Guo Zhixia, Liu Rentao, Feng Yonghong, et al. Effects of Different Precipitation on Soil Properties and Ground Vegetation Distribution in Desert Shrub Microhabitats[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2021, 41(1): 56-65.
DOI:
Guo Zhixia, Liu Rentao, Feng Yonghong, et al. Effects of Different Precipitation on Soil Properties and Ground Vegetation Distribution in Desert Shrub Microhabitats[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2021, 41(1): 56-65. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2021.01.009.
Effects of Different Precipitation on Soil Properties and Ground Vegetation Distribution in Desert Shrub Microhabitats
[Objective] The distribution of soil physical and chemical properties and herbaceous vegetation among desert shrub microhabitats and their responses to precipitation change were studied to provide a basis for artificial afforestation and desertification control under future climate change in arid desertified regions.[Methods] The afforested shrubs
including Caragana korshinskii and Artemisia ordosica
were selected as research objects. The microhabitats inside and outside shrub canopies were set as sampling sites. At each sampling site
soil water content
bulk density
pH value
electrical conductivity
total carbon
total nitrogen
and soil particle size were measured
and the distribution of herbaceous vegetation was investigated
along with the climatic gradient
in the Yuyang
Yanchi
and Shapotou areas.[Results] ① In Yuyang area
soil coarse sand content and herbaceous abundance significantly increased
while the soil bulk density and soil pH value decreased in the C. korshinskii shrub microhabitats relative to the open space. Soil clay content
total carbon
and total nitrogen significantly increased
while herbaceous abundance declined in the A. ordosica shrub microhabitats relative to the open space. In Yanchi area
soil total carbon
total nitrogen
and herbaceous plant height increased
while soil fine sand content
soil bulk density
and herbaceous species richness decreased in the C. korshinskii shrub microhabitats relative to the open space. Soil clay content and herbaceous species richness decreased in the A. ordosica shrub microhabitats relative to the open space. In Shapotou area
soil electrical conductivity decreased in the C. korshinskii shrub microhabitats
while there were no herbaceous plants observed in A. ordosica shrub microhabitats relative to the open space. ② Along with the increase in the precipitation amount from the Shapotou area toward the Yuyang area
soil fine sand content
soil bulk density
and soil electrical conductivity decreased
while soil nutrients and herbaceous species richness
abundance
and height increased.[Conclusion] The afforestation strategies in desertified regions depended on shrub species and the precipitation distribution. C. korshinskii and A. ordosica shrubs afforested in Yuyang
C. korshinskii shrubs afforested in Yanchi
and C. korshinskii shrubs afforested in Shapotou could be an option for the recovery of soil-vegetation systems in desertified regions.
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