The influence of birch trees (Betula spp.) on soil environment–A review

J Jonczak, U Jankiewicz, M Kondras… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work aims to bring together existing knowledge of the complex relationship
between birch (Betula spp.) trees and their soil environment. Birches are currently receiving …

Quantifying components of the phosphorus cycle in temperate forests

J Sohrt, F Lang, M Weiler - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We review the state‐of‐the‐art of cross‐disciplinary knowledge on phosphorus (P) cycling in
temperate forest ecosystems, focused at studies from hydrology, biology, biogeochemistry …

Responses of litter decomposition and nutrient release to N addition: A meta-analysis of terrestrial ecosystems

Y Luo, HYH Chen, H Ruan - Applied Soil Ecology, 2018 - Elsevier
As atmospheric nitrogen (N) concentrations increase, it can wreak havoc on the entire
planet, as well as the fragile ecosystems, once it exceeds the demand of ecosystems …

Organic carbon pools in mountain soils—Sources of variability and predicted changes in relation to climate and land use changes

O Bojko, C Kabala - Catena, 2017 - Elsevier
The overall impact of individual environmental factors on the content of soil organic carbon
(SOC) is well known, but the simultaneous impacts of natural and anthropogenic factors on …

Factors influencing humus forms and forest litter properties in the mid-mountains under temperate climate of southwestern Poland

B Labaz, B Galka, A Bogacz, J Waroszewski, C Kabala - Geoderma, 2014 - Elsevier
The conversion of spruce monocultures towards mixed and deciduous tree stands has been
undertaken in central European countries, including south-western Poland. There is …

The effect of stand species composition on water storage capacity of the organic layers of forest soils

A Ilek, J Kucza, M Szostek - European Journal of Forest Research, 2015 - Springer
The dynamics of litterfall and its quantitative differentiation in stands with different species
composition suggest that the origin of the organic matter accumulated in the organic …

Transformation of physicochemical soil properties along a mountain slope due to land management and climate changes—A case study from the Karkonosze …

O Bojko, C Kabala - Catena, 2016 - Elsevier
The gradients of soil physicochemical properties along mountain slopes and across climate-
elevation gradients were studied in the Karkonosze Mountains, focusing on the human …

Land use effects on soil organic carbon sequestration in calcareous Leptosols in former pastureland–a case study from the Tatra Mountains (Poland)

K Wasak, M Drewnik - Solid Earth, 2015 - se.copernicus.org
The purpose of the paper is to describe soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration rates in
calcareous shallow soils in reforested areas in the Tatra Mountains with a particular focus on …

Nutrient fluxes via litterfall in silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) stands growing on post-arable soils

J Jonczak, L Oktaba, A Chojnacka, E Pawłowicz… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the importance of litterfall as a link in
biogeochemical cycling of certain elements (C, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cu, and Zn) in silver …

Immobilization of heavy metals during aquatic and terrestrial litter decomposition in an alpine forest

K Yue, W Yang, B Tan, Y Peng, C Huang, Z Xu, X Ni… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Plant litter decomposition is an important pathway of heavy metal cycling in forested soil and
watershed ecosystems globally, but is so far an overlooked aspects in the existing literature …