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dc.contributor.authorSandén, Hans
dc.contributor.authorMayer, Mathias
dc.contributor.authorStark, Sari
dc.contributor.authorSandén, Taru
dc.contributor.authorNilsson, Lars Ola
dc.contributor.authorJepsen, Jane Uhd
dc.contributor.authorWäli, Piippa Riitta
dc.contributor.authorRewald, Boris
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-11T12:37:27Z
dc.date.available2019-11-11T12:37:27Z
dc.date.created2019-06-07T09:29:23Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationEcosystems. 2019, 1-13.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1432-9840
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2627725
dc.description.abstractTree mortality from insect infestations can significantly reduce carbon storage in forest soils. In subarctic birch forests (Betula pubescens), ecosystem C cycling is largely affected by recurrent outbreaks of defoliating geometrid moths (Epirrita autumnata, Operophtera brumata). Here, we show that soil C stocks in birch forests across Fennoscandia did not change up to 8 years after moth outbreaks. We found that a decrease in woody fine roots was accompanied by a lower soil CO2 efflux rate and a higher soil N availability following moth outbreaks. We suggest that a high N availability and less ectomycorrhiza likely contributed to lowered heterotrophic respiration and soil enzymatic activity. Based on proxies for decomposition (heterotrophic respiration, phenol oxidase potential activity), we conclude that a decrease in decomposition is a prime cause why soil C stocks of mountain birch forest ecosystems have not changed after moth outbreaks. Compared to disturbed temperate and boreal forests, a CO2-related positive feedback of forest disturbance on climate change might therefore be smaller in subarctic regions. Betula pubescens; disturbed subarctic forests; Epirrita autumnata; heterotrophic soil respiration; Operophtera brumata; root biomass; soil carbon sequestration; soil CO2 efflux; soil enzyme activity; structural equation modelling.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.relation.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2600271
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleMoth Outbreaks Reduce Decomposition in Subarctic Forest Soilsnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.rights.holder© 2019 The Author(s)nb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480nb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Zoology and botany: 480nb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900nb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber1-13nb_NO
dc.source.journalEcosystemsnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10021-019-00394-6
dc.identifier.cristin1703351
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 244454nb_NO
dc.relation.projectEC/FP7/262693nb_NO
dc.relation.projectAndre: 138309 - The Academy of Finlandnb_NO
cristin.unitcode7677,2,0,0
cristin.unitnameDivisjon for skog og utmark
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