Impacts of plantation forest management on soil organic matter quality

• Published in: Journal of soils and sediments Vol. 11; no. 8; pp. 1309 - 1316
• Main Authors: Huang, Zhiqun, Clinton, Peter W., Davis, Murray R., Yang, Yusheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.12.2011; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: biomarkers; Carbohydrates; carbon; Chemical composition; coatings; cutin; Decomposition; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental impact; Environmental Physics; forest litter; Forest management; forest plantations; Forest practices; forest soils; Fractionation; harvesting; leaves; Matter & antimatter; Mineralization; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; nutrient management; Nutrients; Organic chemicals; Organic matter; Pinus radiata; Plantations; Relative abundance; Residues; Sec 1 • Soil Organic Matter Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling • Research Article; soil colloids; Soil fertility; Soil organic matter; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil sciences; Soils; suberin; Forest management; C NMR; Light fraction soil organic matter; Solid-state CPMAS; GC/MS; Plant biomarkers

Purpose Light fraction soil organic matter is characterized by rapid mineralization due to the labile nature of its chemical constituents and to the lack of protection by soil colloids. The changes in the size of light fraction soil organic matter constituents are useful early indicators of manageme...