Assessment of Organic Carbon Stocks in Forest Soils on a Regional Scaleстатья
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Аннотация:Abstract—Results of the comparison of organic carbon stocks in the automorphic and semihydromorphic forestsoils are discussed. The database includes information on 289 soil profiles in the forest zone of European Russia.On the average, the total organic carbon pool (including forest litter) in semihydromorphic soils is three timeshigher than that in automorphic soils. The difference decreases with an increase in the thickness of the consideredsoil layer from 3.2 times for the layer of 0–30 cm to 2.6 times for the layer of 0–100 cm. The greatest differencein carbon stocks is noted for the organic horizons; in semihydromorphic soils, the carbon storage in themaverages 73 ± 8.2 t C/ha; in automorphic soils, it is seven times smaller. The neglect of the contribution of semihydromorphicsoils results in underestimation of the total soil organic carbon stock of the region. The degree ofunderestimation depends on the soil cover pattern of particular areas and on the thickness of the considered soillayer. Calculations made for Karelia show that the underestimation of organic carbon stocks in various landscapesranges from 10 to 40%. For the total area of this republic, it is estimated at 22, 19, and 13% for the soillayers of 0–30, 0–50, and 0–100 cm, respectively. A comparative analysis of known pedotransfer functions forcalculating soil bulk density shows that the best results (RMSE = 0.15; R2 = 0.36) for mineral horizons offorest soils in European Russia are provided by the pedotransfer function suggested by O.V. Chestnykh andD.G. Zamolodchikov.