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Soil organic matter composition and quality across fire severity gradients in coniferous and deciduous forests of the southern boreal region

Miesel, Jessica R., Hockaday, William C., Kolka, Randall K., Townsend, Philip A.·2015·Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
DOI 10.1002/2015jg002959
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Recent patterns of prolonged regional drought in southern boreal forests of the Great Lakes region, USA, suggest that the ecological effects of disturbance by wildfire may become increasingly severe. Losses of forest soil organic matter (SOM) during fire can limit soil nutrient availability and forest regeneration. These processes are also influenced by the composition of postfire SOM. We sampled the forest floor layer (i.e., full organic horizon) and 0–10 cm mineral soil from stands dominated by coniferous (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) or deciduous (Populus tremuloides Michx.) species 1–2 months after the 2011 Pagami Creek wildfire in northern Minnesota. We used solid‐state 13 C NMR to characterize SOM composition across a gradient of fire severity in both forest cover types. SOM composition was affected by fire, even when no statistically significant losses of total C stocks were evident. The most pronounced differences in SOM composition between burned and unburned reference areas occurred in the forest floor for both cover types. Carbohydrate stocks in forest floor and mineral horizons decreased with severity level in both cover types, whereas pyrogenic C stocks increased with severity in the coniferous forest floor and decreased in only the highest severity level in the deciduous forest floor. Loss of carbohydrate and lignin pools contributed to a decreased SOM stability index and increased decomposition index. Our results suggest that increases in fire severity expected to occur under future climate scenarios may lead to changes in SOM composition and dynamics with consequences for postfire forest recovery and C uptake.

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    “Fire can thus change soil structure (reducing porosity), carbon and nutrient pools and fluxes (reducing concentrations and turnover), soil organic matter composition and biochemistry (increasing pyrogenic carbon and polyphenols) and the composition (decreasing richness, altering community structure) and activity rates (decreasing decomposition) of soil biota (Adkins, Sanderman, & Miesel, 2019;Gutk”

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  • Fire can decrease decomposition rates.

    “Fire can thus change soil structure (reducing porosity), carbon and nutrient pools and fluxes (reducing concentrations and turnover), soil organic matter composition and biochemistry (increasing pyrogenic carbon and polyphenols) and the composition (decreasing richness, altering community structure) and activity rates (decreasing decomposition) of soil biota (Adkins, Sanderman, & Miesel, 2019;Gutk”

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  • Fire can reduce soil porosity.

    “Fire can thus change soil structure (reducing porosity), carbon and nutrient pools and fluxes (reducing concentrations and turnover), soil organic matter composition and biochemistry (increasing pyrogenic carbon and polyphenols) and the composition (decreasing richness, altering community structure) and activity rates (decreasing decomposition) of soil biota (Adkins, Sanderman, & Miesel, 2019;Gutk”

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  • Fire can decrease soil biota richness and alter community structure.

    “Fire can thus change soil structure (reducing porosity), carbon and nutrient pools and fluxes (reducing concentrations and turnover), soil organic matter composition and biochemistry (increasing pyrogenic carbon and polyphenols) and the composition (decreasing richness, altering community structure) and activity rates (decreasing decomposition) of soil biota (Adkins, Sanderman, & Miesel, 2019;Gutk”

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  • Fire can increase pyrogenic carbon and polyphenols in soil organic matter.

    “Fire can thus change soil structure (reducing porosity), carbon and nutrient pools and fluxes (reducing concentrations and turnover), soil organic matter composition and biochemistry (increasing pyrogenic carbon and polyphenols) and the composition (decreasing richness, altering community structure) and activity rates (decreasing decomposition) of soil biota (Adkins, Sanderman, & Miesel, 2019;Gutk”

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Authors
Miesel, J. R., Hockaday, W. C., Kolka, R. K., & Townsend, P. A.
Affiliations
  • Michigan State University (US)
  • Baylor University (US)
  • US Forest Service (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
Publisher
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Published
2015-06
Volume
120
Issue
6
Pages
1124-1141
ISSN
  • 2169-8953 (ISSN-L)
  • 2169-8961
DOI
10.1002/2015jg002959
OpenAlex
W2140068637
Cited by
69
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FWCI
5.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 21 d)
Locations
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • NSF RAPID (1201484)
  • NSF (EAR-IF 1132124)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
Keywords
soil organic matter composition, fire severity, wildfire effects on soil, pyrogenic carbon, forest floor, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, jack pine, Populus tremuloides, southern boreal forest, 13C NMR

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