Recovery of ultramafic soil functions and plant communities along an age-gradient of the actinorhizal tree Ceuthostoma terminale (Casuarinaceae) in Sabah (Malaysia)

International audience ; Background and aims: Pioneer plants may improve the ecological restoration of degraded ultramafic areas by plant-soil interaction processes. In this study, we assess the effect of the pioneer actinorhizal tree C. terminale (Casuarinaceae) on the recovery of plant communities and soil functions on degraded tropical ultramafic sites.Methods: Soil and plant samples were collected along a tree-age gradient in two degraded ultramafic sites in Sabah (Northern Borneo, Malaysia): a Technosol and a Leptosol. Chemical composition of plants and soils, and biological activity of s... Mehr ...