Changes in soil organic carbon and its density fractions after shrub-planting for desertification control

• Autorzy: Liu J.-B. , Zhang Y.-Q. , Wu B. , Qin S.-G. , Lai Z.-R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Planting shrubs on sand land and degraded pasture are two main measures for desertification control particularly in northwest China. However, their effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) and its fractions remain uncertain. We assessed the changes in stocks of SOC, light fraction of SOC (LF–SOC) and heavy fraction of SOC (HF–SOC) after planting Artemisia ordosica (AO, 17 years), Astragalus mongolicum (AM, 5 years) and Salix psammophila (SP, 16 years) in sand land and planting Caragana microphylla (CM, 24 years) on degraded pasture. Results show that: 1) after planting AO, AM and SP on sand land, SOC stocks increased by 162.5%, 45.2% and 70.8%, respectively, and LF–SOC accounted for a large proportion in the increased SOC. Dry weights of LF–SOC, rather than carbon concentrations, were higher in shrublands than that in sand land; 2) after planting CM on degraded pasture, SOC stock decreased by 9.3% and all the loss was HF–SOC in 60–100 cm soil layer where both herbaceous fine root biomass (HFRB) and soil water content (SWC) also decreased. The results indicate that planting shrubs can result in an increase of SOC in sand land, whereas that can lead to a decrease of SOC in degraded pasture. The increase of SOC in sand land mainly bases on the accumulation of dry weight of LF–SOC. The loss of SOC in degraded pasture is caused by the decrease of carbon concentrations of HF–SOC, which can be related to the reduction of HFRB and SWC in deep soil layer. Therefore, shrub-planting for desertification control not always improve the quantity and stability of SOC in northwest China.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

shrub-planting; soil organic carbon; density fraction; desertification contro

PL

sadzenie krzewów; węgiel organiczny; pustynnienie; kontrola

• Wydawca: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 62, nr 2
• Strony: 205--216
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 41 poz., il.

Twórcy

autor

Liu J.-B.

• College of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China

autor

Zhang Y.-Q.

• College of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
• Yanchi Research Station, Yanchi, Ningxia 751500, China

autor

Wu B.

• College of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
• Yanchi Research Station, Yanchi, Ningxia 751500, China

autor

Qin S.-G.

• College of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
• Yanchi Research Station, Yanchi, Ningxia 751500, China

autor

Lai Z.-R.

• College of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China

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