Carbon and nitrogen accumulation in forest floor and surface soil under different geographic origins of Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton.) plantations

  • E. Ozdemir Forest Yield and Biometry Department. Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry. Bahcekoy, Sariyer, Istanbul.
  • H. V. Oral Blaustein Inatitute for Desert Research. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Midreshet Ben Gurion.
  • S. Akburak Soil Science and Ecology Department. Faculty of Forestry. Istanbul University. Bahcekoy, Sariyer, Istambul.
  • E. Makineci Soil Science and Ecology Department. Faculty of Forestry. Istanbul University. Bahcekoy, Sariyer, Istanbul.
  • E. Yilmaz Forest Yield and Biometry Department. Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry. Bahcekoy, Sariyer, Istanbul.

Abstract

Aim of study : To determine if plantations consisting of different geographic origins of the Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton.) could have altered C and N stocks in the forest floor and surface soils.

Area of study : Forest floor and mineral soil C and N stocks were measured in four adjacent plantations of different geographic origins of Maritime pine (Gironde, Toulon, Corsica and Spain) and adjacent primary native Sessile oak (Quercus petraea L.) at Burunsuz region in Belgrad Forest where is located in the Istanbul province in the Marmara geographical region between 41°09' -41°12' N latitude and 28°54' - 29°00' E longitude in Turkey.

Material and Methods : Plots were compared as common garden experiments without replications. 15 surface soil (0-10 cm) and 15 forest floor samples were taken from each Maritime pine origins and adjacent native Sessile oak forest. C and N contents were determined on LECO Truspec 2000 CN analyzer. The statistical significance of the results was evaluated by one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).

Research highlights : Forest floor carbon mass, nitrogen concentration and nitrogen mass of forest floor showed a significant difference among origins. Soil carbon mass and nitrogen mass did not significantly differ among investigated plots.

Keywords: carbon sequestration; C/N ratio; decomposition; exotic; tree provenance.

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Author Biographies

E. Ozdemir, Forest Yield and Biometry Department. Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry. Bahcekoy, Sariyer, Istanbul.

Forest Yield and Biometry Department

H. V. Oral, Blaustein Inatitute for Desert Research. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Midreshet Ben Gurion.

Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research

S. Akburak, Soil Science and Ecology Department. Faculty of Forestry. Istanbul University. Bahcekoy, Sariyer, Istambul.
Soil Science and Ecology Department
E. Makineci, Soil Science and Ecology Department. Faculty of Forestry. Istanbul University. Bahcekoy, Sariyer, Istanbul.
Soil Science and Ecology Department
E. Yilmaz, Forest Yield and Biometry Department. Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry. Bahcekoy, Sariyer, Istanbul.

Forest Yield and Biometry Department

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Published
2013-07-29
How to Cite
Ozdemir, E., Oral, H. V., Akburak, S., Makineci, E., & Yilmaz, E. (2013). Carbon and nitrogen accumulation in forest floor and surface soil under different geographic origins of Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton.) plantations. Forest Systems, 22(2), 214-221. https://doi.org/10.5424/fs/2013222-03441
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