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Effect of vegetation change from native broadleaf forest to coniferous plantation on selected soil properties

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The objective of this study was to examine the effects of vegetation change from a native broadleaf forest to a coniferous plantation on selected soil properties, including soil texture, pH, organic matter, total nitrogen (N), total phosphorus (P), exchangeable cations (Ca2+, K+, Na+), and cation exchange capacity (CEC). Results showed that the amount of clay particles, Ca2+, and K+ values significantly increased, whereas Na+, total N, and organic matter and soil pH values decreased on the treatment plot after vegetation change. Soil acidity also increased and soil textural group changed from moderately fine-textured soils (clay loam) to medium-textured soils (loam) under both control and treatment plots. Organic matter, total N, and Na+ values increased, whereas Ca2+ concentration decreased through time on the control plot. Soil pH, total P, K+, and CEC did not show significant changes through time on the control plot.

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Acknowledgments

Authors would like to thank Dr. Pete Christopher Gomben from the Intermountain Region of US Forest Service for initial review of the paper. This research was supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) with a Grant Number of TOVAG 105 O 532.

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  1. Department of Watershed Management, Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University, Bahçeköy, Sarıyer, 34473, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ahmet Hızal & Ferhat Gökbulak

  2. Poplar and Fast Growing Forest Trees Research Institute, P.O. Box: 1034, 41050, Izmit, Turkey

    Mustafa Zengin, Mehmet Ercan, Ahmet Karakaş & Dilek Tuğrul

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Hızal, A., Gökbulak, F., Zengin, M. et al. Effect of vegetation change from native broadleaf forest to coniferous plantation on selected soil properties. Environ Monit Assess 185, 10249–10256 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-013-3329-6

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