Sun Huafang, Li Xilai, Jin Liqun, et al. Variation of Vegetation Community and Soil Nutrients of Artificial Grassland in Source Area of Yellow River[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2019, 39(3): 25-30.
DOI:
Sun Huafang, Li Xilai, Jin Liqun, et al. Variation of Vegetation Community and Soil Nutrients of Artificial Grassland in Source Area of Yellow River[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2019, 39(3): 25-30. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2019.03.005.
Variation of Vegetation Community and Soil Nutrients of Artificial Grassland in Source Area of Yellow River
[Objective] The variation of vegetation community and soil nutrients in artificial grassland was studied and the long-term successional mechanism of artificial grasslands was explored in order to provide theoretical basis for the near-natural restoration of degraded alpine meadow (wetland).[Methods] The vegetation communities and soil nutrients of artificial grassland with different planting years (3
11 and 17 years) were investigated in Maqin County of Qinghai Province
the source region of the Yellow River. Random forest analysis was used to determine the variation of vegetation community and soil nutrient characteristics of artificial grassland under different restoration years.[Results] The coverage of dominant species Elymus nutans decreased with the increase of restoration years
while the total coverage
biological crust coverage
weed coverage and reproductive branch number showed an inverted "V" shape of variation. The Cyperaceae coverage and species richness increased gradually with the increase of restoration years. The coverage of Cyperaceae in 17 years artificial grassland was 10 times of that in 3 and 11 years. The total nitrogen
total potassium
available nitrogen
available potassium and organic matter in soil increased with the increase of restoration years. The soil pH value tended to be neutral with the increase of restoration years. The greatest differences among vegetation with different restoration years was the soil total nitrogen content
with the average accuracy degraded about 25.71. Followed by the organic matter content
the average accuracy degraded about 18.55. The differences of total potassium content and Pielou index among vegetation with different restoration years were the smallest
and the average index degraded was less than 5.[Conclusion] The vegetation community structure and soil nutrient of artificial grassland with 17 years restoration are gradually recovering
but the soil total nitrogen and organic matter content of the artificial grassland is only half of the original alpine meadow soil
and it will take a long time for the soil nutrient to recover completely.
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