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  • Forestry and Soil Science
  • Microbial Ecology
  • Environmental Science

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  • Forest harvest residues are significant reservoirs of soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N).
  • Residue decomposition releases labile C and N, influencing soil bacterial communities.
  • Short-term residue retention (≤10 years) has been shown to increase soil C and N and activate bacterial communities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the long-term (19-year) effects of harvest residue retention on soil C and N pools.
  • To analyze the impact of residue retention on soil bacterial communities.
  • To evaluate the suitability of residue retention as a long-term forest management practice.

Main Methods:

  • A 19-year field experiment with no (R0), single (R1), and double (R2) quantities of harvest residues was conducted in southeast Queensland, Australia.
  • Soil total, water-extractable, and hot water-extractable C and N were measured.
  • Bacterial communities were analyzed using Illumina MiSeq sequencing.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences in total, water-extractable, or hot water-extractable C and N pools were observed among treatments.
  • Soil δ15N significantly decreased with increasing residue retention, likely due to reduced N leaching.
  • Residue retention increased Actinobacteria and Spartobacteria while decreasing Betaproteobacteria, leading to reduced bacterial diversity (Shannon index).

Conclusions:

  • Long-term harvest residue retention does not significantly increase soil C and N pools.
  • Residue retention alters soil bacterial community structure, favoring oligotrophic groups and reducing diversity.
  • Harvest residue retention is suggested to be an inappropriate long-term forest management practice.