Vegetation chronosequence in Hong Kong : soil properties and successional development

Auteurs :
CHAU, K.C.
MARAFA, L.M.

Description :
The soil properties of a vegetation chronosequence in Hong Kong involving a grassland, a 22-year mixed woodland, a 52-year forest and 2 graduation 150-year old climax (feng shui) forests were examined. All the 3 hypotheses tested are rejected. While the feng shui forests differed markedly in soil properties, exotic species were superior to native species in soil amelioration. There was no accumulation of organic carbon, nitrogen and cation nutrients with ecological succession, due to the influence of patchy fire, species composition, parent materials and distance from the sea.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Singapore journal of tropical geography, issn : 0129-7619, 1999, vol. 20, n°. 1, p. 24-35, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 36 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Singapour, Singapore, University of Singapore