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Passive and Active Restoration Strategies to Activate Soil Biogeochemical Nutrient Cycles in a Degraded Tropical Dry Land
Table 6
Mean values (±SD) for some soil parameters (0–10 cm) in successional patches of mosquero (SPM), forest plantations of neem (FPN), and control sites without vegetation studied in Santafe de Antioquia (Colombia).
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Analytical methods available in Westerman [8]. PCI: parameter change index (FPN/control or SPM/control), SOM: soil organic matter, ECEC: effective cation exchange capacity, BD: bulk density, AS: aggregate stability. *Indicates significant difference with control sites (Mann-Whitney, P ≤ 0.05). |