Tree species and functional traits but not species richness affect interrill  erosion processes in young subtropical forests

Seitz, S.; Goebes, P.; Song, Z.; Bruelheide, H.; Härdtle, W.; Kühn, P.; Li, Y.; Scholten, T.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-49-2016

Articles | Volume 2, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-49-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-49-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 2, issue 1

Original research article

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21 Jan 2016

Original research article |

| 21 Jan 2016

Tree species and functional traits but not species richness affect interrill erosion processes in young subtropical forests

S. Seitz, P. Goebes, Z. Song, H. Bruelheide, W. Härdtle, P. Kühn, Y. Li, and T. Scholten

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C269: 'paper review', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Jun 2015
- AC C271: 'Reply to reviewer', Steffen Seitz, 25 Jun 2015
RC C479: 'Reviewer comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Sep 2015
- AC C491: 'Reply to reviewer', Steffen Seitz, 02 Oct 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (06 Oct 2015) by Peter Fiener

AR by Steffen Seitz on behalf of the Authors (08 Nov 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (review by Editor) (10 Nov 2015) by Peter Fiener

AR by Steffen Seitz on behalf of the Authors (20 Nov 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 Dec 2015) by Peter Fiener

ED: Publish as is (12 Dec 2015) by Lily Pereg (deceased) (Executive editor)

AR by Steffen Seitz on behalf of the Authors (22 Dec 2015)

Short summary

Different tree species affect interrill erosion, but a higher tree species richness does not mitigate soil losses in young subtropical forest stands. Different tree morphologies and tree traits (e.g. crown cover or tree height) have to be considered when assessing erosion in forest ecosystems. If a leaf litter cover is not present, the remaining soil surface cover by stones and biological soil crusts is the most important driver for soil erosion control.