Effects of afforestation with different species on carbon pools and soil and forest floor properties

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dc.authorid0000-0003-1800-4926en_US
dc.contributor.authorGuner, Sukru Teoman
dc.contributor.authorErkan, Neşat
dc.contributor.authorKaratas, Riza
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-20T20:09:14Z
dc.date.available2021-03-20T20:09:14Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentBTÜ, Orman Fakültesi, Orman Mühendisliği Bölümüen_US
dc.descriptionErkan, Nesat/0000-0003-1800-4926en_US
dc.description.abstractLand use and land use change are factors that affect carbon and nutrient stocks in ecosystems. The aim of this research was to determine the effects of forest land use types on carbon pools and soil and forest floor features. This study was conducted in areas afforested with black pine (Pinus nigra Am. subsp. pallasiana Lamb. Holmboe) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and on adjacent bare land within the Akdag Nature Park, which is located in the West-Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. Three 20 x 20 m sample plots were selected within each forest land use, and the diameters at breast height and heights of all trees were measured. Tree biomass and carbon stocks in the unit areas were calculated using tree biomass equations, and carbon conversion factors were developed for two tree species. Within each sample plot, disturbed and core soil samples and forest floor samples were taken at three points at depths of 0-10, 10-20 and 20-30 cm. The physical and chemical properties of the soil and forest floor samples were determined in the laboratory and measurements were converted to a unit area using volume values. The data were evaluated using independent sample t-tests and analysis of variance. The results showed that the ecosystem carbon (C) stocks differed significantly with forest land use type; black pine plantations, Scots pine plantations and bare land accumulated 235.2 t C ha(-1), 206.1 t C ha(-1) and 37.4 t C ha(-1), respectively. We found that in addition to the positive effect of afforestation on soil, black pine had a greater impact on some forest floor and soil characteristics in the region than Scots pine. Thus, we suggest that priority should be given to black pine in afforestation of the region and in other ecosystems with similar climates. Additionally, our results reveal the importance of afforestation on bare lands for reducing the impact of global climate change.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTurkish General Directorate of Forestryen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by the Turkish General Directorate of Forestry.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.catena.2020.104871en_US
dc.identifier.issn0341-8162
dc.identifier.issn1872-6887
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104871
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/317
dc.identifier.volume196en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000583955200035en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.institutionauthorErkan, Neşat
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofCatenaen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectLand-use changeen_US
dc.subjectPinus nigraen_US
dc.subjectPinus sylvestrisen_US
dc.subjectEcosystemen_US
dc.subjectCarbon poolsen_US
dc.subjectNutrient stocksen_US
dc.titleEffects of afforestation with different species on carbon pools and soil and forest floor propertiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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