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Recovery of ultramafic soil functions and plant communities along an age-gradient of the actinorhizal tree Ceuthostoma terminale (Casuarinaceae) in Sabah (Malaysia)

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Background and aims: Pioneer plants may improve the ecological restoration of degraded ultramafic areas by plant-soil interaction processes. In this study, we assess the effect of the pioneer actinorhizal tree C. terminale (Casuarinaceae) on the recovery of plant communities and soil functions on degraded tropical ultramafic sites. Methods: Soil and plant samples were collected along a tree-age gradient in two degraded ultramafic sites in Sabah (Northern Borneo, Malaysia): a Technosol and a Leptosol. Chemical composition of plants and soils, and biological activity of soils were assessed at both sites. Plant colonisation was assessed by plot vegetation surveys. Results: An improvement in soil fertility parameters (pH reduction from 8.5 to 6.8, an increase in the concentrations of several nutrients and enhanced soil enzyme activities) was observed along the C. terminale age gradient. However, plant cover and diversity was only improved around mature trees at the site that was not impacted by mining. Conclusion: C. terminale promotes the recovery of several soil functions, mainly related to the storage and recycling of N, P, K, S. Besides plant-soil feedback, other environmental factors (i.e. exposition to sunlight, drought) may play an important role on revegetation of ultramafic soils.
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hal-02376402 , version 1 (22-11-2019)

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Celestino Quintela-Sabaris, Etienne Auber, Sukaibin Sumail, Jean-Francois Masfaraud, Michel-Pierre Faucon, et al.. Recovery of ultramafic soil functions and plant communities along an age-gradient of the actinorhizal tree Ceuthostoma terminale (Casuarinaceae) in Sabah (Malaysia). Plant and Soil, 2019, 440 (1-2), pp.201-218. ⟨10.1007/s11104-019-04085-y⟩. ⟨hal-02376402⟩
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