Restoration success in afforestation sites established at different times in arid lands of Central Anatolia

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dc.authorscopusid57197671649
dc.authorscopusid7801378631
dc.authorscopusid13204796800
dc.authorscopusid36150038700
dc.authorscopusid35226647800
dc.authorscopusid57226692060
dc.contributor.authorYıldız, O.
dc.contributor.authorEşen, D.
dc.contributor.authorSargıncı, M.
dc.contributor.authorÇetin, B.
dc.contributor.authorToprak, B.
dc.contributor.authorDönmez, A. H.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-01T18:38:51Z
dc.date.available2021-12-01T18:38:51Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.department[Belirlenecek]en_US
dc.description.abstractRestoration of degraded lands is among the major challenges in Arid and semi-arid ecosystems. Therefore, in many regions where arid and semi-arid climates prevail, afforestation studies are carried out for restoration purposes. This study evaluated long-term afforestation practices in terms of ecosystem restoration in the arid lands of Central Anatolia, Turkey. For the study, sample afforestation sites of different ages were chosen in the Tuz Gölü-Konya basin. Species in the sites included black pine (Pinus nigra), Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia), sweet almond (Prunus dulcis), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), narrow-leaved ash (Fraxinus angustifolia), and mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahalep). For each sampling area, the survival rates, height, and diameter values of species were recorded. Litter on the forest floor was sampled and then representative soil pits were dug at each site to sample soil from different layers (30, 60, 90, and 120-cm deep) of the profile. Bulk density, texture, lime content, pH, salinity, cation exchange capacity (CEC), and carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) concentration were determined for each soil sample. Approximately 2/3 of the black pine seedlings had died in the first 8–10 years of afforestation. The mortality rate in almond and mahaleb seedlings was approximately 20%. After 25–27 years of afforestation, 1/3 and 2/3 of the initial almond and Russian olive seedlings were lost, respectively. The mortality rate for other species was about 80% for the same period. Black pine had reached over 6.5 m, increasing its height by about 11-fold over the last 10–25 years. In the same period, the increase in the height of black locust was 2.8-fold, almond 2.6-fold, and ash 2.5-fold. The least height growth (1.7-fold) for this period was recorded for mahaleb. The amount of litter had increased 3- and 5-fold, at 15–17 years and 25–27 years of plantation age, respectively, compared to its increase in the open control site. After 15 years from planting, soil nitrogen (N) concentration at the first 30-cm depth had increased by about 1/3 compared to the open area. At the same depth, the soil pH value had decreased by 0.15 units after 25–27 years compared to the rest of the profile. These data implied that soil restoration had been initiated at all sites. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTürkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu, TÜBITAK: 1180O91en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) through project no: 1180O91 entitled “Tuz Gölü-Konya Havzasında Bulunan Ağaçlandırma Sahalarında Ağaç Türlerinin Başarı Oranları ile Toprak Özelliklerinde Meydana Gelen Değişimin Belirlenmesi” [Determination of Success Rates of Tree Species and Changes in Soil Properties in Afforestation Fields in Tuz Gölü-Konya Basin].en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119808
dc.identifier.issn03781127
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85117682629en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119808
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/9877
dc.identifier.volume503en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000717770700012en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofForest Ecology and Managementen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectDry landen_US
dc.subjectLong-term-evaluationen_US
dc.subjectSoil-restorationen_US
dc.subjectTree-survivalen_US
dc.titleRestoration success in afforestation sites established at different times in arid lands of Central Anatoliaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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