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@ARTICLE{Borchard:172067,
      author       = {Borchard, Nils and Ladd, Brenton and Eschemann, Sita and
                      Hegenberg, Dominik and Möseler, Bodo Maria and Amelung,
                      Wulf},
      title        = {{B}lack carbon and soil properties at historical charcoal
                      production sites in {G}ermany},
      journal      = {Geoderma},
      volume       = {232-234},
      issn         = {0016-7061},
      address      = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
      publisher    = {Elsevier Science},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2014-05611},
      pages        = {236 - 242},
      year         = {2014},
      abstract     = {The use of charcoal as a soil amendment is currently of
                      great interest to sequester carbon and improve soil
                      fertility, however, studies of sites where charcoal
                      amendments to the soil have been made many years ago are
                      lacking at the moment. In this study we investigated
                      historical charcoal production sites in Germany that have
                      not been in use for > 60 years, and evaluated the effects of
                      the former charcoal inputs on soil and vegetation parameters
                      relative to those of adjacent, unamended areas. Surface soil
                      samples (0–5, 5–20 cm) were taken from five sites
                      located on extremely acidic (Siegerland, pH 3.8–4.1) and
                      base rich soils (Eifel, pH 4.8–5.3) in species poor
                      (Luzulo-Fagetum) and species rich (Hordelymo-Fagetum) beech
                      forests, respectively. We determined stocks of black carbon
                      (BC) and natural soil organic carbon (SOC = total C minus
                      BC) as well as of soil nutrient stocks (NO3-N, P, K, Mg),
                      cation exchange capacity and water holding capacity, and we
                      mapped plant composition to calculate richness and evenness.
                      The results showed that historical charcoal production sites
                      were enriched with BC and also exhibited increased stocks of
                      natural SOC and total N possibly due to enhanced
                      stabilization of natural SOC by the charcoal. The
                      availability of nitrate-nitrogen, phosphate and potassium
                      was increased when the charcoal was added to the base rich
                      soils and less so when charcoal was added to the extremely
                      acidic soils. Plant biodiversity was not different between
                      the sites of historical charcoal addition and the reference
                      sites. We conclude that charcoal additions may increase soil
                      carbon storage capacity over prolonged periods of time
                      without negatively affecting plant ecological interactions
                      over the long term.},
      cin          = {IBG-3},
      ddc          = {550},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
      pnm          = {246 - Modelling and Monitoring Terrestrial Systems: Methods
                      and Technologies (POF2-246) / 255 - Terrestrial Systems:
                      From Observation to Prediction (POF3-255)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF2-246 / G:(DE-HGF)POF3-255},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      UT           = {WOS:000340315700024},
      doi          = {10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.05.007},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/172067},
}