Soil erodibility in European mountain beech forests
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F21%3A43920645" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/21:43920645 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2020-0361" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2020-0361</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2020-0361" target="_blank" >10.1139/cjfr-2020-0361</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Soil erodibility in European mountain beech forests
Original language description
Forests in Europe are currently not endangered by soil erosion. However, this can change with climate change or with intensified forest management practices. Using a newly established network of plots in beech forests across Europe, the aims of this study were to (i) distinguish soil properties and erodibility indices in relation to bedrock, (ii) determine geochemical properties and organic carbon (Corg) influencing erodibility, and (iii) assess the effect of soil depth on erodibility indices. Seventy-six soil samples from 20 beech forests were collected in 11 countries to quantify soil properties influencing erodibility indices: clay ratio, modified clay ratio, sodium adsorption ratio, and oxides ratio. The results indicate that the dominant soil properties, determined by bedrock, that correlate with forest soil erodibility indices are Corg, pH, electrical conductivity, calcium and sodium ions concentrations, total water-soluble cations, and the percentage of sand. According to the tested indices, soil susceptibility to erosion follows the order granite > andesite > sandstone > quartzite > limestone. Deeper soil horizons on granite are more susceptible to erosion than surface horizons are, but this is not the case for soils on limestones. In conclusion, forest management should consider the predisposition of different soil types to erosion.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40104 - Soil science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Canadian Journal of Forest Research
ISSN
0045-5067
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
51
Issue of the periodical within the volume
12
Country of publishing house
CA - CANADA
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
1846-1855
UT code for WoS article
000733762600010
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85121132422