Hydrological soil properties control tree regrowth after forest disturbance in the forest steppe of central Mongolia

Schneider, Florian; Klinge, Michael; Brodthuhn, Jannik; Peplau, Tino; Sauer, Daniela

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-563-2021

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-563-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-563-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

Original research article

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30 Aug 2021

Original research article |

| 30 Aug 2021

Hydrological soil properties control tree regrowth after forest disturbance in the forest steppe of central Mongolia

Florian Schneider, Michael Klinge, Jannik Brodthuhn, Tino Peplau, and Daniela Sauer

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RC1: 'Reviewer Comments on the manuscript ‘Hydrological soil properties control tree regrowth after forest disturbance in the forest-steppe of central Mongolia‘ submitted by Schneider et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Authors’ replies to referee #1:', Florian Schneider, 17 Dec 2020
RC2: 'Review SOIL-2020-52-3', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Authors’ replies to referee #2:', Florian Schneider, 17 Dec 2020

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

ED: Revision (21 Dec 2020) by Nikolaus J. Kuhn

AR by Florian Schneider on behalf of the Authors (27 Jan 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (05 Mar 2021) by Nikolaus J. Kuhn

AR by Florian Schneider on behalf of the Authors (06 Mar 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Mar 2021) by Nikolaus J. Kuhn

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (20 Jul 2021)

ED: Publish as is (29 Jul 2021) by Nikolaus J. Kuhn

ED: Publish as is (04 Aug 2021) by Kristof Van Oost (Executive editor)

AR by Florian Schneider on behalf of the Authors (05 Aug 2021) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

The central Mongolian forest steppe underlies a recent decline of forested area. We analysed the site and soil properties in the Khangai Mountains to identify differences between disturbed forest areas with and without regrowth of trees. More silty soils were found under areas with tree regrowth and more sandy soils under areas without tree regrowth. Due to the continental, semi-arid climate, soil properties which increase the amount of available water are decisive for tree regrowth in Mongolia.