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The Spatial Heterogeneity Of Soil Physical And Chemical Properties And Comprehensive Fertility In The Leizhou Peninsula Coasta.

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The Spatial Heterogeneity Of Soil Physical And Chemical Properties And Comprehensive Fertility In The Leizhou Peninsula Coasta.

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Published on: January 7, 2019

The spatial heterogeneity of soil physical and chemical properties and comprehensive fertility in the Leizhou Peninsula coasta.

Fangke Cui^1,2, Xiuyu Xu³, Minghuai Wang⁴

¹Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Agricultural Science Research Institute, Yining, 844500, Xinjing, China.

Scientific Reports

|October 23, 2025

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Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Soil properties and fertility in Leizhou Peninsula coastal forests vary by location and depth. Plant nutrient content generally correlated negatively with soil organic matter and nitrogen.

Keywords:

C and N element cycling Coastal protective forests Comprehensive fertility Factor detection

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Ecology
Environmental Science

Background:

Coastal protection forests are crucial ecosystems.
Understanding soil properties is vital for forest health and function.
Leizhou Peninsula's coastal forests face unique environmental pressures.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze soil physical and chemical property variations in Leizhou Peninsula coastal protection forests.
To identify factors influencing soil fertility across different geographical regions.
To investigate the relationship between plant and soil carbon and nitrogen content.

Main Methods:

Established 150 survey plots across Leizhou Peninsula.
Collected soil samples from two depths (0-10 cm and 10-20 cm).

Soil physicochemical properties

Analyzed 11 soil physical and chemical parameters, including pH, total carbon (TC), and total nitrogen (TN).

Measured TC and TN in arbor, understory, and litter plant samples.

Main Results:

Geographical location significantly impacted all soil properties; soil depth affected some.
Western coastal areas showed higher soil contents than eastern areas.
Plant TN and TC were highest in understory and arbor layers, respectively, but lowest in soil.
Plant C and N generally showed negative correlations with soil organic matter and N content.
Overall soil fertility was medium to high, with highest fertility in the northeast and lowest in the southwest.
Soil fertility followed an Eastern > Central > Western and Northern > Southern pattern.

Conclusions:

Significant spatial variations exist in soil properties and fertility within Leizhou Peninsula's coastal protection forests.
Geographical location is a primary driver of these variations.
Hydrolyzable nitrogen (HN), organic matter (OM), and total phosphorus (TP) content are key factors influencing comprehensive soil fertility distribution.