Spatial heterogeneity of soil properties in planted mixed forests in the rocky desertification areas of the Wuling Mountain.

ABSTRACT: In this study, experiments were conducted on soil samples collected from depths of 0-15 cm, 15-30 cm, and 30-50 cm at the National Long-term Scientific Research Base for the Comprehensive Management of Rocky Desertification in the Wuling Mountains. The aim was to determine the physicochemical indexes and explore the nature and spatial heterogeneity of the soil of the planted mixed forests within the rocky desertification area of the Wuling Mountain. Various analytical methods were employed, including descriptive statistical analysis, correlation analysis, analysis of variance, principal component analysis, spatial interpolation analysis, and kriging interpolation, to fit the optimal model of the semi-variance function of soil physicochemical properties and analyze the model's parameters. T

SUBMITTER: Pan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11670765 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature