Soil carbon dynamics in a Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) chronosequence on a peaty gley

The inputs and outputs of carbon into the soil were combined to evaluate the long-term effects of forest management on soil carbon dynamics. It was concluded that the establishment of coniferous forests on peaty gley grassland soils in the uplands can lead to a net accumulation of soil carbon during the second rotation.