. Here we synthesized 8739 paired observations to quantify the impacts of naturally occurring and artificially created gaps on litterfall, litter decomposition, and the release of carbon and nutrients. Globally, forest gaps decreased annual litterfall by 29.5% and litter remaining carbon and phosphorus by 5.6%, while litter decomposition increased in the 0–20% mass loss interval. Climate and litter quality showed a major contribution to forest gap effects on litter decomposition, with gap characteristics further influencing the release of carbon and nutrients during decomposition. Our results uncovered the potential impact of escalating forest gaps on reducing litter turnover and carbon sequestration, providing support for the inclusion of gaps into global litter dynamic models to improve predictions of ecosystem material cycling responses to ongoing climate change.

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The effects of canopy gaps on soil nutrient properties: a meta-analysis

Cited by 3 publications

References 91 publications

Linking canopy gap features and microhabitat heterogeneity with seedling regeneration in a mixed coastal shelterbelt forest of eastern China

Linking canopy gap features and microhabitat heterogeneity with seedling regeneration in a mixed coastal shelterbelt forest of eastern China

Forest gap regulates soil nematode community through understory plant diversity and soil pH

Global forest gaps reduce litterfall but increase litter carbon and phosphorus release

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