Rubber Plantations Impact Soils

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Rubber plantations increase leaching of dissolved organic carbon in soil, study finds

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Researchers examined impacts of rainforest conversion to rubber plantations on soil dissolved organic carbon (DOC) They also explored how such conversion mediated these impacts by altering soil biogeochemical properties.

The rubber plantations had 150%200% higher DOC concentration despite having 38.5% lower SOC concentration than in rainforests.

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