Litterfall production, carbon and nutrient return to the forest floor inPinus brutiaforests in Turkey

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dc.authorid0000-0003-1800-4926en_US
dc.contributor.authorErkan, Neşat
dc.contributor.authorComez, Aydin
dc.contributor.authorAydin, A. Cem
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-20T20:09:20Z
dc.date.available2021-03-20T20:09:20Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentBTÜ, Orman Fakültesi, Orman Mühendisliği Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we aimed at investigating carbon and nutrient concentration in litterfall components and calculating the weighted concentrations. Then, we estimated the annual carbon and nutrient return to the forest floor through litterfall. The study was carried out in even-aged stands ofPinus brutiain Antalya, in the South-Western part of Turkey. The litterfall samples were separated into five components, namely needles, bark, branches, cones, and "miscellaneous" which included flowers, buds, resins, etc. The amount of carbon and nutrients including N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, and Na were determined for each component. Carbon and nutrient concentrations differed significantly among litterfall components. The mean annual carbon returned to the forest floor was found to be 1515.9 (kg ha(-1)yr(-1)), which corresponds to 51.62 % in total annual litterfall. The annual amounts of nutrients of N, Ca, K, Mg and P returned to the forest floor were calculated as 149.7, 36.9, 7.2, 6.6, and 2.1 (kg ha(-1)yr(-1)), respectively. The weighted C concentration calculated in this study can be used for more accurate national carbon sink reporting. In addition, information on nutrients returned to the forest floor via litterfall could be useful in various forest and watershed management activities.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTurkish General Directorate of Forestry [19.6307/2013-2016]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by the Turkish General Directorate of Forestry in a framework of a research project (Project No: 19.6307/2013-2016).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02827581.2020.1815830en_US
dc.identifier.endpage350en_US
dc.identifier.issn0282-7581
dc.identifier.issn1651-1891
dc.identifier.issue7en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage341en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2020.1815830
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/370
dc.identifier.volume35en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000570260700001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.institutionauthorErkan, Neşat
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Asen_US
dc.relation.ispartofScandinavian Journal Of Forest Researchen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectLitterfallen_US
dc.subjectcarbon sequestrationen_US
dc.subjectnutrient returnen_US
dc.subjectPinus brutiaen_US
dc.titleLitterfall production, carbon and nutrient return to the forest floor inPinus brutiaforests in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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