Spatial heterogeneity of soil chemical properties in a subtropical karst forest, Southwest China
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Zhonghua Zhang1, Baoqing Hu2, Gang Hu1
1Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Environment Change and Resources Utilization of Ministry of Education, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China ; School of Chemistry and Life Science, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China.
Thescientificworldjournal
|April 10, 2014
Abstract:
This study evaluates the spatial heterogeneity of the soil chemical properties of surface soils across a 1 ha old-growth subtropical karst forest in southwest China.
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