The impact of forest clear-cutting on soil temperature: a comparison between before and after cutting, and between clear-cut and control sites

Hirano, Shoji; Suzuki, Masatoshi

doi:10.1007/s10310-003-0063-x

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“…It may also be due to the increase in absorption of solar radiation by mineral soil due to removal of forest cover observed at the low altitude forest stand, a state of deforestation which has led to the warming of the soil which in turn causes increase of the soil temperatures. This is in consistent with the earlier report of Hashimoto and Suzuki [11]. Increase soil temperature at the two study sites during the summer months could be due to effect of the solar radiation and the heating up of the surrounding soil surface.…”

Section: Soil Temperaturesupporting

confidence: 82%

Relationship between Soil Bacterial Population and Various Physico- Chemical Properties at Two Broadleaved Forest Stands of Meghalaya Differing in Altitudes

Laldinthar¹,

Ms²

2015

Transcriptomics

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Although soil bacterial communities are one of the important biotic components that influence decomposition and nutrient mineralization in the terrestrial ecosystems, factors driving this biotic community in the broadleaved forest stands of Meghalaya are not well studied. The present study examined the importance of physico-chemical properties in driving soil bacterial communities in the broadleaved forest stands of Meghalaya differing in altitudes. Soils were collected at two different (0-10 cm and 10-20 cm) depths monthly for a period of two years. Results showed that bacterial CFU was higher in the high altitude forest stand at 0-10 cm depth as compared to the low altitude forest stand at 10-20 cm depth. It also showed significant positive correlation with organic carbon and total nitrogen in both the two forest stands indicating that these two constitute the major driving factors of bacterial communities in the broad leaved forest stand of Meghalaya.

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Section: Soil Temperaturesupporting

confidence: 82%

Relationship between Soil Bacterial Population and Various Physico- Chemical Properties at Two Broadleaved Forest Stands of Meghalaya Differing in Altitudes

Laldinthar¹,

Ms²

2015

Transcriptomics

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“…Significant reductions in daily thermal amplitudes under a rain forest were found by Ghuman & Lal (1987) in the humid belt of Nigeria when compared to those measured in an open area, and by Morecroft et al (1998) in woodland of pedunculate oak and sycamore in contrast to those observed under grass and bare soil. A similar effect was reported by Hashimoto & Susuki (2004), when annual thermal amplitudes before and after clearcutting of sugi and japanese cypress stands were compared.…”

Section: Thermal Wave Damping With Depthsupporting

confidence: 79%

“…Under canopy shading only, daily and annual variations of soil temperature are known to be reduced (Ghuman & Lal, 1987;Morecroft et al, 1998;Hashimoto & Susuki, 2004). Additional shelter provided by the litter layer may reduce further convective and radiative heat exchange between soil and atmosphere, but this effect may depend on both the degree of canopy cover and thickness of the layer (Johnson-Maynard et al, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

Influence of litter layer removal on the soil thermal regime of a pine forest in a mediterranean climate

Andrade

Abreu

Madeira

2010

Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Solo

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SUMMARYThe removal of the litter layer in Portuguese pine forests would reduce fire hazard, but on the other hand this practice would influence the thermal regime of the soil, hence affecting soil biological activity, litter decomposition and nutrient dynamics. Temperature profiles of a sandy soil (Haplic Podzol) under a pine forest were measured with thermocouples at depths to 16 cm, with and without litter layer. The litter layer acted as a thermal insulator, reducing the amplitude of the periodic temperature variation in the mineral soil underneath and increasing damping depths, particularly at low soil water contents. At the mineral soil surface the reduction of amplitudes was about 2.5 ºC in the annual cycle and 5 to 6.7 ºC in the daily cycle, depending on the soil water content. When soil was both cold and wet, mean daily soil temperatures were higher (about 1 -1.5 ºC) under the litter layer. Improved soil thermal conditions under the litter layer recommend its retention as a forest management practice to follow in general.Index terms: soil temperature, Fourier series, damping depth.(1) Received for publication in May 2010 and approved in July 2010.

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“…Because of the complex topography in the Š umava Mountains, we modelled the influence of this factor on ST values. Temperature changes due to forest clear-cutting (Yoshino 1975;Hashimoto and Suzuki 2004) and/or by stress from bark beetle attacks (Weber 1971;Schmid 1976) has already been described by many authors. Nevertheless, this study is unique, because of the use of satellite data and topography normalisation.…”

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confidence: 92%

Surface temperature change of spruce forest as a result of bark beetle attack: remote sensing and GIS approach

Hais

Kučera²

2008

Eur J Forest Res

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In the 1990s, a bark beetle (Ips typographus [L.]) infection caused the decay of spruce forest (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) in the central part of the Š umava Mountains, the Czech Republic, bordering the Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, where the bark beetle infection started in the late 1980s. Some areas were left without human intervention and, consequently, the trees around these areas were removed to stop further bark beetle outbreak. The objective of our study was the assessment of surface temperature (ST) change in spruce forest decayed under bark beetle and following clear-cutting. The change detection of ST is based on the comparison of modelled values and thermal satellite data. For this purpose, Landsat scenes from July 11th, 1987 and July 28th, 2002 were used.The models describe the dependence of ST of living spruce forest on topography. The topography effect is based on the Altitude and Hillshade index, which expresses the influence of Aspect and Slope on the relief illumination. Then the modelled ST values were extrapolated for decayed spruce forest and clear-cut areas. In order to increase model accuracy, the forest edge zones (90 m wide) were removed because of their different energy balance; then explained variability value (R 2 ) increased from 0.37 to 0.55. The results of comparing modelled values with satellite ST in the decayed spruce forest and clear-cut areas show an average increase of ST by 5.2 and 3.5°C, respectively. The thermal satellite data from 1987 were used for model validation. This showed that the accuracy of ST modelling using topography was sufficient, because the difference between the modelled ST with and without decayed spruce forest and clear-cut areas was at most only 0.4°C.

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The impact of forest clear-cutting on soil temperature: a comparison between before and after cutting, and between clear-cut and control sites

Cited by 54 publications

References 32 publications

Relationship between Soil Bacterial Population and Various Physico- Chemical Properties at Two Broadleaved Forest Stands of Meghalaya Differing in Altitudes

Relationship between Soil Bacterial Population and Various Physico- Chemical Properties at Two Broadleaved Forest Stands of Meghalaya Differing in Altitudes

Influence of litter layer removal on the soil thermal regime of a pine forest in a mediterranean climate

Surface temperature change of spruce forest as a result of bark beetle attack: remote sensing and GIS approach

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