Soil organic carbon and soil organic carbon pool in the managed and unmanaged beech-hornbeam stand

Subject Areas : environmental management

Maryam Moslehi ¹ , Hashem Habashi ² , Ramin Rahmani ³ , Hormoz Sohrabi ⁴ , Khosro Saghebtalebi ⁵

1 - Assistant Professor, Research Division of Natural Resources, Hormozgan Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Bandarabbas, Iran. * (Corresponding Author)
2 - Associate Professor, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, I.R. Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, I.R. Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Tarbiat moddares of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, I.R. Iran
5 - Associate Professor, Research institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2014-08-27 Accepted : 2014-09-21 Published : 2017-03-21

Keywords: Selection system, managed forest, soil organic carbon pool, beech-hornbeam stand,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: In the present study the impact of silviculture activities on soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil organic carbon pool (SOCP) in the mixed beech-carpinus forest located in district one of Shastkolate forest, Golestan province, was investigated. Method: In the first month of growth season in 2014, from 4 one-hectare treatments, 80 soil samples were randomly collected (up to depth of 20 cm) for organic carbon and coarse fragments estimation and 80 soil sample cylinders were  collected for bulk density measurement. Treatments were 3 managed forests (selection system) in time periods of 1, 7 and 10 after the last disturbance and 1 unmanaged forest (control). Amounts of SOC and SOCP in different treatments were compared by one-way variance analysis. Findings: Result showed that the amounts of SOC and SOCP in 4 treatments were different significantly (p< 0.05). Also the highest and the lowest SOC and SOCP were observed in the control and managed treatment 1, respectively. Correlation of soil properties was investigated using Pearson's correlation coefficient. Organic matter, bulk density and fragments had negative correlation (p< 0.01). Control forest, managed treatments 1, 2 and 3 absorbed 280.021, 124.046, 143.497 and 181.298 ton CO2 from atmosphere to store 76.3, 33.8, 39.1 and 49.4 ton carbon in soil in one hectare (0-20 cm), respectively.    

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