Forests in Europe are currently not endangered by soil erosion. However, this can change with climate change orwith intensified forest management practices. Using a newly established network of plots in beech forests across Europe,the aims of this study were to (i) distinguish soil properties and erodibility indices in relation to bedrock, (ii) determine geochemicalproperties and organic carbon (Corg) influencing erodibility, and (iii) assess the effect of soil depth on erodibilityindices. Seventy-six soil samples from 20 beech forests were collected in 11 countries to quantify soil properties influencingerodibility indices: clay ratio, modified clay ratio, sodium adsorption ratio, and oxides ratio. The results indicate that thedominant soil properties, determined by bedrock, that correlate with forest soil erodibility indices are Corg, pH, electricalconductivity, calcium and sodium ions concentrations, total water-soluble cations, and the percentage of sand. Accordingto the tested ind...ices, soil susceptibility to erosion follows the order granite > andesite > sandstone > quartzite > limestone.Deeper soil horizons on granite are more susceptible to erosion than surface horizons are, but this is not the case forsoils on limestones. In conclusion, forest management should consider the predisposition of different soil types to erosion.
Bulgarian National Science Fund (BNSF) via project No. DCOST 01/3/19.10.2018.
Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina project No. 10-02- 2-1769/20-36.
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This is the peer-reviewed version of the following article: Kašanin-Grubin, Milica, Emira Hukić, Michal Bellan, Kamil Bialek, Michal Bosela, Lluis Coll, Marcin Czacharowski, et al. “Soil Erodibility in European Mountain Beech Forests.” Canadian Journal of Forest Research 51, no. 12 (December 1, 2021): 1846–55. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2020-036
TY - JOUR
AU - Kašanin-Grubin, Milica
AU - Hukić, Emira
AU - Bellan, Michal
AU - Bialek, Kamil
AU - Bosela, Michal
AU - Coll, Lluis
AU - Czacharowski, Marcin
AU - Gajica, Gordana
AU - Giammarchi, Francesco
AU - Gömöryová, Erika
AU - del Rio, Miren
AU - Dinca, Lucian
AU - Đogo Mračević, Svetlana
AU - Klopčić, Matija
AU - Mitrović, Suzana
AU - Pach, Maciej
AU - Ranđelović, Dragana
AU - Ruiz-Peinado, Ricardo
AU - Skrzyszewski, Jerzy
AU - Orlić, Jovana
AU - Štrbac, Snežana
AU - Stojadinović, Sanja M.
AU - Tonon, Giustino
AU - Tosti, Tomislav
AU - Uhl, Enno
AU - Veselinović, Gorica
AU - Veselinović, Milorad
AU - Zlatanov, Tzvetan
AU - Tognetti, Roberto
PY - 2021
UR - http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4841
AB - Forests in Europe are currently not endangered by soil erosion. However, this can change with climate change orwith intensified forest management practices. Using a newly established network of plots in beech forests across Europe,the aims of this study were to (i) distinguish soil properties and erodibility indices in relation to bedrock, (ii) determine geochemicalproperties and organic carbon (Corg) influencing erodibility, and (iii) assess the effect of soil depth on erodibilityindices. Seventy-six soil samples from 20 beech forests were collected in 11 countries to quantify soil properties influencingerodibility indices: clay ratio, modified clay ratio, sodium adsorption ratio, and oxides ratio. The results indicate that thedominant soil properties, determined by bedrock, that correlate with forest soil erodibility indices are Corg, pH, electricalconductivity, calcium and sodium ions concentrations, total water-soluble cations, and the percentage of sand. Accordingto the tested indices, soil susceptibility to erosion follows the order granite > andesite > sandstone > quartzite > limestone.Deeper soil horizons on granite are more susceptible to erosion than surface horizons are, but this is not the case forsoils on limestones. In conclusion, forest management should consider the predisposition of different soil types to erosion.
PB - Canadian Science Publishing
T2 - Canadian Journal of Forest Research
T1 - Soil erodibility in European mountain beech forests
VL - 51
IS - 12
SP - 1846
EP - 1855
DO - 10.1139/cjfr-2020-0361
ER -
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author = "Kašanin-Grubin, Milica and Hukić, Emira and Bellan, Michal and Bialek, Kamil and Bosela, Michal and Coll, Lluis and Czacharowski, Marcin and Gajica, Gordana and Giammarchi, Francesco and Gömöryová, Erika and del Rio, Miren and Dinca, Lucian and Đogo Mračević, Svetlana and Klopčić, Matija and Mitrović, Suzana and Pach, Maciej and Ranđelović, Dragana and Ruiz-Peinado, Ricardo and Skrzyszewski, Jerzy and Orlić, Jovana and Štrbac, Snežana and Stojadinović, Sanja M. and Tonon, Giustino and Tosti, Tomislav and Uhl, Enno and Veselinović, Gorica and Veselinović, Milorad and Zlatanov, Tzvetan and Tognetti, Roberto",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Forests in Europe are currently not endangered by soil erosion. However, this can change with climate change orwith intensified forest management practices. Using a newly established network of plots in beech forests across Europe,the aims of this study were to (i) distinguish soil properties and erodibility indices in relation to bedrock, (ii) determine geochemicalproperties and organic carbon (Corg) influencing erodibility, and (iii) assess the effect of soil depth on erodibilityindices. Seventy-six soil samples from 20 beech forests were collected in 11 countries to quantify soil properties influencingerodibility indices: clay ratio, modified clay ratio, sodium adsorption ratio, and oxides ratio. The results indicate that thedominant soil properties, determined by bedrock, that correlate with forest soil erodibility indices are Corg, pH, electricalconductivity, calcium and sodium ions concentrations, total water-soluble cations, and the percentage of sand. Accordingto the tested indices, soil susceptibility to erosion follows the order granite > andesite > sandstone > quartzite > limestone.Deeper soil horizons on granite are more susceptible to erosion than surface horizons are, but this is not the case forsoils on limestones. In conclusion, forest management should consider the predisposition of different soil types to erosion.",
publisher = "Canadian Science Publishing",
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Kašanin-Grubin, M., Hukić, E., Bellan, M., Bialek, K., Bosela, M., Coll, L., Czacharowski, M., Gajica, G., Giammarchi, F., Gömöryová, E., del Rio, M., Dinca, L., Đogo Mračević, S., Klopčić, M., Mitrović, S., Pach, M., Ranđelović, D., Ruiz-Peinado, R., Skrzyszewski, J., Orlić, J., Štrbac, S., Stojadinović, S. M., Tonon, G., Tosti, T., Uhl, E., Veselinović, G., Veselinović, M., Zlatanov, T.,& Tognetti, R.. (2021). Soil erodibility in European mountain beech forests. in Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Canadian Science Publishing., 51(12), 1846-1855.
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2020-0361
Kašanin-Grubin M, Hukić E, Bellan M, Bialek K, Bosela M, Coll L, Czacharowski M, Gajica G, Giammarchi F, Gömöryová E, del Rio M, Dinca L, Đogo Mračević S, Klopčić M, Mitrović S, Pach M, Ranđelović D, Ruiz-Peinado R, Skrzyszewski J, Orlić J, Štrbac S, Stojadinović SM, Tonon G, Tosti T, Uhl E, Veselinović G, Veselinović M, Zlatanov T, Tognetti R. Soil erodibility in European mountain beech forests. in Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 2021;51(12):1846-1855.
doi:10.1139/cjfr-2020-0361 .
