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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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).