Effects of afforestation with Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica plantations combined with enclosure management on soil microbial community.

ABSTRACT: Grazing and litter removal can alter understory structure and composition after afforestation, posing a serious threat to sustainable forest development. Enclosure is considered to be an effective measure to restore degraded forest restoration. However, little is known about the dynamics of soil nutrients and microbial communities during the forest restoration process. In the present study, the effects of Arachis hypogaea (AH), Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica (PSM) and Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica with enclosure (PSME) on soil chemical properties and soil microbial communities were studied in Zhanggutai, Liaoning Province, China. The results showed that PSME could remarkably contribute to improve soil total C, total N and total P compared to PSM and AH

SUBMITTER: Deng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7102505 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature