Effect of vegetation on soil C, N, P and other minerals in Oxisols at the forest-savanna transition zone of central Africa
| Autor: | Antonie D. Mvondo Ze, Shigeru Araki, Makoto Shibata, Shinya Funakawa, Soh Sugihara |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 60:45-59 |
| ISSN: | 1747-0765 0038-0768 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00380768.2013.866523 |
| Popis: | The forest-savanna transition zone, which evolves as a result of past climate change, is widely distributed in central Africa. Because nutrient-poor soils (Oxisols) are widely distributed in this area, it is necessary to understand the characteristics of soil nutrients in relation to the vegetation. We collected 52 soil samples from five pits each for two different vegetation types (forest and savanna) in this area and evaluated the effect of vegetation type on soil physicochemical properties [pH, soil texture, cation-exchange capacity, bulk density, crystalline and non-crystalline aluminum (Al) and iron (Fe)] and nutrient status [carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and other soil minerals]. We also evaluated the fractionated P. Whereas most physicochemical properties were similar between the two vegetation types throughout the soil profile (0–80 cm depth), clay content, bulk density and soil pH clearly differed between the vegetations at the surface layer (0–10 cm). At 80 cm soil depth, soil... |
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