NUTRIENT DYNAMICS OF TEKAM FOREST RESERVE, PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, UNDER DIFFERENT LOGGING PHASES

Abstract

The effects of logging on soil chemical properties under tropical rain forest ecosystem are presented. Using ANOVA, a comparison was made on soil chemical properties. A significant loss of soil nutrients was observed immediately after logging and recovery was encouraging for N and exchangeable K but not for soil pH at the topsoil and subsoil. Fertile sites showed relatively slow recovery compared to less fertile sites.