Soil organic matter and related soil properties in forest, grassland and cultivated land use types.
The pattern of soil organic carbon storage is influenced by land use and landscape topo-sequence. The variations in soil carbon and land use also impact soil properties, such as bulk density, pH and soil water. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of selected land uses (forest, gra...
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| author | Keen, Yeoh Chooi Jalloh, Mohamadu Boyie Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna Sudin, Mahmud Awang Besar, Normah |
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| description | The pattern of soil organic carbon storage is influenced by land use and landscape topo-sequence. The
variations in soil carbon and land use also impact soil properties, such as bulk density, pH and soil
water. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of selected land uses (forest, grassland and
cropland) located in Universiti Malaysia Sabah Campus and soil depth on the soil organic matter, soil
carbon and related soil properties. Soil samples from 0 to 15, 15 to 30 and 30 to 45 cm soil depths were
collected for organic matter, carbon and pH analysis, and from 0 to 5 and 5 to 10 cm soil depths for soil
water and bulk density determination for the cropland, forest and grassland land use types. There were
significant differences in organic matter and carbon in forest, grassland and cropland for the three soil
depths studied. Organic matter content at the 0 to 15 cm depth of forest, cropland and grassland were
estimated at 2.27, 2.07 and 0.83%, respectively. The organic matter content in all land use types
decreased land used decreased significantly with soil depth. The top 5 cm of the grassland at sampling
time contained 33.2 and 48.53% more soil water than the forest and cropland, respectively. Soil bulk
density in cropland soils was higher than for forest and the latter was higher than in grassland. The
different land uses and soil depth accounted for the variations of soil carbon stocks. Soil pH was
significantly lower in the forest soil. |
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| spelling | upm-222082015-09-21T01:17:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22208/ Soil organic matter and related soil properties in forest, grassland and cultivated land use types. Keen, Yeoh Chooi Jalloh, Mohamadu Boyie Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna Sudin, Mahmud Awang Besar, Normah The pattern of soil organic carbon storage is influenced by land use and landscape topo-sequence. The variations in soil carbon and land use also impact soil properties, such as bulk density, pH and soil water. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of selected land uses (forest, grassland and cropland) located in Universiti Malaysia Sabah Campus and soil depth on the soil organic matter, soil carbon and related soil properties. Soil samples from 0 to 15, 15 to 30 and 30 to 45 cm soil depths were collected for organic matter, carbon and pH analysis, and from 0 to 5 and 5 to 10 cm soil depths for soil water and bulk density determination for the cropland, forest and grassland land use types. There were significant differences in organic matter and carbon in forest, grassland and cropland for the three soil depths studied. Organic matter content at the 0 to 15 cm depth of forest, cropland and grassland were estimated at 2.27, 2.07 and 0.83%, respectively. The organic matter content in all land use types decreased land used decreased significantly with soil depth. The top 5 cm of the grassland at sampling time contained 33.2 and 48.53% more soil water than the forest and cropland, respectively. Soil bulk density in cropland soils was higher than for forest and the latter was higher than in grassland. The different land uses and soil depth accounted for the variations of soil carbon stocks. Soil pH was significantly lower in the forest soil. Academic Journals 2011-12-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22208/1/Soil%20organic%20matter%20and%20related%20soil%20properties%20in%20forest.pdf Keen, Yeoh Chooi and Jalloh, Mohamadu Boyie and Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna and Sudin, Mahmud and Awang Besar, Normah (2011) Soil organic matter and related soil properties in forest, grassland and cultivated land use types. International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 6 (32). pp. 7410-7415. ISSN 1992-1950 http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/IJPS/edition/2_December,_2011 English |
| spellingShingle | Keen, Yeoh Chooi Jalloh, Mohamadu Boyie Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna Sudin, Mahmud Awang Besar, Normah Soil organic matter and related soil properties in forest, grassland and cultivated land use types. |
| title | Soil organic matter and related soil properties in forest, grassland and cultivated land use types. |
| title_full | Soil organic matter and related soil properties in forest, grassland and cultivated land use types. |
| title_fullStr | Soil organic matter and related soil properties in forest, grassland and cultivated land use types. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil organic matter and related soil properties in forest, grassland and cultivated land use types. |
| title_short | Soil organic matter and related soil properties in forest, grassland and cultivated land use types. |
| title_sort | soil organic matter and related soil properties in forest, grassland and cultivated land use types. |
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