Abstract
In the southern-taiga low grass–green moss fir forest completely defoliated by the Siberian moth, the rate of soil respiration in the third year after the pest population outbreak was 1.5 times higher than in an undisturbed tree stand. This was explained by a significant increase in the abundance and activity of soil microorganisms in the pest-defoliated forest, which occurred due to the qualitative changes in the litter composition and the increased temperature and moisture in the upper soil layers. The rate of carbon emission from the soil in the defoliated forest was 41.7 kg/ha per day, compared to 28.3 kg/ha per day in the undisturbed fir forest.
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Baranchikov, Y.N., Perevoznikova, V.D. & Vishnyakova, Z.V. Carbon Emission by Soils in Forests Damaged by the Siberian Moth. Russian Journal of Ecology 33, 398–401 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020947413854
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