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Forest Management Effects on Landscape Hydrological and Biogeochemical Cycles
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Forest Management Effects on Landscape Hydrological and Biogeochemical Cycles

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Hydrology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 5606

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi

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School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: forest hydrology; ecohydrology; biogeochemistry; water resources; protected areas
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Prof. Dr. Matthew J. Cohen

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School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: aquatic ecosystems; forest hydrology; watershed hydrology; ecohydrology; wetland hydrology, evapotranspiration; rainfall interception; biogeomorphology; biogeochemistry

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Forests aims to gather high-quality original research articles, reviews, and technical notes on the breadth of Forest Management Effects on Landscape Hydrological and Biogeochemical Cycles.

A forest ecosystem contains numerous chemical sources and sinks: rainwater from the atmosphere washes through the canopy layers and understory vegetation, infiltrates and percolates the forest litter layer and organic-rich topsoil, and passes through deeper mineral soil to the groundwater. Over short and long time scales, forest management (i.e., altering forest structure and composition) can modify hydrological and biogeochemical cycles, and thereby impact the provisioning of ecosystem services. For example, ecosystem fluxes such as throughfall, stemflow, litter storage, and soil solute composition are influenced by forest management practices. Recent improvements in computational power and the coordinated research modeling of forest ecosystem processes have enabled us to better understand these changes to hydrological and biogeochemical cycles. Compiling this emerging understanding about the interactions between forest management and hydrological and biogeochemical processes is crucial to advancing the field.

In this Special Issue, we solicit scientific reports of works spanning from novel observations to improved modeling techniques that aim to increase our understanding of the effects of forest management on landscape hydrological and biogeochemical cycles. We seek contributions that consider multiple scales in both time and space, from individual tree to stand, landscape, and the globe. We welcome contributions that address any impact of forest management practices on landscape hydrological and biogeochemical cycles

Dr. Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi
Prof. Dr. Matthew J. Cohen
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • forest hydrology
  • forest biogeochemistry
  • ecohydrology
  • forest management practices
  • silvicultural practices
  • wetland hydrology
  • soil hydrology
  • flood
  • runoff
  • evapotranspiration
  • rainfall interception

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Does Spontaneous Secondary Succession Contribute to the Drying of the Topsoil?
by Edyta Hewelke, Piotr T. Zaniewski, Ewa Zaniewska, Ewa Papierowska, Dariusz Gozdowski, Andrzej Łachacz and Ewa Beata Górska
Forests 2023, 14(2), 356; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020356 - 10 Feb 2023
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The aim of the study was to analyse the moisture content (θ) and the persistence and strength of water repellency (SWR) on sandy soil excluded from cultivation and then undergoing spontaneous afforestation or weed infestation during an abnormally warm period. Three [...] Read more.
The aim of the study was to analyse the moisture content (θ) and the persistence and strength of water repellency (SWR) on sandy soil excluded from cultivation and then undergoing spontaneous afforestation or weed infestation during an abnormally warm period. Three site plots in close proximity were selected, i.e., Scots pine forest—S1 (Dicrano-Pinion), birch forest—S3 (Molinio-Frangulion) 25 years old, and an abandoned field—S2 (Scleranthion annui) 1 year old, in Central Poland. The study covers the growing period in 2020 for the two upper soil layers. For the top layer, the average θ values for S1, S2, and S3 were 0.069, 0.101, and 0.123 cm3cm−3, respectively. In S1, the θ values were close to the permanent wilting point, and the actual SWR classes (water drop penetration time WDPT test) indicated the top layer as belonging to the extremely repellent class continuously for almost the whole study period. For other sites and soil layers, the wettable SWR classes were assessed. Whereas the severity of the potential SWR, based on measured values of the wetting contact angle (sessile drop method), also showed hydrophobicity for the top layer under the birch forest. The study provides new information regarding the risk of drying out the soil due to the SWR in sandy soils, depending on land use and climate warming. Full article
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The Differences in Water Repellency in Root Mat (Biomat) and Soil Horizons of Thinned and Non-thinned Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold et Zucc.) Endl. Plantations
by Moein Farahnak, Takanori Sato, Yuya Otani, Koichiro Kuraji and Toko Suzaki
Forests 2023, 14(2), 210; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020210 - 21 Jan 2023
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Water repellency (WR) is one cause of root mat (biomat) flow and soil surface runoff in dense Chamaecyparis obutsa (Siebold et Zucc.) Endl. plantations. However, the changes in WR of biomat and soil horizons are unclear in the thinned C. obtusa plantations. This [...] Read more.
Water repellency (WR) is one cause of root mat (biomat) flow and soil surface runoff in dense Chamaecyparis obutsa (Siebold et Zucc.) Endl. plantations. However, the changes in WR of biomat and soil horizons are unclear in the thinned C. obtusa plantations. This study compares the WR of biomat and soil horizons in the thinned and non-thinned C. obtusa plantations by considering the water content and surface temperature of biomat and soil from July 2021 to June 2022. We selected one plot in each thinned and non-thinned area in a catchment at Obora Experimental Forest in Japan. Our results showed that the 40% thinned plot lacked a biomat horizon, whereas the non-thinned plot had a ca. 3 cm depth of biomat. The biomat WR of the non-thinned plot (none to very strong) was higher than the soil WR of the thinned plot (none to strong). There was no relationship between WR and both water content and surface temperature of biomat and/or soil in either thinned or non-thinned plots. Our findings show that the biomat horizon had an essential role in the severity of WR in C. obtusa plantations. The lack of biomat after thinning could substantially impact soil surface hydrology. Full article
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