Disturbance Effects on Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Forest Ecosystems

• Main Author: Cai, Yanjiang (auth)
• Other Authors: Chang, Scott (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; greenhouse gas emission; heterotrophic respiration; Camellia oleifera; Larix principis-rupprechtii Mayr; soil microbial residue; assisted natural regeneration; soil organic carbon; soil carbon sequestration; soil CO2; surface soil layer; landform; anthropogenic effect; South Korea; CO2 effluxes; storm damage; microbial properties; calcareous soil; land use pattern; soil total nitrogen; generation; tree mortality; land use types; forest conversion; DCD; carbon source-sink; stoichiometric ratios; autotrophic respiration; N2O; CO2 emission; organic carbon mineralization; CH4 emissions; clear-cutting; CO2 production and diffusion; soil quality; nitrification inhibitor; organic carbon accumulation; climate change mitigation; global change; greenhouse gas inventory; warming; soil properties; bacterial community; sensitivity; soil characteristics; forest; insect outbreak; biochar; nitrous oxide; CO2; soil respiration; land-use change; decomposition; soil; natural forest; calcareous soils; greenhouse gas; forest soils; karst graben basin; plantation; rocky desertification; fitting parameters; temperature; forest disturbance; microbe; subtropical forest; N addition; carbon stock changes; IPCC; next-generation sequencing; nitrogen; N2O emissions; red soils; CH4; coastal wetlands; CO2 emissions; stand age; successive planting; plum plantation ages
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Forest ecosystems are often disturbed by agents such as harvesting, fire, wind, insects and diseases, and acid deposition, with differing intensities and frequencies. Such disturbances can markedly affect the amount, form, and stability of soil organic carbon in, and the emission of greenhouse gases, including CO2, CH4, and N2O from, forest ecosystems. It is vitally important that we improve our understanding of the impact of different disturbance regimes on forest soil carbon dynamics and greenhouse gas emissions to guide our future research, forest management practices, and policy development. This Special Issue provides an important update on the disturbance effects on soil carbon and greenhouse gas emissions in forest ecosystems in different climate regions.