Effects of salvage logging on the soil microclimate of temperate European forests following Norway spruce dieback
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122922" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122922</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122922" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122922</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Effects of salvage logging on the soil microclimate of temperate European forests following Norway spruce dieback
Original language description
In most managed forests, salvage logging is a common method of regaining forest natural and economic capital following disturbances. Nevertheless, trade-offs between management objectives and the ecological impacts of salvage logging can influence other forest restoration decisions. Following an episode of Norway spruce (Picea abies) dieback in 2018, we monitored soil temperature and soil water content, both key soil microclimate variables, to assess the impact of three commonly used post-disturbance treatments: immediate salvage logging (< 2 years), delayed salvage logging (3-4 years), and no salvage logging. Immediate logging had the greatest negative impact on soil temperature variables, with maximum daytime soil temperatures increasing by up to 3.5oC in the topsoil (10 cm) and diurnal temperature variation rising by up to 1.9oC. Increases were also evident in the subsoil layers (30 and 60 cm). Prolonging the time between disturbance and logging, however, mitigated these negative effects on soil temperature stability, providing soil microclimate readings similar to those at sites with no salvage logging and/or pre-disturbance conditions. In addition, delaying salvage logging, or opting for no salvage logging, resulted in an 8-11 % increase in soil water content compared to the control. These findings suggest that postponing salvage logging by approximately 3-4 years significantly reduces negative ecological impacts on soil microclimate and enhances the resilience of temperate forests in the face of potential large-scale disturbances under climate change.
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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
40102 - Forestry
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN
0378-1127
e-ISSN
1872-7042
Volume of the periodical
593
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1 October
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
122922
UT code for WoS article
001517356400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105008517581