Tree species could have substantial consequences on topsoil fauna: a feedback of land degradation/restoration

Kooch, Yahya; Tavakoli, Mahmood; Moslem, Akbarinia

doi:10.1007/s10342-018-1140-1

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“…Tropical secondary forests are environments with a richness of species and micro-habitats that can be used by a variety of organisms. When these forests are replaced by monocultures, there is a simplification of the environment that reflects throughout the biota, including in the edaphic fauna community (Baretta et al, 2011;Frevolente et al, 2012;Garlet et al, 2013;Chang et al, 2017;Laird-Hopkins et al, 2017;Kooch et al, 2018). This is what happened to the non-girdled eucalyptus areas with lower values for abundance, richness and diversity when compared to the other areas analyzed.…”

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“…Changes in land use and forest fragmentation have been one of the changing factors in the structure and composition of the soil macrofauna community (Baretta et al, 2011;Maestri et al, 2013;Camara et al, 2018;Silva et al, 2018;Nunes et al, 2019). Studies have verified that this effect also occurs when native forests are replaced by monocultures, even though forest (Suguituru et al, 2011;Camara et al, 2012;Silva et al, 2012;Marques et al, 2014;Tacca et al, 2017;Rodrigues et al, 2017;Kooch et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Edaphic Macrofauna as a Recovery Indicator of Abandoned Areas of Corymbia citriodora in the Southeastern Brazil

Sardo

Lima

2019

Floresta Ambient.

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The edaphic macrofauna may reflect changes in soil use. This study aimed to answer two questions: (1) Has the management of eucalyptus by girdling, promote stimulation or inhibition in the guilds of the edaphic macrofauna? (2) Can soil macrofauna be used as an indicator of the recovery of abandoned eucalyptus areas? For that purpose, we compared the composition and diversity of the edaphic macrofauna in areas of secondary forest, abandoned non-girdled eucalyptus plantations and girdled eucalyptus plantations. The secondary forest presented greater richness, abundance and diversity of edaphic macrofauna, followed by areas of girdled eucalyptus, with the lowest values found in areas with non-girdled eucalyptus. Therefore, the edaphic macrofauna responded to the management by girdling, through the stimulation of the taxonomic groups in the different guilds and can be indicated as a good indicator of the recovery of disturbed areas.

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Edaphic Macrofauna as a Recovery Indicator of Abandoned Areas of Corymbia citriodora in the Southeastern Brazil

Sardo

Lima

2019

Floresta Ambient.

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“…The earthworm density and biomass of were significantly different between skid trails and undisturbed area, but there was no difference in ecological diversity. According to the observations obtained from earthworm sampling, their appearance and general characteristics, and previous studies in the Hyrcanian forests of Iran [69], the type or species of epigeic earthworms is more than two types of anecic and endogeic earthworms. In all of the skid trails as well as the undisturbed area, density and dry mass of epigeic earthworms were higher than the corresponding values for anecic and endogeic earthworms.…”

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Earthworms as an Ecological Indicator of Soil Recovery after Mechanized Logging Operations in Mixed Beech Forests

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Jourgholami

Jafari

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Soil damage caused by logging operations conducted to obtain and maximize economic benefits has been established as having long-term effects on forest soil quality and productivity. However, a comprehensive study of the impact of logging operations on earthworms as a criterion for soil recovery has never been conducted in the Hyrcanian forests of Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the changes in soil biological properties (earthworm density and biomass) and its recovery process under the influence of traffic intensity, slope and soil depth in various intervals according to age after logging operations. Soil properties were compared among abandoned skid trails with different ages (i.e., 3, 10, 20, and 25 years) and an undisturbed area. The results showed that earthworm density and biomass in the high traffic intensity and slope class of 20–30% at the 10–20 cm depth of the soil had the lowest value compared to the other treatments. Twenty-five years after the logging operations, the earthworm density at soil depth of 0–10 and 10–20 cm was 28.4% (0.48 ind. m−2) and 38.6% (0.35 ind. m−2), which were less than those of the undisturbed area, respectively. Meanwhile, the earthworm biomass at a soil depth of 0–10 and 10–20 cm was 30.5% (2.05 mg m−2) and 40.5% (1.54 mg m−2) less than the values of the undisturbed area, respectively. The earthworm density and biomass were positively correlated with total porosity, organic carbon and nitrogen content, while negatively correlated with soil bulk density and C/N ratio. According to the results, 25 years after logging operations, the earthworm density and biomass on the skid trails were recovered, but they were significantly different with the undisturbed area. Therefore, full recovery of soil biological properties (i.e., earthworm density and biomass) takes more than 25 years. The conclusions of our study reveal that the effects of logging operations on soil properties are of great significance, and our understanding of the mechanism of soil change and recovery demand that harvesting operations be extensively and properly implemented.

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“…Numerous biotic and abiotic indicators of the transition towards ecosystem restoration have been proposed (Gann et al, 2019). Soil faunal communities (Frouz et al, 2009; Kooch, Tavakoli, & Akbarinia, 2018) and microbial indices (e.g., Hu et al, 2016; Ros, Hernandez, & Carlos, 2003) have provided useful descriptors of the restoration trajectory, with improved biomolecular methodologies enabling a contemporary focus on soil microbial assemblages and associated functional groupings (Banning et al, 2011; Harris, 2009; Strickland et al, 2017). Soil development is also facilitated through processes driven by vegetation and soil biota (Brady & Weil, 2008; Kelly, Chadwick, & Hilinski, 1998).…”

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Soil phosphorus dynamics along a short‐term ecological restoration trajectory of a coastal sandplain forest in New Zealand

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We aim to understand the impact of ecological restoration on soil biogeochemistry, and the interrelationship between vegetation and soil phosphorus. In a study of two different‐aged soils in coastal New Zealand, soils are described along a transition from abandoned agricultural pasture, through 6‐year old restoration plots, towards forest fragments that have been largely undisturbed for 75 and 166 years. Soil biogeochemistry varied spatially along this restoration trajectory; there were profound changes in surface soil, but little impact on deeper soil horizons. In the early stages, soil organic matter accumulation and decomposition, and increasing demand of N from fast‐growing plants corresponded with rapid nutrient mineralization. Loss of soil total P, an increase of occluded P, and the increasing importance of soil organic P as soils weathered and aged, supported conceptual models of longer‐term soil pedogenesis. There was no evidence that the success of the establishment of plants varied across the site, but this is a first report of vegetation establishment during ecological restoration markedly impacting soil P dynamics and biogeochemistry.

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Tree species could have substantial consequences on topsoil fauna: a feedback of land degradation/restoration

Cited by 31 publications

References 57 publications

Edaphic Macrofauna as a Recovery Indicator of Abandoned Areas of Corymbia citriodora in the Southeastern Brazil

Edaphic Macrofauna as a Recovery Indicator of Abandoned Areas of Corymbia citriodora in the Southeastern Brazil

Earthworms as an Ecological Indicator of Soil Recovery after Mechanized Logging Operations in Mixed Beech Forests

Soil phosphorus dynamics along a short‐term ecological restoration trajectory of a coastal sandplain forest in New Zealand

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