Articles | Volume 9, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-9-39-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-9-39-2023
Original research article
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12 Jan 2023
Original research article |  | 12 Jan 2023

Forest liming in the face of climate change: the implications of restorative liming for soil organic carbon in mature German forests

Oliver van Straaten, Larissa Kulp, Guntars O. Martinson, Dan Paul Zederer, and Ulrike Talkner

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-306', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Jul 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Oliver van Straaten, 07 Oct 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-306', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Aug 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Oliver van Straaten, 07 Oct 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Revision (10 Oct 2022) by Claudio Zaccone
AR by Oliver van Straaten on behalf of the Authors (10 Oct 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 Oct 2022) by Claudio Zaccone
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (19 Oct 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (04 Nov 2022)
ED: Publish as is (04 Nov 2022) by Claudio Zaccone
ED: Publish as is (04 Nov 2022) by Jeanette Whitaker (Executive editor)
AR by Oliver van Straaten on behalf of the Authors (08 Nov 2022)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Across northern Europe, millions of hectares of forest have been limed to counteract soil acidification and restore forest ecosystems. In this study, we investigated how restorative liming affects the forest soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and correspondingly ecosystem greenhouse gas fluxes. We found that the magnitude and direction of SOC stock changes hinge on the inherent site characteristics, namely, forest type, soil texture, initial soil pH, and initial soil SOC stocks (before liming).