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Title: Removal of Woody Debris from Logging Gaps Influences Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in the Short Term: A Study Case in Central Amazonia
Authors: DeArmond, Daniel
Ferraz, João Baptista Silva
Trindade, Alex De Sousa
Keywords: Logging residue removal
Nutrient release
Issue Date: 2021
metadata.dc.publisher.journal: Forest Science
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Volume 67, Edição 6, Págs 711 - 720
Abstract: Generally, woody residues generated from logging remain on site, although recently, forest managers have been harvesting this material for energy generation. We evaluated the impact on an Oxisol's physical and chemical properties after removal of residues (coarse woody debris, CWD) from logging-created gaps. The logging operations occurred on private timberland in the Central Amazon. Eighteen months after creation of the gaps, soil samples were taken up to 150 cm depth in each treatment: mature undisturbed forest (FOR), gaps with residues retained on site (RET), and gaps with removal of large branches greater than 10 cm in diameter that were from logging (REM). Clay content, up to 20 cm depth, was higher in RET and REM soils than in FOR soils. Soil bulk density values increased progressively from areas of FOR to RET and REM at 0-5 cm. The highest carbon and nutrient contents were observed in the 0-5 and 5-10 cm soil layers of RET. In the 10-30 cm depth, the contents of all nutrients, except phosphorus, were higher in REM soils. According to these short-term results, it is not possible to affirm categorically that the removal of CWD has a negative impact on the nutrient status of soils in gaps created by logging operations. © 2021 The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of American Foresters. All rights reserved.
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: 10.1093/forsci/fxab045
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