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Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
In a semi-arid South Africa rangeland on a sandy loam soil, artificial manipulations to create various rangeland conditions typical of different levels of livestock impact were shown to result in considerable losses of organic matter after 15 years (Du Preez & Snyman, 1993). In this follow-up study on a similar soil, we regularly measured the organic matter content following the conversion of rangeland in a good to a poor ecological condition, an undisturbed bare soil and a cultivated soil respectively. The changes in soil organic matter content after five years are reported.
Citation
du Preez, Chris C. and Snyman, Hennie A., "Soil Organic Matter Along a Degradation Gradient in a Semi-Arid Rangeland of South Africa" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 94.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeB/94)
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Soil Organic Matter Along a Degradation Gradient in a Semi-Arid Rangeland of South Africa
Dublin Ireland
In a semi-arid South Africa rangeland on a sandy loam soil, artificial manipulations to create various rangeland conditions typical of different levels of livestock impact were shown to result in considerable losses of organic matter after 15 years (Du Preez & Snyman, 1993). In this follow-up study on a similar soil, we regularly measured the organic matter content following the conversion of rangeland in a good to a poor ecological condition, an undisturbed bare soil and a cultivated soil respectively. The changes in soil organic matter content after five years are reported.
