Soil evolution in the remnants of natural forest vegetation
An example from an old oak-lime coppice wood in Denmark
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9849558 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Søren Munch Kristiansen (0000-0003-3128-4061, Aarhus University, corresponding author), Kristian Dalsgaard (0000-0002-4520-4459, Aarhus University) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-36 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7223 • E-ISSN: 1903-2471 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00167223.2000.10649436 |
| OpenAlex | W2326894817 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
A mixed Quercus-Tilia forest was investigated to study the soil development in a forest that resembled the natural Danish forest composition before 4000 BC. This study of the impact of vegetation upon soils, provides morphological and chemical data to support the findings. Soil survey and laboratory data showed that the soils are podzolized in the western and southern borders of the forest. This podzolization process is mainly facilitated by a difference in parent material from loamy sand to sand. In contrast, brunifed soils with only minor traces of podzolization were found in the interior of the wood, even where an 80 cm thick layer of sand was found on top of sandy loam. These soils were expected to have developed Spodic horizons in their upper sequence. This indicates that the oak-lime type of forest prevents or retards podzolization under the present Danish edaphic and climatic conditions. pH data of surface soil showed a decrease of 0.7–0.9 units within the last 50 years, which suggests that the present soil development might change rapidly. Geografisk Tidsskrift, Danish Journal of Geography 100: 27–36
Biology · Coppicing · Edaphic · Geography · Geomorphology · Lime · Loam · Loess · Pedogenesis · Pedology · Podzol · Soil water · Vegetation (pathology · Woody plant · Ecology · Environmental Science · Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies · Forestry · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Lichen and fungal ecology · Soil Science
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |