J. For. Sci., 2016, 62(12):537-544 | DOI: 10.17221/103/2015-JFS

Potential changes in Czech forest soil carbon stocks under different climate change scenariosOriginal Paper

I. Marková1, D. Janouš1,2, M. Pavelka1,2, J. Macků3, K. Havránková2, K. Rejšek4, M.V. Marek2
1 Centre MendelGlobe - Global Climate Changes and Managed Ecosystems, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
2 CzechGlobe - Global Change Research Institute CAS, Brno, Czech Republic
3 Forest Management Institute, Brandýs nad Labem, Czech Republic
4 Institute of Geology and Pedology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

Detailed inventory data (n = 3,930; approximately one representative sampling point per 650 ha) on soil organic carbon (SOC) to a depth of 30 cm has been used to characterize carbon content in forest soils in the Czech Republic across all altitudinal vegetation zones and forest ecological series. This data set was used to predict the most probable changes in soil carbon content in the altitudinal vegetation zones due to global warming. The mean value of the SOC content in forest soils of the Czech Republic was determined to be 62.6 ± 17.2 t.ha-1. Under different warming scenarios the major SOC loss was observed at an altitude of 700-900 m a.s.l. Using a pessimistic emission scenario in the climatic model (i.e. predicted temperature change by +4.24°C), losses of C from forest soils in the Czech Republic, or potentially in central Europe, could be as high as 13% of the current carbon stock in forest soils.

Keywords: oxidizable soil carbon content; altitudinal vegetation zone; ecological series

Published: December 31, 2016  Show citation

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Marková I, Janouš D, Pavelka M, Macků J, Havránková K, Rejšek K, Marek MV. Potential changes in Czech forest soil carbon stocks under different climate change scenarios. J. For. Sci. 2016;62(12):537-544. doi: 10.17221/103/2015-JFS.
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