Chen Zhuoxin, Guo Mingming, Wang Wenlong, et al. Relationship Between Herbaceous Plant Diversity and Soil Factors at a Gully Head After Revegetation in Baicao Tableland[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2023, 43(4): 53-60.
DOI:
Chen Zhuoxin, Guo Mingming, Wang Wenlong, et al. Relationship Between Herbaceous Plant Diversity and Soil Factors at a Gully Head After Revegetation in Baicao Tableland[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2023, 43(4): 53-60. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2023.04.007.
Relationship Between Herbaceous Plant Diversity and Soil Factors at a Gully Head After Revegetation in Baicao Tableland
[Objective] The changes in herbaceous plant diversity and the factors influencing those changes after revegetation at a gully head were studied in order to provide a relevant foundation for the assessment of the benefits of soil and water conservation in the loess tableland. [Methods] Herbaceous plant diversity at a gully head was measured and soil property indexes related to the topsoil (0—10 cm and 10—25 cm) were determined by selecting grassland gully heads with vegetation restoration periods of 5
13
18
and 22 years in the Baicao Tableland. Farmland was used as the control. [Results] The Patrick richness index initially increased with increasing number of vegetation restoration years
and then stabilized. The Shannon-Wiener index showed a continuously increasing trend
and the Shannon-Wiener index values in 18 and 22 years of vegetation restoration were greater than at 13 years of restoration. However
the differences were not significantly different. The Pielou evenness index exhibited a fluctuating trend of increasing
and then decreasing
then increasing again
reaching a maximum value (0.89) in 22 years of recovery. The soil bulk density in both the 0—10 cm and 10—25 cm layers reached a minimum value in 22 years of recovery
with significant decreases of 13.1% and 17.8%
respectively
compared with values observed for farmland (p<0.05). The soil organic matter content
water-stable aggregate content
mean weight diameter of aggregates
and saturated hydraulic conductivity in the 0—10 cm and 10—25 cm layers significantly increased with increasing number of vegetation restoration years
and soil factors between the two soil layers demonstrated significant differences at each restoration year. Correlation analysis indicated a negative correlation between herbaceous plant diversity indicators and soil bulk density
and a significant positive correlation (p<0.05) with soil organic matter content
water-stable aggregate content
mean weight diameter of aggregates
and saturated hydraulic conductivity. Redundancy analysis revealed that soil aggregate content was an important factor in explaining herbaceous plant diversity variation. [Conclusion] Vegetation restoration could significantly increase herbaceous plant diversity
and could play an important role in improving soil properties at a gully head in the loess tableland.
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