title: Effect of vegetation change from native broadleaf forest to coniferous plantation on selected soil properties.
abstract: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of vegetation change from a native broadleaf forest to a coniferous plantation on selected soil properties, including soil texture, pH, organic matter, total nitrogen (N), total phosphorus (P), exchangeable cations (Ca(2+), K(+), Na(+)), and cation exchange capacity (CEC). Results showed that the amount of clay particles, Ca(2+), and K(+) values significantly increased, whereas Na(+), total N, and organic matter and soil pH values decreased on the treatment plot after vegetation change. Soil acidity also increased and soil textural group changed from moderately fine-textured soils (clay loam) to medium-textured soils (loam) under both control and treatment plots. Organic matter, total N, and Na(+) values increased, whereas Ca(2+) concentration decreased through time on the control plot. Soil pH, total P, K(+), and CEC did not show significant changes through time on the control plot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Watershed Management, Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University, Bahçeköy, Sarıyer, 34473, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hızal
authors.forename: Ferhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gökbulak
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zengin
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ercan
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karakaş
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tuğrul
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D064028:Tracheophyta / Q000502:physiology*; D014197:Trees
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D010758:Phosphorus; D009584:Nitrogen