[1]Xiao Shengyang,Zhang Lanyue,Chen Jingzhong,et al.Stability of Soil Aggregates and Its Influencing Factors at Different Elevations in Fanjing Mountain[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2024,31(03):160-168.[doi:10.13869/j.cnki.rswc.2024.03.015]
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
31
Number of periods:
2024 03
Page number:
160-168
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Public date:
2024-04-30
- Title:
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Stability of Soil Aggregates and Its Influencing Factors at Different Elevations in Fanjing Mountain
- Author(s):
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Xiao Shengyang1, Zhang Lanyue1, Chen Jingzhong2, Lu Xiang3, Li Haibo4, Liao Xiaofeng1, Xie Yuangui5
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(1.Guizhou Institute of Mountain Resources, Guiyang 550001, China; 2.College of Forestry, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; 3.Guizhou Institute for Food and Drug Control, Guiyang 550004, China; 4.Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve Administration Bureau, Jiangkou, Guizhou 554400, China; 5.Guizhou Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550001, China)
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- Keywords:
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mountain ecosystem; aggregate stability; elevation gradient; Fanjing Mountain
- CLC:
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S152.4
- DOI:
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10.13869/j.cnki.rswc.2024.03.015
- Abstract:
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[Objective] The aim of this study is to elucidate the altitude distribution pattern and its impact mechanism of soil aggregate stability, which is imperative for evaluating the stability of ecological functional in mountain ecosystems. [Methods] Soil samples were collected in different soil depths under the elevation gradient of 900~2 100 m in Fanjing Mountain. The relationship between soil environmental factors and the stability of soil aggregates were discussed by means of wet-dry screening and redundancy analysis(RDA). [Results] The content of macroaggregates(>0.25 mm)constituted the largest proportion(86.78%)of aggregate sizes across all elevations in mountain forest ecosystem in 0—60 cm soil layer. In 0—20 cm soil layer, the altitude gradient was significantly different, and the middle altitude 1 500~1 800 m was significantly higher than 1 800~2 100 m(p<0.05). There was a significant correlation between the MWD, GMD, and D of soil aggregates and altitude. As altitude increased, the MWD and GMD of soil aggregates showed a single peak distribution pattern of first increasing and then decreasing, reaching a peak at 1 500~1 800 m at mid altitude. In the 0—20 cm soil layer, the MWD and GMD of 1 500~1 800 m were 5.03, 3.64 and 4.79, 3.52, respectively, significantly higher than 900~1 200 m and 1 800~2 100 m(p<0.05). Redundancy analysis(RDA)showed that the stability of soil aggregates along the altitude gradient was mainly affected by soil organic carbon and pH, and the explanations for the stability of soil aggregates were 76.3% and 1.3%, respectively. [Conclusion] In the forest ecosystem of Fanjing Mountain, the stability of soil aggregates varies significantly along the elevation gradient, and soil chemical properties are important factors affecting the stability of aggregates.