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- W4384994266 abstract "There are limited studies of decomposition of coarse woody debris (CWD) in natural conditions of multi-species mesic broad-leaved forests. We investigated 49 lying logs of 7 angiosperm and 1 gymnosperm species 14 and 15 years after a mass windthrow in an old-growth broad-leaved forest. We observed high heterogeneity of logs in terms of decomposition stages: up to 4 stages in one transverse disk and up to 5 stages in longitudinal fragments of one log. Due to the high heterogeneity of logs, we investigated traits of wood samples rather than individual logs. Bulk density, carbon and nitrogen concentrations, and pH values were examined for 188 CWD samples of 8 species at 5 decomposition stages (from stage 1 least to stage 5 most decayed wood) and 24 control samples of live trees (3 replicates for each species; zero stage of decay). Changes of deadwood volume, carbon and nitrogen stocks over 14 and 15 years after the windthrow were estimated by re-surveying transects established in 2010. From the first to the fifth decay stage, the mean CWD density decreased for all species and averaged 54 ± 16 kg m−3 (SD) at the 5th stage of decay. Regarding decomposition rates, the tree species were arranged in descending rate from diffuse-porous (Populus tremula, Betula pendula, Tilia cordata, and Acer platanoides) to ring-porous (Ulmus glabra, Fraxinus excelsior, and Quercus robur) angiosperms and the coniferous Picea abies was after the diffuse-porous species series and before the ring-porous species. Carbon concentration ranged from 39 to 54 %, but did not change significantly during decomposition (mean value for all species in all decay stages was 45.8 ± 2.5 %). Nitrogen concentration (percentage of dry mass) increased with increasing decay stage and the mean value was 0.2 ± 0.1 % at the zero stage and 0.9 ± 0.5 % at the last decay stage. Despite the increase in N concentration, the mass N per volume decreased during decomposition for all samples considered together due to a significant decrease in wood density. The change in C/N values during deadwood decay reflected the transition of organic matter from the CWD to the SOM (soil organic matter) in forest ecosystems: the ratio C/N varied from 829 (Picea, zero stage) to 16 (Ulmus, last stage) with the mean values 286 ± 149 and 75 ± 45 at the zero and the last stages, respectively. We observed a quadratic trend in the variation of wood pH values by stages: pH mainly decreased from the initial values to the minimum in the middle stages of decay, and then increased in the advanced stages. The mean deadwood volume in the surveyed plots decreased 1.4-fold in the 14–15 years after the windthrow, but the mean stocks of carbon and nitrogen decreased 3 and 2-fold, respectively. Over time, the different decomposition rate of fallen logs leads to a decrease in the proportion of C and N stored in diffuse-porous species at the expense of an increase in this proportion in ring-porous species. This result is worth considering in a carbon management strategy: planting, maintaining stands, and retaining deadwood of ring-porous species, such as Quercus, Ulmus and Fraxinus, promote relatively long-term carbon storage." @default.
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- W4384994266 title "Wood decomposition, carbon, nitrogen, and pH values in logs of 8 tree species 14 and 15 years after a catastrophic windthrow in a mesic broad-leaved forest in the East European plain" @default.
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