Soil acidity in 1970 and 1989 in a coniferous forest in southwest Finland

1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Westman ◽  
S. Jauhiainen
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Soil Ph ◽  
Soil Acidity ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Coniferous Forest ◽  
Soil Layers ◽  
Water Suspension ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Humus Layer ◽  
Repeated Sampling

Forest soil pH in southwest Finland was measured with identical sampling and analysing methods in 1970 and 1989. The acidity of the organic humus layer increased significantly as pH values measured on water and on salt suspensions decreased between the two sampling dates. For the mineral soil layers, no unambiguous trend was found. pH values measured on salt suspension tended to be unchanged or lower, while pH on water suspension in some soil layers were even higher in 1989 than in 1970. Key words: pH, repeated sampling

scholarly journals  Development of chemical soil properties in the western Ore Mts. (Czech Republic) 10 years after liming

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (No. 2) ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
v. Šrámek ◽  
V. Fadrhonsová ◽  
L. Vortelová ◽  
B. Lomský
Keyword(s):  
Soil Chemistry ◽  
Magnesium Deficiency ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Base Cations ◽  
Base Saturation ◽  
Soil Layers ◽  
Humus Layer ◽  
Exchangeable Magnesium ◽  
Mg Content

The article focuses on changes in soil chemistry observed on plots limed in 2000 in the western Ore Mts.(Krušné hory) on the basis of chemical analyses done before liming and repeated in 2002, 2005 and 2010. In the deeper mineral soil (down to 30 cm), only the increase in pH and exchangeable magnesium was significant. The increase in exchangeable calcium in upper soil layers was significant in 2002 and 2005 only; ten years after liming the effect was negligible, although the number of Ca deficient samples was lower than in 2000. The exchangeable Mg content increased above the deficiency limit in all samples of upper soil, and an increase was also found in the deeper mineral soil. These changes were reflected in increasing base saturation and lower base cations/aluminium ratio in the organic and organomineral soil layer. Despite these positive shifts, calcium and magnesium deficiency and very low base saturation (< 10%) still prevail in the deeper mineral soil (2–30 cm) and are common even in the upper mineral soil. The increased total nitrogen level observed two and five years after liming indicated enhanced decomposition of the humus layer. On the other hand, N content in the upper organic (FH) horizon as well as in deeper mineral soil did not change significantly.  

Seed dynamics of two fire-dependent Geranium species in the boreal forest of southeastern Sweden

Botany ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (9) ◽  
pp. 794-805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotta Risberg ◽  
Anders Granström
Keyword(s):  
Seed Bank ◽  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Severe Drought ◽  
Humus Layer ◽  
Repeated Sampling ◽  
Viable Seeds ◽  
A Site ◽  
Ballistic Dispersal ◽  
Seed Dynamics

We analyzed critical life-history variables for two rare fire-dependent annual Geranium species in southern Sweden, which are today threatened because of effective fire suppression. At recently burned sites with abundant recruitment, seedlings occurred only where the humus layer had been completely removed by smoldering fire. Emergence depths ranged 1–6 cm in the mineral soil. Soil sampling at four sites revealed that in unburned soil Geranium seeds were located only in the mineral soil. Surprisingly, residual seeds were still present where fire had burned away the humus layer. An experiment showed that both species deposit seeds relatively evenly within a radius of 5–6 m, through ballistic dispersal. Repeated sampling in the field over a 2-year period after seed dispersal at one site indicated a low rate of seed depletion, corroborated by an indoor incubation of seeds. Our results show that successful management of these species depend on deep-burning prescribed fire, which can only result after severe drought. On the other hand, the seed bank is extremely long-lived, as viable seeds were present at a site last burned 200 years ago. This well-protected seed bank will likely buffer against both ill-timed fires and occasional failure in the recruiting seedling populations.

Effect of phosphorus and aluminium in the response of spring barley to soil acidity

1991 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. W. Bache ◽  
J. A. M. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Soil Ph ◽  
Soil Chemistry ◽  
Soil Acidity ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Acid Soil ◽  
Spring Barley ◽  
Phosphate Fertilizer ◽  
Golden Promise ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
North East

SUMMARYSoil chemistry in relation to yield of spring barley (Hordeum vulgare, cv. Golden Promise) was investigated in three field experiments in north-east Scotland in 1982. Previous treatments had produced a range of soil pH values from 4·0 to 6·0 (measured in 10mM-CaCl2 solution). The experiments demonstrated the values for soil acidity components below which yields were reduced. Large additions of phosphate fertilizer allowed barley to withstand larger concentrations of soluble and exchangeable aluminium (the principal acid soil toxin), thus decreasing the critical soil pH from 5·2 to 4·8 (corresponding to about 5·9 and 5·5 if measured in a water suspension), and increasing the critical soluble Al concentration from 10 to 50 UM and the critical Al saturation of the cationexchange complex from 0·025 to 0·1.

Influence of earthworms, Aporrectodea spp. (Lumbricidae), on lime burial in pasture soils in south-eastern Australia

Soil Research ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 831 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. H. Baker ◽  
P. J. Carter ◽  
V. J. Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Soil Ph ◽  
Mediterranean Climate ◽  
Soil Acidity ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
The Other ◽  
Aporrectodea Caliginosa ◽  
Soil Layers ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
South Eastern Australia

The relative abilities of 3 exotic lumbricid earthworms, the endogeic Aporrectodea caliginosa and A. trapezoides and the anecic A. longa, to bury surface-applied lime and help ameliorate soil acidity were measured in cages in 7 pasture soils in south-eastern Australia. All 3 species buried lime, mostly within the top 5 cm of the soil profile, but A. longa buried it deeper than A. caliginosa and A. trapezoides. A. longa significantly increased soil pH at 15–20 cm depth at some sites within 5 months (winter–spring, the earthworm ‘season’ in the Mediterranean climate of south-eastern Australia). Lime burial varied markedly between sites. These site differences were explained, at least in part, by variations in rainfall. Lime burial increased with earthworm density. A minimum density of 214 A. longa/m 2 was needed to significantly enhance lime burial within one season. Higher densities were required for the other two species. However, per unit of biomass, A. caliginosa and A. trapezoides were generally more able to bury lime in the upper soil layers (2 . 5–10 cm depth) than A. longa. Agricultural soils in south-eastern Australia are dominated by shallow burrowing species such as A. caliginosa and A. trapezoides. Deeper burrowers such as A. longa are rare. Introduction of A. longa to soils in high-rainfall regions of south-eastern Australia, where it does not presently occur, should enhance lime burial and help reduce soil acidity.

Seed banks in five boreal forest stands originating between 1810 and 1963

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 1815-1821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Granström
Keyword(s):  
Boreal Forest ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Coniferous Forest ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
Humus Layer ◽  
Seed Content ◽  
Organic Horizons

The viable seed content of soil samples from five coniferous forest stands in northern Sweden, aged 16–169 years, was determined by means of germination trials. The soil samples were separated into five fractions: three organic horizons and two mineral soil horizons. Seedlings of 15 phanerogam species emerged, representing densities of 239–763 seeds/m2 in the soils from the different stands. The depth distributions of the seeds varied with both plant species and forest stand. Most seeds were found at various depths in the humus layer, but in one stand an appreciable seed density of Luzula pilosa was present in the mineral soil. Most of the seedlings belonged to plant species present in the vegetation or with good means of dispersal. The depth distribution data, however, suggest that Luzula pilosa in particular may have a persistent seed bank. The role of persistent seeds in the vegetational composition of the boreal forest is discussed.

Effects of clear-cutting on the composition of bacterial populations of northern spruce forest soil

1977 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seppo Niemelä ◽  
Veronica Sundman
Keyword(s):  
Forest Soil ◽  
Heterotrophic Bacteria ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Coniferous Forest ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Clear Cutting ◽  
Humus Layer

This paper concerns the microbiological part of an investigation, the goal of which is to describe the biological changes in coniferous forest soil upon clear-cutting in a northern (66°20′ N) moraine area where reforestation after clear-cutting had been met with difficulty. The zoological part of the work has been published elsewhere. Clear-cut sites of increasing age (4, 7, and 13 years) were investigated and compared with a forest area where no cutting of timber had been done for 120 years.A total of 684 random isolates of heterotrophic bacteria from pooled samples of the sites investigated were passed through 36 biochemical tests. The data were condensed by the aid of factor analysis, and a comparison of the populations was based on squared Euclidean distances between population centroids in a seven-dimensional factor space.The most marked population changes followed a course in which frequencies of some population characteristics became increasingly different until 7 years after clear-cutting, with regression towards the control clearly evident after 13 years. Disturbances of shorter duration were also relatively common, with maximal changes observed in the 4-year samples, and with a complete recovery after 7 years.The mineral soil populations seemed to undergo greater changes than the humus populations.The most distinct changes believed to be due to clear-cutting were the short-term relative increase of organisms producing acid from sucrose and dissolving CaHPO4, and a long-term increase of lipolytic and caseolytic, rhamnose-negative organisms; both in the mineral soil layer. In the humus layer, a short-term increase of lipolytic and of rhamnose-positive organisms seemed to take place.

Effects of liming on soil structure and GHG fluxes at three spruce sites in SW Germany

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Maier ◽  
Valentin Gartiser ◽  
Verena Lang ◽  
Raphael Habel ◽  
Lelde Jansone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Ph ◽  
Forest Soils ◽  
Soil Structure ◽  
Pore Space ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Soil Gas ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Gas Diffusivity ◽  
Humus Layer

<p>Forest soils in Central Europe received massive atmospheric deposition of SO<sub>2</sub> and NO<sub>x</sub> during the second half of the 20<sup>th</sup> century. The resulting fast acidification of the soils was accompanied by massive forest dieback and problematic nutrient imbalances at some sites. After the emissions of SO<sub>2</sub> have been reduced in the 80´s and 90´s, the situation of acidic deposition has been gradually improving. Yet, the deposition of N compounds remains high and still has an impact on forest ecosystems. Natural soil development and “regeneration” is a slow process, which is why other options were investigated to recover heavily affected forest soils. A well-known means to mitigate the observed effects of the anthropogenic acidification surges is liming, i.e. the application of minerals such as CaCO<sub>3</sub> and CaMg(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> that are able to buffer strong acids. Liming directly affects soil pH which is a “master variable” of the soil. Soil pH, and thus, liming, affects and interacts with many soil processes from mineralization of organic matter and humification, to (de-) stabilization soil structure, nutrient availability and mobility, plant growth and more.</p><p>Several study sites were established in the 1980 in Baden-Wuerttemberg to study long term effects of liming on soil structure and forest growth. At all sites a “control” plot and a “limed” plot were established next to each other. The limed plots were treated with approx. 3 t ha<sup>-1</sup> of CaCO<sub>3</sub> in the 1980´s and 6 t ha<sup>-1</sup> of Ca/MgCO<sub>3 </sub>in 2003. Here we report on results from three sites (Bad Waldsee, Hospital, Herzogenweiler) with Spruce stands (70-110 years), where long term effects of liming on the physical soil structure and soil gas profiles (2017-2019) were studied (Jansone et al., 2020). Liming resulted in a reduction of the thickness of the humus layer and a blurring of the previously clearly separated boundary between the mineral soil and the humus layer. Even though total pore space in the top soil was slightly reduced at the limed plots, soil gas diffusivity was higher at a given air-filled pore-space. This indicates a better connectivity in the air-filled pores, that means more larger pores connecting the atmosphere at the soil surface and the mineral soil. Soil CO<sub>2</sub> concentrations showed clear seasonal patterns and a typical increase with depth. Higher CO<sub>2</sub> concentrations tend to be found in the un-limed control plots. Soil CH<sub>4</sub> concentrations at the soil–humus interface were closer to atmospheric concentrations in the limed plots compared to the control plots. This can be interpreted as an effect of the decrease in the thickness of the humus layer and the increase in the soil gas diffusivity (better aeration) or in a reduced activity of the methanotrophic community.</p><p> </p><p>Acknowledgement</p><p>This research was financially supported by Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL), grant number 28W-B-4-075-02 (2018–2021).</p><p><em>Literature</em></p><p><em>Jansone, L., von Wilpert, K. and Hartmann, P., 2020. Natural Recovery and Liming Effects in Acidified Forest Soils in SW-Germany. Soil Systems, 4(38): 1-35.</em></p>

scholarly journals Standard and Non-Standard Measurements of Acidity and the Bacterial Ecology of Northern Temperate Mineral Soils

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Braus ◽  
Thea Whitman
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Soil Ph ◽  
Soil Acidity ◽  
Bacterial Community Composition ◽  
Ph Gradient ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Experimental Soil

AbstractDatabases of soil pH values today guide the decisions of land managers and the experimental designs of microbiologists and biogeochemists. Soil acidity underpins fundamental properties and functions in the soil, such as the solubilities of exchangeable ions and nutrients, or bacterial use of gradients of internal and external acidity to generate ATP and turn flagellar motors. Therefore, it is perhaps unsurprising that soil pH has emerged as the strongest predictor of soil bacterial community composition. However, the measurement of these particular values today does not address whether soil pH accurately represents the in situ acidity of soil microhabitats where microorganisms survive and reproduce. This study analyzes and compares soils of a large-scale natural soil pH gradient and a long-term experimental soil pH gradient for the purposes of testing new methods of measuring and interpreting soil acidity when applied to soil ecology. We extracted and prepared soil solutions using laboratory simulation of levels of carbon dioxide and soil moisture more typical of soil conditions while also miniaturizing extraction methods using a centrifuge for extractions. The simulation of in situ soil conditions resulted in significantly different estimates of soil pH. Furthermore, for soils from the long-term experimental soil pH gradient trial, the simulated soil pH values substantially improved predictions of bacterial community composition (from R2 = 0.09 to R2 = 0.16). We offer suggestions and cautions for researchers considering how to better represent soil pH as it exists in situ.

INFLUENCE OF SOIL MOISTURE, SOIL pH, AND LIMING SOURCES ON THE INCIDENCE OF CLUBROOT, THE GERMINATION AND GROWTH OF CABBAGE PRODUCED IN MINERAL AND ORGANIC SOILS UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS

1978 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
HERMAN A. HAMILTON ◽  
RENÉ CRÊTE
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Soil Ph ◽  
Soil Acidity ◽  
Plasmodiophora Brassicae ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Organic Soil ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Organic Soils ◽  
Plant Nutrient ◽  
Germination And Growth

Under growth chamber conditions, the influence of soil moisture, soil pH, and liming sources on the germination, yield and infection of cabbage by Plasmodiophora brassicae Wor. was studied in artificially infested mineral and organic soils. Clubroot infection occurred at moisture levels as low as 9 and 60% in the mineral and organic soils, respectively. The growth of cabbage and the reduction of the incidence of clubroot were more dependent on liming source than on soil pH. Soil pH adjustment to effect complete clubroot control was invariably deleterious to cabbage growth. It was established for the organic soil that the effect of calcium hydroxide was important in correcting soil acidity as well as supplying calcium as an essential plant nutrient for cabbage. In addition, there was evidence that correction of the soil acidity favored clubroot development, but simultaneously the Ca ion had an inhibitory effect on the disease organism. On the mineral soil, Mg sources producing a soil pH not normally considered deleterious to plants affected the germination and ultimate yield of cabbage.

Characterisation of production of organic rich topsoil from sludge

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (9) ◽  
pp. 195-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Andreasen ◽  
P. B. Mortensen ◽  
A. Stubsgaard ◽  
B. Langdahl
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Oxygen Transport ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Growth Media ◽  
Soil Mixture ◽  
Water Suspension ◽  
Aerobic Process ◽  
Stable Product

The stabilisation of a sludge-mineral soil mixture and a method to evaluate the state of stabilisation were investigated. The organic matter and nitrogen content are reduced up to 50% during a stabilisation process of three months under Danish climatic conditions. The stabilisation was shown to be an aerobic process limited by oxygen transport within the mixture. The degree of stabilisation was evaluated by oxygen consumption in a water suspension and the results showed that a stable product was achieved when oxygen consumption was stable and in the level of natural occurring aerobic soils (0.1 mgO2/(g DS*hr). The study thereby demonstrates that a stability of a growth media can be controlled by the oxygen consumption method tested.

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