[1]CAO Hui,BU Chong-feng,ZHANG Xing-chang.Sand-Profile Physical and Chemical Properties of Mu Us Sandland and Climate Instructions[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2010,17(03):69-72,272.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
17
Number of periods:
2010 03
Page number:
69-72,272
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Public date:
2010-06-20
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Sand-Profile Physical and Chemical Properties of Mu Us Sandland and Climate Instructions
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CAO Hui1, BU Chong-feng2,3, ZHANG Xing-chang2,3
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1. Northwest Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Lintong, Shaanxi 710600, China;
2. Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China;
3. Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Keywords:
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Mu Us Sand Land; profile; lakes; vegetation; changes
- CLC:
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S153;P461.4
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- Abstract:
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Through collecting soil samples distributing on the periphery and the dry lakebed of the desert lakes, soil mechanical composition, organic carbon and total nitrogen content on the 50 cm sample profile were measured. The comparability between two points shows: ① soil sediment changed from bottom to up: light-colored sand→deep (brown) colored peat layer→light-colored sand→deep (brown) colored peat layer; the organic carbon and the content of nitrogen were very low with much soil coarse particles in light-colored sand layer, which indicated vegetation was scarce and the climate was arid during the period, the desert lakes disappeared or shrunk with the increasing desertification. On the contrary, the content of clay and silt in the dark-colored peat layer increased significantly, organic carbon, total nitrogen was high, which indicated the climate was warm and humid with much precipitation, desert lakes expanded, rich vegetation and high soil biological activity conducted to nutrient accumulation. Finally, the sandy environment was improved. ② the significant positive correlation between sticky silt and soil organic carbon and nitrogen was found, C/N ratio was decreasing with the desertification process, the attenuation of soil organic carbon was more significantly than total nitrogen did. Reversely, the coarse sand and soil organic carbon, nitrogen showed the negative correlation.