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DOI	10.1007/s42729-021-00752-1
	Integrated management improves forest sustainability: A case study in semi-arid Mediterranean headwater catchments
	Veiskarami, Zahra; Pilehvar, Babak; Haghizadeh, Ali
通讯作者	Pilehvar, B (corresponding author)，Lorestan Univ, Agr & Nat Resources Fac, Forestry Dept, Khorramabad, Iran.
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
ISSN	0718-9508
EISSN	0718-9516
出版年	2022-01
英文摘要	Purpose Land-use change has led to nutrient discharge into aquatic systems. This study aimed to investigate the effects of integrated forest management at small-scale catchments on vegetation composition, plants nutrient storage, soil nutrient concentration, and nutrient discharge in headwater streams originating from diverse land uses. Methods Two similar and adjacent small-scale forest catchments with different land uses (protected VS disturbed) were selected. We studied the changes in vegetation composition, nutrient concentration and storage in soil and plant tissues, and nutrient delivery by stream water for one year. Results and discussion Results showed that the protected forest comprised more native species, diversity indices, FQI values, soil nutrient concentrations, and plant nutrient storage. The concentration of NO3-, PO4-, and TN in stream water of the disturbed forest was significantly higher. TP concentration and TN and TP delivery were also higher but not significant. Temporal changes in nutrient discharge in headwater streams were closely dependent on the understory vegetation. Increasing understory biomass and diversity led to nutrient storage increment in plants and soil and prevented nutrient leaching into the headwater streams. Conclusion The study at small-scale catchments confirmed the effects of integrated forest management on plant community composition, plant nutrient content, and nutrient discharge in headwater streams. Twenty years of integrated forest management not only improved vegetation quality measures but also prevented soil erosion and nutrient discharge into the head-water stream. There is a close relationship between the herbaceous understory plants' improvement and sustainable nutrient cycling and hydrologic systems in Mediterranean forest ecosystems.
英文关键词	Conservatism coefficient Watershed Head-water stream Herbaceous species Land-use Zagros forest
类型	Article ; Early Access
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000739787100004
WOS关键词	STREAM WATER-QUALITY ; LAND-USE ; PHOSPHORUS ; VEGETATION ; CONVERSION ; DIVERSITY ; NUTRIENTS ; DIGESTION ; DYNAMICS ; IMPACTS
WOS类目	Plant Sciences ; Environmental Sciences ; Soil Science
WOS研究方向	Plant Sciences ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Agriculture
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/377172
作者单位	[Veiskarami, Zahra; Pilehvar, Babak] Lorestan Univ, Agr & Nat Resources Fac, Forestry Dept, Khorramabad, Iran; [Haghizadeh, Ali] Lorestan Univ, Agr & Nat Resources Fac, Watershed Management Engn Dept, Khorramabad, Iran
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Veiskarami, Zahra,Pilehvar, Babak,Haghizadeh, Ali. Integrated management improves forest sustainability: A case study in semi-arid Mediterranean headwater catchments[J],2022.
APA	Veiskarami, Zahra,Pilehvar, Babak,&Haghizadeh, Ali.(2022).Integrated management improves forest sustainability: A case study in semi-arid Mediterranean headwater catchments.JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION.
MLA	Veiskarami, Zahra,et al."Integrated management improves forest sustainability: A case study in semi-arid Mediterranean headwater catchments".JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION (2022).