Disturbance Impacts on Forest Carbon Dynamics in the Calcareous Alps (C-Alp II)
Abstract
Forest ecosystem function in the Calcareous Alps is under threat from intensifying natural disturbance regimes, raising serious questions over the future provision of key ecosystem services. It is likely that climate change will drive an increase in windthrow and bark beetle events in Central Europe, with forests of the Calcareous Alps representing potential hotspots of future disturbance occurrence. This represents an alarming issue due to Austria’s dependence on the services from these ecosystems. Evaluating this risk is however currently limited by insufficient understanding of how disturbance impacts on forest carbon (C) cycling. Forest C dynamics regulate a number of important ecosystem services (e.g. atmospheric CO2 sequestration, drinking water provision), and their response to disturbance is an important determining factor of ecosystem resilience. Generalized paradigms of ecosystem disturbance are very limited in their ability to explain the changes and development in forest C stocks and fluxes after stand-replacing disturbance, with evidence indicating that these dynamics are strongly governed by ecosystem-specific factors. Unfortunately, empirical data on disturbance impacts on forest carbon cycling in the Calcareous Alps is severely lacking and fragmented. Considering the huge social, economic, and ecological importance of these ecosystems, we propose a project, “C-Alp II”, which will investigate C consequences of forest disturbance in the Calcareous Alps. The project will employ a chrononsequence approach, synthesizing data on carbon dynamics from test sites in different stages before- and after forest disturbance. The project build upon existing empirical data from previous test sites and an LTER site (LTER Zöbelboden), by conducting new measurements and analyses at these and additional experimental sites. One of the test sites is arranged as a manipulation site which was artificially disturbed in 2015
Disturbance Soil carbon Fagus sylvatica
Publikationen
Forest disturbance effects on soil fungal guilds and decomposition in a mountain ecosystem
Autoren: Mayer, M; Matthews, B; Gorfer, M; Berger, H; Kobler, J; Rosinger, C; Sandén, H; Rewald, B; Katzensteiner, K; Godbold, DL Jahr: 2018
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Soil of a mountain beech forest harbours a highly diverse, distinct fungal community
Autoren: Gorfer, M; Berger, H; Tallian, C; Mayer, M; Matthews, B; Sandén, H; Rewald, B; Kobler, J; Katzensteiner, K; Godbold, DL Jahr: 2018
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Temporal and small-scale spatial heterogeneity of soil fungal communities in a montane beech forest
Autoren: Gorfer, M; Berger, H; Tallian, C; Mayer, M; Matthews, B; Sandén, H; Rewald, B; Kobler, J; Katzensteiner, K; Godbold, DL Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Soil fungal guilds and decomposition in a disturbed forest ecosystem
Autoren: Mayer, M; Matthews, B; Gorfer, M; Berger, H; Kobler, J; Rosinger, C; Sandén, H; Rewald, B; Katzensteiner, K; Godbold, DL Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Soil fungal communities and decomposition after forest disturbance by clear cut harvest and tree girdling
Autoren: Mayer, M; Matthews, B; Gorfer, M; Berger, H; Rosinger, C; Sandén, H; Rewald, B; Katzensteiner, K; Godbold, DL Jahr: 2019
Journal articles
Disturbance and extreme weather events impact soil microbial processes and fungal communities in a mountain beech forest
Autoren: Mayer, M; Gorfer, M; Matthews, B; Berger, H; Bittner, A; Sandén, H; Rewald, B; Katzensteiner, K; Godbold, DL Jahr: 2019
Journal articles
High Fungal Diversity but Low Seasonal Dynamics and Ectomycorrhizal Abundance in a Mountain Beech Forest.
Autoren: Gorfer, M; Mayer, M; Berger, H; Rewald, B; Tallian, C; Matthews, B; Sandén, H; Katzensteiner, K; Godbold, DL; Jahr: 2021
Journal articles
Soil fertility relates to fungal-mediated decomposition and organic matter turnover in a temperate mountain forest.
Autoren: Mayer, M; Rewald, B; Matthews, B; Sandén, H; Rosinger, C; Katzensteiner, K; Gorfer, M; Berger, H; Tallian, C; Berger, TW; Godbold, DL; Jahr: 2021
Journal articles
Surviving trees and deadwood moderate changes in soil fungal communities and associated functioning after natural forest disturbance and salvage logging
Autoren: Mayer, M; Rosinger, C; Gorfer, M; Berger, H; Deltedesco, E; Bassler, C; Muller, J; Seifert, L; Rewald, B; Godbold, DL Jahr: 2022
Journal articles
Project staff
Douglas L. Godbold
Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Douglas L. Godbold Ph.D.
douglas.godbold@boku.ac.at
Project Leader
01.01.2017 - 31.12.2019
Klaus Katzensteiner
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Klaus Katzensteiner
klaus.katzensteiner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91213
Project Staff
01.01.2017 - 31.12.2019
Bradley Matthews
Dr. Bradley Matthews MSc.
bradley.matthews@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91243
Project Staff
01.01.2017 - 31.12.2019
Mathias Mayer
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Mathias Mayer
mathias.mayer@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91243
Project Staff
01.01.2017 - 31.12.2019
Boris Rewald
Assoc. Prof. Dipl.-Biol. Dr.rer.nat. Boris Rewald
boris.rewald@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.01.2017 - 31.12.2019
Hans Sanden
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Hans Sanden
hans.sanden@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91240
Project Staff
01.01.2017 - 31.12.2019
Helmut Schume
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Helmut Schume
helmut.schume@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91201, 91214
Project Staff
01.01.2017 - 31.12.2019
BOKU partners
External partners
Vienna Scientific Instruments GmbH
none
partner
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
none
partner