Exploring the effect of changes in land use on soil quality on the eastern slope of the Cofre de Perote Volcano (Mexico)

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 248; no. 3; pp. 174 - 182
• Main Authors: ADOLFO, Campos C, KLAUDIA, Oleschko L, JORGE, Etchevers B, CLAUDIA, Hidalgo M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.09.2007; Elsevier
• Subjects: abandoned land; agricultural land; agricultural soils; altitude; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Croplands; Elevation transect; environmental factors; forest soils; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; land use; Land use change; Nondisturbed areas; Pinus; Principal component analysis; soil properties; Soil quality; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; tropical forests; tropical montane cloud forests; Mexico; Central America; America; Soil quality; Croplands; Land use change; Nondisturbed areas; Elevation transect; Principal component analysis; Volcano; Volcanic zone; Land use

Changes in land use on the eastern slope of the Cofre de Perote Volcano (Mexico) appear to have a negative effect on soil quality. In this study, we use a multivariate data set to research whether the change in land use has affected soil quality and to identify the indicators that best represent var...