江河源区不同退化程度高寒草地土壤物理、化学及生物学特征研究

以不同退化梯度的高寒草地土壤为研究对象,研究草地退化对不同层次(0～10cm、10～20cm和20～30cm)土壤物理、化学和生物学特征的影响。结果表明:江河源区高寒生态条件下草地退化对土壤物理、化学和生物学性质具有相对一致的影响,随草地退化程度的加重,各土层土壤含水量和水稳性团聚体百分数逐渐下降,土壤容重则呈增加趋势。草地退化导致土壤各种营养物质含量(除全钾)、土壤微生物群落和土壤酶活性显著下降,其中土壤有机质、速效氮、过氧化氢酶、脲酶、磷酸酶、土壤细菌、真菌和微生物总量在0～10cm土层表现为未退化轻度退化中度退化重度退化,而土壤全氮、全磷、速效钾和放线菌数量在0～10cm土层表现为轻度退化未退化中度退化重度退化,在10～30cm土层,则表现为严重退化草地的有些指标有一定程度升高。相关性分析结果表明,各种土壤酶和微生物群落之间呈显著或极显著正相关(除土壤脲酶和中性磷酸酶之间无显著相关性外);土壤水分,容重、有机碳、全氮、速效氮、速效钾与各种土壤酶和各种微生物均具有显著相关性;水稳性团聚体与各种微生物和中性磷酸酶具有显著相关性。     

川西北退化草地土壤微生物生化活性的初步研究

通过对川西北三种不同退化程度的几种土壤的生化活性大小及其相关性进行研究，结果表明，草地退化后其土壤生化活性受到不同程度的影响，其影响明显地与退化程度有关；土壤生化活性大小有随退化程度增高而减小的趋势，但差异并非都达到统计学上的显著性，而土壤生化活性间地的相关性则显著地与草地退经程度有关，说明退化草地其土壤微生物间的协同作用受到显著影响，从而影响其土壤碳氮循环代途径，降低土壤肥力水平。     

高寒草地不同退化程度下土壤微生物及土壤酶活性变化特征

为探讨不同退化程度对高寒草地土壤微生物及土壤酶活性的影响,以青藏高原东北缘祁连山3种不同退化程度(轻度退化、中度退化、重度退化)高寒草地为研究对象,测定和分析土壤3大类微生物(细菌、真菌、放线菌)和氮素生理群(氨化细菌、好气性固氮菌、嫌气固氮菌、硝化细菌、反硝化细菌)数量、微生物量(碳、氮)及土壤酶活性(蔗糖酶、脲酶、磷酸酶、过氧化氢酶)变化特征。结果表明:(1)相同土层不同退化程度,土壤3大类微生物数量、氮素生理群、微生物量以及土壤酶活性随退化程度的加重总体呈减小的趋势,重度退化程度下各指标含量最小,中等退化程度可增加10—20cm土壤放线菌、氨化细菌及反硝化细菌数量和20—30cm土壤细菌、真菌、放线菌、好气性固氮菌、反硝化细菌数量;(2)不同土层相同退化程度,土壤3大类微生物数量、氮素生理群、微生物量以及土壤酶活性随土层深度的加深均逐渐减小。研究结果对评价草地退化程度提供了新思路,同时为高寒草地的恢复和重建提供了重要的理论依据。     

三江源区草地退化与人工恢复对土壤理化性状的影响

以三江源区不同退化程度的天然草地及不同恢复年限的人工草地为研究对象,系统分析土壤理化性质随取样深度的动态变化。结果表明:(1)人工草地土壤含水量及全氮、全钾、全磷、速效钾、速效磷的含量随恢复年限均表现出先减小后增大的"V"形变化趋势;(2)随着退化程度增加,退化草地土壤中含水量逐渐降低,全氮、全钾、有机质、速效钾含量未表现出逐渐降低趋势,而草地的裸斑面积、土壤及养分的流失量逐渐增加;(3)人工草地及退化草地土壤中全氮、速效钾、有机质含量均随着取样深度增加而逐渐降低,草地恢复年限和退化程度基本不影响养分在土壤中的空间分布;(4)人工草地建设使退化草地有机质、全氮、全钾的含量增加,尤其有利于0-4cm的土壤养分增加。因而,人工草地建设可以作为三江源区退化草地土壤恢复的措施之一。     

甘南高寒草甸退化过程中土壤理化性质和微生物数量动态变化

研究甘南高寒草甸退化草地土壤理化性质和微生物数量动态变化特征,为退化草地改良修复提供理论依据。于2017年5,7,10月分别采集极度(ED)、中度(MD)和轻度(LD)退化草地,以及未退化的对照草地(CK)土壤,测定其理化特性及微生物数量特征。结果表明:CK的土壤含水量在5,7月均显著小于LD、MD和ED的土壤含水量,而在10月显著大于LD、MD和ED的土壤含水量;随着退化程度的加剧,土壤pH逐渐增大,有机碳、全氮和全磷含量逐渐减小;土壤细菌数量对草地的退化反映更敏感,放线菌次之,真菌最小;CK和LD的土壤微生物数量随土层深度下降更为明显;冗余分析结合蒙特卡罗置换检验结果发现,各月份影响微生物数量的环境因子不同,显著影响5月微生物数量的是土壤全磷和土壤含水量,而7月除土壤pH外,其余指标均有显著影响,10月除土壤pH和土壤碳氮比外,植被盖度和生物量等均有显著影响。可见,甘南高寒草甸土壤理化特征和三大微生物数量对退化程度的响应具有季节差异,不同时期影响因素和权重需在草地管理中予以重视。     

三种影响条件下黄河源区高寒草地土壤物理及力学性质

为探讨放牧和鼠害对黄河源区高寒退化草地土壤物理力学性质的影响,该研究选取位于黄河源区青海河南县高寒草地作为研究区,分别设置禁鼠、禁牧和自然3种影响条件,并将草地依次划分为未退化、轻度退化、中度退化、重度退化4种退化类型。通过测定3种影响条件下4种退化类型草地的土壤含水率、密度、含根量、黏聚力和内摩擦角,分析3种影响条件对不同退化类型草地土壤物理力学性质的影响;采用灰色关联分析法探讨不同退化类型草地土壤含水率、密度、含根量对土壤黏聚力的影响程度。结果表明：随着草地退化程度加剧,土壤含水率、含根量及黏聚力均呈逐渐降低的变化趋势,而土壤密度则呈逐渐增大的变化趋势。进一步研究表明,同一退化类型草地,土壤黏聚力由大至小依次为禁鼠、禁牧和自然条件,且禁鼠条件土壤黏聚力显著大于自然条件（P<0.05）;未退化和轻度退化草地,土壤黏聚力与含根量间的关联度相对较高,关联度为0.706～0.778,而中度退化和重度退化草地,土壤黏聚力与密度和含水率间的关联度相对较大,关联度分别为0.586～0.785和0.622～0.779。研究结果对于科学有效防治黄河源区高寒草地退化及其所引起的水土流失、浅层滑坡等灾害现象的发生,具有实际指导意义。     

黄河上游玛曲不同退化程度高寒草地土壤物理特性研究

对黄河上游玛曲5种不同退化高寒草地土壤物理特性进行了研究。结果表明,在0—30cm土层范围内,不同退化高寒草地间土壤容重、孔隙度、持水量和贮水量差异显著;土壤容重随草地退化程度和土壤深度的增加而不断增加,其变动范围分别为1.085～1.447g/cm3和1.111～1.248g/cm3;土壤总孔隙度、最大持水量和总贮水量随草地退化程度的加重而不断减少,变动范围分别为46.214%～58.162%,26.765%～52.369%,1386.420～1744.872t/hm2,随土壤深度的增加而不断减少,变动范围分别为52.783%～57.285%,40.504%～50.057%,527.833～572.852t/hm2;土壤入渗性能随草地退化程度的加重先减少后增大,大小依次为中度退化草地轻度退化草地重度退化草地未退化草地极度退化草地;土壤入渗过程表明,未退化草地土壤透水性良好,土壤涵养水源功能较强,而重度退化草地土壤透水性较差,土壤涵养水源功能较弱。     

退化演替对高山草地植被和土壤理化特性影响

[目的]分析3种不同草地退化阶段(轻度退化,中度退化和重度退化)草地植被和土壤理化特性的变化规律,为类似区域退化草地植被恢复提供有效途径。[方法]野外植被调查、土壤取样和室内分析。[结果]草地退化不同阶段草地植物群落组成和物种多样性均有差异,退化对草地土壤理化特性有明显影响。重度退化草地土壤容重显著高于轻度退化草地(p0.05)。轻度和中度退化样地0—10cm土壤空隙度显著高于重度退化草地。重度退化草地的土壤有机质、全碳、全钾、全磷和有效钾均明显小于轻度退化草地(p0.05),但土壤pH值和有效氮含量没有显著变化。[结论]高山草地退化演替对该区土壤物理特性具有显著影响。     

高寒生态脆弱区不同扰动生境土壤微生物数量的变化

通过实地调查及平板表面涂抹法和稀释法分别测定了5种不同扰动生境(一年生草地、多年生草地、围栏内草地、围栏外草地和"黑土滩"草地)下,高寒生态脆弱区天祝草原植被状况、土壤细菌、真菌、放线菌及总数量的影响。结果表明,不同扰动生境草地植被状况、土壤细菌、真菌、放线菌数量及总数量分布各不相同。其中一年生草地植被盖度、产量最大,土壤细菌及微生物总数量最高;"黑土滩"草地土壤真菌及放线菌数量最多,但植被盖度最小;围栏外草地地上植物量最小,土壤细菌、真菌、放线菌及微生物总数量最低。该区草地退化和土壤微生物数量减少的趋势并未得到改善。因此,应对该区草地和土壤退化给予足够的重视。     

草场管理措施及退化程度对土壤养分含量变化的影响

以不同管理措施和不同退化梯度的高寒草地土壤为研究对象,分析了两个序列的高寒草地不同土壤层次(0～20cm、20～40cm、40～60cm)中各种养分分布特征并探讨了管理措施和草场退化对高寒草地土壤的影响。结果表明:天然放牧草地经过围栏和翻耕措施后,土壤有机质、全N、全P含量明显升高,土壤速效氮、磷含量也得到明显上升。在20～40cm和40～60cm土层土壤存在类似的变化规律,但由于土层加深,受地表植被的影响减弱,变化规律不明显。比较退化序列草地发现,在各层土壤中,有机质含量变化总趋势是:随草地退化程度的加重,有机质含量下降;同时,土壤有机质含量随深度增加而减少;在0～20cm土层,随着草地退化程度的加重,有机质含量依次下降32.6%和52.1%。土壤中全N、全P含量变化趋势与有机质变化基本一致,全K变化趋势不明显。中度、重度退化草地与轻度退化草地对比发现,速效氮含量分别下降15.1%和28.6%,速效磷含量分别下降25.4%和59.4%。利用围栏和翻耕措施可以恢复退化草地的植被,提高土壤养分含量。但翻耕后,土壤孔隙度和通透性增强,土壤的矿化作用和淋溶作用也增强,导致了有机质的矿化损失和NO3-N淋溶损失,减少了土壤中C的积累量。同时,翻耕会破坏高寒草地固有的生草层,使其下面的沙质基底成为草地沙化的主要物质来源。建议在川西北亚高山区的人工草地建设中慎重选择翻耕措施。     

东祁连山不同退化草地植物群落特征与土壤养分特性

为探究东祁连山不同退化草地植物群落特征、土壤养分特性及其相关性,以轻度退化草地、中度退化草地和重度退化草地为研究对象,采用野外调查、室内测定和数据统计分析相结合的方法,分析了不同退化草地植被特征、土壤养分特性及其之间的相关性。结果表明:(1)从轻度退化草地-重度退化草地,植物群落特征(地上生物量、高度、密度、频度和总盖度)整体呈现降低趋势,且差异显著(P<0.05),中度退化草地Margalef指数、Shannon指数和Evenness指数最高,Dominance指数最低;(2)研究区植物共有19科38属41种,生态适应性较强的植物主要集中在豆科、禾本科、菊科和蔷薇科,不同退化草地植被型分别为矮生嵩草(K.humilis)+赖草(Leymus secalinus)、矮生嵩草+高山唐松草(Thalictrum alpinum)、矮生嵩草+赖草,其中矮生嵩草是各退化草地的优势种,不同退化草地的功能群以杂类草占优势,其次是禾草类,毒草类所占的比例最少;(3)随草地退化程度加重,土壤速效氮、有效磷、有机碳和含水量呈降低的趋势,而pH整体呈现升高的趋势;(4)不同退化草地土壤因子对植被生长贡献率最高分别为速效氮、有效磷和含水量。综上,随着草地退化程度加重,植物群落结构向单一趋势过渡,土壤养分含量减少,且土壤因子对植物贡献率也相应发生变化。     

退化红壤不同植被恢复下土壤微生物量季节动态及其指示意义

不同植被恢复下退化红壤恢复 1 0a后土壤微生物生物量 (C、N)的季节动态分析表明 :相比侵蚀裸地 ,植被恢复显著提高了土壤微生物量。不同植被对微生物量的影响具有极显著差异 (p <0 0 1 ) ,0～5cm土层的季节平均值顺序为 :保护荒草地 >干扰荒草地 >小叶栎 >混交林≥木荷 >马尾松 ;不同植被下微生物量N的差异更为明显。土壤微生物量呈高度季节变异 ,植被与季节存在极显著的交互作用 (p<0 0 1 ) ,但季节的影响低于植被 ;植被和季节的影响主要反映在 0～ 5cm土层。微生物量与土壤有机质及其它生物活性指标高度相关 (p<0 0 1 ) ,且能很好地区分不同植被间的差异 ,在红壤质量指示方面潜力很大。利用微生物量监测红壤质量恢复 ,建议春季为采样期 ,至少单独分析 0～ 1 0cm土层     

Influences of continuous grazing and livestock exclusion on soil properties in a degraded sandy grassland, Inner Mongolia, northern China

Overgrazing is one of the main causes of desertification in the semiarid Horqin sandy grassland of northern China. Excluding grazing livestock is considered as an alternative to restore vegetation in degraded sandy grassland in this region. However, few data are available concerning the impacts of continuous grazing and livestock exclusion on soil properties. In this paper, characteristics of vegetation and soil properties under continuous grazing and exclusion of livestock for 5 and 10 years were examined in representative degraded sandy grassland. Continuous grazing resulted in a considerable decrease in ground cover, which accelerates soil erosion by wind, leading to a further coarseness in surface soil, loss of soil organic C and N, and a decrease in soil biological properties. The grassland under continuous grazing is in the stage of very strong degradation. Excluding livestock grazing enhances vegetation recovery, litter accumulation, and development of annual and perennial grasses. Soil organic C and total N concentrations, soil biological properties including some enzyme activities and basal soil respiration improved following 10-year exclusion of livestock, suggesting that degradation of the grassland is being reversed. The results suggest that excluding grazing livestock on the desertified sandy grassland in the erosion-prone Horqin region has a great potential to restore soil fertility, sequester soil organic carbon and improve biological activity. Soil restoration is a slow process although the vegetation can recover rapidly after removal of livestock. A viable option for sandy grassland management should be to adopt proper exclosure in a rotation grazing system in the initial stage of grassland degradation.     

Changes in soil chemistry associated with the establishment of forest gardens on eroded,acidified grassland soils in Sri Lanka

Topsoil properties were determined in forest gardens established about 20 years ago on eroded grassland soils (abandoned tea lands) in the wet zone of the Sri Lankan highlands. They were compared with adjacent, eroded grasslands (abandoned tea lands) on strongly weathered soils vs soils at earlier stages of pedogenic development in a two-way analysis of variance. Soil pH in forest gardens was, on average, 6.1, nearly one unit higher than in the adjacent grasslands. In the garden soils, the cation exchange capacity (CEC measured at pH 4.8) was nearly double, exchangeable calcium concentrations five times and exchangeable magnesium three times as high as in the grasslands soils. Total soil N content was found to be nearly 40% higher in the gardens. Topsoil gravel contents in the gardens were less than half as high as in the grasslands. The increases in exchangeable bases and N in gardens, relative to grasslands, were attributed to increased nutrient retention and acquisition. Higher retention was partly due to the higher CEC_pH4.8, and probably to reduced erosion and increased, continuous fine root density in the garden topsoils. Higher field CEC in gardens was likely to result from generally higher C contents and from the reversal of acidification, presumably caused by base accumulation and decomposition processes. Our results suggest that forest garden establishment on degraded grasslands can lead to accumulation of mobile nutrients in the topsoil, probably due to increased nutrient retention, subsoil uptake and litter input exceeding nutrient uptake by the standing biomass.     

Coniferous afforestation increases soil carbon in maritime sand dunes

Afforestation of grasslands can increase C sequestration and provide additional economic and environmental benefits. Pine plantations, however, have often been found to deplete soil organic C and trigger detrimental effects on soils. We examined soil characteristics under a 45-year-old Pinus radiata stand and under adjacent grassland on maritime dunes in temperate Argentina. Soil under the pine plantation had greater soil organic C (+93%), total N (+55%) and available P (+100%) concentrations than under grassland. Carbon was stored under the pinestand at an estimated mean accretion rate of 0.64 Mg ha^?1 y^?1. At 0- to 25-cm depth, soil C amounted to 61 Mg ha^?1 under pine and 27 Mg ha^?1 under grassland. Soil C accumulated more on dune slopes (35 Mg ha^?1 y^?1) than on ridges(29 Mg ha^?1 y^?1) and bottoms (12 Mg ha^?1 y^?1). Compared with the grassland, soil acidity, cation-exchange capacity, base losses (K > Ca = Mg) and C/N ratio increased under pine. Spatial heterogeneity in soil characteristics was greater under pine than under grassland. Such variability was non-systematic and did not support the ‘single-tree influence circle’ concept. Afforestation increased C in soil, forest floor and tree biomass in dunes with ustic climate regime.     

Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure Under Grassland management

Twenty sites representing the typical range of grass‐based beef and dairy production management intensity in Ireland were used to assess soil structural quality with the Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure (VESS) method combined with laboratory analysis. The results showed that VESS was suitable for assessing soil structural quality for grassland productivity. According to the threshold values proposed by Ball [Soil Use and Management (2007), 23 , 329–337] for management intervention, all fields except one in this study were between Sq 1 and Sq 3, indicating that the typical range of management intensity does not cause undue soil damage and can be regarded as sustainable for soil structure. There was an indication that as intensification increases, temperate maritime grassland soils showed signs of degradation with respect to soil structure for maintaining grass productivity. While reseeding might solve some problems, it causes others due to the release of soil carbon. This raises the prospect that ‘sustainable intensification’ of livestock production may be limited by the health of the soil resource that supports it. Significant negative correlations between Sq and soil C content (P < 0.01) and between Sq and soil N content (P < 0.05) were observed, indicating a close relationship between soil structure and soil carbon and nitrogen.     

Effects of charcoal production on maize yield,chemical properties and texture of soil

The effects of charcoal production on soil textural and chemical properties were investigated in Ejura, Ghana. The aim was to study the effects of heating and charcoal residue on maize yield, soil texture and soil chemical properties. Composite samples were taken from the 0–10 cm layer of soil at charcoal-making sites and from adjacent fields (control). Twelve sites were randomly selected for the study across the range of the Kotokosu watershed. Maize was planted in four selected locations on charcoal site soils (CSS) and adjacent field soils (AFS) to assess the impact of charcoal production on crop yield. There was a significant increase in soil pH, base saturation, electrical conductivity, exchangeable Ca, Mg, K, Na and available P in the soil at the kiln sites as compared to the adjacent soils. A relative change of up to 329% was observed in K while organic C and total N decreased by 9.8% and 12.8%, respectively. Organic C and total N were highly correlated ( P <0.01) and both parameters significantly ( P <0.05) depended on clay minerals in the soils. Soil texture was also modified with a significantly higher sand content and lower clay fraction in the CSS. The grain and biomass yield of maize increased by 91% and 44%, respectively, on CSS as compared to AFS. Further research to ascertain the long-term effects of charcoal production on the soil environment and the fertility of tropical soils is needed.