Ecosystem dynamics of disturbed and undisturbed sites in north Queensland wet tropical rain forest. I. Floristic composition, climate and soil chemistry

R A Congdon; John L Herbohn

doi:10.1017/S0266467400007409

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Ecosystem dynamics of disturbed and undisturbed sites in north Queensland wet tropical rain forest. I. Floristic composition, climate and soil chemistry

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Ecosystem dynamics of disturbed and undisturbed sites in north Queensland wet tropical rain forest. I. Floristic composition, climate and soil chemistry

R A Congdon and John L Herbohn

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Vol.9(3), pp.349-363

1993

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467400007409

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Australia

climate

disturbance

floristics

north Queensland

selective logging

soil compaction

soil nutrients

tropical rain forest

This paper introduces studies of nutrient cycling in disturbed and undisturbed rain forest plots in the upper catchment of Birthday Creek, near Paluma, North Queensland. The catchment is underlain by granite and has soils of comparatively low fertility. Differences between unlogged plots and plots disturbed 25 years previously by selective logging are still apparent. Disturbed plots have soils with higher bulk densities and pH, lower CEC, kjeldahl nitrogen and available phosphorus concentrations, and changed species composition. The data suggest that recovery from selective logging is dependent on soil fertility and intensity of disturbance. This paper introduces studies of nutrient cycling in disturbed and undisturbed rain. © 1993, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.

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Title: Ecosystem dynamics of disturbed and undisturbed sites in north Queensland wet tropical rain forest. I. Floristic composition, climate and soil chemistry
Authors: R A Congdon (Author) - James Cook University
John L Herbohn (Author) - James Cook University
Publication details: Journal of Tropical Ecology, Vol.9(3), pp.349-363
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date published: 1993
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400007409
ISSN: 0266-4674
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451142802621
Output Type: Journal article

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