Relationship between topography and soil properties in a hill dipterocarp forest dominated by Shorea curtisii at Semangkok Forest Reserve Peninsular Malaysia

Tange T., . and Yagi H., . and Sasaki S., . and Niiyama K., . and Abd. Rahman Kassim, . Relationship between topography and soil properties in a hill dipterocarp forest dominated by Shorea curtisii at Semangkok Forest Reserve Peninsular Malaysia. pp. 398-409. ISSN 0128-1283

TANGE T.; YAGI H. ; SASAKI S.; NIIYAMA K. ABD. RAHMAN K 1998. Relationship between topography and soil properties in a hill dipterocarp forest dominated by Shorea curtisii at Semangkok Forest Reserve Peninsular Malaysia. To obtain a better understanding of major tree species distribution in a hill dipterocarp forest differences in soil properties and in topographical conditions were studied in the Semangkok Forest Reserve Peninsular Malaysia where Shorea curtisii was the dominant tree species on the ridges. The differences in nutrient status of S. curtisii saplings by topography were also examined. Shorea curtisii was absent in the valleys where the soil horizons with mottles of iron indicated the presence of seasonal anaerobic soil conditions. The soil soft was thin on ridges and convex slopes where S. curtisii was dominantly distributed. Differences in chemical properties of soil by topography were characterised by the surface soil. Surface soil with low pH high contents of carbon nitrogen and available phosphoric acid and high C-N ratio were distributed on the ridges and convex slopes. The soil acidity tended to increase as the C-N ratio increased. Differences in soil chemical properties by topography appeared to be strongly influenced by environmental conditions such as litter decomposition and soil moisture regime. As foliar nutrient contents of S. curtisii saplings did not differ with topography the nutrient status of S. curtisii seemed to be little influenced by soil chemical properties.

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TANGE T.; YAGI H. ; SASAKI S.; NIIYAMA K. ABD. RAHMAN K 1998. Relationship between topography and soil properties in a hill dipterocarp forest dominated by Shorea curtisii at Semangkok Forest Reserve Peninsular Malaysia. To obtain a better understanding of major tree species distribution in a hill dipterocarp forest differences in soil properties and in topographical conditions were studied in the Semangkok Forest Reserve Peninsular Malaysia where Shorea curtisii was the dominant tree species on the ridges. The differences in nutrient status of S. curtisii saplings by topography were also examined. Shorea curtisii was absent in the valleys where the soil horizons with mottles of iron indicated the presence of seasonal anaerobic soil conditions. The soil soft was thin on ridges and convex slopes where S. curtisii was dominantly distributed. Differences in chemical properties of soil by topography were characterised by the surface soil. Surface soil with low pH high contents of carbon nitrogen and available phosphoric acid and high C-N ratio were distributed on the ridges and convex slopes. The soil acidity tended to increase as the C-N ratio increased. Differences in soil chemical properties by topography appeared to be strongly influenced by environmental conditions such as litter decomposition and soil moisture regime. As foliar nutrient contents of S. curtisii saplings did not differ with topography the nutrient status of S. curtisii seemed to be little influenced by soil chemical properties.

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Summaries (En Ms)
AGROVOC Term:	SHOREA
AGROVOC Term:	DIPTEROCARPACEAE
AGROVOC Term:	FORESTS
AGROVOC Term:	TOPOGRAPHY
AGROVOC Term:	SOIL CHEMICOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES
AGROVOC Term:	SPECIES
AGROVOC Term:	GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
AGROVOC Term:	SOIL MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES
AGROVOC Term:	SOIL PH
AGROVOC Term:	PENINSULAR MALAYSIA SHOREA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:52
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17765

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