YANG Peng, ZHAO Jinmei, LEI Longju, et al. Effects of Micro-topography on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Content in Alpine Grassland[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2018, 38(3): 94-98.
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YANG Peng, ZHAO Jinmei, LEI Longju, et al. Effects of Micro-topography on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Content in Alpine Grassland[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2018, 38(3): 94-98. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2018.03.015.
Effects of Micro-topography on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Content in Alpine Grassland
[Objective] The study analyzed the variation of soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) content under different micro-topography in alpine grassland area in order to provide a theoretical basis for the reasonable use of grassland in alpine grassland.[Methods] This study selected 7 different kinds of micro-topography in alpine grassland of Tianzhu to measure SOC and N in the land surface(0-30 cm).[Results] With the increase of soil depths
the content of total N and NH4-N decreased at the flat area of valley bottom. The content of soil total N showed a "V" trend and NH4-N decreased in different position of north-facing slopes. In different position of south-facing slopes
the content of soil total N decreased
but soil content of NH4-N showed an increase trend initially and decreased later. With the increase of soil depths
the content of SOC decreased in all micro-topography
while the content of soil hydrolyzable nitrogen decreased in terrace
middle and south-facing slope
middle and north-facing slope micro-topography. The content of hydrolyzable N decreased initially and then increased in bottom and south-facing slope and bottom and north-facing slope micro-topography
while increased initially and then decreased in top and south-facing slope and top and north-facing slope.[Conclusion] The variation of total N
hydrolyzable N and SOC content at different topographic positions was ranked as:bottom slope > top slope > middle slope. The content of NH4-N decreased initially and then increased. In conclusion
the variation in micro-topography impacts the content of SOC and N dramatically.
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