Changes in soil chemical properties and their spatial distribution after logging and conversion to oil palm plantation in Sabah (Borneo)

0578076 - BC 2024 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Flynn, Trevan Coughlin - Tůma, Jiří - Fayle, Tom Maurice - Veselá, H. - Frouz, Jan
Changes in soil chemical properties and their spatial distribution after logging and conversion to oil palm plantation in Sabah (Borneo).
Journal of Tropical Ecology. Roč. 39, č. 4 (2023), č. článku e36. ISSN 0266-4674. E-ISSN 1469-7831
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA14-32302S; GA ČR GA17-14409S
EU Projects: European Commission(XE) LIFE17 IPE/CZ/000005 - LIFE-IP: N2K Revisited; European Commission(XE) 669609 - Diversity6continents
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : Borneo * land-use change * logging * oil palm * SAFE project * soil properties * spatial autocorrelation
OECD category: Soil science
Impact factor: 1.4, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
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Conversion of primary forest into oil palm plantations is common in tropical countries, affecting soil properties, ecosystem services and land-use management. However, little is known about the short-range spatial soil distribution that is important for soil scientists, ecologists, entomologists, mycologists or microbiologists. In this study, seven soil properties (pH, EC (µS/m), P (mg/kg), NO3- (mg/kg), N%, C% and C:N) were measured to quantify the spatial autocorrelation across primary forest, selectively logged forest and oil palm plantation in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Local variograms were calculated (range ∼5 m) to determine the short-range variation, and a decision tree as well as principal component analysis were implemented to determine if the overall (global) mean differed between land uses. As hypothesised, oil palm soils deviated the most from primary forest soils, which had more fluctuating variograms and in general, a shorter range. Oil palm plantations also showed a difference in the global mean except for electrical conductivity. Selectively logged forests also differed in their short-range spatial structure, however, the global mean and variance remained similar to primary forest soil with the exception of labile phosphorus and nitrate. These results were attributed to initial plantation development, removal of topsoil, fertiliser application and topography.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0347123