Soil chemical properties in pine plantations of different ages in the Eastern Escarpement region of South Africa

Bibliography: leaves 71-78. === It is widely accepted that afforestation adversely affects soil chemical properties. A significant decrease in pH, base cation status and acid neutralising capacity (ANC), coupled with increasing acidity have been observed to occur in acid coniferous forest soils both...

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Main Author: Sugarman, David R
Other Authors: Fey, Martin V
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9880