不同利用方式对潮棕壤交换性钾钠及盐基总量的影响

为深刻认识土地利用变化对土壤交换性离子的影响,本文对潮棕壤水稻田、玉米地、撂荒地和人工林地4种土地利用方式经过14年后,在0～150cm剖面中土壤交换性钾、钠、交换性盐基总量的剖面分布及交换性钾钠比值变化进行了比较研究。结果表明,林地和撂荒地各土层交换性K含量及土体中交换性K储量具有高于水稻田和玉米地的趋势;水稻田和撂荒地0～20cm各土层的交换性Na含量显著高于林地和玉米地;林地0～150cm深度土壤交换性Na储量显著高于其他三种利用方式(P<0.05);0～150cm深度内土壤交换性盐基总储量大小依次为林地、玉米地、撂荒地、水稻田;水稻田剖面土壤交换性K/Na随土层深度增加而增大,其他3种土地利用方式则是随土层深度增加而降低。土壤管理和植物自身的特性在土壤剖面中交换性离子的构成以及土壤交换性盐基库的重建等方面可能起到重要作用。     

土地利用对土壤线虫营养类群垂直分布和季节变化的影响

A field investigation was conducted at the Shenyang Experimental Station of Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in an aquic brown soil of Northeast China under three land use types （cropland, abandoned cropland, and woodland） in order to evaluate whether the vertical distribution and seasonal fluctuation for the number of total nematodes and trophic groups could reflect soil ecosystem differences and to determine the relationships between soil chemical properties and soil nematodes. The majority of soil nematodes were present in the 0-20 cm soil layers, and for these land use types plant parasites were the most abundant trophic group. In the abandoned cropland the numbers of plant parasites reached a peak on the August sampling date, whereas the cropland and woodland peaked on the October sampling date. Meanwhile, in all land use types the number of total nematodes, bacterivores, plant parasites, and omnivores-predators was negatively （P 〈 0.05, except for bacterivores in cropland, which was not significant） correlated with bulk density, and positively （P 〈 0.05, except for fungivores in abandoned cropland, which was not significant） correlated with total organic carbon and total nitrogen.     

红壤不同利用方式下的剖面酸度特征

【目的】 作物类型及其管理模式是影响红壤酸化的主要因素之一,研究不同利用方式下红壤剖面酸度的变化特征,对红壤酸化防治具有重要指导意义。 【方法】 选取由红砂岩母质发育红壤的4种主要利用方式 (水田、旱地、果园和林地),通过分层 (0—20、20—40、40—60、60—80 cm和80—100 cm) 测定pH、交换性酸、交换性盐基总量和盐基饱和度,定量比较不同利用方式下各酸度指标在剖面上的变化特征及程度。 【结果】 在不同利用方式下,红壤剖面pH为水田 (5.69) > 旱地 (4.71) ≈ 果园 (4.74) > 林地 (4.49);交换性酸含量为林地 (6.54 cmol/kg) ≈ 旱地 (6.52 cmol/kg) > 果园 (3.51 cmol/kg) > 水田 (0.79 cmol/kg);交换性盐基总量为水田 (4.47 cmol/kg) > 旱地 (1.97 cmol/kg) > 果园 (1.26 cmol/kg) > 林地 (0.48 cmol/kg);盐基饱和度为水田 (53.14%) > 旱地 (20.87%) > 果园 (15.41%) > 林地 (4.67%)。随着土层深度的增加,红壤剖面pH值逐渐升高;不同层次间交换性酸含量无显著差异;交换性盐基总量随土壤深度增加逐渐升高,为60—100 cm (2.34 cmol/kg) > 40—60 cm (2.05 cmol/kg) > 0—40 cm (1.75 cmol/kg);水田利用方式下红壤盐基饱和度随土壤深度增加逐渐升高,为80—100 cm (33.95%) > 60—80 cm (32.27%) > 40—60 cm (31.31%) > 20—40 cm (25.47%) > 0—20 cm (21.08%)。水田、果园利用方式下红壤pH与交换性酸含量呈显著负相关,与交换性盐基总量和盐基饱和度呈显著正相关;旱地利用方式下红壤pH与交换性盐基总量呈显著正相关;林地利用方式下pH与交换性酸含量呈显著负相关。 【结论】 4种利用方式下,在0—40 cm土层,林地红壤酸度最高,其次是果园和旱地,水田红壤酸度最低,在40—100 cm土层酸度变异较小。通过改变土地利用方式,降低红壤交换性酸含量、增加交换性盐基总量和盐基饱和度可以有效降低红壤酸度。      

栽培对黑土线虫营养群体的空间分布的影响

Geostatistics combined with GIS was applied to assess the spatial distribution of nematode trophic groups following two contrasting soil uses in the black soil region of Northeast China.Two plots,one with fallow for 12 years and the other cultivated,were marked on regular square grids with 2-m spacing.Soil samples were collected from each sampling point,nematodes were extracted from these samples and classified into four trophic groups:bacterivores,fungivores,plant parasites,and omnivores/predators.The numbers of total nematodes and trophic groups analyzed had normal distributions on both fallow and cultivated plots.The absolute abundances of total nematodes and trophic groups were observed to be much nore homogeneous on cultivated plot than on fallow one.Geostatistical analysis showed that the densities of total nematodes and trophic groups on both fallow and cultivated plots exhibited spatial dekpendence at the sampled scale and their experimental semivariograms were adjusted to a spherical or exponential model,except those of bacterivores and fungivores oncultivated plot.The spatial distribution of nematode trophic groups was found to be different for the two land uses,indicating that cultivation changed the native condition for soil nematode activities.     

南方典型红壤区旱地与水田土壤酸度的剖面差异性

为探明红壤区不同耕地利用类型下土壤酸度的剖面变化特征及其主要影响因素,选取江西省余江县和湖南省祁阳县的典型水田、旱地两种耕地利用类型下、第四纪红色黏土母质发育的红壤,分5层(0～20、20～40、40～60、60～80和80～100 cm)测定土壤pH、交换性铝、交换态盐基阳离子及有机质含量等指标,分析剖面酸度特征及其相互关系。结果表明：土壤pH均随土层深度的增加呈增加趋势,不同耕地利用类型下以水田剖面p H较高,范围为5.80～6.43,旱地剖面p H较低,范围为4.68～5.41。土壤交换性铝含量以水田含量较低,范围为0.16～1.56 cmol/kg,旱地的含量较高,范围为4.22～7.02 cmol/kg,水田的交换性铝含量随土层深度的增加呈降低趋势,旱地则呈现相反的变化趋势。0～20 cm土层的交换性铝与有机质含量呈显著负相关,40～100 cm土层的交换性铝与交换态盐基阳离子含量呈显著负相关。耕地利用类型是影响土壤酸度的主要因素之一,旱地土壤酸度强于水田。增加耕层土壤有机质含量可能是减缓酸化、降低交换性铝含量的策略之一。     

不同利用方式对潮棕壤比表面影响的研究

对中国科学院沈阳生态实验站潮棕壤水稻田、玉米地、撂荒地和人工林地4种土地利用方式经过14年后在0~150 cm土体10个土层中土壤比表面的剖面分布进行比较研究的结果表明,不同土地利用方式及不同深度土层土壤比表面差异显著,除林地0~5 cm表层外,4种土地利用方式在80 cm以内深度的土层中土壤比表面随剖面深度增加呈渐次增大的趋势,说明林地表层高有机碳积累对土壤比表面增加可能产生了重要影响。150 cm深度土壤比表面平均值为林地>玉米地>撂荒地>水稻田。土壤比表面与土壤风干含水量及交换性盐基总量呈极显著正相关关系:水稻田、玉米地、撂荒地、林地中土壤比表面与风干含水量相关系数分别为0.767、0.911、0.943、0.953(n=30,P<0.001);与土壤交换性盐基总量的相关系数分别为0.877、0.978、0.673、0.780(n=30,P<0.001)。不同利用方式下土壤比表面与土壤有机碳、全氮、碱解氮呈显著负相关关系,与土壤pH、硫、磷之间的关系因土地利用方式不同而具有一定的差异。研究结果表明,土壤比表面可作为指征不同土地利用方式对土壤理化性质影响的可行的土壤物理学指标,测定不同土壤的比表面可以基本反映出土壤交换性能的差异。     

Changes in soil organic carbon, nutrients and aggregation after conversion of native desert soil into irrigated arable land

This study aimed at investigating the effects of agricultural exploitation on desert soil organic C, N and P, and soil aggregation. Four land uses were assessed: (1) 5-year wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)/barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) + 5-year maize (Zea mays L.); (2) 5-year wheat/barley + 5-year alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.); (3) 6-year wheat/barley + 4-year acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) and (4) uncultivated desert soil. The desert soil contained total organic C (TOC) of 3.1, 3.7 and 4.2 g kg⁻¹ and particulate organic C (POC) of 0.6, 0.7 and 0.8 g kg⁻¹ at 0–10, 10–20 and 20–30 cm depths, respectively. The soil TOC concentration was increased by 32–68% under wheat–maize rotation and by 27–136% under wheat–acacia at 0–20 cm depth, and by 48% under wheat–alfalfa only at 0–10 cm depth. This contrasted with an increase in the soil POC concentration by 143–167% at depth 0–20 cm under wheat–maize and by 217%, 550% at depth 0–10 cm under wheat–alfalfa and wheat–acacia, respectively. The desert soil had 13 Mg ha⁻¹ TOC stock and 2 Mg ha⁻¹ POC stock at depth 0–30 cm, whereas crop rotations increased the soil TOC stock by 30–65% and POC stock by 200–350%. Over the 10-year period, the rates of TOC accumulation were 0.6, 0.3, 0.8 Mg ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ and the rates of POC accumulation were 0.4, 0.4 and 0.7 Mg ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ under wheat–maize, wheat–alfalfa and wheat–acacia rotations, respectively. At 0–30 cm depth, total soil N was increased by 61–64% under wheat–maize and wheat–acacia, but total soil P was reduced by 38% under wheat–alfalfa. A significant improvement in clay stability but not in aggregate water-stability was observed in cultivated soils. The results showed a significant increase in soil organic C pool but unimproved macro-aggregation of the desert soil after 10 years of cultivation.     

Dryland plant biomass and soil carbon and nitrogen fractions on transient land as influenced by tillage and crop rotation

Soil and crop management practices may alter the quantity, quality, and placement of plant residues that influence soil C and N fractions. We examined the effects of two tillage practices [conventional till (CT) and no-till (NT)] and five crop rotations [continuous spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (CW), spring wheat–fallow (W–F), spring wheat–lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.) (W–L), spring wheat–spring wheat–fallow (W–W–F), and spring wheat–pea (Pisum sativum L.)–fallow (W–P–F)] on transient land previously under 10 years of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) planting on the amount of plant biomass (stems + leaves) returned to the soil from 1998 to 2003 and soil C and N fractions within the surface 20 cm in March 2004. A continued CRP planting was also included as another treatment for comparing soil C and N fractions. The C and N fractions included soil organic C (SOC), soil total N (STN), microbial biomass C and N (MBC and MBN), potential C and N mineralization (PCM and PNM), and NH₄-N and NO₃-N contents. A field experiment was conducted in a mixture of Scobey clay loam (fine-loamy, mixed, Aridic Argiborolls) and Kevin clay loam (fine, montmorillonitic, Aridic Argiborolls) in Havre, MT, USA. Plant biomass yield varied by crop rotation and year and mean annualized biomass was 45–50% higher in CW and W–F than in W–L. The SOC and PCM were not influenced by treatments. The MBC at 0–5 cm was 26% higher in W–W–F than in W–F. The STN and NO₃-N at 5–20 cm and PNM at 0–5 cm were 17–1206% higher in CT with W–L than in other treatments. Similarly, MBN at 0–5 cm was higher in CT with W–L than in other treatments, except in CT with W–F and W–P–F. Reduction in the length of fallow period increased MBC and MBN but the presence of legumes, such as lentil and pea, in the crop rotation increased soil N fractions. Six years of tillage and crop rotation had minor influence on soil C and N storage between croplands and CRP planting but large differences in active soil C and N fractions.     

Biodiversity and trophic structure of soil nematode communities are altered following woody plant invasion of grassland

Woody plant encroachment is an important land cover change in dryland ecosystems throughout the world, and frequently alters above and belowground primary productivity, hydrology, and soil microbial biomass and activity. However, there is little known regarding the impact of this geographically widespread vegetation change on the biodiversity and trophic structure of soil fauna. Nematodes represent a major component of the soil microfauna whose community composition and trophic structure could be strongly influenced by the changes in ecosystem structure and function that accompany woody encroachment. Our purpose was to characterize nematode community composition and trophic structure along a grassland to woodland chronosequence in the Rio Grande Plains of southern Texas. Research was conducted at the La Copita Research Area where woody encroachment has been documented previously. Soil cores (0–10 cm) were collected in fall 2006 and spring 2007 from remnant grasslands and woody plant stands ranging in age from 15 to 86 years, and nematodes were extracted by sugar centrifugation. Neither nematode densities (3200–13,800 individuals kg⁻¹ soil) nor family richness (15–19 families 100 g⁻¹ soil) were altered by woody encroachment. However, family evenness decreased dramatically in woody stands >30 years old. This change in evenness corresponded to modifications in the trophic structure of nematode communities following grassland to woodland conversion. Although root biomass was 2–5× greater in wooded areas, root-parasitic nematodes decreased from 40% of all nematodes in grasslands to <10% in the older wooded areas, suggesting the quality (C:N or biochemical defenses) of woody plant root tissue could be limiting root-parasites. In contrast, bacterivores increased from 30% of nematodes in grasslands to 70–80% in older woody patches. This large increase in bacterivores may be a response to the 1.5–2.5× increase in soil microbial biomass (bacteria + fungi) following woody encroachment. Therefore, while energy flow through grassland nematode communities appears to be distributed nearly equally among herbivory, fungivory and bacterivory, the energy flow through nematode communities in wooded areas appears to be based primarily on bacterivory. We speculate that these shifts in nematode community composition and trophic structure could have important implications for ecosystem patterns and processes. First, the low abundance of root-parasitic nematodes (and presumably root herbivory) under woody plants may be one mechanism by which woody plants are able to establish and compete effectively with grasses during succession from grassland to woodland. Second, the large increase in bacterivores following woody encroachment likely accelerates microbial turnover and the mineralization of N, thereby providing a feedback that enables the persistence of N-rich woody plant communities.     

Populations of methanogenic bacteria in paddy field soil under double cropping conditions (rice-wheat)

The methanogenic populations able to use H₂–CO₂, methanol, and acetate were investigated in paddy field soil in situ under double cropping conditions [rice (Oryza sativa L.) as a summer crop under flooded conditions and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as an upland winter crop] over 2 years approximately bimonthly by the most probable number method. Three fields, one without fertilizer, one treated with inorganic fertilizer (mixed fertilizer including urea, ammonium phosphate, and potassium sulfate), and one treated with wheat straw plus inorganic fertilizer, were examined. The population of H₂–CO₂, methanol, and acetate utilizers in the paddy field soil at a depth of 1–6 cm was 10³–10⁴, 10⁴–10⁵, and 10⁴–10⁵ g^-1 dry soil, respectively. These values were almost constant during the 2 years irrespective of moisture regime (flooded or nonflooded), crop (rice or wheat), fertilizer treatment, and soil depth (0–1, 1–10, and 10–20 cm).     

基于GIS技术的土地利用变化对表层土壤有机碳储量的影响——以富锦市为例

采用地统计学和GIS相结合的方法,利用1980年和2010年富锦市土壤有机碳数据,研究土地利用变化对表层（0—30 cm）土壤有机碳储量和空间分布的影响。研究结果表明:富锦市土壤有机碳库（0—30 cm）在1980—2010年期间呈现降低趋势,1980年富锦市土壤有机碳库为107.12 Tg C,2010年富锦市土壤有机碳库为94.39 Tg C,三十年间减少了13.49%。研究区土地利用变化主要表现为分布在中部和西南部的沼泽湿地、旱地和草地减少。而分布在北部地区水田、林地和水体的面积均有所增加。两期不同土地覆被类型土壤有机碳密度大小顺序为沼泽湿地 > 林地 > 草地 > 水田 > 旱地。沼泽湿地开垦和旱地改水田是影响富锦市土壤有机碳储量时空变化的主要因素。     

Consequences of forest conversion to pasture and fallow on soil microbial biomass and activity in the eastern Amazon

The main change in soil use in Amazonia is, after slash and burn deforestation followed by annual crops, the establishment of pastures. This conversion of forest to pasture induces changes in the carbon cycle, modifies soil organic matter content and quality and affects biological activity responsible for numerous biochemical and biological processes essential to ecosystem functioning. The aim of this study was to assess changes in microbial biomass and activity in fallow and pasture soils after forest clearing. The study was performed in smallholder settlements of eastern Brazilian Amazonia. Soil samples from depths of 0–2, 2–5 and 5–10 cm were gathered in native forest, fallow land 8–10 yr old and pastures with ages of 1–2, 5–7 and 10–12 yr. Once fallow began, soil microbial biomass and its activity showed little change. In contrast, conversion to pasture modified soil microbial functioning significantly. Microbial biomass and its basal respiration decreased markedly after pasture establishment and continued to decrease with pasture age. The increase in metabolic quotient in the first years of pasture indicated a disturbance in soil functioning. Our study confirms that microbial biomass is a sensitive indicator of soil disturbance caused by land‐use change.     

Tillage and cropping effects on soil quality indicators in the northern Great Plains

The extreme climate of the northern Great Plains of North America requires cropping systems to possess a resilient soil resource in order to be sustainable. This paper summarizes the interactive effects of tillage, crop sequence, and cropping intensity on soil quality indicators for two long-term cropping system experiments in the northern Great Plains. The experiments, located in central North Dakota, were established in 1984 and 1993 on a Wilton silt loam (FAO: Calcic Siltic Chernozem; USDA¹: fine-silty, mixed, superactive frigid Pachic Haplustoll). Soil physical, chemical, and biological properties considered as indicators of soil quality were evaluated in spring 2001 in both experiments at depths of 0–7.5, 7.5–15, and 15–30 cm. Management effects on soil properties were largely limited to the surface 7.5 cm in both experiments. For the experiment established in 1984, differences in soil condition between a continuous crop, no-till system and a crop–fallow, conventional tillage system were substantial. Within the surface 7.5 cm, the continuous crop, no-till system possessed significantly more soil organic C (by 7.28 Mg ha⁻¹), particulate organic matter C (POM-C) (by 4.98 Mg ha⁻¹), potentially mineralizable N (PMN) (by 32.4 kg ha⁻¹), and microbial biomass C (by 586 kg ha⁻¹), as well as greater aggregate stability (by 33.4%) and faster infiltration rates (by 55.6 cm h⁻¹) relative to the crop–fallow, conventional tillage system. Thus, soil from the continuous crop, no-till system was improved with respect to its ability to provide a source for plant nutrients, withstand erosion, and facilitate water transfer. Soil properties were affected less by management practices in the experiment established in 1993, although organic matter related properties tended to be greater under continuous cropping or minimum tillage than crop sequences with fallow or no-till. In particular, PMN and microbial biomass C were greatest in continuous spring wheat (with residue removed) (22.5 kg ha⁻¹ for PMN; 792 kg ha⁻¹ for microbial biomass C) as compared with sequences with fallow (SW–S–F and SW–F) (Average=15.9 kg ha⁻¹ for PMN; 577 kg ha⁻¹ for microbial biomass C). Results from both experiments confirm that farmers in the northern Great Plains of North America can improve soil quality and agricultural sustainability by adopting production systems that employ intensive cropping practices with reduced tillage management.     

Influence of land use and tillage depth on dynamics of soil microbial properties,soil carbon fractions and crop yield after conversion of short‐rotation coppices

The effect of conversion of short‐rotation coppices (SRCs) to agricultural land on soil organic carbon (SOC), soil microbial properties and crop yield is largely unknown. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of subsequent land use and tillage depth after conversion of SRCs on (i) total SOC (ii) soil C fractions with differentiation of total harvest residues and woody harvest residues from SRC and maize by ¹³C analysis and (iii) dry matter and N yield of grassland and maize. For this purpose, field trials were established after conversion of SRCs at three sites in Germany and cultivated with maize and grassland with shallow (5 cm), medium (15 cm) and deep tillage depth (30 cm). Crops were sampled for 5 yrs, and soil samples were collected at a depth of 0–5, 5–15 and 15–30 cm. Amount of total carbon and soil carbon fractions immediately and 4 yrs after conversion of SRC were compared. Tillage depth had no effect on dry matter yield of maize and grassland. The amount of woody harvest residues decreased over time following conversion at all sites irrespective of land use or tillage depth, but SOC decreased only at one site. Microbial biomass was particularly sensitive to land use, but microorganisms reacted differently to tillage depth depending on the soil conditions. Our results reveal that decomposition of woody harvest residues is rapid and that effects of tillage and land use on different soil C‐pools are site specific.     

Spatial relationships between roots and soil organisms under different tillage systems

This study was designed to clarify the relationship between the distributions of soil organisms and roots under conventional tillage (CT) and reduced tillage (RT) systems. We hypothesized that the distributional relationship would be changed by the stratified organic matter under RT. To test the hypothesis, we compared the vertical and horizontal distributions of soil organisms within and between rows at depths of 0–10 and 10–20 cm in a wheat field. With the exception of nematodes, the spatial distributions of microorganisms and microarthropods were correlated with root biomass. The ratio of microbial activity or the number of organisms in the soil within rows to the same parameter between rows at a depth of 0 and 10 cm, differed among different soil organisms (ranging from 0.9 to 8.2). The ratios for microorganisms and microarthropods were greater under CT than under RT. This suggests that the root effect is small or is offset by high organic matter content in the surface layer under RT, and that the magnitude of the effect was greater under CT.     

辽宁省不同土地利用对土壤微生物量碳氮的影响

通过野外调查采样和室内氯仿熏蒸提取法分析,研究了辽宁省旱地、稻田、湿地、草地、森林、果园6种不同土地利用方式共计35个样地表层土壤（0～10 cm、10～20 cm、20～30 cm）对土壤微生物量碳（SMBC）和土壤微生物量氮（SMBN）的影响。结果表明,土地利用方式对土壤微生物量有显著影响,其中土壤微生物量碳依次为森林〉湿地〉稻田〉旱地〉果园〉草地;土壤微生物量氮则为森林〉旱地〉稻田〉果园〉湿地〉草地。土壤微生物量碳氮均表现为森林显著高于其他土地利用方式,湿地、稻田、旱地、果园高于草地。除旱地和稻田,土壤微生物量碳随土层加深含量递减;而土壤微生物量氮在6种土地利用类型中,均表现为随土层加深含量递减。相关分析表明,土壤微生物量碳、氮之间显著相关,土壤微生物量碳、氮是可以表征土壤肥力的敏感因子。     

中国西南水梯田土壤水分特性研究——以哈尼梯田为例

为了研究中国西南水梯田的土壤水分特性,以云南哈尼梯田为例,选取哈尼梯田核心区全福庄小流域内林地、荒草地、旱地和水田4种土地利用类型,分层取0—10,10—20,20—40,40—60,60—80,80—100 cm深度土样测其主要土壤理化指标和土壤水分特征曲线,分析其土壤的持水性和水分有效性。结果表明:(1)哈尼梯田4种不同土地利用类型土壤容重变化范围为0.61~1.41 g/cm³,且0—40 cm与40—100 cm差异性显著,土壤有机质含量为1.17%~9.65%;土壤总孔隙度和非毛管孔隙度变化与容重一致,土壤毛管孔隙度总体呈现林地>旱地和水田>荒草地;(2)土壤质地以粉砂壤土为主,粉粒含量最高(52.74%~82.55%),砂粒含量次之(14.44%~45.31%),黏粒含量极少(0~3.68%);(3)相同土壤水吸力下,林地各土层土壤水分特征曲线相对较高,土壤持水性最强,旱地和水田次之,荒草地最低;土壤有效水含量则表现为水田>林地>旱地>荒草地;(4)影响哈尼梯田土壤水分特性的关键因素是土壤颗粒组成和毛管孔隙度,其中土壤持水性与颗粒组成呈显著正相关,土壤有效水含量与土壤毛管孔隙度呈显著正相关。总体而言,哈尼梯田生态系统中林地具有良好的蓄排能力,而梯田在保蓄水分的同时进行水分再分配,二者在维持生态系统可持续发展上具有十分显著的作用。研究结果为进一步研究西南水梯田土壤水分和梯田灌溉管理提供了科学依据。     

土壤微食物网对旱改水不同稻作年限土地利用变化的响应

Land use changes affect belowground ecosystems.During the past few decades,land use in Northeast China has changed considerably,and the area of paddy fields has increased rapidly from upland.In this study,soil characteristics and soil biotic community in paddy fields with different years of rice cultivation were measured to examine the effects of land use change from upland to paddy fields on soil micro-food web.The upland maize fields were selected as control and the microbial community composition was characterized using phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) analysis.The microbial biomass (total PLFA),bacteria biomass,and fungi biomass were higher in the 20-40-year (late-stage) than 1-10-year (early-stage) paddy fields.The abundances of total nematodes and bacterivores were lower in the early-stage than late-stage paddy fields.The abundance of herbivores was the highest in the early-stage paddy fields but that of omnivore-predators was the highest in the late-stage paddy fields.Structural equation model indicated that soil food web was developed and structured after 20 years of paddy cultivation.Our results suggested that soil micro-food web may be a good indicator for soil development and stabilization of paddy fields following land use change.     

Vertical distribution of soil mites (Acari) in conventional and no-tillage agricultural systems

Summary Soil mite abundance was measured at four depths (0–5, 6.5–11.5, 13–18, and 19.5–24.5 cm) in agricultural plots under no-tillage or conventional tillage in Clarke County, Georgia, USA. The vertical distribution of mites was not significantly different between the two tillage systems: Most mites were found in the top 0–5 cm zone. This was the zone where greater moisture content occurred, and (in other studies) was the zone of maximum root biomass and microbial activity. Among mite suborders, only the Prostigmata were found in any abundance below 5 cm. Mite populations declined dramatically on occasions when the soil moisture exceeded field capacity, but did not appear to migrate vertically.Dedicated to the late Prof. Dr. W. Kühnelt     

Restoration of surface soil fertility of an eroded red soil in southern China

To ameliorate degraded red soils and restore their productivity, it is necessary to quantitatively assess the effects of different land uses on soil fertility. In this study, surface soil samples (0–20 cm) under different land uses were collected from an 18-year ameliorative experiment site of a eroded red soil in Lanxi county, Zhejiang province of southern China. The status of surface soil fertility was quantified with a ryegrass growth test in the greenhouse and by numerical analysis of twelve important fertility indexes. The soil fertility indexes were grouped into three major factors using a factor analysis, i.e., organic matter-nitrogen-structure, acidity and phosphate. By means of principal component analysis and cluster analysis of these fertility factors, the fertility of the eroded red soil as a function of land use patterns had the following decreased order: vegetable land>paddy field, cropping arable land and ryegrass land>tea garden>citrus garden>forestland>wasteland. The result suggested that organic matter, total N, available N, and water-stable aggregates were the main characteristics for fertility restoration of the eroded red soil. Soil fertility was most rapidly restored where the soil had been used as vegetable land, and least restored when left as wasteland. The results indicated that land use strongly affected the fertility restoration of eroded red soils because of its effect on the input of nutrients and energy, thus determining the speed and direction of soil fertility evolution.