Effect of Vegetation Types on the Physicochemical Properties of Soils under Different Land Use

Abstract

Lands have been utilized intensively for all purposes at the expense of their suitability, which have resulted in massive land degradation (Senjobi and Ogunkunle, 2011; Ahukaemere et al., 2012). Land degradation has serious impact on soil physical and chemical properties especially the infiltration, bulk density, organic matter, porosity and aggregate stability causing their compaction and erosion (Tukahirwa, 2003). It has been reported that unsystematic changes in land use predisposes it to several environmental problems such as desertification, acidification, eutrophication, greenhouse effect that cause climate change and biodiversity loss (Reichstein, 2008).