Table 1.
Changes in soil chemical properties Qureus mongolica forest in the northern slope of Namsan(Mt.)

Year pH (1:5) Available phosphate (mg/kg) Organic matter (%) Exchangeable cation(cmol/kg)
Ca++ Mg++ K+ Na+
1986 4.44 45.20 3.57 1.00 0.25 0.32 -
1993 4.70 10.90 3.12 0.57 0.18 0.15 -
2000 4.49 6.61 3.94 2.28 0.87 0.21 0.21
2005 4.89 1.69 3.14 0.14 0.16 0.31 0.14
2007 4.79 1.76 4.60 1.66 0.16 0.23 0.08
2016 4.40 16.88 3.57 0.68 0.17 0.11 0.07
2016 Soil 1 4.47 18.66 2.05 0.16 0.07 0.22 0.06
Soil 2 4.65 15.46 1.11 0.87 0.09 0.09 0.06
Soil 3 4.18 19.19 8.49 1.62 0.42 0.11 0.07
Soil 4 4.31 14.21 2.61 0.06 0.08 0.01 0.09
Acid soil A layer* 5.48 25.60 4.49 2.44 1.01 0.23 0.22
Acid soil B layer* 5.52 11.90 2.03 1.64 1.03 0.15 0.21
Jeong, J. H. and others. (2002) Physico-chemical Properties of Korean Forest Soils by Regions. Jouranl of Korean Forestry Society, 91(6): 694-700.