Variability of soil enzyme activities and nutrients with forest gap renewal interacting with soil depths in degraded karst forests

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 166; p. 112332
• Main Authors: Zhao, Ying, Han, Zhen, Zhang, Guangqi, Chen, Danmei, Zang, Lipeng, Liu, Qingfu, Guo, Yun, Xie, Peiyun, Chen, Hongchun, He, Yuejun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: alkaline phosphatase; canopy gaps; Carbon and nitrogen and phosphorus; catalase; catechol oxidase; Forest gap; forests; infancy; Karst; karsts; nitrogen; Nutrients; organic carbon; phosphorus; proteinases; soil depth; Soil enzyme; soil enzymes; Soil fertility; species; stoichiometry; total nitrogen; total phosphorus; youth; Nutrients; Carbon and nitrogen and phosphorus; Karst; Soil fertility; Soil enzyme; Forest gap

•Gap renewal interacting with soil depths significantly affected soil enzyme activities and nutrients.•Association of enzyme activities and nutrients varying with gap renewal and soil depths.•Soil enzymes modified CNP stoichiometry regulating soil fertility for karst forest gap renewal. Forest gaps...