巴音布鲁克主要草地类型表层土壤有机碳特征及其影响因素的研究

以新疆天山中段巴音布鲁克主要草地类型为研究对象,分析了不同草地类型土壤有机碳(SOC)的分布特征及其与气候因子、植被特征和土壤特性的关系。结果表明:分布在盆地海拔最低处的高山沼泽化草甸的土壤有机碳含量最高,而分布在盆地中间海拔的高山草原最低,分布在较高海拔的高寒草甸和高山草原化草甸处于高山沼泽化草甸和高山草原之间。0-30cm土壤有机碳含量与空气相对湿度、草地生产力、植被盖度、土壤含水量呈显著正相关(P<0.05),与土壤容重、土壤紧实度、土壤pH呈显著负相关(P<0.05),土壤有机碳与温度存在一定负相关,但未达到显著水平。偏相关分析显示,影响表层土壤有机碳含量最主要的因素是土壤含水量、土壤紧实度、草地生产力、空气相对湿度。     

Characteristics of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen under various grassland types along a transect in a mountain-basin system in Xinjiang,China

Soil organic carbon(SOC) and soil total nitrogen(STN) in arid regions are important components of global C and the N cycles, and their response to climate change will have important implications for both ecosystem processes and global climate feedbacks. Grassland ecosystems of Funyun County in the southern foot of the Altay Mountains are characterized by complex topography, suggesting large variability in the spatial distribution of SOC and STN. However, there has been little investigation of SOC and STN on grasslands in arid regions with a mountain-basin structure. Therefore, we investigated the characteristics of SOC and STN in different grassland types in a mountain-basin system at the southern foot of the Altai Mountains, north of the Junggar Basin in China, and explored their potential influencing factors and relationships with meteorological factors and soil properties. We found that the concentrations and storages of SOC and STN varied significantly with grassland type, and showed a decreasing trend along a decreasing elevation gradient in alpine meadow, mountain meadow, temperate typical steppe, temperate steppe desert, and temperate steppe desert. In addition, the SOC and STN concentrations decreased with depth, except in the temperate desert steppe. According to Pearson's correlation values and redundancy analysis, the mean annual precipitation, soil moisture content and soil available N concentration were significantly positively correlated with the SOC and STN concentrations. In contrast, the mean annual temperature, p H, and soil bulk density were significantly and negatively correlated with the SOC and STN concentrations. The mean annual precipitation and mean annual temperature were the primary factors related to the SOC and STN concentrations. The distributions of the SOC and STN concentrations were highly regulated by the elevation-induced differences in meteorological factors. Mean annual precipitation and mean annual temperature together explained 97.85% and 98.38% of the overall variations in the SOC and STN concentrations, respectively, at soil depth of 0–40 cm, with precipitation making the greatest contribution. Our results provide a basis for estimating and predicting SOC and STN concentrations in grasslands in arid regions with a mountain-basin structure.     

不同草地类型土壤有效态微量元素含量特征

以贺兰山西坡不同草地类型土壤为对象,研究了土壤中微量元素Fe,Mn,Zn,Cu有效态含量特征及土壤有机碳、pH值、黏粉粒含量与气候因素之间的相互关系。结果表明:土壤有效态Fe,Mn,Zn的含量随着海拔的降低而逐渐降低,有效态Cu含量的积累顺序为:山地草原>荒漠化草原>高山草甸>草原化荒漠。4种元素在各种草地类型的积累量变化为:高山草甸Fe>Mn>Zn和Cu;山地草原和荒漠化草原Fe>Mn>Cu>Zn,草原化荒漠土壤中Fe和Mn含量差异不大,并大于Zn和Cu。土壤有效态Fe,Mn,Zn的含量与年均降水量、土壤有机碳、<0.05 mm黏粉粒含量都呈显著正相关,而与年均温度和土壤pH值呈显著负相关。土壤有效态Cu含量与年降水量、年均温度、土壤有机碳含量和<0.05 mm黏粉粒含量基本呈二次多项式,而与土壤pH相关性不显著。影响土壤有效态Fe和Mn含量的关键因素,0~20 cm土层为有机碳、年降水量和年均温,而20~40 cm土层土壤有机碳是其最重要的影响因素。0~20 cm土层土壤有效态Zn主要受土壤pH、黏粉粒含量和年降水量的影响。     

贺兰山西坡不同类型草地土壤酶活性特征

以阿拉善左旗境内贺兰山中段（西坡）山前地带的主要草地类型为对象,分析不同类型草地土壤酶活性的分布特征,及其与气候、植被和土壤等环境因子的关系。结果表明：① 随着海拔高度的降低,土壤脲酶、蔗糖酶、碱性磷酸酶和过氧化氢酶活性表现为：高山草甸＞山地草原＞山地荒漠草原＞草原化荒漠,且在0～10 cm土层的差异尤其显著;② 各类草地土壤酶活性均沿土壤垂直剖面依次降低,差异呈显著性水平;③ 偏相关及逐步回归分析表明,影响该区草地土壤脲酶和蔗糖酶活性最主要的因素为土壤微生物碳氮、有机碳和全氮,碱性磷酸酶主要受土壤微生物碳和全氮影响,对过氧化氢酶影响最大的因子为土壤微生物碳、pH、全氮和降水量。     

Changes in the relationship between species richness and belowground biomass among grassland types and along environmental gradients in Xinjiang,Northwest China

The association between biodiversity and belowground biomass (BGB) remains a central debate in ecology. In this study, we compared the variations in species richness (SR) and BGB as well as their interaction in the top (0-20 cm), middle (20-50 cm) and deep (50-100 cm) soil depths among 8 grassland types (lowland meadow, temperate desert, temperate desert steppe, temperate steppe desert, temperate steppe, temperate meadow steppe, mountain meadow and alpine steppe) and along environmental gradients (elevation, energy condition (annual mean temperature (AMT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET)), and mean annual precipitation (MAP)) based on a 2011-2013 survey of 379 sites in Xinjiang, Northwest China. The SR and BGB varied among the grassland types. The alpine steppe had a medium level of SR but the highest BGB in the top soil depth, whereas the lowland meadow had the lowest SR but the highest BGB in the middle and deep soil depths. The SR and BGB in the different soil depths were tightly associated with elevation, MAP and energy condition; however, the particular forms of trends in SR and BGB depended on environmental factors and soil depths. The relationship between SR and BGB was unimodal in the top soil depth, but SR was positively related with BGB in the middle soil depth. Although elevation, MAP, energy condition and SR had significant effects on BGB, the variations in BGB in the top soil depth were mostly determined by elevation, and those in the middle and deep soil depths were mainly affected by energy condition. These findings highlight the importance of environmental factors in the regulations of SR and BGB as well as their interaction in the grasslands in Xinjiang.     

西北干旱区景观要素镶嵌结构的分形研究——以黑河流域为例

以黑河流域为区域背景，运用分形理论，定量化地研究西北干旱区景观镶嵌结构的复杂性与稳定性。研究结果表明：（1）各景观要素，按照镶嵌结构的复杂性程度（分维值D）排序，依次分别为：高山草原＞河滩地绿洲＞漫灌戈壁绿洲＞高山寒漠＞土质平地盐漠＞土质平地荒漠＞中山森林＞低滩地绿洲＞中山草原＞高山草甸＞草原化荒漠＞河湖滩地盐漠＞冰川和永久性积雪＞平沙地沙漠＞固定沙丘沙漠＞低平滩地盐漠＞人工绿洲＞荒漠草原＞居民点（城市）＞荒漠戈壁＞荒漠剥蚀戈壁＞高山草甸沼泽＞半固定沙丘沙漠＞流动沙丘沙漠＞丘陵山地荒漠＞高山灌丛草甸＞中山灌丛草原＞中山草甸草原。（2）各景观要素，按照镶嵌结构的稳定性程度（SK）排序，依次分别为：高山草原＞河滩地绿洲＞中山草甸草原＞中山灌丛草原＞高山灌丛草甸＞丘陵山地荒漠＞漫灌戈壁绿洲＞高山寒漠＞流动沙丘沙漠＞半固定沙丘沙漠＞土质平地盐漠＞土质平地荒漠＞中山森林＞低滩地绿洲＞高山草甸沼泽＞中山草原＞荒漠剥蚀戈壁＞高山草甸＞荒漠戈壁＞居民点（城市）＞荒漠草原＞草原化荒漠＞人工绿洲＞低平滩地盐漠＞固定沙丘沙漠＞平沙地沙漠＞河湖滩地盐漠＞冰川和永久性积雪。（3）在各景观要素的镶嵌结构中，高山草原是最复杂，同时也是最稳定的；自然绿洲的复杂性和稳定性都大于人工绿洲。镶嵌结构最为简单的是中山草甸草原。最不稳定的景观要素，恰恰就是维系绿洲生存的关键－冰川和永久性积雪。（4）在沙漠和荒漠化景观中，固定沙丘和平沙地沙漠的复杂性虽然高于半固定沙丘、流动沙丘、荒漠戈壁、荒漠剥蚀及壁及荒漠草原，但是其稳定性却低于半固定沙丘、流动沙丘、荒漠戈壁、荒漠剥蚀戈壁、荒漠草原及草原化荒漠。这就是说，固定沙丘并不稳定。（5）在草原景观中，荒漠草原的稳定性最差。     

新疆不同植被类型土壤有机碳特征

准确评估不同植被类型的土壤有机碳库,对揭示土壤有机碳在陆地生态系统碳循环中的作用具有重要意义。通过分析新疆地区10种植被类型的土壤有机碳密度(SOCD)的分布特征,估算了该地区的土壤有机碳储量。结果表明:在10个植被类型的0~100 cm土壤剖面中,SOCD垂直分布特征明显,呈逐渐降低趋势。新疆SOCD以针叶林最大,其值为63.86 kg·m~(-2),其他植被类型依次为:草甸、阔叶林、沼泽、草原、灌丛、高山植被、栽培植被、荒漠和无植被类型。土壤有机碳储量最大值分布在草甸中,为4.89 Pg,其他植被类型依次为:荒漠、草原、高山植被、无植被(裸地)、针叶林、栽培植被、阔叶林、灌丛、沼泽。在0~100 cm的土壤层,新疆地区土壤有机碳储量为16.4Pg。     

长期施肥对绿洲农田土壤有机碳和无机碳的影响

以中国科学院阜康荒漠生态站的绿洲农田养分循环长期定位试验（始于1990年）为研究平台,研究了无施肥处理（CK）、单施化肥处理（NPK）、有机/无机配施处理（NPKM）和秸秆还田处理（NPKS）下,土壤无机碳(SIC)和有机碳(SOC)在剖面和各施肥年限的含量变化特征及其影响。结果表明：施肥、剖面层次和施肥年限对SOC与SIC含量变化影响显著(P<0.01)。在各施肥处理中,与CK相比,NPK、NPKM和NPKS的SOC与SIC含量明显增加(P<0.05）,并且有机/无机肥配施模式下的SIC含量显著高于单施化肥模式;在剖面层次间,SIC含量从0～20 cm 的9.12 g/kg 增加到40～60 cm 的9.94 g/kg,而SOC变化趋势与之相反。表明合理施肥能够增加土壤表层有机碳含量,有机/无机配施会使耕层以下土壤无机碳增加。     

Effects of long-term cultivation practices and nitrogen fertilization rates on carbon stock in a calcareous soil on the Chinese Loess Plateau

Soil organic carbon(SOC) and soil inorganic carbon(SIC) are important C pools in the Loess Plateau of Northwest China, however, variations of SOC and SIC stocks under different cultivation practices and nitrogen(N) fertilization rates are not clear in this area. A long-term field experiment started in June 2003 was conducted to investigate the SOC and SIC stocks in a calcareous soil of the Chinese Loess Plateau under four cultivation practices, i.e., fallow(FA), conventional cultivation(CC), straw mulch(SM), and plastic film-mulched ridge and straw-mulched furrow(RF), in combination with three N fertilization rates, i.e., 0(N0), 120(N120), and 240(N240) kg N/hm~2. Results indicate that the crop straw addition treatments(SM and RF) increased the contents of soil microbial biomass C(SMBC) and SOC, and the SOC stock increased by 10.1%–13.3% at the upper 20 cm soil depth in comparison to the 8-year fallow(FA) treatment. Meanwhile, SIC stock significantly increased by 19% at the entire tested soil depth range(0–100 cm) under all crop cultivation practices in comparison to that of soil exposed to the long-term fallow treatment, particularly at the upper 60 cm soil depth. Furthermore, moderate N fertilizer application(120 kg N/hm~2) increased SOC stock at the upper 40 cm soil depth, whereas SIC stock decreased as the N fertilization rate increased. We conclude that the combined application of crop organic residues and moderate N fertilization rate could facilitate the sequestrations of SOC and SIC in the calcareous soil.     

Effects of soil nutrients and climate factors on belowground biomass in an alpine meadow in the source region of the Yangtze-Yellow rivers,Tibetan Plateau of China

Improving our knowledge of the effects of environmental factors(e.g.soil conditions,precipitation and temperature) on belowground biomass in an alpine grassland is essential for understanding the consequences of carbon storage in this biome.The object of this study is to investigate the relative importance of soil nutrients and climate factors on belowground biomass in an alpine meadow in the source region of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers,Tibetan Plateau.Soil organic carbon(SOC),total nitrogen(TN) and total phosphorous(TP) contents and belowground biomass were measured at 22 sampling sites across an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau.We analyzed the data by using the redundancy analysis to determine the main environmental factors affecting the belowground biomass and the contribution of each factor.The results showed that SOC,TN and TP were the main factors that influenced belowground biomass,and the contribution of SOC,TN and TP on biomass was in the range of 47.87%–72.06% at soil depths of 0–30 cm.Moreover,the combined contribution of annual mean temperature(AMT) and mean annual precipitation(MAP) on belowground biomass ranged from 0.92% to 4.10%.A potential mechanism for the differences in belowground biomass was caused by the variations in soil nitrogen and phosphorous,which were coupled with SOC.A significant correlation was observed between MAP and soil nutrients(SOC,TN and TP) at the soil depth of 0–10 cm(P0.05).We concluded that precipitation is an important driving force in regulating ecosystem functioning as reflected in variations of soil nutrients(SOC,TN and TP) and dynamics of belowground biomass in alpine grassland ecosystems.     

祁连山北坡天然草地根冠比与气候因子的关系

利用祁连山北坡5类天然草地地上/地下生物量和同期的气象资料,分析5类草地的根冠比（R/S）与气候因子的关系。结果表明：5类草地生物量为山地草甸＞山地草原＞山地草甸草原＞高寒草原＞山地荒漠草原,除高寒草原、山地草甸草原和山地草原的生物量之间无显著差异外,其余各类之间差异显著（P＜0.05）;高寒草原、山地草甸、山地草甸草原、山地草原和山地荒漠草原的R/S分别为9.3,8.7,5.1,7.0和7.1;5类草地R/S的季节变化均呈反抛物线型,但变化不尽相同;高寒草原的月R/S随上月土壤含水量的增加而显著降低,山地草甸草原和山地草原的月R/S随上月潜在蒸散量的增加也呈显著降低趋势,而山地草甸和山地荒漠草原的月R/S与前期的水热因子无显著相关关系。     

高山草地蝗虫群落生物多样性和空间聚集强度对植物群落的响应

为明确高山草地蝗虫群落生物多样性和空间聚集强度变化及其对植物群落的响应,在位于甘肃省祁连山中段北坡的研究区调查温性草原、山地草甸和高寒草甸3类草地中的蝗虫种类和数量,对不同蝗虫群落进行生物多样性分析,并观察不同蝗虫种群的聚集程度。结果显示,共捕获蝗虫15种,8月温性草原内蝗虫虫口密度最大,为8.17头/m²,且此时Shannon-Wiener指数和Margalef丰富度指数均最大,分别为1.58和2.27;7月蝗虫群落的空间聚集程度高于其他两类草地。山地草甸和高寒草甸中蝗虫空间聚集高峰出现在8月,晚于温性草原。东亚飞蝗Locusta migratoria manilensis种群的空间聚集程度最高,其次为白边痂蝗Bryodema luctuosum、狭翅雏蝗Chorthippus dubius和小翅雏蝗Chorthippus fallax种群,鼓翅皱膝蝗Angaracris barabensis种群的聚集程度最弱。冗余分析结果显示,蝗虫群落种类组成和数量以及空间聚集强度与植物群落生物多样性、覆盖度和高度存在显著相关性。     

Hierarchical responses of soil organic and inorganic carbon dynamics to soil acidification in a dryland agroecosystem,China

Soil acidification is a major global issue of sustainable development for ecosystems. The increasing soil acidity induced by excessive nitrogen(N) fertilization in farmlands has profoundly impacted the soil carbon dynamics. However, the way in which changes in soil p H regulating the soil carbon dynamics in a deep soil profile is still not well elucidated. In this study, through a 12-year field N fertilization experiment with three N fertilizer treatments(0, 120, and 240 kg N/(hm~2·a)) in a dryland agroecosystem of China, we explored the soil p H changes over a soil profile up to a depth of 200 cm and determined the responses of soil organic carbon(SOC) and soil inorganic carbon(SIC) to the changed soil p H. Using a generalized additive model, we identified the soil depth intervals with the most powerful statistical relationships between changes in soil p H and soil carbon dynamics. Hierarchical responses of SOC and SIC dynamics to soil acidification were found. The results indicate that the changes in soil p H explained the SOC dynamics well by using a non-linear relationship at the soil depth of 0–80 cm(P=0.006), whereas the changes in soil p H were significantly linearly correlated with SIC dynamics at the 100–180 cm soil depth(P=0.015). After a long-term N fertilization in the experimental field, the soil p H value decreased in all three N fertilizer treatments. Furthermore, the declines in soil p H in the deep soil layer(100–200 cm) were significantly greater(P=0.035) than those in the upper soil layer(0–80 cm). These results indicate that soil acidification in the upper soil layer can transfer excess protons to the deep soil layer, and subsequently, the structural heterogeneous responses of SOC and SIC to soil acidification were identified because of different buffer capacities for the SOC and SIC. To better estimate the effects of soil acidification on soil carbon dynamics, we suggest that future investigations for soil acidification should be extended to a deeper soil depth, e.g., 200 cm.     

天山北坡中段草地类型α多样性研究

定量比较天山北坡中段乌鲁木齐地区各草地植被垂直带中具代表性的16个主要草地类型的植物多样性指数、物种丰富度指数和均匀度指数。从各草地类型多样性指数大小来看,山地草甸>草甸草原>典型草原>荒漠草原>亚高山草甸>高寒草甸>荒漠。其中分布于山地草甸的鸭茅+草原老鹳草+杂类草的草地类型和草原老鹳草+杂类草+禾草的草地类型的物种多样性指数最大,而分布于荒漠带土质生境的散枝猪毛菜+角果藜的草地类型和小蓬草地类型的物种多样性指数最小。其结果反映了生境异质性沿着水、热生态梯度变化的规律;从草地物种多样性的角度,揭示了不同草地类型在组成、结构、功能和动态的差异;通过指数间相关关系的分析,探讨草地类型多样性与草地生产力的相互影响,可为该地区的生物多样性资源保护提供科学依据。     

三江源区土地利用方式对土壤氮素特征的影响

以三江源区曲麻莱县高寒草甸草原、退化高寒草甸草原、退化高寒草原和人工草地4种土地利用方式为研究对象,研究了不同土地利用方式的土壤全氮、有效氮、铵态氮、硝态氮、无机氮总量及比例,结果表明:4种利用方式土壤的氮素含量均处于较低水平,在0~10 cm土层,土壤全氮与有效氮含量表现出相似的规律性,人工草地最高,退化高寒草甸草原最低。与高寒草甸草原相比,退化高寒草甸草原0~10 cm土层全氮和有效氮含量分别降低了52.4%和76.2%,而10~40 cm土层的全氮和有效氮含量却明显增加。对土壤铵态氮和硝态氮含量的研究结果进一步表明,研究区域土壤中无机氮以硝态氮为主,退化导致0~10 cm土层的铵态氮和硝态氮含量降低,退化和人工种植均导致0~10 cm土层硝态氮含量明显降低,而10~20 cm和20~40 cm土层的硝态氮含量明显升高,且这两个土层之间差异不显著,40~60 cm土层又明显降低。因此,退化和人工种植均导致土壤硝态氮沿土壤剖面淋溶下移,并且淋溶主要发生在0~40 cm深度的土壤中。土壤无机氮总量与硝态氮表现出相似的规律性,对土壤无机氮总量和比例的研究也表明退化加剧了土壤氮素的矿化过程。     

不同放牧压力下荒漠草原土壤有机碳特征及其与植被之间关系的研究

研究了荒漠草原土壤有机碳的特征及其与植被之间的关系。结果表明:0-10cm和10-20cm土层土壤有机碳含量随着放牧强度的增加而降低,未放牧区(CK)>轻度放牧区(LG)>中度放牧区(MG)>重度放牧区(HG),中度放牧区和重度放牧区分别显著低于未放牧区(P<0.05);0-10cm土层土壤有机碳含量与草地地上生物量和植被盖度具有极强的相关性,与草群高度具有较强的相关性;10-20cm土层土壤有机碳与草地地上生物量和植被盖度具有极强的相关性,而与草群高度的相关性较弱;根据相关性的强弱,建立了土壤有机碳与草地地上生物量和植被盖度的线性回归模型。     

Degradation leads to dramatic decrease in topsoil but not subsoil root biomass in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau,China

Understanding the effects of degradation on belowground biomass (BGB) is essential for assessment of carbon budget of the alpine meadow ecosystem on the Tibetan Plateau, China. This ecosystem has been undergoing serious degradation owing to climate change and anthropogenic activities. This study examined the response of the vertical distribution of plant BGB to degradation and explored the underlying mechanisms in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. A field survey was conducted in an alpine meadow with seven sequential degrees of degradation in the Zoige Plateau on the Tibetan Plateau during the peak growing season of 2018. We measured aboveground biomass (AGB), BGB, soil water content (SWC), soil bulk density (SBD), soil compaction (SCOM), soil organic carbon (SOC), soil total nitrogen (STN), soil total phosphorus (STP), soil available nitrogen (SAN), and soil available phosphorus (STP) in the 0-30 cm soil layers. Our results show that degradation dramatically decreased the BGB in the 0-10 cm soil layer (BGB_0-10) but slightly increased the subsoil BGB. The main reason may be that the physical-chemical properties of surface soil were more sensitive to degradation than those of subsoil, as indicated by the remarked positive associations of the trade-off value of BGB_0-10 with SWC, SCOM, SOC, STN, SAN, and STP, as well as the negative correlation between the trade-off value of BGB_0-10 and SBD in the soil layer of 0-10 cm. In addition, an increase in the proportion of forbs with increasing degradation degree directly affected the BGB vertical distribution. The findings suggest that the decrease in the trade-off value of BGB_0-10 in response to degradation might be an adaptive strategy for the degradation-induced drought and infertile soil conditions. This study can provide theoretical support for assessing the effects of degradation on the carbon budget and sustainable development in the alpine meadow ecosystem on the Tibetan Plateau as well as other similar ecosystems in the world.     

新疆巴音布鲁克高山草地物种丰富度与生产力的关系

利用野外调查的物种丰富度和生物量资料,对位于新疆天山中段巴音布鲁克草地的20个样地进行群落数量分类,揭示每种群落类型的物种丰富度和生产力特征,在此基础上,考察了群落内和群落间物种丰富度与生产力的关系,并探讨其形成机制.结果表明:利用TWINSPAN将20个样地划分为6个群落类型(亚高山草原、亚高山草甸化草原、亚高山草原化草甸、亚高山草甸、高山草甸和高山沼泽草甸).6个草地群落类型地上生物量、物种丰富度差异明显:就地上生物量而言,亚高山草原和亚高山草甸较低,高山沼泽草甸和高山草甸较高,而亚高山草甸化草原和亚高山草原化草甸处于两者之间;就物种丰富度而言,亚高山草甸和高山草甸较高,亚高山草原和高山沼泽草甸较低,而亚高山草甸化草原和亚高山草原化草甸处于两者之间.群落内物种丰富度与生产力的关系表现出多种形式:亚高山草原、亚高山草甸和高山草甸的物种丰富度与生产力呈正相关,亚高山草甸化草原的物种丰富度与生产力呈负相关,而亚高山草原化草甸和高山沼泽草甸的物种丰富度与生产力没有表现出显著的相关关系.群落间物种丰富度与生产力呈现"单峰"关系.群落内生产力范围不够大,可能是群落内未能观察到"单峰"关系的原因;环境异质性是导致群落间出现"单峰"关系的关键因素.     

Spatial pattern of soil organic carbon in desert grasslands of the diluvial-alluvial plains of northern Qilian Mountains

The soil properties in arid ecosystems are important determinants of vegetation distribution patterns.Soil organic carbon(SOC)content,which is closely related to soil types and the holding capacities of soil water and nutrients,exhibits complex variability in arid desert grasslands;thus,it is essentially an impact factor for the distribution pattern of desert grasslands.In the present study,an investigation was conducted to estimate the spatial pattern of SOC content in desert grasslands and the association with environmental factors in the diluvial-alluvial plains of northern Qilian Mountains.The results showed that the mean values of SOC ranged from 2.76 to 5.80 g/kg in the soil profiles,and decreased with soil depths.The coefficients of variation(CV)of the SOC were high(ranging from 48.83%to 94.67%),which indicated a strong spatial variability.SOC in the desert grasslands of the study region presented a regular spatial distribution,which increased gradually from the northwest to the southeast.The SOC distribution had a pattern linked to elevation,which may be related to the gradient of climate conditions.Soil type and plant community significantly affected the SOC.The SOC had a significant positive relationship with soil moisture(P<0.05);whereas,it had a more significant negative relationship with the soil bulk density(BD)(P<0.01).However,a number of the variations in the SOC could be explained not by the environmental factors involved in this analysis,but rather other factors(such as grazing activity and landscape).The results provide important references for soil carbon storage estimation in this study region.In addition,the SOC association with environmental variables also provides a basis for a sustainable use of the limited grassland resources in the diluvial-alluvial plains of northern Qilian Mountains.     

祁连山及河西走廊西段土壤和土地适宜性特征

以我国祁连山和河西走廊西段的土壤为研究对象 ,应用遥感资料以及野外实地调查取样的方法 ,将研究区的土壤母质划分为残积、坡积、洪积、冲积、红土、冰渍、湖积 7类 ;该区土壤的分布具有明显的垂直地带性和经向分布规律 ,土壤类型从祁连山区到酒泉盆地形成高山寒漠土、高山草甸土、亚高山草甸土、栗钙土、亚高山草原土、风沙土、棕漠土、潮土、灌漠土、盐土、沼泽土等 13个土类和 32个亚土类 ,并研究了不同土壤类型的空间分布规律及基本特征 ;结合该区土地利用的现状 ,提出了该区土地适宜性评价的原则和方法 ,将该区土地适宜性划分为宜农、宜林和宜牧 3种类型 ;对不同适宜性土地的等级及分布等特征进行了评价 ,并对该区土地资源特征以及存在的问题进行了探讨。