Red alder leaf decomposition and nutrient release in alder and conifer riparian patches in western Washington, USA

桤木 河岸带 营养物 生态学 分解 河岸林 地理 环境科学 林业 生物 栖息地
作者
Robert L. Edmonds,Kerri Mikkelsen Tuttle
出处
期刊:Forest Ecology and Management [Elsevier]
卷期号:259 (12): 2375-2381 被引量:31
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DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2010.03.011
摘要

Current management practices encourage conversion of red alder (Alnus rubra) riparian forests to conifers in the Pacific Northwest U.S. Patches of young naturally regenerated conifers are commonly present in alder dominated riparian areas and an understanding of the soil processes in these patches will be helpful in guiding future riparian management. Study objectives were to: (1) determine decomposition rates of red alder leaves in riparian alder and conifer patches, (2) relate decomposition rates to environmental factors and litter chemistry, and (3) determine nutrient release from decomposing alder leaves in these patches. Study sites were riparian areas adjacent to Brown and Le Bar creeks in the Skokomish River basin, Olympic National Forest, Washington. Red alder leaves were placed in litterbags in red alder and conifer riparian patches along each stream in November 2000 and collected after 1 and 3 years. There was rapid mass loss of alder leaves in the first year in both patch types, but decomposition was significantly faster (p < 0.05) in alder patches (43.2% mass remaining, k = 0.855 year−1) than in conifer patches (48.4% mass remaining, k = 0.734 year−1). There was little mass loss after the first year and no significant difference in decomposition rates. After 3 years mass remaining was 44.2% (k = 0.283 year−1) and 47.8% (k = 0.48 year−1) in alder and conifer patches, respectively. Decomposition rate differences were attributed more to the effects of the different litters in each patch and the influence on soil microbial and faunal communities than differences in soil temperature and moisture. The forest floor was deeper in conifer patches (3.7 cm) than alder (1.8 cm) patches. This was ascribed to slower decomposition rates in conifer patches, greater litterfall in conifer patches, and/or removal of alder surface litter by flooding. Alder patches were lower in elevation (0.8 m above bankfull width) than conifer patches (2.2 m). Forest floor and soil C and N concentrations and pHs were not significantly different in alder and conifer patches. Nutrient release from decomposing alder leaves was not significantly different in conifer and alder patches, although there was a trend for C, N, P, K, and Ca to be lost faster from leaves in alder patches than conifer patches in the first year. Red alder litter input to riparian conifer patches will initially decompose rapidly and provide nutrients, particularly N and P to conifers, as well as enhancing soil C since long-term decomposition rates are slow.
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