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Soil Physico-chemical Properties and Microbial Activity in Ecological Restoration Red Soil Region of Subtropical Southern China



The objectives of this study were to investigate the
effects of land use and land cover transitions on soil physico-chemical properties, and to
comparatively study soil microbial activity in ecological restoration red soil region of subtropical
southern China.



A field experiment was conducted in a natural forest, four ecological restoration
forests and an adjacent farmland. Based on the stable carbon isotopes of SOM, the δ13C values
data confirm the 6 sites for soil sampling in this study were the ideal location for studying
land cover transitions. The data showed that the soil physical, chemical and biological
properties under the natural forest were significantly healthier than under cultivation. During
forest re-growth on farmland, the ecological restoration time were 34, 26, 15 and 10a, respectively,
and the SOM content, C/N, soil colony counts, soil basal respiration and soil enzyme
activities significantly increased and approached values of virgin forest.



In general, the SOM content and soil microbial activities in ecological
restoration forest were usually intermediate between the natural forest and farmland, and
there was significant (P< 0.05) difference between forest and farmland. The results indicated
that, because of appropriate climatic conditions of red soil subtropical southern China, the
dynamic balance of soil ecosystems can be reconstructed and restored in several years or
decades.
