Reforestation Using Exotic Plants Can Disturb Fertility Of Tropical Soils
Monday, June 2, 2008 - 22:14
in Biology & Nature
A research program recently conducted by an IRD team and its partners found new clues for understanding the influence of exotic species on the biodiversity of communities of mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobial soil bacteria. Exotic tree plantations appear to generate, under certain climatic conditions, an abrupt decrease in soil microbial diversity which lead to significant degradation of its fertility.