Above-Ground Net Primary Productivity of the Mixed Dipterocarp Forest on the Soils Derived from Volcanic Substrate in Sabah, Malaysia
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https://doi.org/10.51200/jtbc.v23i.6973Keywords:
Above-ground biomass, above-ground net primary productivity, nutrient-use efficiency, soil phosphorus, Tawau Hills Park, volcanic soilsAbstract
Nutrient status, structure and above-ground net primary productivity (ANPP) of a lowland mixed dipterocarp forest on the soils derived from volcanic substrate were examined in Tawau Hills Park, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo. The volcanic soils were characterised by a two-orders-of-magnitude greater exchangeable Ca and Mg, and much elevated inorganic N and P fractions than the nearby non-volcanic soils derived from sedimentary or ultrabasic rocks. Species diversity, above-ground biomass, and ANPP were lower in the Tawau forest on the volcanic soils than in the nearby mixed dipterocarp forests on non-volcanic soils. Above-ground biomass density (the mean mass density per unit spatial volume between the ground and the canopy top) of the Tawau forest was also much lower than the nearby non-volcanic forests. The predominance of a single species with spatially sparse trees and a low biomass density on the volcanic soils may be related to the low ANPP of the Tawau forest.
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