@inproceedings{SproeteVesteFischeretal., author = {Spr{\"o}te, Roland and Veste, Maik and Fischer, Thomas and Lange, Philipp and Bens, Oliver and Raab, Thomas and H{\"u}ttl, Reinhard F.}, title = {Development of biologicalsoil crusts in initial ecosystems in Lusatia, Germany}, series = {DBG Jahrestagung 2009 Bonn "B{\"o}den - eine endliche Ressource", 05.-13.09.2009, Bonn}, booktitle = {DBG Jahrestagung 2009 Bonn "B{\"o}den - eine endliche Ressource", 05.-13.09.2009, Bonn}, language = {en} } @misc{SesermanPohleVesteetal., author = {Seserman, Diana-Maria and Pohle, Ina and Veste, Maik and Freese, Dirk}, title = {Growth vulnerability of hybrid-poplar and black locust to prospective climatic changes}, series = {4th World Congress on Agroforestry: Strengthening links between science, society and policy. 20-22 May 2019, Montpellier, France}, journal = {4th World Congress on Agroforestry: Strengthening links between science, society and policy. 20-22 May 2019, Montpellier, France}, pages = {65 -- 65}, abstract = {In Brandenburg, eastern Germany, prospective climate changes imply extreme weather events, increasing annual temperature, and decreasing summer precipitation. Since alley-cropping systems (ACS) have a broad planning horizon, appraising their sustainability and efficiency under changing climate conditions is crucial for forthcoming risk assessments and adaptation scenarios. Consequently, this combined experimental and simulation study investigated the growth vulnerability of poplar clone "Max I" (Populus nigra L. x P. maximowiczii Henry) and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) short rotation coppices in an ACS established in Brandenburg to a considerable spectrum of weather conditions and long term climate change, from 2015 to the end of 2054. The investigation employed (i) Yield-SAFE, a biophysical, process-based model to simulate the above-ground tree woody biomass and (ii) 100 realisations of the statistical regional climate model STAR 2K. In the most optimistic sequence of events pertaining to air temperature, precipitation, and global radiation, 35\% more woody biomass would be achieved by poplar and 43\% by black locust in the last period compared to the base period. Alternatively, in the most pessimistic circumstances, 54\% less woody biomass would be rendered by poplar and 47\% by black locust. Our findings corroborated the tree growth vulnerability to prospective climatic changes, particularly to changes in water availability.}, language = {en} } @misc{PoradaBaderBerdugoetal., author = {Porada, Philipp and Bader, Maaike Y. and Berdugo, Monica B. and Colesie, Claudia and Ellis, Christopher J. and Giordani, Paolo and Herzschuh, Ulrike and Ma, Yunyao and Launiainen, Samuli and Nascimbene, Juri and Petersen, Imke and Raggio Qu{\´i}lez, Jos{\´e} and Rodr{\´i}guez-Caballero, Emilio and Rousk, Kathrin and Sancho, Leopoldo G. and Scheidegger, Christoph and Seitz, Steffen and Van Stan, John T. and Veste, Maik and Weber, Bettina and Weston, David J.}, title = {A research agenda for non-vascular photoautotrophs under climate change}, series = {New Phytologist}, volume = {237 (2023)}, journal = {New Phytologist}, number = {5}, issn = {0028-646X}, doi = {10.1111/nph.18631}, pages = {1495 -- 1504}, abstract = {Non-vascular photoautotrophs (NVP), including bryophytes, lichens, terrestrial algae, and cyanobacteria, are increasingly recognized as being essential to ecosystem functioning in many regions of the world. Current research suggests that climate change may pose a substantial threat to NVP, but it is highly uncertain to what extent this will affect the associated ecosystem functions and services. Here, we propose a research agenda to address this urgent question, focusing on physiological and ecological processes that link NVP to ecosystem functions while also taking into account the substantial taxonomic diversity across multiple ecosystem types. Accordingly, we developed a new categorization scheme, based on microclimatic gradients, which simplifies the high physiological and morphological diversity of NVP and worldwide distribution with respect to several broad habitat types. We found that habitat-specific ecosystem functions of NVP will likely be substantially affected by climate change, and more quantitative process understanding is required on (1) potential for acclimation (2) response to elevated CO2 (3) role of the microbiome and (4) feedback to (micro)climate. We suggest an integrative approach of innovative, multi-method laboratory and field experiments and eco-physiological modelling, for which sustained scientific collaboration on NVP research will be essential.}, language = {en} } @misc{SchaafBensFischeretal., author = {Schaaf, Wolfgang and Bens, Oliver and Fischer, Anton and Gerke, Horst H. and Gerwin, Werner and Gr{\"u}newald, Uwe and Holl{\"a}nder, Hartmut M. and K{\"o}gel-Knabner, Ingrid and Mutz, Michael and Schloter, Michael and Schulin, Rainer and Veste, Maik and Winter, Susanne and H{\"u}ttl, Reinhard F.}, title = {Patterns and processes of initial terrestrial-ecosystem development}, series = {Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science}, volume = {174}, journal = {Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science}, number = {2}, issn = {1522-2624}, doi = {10.1002/jpln.201000158}, pages = {229 -- 239}, abstract = {Ecosystems are characterized as complex systems with abiotic and biotic processes interacting between the various components that have evolved over long-term periods. Most ecosystem studies so far have been carried out in mature systems. Only limited knowledge exists on the very initial phase of ecosystem development. Concepts on the development of ecosystems are often based on assumptions and extrapolations with respect to structure-process interactions in the initial stage. To characterize the effect of this initial phase on structure and functioning of ecosystems in later stages, it is necessary to disentangle the close interaction of spatial and temporal patterns of ecosystem structural assemblages with processes of ecosystem development. The study of initial, less complex systems could help to better identify and characterize coupled patterns and processes. This paper gives an overview of concepts for the initial development of different ecosystem compartments and identifies open questions and research gaps. The artificial catchment site "Chicken Creek" is introduced as a new research approach to investigate these patterns and processes of initial ecosystem development under defined boundary conditions. This approach allows to integrate the relevant processes with related pattern and structure development over temporal and spatial scales and to derive thresholds and stages in state and functioning of ecosystems at the catchment level.}, language = {en} } @misc{VesteGerwinBiemeltetal., author = {Veste, Maik and Gerwin, Werner and Biemelt, Detlef and Fischer, Annette and Schaaf, Wolfgang}, title = {Monitoring of ecosystem patterns and processes in an artificial catchment in Lusatia, Germany}, series = {6th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behaviour BIOGEOMON 2009}, journal = {6th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behaviour BIOGEOMON 2009}, editor = {Ukonmaanaho, Liisa and Nieminen, Tiina Maileena and Starr, Michael}, publisher = {Finnish Forest Research Institute}, address = {Vantaa, Finland}, isbn = {978-951-40-2177-0}, pages = {S. 84}, language = {en} } @incollection{BiemeltVeste, author = {Biemelt, Detlef and Veste, Maik}, title = {Soil water}, series = {Initial development of the artificial catchment "Chicken Creek" : monitoring program and survey 2005-2008}, booktitle = {Initial development of the artificial catchment "Chicken Creek" : monitoring program and survey 2005-2008}, editor = {Schaaf, Wolfgang and Bliemelt, Detlef and H{\"u}ttl, Reinhard F.}, publisher = {Univ. of Technology, Research Center Landscape Development and Mining Landscapes}, address = {Cottbus}, pages = {57 -- 70}, language = {en} } @misc{FischerVesteBensetal., author = {Fischer, Thomas and Veste, Maik and Bens, Oliver and H{\"u}ttl, Reinhard F.}, title = {Dew formation on the surface of biological soil crusts in central European sand ecosystems}, series = {Biogeosciences discussions}, volume = {9}, journal = {Biogeosciences discussions}, doi = {10.5194/bgd-9-8075-2012}, pages = {8075 -- 8092}, abstract = {Dew formation was investigated in three developmental stages of biological soil crusts (BSC), which were collected along a catena of an inland dune and in the initial substrate. The Penman equation, which was developed for saturated surfaces, was modified for unsaturated surfaces and used for prediction of dewfall rates. The levels of surface saturation required for this approach were predicted using the water retention functions and the thicknesses of the BSCs. During a single event, dewfall increased with crust development from 0.08 kg m-2 for the initial substrate to 0.10, 0.20 and 0.25 kg m-2 for crusts stages 1 to 3, respectively, which was well reflected by the model response. The suggested mechanism of dew formation involves a delay in water saturation in near-surface soil pores and EPS where the crusts were thicker and where the water capacity was high, resulting in elevated vapor flux towards the surface. The results also indicate that the amount of dewfall was too low to observe water flow into deeper soil. Analysis of the soil water retention curves revealed that, despite the sandy mineral matrix, moist crusts with clogged by swollen EPS pores exhibited a clay-like behavior. It is hypothesized that BSCs gain double benefit from suppressing their competitors by runoff generation and from improving their water supply by dew collection. Despite higher amounts of dew, the water availability to the crust community decreases with crust development, which may be compensated by ecophysiological adaptation of crust organisms, and which may further suppress higher vegetation or mosses.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HuettlKoegelKnabnerZeyeretal., author = {H{\"u}ttl, Reinhard F. and K{\"o}gel-Knabner, Ingrid and Zeyer, Josef and Munch, Jean Charles and Gr{\"u}newald, Uwe and Pretzsch, Hans and Schaaf, Wolfgang and Gerwin, Werner and Veste, Maik}, title = {Structures and processes of the initial ecosystem development phase in an artificial water catchment}, series = {Plant Life in an Extreme and Changing Environment, Book of Abstracts}, booktitle = {Plant Life in an Extreme and Changing Environment, Book of Abstracts}, pages = {89 -- 90}, language = {en} } @misc{VesteBiemeltFischeretal., author = {Veste, Maik and Biemelt, Detlef and Fischer, Annette and Gerwin, Werner and Schaaf, Wolfgang}, title = {The "Point Zero": Monitoring of biogeochemical patterns and processes in an artificial ecosystem (Lusatia, Germany)}, series = {EGU General Assembly 2009, Vienna, Austria, 19 - 24 April 2009}, journal = {EGU General Assembly 2009, Vienna, Austria, 19 - 24 April 2009}, publisher = {European Geophysical Society}, address = {Katlenburg-Lindau}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchaafGerwinVesteetal., author = {Schaaf, Wolfgang and Gerwin, Werner and Veste, Maik and Biemelt, Detlef}, title = {Monitoring of Soil-Plant-Atmosphere patterns and processes in an artificial catchment}, series = {EGU General Assembly 2008, Wien}, booktitle = {EGU General Assembly 2008, Wien}, publisher = {European Geophysical Society}, address = {Katlenburg-Lindau}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{KanzlerBoehmMircketal., author = {Kanzler, Michael and B{\"o}hm, Christian and Mirck, Jaconette and Schmitt, Dieter and Veste, Maik}, title = {Agroforstliche Nutzungsstrategien zur Sicherung der landwirtschaftlichen Produktion im Kontext steigender Urbanisierung und den Folgen des Klimawandels}, series = {Anfoerungen an den Pflanzenbau in einer sich urbanisierenden Welt, 60. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Pflanzenbauwissenschaften e.V., 26. bis 28. September 2017, Witzenhausen}, booktitle = {Anfoerungen an den Pflanzenbau in einer sich urbanisierenden Welt, 60. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Pflanzenbauwissenschaften e.V., 26. bis 28. September 2017, Witzenhausen}, editor = {Kage, Henning and Sieling, K. and Francke-Weltmann, L.}, publisher = {Liddy Halm}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, pages = {54 -- 55}, abstract = {Derzeit lebt mehr als die H{\"a}lfte der Weltbev{\"o}lkerung in St{\"a}dten, Tendenz weiter steigend. Die Sicherstellung der Versorgung dieser Menschen mit Nahrungsmitteln wird k{\"u}nftig den Druck auf die Landwirtschaft in l{\"a}ndlichen Gebieten weiter erh{\"o}hen. Die Nahrungsmittelproduktion wird dabei st{\"a}rker als zuvor durch das Umweltbewusstsein der Verbraucher einerseits und andererseits durch die Verminderung landwirtschaftlicher Produktionsfl{\"a}che zugunsten der Stadtentwicklung beeinflusst werden (Vira et al. 2015). Die Folgen des Klimawandels (u.a. reduzierte Wasserverf{\"u}gbarkeit, h{\"o}heren Verdunstung, Zunahme von Witterungsextremen) werden zu Ertragsschwankungen f{\"u}hren (EEA 2017) und so die Landwirtschaft vor neue Herausforderungen stellen. Dies gilt vor allem f{\"u}r ertragsschw{\"a}chere Standorte mit einem hohen Risiko f{\"u}r klimawandelbedingte Witterungseinfl{\"u}sse. Vor diesem Hintergrund kann die agroforstliche Landnutzung, durch eine h{\"o}here Adaptionsf{\"a}higkeit gegen{\"u}ber der Klimavariabilit{\"a}t (Kanzler et al. 2016) und der M{\"o}glichkeit zur {\"o}kologischen Aufwertung von Ackerfl{\"a}chen, aktiv zu einer stabilen, leistungsf{\"a}higen Landwirtschaft beitragen. Der folgende Beitrag widmet sich Untersuchungsergebnissen aus der Vegetationsperiode 2017 zum Mikroklima auf einem agroforstlich genutzten Ackerstandort in der Lausitz, Brandenburg.}, language = {de} } @misc{VesteFeldeWarrenetal., author = {Veste, Maik and Felde, Vincent John Martin Noah Linus and Warren, Steven D. and Pietrasiak, Nicole}, title = {Editorial: Ecological Development and Functioning of Biological Soil Crusts After Natural and Human Disturbances}, series = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution}, volume = {9}, journal = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution}, issn = {2296-701X}, doi = {10.3389/fevo.2021.713584}, pages = {4}, abstract = {In recent years, the importance of soil health for ecosystem functions has come further into the scientific focus (Lehmann et al., 2020). Especially after severe ecosystem disturbances, soil formation has to start anew. Such disturbances, which reset ecosystem development to the starting point, can be of natural (volcanoes, mobile sand dunes, floods, glaciers) (La Farge et al., 2013; Lan et al., 2014) or human origin (post-mining landscapes, military training areas, agricultural lands) (Belnap et al., 2007; Schaaf et al., 2011). In these young ecosystems, the interactions between the initial colonizers, the inorganic matter, and the subsequent biogeochemical processes are an important prerequisite for the development of elemental fluxes, soil genesis, and thus for further ecosystem development.}, language = {en} } @misc{FischerGypserSubbotinaetal., author = {Fischer, Thomas and Gypser, Stella and Subbotina, Maria and Veste, Maik}, title = {Synergic hydraulic and nutritional feedback mechanisms control surface patchiness of biological soil crusts on tertiary sands at a post-mining site}, series = {Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics}, volume = {62}, journal = {Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics}, number = {4}, issn = {0042-790X}, doi = {10.2478/johh-2014-0038}, pages = {293 -- 302}, abstract = {In a recultivation area located in Brandenburg, Germany, five types of biocrusts (initial BSC1, developed BSC2 and BSC3, mosses, lichens) and non-crusted mineral substrate were sampled on tertiary sand deposited in 1985- 1986 to investigate hydrologic interactions between crust patches. Crust biomass was lowest in the non-crusted substrate, increased to the initial BSC1 and peaked in the developed BSC2, BSC3, the lichens and the mosses. Water infiltration was highest on the substrate, and decreased to BSC2, BSC1 and BSC3. Non-metric multidimensional scaling revealed that the lichens and BSC3 were associated with water soluble nutrients and with pyrite weathering products, thus representing a high nutrient low hydraulic feedback mode. The mosses and BSC2 represented a low nutrient high hydraulic feedback mode. These feedback mechanisms were considered as synergic, consisting of run-off generating (low hydraulic) and run-on receiving (high hydraulic) BSC patches. Three scenarios for BSC succession were proposed. (1) Initial BSCs sealed the surface until they reached a successional stage (represented by BSC1) from which the development into either of the feedback modes was triggered, (2) initial heterogeneities of the mineral substrate controlled the development of the feedback mode, and (3) complex interactions between lichens and mosses occurred at later stages of system development.}, language = {en} } @incollection{VesteSchillemBoehm, author = {Veste, Maik and Schillem, Steffi and B{\"o}hm, Christian}, title = {Baumarten f{\"u}r die Agrarholzproduktion}, series = {Agrarholz - Schnellwachsende B{\"a}ume in der Landwirtschaft : Biologie - {\"O}kologie - Management}, booktitle = {Agrarholz - Schnellwachsende B{\"a}ume in der Landwirtschaft : Biologie - {\"O}kologie - Management}, editor = {Veste, Maik and B{\"o}hm, Christian}, publisher = {Springer Spektrum}, address = {Berlin [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-662-49930-6}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-662-49931-3_4}, pages = {81 -- 118}, language = {de} } @incollection{BoehmVeste, author = {B{\"o}hm, Christian and Veste, Maik}, title = {Anbau und Nutzung schnellwachsender B{\"a}ume in der Landwirtschaft - ein Ausblick}, series = {Agrarholz - Schnellwachsende B{\"a}ume in der Landwirtschaft : Biologie - {\"O}kologie - Management}, booktitle = {Agrarholz - Schnellwachsende B{\"a}ume in der Landwirtschaft : Biologie - {\"O}kologie - Management}, editor = {Veste, Maik and B{\"o}hm, Christian}, publisher = {Springer Spektrum}, address = {Berlin [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-662-49930-6}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-662-49931-3_15}, pages = {511 -- 523}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{KanzlerBoehmMircketal., author = {Kanzler, Michael and B{\"o}hm, Christian and Mirck, Jaconette and Schmitt, Dieter and Veste, Maik}, title = {Agroforstliche Landnutzung als Anpassungsstrategie an den Klimawandel}, series = {Klimawandel und Qualit{\"a}t, Kurzfassungen der Vortr{\"a}ge und Poster, 59. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Pflanzenbauwissenschaften e.V., 27. bis 29. September 2016, Gießen}, booktitle = {Klimawandel und Qualit{\"a}t, Kurzfassungen der Vortr{\"a}ge und Poster, 59. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Pflanzenbauwissenschaften e.V., 27. bis 29. September 2016, Gießen}, editor = {Kage, Henning and Sieling, K. and Francke-Weltmann, L.}, publisher = {Verlag Liddy Halm}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, pages = {126 -- 127}, abstract = {Der parallele Anbau von Ackerfr{\"u}chten und Agrarholz in Agroforstsystemen f{\"u}hrt zu einer {\"o}kologischen Aufwertung der landwirtschaftlichen Nutzfl{\"a}che und hat auch positive Auswirkungen auf das Mikroklima zwischen den Geh{\"o}lzstreifen. Bei streifenf{\"o}rmigen Agroforstsystemen (Alley Cropping) in Brandenburg konnte eine deutliche Reduktion der Windgeschwindigkeit und von Temperaturextremen sowie ein Anstieg der relativen Luftfeuchtigkeit beobachtet werden (B{\"o}hm et al. 2014, Kanzler et al. 2015). Eine Reduzierung der Windgeschwindigkeit f{\"u}hrt zudem zu einer Minderung der potentiellen Evaporation. Dabei stellt sich die Frage, wie sich diese Ver{\"a}nderungen kleinr{\"a}umig auf die gemessene Evaporation und auf die Produktivit{\"a}t der Ackerkulturen auswirken.}, language = {de} } @misc{HasharNasrinFreeseetal., author = {Hashar, Mohammad Rafiul and Nasrin, Shamima and Freese, Dirk and Veste, Maik}, title = {Study of phosphorus status and sorption properties in reclaimed lignite mine soils under different age stands of Robinia pseudoacacia L. in Welzow, Germany}, series = {Land Degradation \& Development}, journal = {Land Degradation \& Development}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {1085-3278}, doi = {10.1002/ldr.5214}, pages = {12}, abstract = {AbstractDue to the open-cast mining activities, a large area in the Lusatian region in eastern Germany was left unproductive. Robinia pseudoacacia L. was planted within different ages in that large area as a short rotation coppice for woody biomass cultivation as well as to increase soil nutrients by increasing plant phosphorous (P) availability, accumulating organic matter input and biological nitrogen fixation. In this experiment, soil chemical analysis has been done to investigate the improvement and status of P in the mining soil depending on the ages of plantation (16, 17, 18, and 27 years old) of Robinia pseudoacacia L. The results show a higher P sorption in the oldest site, and the average P sorption capacity (PSC) obtained in the oldest site was 21.0 mmol Kg-1, which was 3-4 times higher than the youngest site. However, all the values were very low compared with the optimum plant growth level, and low P desorption indicates a low level of plant-available P in the soil. The lower sorption properties with the small amount of oxalate iron (Feox) and oxalate aluminum (Alox) indicate the general P deficiency in the soil. However, a comparison from a previous study on the same experimental areas shows that not much improvement has occurred in soil P, and the change in soil P dynamics is very low. Nevertheless, the improvement of the values with increasing ages of Robinia pseudoacacia L. indicates that further improvement may be expected in soil nutrients with time.}, language = {en} } @misc{MaWeberKratzetal., author = {Ma, Yunyao and Weber, Bettina and Kratz, Alexandra and Raggio, Jos{\´e} and Colesie, Claudia and Veste, Maik and Bader, Maaike Y. and Porada, Philipp}, title = {Exploring environmental and physiological drivers of the annual carbon budget of biocrusts from various climatic zones with a mechanistic data-driven model}, series = {Biogeosciences}, volume = {20}, journal = {Biogeosciences}, number = {13}, issn = {1726-4189}, doi = {10.5194/bg-20-2553-2023}, pages = {2553 -- 2572}, abstract = {Biocrusts are a worldwide phenomenon, contributing substantially to ecosystem functioning. Their growth and survival depend on multiple environmental factors, including climatic ones, and the relations of these factors to physiological processes. Responses of biocrusts to individual environmental factors have been examined in a large number of field and laboratory experiments. These observational data, however, have rarely been assembled into a comprehensive, consistent framework that allows quantitative exploration of the roles of multiple environmental factors and physiological properties for the performance of biocrusts, in particular across climatic regions. Here we used a data-driven mechanistic modelling framework to simulate the carbon balance of biocrusts, a key measure of their growth and survival. We thereby assessed the relative importance of physiological and environmental factors for the carbon balance at six study sites that differ in climatic conditions. Moreover, we examined the role of seasonal acclimation of physiological properties using our framework, since the effects of this process on the carbon balance of biocrusts are poorly constrained so far. We found substantial effects of air temperature, CO2 concentration, and physiological parameters that are related to respiration on biocrust carbon balance, which differ, however, in their patterns across regions. The ambient CO2 concentration is the most important factor for biocrusts from drylands, while air temperature has the strongest impact at alpine and temperate sites. Metabolic respiration cost plays a more important role than optimum temperature for gross photosynthesis at the alpine site; this is not the case, however, in drylands and temperate regions. Moreover, we estimated a small annual carbon gain of 1.5  by lichen-dominated biocrust and 1.9  by moss-dominated biocrust at a dryland site, while the biocrusts lost a large amount of carbon at some of the temperate sites (e.g. -92.1 for lichen-dominated and -74.7  for moss-dominated biocrust). These strongly negative values contradict the observed survival of the organisms at the sites and may be caused by the uncertainty in environmental conditions and physiological parameters, which we assessed in a sensitivity analysis. Another potential explanation for this result may be the lack of acclimation in the modelling approach, since the carbon balance can increase substantially when testing for seasonally varying parameters in the sensitivity analysis. We conclude that the uncertainties in air temperature, CO2 concentration, respiration-related physiological parameters, and the absence of seasonal acclimation in the model for humid temperate and alpine regions may be a relevant source of error and should be taken into account in future approaches that aim at estimating the long-term biocrust carbon balance based on ecophysiological data.}, language = {en} } @misc{FischerKholiavkoSchaafetal., author = {Fischer, Thomas and Kholiavko, Tatiana and Schaaf, Wolfgang and Veste, Maik}, title = {Soil respiration responses of moss and lichen biocoenoses to moderate and severe rain events after summer drought in a temperate early-successional ecosystem}, series = {Ecohydrology}, volume = {16}, journal = {Ecohydrology}, number = {7}, issn = {1936-0592}, doi = {10.1002/eco.2578}, abstract = {It is commonly accepted that CO2 efflux increases with soil water content in aerated soils and that rewetting after periods of soil drying can result in respiration pulses. It has further been shown that soil pores may become water logged which can impede soil gas exchange. The present study aimed to quantify the carbon response of moss (Polytrichum piliferum) and lichen (Cladonia coniocraea) biocoenoses to different quantities of rain in an artificial catchment, which granted that the starting point of the development of both biocoenoses was the same. To address this aim, we conducted in situ soil moisture and soil respiration measurements, where soil respiration was hypothesised to emerge from a cryptogamic vegetation layer and from mineral soil beneath. We found that higher water-holding capacity of the moss layer and higher accumulation of organic matter in the upper mineral soil under mosses result in higher amounts of water stored near the surface. As a consequence, evaporation of water as well as pulses of CO2 efflux after moderate rain following a period of drought were higher in the moss biocoenosis, where the upper mineral soil was of key importance. In contrast, the lichen biocoenosis facilitated penetration of rainwater into the deep soil. Superimposing rewetting pulses, near-saturation of soil pores with water after severe rain resulted in gas exchange inhibition and diminished soil respiration until subsequent aeration in both biocoenoses}, language = {en} } @misc{MantovaniVesteBoldtBurischetal., author = {Mantovani, Dario and Veste, Maik and Boldt-Burisch, Katja and Fritsch, Simone and Koning, Laurie Anne and Freese, Dirk}, title = {Carbon allocation, nodulation, and biological nitrogen fixation of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) under soil water limitation}, series = {Annals of Forest Research}, volume = {58}, journal = {Annals of Forest Research}, number = {2}, issn = {2065-2445}, doi = {10.15287/afr.2015.420}, pages = {259 -- 274}, abstract = {The pioneer tree black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) is a drought-resistant tree and, in symbiosis with Rhizobium, able to fix dinitrogen from the atmosphere. It is, therefore, an interesting species for marginal lands where soil amelioration is sought in addition to economic gain. However, the interaction between soil water availability, carbon allocation and nitrogen fixation is important for a successful establishment of trees on marginal lands and has not yet been investigated for black locust. Twoyear-old trees were grown under various soil water conditions and drought cycles. The stable isotopic composition of C (δ 13C) and N (δ 15N) of the leaves was used to identify i) the effective drought condition of the treatments and ii) the portion N accrued from the atmosphere by the biological nitrogen fixation. Drought-stressed plants significantly reduced their total aboveground biomass production, which was linearly linked to tree transpiration. The shoot:root ratio values changed from 2.2 for the drought-stressed to 4.3 for the well-watered plants. Our investigation shows that drought stress increases the nodule biomass of black locust in order to maintain biological nitrogen fixation and to counteract the lower soil nitrogen availability. The biological nitrogen fixation of drought-stressed trees could be maintained at relatively higher values compared to the well-watered trees. The average leaf nitrogen content varied between 2.8\% and 3.0\% and was not influenced by the drought stress. Carbon fixation, carbon allocation, and biological nitrogen fixation are to some extent balanced at low irrigation and allow Robinia to cope with long-term water constraints. The combination of black locust's ecophysiological and morphological plasticity make it interesting as a biomass source for bioenergy and timber production, even in nutrient-limited and drought-affected areas of Europe.}, language = {en} }