Carbon Cycling in a Loblolly Pine Forest: Implications for the Missing Carbon Sink and for the Concept of Soil

2006 ◽  
pp. 233-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.D. Richter ◽  
D. Markewitz ◽  
J.K. Dunsomb ◽  
P.R. Heine ◽  
C.G. Wells ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Cycling ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Carbon Sink ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Missing Carbon Sink

Sensitivity of Modeled C- and L-Band Radar Backscatter to Ground Surface Parameters in Loblolly Pine Forest

1998 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Wang ◽  
John L Day ◽  
Frank W Davis
Keyword(s):  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Ground Surface ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Radar Backscatter ◽  
Surface Parameters ◽  
L Band

scholarly journals Consistent Effects of Canopy vs. Understory Nitrogen Addition on Soil Respiration and Net Ecosystem Production in Moso Bamboo Forests

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1427
Author(s):  
Chunju Cai ◽  
Zhihan Yang ◽  
Liang Liu ◽  
Yunsen Lai ◽  
Junjie Lei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Respiration ◽  
Carbon Cycling ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Carbon Sink ◽  
N Deposition ◽  
Net Ecosystem Production ◽  
Moso Bamboo ◽  
Atmospheric N Deposition ◽  
Ecosystem Carbon ◽  
Ecosystem Production

Nitrogen (N) deposition has been well documented to cause substantial impacts on ecosystem carbon cycling. However, the majority studies of stimulating N deposition by direct N addition to forest floor have neglected some key ecological processes in forest canopy (e.g., N retention and absorption) and might not fully represent realistic atmospheric N deposition and its effects on ecosystem carbon cycling. In this study, we stimulated both canopy and understory N deposition (50 and 100 kg N ha−1 year−1) with a local atmospheric NHx:NOy ratio of 2.08:1, aiming to assess whether canopy and understory N deposition had similar effects on soil respiration (RS) and net ecosystem production (NEP) in Moso bamboo forests. Results showed that RS, soil autotrophic (RA), and heterotrophic respiration (RH) were 2971 ± 597, 1472 ± 579, and 1499 ± 56 g CO2 m−2 year−1 for sites without N deposition (CN0), respectively. Canopy and understory N deposition did not significantly affect RS, RA, and RH, and the effects of canopy and understory N deposition on these soil fluxes were similar. NEP was 1940 ± 826 g CO2 m−2 year−1 for CN0, which was a carbon sink, indicating that Moso bamboo forest the potential to play an important role alleviating global climate change. Meanwhile, the effects of canopy and understory N deposition on NEP were similar. These findings did not support the previous predictions postulating that understory N deposition would overestimate the effects of N deposition on carbon cycling. However, due to the limitation of short duration of N deposition, an increase in the duration of N deposition manipulation is urgent and essential to enhance our understanding of the role of canopy processes in ecosystem carbon fluxes in the future.

scholarly journals Tree Mortality Following Mixed-Severity Prescribed Fire Dramatically Alters the Structure of a Developing Pinus taeda Forest on the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain

Fire ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Ray ◽  
Deborah Landau
Keyword(s):  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Prescribed Fire ◽  
Tree Mortality ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Atlantic Coastal Plain ◽  
Relative Reduction ◽  
Stem Density ◽  
Horizontal Structure

This case study documents the aftermath of a mixed-severity prescribed fire conducted during the growing season in a young loblolly pine forest. The specific management objective involved killing a substantial proportion of the overstory trees and creating an open-canopy habitat. The burn generated canopy openings across 26% of the 25-ha burn block, substantially altering the horizontal structure. Mortality of pines was high and stems throughout the size distribution were impacted; stem density was reduced by 60% and basal area and aboveground biomass (AGB) by ~30% at the end of the first growing season. A nonlinear regression model fit to plot data portrays a positive relationship between high stocking (i.e., relative density > 0.60) and postburn mortality. Survival of individual trees was reliably modeled with logistic regression, including variables describing the relative reduction in the size of tree crowns following the burn. Total AGB recovered rapidly, on average exceeding levels at the time of the burn by 23% after six growing seasons. Intentional mixed-severity burning effectively created persistent canopy openings in a young fire-tolerant precommercial-sized pine forest, meeting our objectives of structural alteration for habitat restoration.

Predicting Urea Hydrolysis in a Loblolly Pine Forest Floor

2014 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 2071-2077
Author(s):  
David E. Kissel ◽  
Miguel L. Cabrera ◽  
Joseph Craig ◽  
Jiro Ariyama ◽  
Nicolas Vaio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Forest Floor ◽  
Urea Hydrolysis ◽  
Pine Forest

scholarly journals Modelling short-term variability in carbon and water exchange in a temperate Scots pine forest

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 485-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Vermeulen ◽  
B. J. Kruijt ◽  
T. Hickler ◽  
P. Kabat
Keyword(s):  
Water Uptake ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Water Exchange ◽  
Carbon Sink ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Temperature Threshold ◽  
Water Fluxes ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Deep Soil ◽  
Scots Pine Forest

Abstract. The vegetation–atmosphere carbon and water exchange at one particular site can strongly vary from year to year, and understanding this interannual variability in carbon and water exchange (IAVcw) is a critical factor in projecting future ecosystem changes. However, the mechanisms driving this IAVcw are not well understood. We used data on carbon and water fluxes from a multi-year eddy covariance study (1997–2009) in a Dutch Scots pine forest and forced a process-based ecosystem model (Lund–Potsdam–Jena General Ecosystem Simulator; LPJ-GUESS) with local data to, firstly, test whether the model can explain IAVcw and seasonal carbon and water exchange from direct environmental factors only. Initial model runs showed low correlations with estimated annual gross primary productivity (GPP) and annual actual evapotranspiration (AET), while monthly and daily fluxes showed high correlations. The model underestimated GPP and AET during winter and drought events. Secondly, we adapted the temperature inhibition function of photosynthesis to account for the observation that at this particular site, trees continue to assimilate at very low atmospheric temperatures (up to daily averages of −10 °C), resulting in a net carbon sink in winter. While we were able to improve daily and monthly simulations during winter by lowering the modelled minimum temperature threshold for photosynthesis, this did not increase explained IAVcw at the site. Thirdly, we implemented three alternative hypotheses concerning water uptake by plants in order to test which one best corresponds with the data. In particular, we analyse the effects during the 2003 heatwave. These simulations revealed a strong sensitivity of the modelled fluxes during dry and warm conditions, but no single formulation was consistently superior in reproducing the data for all timescales and the overall model–data match for IAVcw could not be improved. Most probably access to deep soil water leads to higher AET and GPP simulated during the heatwave of 2003. We conclude that photosynthesis at lower temperatures than assumed in most models can be important for winter carbon and water fluxes in pine forests. Furthermore, details of the model representations of water uptake, which are often overlooked, need further attention, and deep water access should be treated explicitly.

Leaching and persistence of herbicides for kudzu (Pueraria montana) control on pine regeneration sites

Weed Science ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (02) ◽  
pp. 391-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvette C. Berisford ◽  
Parshall B. Bush ◽  
John W. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Forest Regeneration ◽  
Shallow Groundwater ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Soil Leachate ◽  
Initial Application ◽  
Pine Regeneration ◽  
Residue Levels ◽  
Pueraria Montana

Clopyralid, picloram, triclopyr, metsulfuron, and tebuthiuron were applied to control kudzu on four loblolly pine forest regeneration sites during July 1997. Spot treatments were applied to recovering kudzu in June 1998 and June 1999. Soil leachate was monitored for these five herbicides from July 1997 to December 2000. All herbicides were detected in shallow (51–58 cm deep) and deep lysimeters (84–109 cm deep). Clopyralid was not persistent and limited leaching occurred, with residue levels of 0.4 to 2.8 μg L−1in 12 of 102 deep lysimeter samples. Picloram was mobile and persisted at 0.6 to 2.5 μg L−1in shallow and deep lysimeters for at least 10 mo after the initial application. Triclopyr residues were not persistent in shallow lysimeters and remained < 6 μg L−1during the study. Metsulfuron persisted at < 0.1 μg L−1for 182 to 353 d in shallow lysimeters and at < 0.07 μg L−1for 182 to 300 d in the deep lysimeters in various plots. Tebuthiuron peaks in the deep lysimeters ranged from 69 to 734 μg L−134 to 77 d after the first spot treatment. In the soil that was essentially a fill area, tebuthiuron residues remained > 400 μg L−1(402–1,660 μg L−1) in the shallow lysimeter samples and > 180 μg L−1(181–734 μg L−1) in the deep lysimeters throughout a 354-d period that followed the first spot application. When used as part of a forest regeneration program, the relative potentials of the herbicides to move into shallow groundwater were: tebuthiuron > picloram > metsulfuron > clopyralid > triclopyr.

scholarly journals Carbonyl sulfide exchange in a temperate loblolly pine forest grown under ambient and elevated CO<sub>2</sub>

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 547-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. White ◽  
Y. Zhou ◽  
R. S. Russo ◽  
H. Mao ◽  
R. Talbot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Standard Error ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Carbonyl Sulfide ◽  
Co2 Enrichment ◽  
Minor Component ◽  
Co2 Assimilation ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Mixing Ratios ◽  
Canopy Position

Abstract. Vegetation, soil and ecosystem level carbonyl sulfide (COS) exchange was observed at Duke Forest, a temperate loblolly pine forest, grown under ambient (Ring 1, R1) and elevated (Ring 2, R2) CO2. During calm meteorological conditions, ambient COS mixing ratios at the top of the forest canopy followed a distinct diurnal pattern in both CO2 growth regimes, with maximum COS mixing ratios during the day (R1=380±4 pptv and R2=373±3 pptv, daytime mean ± standard error) and minimums at night (R1=340±6 pptv and R2=346±5 pptv, nighttime mean ± standard error) reflecting a significant nighttime sink. Nocturnal vegetative uptake (−11 to −21 pmol m−2s−1, negative values indicate uptake from the atmosphere) dominated nighttime net ecosystem COS flux estimates (−10 to −30 pmol m−2s−1) in both CO2 regimes. In comparison, soil uptake (−0.8 to −1.7 pmol m−2 s−1) was a minor component of net ecosystem COS flux. In both CO2 regimes, loblolly pine trees exhibited substantial COS consumption overnight (50% of daytime rates) that was independent of CO2 assimilation. This suggests current estimates of the global vegetative COS sink, which assume that COS and CO2 are consumed simultaneously, may need to be reevaluated. Ambient COS mixing ratios, species specific diurnal patterns of stomatal conductance, temperature and canopy position were the major factors influencing the vegetative COS flux at the branch level. While variability in branch level vegetative COS consumption measurements in ambient and enhanced CO2 environments could not be attributed to CO2 enrichment effects, estimates of net ecosystem COS flux based on ambient canopy mixing ratio measurements suggest less nighttime uptake of COS in R2, the CO2 enriched environment.

Long-term dynamics of mycorrhizal root tips in a loblolly pine forest grown with free-air CO2enrichment and soil N fertilization for 6 years

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1313-1326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth G. Pritchard ◽  
Benton N. Taylor ◽  
Emily R. Cooper ◽  
Katilyn V. Beidler ◽  
Allan E. Strand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Soil N ◽  
Root Tips ◽  
Mycorrhizal Root ◽  
Free Air

scholarly journals Net Ecosystem Exchange of CO2 in Deciduous Pine Forest of Lower Western Himalaya, India

Resources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilendu Singh ◽  
Bikash Ranjan Parida ◽  
Joyeeta Singh Charakborty ◽  
N.R. Patel
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Cycle ◽  
Carbon Balance ◽  
Net Primary Productivity ◽  
Carbon Sink ◽  
Net Ecosystem Exchange ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Environmental Controls ◽  
Carbon Release ◽  
The Himalaya

Carbon cycle studies over the climate-sensitive Himalayan regions are relatively understudied and to address this gap, systematic measurements on carbon balance components were performed over a deciduous pine forest with an understory layer. We determined annual net carbon balance, seasonality in components of carbon balance, and their environmental controls. Results indicated a strong seasonality in the behavior of carbon exchange components. Net primary productivity (NPP) of pine forest exceeded soil respiration during the growing phase. Consequently, net ecosystem exchange exhibited a net carbon uptake. In the initial phase of the growing season, daily mean uptake was −3.93 (±0.50) g C m−2 day−1, which maximizes (−8.47 ± 2.3) later during post-monsoon. However, a brief phase of carbon release was observed during peak monsoon (August) owing to an overcast condition. Nevertheless, annually the forest remained as a carbon sink. The understory is extensively distributed and it turned out to be a key component of carbon balance because of sustained NPP during the pine leafless period. Temperature and evaporative fraction exhibited a prime control over the seasonal carbon dynamics. Our observations could lend certain useful insights into the application of coupled climate-carbon cycle models for the Himalaya and ecological functions in the region.

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