2019
DOI: 10.9734/cjast/2019/46375
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Slope Position and Land Use Effect on Select Soil Properties, Quality and Carbon Stock in Surface Soils at Afaka Forest Area, Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

Abstract: Population increase and the need to achieve food security; especially in Nigeria, necessitated encroachment into forests and marginal lands for agricultural land uses in the Savanna ecologies. However, tropical soils are inherently fragile and prone to rapid degradation under intensive agriculture; especially when soil cover is removed and the soil tilled conventionally. Also, Savanna Alfisols are low in inherent fertility, organic matter, cation exchange capacity, dominated by low activity clays and sesquioxi… Show more

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“…This was probably due to the forest land in all slope positions is still tightly closed and have a high input of litter as a source of nutrients (nutrient cycling). Results of this study are similar to that reported by Chidowe et al (2019) that pH and base saturation (BS) in forests are not significantly different on the upper, middle and lower slopes. Another study in China conducted by Scholten et al (2017) also reported that the effect of topography on soil fertility under forest land is lower than vegetation cover.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…This was probably due to the forest land in all slope positions is still tightly closed and have a high input of litter as a source of nutrients (nutrient cycling). Results of this study are similar to that reported by Chidowe et al (2019) that pH and base saturation (BS) in forests are not significantly different on the upper, middle and lower slopes. Another study in China conducted by Scholten et al (2017) also reported that the effect of topography on soil fertility under forest land is lower than vegetation cover.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Pada penelitian yang dilakukan (Chidowe et al, 2019) juga menerangkan bahwa kejenuhan basa dan pH tidak berbeda nyata pada berbagai kelerengan. Pada penelitian yang dilakukan oleh (Kurniawan et al, 2021) menerangkan tidak selalu lereng berpengaruh terhadap status kesuburan tanah.…”
Section: Pengaruh Tingkat Kelerengan Terhadap Tingkat Kesuburan Tanahunclassified