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Article: Conservation of soils in culturally protected woodlands in rural Hong Kong

TitleConservation of soils in culturally protected woodlands in rural Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsCulturally Protected Woodland
Hong Kong
Soil Conservation
Soil Recovery
Tropical Soil
Woodland Soil
Issue Date2003
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/foreco
Citation
Forest Ecology And Management, 2003, v. 175 n. 1-3, p. 339-353 How to Cite?
AbstractThis study evaluates the soils in culturally protected woodlands which are remnant wooded pockets in the rural hinterland of Hong Kong, aiming at gauging their conservation status under the woodland aegis and human imprints. Nine villages with fengshui (traditional geomancy belief) woodlands were chosen for differences in topography and parent materials, and at each site two soil pits, respectively, at a high and mid-slope positions were excavated. Besides evaluating profile morphology, 13 physical and 15 chemical properties were selected for laboratory analysis. Most soils are well developed with the full complement of horizons echoing humid subtropical pedogenesis. Organic matter, and the associated nitrogen and phosphorus, are lower than the norms for comparable soils of undisturbed forests. Aggregate stability results indicate weak macro-scale ped strength, but micro-aggregation is strong and significantly correlated with free Fe and Al, and to a lesser extent to carbon. Bulk density is correlated positively with sand and negatively with both silt and clay; it is lower in the topsoil due to structural organization by physicochemical and biotic processes. CEC and base saturation are low, reflecting the meager organic matter and clay of kaolinitic type. Free Fe and Al and total Ti are relatively high, indicating humid tropical pedogenetic processes of relative accumulation resulting from advanced mineral breakdown and loss of weatherable and mobile constituents. The management implications in the context of woodland conservation and fostering of woodland succession are explored. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/157843
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dc.contributor.authorJim, CYen_US
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dc.date.available2012-08-08T08:55:55Z-
dc.date.issued2003en_US
dc.identifier.citationForest Ecology And Management, 2003, v. 175 n. 1-3, p. 339-353en_US
dc.identifier.issn0378-1127en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/157843-
dc.description.abstractThis study evaluates the soils in culturally protected woodlands which are remnant wooded pockets in the rural hinterland of Hong Kong, aiming at gauging their conservation status under the woodland aegis and human imprints. Nine villages with fengshui (traditional geomancy belief) woodlands were chosen for differences in topography and parent materials, and at each site two soil pits, respectively, at a high and mid-slope positions were excavated. Besides evaluating profile morphology, 13 physical and 15 chemical properties were selected for laboratory analysis. Most soils are well developed with the full complement of horizons echoing humid subtropical pedogenesis. Organic matter, and the associated nitrogen and phosphorus, are lower than the norms for comparable soils of undisturbed forests. Aggregate stability results indicate weak macro-scale ped strength, but micro-aggregation is strong and significantly correlated with free Fe and Al, and to a lesser extent to carbon. Bulk density is correlated positively with sand and negatively with both silt and clay; it is lower in the topsoil due to structural organization by physicochemical and biotic processes. CEC and base saturation are low, reflecting the meager organic matter and clay of kaolinitic type. Free Fe and Al and total Ti are relatively high, indicating humid tropical pedogenetic processes of relative accumulation resulting from advanced mineral breakdown and loss of weatherable and mobile constituents. The management implications in the context of woodland conservation and fostering of woodland succession are explored. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/forecoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofForest Ecology and Managementen_US
dc.subjectCulturally Protected Woodlanden_US
dc.subjectHong Kongen_US
dc.subjectSoil Conservationen_US
dc.subjectSoil Recoveryen_US
dc.subjectTropical Soilen_US
dc.subjectWoodland Soilen_US
dc.titleConservation of soils in culturally protected woodlands in rural Hong Kongen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailJim, CY:hragjcy@hkucc.hku.hken_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00181-0en_US
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dc.identifier.volume175en_US
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dc.identifier.spage339en_US
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