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Soil C:N:P Stoichiometric Characteristics and Soil Quality Evaluation under Different Restoration Modes in the Loess Region of Northern Shaanxi Province
Vegetation restoration is essential for the stability of the ecological system structure and function in the loess region of North Shaanxi Province. Natural and artificial restoration are the primary modes for vegetation recovery and soil quality improvement in this region. In this study, two adjacent watersheds with similar ecological environment conditions but different restoration modes were selected for research; one watershed is restored naturally (He Gou watershed), and the other is restored artificially (Chai Gou watershed). According to the study of soil stoichiometric characteristics and soil quality after the vegetation restoration in these two watersheds, the results showed: (1) Compared with the natural restoration, artificial restoration was more effective in increasing the content of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen, however, the total phosphorus content of the soil in the natural restoration mode was higher than that in the artificial restoration mode. (2) The ratios of soil C:N, C:P, and N:P showed a decreasing trend with the increase of soil depth at these two restoration modes. (3) In the 0–60 cm soil layer, the soil quality under the artificial restoration mode was better than that of the natural restoration, especially for the soil layer beneath 20 cm. (4) The minimal data set on the soil quality evaluation in the study area included soil organic carbon, capillary water holding quantity, available potassium, soil water content and available phosphorus. It showed a linear relation with the total index data set (y = 0.829x + 0.058, R2 = 0.76) and can reflect the soil quality more sensitively than the total indicator data set.
Soil C:N:P Stoichiometric Characteristics and Soil Quality Evaluation under Different Restoration Modes in the Loess Region of Northern Shaanxi Province
Vegetation restoration is essential for the stability of the ecological system structure and function in the loess region of North Shaanxi Province. Natural and artificial restoration are the primary modes for vegetation recovery and soil quality improvement in this region. In this study, two adjacent watersheds with similar ecological environment conditions but different restoration modes were selected for research; one watershed is restored naturally (He Gou watershed), and the other is restored artificially (Chai Gou watershed). According to the study of soil stoichiometric characteristics and soil quality after the vegetation restoration in these two watersheds, the results showed: (1) Compared with the natural restoration, artificial restoration was more effective in increasing the content of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen, however, the total phosphorus content of the soil in the natural restoration mode was higher than that in the artificial restoration mode. (2) The ratios of soil C:N, C:P, and N:P showed a decreasing trend with the increase of soil depth at these two restoration modes. (3) In the 0–60 cm soil layer, the soil quality under the artificial restoration mode was better than that of the natural restoration, especially for the soil layer beneath 20 cm. (4) The minimal data set on the soil quality evaluation in the study area included soil organic carbon, capillary water holding quantity, available potassium, soil water content and available phosphorus. It showed a linear relation with the total index data set (y = 0.829x + 0.058, R2 = 0.76) and can reflect the soil quality more sensitively than the total indicator data set.
Soil C:N:P Stoichiometric Characteristics and Soil Quality Evaluation under Different Restoration Modes in the Loess Region of Northern Shaanxi Province
Rui Gao (Autor:in) / Ning Ai (Autor:in) / Guangquan Liu (Autor:in) / Changhai Liu (Autor:in) / Zhiyong Zhang (Autor:in)
2022
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
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