@article{fdi:010084632,
  title = {{R}ubber, rubber and rubber : how 75 years of successive rubber plantation rotations affect topsoil quality ?},
  author = {{P}anklang, {P}. and {T}houmazeau, {A}. and {C}hiarawipa, {R}. and {S}doodee, {S}. and {S}ebag, {D}. and {G}ay, {F}. and {T}haler, {P}. and {B}rauman, {A}lain},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}ubber tree plantations ({H}evea brasiliensis) cover large areas in the tropics. {I}n historical producing regions like {S}outh {T}hailand, rubber has been planted by smallholders for three successive rotations lasting a total of 75 years. {D}espite possible consequences on topsoil, the long-term impacts of repeated rubber plantations on soil quality remain unknown. {T}his study aims to better understand how various factors linked to long-term rubber land use and land use change affect topsoil physico-chemical properties and soil organic carbon ({SOC}) thermal stability. {W}e focus on the effects of three factors: i. deforestation (change from forest to first rubber plantation); ii. the age of the rubber stand (immature vs. mature); and iii. long-term rubber cultivation (first, second or third successive rotation) over a chronosequence in farmers plots. {O}ur results show that soil was deeply degraded after deforestation to a rubber plantation. {L}ong-term rubber cultivation is also detrimental for the soil and has a more negative impact on soil physico-chemical properties and carbon dynamics, than the age of the rubber stand (e.g., on average, decrease of 50% of {SOC} content between forest and third rotation). {A}t the third rotation, after 50 years of rubber cultivation, the quality of the 0-10 cm soil layer was very low, with an increase in {SOC} thermal stability. {A}t this stage, logging practices upset the sustainability of the system. {T}hese impacts could be limited by less destructive practices during planting.},
  keywords = {long term ; rubber plantations ; soil quality ; successive rotation ; {THAILANDE} ; {SURAT} {THANI} {PROVINCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{L}and {D}egradation and {D}evelopment},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[11 ]},
  ISSN = {1085-3278},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1002/ldr.4171},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084632},
}