Influence of harvesting on biogeochemical exchange in sheetflow and soil processes in a eutrophic floodplain forest

B.G. Lockaby; R.G. Clawson; K. Flynn; Robert Rummer; S. Meadows; B Stokes; John A. Stanturf

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Influence of harvesting on biogeochemical exchange in sheetflow and soil processes in a eutrophic floodplain forest

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Authors:

B.G. Lockaby, R.G. Clawson, K. Flynn, Robert Rummer, S. Meadows, B Stokes, John A. Stanturf

Year:

1997

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management 90 (1997) 187-194

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Abstract

Floodplain forests contribute to the maintenance of water quality as a result of various biogeochemical transformations which occur within them. In particular, they can serve as sinks for nutrient run-off from adjacent uplands or as nutrient transformers as water moves downstream. However, little is known about the potential that land management activities may have for alteration of these biogeochemical functions. This paper examines the effects of three harvesting regimes (unharvested control, clearcut, and partial cut) on the physical and chemical parameters within the Flint River floodplain located in southwestern Georgia, USA. Data presented in this paper were collected during the year following initiation of the harvesting treatments which occurred in September of 1993. Sheetflow water chemistry (total suspended solids (TSS), total dissolved solids (TDS), nitrate (NO^-₃), phosphate (PO^3-₄), sulfate (SO^2-₄). calcium ((Ca

Keywords

Wetland forests, Silvicullure, Water chemistry

Citation

Lockaby, B.G.; Clawson, R.G.; Flynn, K.; Rummer, Robert; Meadows, S.; Stokes, B; Stanturf, John A. 1997. Influence of harvesting on biogeochemical exchange in sheetflow and soil processes in a eutrophic floodplain forest. Forest Ecology and Management 90 (1997) 187-194