Soil erodibility in European mountain beech forests

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Kasanin-Grubin, Milica
Hukic, Emira
Bellan, Michal
Bialek, Kamil
Bosela, Michal
Czacharowski, Marcin
Gajica, Gordana
Giammarchi, Francesco
Gomoryova, Erika
Del Rio, Miren
Dinca, Lucian
Mracevic, Svetlana Dogo
Klopci, Matija
Mitrovic, Suzana
Pach, Maciej
Randjelovic, Dragana
Ruiz-Peinado, Ricardo
Skrzyszewski, Jerzy
Orlić, Jovana
Strbac, Snezana
Stojadinovic, Sanja
Tonon, Giustino
Tosti, Tomislav
Uhl, Enno
Veselinovic, Gorica
Veselinovic, Milorad
Zlatanov, Tzvetan
Tognetti, Roberto
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Kasanin-Grubin, Milica;
Hukic, Emira;
Bellan, Michal;
Bialek, Kamil;
Bosela, Michal;
Coll Mir, Lluís;
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Tognetti, Roberto.
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Soil erodibility in European mountain beech forests.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2021, vol. 51, núm. 12, p. 1846-1855.
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2020-0361.
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Forests in Europe are currently not endangered by soil erosion. However, this can change with climate change or with intensified forest management practices. Using a newly established network of plots in beech forests across Europe, the aims of this study were to (i) distinguish soil properties and erodibility indices in relation to bedrock, (ii) determine geochemical properties and organic carbon (C-org) influencing erodibility, and (iii) assess the effect of soil depth on erodibility indices. Seventy-six soil samples from 20 beech forests were collected in 11 countries to quantify soil properties influencing erodibility indices: clay ratio, modified clay ratio, sodium adsorption ratio, and oxides ratio. The results indicate that the dominant soil properties, determined by bedrock, that correlate with forest soil erodibility indices are C-org, pH, electrical conductivity, calcium and sodium ions concentrations, total water-soluble cations, and the percentage of sand. According to the tested indices, soil susceptibility to erosion follows the order granite > andesite > sandstone > quartzite > limestone. Deeper soil horizons on granite are more susceptible to erosion than surface horizons are, but this is not the case for soils on limestones. In conclusion, forest management should consider the predisposition of different soil types to erosion.
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