Abstract

Swedish Forest Soil Inventory (SFSI) estimates of SOC stocks and SOC changes for forest on mineral soils under Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)/lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) or Norway spruce (Picea abies) were compared with estimates, including uncertainties due to parameter, input and climate variability, from two process-based models (Yasso07 and Q) for the period 1994-2000. We found that the stocks, changes, inter-annual variations and uncertainties were of the same magnitude among the different methods. The mean Swedish national stocks in 2000 were estimated to be 73 (+/- 10) (95% CL) ton ha(-1) C (SFSI); 69 (+/- 9) (95% CL) ton ha(-1) C (Yasso07); and, 67 (+10; -9) (5th and 95th percentiles) ton ha(-1) C (Q). Between 1994 and 2000, the mean estimated SOC change were 6.6 (+/- 7)Tg Cyr(-1) (SFSI), 1.7 (+/- 8.8)Tg Cyr(-1) (Yasso07), and -3.2 (+10.5; -16.9)Tg Cyr(-1) (Q). Spatial variability was the main source of uncertainty for the SOC stocks and changes estimated with the SFSI. The uncertainties in the stock estimates originated from litter input for Yasso07 and from the model parameters for the Q model. In both models, litter input uncertainty was the major source of uncertainty for the estimated SOC changes, followed by climate variability and parameters. We concluded that the level of uncertainty for both methods was similar but the sources of uncertainties varied between models and measurements. Thus, comparing uncertainty between methods is difficult and further studies on SOC change estimates with related uncertainties are warranted. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

SOC; Coniferous forest soils; National soil inventory; Model uncertainty; Climate change; Reporting

Published in

Ecological Modelling
2013, Volume: 251, pages: 221-231
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU Authors

• Josefsson Ortiz, Carina

  • Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Gärdenäs, Annemieke

  • Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Lundblad, Mattias

  • Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Stendahl, Johan

  • Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Ågren, Göran

  • Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Karltun, Erik

  • Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Soil Science
Ecology


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.12.017

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/50347