Environmental Systems Research

Table 3 Soil texture in the 0–15 cm soil layer across different land use/land cover systems and altitudes

From: Effects of land use change on soil physicochemical properties in selected areas in the North West region of Cameroon

Soil property	Altitude	Land use types
Soil property	Altitude	Virgin forest	Virgin savana	Farming	Park afforestation	Grazing land	Eucalyptus forest
Texture	High (> 1500 m)	Silt loam	Loam	Silt loam	–	Loam	Loam
	Mid (900–1500 m)	Loam	Silt loam	Loam	Loam	Silt loam	Loam
	Low (< 900 m)	Loam	Loam	Loam	–	Silt loam	Silt loam

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