Soil Characteristics under Three Vegetation Types Associated with Shifting Cultivation in a Mixed Dipterocarp Forest in Sarawak, Malaysia (Soil Genesis, Classification and Survey)

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In order to provide appropriate soil information for the rehabilitation of tropical rain forest ecosystems, we examined the soil morphological, physico-chemical, mineralogical properties and charge characteristics in a degraded mixed dipterocarp forest with three type of vegetation, namely grassland, secondary forest, and remnant forest in Japan Sarawak Friendship Forest, Sarawak, Malaysia. We compared the soil properties at six representative locations differing in topography and vegetation types, with special reference to the effect of anthropogenic activities on the catenary sequence. All the soils were acidic or weakly acidic. Contents of clay, exchangeable Al, Alo, Aid and Fed and the values of the cation exchange capacity and Al saturation increased with depth. The clay mineral composition was dominated by kaolin minerals. The value of point of zero salt effect ranged from 3.0 to 4.0, indicating that the soil was not yet strongly weathered. A catenary sequence of the soils was observed; softer in soil hardness, higher contents of total exchangeable bases in the lower slope plots than in the upper slope plots and higher values of Feo/Fed in the surface horizon in the lower slope plots than in the upper slope plots. However, the effect of anthropogenic activities was observed; higher contents of total exchangeable bases in the grassland than in the other vegetation types. Based on the stable condition on weathering and erosion, the upper slope plot of the remnant forest exhibited a thicker O horizon, lower Feo/Fed values and a relatively high amount of chlorite. Soil variability should be taken into account for appropriate management of rehabilitation in tropical rain forests.
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Soil Characteristics under Three Vegetation Types Associated with Shifting Cultivation in a Mixed Dipterocarp Forest in Sarawak, Malaysia (Soil Genesis, Classification and Survey)

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