Short-term responses of soil decomposer communities to forest management: clear felling versus alternative forest harvesting methods

By A. Siira-Pietikäinen, J. Pietikäinen, H. Fritze, J. Haimi. 2001

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Microbial biomass, nitrogen and phosphorus mineralization, and mesofauna in boreal conifer and deciduous forest floors following partial and clear-cut harvesting (2003, background): “Partial cutting has been shown to reduce forest floor compaction, reduce nutrient leaching, provide refuge for belowground organisms such as mycorrhizal fungi, ensure seed banks for natural tree regeneration, and increase habitat complexity relative to clear-cut practices (Siira-Pietikäinen et al. 2”