小针茅荒漠草原生长季表层土壤有机碳月动态及影响因素

以内蒙古苏尼特右旗小针茅荒漠草原两种主要草地类型为研究对象,选择典型样地,通过实地调查测定其5~9月生长季地上、地下生物量、土壤有机碳及土壤含水量,分析了小针茅荒漠草原生长季土壤有机碳的月动态,探讨了地下生物量、气温、降水及土壤含水量对土壤有机碳的影响。研究结果表明:1)小针茅荒漠草原两种草地型生长季土壤有机碳月变化趋势不同。小针茅+无芒隐子草草地生长季土壤有机碳月变化表现为从5月份开始逐渐降低,到9月份又略有增加,狭叶锦鸡儿-小针茅+无芒隐子草草地土壤有机碳月变化表现为5~7月增加,8月份降低,9月份又增加的趋势。2)小针茅荒漠草原5~9月生长季各月土壤有机碳含量差异不显著,0-10cm土层深度土壤有机碳含量低于10-20cm和20-30cm土层深度土壤有机碳含量。3)小针茅荒漠草原5~9月土壤有机碳含量与月降水量之间呈正相关关系,但不显著。而6~9月土壤有机碳含量与月降水量之间呈显著正相关关系。4)小针茅荒漠草原土壤有机碳受表层地下生物量影响较大,土壤有机碳含量与0~10cm土层地下生物量呈显著正相关。5)小针茅荒漠草原生长季土壤有机碳含量与月均温之间没有显著相关性,与0~10cm土壤含水量呈极显著正相关。     

贝加尔针茅草原土壤原位矿化过程中碳氮转化耦合特征

依托在贝加尔针茅草原建立的长期模拟氮沉降试验平台(始于2010年),运用PVC顶盖埋管法进行原位培养试验,研究不同氮添加下贝加尔针茅草原土壤碳氮组分、净硝化速率、净氨化速率、有机碳转化速率的变化特征及碳氮耦合关系。试验处理包括:对照N0,低氮添加(15、30、50 kg·hm~(-2)·a~(-1))记为N15、N30和N50,高氮添加(100、150、200、300 kg·hm~(-2)·a~(-1))记为N100、N150、N200和N300。结果表明:培养期间,N15、N30、N50和N100处理的净硝化速率显著高于对照N0(P0.05),分别增加了40.80%、110.31%、206.83%和202.04%;N30、N50和N100净氨化速率显著低于对照N0(P0.05),分别降低了16.88%、169.60%和150.67%;N15和N30处理的净矿化速率高于对照N0,分别增加了150%和50%;N50、N100、N150和N200处理的净矿化速率低于对照N0,分别降低了254.52%、161.50%、33.90%和79.85%。土壤有机碳与土壤全氮呈极显著正相关,土壤可溶性有机碳与土壤可溶性有机氮呈极显著正相关,土壤微生物生物量碳与土壤微生物生物量氮呈极显著负相关。有机碳转化速率显著影响微生物生物量氮转化速率,且符合一元线性回归方程。连续高氮沉降会降低土壤净氮矿化速率和有机碳转化速率,对土壤碳氮循环产生负面影响。     

盐化灰漠土开垦前后碳存贮与碳释放的分层特征

对盐化灰漠土开垦前后土壤有机碳贮量与碳释放的分层特征进行对比研究。结果表明:与荒漠土壤相比,农田表层(0~20 cm)土壤有机碳含量减少了27%,但20~250 cm土层有机碳含量与贮量显著增加,使得总有机碳贮量(0~250 cm)增加了57%。同时,在0~60 cm土层农田土壤碳释放速率也显著高于荒漠,而在底层(60~250 cm)两者则无明显差异。农田土壤有机碳在表层以消耗为主;中层(20~60 cm)有机碳库受碳存贮与消耗作用的共同控制,但存贮作用更为强烈,该层土壤有机碳量有明显累积;底层(60~250 cm)有机碳以存贮为主,较为稳定。此外,荒漠与农田底层土壤有机碳均在65%以上,碳释放比重达到71%,显示了盐化灰漠土底层土壤碳循环的重要性。开垦使得盐化灰漠土土壤碳库表层流失,但全剖面总碳库明显增加。     

锡林郭勒草原土壤有机碳分布特征及其影响因素

土壤有机碳是土壤养分评测和质量分析的重要指标之一,研究不同草原类型土壤有机碳的空间分布规律有利于草地的生态恢复和土地的合理利用。以锡林郭勒草原为研究对象,运用克里格插值法、相关性分析法、一元线性回归法和主成分分析法探讨土壤有机碳的空间分异规律,以期揭示不同影响因素对草原土壤有机碳的影响程度。结果表明:(1)在草甸草原中,土壤有机碳含量在0～10 cm、20～30 cm、40～50 cm土层的含量依次为23.28 g·kg-1、12.71 g·kg-1、9.28 g·kg~(-1);在典型草原中,含量变化依次为16.75 g·kg~(-1)、10.75 g·kg~(-1)、7.20 g·kg~(-1);在荒漠草原中,含量依次为1.62 g·kg-1、2.00 g·kg~(-1)、1.73 g·kg-1。表明草甸和典型草原土壤有机碳含量随土壤深度增加而逐渐降低,而荒漠草原不同土层间无显著性差异。(2)不同草原类型对土壤有机碳含量的影响程度不同,对于同一土层深度,基本表现为草甸草原典型草原荒漠草原。水平方向上有机碳含量与植被盖度分布相一致,呈由东南向西北逐渐递减的趋势。(3)在对影响因素的分析中,土壤有机碳与海拔、气温、pH均呈极显著负相关关系(P0.01),与降水、土壤含水量、速效氮、速效磷呈极显著正相关关系(P0.01),与坡度、坡向、速效钾无明显相关性关系(P0.05)。(4)影响土壤有机碳的主要因子为速效氮、降水量和气温,次要因子为土壤含水量和速效钾,因此,应注重对不同草原氮素的摄入以及水热条件的把控。     

半干旱区土地利用方式对土壤碳氮矿化的影响

通过研究云雾山草原自然保护区草地、农地、灌木林土壤有机碳和氮的含量和矿化特征,分析了半干旱黄土区不同土地利用方式对土壤碳氮循环的影响。结果表明,土壤有机碳和全氮平均含量在草地转变为农地后分别降低了53%和64%,在转变为灌木林地后分别降低了54%和44%。不同土地利用方式下土壤有机碳矿化速率均随土层深度的增加逐渐降低,降幅介于29%~46%之间;有机碳矿化比例则逐渐增加,增幅介于45%~67%之间。土壤氮素矿化速率、矿化比例和硝化速率均随土层加深逐渐降低,而且0~20 cm土层氮素矿化体现为硝化过程和铵态氮的固定作用,且硝化过程占主导作用;40~80 cm土层硝化过程和铵化过程的比例接近,表明深层土壤氮素矿化由硝化过程和铵化过程共同主导。草地转化为农地和灌木林地后有机碳矿化速率显著降低,其降低幅度随土层加深逐渐减小;但有机碳矿化比例则有所增加,其增幅随土层加深而增大。草地利用方式发生变化后,土壤氮素矿化速率和矿化比例、硝化速率和铵化速率均显著降低,这些指标在表层土壤以草地转变为农地后降低较多,在深层土壤以草地转变为灌木林地降低较多。综上,半干旱黄土区草地转变为农地和灌木林地后,土壤碳氮循环强度和有效性显著降低,因此应避免草地向其它利用方式的转变。     

长期围栏封育对亚高山草原土壤有机碳空间变异的影响

以中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所巴音布鲁克草原生态站的长期围栏封育样地为对象,利用经典统计学和地统计学相结合的方法,研究长期围栏封育对亚高山草原土壤有机碳空间变异特征的影响。结果表明：① 长期围栏封育可以增加土壤有机碳含量,围栏内0~20 cm土壤有机碳含量均值为40.76 g/kg,围栏外土壤有机碳含量均值为38.50 g/kg;围栏内20~40 cm土壤有机碳含量均值为20.98 g/kg,围栏外土壤有机碳含量均值为18.70 g/kg,土壤有机碳在水平方向上围栏内均高于围栏外;② 围栏内土壤有机碳的变异性程度均显著高于围栏外,不管是围栏内外、上层和下层,土壤有机碳均具有中等的空间相关性,且上层土壤的有机碳变异程度均高于下层土壤;③ 土壤有机碳在水平空间分布呈现出不均匀性,围栏内土壤有机碳含量空间分布水平高于围栏外,在空间插值图上看,围栏内外0~20 cm土壤有机碳含量高的位置,在20~40 cm土壤有机碳含量却相反。     

种植枸杞对次生盐渍化土壤活性有机碳和碳库管理指数的影响

以次生盐渍化弃耕地为对照,研究种植枸杞对次生盐渍化土壤有机碳、活性有机碳、非活性有机碳及碳库管理指数的影响。结果表明:与弃耕地相比,4 a、7 a、11 a枸杞地0~100 cm土壤有机碳分别增加41.6%、46.5%、51.1%,活性有机碳分别增加57.1%、57.9%、54.4%,非活性有机碳分别增加24.0%、33.2%、47.3%,增加量在0~10 cm和60~80 cm土层最为明显;次生盐渍化土地种植枸杞后碳库活度和碳库活度指数有所增加,碳库指数和碳库管理指数明显增加,土壤质量得到改善。土壤总有机碳、活性有机碳、非活性有机碳和碳库指数与土壤肥力提高、含盐量和p H的降低密切相关,可作为表征次生盐渍化土壤质量改善的指标。     

内蒙古西部自然植被土壤碳库及其影响因素

选取内蒙古西部的温带森林、温带草原、温带灌丛、温带荒漠和草甸共70个样地,对其土壤有机碳进行研究。结果表明,内蒙古西部不同植被类型的土壤有机碳含量不同,温带森林的固碳效果最好,其次为温带灌丛和草原,再次之为草甸和荒漠。内蒙古西部20cm土壤有机碳储量为11.034×10~8t,100cm土壤有机碳储量为22.062×10~8t,温带草原和荒漠碳储量最高。气候因素对内蒙古西部土壤有机碳含量的影响显著,偏相关分析结果表明气温是主要的影响因子。土壤全氮含量与土壤有机碳含量有明显的线性正相关关系。     

黄土丘陵区人工刺槐林恢复对土壤碳库动态的影响

采用样地调查与室内实验分析相结合的方法,以黄土丘陵区不同林龄人工刺槐林地为对象,探讨人工植被恢复对土壤有机碳密度、无机碳密度、总碳密度及其剖面分布的影响。结果表明:相对于坡耕地,刺槐林恢复过程中,0~100 cm土层有机碳密度先减少后增加最后趋于稳定,其开始增加的时间滞后于植物生长期,变化范围为2.57~3.69 kg·m-2。0~20 cm土层土壤有机碳显著增加,占整个土壤剖面有机碳储量的28.8%~39.5%;0~100 cm土层土壤剖面无机碳密度,随林龄增加呈波动变化,变化范围为16.65~20.30 kg·m-2。0~20 cm土层土壤无机碳具有一定的脱钙现象,整个剖面无机碳库储量约为有机碳库的4.5~7.1倍,0~100 cm土层无机碳储量在总碳中所占比例为81.9%~89.4%。总体来看,0~100 cm土层总碳库随人工植被恢复无明显增加,甚至略微下降。表明评估研究区植被恢复土壤碳库效应时,应充分考虑土壤有机碳库和无机碳库的变化。     

干旱区荒漠新垦土地土壤有机碳含量特征

以克拉玛依生态农业开发区为例,研究了干旱区荒漠新垦土地不同土地利用方式下的土壤有机碳与活性有机碳含量差异及其剖面分布特征,并讨论了干旱区荒漠开垦利用对荒漠"碳汇"功能的促进作用,以及土地利用方式对土壤有机碳与活性有机碳剖面分布特征的影响。结果表明:克拉玛依生态农业开发区土壤有机碳含量普遍较低。在0~20cm深度内,速生杨林地与苜蓿地土壤有机碳含量随土层加深而降低,棉花地、打瓜-棉花地耕作类土壤有机碳垂直分布相对较均匀,但是表层0~5cm土壤有机碳略低于下层,土壤活性有机碳剖面分布特征与有机碳类似。农田与林地的土壤有机碳与活性有机碳含量均明显高于荒漠,农田对土壤有机碳的汇聚作用优于人工林地。     

开垦对西北干旱区荒漠土壤养分含量及主要性质的影响——以甘肃省临泽县为例

本文选择开垦年限约为10年的耕地及自然状态下的荒地作为研究对象,对比分析了开垦对荒漠土壤养分含量以及pH、阳离子交换量的影响。结果表明:荒地开垦为农田后,土壤剖面有机碳、氮、磷、钾含量、CEC、C/N均有不同程度的升高,pH值有所下降;表层土壤受耕作的影响程度大于下层土壤。开垦后土壤0-15cm有机碳增加了359%;全氮增加了367%、全磷增加了47.5%;速效养分也有一定程度的增加,且增加的幅度大于全量。总体来说,耕作活动增加了荒漠土壤养分,在一定程度上改善了土壤质量。     

氮添加对天山高寒草原土壤酶活性和酶化学计量特征的影响

为探究氮添加对高寒草原生态系统土壤酶活性的影响,于2018年在中国科学院巴音布鲁克草原生态系统研究站,选择4个氮添加水平(对照,N0,0 kg·hm^-2·a^-1;低氮,N1,10 kg·hm^-2·a^-1;中氮,N3,30 kg·hm^-2·a^-1;高氮,N9,90 kg·hm^-2·a^-1),开展土壤酶活性对氮添加响应的研究,分析土壤酶活性对氮添加的响应特点,土壤酶化学计量比以及土壤酶活性与土壤环境因子的关系。结果表明:与对照相比,氮添加在N3水平显著增加β-1,4葡萄糖苷酶(βG)、β-D-纤维二糖水解酶(CBH)和β-1,4木糖苷酶(βX)酶活性(P<0.05),N1和N3水平显著增加碱性磷酸酶(AKP)活性(P<0.05),N3水平显著降低多酚氧化酶(PPO)活性(P<0.05),氮添加对亮氨酸氨基肽酶(LAP)活性影响不显著,N3水平下显著增加N-乙酰-β-D氨基葡萄糖苷酶(NAG)活性(P<0.05)。相关分析表明,8种土壤酶活性均与土壤有机碳(SOC、NAG除外)和总磷(TP)显著相关,与土壤总氮(TN)不相关。研究区土壤酶活性C∶N∶P化学计量比为1∶1∶1.2,与全球生态系统的土壤酶活性C∶N∶P的比值1∶1∶1相偏离,表明该研究区土壤微生物生长受磷素限制。冗余分析(RDA)进一步揭示出土壤有机碳和土壤全磷含量是影响土壤酶活性的主要因子。     

Long-term effects of gravel―sand mulch on soil organic carbon and nitrogen in the Loess Plateau of northwestern China

Gravel–sand mulch has been used for centuries to conserve water in the Loess Plateau of northwestern China. In this study, we assessed the influence of long-term(1996–2012) gravel–sand mulching of cultivated soils on total organic carbon(TOC), light fraction organic carbon(LFOC), microbial biomass carbon(MBC), total organic nitrogen(TON), particulate organic carbon(POC), mineral-associated organic carbon(MOC), permanganate-oxidizable carbon(KMn O4-C), and non-KMn O4-C at 0–60 cm depths. Mulching durations were 7, 11 and 16 years, with a non-mulched control. Compared to the control, there was no significant and consistently positive effect of the mulch on TOC, POC, MOC, KMn O4-C and non-KMn O4-C before 11 years of mulching, and these organic C fractions generally decreased significantly by 16 years. LFOC, TON and MBC to at a 0–20 cm depth increased with increasing mulching duration until 11 years, and then these fractions decreased significantly between 11 and 16 years, reaching values comparable to or lower than those in the control. KMn O4-C was most strongly correlated with the labile soil C fractions. Our findings suggest that although gravel–sand mulch may conserve soil moisture, it may also lead to long-term decreases in labile soil organic C fractions and total organic N in the study area. The addition of manure or composted manure would be a good choice to reverse the soil deterioration that occurs after 11 years by increasing the inputs of organic matter.     

Manipulated precipitation regulated carbon and phosphorus limitations of microbial metabolisms in a temperate grassland on the Loess Plateau,China

Manipulated precipitation patterns can profoundly influence the metabolism of soil microorganisms. However, the responses of soil organic carbon (SOC) and nutrient turnover to microbial metabolic limitation under changing precipitation conditions remain unclear in semi-arid ecosystems. This study measured the potential activities of enzymes associated with carbon (C: β-1,4-glucosidase (BG) and β-D-cellobiosidase (CBH)), nitrogen (N: β-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG) and L-leucine aminopeptidase (LAP)) and phosphorus (P: alkaline phosphatase (AP)) acquisition, to quantify soil microbial metabolic limitations using enzymatic stoichiometry, and then identify the implications for soil microbial metabolic limitations and carbon use efficiency (CUE) under decreased precipitation by 50% (DP) and increased precipitation by 50% (IP) in a temperate grassland. The results showed that soil C and P were the major elements limiting soil microbial metabolism in temperate grasslands. There was a strong positive dependence between microbial C and P limitations under manipulated precipitation. Microbial metabolism limitation was promoted by DP treatment but reversed by IP treatment. Moreover, CUE was inhibited by DP treatment but promoted by IP treatment. Soil microbial metabolism limitation was mainly regulated by soil moisture and soil C, N, and P stoichiometry, followed by available nutrients (i.e., NO- 3, NH+ 4, and dissolved organic C) and microbial biomass (i.e., MBC and MBN). Overall, these findings highlight the potential role of changing precipitation in regulating ecosystem C turnover by limiting microbial metabolism and CUE in temperate grassland ecosystems.     

Accumulation of soil organic carbon during natural restoration of desertified grassland in China’s Horqin Sandy Land

China's Horqin Sandy Land,a formerly lush grassland,has experienced extensive desertification that caused considerable carbon(C) losses from the plant-soil system.Natural restoration through grazing exclusion is a widely suggested option to sequester C and to restore degraded land.In a desertified grassland,we investigated the C accumulation in the total and light fractions of the soil organic matter from 2005 to 2013 during natural restoration.To a depth of 20 cm,the light fraction organic carbon(LFOC) storage increased by 221 g C/m2(84%) and the total soil organic carbon(SOC) storage increased by 435 g C/m2(55%).The light fraction dry matter content represented a small proportion of the total soil mass(ranging from 0.74% in 2005 to 1.39% in 2013),but the proportion of total SOC storage accounted for by LFOC was remarkable(ranging from 33% to 40%).The C sequestration averaged 28 g C/(m2·a) for LFOC and 54 g C/(m2·a) for total SOC.The total SOC was strongly and significantly positively linearly related to the light fraction dry matter content and the proportions of fine sand and silt+clay.The light fraction organic matter played a major role in total SOC sequestration.Our results suggest that grazing exclusion can restore desertified grassland and has a high potential for sequestering SOC in the semiarid Horqin Sandy Land.     

Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on leaf nutrient concentrations and nutrient resorption efficiency of two dominant alpine grass species

Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are two essential nutrients that determine plant growth and many nutrient cycling processes. Increasing N and P deposition is an important driver of ecosystem changes. However, in contrast to numerous studies about the impacts of nutrient addition on forests and temperate grasslands, how plant foliar stoichiometry and nutrient resorption respond to N and P addition in alpine grasslands is poorly understood. Therefore, we conducted an N and P addition experiment (involving control, N addition, P addition, and N+P addition) in an alpine grassland on Kunlun Mountains (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China) in 2016 and 2017 to investigate the changes in leaf nutrient concentrations (i.e., leaf N, Leaf P, and leaf N:P ratio) and nutrient resorption efficiency of Seriphidium rhodanthum and Stipa capillata, which are dominant species in this grassland. Results showed that N addition has significant effects on soil inorganic N (NO₃^--N and NH₄⁺-N) and leaf N of both species in the study periods. Compared with green leaves, leaf nutrient concentrations and nutrient resorption efficiency in senesced leaves of S. rhodanthum was more sensitive to N addition, whereas N addition influenced leaf N and leaf N:P ratio in green and senesced leaves of S. capillata. N addition did not influence N resorption efficiency of the two species. P addition and N+P addition significantly improved leaf P and had a negative effect on P resorption efficiency of the two species in the study period. These influences on plants can be explained by increasing P availability. The present results illustrated that the two species are more sensitive to P addition than N addition, which implies that P is the major limiting factor in the studied alpine grassland ecosystem. In addition, an interactive effect of N+P addition was only discernable with respect to soil availability, but did not affect plants. Therefore, exploring how nutrient characteristics and resorption response to N and P addition in the alpine grassland is important to understand nutrient use strategy of plants in terrestrial ecosystems.     

围栏封育对新疆蒿类荒漠草地植被及土壤养分的影响

以新疆封育3年的蒿类荒漠草地为对象,研究干旱区封育对草地植被及土壤养分的影响.结果表明:封育后荒漠草地群落的盖度、产量明显增加(P<0.05),分别比对照提高了11.0%,51.6 g/m~2,且盖度、产量的增加主要是由藜科草类引起;荒漠草地80%以上的地下生物量集中在0～40 cm土层中,且封育促进了0～10 cm土层内生物量的增加(P<0.05);与放牧地相比,封育后土壤有机质、全氮、全磷、全钾及速效氮、磷、钾含量均有所提高,且在0～10 cm的土层中差异显著(P<0.01),而pH值略有上升.     

耕作方式对旱地麦田土壤团聚体及其碳氮组分分布的影响

为明确蓄水保墒耕作方式下旱地麦田土壤团聚体稳定性、有机碳及碳组分和全氮及氮组分在不同粒径团聚体组分中的分布特征,深入了解不同耕作方式下土壤碳氮固持机制,以连续3 a(2017—2020年)实施不同耕作方式(免耕、深松、深翻)后冬小麦收获期0～20 cm土壤为研究对象,采用湿筛法测算土壤团聚体的构成与稳定性(R_0.25,>0.25 mm团聚体含量;MWD,平均重量直径;GMD,几何平均直径),并测定各粒径团聚体有机碳(SOC)和碳组分(重组有机碳,HFOC;轻组有机碳,LFOC;易氧化有机碳,EOC;可溶性有机碳,DOC;颗粒有机碳,POC)含量、全氮(TN)和氮组分(硝态氮,NO^-₃-N;铵态氮,NH⁺₄-N;可溶性有机氮,SON)含量,分析了碳氮组分的相关关系。结果显示：(1)免耕和深松处理>2 mm团聚体土壤比例较深翻处理分别提高8.8%和22.1%,免耕有利于增加<0.053 mm粉黏粒比例,较深松和深翻处理分别提高46.4%和27.7%。深松处理较深翻...     

模拟增温及施氮对荒漠草原土壤呼吸的影响

以内蒙古高原四子王旗短花针茅建群的荒漠草原为研究对象,通过野外自然条件下进行的模拟增温和增施氮肥实验,研究了增温、施氮及增温+施氮情况下土壤呼吸强度的变化。三年的研究结果表明:1)增温对各年内土壤呼吸没有产生显著影响,但土壤呼吸有明显的季节变化,而且与增温显著相关(P<0.05)。2)施氮对荒漠草地的影响程度与自然条件有密切关系,其中降雨量多少是施氮对荒漠草地土壤呼吸影响程度的重要制约因素,降雨量越高氮素对土壤呼吸作用愈加明显。3)施氮显著增加了植物群落的地下生物量(P<0.05),土壤呼吸与地下生物量呈显著的正相关(P<0.001)。     

Response of soil nitrogen,phosphorous and organic matter to vegetation succession on the Loess Plateau of China

 Revegetation is a traditional practice widely used for soil protection. We evaluated the effect of natural revegetation succession on soil chemical properties and carbon fractions (particulate organic carbon (POC), humus carbon (HS-C), humic acid carbon (HA-C) and fulvic acid carbon (FA-C)) on the Loess Plateau of China. The vegetation types, in order from the shortest to the longest enclosure duration, were: (a) abandoned overgrazed grassland (AbG3; 3 years); (b) Hierochloe odorata Beauv. (HiO7; 7 years); (c) Thymus mongolicus Ronnm (ThM15; 15 years); (d) Artemisia sacrorum Ledeb (AtS25; 25 years); (e) Stipa bungeana Trin Ledeb (StB36; 36 years) and (f) Stipa grandis P. Smirn (StG56; 56 years). The results showed that the concentrations of soil organic carbon, total nitrogen and available phosphorus increased with the increase of restoration time except for ThM15. The concentration of NH₄-N increased in the medium stage of vegetation restoration (for ThM15 and AtS25) and decreased in the later stage (for StB36 and StG56). However, NO₃-N concentration significantly increased in the later stage (for StB36 and StG56). Carbon fractions had a similar increasing trend during natural vegetation restoration. The concentrations of POC, HS-C, FA-C and HA-C accounted for 24.5%–49.1%, 10.6%–15.2%, 5.8%–9.1% and 4.6%–6.1% of total carbon, respectively. For AbG3, the relative changes of POC, HS-C and FA-C were significantly higher than that of total carbon during the process of revegetation restoration. The higher relative increases in POC, HS-C and FA-C confirmed that soil carbon induced by vegetation restoration was sequestrated by higher physical and chemical protection. The increases of soil C fractions could also result in higher ecology function in semiarid grassland ecosystems.