Evaluation of conversion of tree species and liming as measures to decrease soil compaction in a beech forest on loamy soil
- B. Muys
Abstract
A comparative study in the forest of Zoniën (Belgium) found that conversion of tree species and liming can be worthwhile operations in order to decrease soil compaction in beech monocultures on loamy soil. The soil restoration after introducing oak and maple can be explained to an important extent by an amelioration of the soil biological activity and the humus quality. The restoration after liming is clearly due to an increased earthworm activity. Since this action is limited by the species available at the site, it is proposed to experiment in the future with liming combined with the introduction of deep-burrowing earthworm species.
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Muys, B., (1989) “Evaluation of conversion of tree species and liming as measures to decrease soil compaction in a beech forest on loamy soil”, Silva Gandavensis 54. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/sg.v54i0.907
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