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Deforestation increases differences in morphology and properties of dune soils located on contrasting slope aspects in the Toruń military area (N Poland)
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Deforestation increases differences in morphology and properties of dune soils located on contrasting slope aspects in the Toruń military area (N Poland)

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  • Piotr Sewerniak Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Earth Siciences, Department of Soil Science and Landscape Management, Lwowska 1, 87–100 Toruń, Poland
  • Michał Jankowski Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Earth Siciences, Department of Soil Science and Landscape Management, Lwowska 1, 87–100 Toruń, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/EQ.2015.009

Keywords

inland dunes, soils, forest succesion, heathlands, slope aspect

Abstract

In a comparative research we investigated characteristics of soils situated on contrasting slope aspects (northern and southern) in two inland dune ecosystem types: 1. dunes overplanted with a pine production forest and 2. dunes deforested for military purposes, where for some decades natural succession has been the main driver for vegetation development. We found that afforested dune slopes were entirely occupied by Podzols slightly varying by degree of development in respect to slope aspect what clearly changed after deforestation. Removal of forest distinctly predisposed dry south-facing dune slopes for erosion, which affected in truncation of Podzols. Nowadays, deforested southern slopes are covered by regenerating, weakly developed soils – Arenosols; while conditions prevailing on deforested northern slopes preserve Podzols. Such situation implies distinct increase of primarily existing differences in characteristics of soils of opposite slope aspects such as moisture, temperature and organic carbon stocks.

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2015-07-14

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SEWERNIAK, Piotr and JANKOWSKI, Michał. Deforestation increases differences in morphology and properties of dune soils located on contrasting slope aspects in the Toruń military area (N Poland). Ecological Questions. Online. 14 July 2015. Vol. 21, pp. 61-63. [Accessed 2 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/EQ.2015.009.
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