Annual litterfall and carbon and nutrient inputs into alder stands in Bursa, Karacabey forested wetlands

Abstract

Annual litterfall and the amount of carbon and macro (N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S) and micro nutrients (Fe, Mn, Na, Cu, Zn, Cl, Ni and Co) reaching into the forest floor by litterfall were determined in Kzc3 (d1,3=20-35,9 cm) and Kzd3 (d1,3=36,0-51,9 cm stand development stages of natural alder stands (Alnus glutinosa L.) growing at two different sites (floodplain and terrestrial) in Bursa Karacabey forested wetlands. The study covers the years of 2021, 2022 and 2023. Results showed that annual litterfall in the floodplain site was 10407 kg/ha for the Kzc3 and 7678 kg/ha for the Kzd3 stands, while, it was 8157 and 5907 kg/ha/year in the terrestrial site respectively. The foliage contribution to the total litterfall was 45% for the Kzd3 and 47% for the Kzd3 in the floodplain site, while it was 37 and 41% in the terrestrial sites respectively. The litterfall varied with the stand type, and it increased with the diameter and age of the stands. The annual carbon and macro- and micro-nutrients inputs into the forest floor litter through by the litterfall in the floodplain site were generally higher than in the terrestrial site. For example, annual C, N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S inputs into the floodplain sites were 4154; 130; 15; 48; 244; 48 and 24 kg/ha/yr respectively, while they were 3051; 104; 27; 49; 202; 38 and 32 kg/ha in the terrestrial sites, respectively. This study indicates that litterfall production and nutrient inputs into the alder stands significantly vary with water condition and stand development stages in the forested wetland ecosystems.

Keywords

• Alnus glutinosa
• Karacabey forested wetlands
• Litterfall
• Carbon and nutrient stocks

Bursa, Karacabey subasar ormanı kızılağaç meşcerelerinde yıllık döküm miktarı ve bu yolla ekosisteme giren karbon ve besin maddesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, Bursa Karacabey subasar ormanlarında, iki farklı ortamdaki (sulak ve karasal) doğal kızılağaç (Alnus glutinosa L.) Kzc3 (d1,3=20-35,9 cm) ve Kzd3 (d1,3=36,0-51,9 cm) meşcere gelişim çağlarında, ağaç bileşenlerinin (yaprak, dal, tohum ve diğer) yıllık döküm miktarı ve döküm ile ölü örtüye ulaşan karbon ve makro (N, P, K, Ca, Mg ve S) ve mikro (Fe, Mn, Na, Cu, Zn, Cl, Ni ve Co) besin elementi miktarını belirlemektir. Çalışma 2021, 2022 ve 2023 yıllarında yürütülmüştür. Bulgulara göre, yıllık ortalama döküm miktarı, sulak ortamdaki Kzc3 için hektarda 10407 kg, Kzd3 için 7678 kg iken, karasal ortamdaki Kzc3 ve Kzd3 için bu değerler daha düşük olup sırasıyla 8157 ve 5907 kg olarak tespit edilmiştir. Toplam döküntüye, yaprak miktarının katkı oranı, sulak ortamdaki Kzc3 ve Kzd3 meşcerelerinde sırasıyla %45 ve %47 iken, bu oranlar karasal ortamda %37 ve %41 olarak belirlenmiştir. Döküntü miktarı meşcere tipine göre farklılık göstermiş ve genel olarak meşcere yaşı ve ortalama çapı arttıkça döküntü miktarı azalmıştır. Sulak ortamda, döküntü ile ekosisteme giren yıllık ortalama karbon ve diğer makro ve mikro besin maddesi miktarları, genel olarak karasal ortamdan daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Örneğin, sulak ortamda Kzc3 için C, N, P, K, Ca, Mg ve S girdileri sırasıyla 4154; 130; 15; 48; 244; 48 ve 24 kg/ha/yıl olarak hesaplanırken, karasal ortamda bu değerler sırasıyla 3051; 104; 27; 49; 202; 38 ve 32 kg/ha/yıl olarak hesaplanmıştır. Çalışma ile kızılağaç meşcerelerinin döküntü üretimi ve besin maddesi girişinin sulak ve karasal ortam ile meşcere gelişim çağlarına göre farklılık gösterdiği ortaya konulmuştur.

Keywords

• Alnus glutinosa
• Karacabey subasar ormanları
• Döküntü miktarı
• Karbon ve besin maddesi stoku

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