Quantifying consequences of removing harvesting residues on forest soils and tree growth–A meta-analysis

DL Achat, C Deleuze, G Landmann, N Pousse… - Forest Ecology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasing attention is being paid to using modern fuelwood as a substitute for fossil
energies to reduce CO 2 emissions. In this context, forest biomass, particularly harvesting …

A global synthesis of fire effects on ecosystem services of forests and woodlands

JV Roces‐Díaz, C Santín… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fire is a primary disturbance in the world's forested ecosystems and its impacts are
projected to increase in many regions due to global climate change. Fire impacts have been …

Streams and riparian forests depend on each other: A review with a special focus on microbes

MJ Tolkkinen, J Heino, SHK Ahonen… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this review, we draw together the research on the two-way connection of streams and their
riparian forests of the boreal zone from ecological points of view. Although the knowledge …

How do natural disturbances and human activities affect soils and tree nutrition and growth in the Canadian boreal forest?

DG Maynard, D Paré, E Thiffault, B Lafleur… - Environmental …, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
There are concerns about the effect of increasing resource extraction and other human
activities on the soils and vegetation of the boreal zone. The review covers published papers …

Chemical transformations in downed logs and snags of mixed boreal species during decomposition

M Strukelj, S Brais, SA Quideau… - Canadian Journal of …, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
Snags and downed logs are substantial components of the detrital carbon pool in boreal
forests. Effects of their decomposition on chemical and physical characteristics of the forest …

Understanding groundwater, surface water, and hyporheic zone biogeochemical processes in a Chalk catchment using fluorescence properties of dissolved and …

DJ Lapworth, DC Gooddy, D Allen… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding groundwater–surface water (GW–SW) interaction in Chalk catchments is
complicated by the degree of geological heterogeneity. At this study site, in southern United …

Decadal soil and stand response to fire, harvest, and salvage-logging disturbances in the western boreal mixedwood forest of Alberta, Canada

BE Kishchuk, E Thiffault, M Lorente… - Canadian journal of …, 2015 - cdnsciencepub.com
Empirical knowledge of long-term ecosystem response to single and compound
disturbances is essential for predicting disturbance effects and identifying management …

Topographic controls on black carbon accumulation in Alaskan black spruce forest soils: implications for organic matter dynamics

ES Kane, WC Hockaday, MR Turetsky, CA Masiello… - Biogeochemistry, 2010 - Springer
There is still much uncertainty as to how wildfire affects the accumulation of burn residues
(such as black carbon (BC)) in the soil, and the corresponding changes in soil organic …

Effects of stand age, wildfire and clearcut harvesting on forest floor in boreal mixedwood forests

BM Shrestha, HYH Chen - Plant and Soil, 2010 - Springer
Carbon (C) in the forest floor (FF) of the boreal region is an important reservoir of terrestrial
C. We examined the effects of stand age and disturbance type (clearcutting vs. wildfire) on …

Charcoal function and management in boreal ecosystems

S Hart, N Luckai - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Charcoal plays an important role in soil function and carbon storage in fire‐prone
ecosystems. Charcoal is present in most boreal forest soils as a result of naturally recurring …