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Study finds increased leaching of dissolved organic carbon in soil in rubber plantations

Credit: Journal of Environmental Management (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122965 Although rubber plantations bring significant economic benefits, large-scale rubber plantations have significant impacts on the ecological environment, especially in terms of soil physical and chemical properties. In a study published in the Journal of Environmental Management, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) found that the conversion of tropical rainforests to…