Complementary Roles of Wood-Inhabiting Fungi and Bacteria Facilitate Deadwood Decomposition
MSystems, 2021 Forests accumulate and store large amounts of carbon (C), and a substantial fraction of this stock is contained in deadwood. This transient pool is subject to decomposition by deadwood-associated organisms, and in this process it contributes to CO2 ...
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Variation in Microbiota and Chemical Components Within Pinus massoniana During Initial Wood Decay [PDF]
MicroorganismsDeadwood is essential for the forest ecosystem productivity and stability. A growing body of evidence indicates that deadwood-inhabiting microbes are effective decomposition agents, yet little is known about how changes in microbial communities during ...
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How much, why and where? Deadwood in forest ecosystems: The case of Poland
Ecological Indicators, 2021 In forest management policy, deadwood is regarded as an indicator of sustainable forest management. Dead trees are a key habitat feature for a wide range of organisms. In this study, data from a regular network of nearly 30,000 sample plots (the National
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Developing a systematic sampling method for earthworms in and around deadwood
Forest Ecosystems, 2019 Background The ecological importance of deadwood is widely acknowledged, however popular forestry practices may reduce deadwood from a site, and most European forests now fall below recommended targets, putting deadwood-associated species at risk.
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Deadwood effects on dissolved organic carbon in forest soils depend on bedrock type, tree species, and microclimate [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDeadwood plays an important role in the forest carbon cycle by supplying dissolved organic carbon to the underlying soils. Yet, the extent to which this effect varies across different site conditions remains insufficiently understood.
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Modeling deadwood for rockfall mitigation assessments in windthrow areas [PDF]
Earth Surface Dynamics, 2022 Studying how deadwood mitigates the rockfall hazard in mountain forests is key to understanding the influence of climate-induced disturbances on the protective capacity of mountain forests. Both experimental quantification and numerical process modeling
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Long-read sequencing sheds light on key bacteria contributing to deadwood decomposition processes [PDF]
Environmental MicrobiomeBackground Deadwood decomposition is an essential ecological process in forest ecosystems, playing a key role in nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration by enriching soils with organic matter.
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Deadwood Amount at Disturbance Plots after Sanitary Felling
Plants, 2022 Deadwood is an important component of forests that fulfils many ecosystem functions. The occurrence, amount and spatial distribution of deadwood in forest ecosystems depend on tree species composition, historical development and past management.
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A simple concept for estimating deadwood carbon in forests
Carbon Management, 2023 Deadwood in forests is becoming an important topic globally for forest management and carbon markets. While deadwood volume is now routinely assessed by forest inventories and can be even monitored using remote sensing, data about deadwood carbon and ...
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The importance of large-diameter trees to the creation of snag and deadwood biomass
Ecological Processes, 2021 Background Baseline levels of tree mortality can, over time, contribute to high snag densities and high levels of deadwood (down woody debris) if fire is infrequent and decomposition is slow. Deadwood can be important for tree recruitment, and it plays a
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