Potentials and Unknowns in Managing Coarse Woody Debris for Soil Functioning
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
FWD | Fine woody debris |
CWD | Coarse woody debris |
SOM | Soil organic matter |
OC | Organic carbon |
CEC | Cation exchange capacity |
AWC | Available water capacity |
LME | Linear mixed effects |
Appendix A
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Study Site | Coordinates (WGS84) | Bedrock | Forest Floor | WRB [13] Reference Group |
---|---|---|---|---|
Siebter Fuss | 10° E, 48° N | Bankkalke a | Mull | Rendzic Leptosol |
Teutschbuch | 9° E, 48° N | Süsswasserkalke a | Mull | Rendzic Leptosol |
Kappeltal | 7° E, 47° N | Migmatite | Mull | Cambisol |
Sternwald | 7° E, 47° N | Paragneis | Mull | Cambisol |
Conventwald | 7° E, 48° N | Paragneis | Moder | Cambisol |
Hahnenkopf | 7° E, 49° N | Buntsandstein b | Moder | Cambisol |
Wartenberg | 7° E, 49° N | Buntsandstein b | Moder | Cambisol |
Schachen | 9° E, 48° N | Kieselsandstein b | Moder | Cambisol |
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Stutz, K.P.; Lang, F. Potentials and Unknowns in Managing Coarse Woody Debris for Soil Functioning. Forests 2017, 8, 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8020037
Stutz KP, Lang F. Potentials and Unknowns in Managing Coarse Woody Debris for Soil Functioning. Forests. 2017; 8(2):37. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8020037
Chicago/Turabian StyleStutz, Kenton P., and Friederike Lang. 2017. "Potentials and Unknowns in Managing Coarse Woody Debris for Soil Functioning" Forests 8, no. 2: 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8020037