Carbon stocks and their spatial distribution in drained and rewetted peatland forests in a low mountain range area, Germany
Drainage and rewetting of peatlands changes their carbon (C) dynamics. We measured C stocks in the soil and biomass of drained and rewetted peatland forests in the region of the National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald, Germany. A detailed soil map was produced, showing the important soil properties for soil...
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| author | Jan Paul Krüger Markus Dotterweich Angelika Seifert-Schäfer Svenja Hoffmann Christoph Kopf Christof Kneisel Sandra Dotzler Sascha Nink Johannes Stoffels Gebhard Schüler |
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| description | Drainage and rewetting of peatlands changes their carbon (C) dynamics. We measured C stocks in the soil and biomass of drained and rewetted peatland forests in the region of the National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald, Germany. A detailed soil map was produced, showing the important soil properties for soil C stocks. Based on the horizon-substrate combination as well as LiDAR data, the spatial distribution of soil and forest C stocks was analysed. Our results show that our peatland sites have shallow soils with a heterogeneous spatial distribution. Mean (± SE) soil C stocks in the monitoring sites are 121(± 8) t ha-1 whereas the forest stores on average 71(± 0.2) t ha-1 of C in the biomass. Tree removal in the drained peatlands reduced the total C stocks by 4,430 t. The quality and longevity of the wood products that arise from tree removal will determine whether or not the harvested portion of the C captured by the trees is sequestered over long timescales. Additionally, the success of rewetting activities and the potential soil carbon sequestration or (non-) soil carbon loss will determine whether these ecosystems are carbon sinks or sources. An extrapolation of our data resulted in estimated C stocks of 171,530 t and 544,282 t for peatland soils and for the spruce forest, respectively, for the whole area of the National Park (about 10,000 ha). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27ee1d81f83c411d84fd169022eb42782023-09-03T06:17:35ZengInternational Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland SocietyMires and Peat1819-754X2021-02-01270711810.19189/MaP.2020.BG.StA.1991Carbon stocks and their spatial distribution in drained and rewetted peatland forests in a low mountain range area, GermanyJan Paul Krüger0Markus Dotterweich1Angelika Seifert-Schäfer2Svenja Hoffmann3Christoph Kopf 4Christof Kneisel5Sandra Dotzler6Sascha Nink7Johannes Stoffels8Gebhard Schüler9UDATA GmbH Environment & Education, Neustadt/Weinstrasse, GermanyUDATA GmbH Environment & Education, Neustadt/Weinstrasse, GermanyUDATA GmbH Environment & Education, Neustadt/Weinstrasse, GermanyUDATA GmbH Environment & Education, Neustadt/Weinstrasse, GermanyCentral Office of Forestry, State Office Rhineland-Palatinate, Neustadt/Weinstrasse, GermanyInstitute of Geography and Geology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, GermanyEnvironmental Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics, University of Trier, Trier, GermanyEnvironmental Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics, University of Trier, Trier, GermanyEnvironmental Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics, University of Trier, Trier, GermanyResearch Institute for Forest Ecology and Forestry, State Office Rhineland-Palatinate, Trippstadt, GermanyDrainage and rewetting of peatlands changes their carbon (C) dynamics. We measured C stocks in the soil and biomass of drained and rewetted peatland forests in the region of the National Park Hunsrück-Hochwald, Germany. A detailed soil map was produced, showing the important soil properties for soil C stocks. Based on the horizon-substrate combination as well as LiDAR data, the spatial distribution of soil and forest C stocks was analysed. Our results show that our peatland sites have shallow soils with a heterogeneous spatial distribution. Mean (± SE) soil C stocks in the monitoring sites are 121(± 8) t ha-1 whereas the forest stores on average 71(± 0.2) t ha-1 of C in the biomass. Tree removal in the drained peatlands reduced the total C stocks by 4,430 t. The quality and longevity of the wood products that arise from tree removal will determine whether or not the harvested portion of the C captured by the trees is sequestered over long timescales. Additionally, the success of rewetting activities and the potential soil carbon sequestration or (non-) soil carbon loss will determine whether these ecosystems are carbon sinks or sources. An extrapolation of our data resulted in estimated C stocks of 171,530 t and 544,282 t for peatland soils and for the spruce forest, respectively, for the whole area of the National Park (about 10,000 ha).http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map27/map27_07.pdfdrainageforest carbon stockspeatrewettingsoil carbon stockstree removal |
| spellingShingle | Jan Paul Krüger Markus Dotterweich Angelika Seifert-Schäfer Svenja Hoffmann Christoph Kopf Christof Kneisel Sandra Dotzler Sascha Nink Johannes Stoffels Gebhard Schüler Carbon stocks and their spatial distribution in drained and rewetted peatland forests in a low mountain range area, Germany Mires and Peat drainage forest carbon stocks peat rewetting soil carbon stocks tree removal |
| title | Carbon stocks and their spatial distribution in drained and rewetted peatland forests in a low mountain range area, Germany |
| title_full | Carbon stocks and their spatial distribution in drained and rewetted peatland forests in a low mountain range area, Germany |
| title_fullStr | Carbon stocks and their spatial distribution in drained and rewetted peatland forests in a low mountain range area, Germany |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carbon stocks and their spatial distribution in drained and rewetted peatland forests in a low mountain range area, Germany |
| title_short | Carbon stocks and their spatial distribution in drained and rewetted peatland forests in a low mountain range area, Germany |
| title_sort | carbon stocks and their spatial distribution in drained and rewetted peatland forests in a low mountain range area germany |
| topic | drainage forest carbon stocks peat rewetting soil carbon stocks tree removal |
| url | http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map27/map27_07.pdf |
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