Intensified forestry as a climate mitigation measure alters surface water quality in low intensity managed forests
Climate change has led to a focus on forest management techniques to increase carbon (C) sequestration as a mitigation measure. Fertilisation and increased removal of biomass have been proposed. But these and other forest practices may have undesirable effects on surface water quality. In naturally...
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ftnorskinstvf:oai:niva.brage.unit.no:11250/2764567 2023-05-15T16:11:59+02:00 Intensified forestry as a climate mitigation measure alters surface water quality in low intensity managed forests Valinia, Salar Kaste, Øyvind Wright, Richard F. 2020 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2764567 https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2020.1854339 eng eng Taylor & Francis Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 2020, 36 (1), 15-31. urn:issn:0282-7581 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2764567 https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2020.1854339 cristin:1863036 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no © 2020 The Author(s) CC-BY-NC-ND 15-31 31 Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research Peer reviewed Journal article 2020 ftnorskinstvf https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2020.1854339 2023-02-21T08:45:16Z Climate change has led to a focus on forest management techniques to increase carbon (C) sequestration as a mitigation measure. Fertilisation and increased removal of biomass have been proposed. But these and other forest practices may have undesirable effects on surface water quality. In naturally acid-sensitive areas such as much of Fennoscandia a concern is acidification due to acid deposition in combination with forest practices that increase the removal of base cations and leaching of nitrate (NO3). Here we apply the biogeochemical model MAGIC to the coniferous-forested catchment at Birkenes, southernmost Norway, to simulate the effects of forest fertilisation and harvest on soil and streamwater. The model was calibrated to the 40-year data for water quality, soil and vegetation and then used to simulate fertilisation and clearcutting of the mature forest by either conventional stem-only harvest (SOH) or whole-tree harvest (WTH). The 5 – 10-year pulse of NO3 following clearcut was larger with SOH than WTH. WTH causes larger acidification of surface water relative to SOH, due to greater depletion of base cations, N and C from the soil. The use of forestry as a climate mitigation measure should take into consideration the potential effects on soil and surface water quality. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Norwegian Institute for Water research: NIVA Open Access Archive (Brage) Birkenes ENVELOPE(12.557,12.557,65.419,65.419) Norway Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 36 1 15 31 |
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Climate change has led to a focus on forest management techniques to increase carbon (C) sequestration as a mitigation measure. Fertilisation and increased removal of biomass have been proposed. But these and other forest practices may have undesirable effects on surface water quality. In naturally acid-sensitive areas such as much of Fennoscandia a concern is acidification due to acid deposition in combination with forest practices that increase the removal of base cations and leaching of nitrate (NO3). Here we apply the biogeochemical model MAGIC to the coniferous-forested catchment at Birkenes, southernmost Norway, to simulate the effects of forest fertilisation and harvest on soil and streamwater. The model was calibrated to the 40-year data for water quality, soil and vegetation and then used to simulate fertilisation and clearcutting of the mature forest by either conventional stem-only harvest (SOH) or whole-tree harvest (WTH). The 5 – 10-year pulse of NO3 following clearcut was larger with SOH than WTH. WTH causes larger acidification of surface water relative to SOH, due to greater depletion of base cations, N and C from the soil. The use of forestry as a climate mitigation measure should take into consideration the potential effects on soil and surface water quality. publishedVersion |
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Valinia, Salar Kaste, Øyvind Wright, Richard F. Intensified forestry as a climate mitigation measure alters surface water quality in low intensity managed forests |
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Valinia, Salar Kaste, Øyvind Wright, Richard F. |
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Intensified forestry as a climate mitigation measure alters surface water quality in low intensity managed forests |
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Intensified forestry as a climate mitigation measure alters surface water quality in low intensity managed forests |
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Intensified forestry as a climate mitigation measure alters surface water quality in low intensity managed forests |
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Intensified forestry as a climate mitigation measure alters surface water quality in low intensity managed forests |
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intensified forestry as a climate mitigation measure alters surface water quality in low intensity managed forests |
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