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Quantifying The Missing Link Between Forest Albedo And Productivity In The Boreal Zone, Aarne Hovi, Jingjing Liang, Lauri Korhonen, Hideki Kobayashi, Miina Rautiainen
Quantifying The Missing Link Between Forest Albedo And Productivity In The Boreal Zone, Aarne Hovi, Jingjing Liang, Lauri Korhonen, Hideki Kobayashi, Miina Rautiainen
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Albedo and fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR) determine the shortwave radiation balance and productivity of forests. Currently, the physical link between forest albedo and productivity is poorly understood, yet it is crucial for designing optimal forest management strategies for mitigating climate change. We investigated the relationships between boreal forest structure, albedo and FAPAR using a radiative transfer model called Forest Reflectance and Transmittance model FRT and extensive forest inventory data sets ranging from southern boreal forests to the northern tree line in Finland and Alaska (N = 1086 plots). The forests in the study areas vary widely …
Ecosystem Carbon Stock Loss After Land Use Change In Subtropical Forests In China, Shaohui Fan, Fengying Guan, Xingliang Xu, David I. Forrester, Wu Ma, Xiaolu Tang
Ecosystem Carbon Stock Loss After Land Use Change In Subtropical Forests In China, Shaohui Fan, Fengying Guan, Xingliang Xu, David I. Forrester, Wu Ma, Xiaolu Tang
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Converting secondary natural forests (SFs) to Chinese fir plantations (CFPs) represents one of the most important (8.9 million ha) land use changes in subtropical China. This study estimated both biomass and soil C stocks in a SF and a CFP that was converted from a SF, to quantify the effects of land use change on ecosystem C stock. After the forest conversion, biomass C in the CFP (73 Mg¨ ha´1 ) was significantly lower than that of the SF (114 Mg¨ ha´1 ). Soil organic C content and stock decreased with increasing soil depth, and the soil C stock in …
Differential Effects Of Conifer And Broadleaf Litter Inputs On Soil Organic Carbon Chemical Composition Through Altered Soil Microbial Community Composition, Hui Wang, Shi-Rong Liu, Jing-Xin Wang, Zuo-Min Shi, Jia Xu, Pi-Zheng Hong, An-Gang Ming, Hao-Long Yu, Lin Chen, Li-Hua Lu, Dao-Xiong Cai
Differential Effects Of Conifer And Broadleaf Litter Inputs On Soil Organic Carbon Chemical Composition Through Altered Soil Microbial Community Composition, Hui Wang, Shi-Rong Liu, Jing-Xin Wang, Zuo-Min Shi, Jia Xu, Pi-Zheng Hong, An-Gang Ming, Hao-Long Yu, Lin Chen, Li-Hua Lu, Dao-Xiong Cai
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A strategic selection of tree species will shift the type and quality of litter input, and subsequently magnitude and composition of the soil organic carbon (SOC) through soil microbial community. We conducted a manipulative experiment in randomized block design with leaf litter inputs of four native subtropical tree species in a Pinus massoniana plantation in southern China and found that the chemical composition of SOC did not differ significantly among treatments until after 28 months of the experiment. Contrasting leaf litter inputs had significant impacts on the amounts of total microbial, Gram-positive bacterial, and actinomycic PLFAs, but not on the …
Twenty‐Five‐Year Response Of The Herbaceous Layer Of A Temperate Hardwood Forest To Elevated Nitrogen Deposition, Frank S. Gilliam, Nicole Turrill Welch, Anne Hockenberry Phillips, Jake H. Billmyer, William T. Peterjohn, Zachariah K. Fowler, Christopher A. Walter, Mark B. Burnham, Jeffrey D. May, Mary Beth Adams
Twenty‐Five‐Year Response Of The Herbaceous Layer Of A Temperate Hardwood Forest To Elevated Nitrogen Deposition, Frank S. Gilliam, Nicole Turrill Welch, Anne Hockenberry Phillips, Jake H. Billmyer, William T. Peterjohn, Zachariah K. Fowler, Christopher A. Walter, Mark B. Burnham, Jeffrey D. May, Mary Beth Adams
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Increasing rates of atmospheric deposition of nitrogen (N) present a novel threat to the biodiversity of terrestrial ecosystems. Many forests are particularly susceptible to excess N given their proximity to sources of anthropogenic N emissions. This study summarizes results of a 25-yr treatment of an entire central Appalachian hardwood forest watershed via aerial applications of N with a focus on effects of added N on the cover, species richness, and composition of the herbaceous layer. Research was carried out on two watersheds of the Fernow Experimental Forest (FEF), West Virginia. The long-term reference watershed at FEF (WS4) was used as …
Simulated Data And Code For Analysis Of Herpetofauna Response To Forest Management In The Missouri Ozarks, Christopher T. Rota, Alexander J. Wolf, Rochelle B. Renken, Robert A. Gitzen, Debby K. Fantz, Robert A. Montgomery, Matthew G. Olson, Larry D. Vangilder, Joshua J. Millspaugh
Simulated Data And Code For Analysis Of Herpetofauna Response To Forest Management In The Missouri Ozarks, Christopher T. Rota, Alexander J. Wolf, Rochelle B. Renken, Robert A. Gitzen, Debby K. Fantz, Robert A. Montgomery, Matthew G. Olson, Larry D. Vangilder, Joshua J. Millspaugh
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We present predictor variables and R and Stan code for simulating and analyzing counts of Missouri Ozark herpetofauna in response to three forest management strategies. Our code performs four primary purposes: import predictor variables from spreadsheets; simulate synthetic response variables based on imported predictor variables and user-supplied values for data-generating parameters; format synthetic data for export to Stan; and analyze synthetic data.