Soil quality variation and its driving factors within tropical forests on Hainan Island, China

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Sun, Rui

作者： Sun, Rui;Lan, Guoyu;Yang, Chuan;Wu, Zhixiang;Chen, Bangqian;Sun, Rui;Lan, Guoyu;Yang, Chuan;Wu, Zhixiang;Chen, Bangqian;Fraedrich, Klaus;Lan, Guoyu

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关键词： rubber plantation; seasonal pattern; soil quality index; soil type; spatial variability; tropical island; tropical rainforest

期刊名称：LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT （ 影响因子：4.7； 五年影响因子：5.0 ）

ISSN： 1085-3278

年卷期： 2023 年 34 卷 11 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Soil quality is a critically important component of soil within ecosystems, and our understanding of soil quality variation and its driving factors in tropical forests is limited. This study collected soil samples at 0-20 cm depths from two typical tropical forests (tropical rainforest and rubber plantation) on Hainan Island, China's largest tropical island, during dry and rainy seasons. A soil quality index (SQI) using principal component analysis was applied to measure soil quality based on 21 soil properties. The soil properties' spatial and seasonal changes and their driving factors were simultaneously collected for a holistic analysis of the ecosystems. The results were summarized as follows: (i) The SQI of the rubber plantation decreased by 26.48% compared to the tropical rainforest on the island, while four soil properties investigated (soil pH, total phosphorus, cellulose decomposition, and actinomycetes) increased. (ii) The SQI of different soil types in the two tropical forests displayed an apparent discrepancy. Within the same soil type, the SQI of tropical rainforests showed no obvious differences, while there was a notable spatial discrepancy among rubber plantations in dispersed geographical positions belonging to varied climatic zones. (iii) The SQI of the tropical rainforest was significantly higher in the wet season than in the dry season. In contrast, there were no significant differences between the two seasons for rubber plantations, indicating that soil quality in the tropical rainforest was more sensitive to seasonal changes than soil quality in rubber plantations. Overall, we concluded that except for land use and soil type, spatial variability and seasonal pattern also played essential roles in soil quality on the tropical island. The results from the SQI are expected to provide novel information regarding the sustainable use of tropical forests on Hainan Island.

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