Soil variability through spatial scales in a permanently disturbed natural spruce-fir-beech forest |
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| Authors: | Pavel ?amonil Martin Valtera Stanislav Bek Barbora ?ebková Tomá? Vr?ka Jakub Hou?ka |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Forest Ecology,The Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening,Brno,Czech Republic;2.Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology,Mendel University in Brno,Brno,Czech Republic;3.Faculty of Science,Charles University in Prague,Prague 2,Czech Republic |
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| Abstract: | Soil variability was assessed in a 74.2-ha area within the Žofínsky prales natural forest. Parameters evaluated for 1765 soil
profiles inside 353 graticule plots were as follows: (1) thickness of organic horizons, (2) thickness and form of mineral
horizons, (3) humus form (HF), (4) soil taxonomic unit (STU) and (5) anomalies. In addition, soil reaction (pHKCl) and oxidizable carbon content (Cox) were measured in the laboratory for 734 samples from the upper mineral (A) and lower mineral (B) horizons. The most frequently
occurring humus form was mor followed by moder, hydromor and peaty T-horizon. Entic Podzols, Dystric Cambisols, Haplic Cambisols,
Albic Podzols, Histic (or Haplic) Gleysols, Endogleyic Stagnosols, Fibric or Hemic or Sapric Histosols and Stagnic Gleysols
were all present at the site despite its homogeneous geological bedrock. Overall coefficient of variance (CV) was lower in
terrestrial soils compared with (semi-)hydromorphic soils. Overall variance decreased in both soil groups with increasing
depth, as did CV differences between the fine (up to 10 m) and the locality scales. The lowest CV values occurred for Cox and pHKCl. The CV values differed between STUs as well. Compared to lower horizons, variograms of upper horizons showed greater autocorrelation
at the intermediate spatial scale (10–320 m)—ranging from 50 to 150 m. Semivariance values, however, reached 70–80% of sill
already at a distance of 10 m. The most significant factor of variability at all studied spatial scales is presumably the
soil disturbance regime, followed by terrain micro-topography and the effect of tree species. |
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