Water retention in organic forest-floor soil horizons under spruce stand (Picea abies)

Year, pages: 2018, 162 - 168

Forest soils typically contain significant amount of organic material. Water retention of forest floor organic soil horizons depends on the degree of decomposition and thickness of the layer of organic material, which is unevenly loaded on the soil surface of forest land. It is not clear enough how superimposed organic horizons are significant in terms of their impact on hydrological processes on hillslopes or at the catchment scale. This article contains the results of measurement and evaluation of water retention of forest floor organic horizons in spruce forest in the Western Tatras. Results indicate that the decomposed organic material is able to retain 23% more rainwater compared to (organo)mineral horizons of the forest soil (Dystric Cambisol).

Zvala, A., Orfánus, T., Nagy, V. 2018. Water retention in organic forest-floor soil horizons under spruce stand (Picea abies). In Acta Hydrologica Slovaca, vol. 19, no.1, pp. 162-168. 2644-4690.

Zvala, A., Orfánus, T., Nagy, V. (2018). Water retention in organic forest-floor soil horizons under spruce stand (Picea abies). Acta Hydrologica Slovaca, 19(1), 162-168. 2644-4690.