Water repellency under coniferous and deciduous forest — Experimental assessment and impact on overland flow

Butzen, V.; Seeger, Manuel; Marruedo, Amaia; Jonge, Lianne de; Wengel, R.; Ries, Johannes B.; Casper, Markus

doi:10.1016/j.catena.2015.05.022

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“…However, SWR intensity (EPT) in the topsoil that developed under pinewood was severe and significantly higher than under beech cover, which showed slight intensity. Similar results were reported by Butzen et al [31], who pointed out that soils developed under coniferous species are generally more water-repellent than those below broadleaf forests and could be due to, among other factors, the higher lipid content [32], as was observed in the Moncayo Natural Park pine litter [33].…”

Section: Soil Physical Propertiessupporting

confidence: 86%

“…Although the differences in SWR persistence between forest types were not statistically significant, a trend toward extreme SWR was observed in the pinewood. This variability was also reported by Buczko et al [30] and Butzen et al [31] for soils developed under Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests. However, SWR intensity (EPT) in the topsoil that developed under pinewood was severe and significantly higher than under beech cover, which showed slight intensity.…”

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confidence: 84%

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Changes in Topsoil Properties after Centennial Scots Pine Afforestation in a European Beech Forest (NE Spain)

Girona-García

Badía

Martí

2018

Forests

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Abstract:In this work, we studied the effects of centenary Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) afforestation on topsoil properties conducted in a deforested area that was previously occupied by a natural European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest. Organic layers and topsoil Ah mineral horizons (0-10 cm) were sampled in the Scots pine and European beech forests of Moncayo Natural Park (north-eastern Spain). The physical (stoniness, aggregate stability, and water repellency persistence and intensity), chemical (total organic C, total N, C/N, pH, and exchangeable Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , Na + , K + , Al 3+ , and Fe 3+ ), and physicochemical (cation exchange capacity) properties of soil were analyzed. Total organic C and N were also obtained for litter samples. The studied topsoils shared a series of common properties, such as a high stoniness and aggregate stability, very low base content, high cation exchange capacity, and extreme acidity. Soils that developed under the pinewood showed a higher soil water repellency intensity. However, K + content was significantly higher in the beechwood soil. In both forest types, total organic C and N were similar in topsoil and litter (Hemimoder type), although C and N were pooled in different O-layers. Results indicate that pine afforestation in a deforested area was an adequate measure for soil protection since it did not show significant differences in the long term (ca. 100 years) compared to the nearby natural beech stands.

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Section: Soil Physical Propertiessupporting

confidence: 86%

Section: Soil Physical Propertiessupporting

confidence: 84%

Changes in Topsoil Properties after Centennial Scots Pine Afforestation in a European Beech Forest (NE Spain)

Girona-García

Badía

Martí

2018

Forests

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“…Moreover, the rapid and complete rewetting of the soil by water extraction in so‐called “batch” laboratory studies (extraction of soil with large water/soil ratios and by shaking), with abrupt changes in soil water potential, poses a strong osmotic stress to soil microorganisms ( Schimel et al, ), which under field conditions is rarely reached. Because of the hydrophobicity of surfaces and the formation of preferential flow paths, the rewetting of soils under field conditions often proceeds slower and less complete than in laboratory experiments, which holds true especially for organic forest floor layers with pronounced hydrophobicity ( Bogner et al, ; Butzen et al, ). In fact, field experiments on the rewetting of forest floors indicated only minor effects on the solute fluxes of N ( Chen et al, ).…”

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Effects of drying and rewetting on soluble phosphorus and nitrogen in forest floors: An experiment with undisturbed columns

Hömberg

Matzner

2017

J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci.

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Drying and rewetting (D/W) of soils often resulted in the release of soluble phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N), thereby changing the availability of both nutrients. Most experiments on D/W have been conducted with disturbed mineral soil samples and with rewetting of the soil samples by abrupt change in the water potential. Here, we studied the effect of D/W on the leaching of P and N from undisturbed forest floors of a European beech and a Norway spruce site under near field conditions of desiccation and rewetting. We hypothesized that even under realistic rewetting of undisturbed forest floors, the leaching of P and N is increased after D/W and that the effects are less pronounced for spruce than for beech because of the larger hydrophobicity of the spruce forest floor. Undisturbed forest floor columns were subjected to desiccation at 20°C until a matrix potential of –100 MPa (pF 6.0) was reached, while controls were kept at moist conditions. Columns were irrigated by 22 mm day−1 from day 1–3 and by 10 mm day−1 from day 4–14 given in automated short pulses. Leachates from the soil columns were analyzed for orthophosphate, total P, NH4, NO3, and total N. In the spruce forest floor the concentrations of total P in leachates and the leachate fluxes were strongly increased after D/W. The increase of solute P was less for beech than for spruce coinciding with less actual rewetting of the beech forest floor. Leaching of total N from the spruce forest floor was not affected by D/W, however, concentrations and leaching of NH4 increased, while leaching of NO3 decreased. For beech the leaching of total N and NH4 increased after D/W, while NO3 leaching decreased. The results indicate that also under realistic conditions, D/W of forest floors increases solute P and leads to changes in the ratio of NH4/NO3 in solution, thereby altering the availability of the nutrients.

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“…Butzen et al, 2015;Iserloh et al, 2013bIserloh et al, , 2013cIserloh et al, , 2012Keesstra et al, 2016;Montenegro et al, 2013;Peter et al, 2014;Prosdocimi et al, 2016;Ries et al, 2013Ries et al, , 2009Rodrigo Comino et al, 2016;Vermang et al, 2015;Wirtz et al, 2012) and wind (e.g. Fister and Ries, 2009;Funk and Engel, 2015;Goossens, 2000;McKenna Neuman et al, 2005;Youssef et al, 2012;Zhang et al, 2014;Zobeck et al, 2013), few focused on wind-driven rain (Cornelis et al, 2004;De Lima et al, 1992;Iserloh et al, 2013a;Ries et al, 2014).…”

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The effect of rain, wind-driven rain and wind on particle transport under controlled laboratory conditions

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Water repellency under coniferous and deciduous forest — Experimental assessment and impact on overland flow

Cited by 43 publications

References 55 publications

Changes in Topsoil Properties after Centennial Scots Pine Afforestation in a European Beech Forest (NE Spain)

Changes in Topsoil Properties after Centennial Scots Pine Afforestation in a European Beech Forest (NE Spain)

Effects of drying and rewetting on soluble phosphorus and nitrogen in forest floors: An experiment with undisturbed columns

The effect of rain, wind-driven rain and wind on particle transport under controlled laboratory conditions

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