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Modeled effects of soil acidification on long-term ecological and economic outcomes for managed forests in the Adirondack region (USA)

Overview of attention for article published in Science of the Total Environment, May 2016
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Title
Modeled effects of soil acidification on long-term ecological and economic outcomes for managed forests in the Adirondack region (USA)
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Science of the Total Environment, May 2016
DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.008
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Jesse Caputo, Colin M. Beier, Timothy J. Sullivan, Gregory B. Lawrence

Abstract

Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is among the most ecologically and economically important tree species in North America, and its growth and regeneration is often the focus of silvicultural practices in northern hardwood forests. A key stressor for sugar maple (SM) is acid rain, which depletes base cations from poorly-buffered forest soils and has been associated with much lower SM vigor, growth, and recruitment. However, the potential interactions between forest management and soil acidification - and their implications for the sustainability of SM and its economic and cultural benefits - have not been investigated. In this study, we simulated the development of 50 extant SM stands in the western Adirondack region of NY (USA) for 100years under different soil chemical conditions and silvicultural prescriptions. We found that interactions between management prescription and soil base saturation will strongly shape the ability to maintain SM in managed forests. Below 12% base saturation, SM did not regenerate sufficiently after harvest and was replaced mainly by red maple (Acer rubrum) and American beech (Fagus grandifolia). Loss of SM on acid-impaired sites was predicted regardless of whether the shelterwood or diameter-limit prescriptions were used. On soils with sufficient base saturation, models predicted that SM will regenerate after harvest and be sustained for future rotations. We then estimated how these different post-harvest outcomes, mediated by acid impairment of forest soils, would affect the potential monetary value of ecosystem services provided by SM forests. Model simulations indicated that a management strategy focused on syrup production - although not feasible across the vast areas where acid impairment has occurred - may generate the greatest economic return. Although pollution from acid rain is declining, its long-term legacy in forest soils will shape future options for sustainable forestry and ecosystem stewardship in the northern hardwood forests of North America.

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Country Count As %
Canada 1 2%
Unknown 64 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 17%
Student > Master 11 17%
Researcher 8 12%
Student > Bachelor 8 12%
Lecturer 2 3%
Other 10 15%
Unknown 15 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 18 28%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 15%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 6 9%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 3%
Arts and Humanities 2 3%
Other 9 14%
Unknown 18 28%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 December 2023.
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#6,571,272
of 25,371,288 outputs
Outputs from Science of the Total Environment
#8,361
of 29,621 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#90,899
of 326,212 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Science of the Total Environment
#123
of 357 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,371,288 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 74th percentile.
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