[1]WU Xue,GONG Lu,RAN Qi-yang,et al.Path Analysis of Soil Physicochemical Properties and Enzymatic Activities in the Aler Reclamation Area[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2013,20(03):48-54.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
20
Number of periods:
2013 03
Page number:
48-54
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Public date:
2013-06-28
- Title:
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Path Analysis of Soil Physicochemical Properties and Enzymatic Activities in the Aler Reclamation Area
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WU Xue1, GONG Lu1,2, RAN Qi-yang1,2, XIE Li-na1, ZHU Mei-ling1
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1. College of Resources and Environmental Science, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China;
2. Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology, Ministry of Education, Urumqi 830046, China
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- Keywords:
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soil ecology; soil physical and chemical properties; path analysis; soil enzyme; upper reaches of the Tarim River
- CLC:
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S154.2
- DOI:
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- Abstract:
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Soil enzyme activity can reflect the direction and strength of soil biochemical processes. The Aler reclamation area of upper reaches of Tarim River was selected as the study area.We chose sample plots of different land use type as the research sites including 8-year cotton field, 30-year cotton field, forest plantation, natural forest, grassland, abandoned land, and saline-alkali land, soil physicochemical property and the enzyme activity indices were considered, and the correlations between the soil physicochemical property and the enzyme activity of the Aler reclamation area were further discussed. The results showed that the enzymatic activities were higher in forest plantation, natural forest and 8-year cotton field while lower in saline-alkali land and abandoned land. Path analysis and determination coefficient showed that total nitrogen was the dominant factor affecting the soil enzyme activity in the region. The available P directly influences urease and invertase activities, and the available K was the main factor affecting catalase and invertase activities. Compared with simple correlation and multiple regression analysis method, path analysis could more objectively and comprehensively explain the relationships of soil enzyme activities and soil physicochemical properties.