Jeff Skousen, Jarrett Fowler, Loren Gormley, Ida Holaskova, Adrienne Nottingham, Stephanie Connolly
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Acid forest soils in the Monongahela National Forest (MNF), West Virginia, were limed at 10 Mg ha−1 by helicopter. Effects of liming were evaluated 1 and 5 years after liming by measuring pH, acidity, and aluminum (Al) and calcium (Ca) concentrations in limed and unlimed soils. First-year results were reported by Fowler et al. Unlimed soils had soil pH of 4.2, while limed soils had pH of 5.6 in O horizons 5 years after liming. Ca concentrations averaged 6.4 cmolc kg−1 without liming compared to 31 cmolc kg−1 5 years after liming. Soil acidity and Al concentrations in O horizons were five times lower in limed soils compared to unlimed soils after 5 years. The beneficial effects of liming these acid forest soils have persisted through 5 years.
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