Claim · model-written summary
Soil properties did not differ significantly among the forest types in general.
- Taxon
- tropical hardwood speciese1
- Outcome
- soil propertiese6
- Direction
- no significant differencee6
- Comparator
- among the forest typese6
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentSettingValueQualifier
Verbatim
e1“there were 51 tropical hardwood species distributed into 24 families in the forest ecosystem”
e6“There was generally no significant difference in soil properties among the forest types”
Title
A. Lawal; V.A. J. Adekunle International Journal of Biodiversity Science Ecosystems Services & Management 2013. doi:10.1080/21513732.2013.823464
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation The forest ecosystem had 51 tropical hardwood species distributed into 24 families.
- Observation The Shannon–Weiner indices of the forests varied from 3.25 to 2.74.
- Intervention effect Enrichment Planting Forest had the highest number of species, genera and families compared with the other forest types.
- Intervention effect Enrichment Planting Forest had the highest biodiversity indices.
- Intervention effect All variables were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in the forest regenerated through enrichment planting.
- Association Total nitrogen differed significantly at depths of 30–45 and 45–60 cm for the Strict Nature Reserve (SNR) forest.
- Recommendation Enrichment planting has potential for soil fertility improvement, volume yield increment and restoration of degraded forests.
- Recommendation Enrichment planting is recommended for forest restoration in developing countries.