华北半干旱区土壤养分和植被特征的小尺度空间异质性研究

A field experiment was conducted at Kezuohouqi County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, which was located on the southeastern edge of the Horqin Sandy Land, to study the spatial variability of soil nutrients for a small-scale, nutrient-poor, sandy site in a semi-arid region of northern China; to investigate whether or not there were ＂islands of fertility＂ at the experimental site; and to determine the key nutrient elements that sustained ecosystem stability. Results obtained from geostatistical analysis indicated that the spatial distribution pattern of soil total nitrogen （STN） was far different from those of soil organic matter （SOM）, total phosphorus （STP）, and total potassium （STK）. Compared to SOM, STP, and STK, STN had a lower structural heterogeneity ratio and a longer range, while other elements were all similar. In addition, STN had an isotropic spatial structure, whereas the others had an anisotropic spatial structure. The spatial structure patterns of herbage species, cover, and height also differed, indicating that spatial variability was subjected to different ecological factors. Differences in the spatial variability patterns among soil nutrients and vegetation properties showed that soil nutrients for a small-scale were not the primary limiting factors that influenced herbage spatial distribution patterns. Incorporating spatial distribution patterns of tree species, namely, Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica Litv. and shrub Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. in a research plot and using fractal dimension, SOM, STP, and STK were shown to contribute to the ＂islands of fertility＂ phenomenon, however STN was not, possibly meaning that nitrogen was a key limiting element. Therefore, during restoration of similar ecosystems more attention should be given to soil nitrogen.     

河南开封土壤养分变化特征及其持续利用途径研究

通过 1 984～ 1 998年河南开封不同土壤耕层有机质与氮磷钾养分分析 ,论述了不同农业利用方式和农田管理措施下不同土壤耕层养分的时空变化特征和硝态氮累积特性 .由于“重氮磷 ,轻有机肥 ,忽视钾素补给” ,土壤养分变化的总趋势以下降 ,钾素耗竭性明显 .土壤养分空间变化较为复杂 ,但不同土壤间耕层养分为普通淡色潮湿雏形土 >底锈干润雏形土 >石灰淡色潮湿雏形土 >灌淤旱耕人为土 >简育干润雏形土 >干润砂质新成土 .硝态氮累积表现为由上至下递减或由上至下递增和相对积累于土体某一深度 .最后研究提出了土壤持续利用的有效技术途径 .     

Variability in soils and vegetation associated with harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex rugosus) nests on a Chihuahuan Desert watershed

The effects of harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex rugosus) nests on the density and cover of spring annual plants and on soil characteristics were measured at three locations characterized by different soils and dominant vegetation on a desert watershed. There were few differences in vegetation and soils associated with harvester ant nests at locations at the base of the watershed where brief periods of flooding and sediment deposition occur at periodic intervals. At mid-slope locations, there were significant increases in total nitrogen, inorganic phosphorus, and cover (biomass) of four species of spring annuals at the edges of nest disks when compared with reference sites. The spring annuals that exhibited increased cover were species that increase biomass as a function of available nitrogen. At a clay-loam, Scleropogon-Hilaria, grassland site, there were significant reductions in the concentrations of Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺, significant increases in nitrate and total nitrogen, but a significant increase in cover in only one species of annual plant. The data demonstrate that the effects of ants on soil properties and vegetation vary with site location and soil type.     

Exploring the spatial relations between cereal yield and soil chemical properties and the implications for sampling

Abstract. In general, agricultural management has focused on differences between fields or on the gross differences within them. Recent developments in agricultural technology, yield mapping, Global Positioning Systems and variable rate applications, have made it possible to consider managing the considerable variation in soil and other properties within fields. This system is known as precision agriculture. More precise management of fields depends on a better understanding of the factors that affect crop input decisions. This paper examines the spatial variation in crop yield, soil nutrient status and soil pH within two agricultural fields using geostatistics. The observed properties vary considerably within each field. The relation between yield and the measured soil properties appears to be weak in general. However, the range of spatial correlation for yield, shown by the variogram, is similar to that of the soil chemical properties. In addition the latter changed little over two years. This suggests that information on the scale of variation of soil chemical properties can be derived from yield maps, which can also be used as a guide to a suitable sampling interval for soil properties.     

森林生态系统中初级生产者-分解者养分的关系

 森林生态系统中,初级生产者和分解者之间的养分关系,是一种既互利又竞争的复杂关系。通过构建初级生产者-分解者系统的养分流动模型,分析分解者增长受碳限制或受养分限制的判断标准。在假定整个系统封闭的前提下,讨论初级生产者与分解者实现共存并保持长久稳定的条件:一是分解者必须受碳限制,这要求分解者较之初级生产者对养分吸收具有更强的竞争力;二是矿化系数与碎屑化系数之比(a41/a23)要足够大于在初级生产者中的碳/养分与在分解者中的碳/养分之比(α/β)。这表明,从化学计量论的角度来看,生态系统的持续和稳定,对碳/养分之比和植物与微生物的竞争能力方面有严格的要求。     

稻田土壤养分的空间变异性研究

本研究以嘉善县陶庄农场内一块5.1hm2的水稻田为研究区,区内不规则采样,共128个采样点。以土壤的pH、有机质、全磷、全氮、碱解氮、速效钾和速效磷含量为研究对象,研究其相应的统计规律,结果表明土壤各养分属性的变异系数在6.3%~35.61%之间,pH为5.3%;采用地统计的半方差函数分析,发现有机质,全氮,碱解氮和速效钾在一定范围内存在空间相关性;采用克立格方法进行最优内插,绘制了养分含量分布图,并对其空间变异进行了初步分析。     

德惠市农田黑土肥力评价及施肥措施研究

对吉林省德惠市黑土农田土壤5项指标综合评价的结果表明,土壤速效钾含量、阳离子交换量处于良好级,速效磷含量、土壤有机质含量处于中等级,全N含量处于差级,pH在不同地块差异明显。土壤保肥、耐肥性能好,但土壤肥力严重退化。因此,在施肥上应遵循增施有机肥,增N、控P、保K,配合施用中微量元素的原则,保持黑土的持续生产能力。     

川南丘陵区近30 a来土壤养分时空变化

[目的]通过研究川南丘陵地区区域尺度上土壤养分的空间分异特征和时间变化特点,为该区域的土壤质量管理和农业可持续发展服务。[方法]基于GIS技术和地统计学方法,分析1982—2011年川南丘陵地区宜宾市南溪区长兴镇耕地土壤有机质、全氮、碱解氮、有效磷、速效钾的时空变化情况。[结果](1)研究区5种土壤指标中,有效磷的变异系数最高,其余指标变异系数在22.18%~37.03%,属中等程度变异。(2)结构分析表明,1982年时土壤养分的块基比为25%~75%,属中等变异,结构因素和人为因素对其都有影响;到了2011年,各指标空间自相关性变弱,人为因素占主导作用。(3)克里格插值显示,研究区近1/2区域土壤氮素偏高,全氮和碱解氮含量在高等级及以上面积分别占39.26%和47.94%;磷素虽略有上升,但有52.68%的区域有效磷含量在5mg/kg以下,属严重缺磷;钾素含量在中上等级区域面积减少,大部分在中下水平,甚至出现了极低水平。[结论]经过近30a土地利用后,整体上研究区土壤养分北高南低,且呈重氮,轻磷,忽钾的态势,研究区以南要注意控制氮肥的输入,补充磷、钾肥。     

Burrow building in seabird colonies: a soil-forming process in island ecosystems

Soil modification via biopedturbation by burrow-building seabirds was examined in a Mediterranean, island ecosystem. Physical and chemical soil properties were compared between a colony of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters (Puffinus pacificus) and adjacent heath across a 14-month period. When compared to heath soil, the biopedturbated soil was 28% drier (6.04±5.40 vol%), had increased bulk density (by 29% to 1.30±0.11 g cm⁻³, 51% porosity), wetting capacity (by 83% to 0.55±0.83 molarity of ethanol droplet), hydraulic conductivity (by 266% to 398.91±252.04 mm h⁻¹), and a greater range in soil surface temperature (31.7±6.2 °C diurnally to 18.3±3.2 °C nocturnally). Soil penetration resistance was reduced by 26% at a depth of 0–100 mm (326.5±122.4 kPa) and by 55% at 500–600 mm (1116.8±465.0 kPa). Colony soil also had increased levels of nitrate (by 470%), phosphorous (118%), ammonium (102%), sulphur (69%), and potassium (34%), decreased levels of iron (by 50%) and organic carbon (61%), was more alkaline, and had a 78% greater conductivity. Shearwaters deposited guano at a rate of 234.4 kg ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ (dry mass). Chemical analysis of guano equated this to 50.9, 5.7, 5.5, and 3.6 kg ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ of nitrogen, potassium, sulphur, and phosphorous, respectively. Experimentally constructed burrows demonstrated that digging alone can alter physical and chemical soil factors, but that changes in the nutrient profile of colony soils are predominantly guano-driven. We argue that the physical impact of seabirds on soil should not be overlooked as a soil-forming and ecosystem-shaping factor in island ecosystems, and that biopedturbation can exert major bottom-up influences on insular plant and animal communities.     

Drought and salinity: A comparison of their effects on mineral nutrition of plants

The increasing frequency of dry periods in many regions of the world and the problems associated with salinity in irrigated areas frequently result in the consecutive occurrence of drought and salinity on cultivated land. Currently, 50% of all irrigation schemes are affected by salinity. Nutrient disturbances under both drought and salinity reduce plant growth by affecting the availability, transport, and partitioning of nutrients. However, drought and salinity can differentially affect the mineral nutrition of plants. Salinity may cause nutrient deficiencies or imbalances, due to the competition of Na⁺ and Cl^– with nutrients such as K⁺, Ca²⁺, and NO . Drought, on the other hand, can affect nutrient uptake and impair acropetal translocation of some nutrients. Despite contradictory reports on the effects of nutrient supply on plant growth under saline or drought conditions, it is generally accepted that an increased nutrient supply will not improve plant growth when the nutrient is already present in sufficient amounts in the soil and when the drought or salt stress is severe. A better understanding of the role of mineral nutrients in plant resistance to drought and salinity will contribute to an improved fertilizer management in arid and semi‐arid areas and in regions suffering from temporary drought. This paper reviews the current state of knowledge on plant nutrition under drought and salinity conditions. Specific topics include: (1) the effects of drought and salt stress on nutrient availability, uptake, transport, and accumulation in plants, (2) the interactions between nutrient supply and drought‐ or salt‐stress response, and (3) means to increase nutrient availability under drought and salinity by breeding and molecular approaches.