贵州省喀斯特地区植被净第一性生产力的估算

在构建光能利用率模型的基础上,依托遥感手段,利用MODI S数据和气象资料,完成了贵州省喀斯特地区2001年植被净第一性生产力( N PP )的估算,并通过喀斯特地区与非喀斯特地区植被N P P 的对比,重点研究了喀斯特地区植被NP P 的时空变化特征,得到以下主要结论: ( 1)喀斯特地区与非喀斯特地区的植被N PP 在时空分布上存在明显差异,非喀斯特地区的N PP 平均值高出喀斯特地区约13. 3%。( 2)非喀斯特地区的N PP 频度分布呈似双峰型,而喀斯特地区的NP P 值似正态分布。( 3)年内植被N PP 的最高值和最低值均出现在7月和1月,但喀斯特地区比非喀斯特地区的整体波动性大。( 4)喀斯特地区植被N P P的季相空间变化显著,石漠化较为严重的地区其植被N P P 明显小于其它地区,且季间差异较明显。      

Assessing vegetation dynamics impacted by climate change in the southwestern karst region of China with AVHRR NDVI and AVHRR NPP time-series

The relationship between climate change and vegetation dynamics in the southwestern karst region of China has been identified by recent studies. Based on previous researches and AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) GIMMS (Global Inventory Monitoring and Modeling Studies) NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) (1982–2003) and AVHRR GloPEM (Global Production Efficiency Model) NPP (Net Primary Production) (1981–2000) datasets, vegetation dynamics impacted by climate change in the southwestern karst region of China were assessed. The results show that: (1) since the early 1980s, both vegetation cover density and net primary production have insignificant ascending tendencies. However, the inter-annual variation rates of vegetation indexes have apparent spatial differentiations; (2) the correlation coefficients between the inter-annual variations of vegetation indexes and the inter-annual variations of climate factors vary geographically; (3) as indicated by NDVI and NPP, various vegetation types have different responses to climate change, and the annual mean temperature variation has more significant impact on vegetation dynamics than the annual precipitation variation in the study area; (4) distribution laws of correlation coefficients between the inter-annual variations of vegetation indexes and the inter-annual variations of climate factors in different climate conditions are apparent. All these findings will enrich our knowledge of the natural forces which impact the stability of the karst ecosystems and provide scientific basis for the management of the karst ecosystems.     

Exploring the effects of water on vegetation change and net primary productivity along the IGBP Northeast China Transect

To understand the mechanisms underlying the effects of climate variation, especially the effects of water on vegetation, vegetation type and distribution as well as climate data and soil type were used to simulate present vegetation distributions and net primary productivity (NPP) under present and future climate scenarios SRES-A2 and SRES-B2. A natural vegetation NPP model was also applied to calculate future vegetation NPP. The results showed that water played a dominant role not only in the distribution of vegetation, but also in the rate of change in the vegetation area. Analysis of NPP showed that precipitation had more effects on the amount of biome NPP than temperature did. Different effects were observed for the rate of change in NPP. In cases where biomes remain unaltered, the variation in annual precipitation could account for 39% of the variation in NPP. In cases where biomes changed, 45% of NPP was caused by temperature variation. Regarding the variation in transect production, −2.85% resulted from the change in vegetation structure when compared with present NPP, and 7.69% from the climate change under scenario SRES-B2; these values were −7.4 and 19.56%, respectively, under scenario SRES-A2. The results showed water served as a dominant factor controlling the vegetation distributions and NPP. However, temperature became determinant where the biomes changed, impacting the rate of change in vegetation NPP when the climate changed. The results also showed that water would have a positive effect on transect production, and the structure of vegetation had a negative effect under the projected future climate.     

Roles of climate changes and human interventions in land degradation: a case study by net primary productivity analysis in China’s Shiyanghe Basin

The Thornthwaite Memorial, Synthetic, and Carnegie Ames Stanford Approach (CASA) models, with inputs from SPOT-VGT-S10 NDVI data, meteorological data (precipitation, temperature, solar radiation), and land use data were used to estimate the values of net primary productivity (NPP) from 1999 to 2007 in China’s Shiyanghe Basin. The human appropriation of NPP, which represents the difference between potential NPP predicted using the climatic models and actual NPP calculated using the CASA model, served as the indicator of human intervention in the evolution of productivity of the land. Analysis showed that 78.9% (~9,172 km²) of the degradation occurring in the Shiyanghe Basin was caused by human activities versus 15.0% (~1,752 km²) that was caused by climatic factors, whereas 16.9% (~6,404.5 km²) of the vegetation restoration resulted from human activities versus 49.7% (~18,881 km²) that resulted from climate changes. Human activity played a key role in vegetation restoration in the central areas of the basin and in determining land degradation in the southwestern and northeastern areas. In addition, climate significantly controlled the vegetation restoration in the southwestern and northeastern areas and controlled land degradation in the central area.     

Leaf N/P ratio and nutrient reuse between dominant species and stands: predicting phosphorus deficiencies in Karst ecosystems,southwestern China

Variation of vegetation coverage and canopy height may reflect the complex spatial heterogeneity of nutrient storage and supply capacity, soil moisture, and surface hydrology in the karst terrains suffering from severe land degradation. To assess the patterns of nutrient limitation under different vegetation covers in the subtropical karst ecosystems from Guizhou province, southwestern China, topsoil and leaf samples of dominant tree species were collected in forest stand (FO), shrub stand (SH) and shrub-grass stand (SG), respectively. Nutrient concentrations of both soil and leaf were determined, and ratios of N to P and vegetation nutrient reuse capacity (VNR) calculated as well as vegetation coverage, vegetation canopy height and tree density measured across the three stands. Mean leaf N/P ratio was lowest (16.1 ± 1.4) in FO and highest (33.5 ± 3.2) in SG. Vegetation nutrient reuse increased with the decline in N and P availability in soils for these three stands. VNR of N and P ranged from 8.5 to 25.2 mg N g⁻¹ and from 0.4 to 1.1 mg P g⁻¹, respectively, and appeared lowest in SG (10.4 mg N g⁻¹ and 0.5 P mg g⁻¹ on average, respectively) and highest in FO (22.4 mg N g⁻¹ and 0.9 mg P g⁻¹ on average, respectively). Although there was no substantial difference in phosphorus reuse efficiencies between plant species and vegetation stands, concentrations of N and P of senesced leaves (SLs) were, respectively, found in positive correlation with the concentrations of mature leaves. The variation of VNR with elements indicated that P is cycled within vegetation much more efficiently than N across the stands. This study demonstrated that the karst vegetations were generally at P-limited or N- and P- co-limited stresses and that N/P ratio could be an effective indictor for nutrient limitation in the karst ecosystems at vegetation community level rather than at tree species level. It is proposed that phosphorus reuse by mature leaves could be an adaptation strategy by the dominant species to the low P availability in the karst soil.     

Rocky desertification and its causes in karst areas: a case study in Yongshun County,Hunan Province,China

Rocky desertification, a process of land degradation characterized by soil erosion and bedrock exposure, is one of the most serious land degradation problems in karst areas, and is regarded as an obstacle to local sustainable development. It is well known that human activities can accelerate rocky desertification; however, the effects of climate change on rocky desertification in karst areas are still unclear. This study focused on the effects of temperature and precipitation changes and human activities on rocky desertification in karst areas to determine the impacts of climate change and human disturbances on rocky desertification. Areas of different level of rocky desertification were obtained from Landsat TM (1987) and Landsat ETM+ (2000) images. The results show that, although the total desertification area increased by only 1.27% between 1987 and 2000, 17.73% of the slightly desertified land had degraded to a moderate or intense level, 2.01 and 15.71%, respectively. Meanwhile, between 1987 and 2000, the air temperature increased by 0.7°C, and precipitation increased by 170 mm. Statistical results indicate that the increase in precipitation was caused by heavy rainfall. In addition, under the interactive influences of heavy rainfall and temperature, the average karst dissolution rate was about 87 m³ km⁻² a⁻¹ during the 14 years in the study area. Further analysis indicated that rocky desertification was positively related with the increase in temperature and precipitation and especially with the heavy rainfall events. Climate change accelerated rocky desertification in the karst areas. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Climate change and local adaptation strategies in the middle Inner Mongolia,northern China

According to records of 17 meteorological stations distributed in the study area, climate change of the middle Inner Mongolia in northern China was analyzed in this paper. Based on SPOT VGT data, combined with field investigation, local vegetation change was detected in the last 10 years. The results show that annual mean air temperature obviously rose, while precipitation slightly decreased in fluctuation in the study area during the last 50 years. Air temperature increasing rates are +0.318°C 10 year⁻¹ during 1960-2009 and +0.423°C 10 year⁻¹ during 1980–2009, while precipitation decreasing rates are −2.91 mm 10 year⁻¹ during 1960–2009. There were five different dry or wet periods from the 1960s to the 2000s in order, and the wetter 1990s and the drier 2000s changed dramatically in the study area. Local climate totally tend to warm–dry conditions during the last 50 years. According to coefficient of variation (Cv) of yearly growing-season cumulative NDVI value and yearly NDVI maximum in pixel scale, vegetation had experienced huge temporal and spatial variation during the last 10 years. Recently, frequent droughts and dust storms seriously affected local agriculture and grazing activities, and resulted in heavy economic loss, especially over the drought period of 1999–2001. Faced with those drought disasters accompanied with strong dust storms, the local authorities proposed the enclosing-transferring strategy and made great efforts to adapt overt climate change and improve environment, including making selective emigration, decreasing livestock numbers, fencing grasslands and building forage production bases with irrigation instruments and actively adjusting industry structure. However, some effects and potential problems of this adaptation strategy still need to be comprehensively assessed further in longer time scales and aimed at different sub-regions.     

Soil erosion determinations by using 137Cs technique in the agricultural regions of Gediz Basin, Western Turkey

Gediz Basin is one of the regions where intense agricultural activities take place in Western Turkey. Erosion and soil degradation have long been causing serious problems to cultivated fields in the basin. This work describes the application of two different ¹³⁷Cs models for estimating soil erosion rates in cultivated sites of the region. Soil samples were collected from five distinct cultivated regions subject to soil erosion. The variations of ¹³⁷Cs concentrations with depth in soil profiles were investigated. Soil loss rates were calculated from ¹³⁷Cs inventories of the samples using both proportional model (PM) and simplified mass balance model (SMBM). When PM was used, erosion and deposition rates varied from −15 to −28 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ and from +5 to +41 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹, respectively; they varied from −16 to −33 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ and from +5 to +55 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ with SMBM. A good agreement was observed between the results of two models up to 30 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ soil loss and gain in the study area. Ulukent, a small representative agricultural field, was selected to compare the present data of ¹³⁷Cs techniques with the results obtained by universal soil loss equation (USLE) applied in the area before.     

基于TM影像的广西河池市岩溶地区植被覆盖度的动态变化研究

选取广西河池市岩溶地区1990、2000和2010年3个时相的TM影像,采用基于NDVI的像元二分模型,探讨该区植被覆盖度的时空动态变化特征及其与非岩溶区的异同。结果表明：（1）近20年来,高植被覆盖区的面积在逐渐增加,其占整个研究区域面积的比例从1990年的30.81%增加到2010年的53.66%,较低植被覆盖区、中度植被覆盖区和较高植被覆盖区的面积在逐渐减少,其占整个研究区域面积的比例从1990年的9.63%、17.25%和31.97%下降到2010年的8.54%、9.88%和26.74%。（2）近20年来,岩溶区低植被覆盖区的面积变化率比非岩溶区的大,岩溶区的面积变化率是37.74%,非岩溶区仅为是3.28%。而非岩溶区的较低植被覆盖区、中度植被覆盖区、较高植被覆盖区和高植被覆盖区的面积变化率则比岩溶区的要大,非岩溶区的面积变化率分别是54.30%、57.47%、26.75%、75.77%,而岩溶区的面积变化率分别是34.87%、43.07%、16.34%、71.55%。（3）1990-2000年岩溶区中较低植被覆盖区、中度植被覆盖区的面积变化幅度比2000-2010年的要大,两个时期的变化率分别是4.68%、0.11%和5.68%、1.79%。2000-2010年低植被覆盖区、较高植被覆盖区的面积变化幅度比1990-2000年的要大,两个时期的变化率分别是1.75%、5.07%和1.64%、3.59%。2000-2010年非岩溶区中高植被覆盖区的面积变化幅度比1990-2000年的大,1990-2000年的变化幅度是8.38%,2000-2010年的变化幅度是16.04%。岩溶区与非岩溶区植被覆盖度变化的这种差异,主要由于两者间的岩性条件不同所引起。     

Evaluation of EDI derived from the exponential evapotranspiration model for monitoring China’s surface drought

Drought has become the most severe natural disaster in many provinces of China. In this paper, evaporative drought index (EDI) has been used to monitor China’s surface dryness conditions based on the exponential evapotranspiration (ET) model and Hargreaves equation from JAXA-MODIS Insolation products, GEWEX, NCEP-2 and MODIS NDVI data. The exponential ET model based on the surface net radiation, vegetation index, mean air temperature and diurnal air temperature range (DTaR) has been developed to estimate surface ET of China and has been independently validated using ground-measured data collected from two sites (Arou and Miyun) in China, indicating that the bias varies from −5.96 to 5.02 W/m². The good agreement between daily estimated and ground-measured ET using ground observation data collected from all 22 sites further supports the validity of the exponential ET model for regional ET estimation. Moreover, EDI is closely correlated to the average soil moisture at 0–10 cm soil depth of the Yongning site with coefficient of determination of R ² = 0.52. The spatio-temporal patterns of monthly ET and EDI from April to September of 2004 over China are explored and the result indicates EDI is accordant with the precipitation by comparing the 15-day smoothed EDI with precipitation over six representative sites. The EDI based on the exponential ET model by integrating energy fluxes in response to soil moisture stress has demonstrated its validity for monitoring China’s surface drought events.     

High-resolution monitoring of nitrate variations in a typical subterranean karst stream, Chongqing, China

Globally, it is possible that up to 25% of the world’s population depends on karst water supplies. In karst areas, a high degree of groundwater and surface water linkage often results in the direct recharge of groundwater with polluted run-off following rainfall. In order to reveal the hydrochemical variations after rainfall, especially real-time variation of pollutants, high-resolution auto-monitoring techniques were used at the outlet of Qingmuguan subterranean stream (QSS), which is influenced by agricultural activities. In addition to rainfall, high-resolution measurements of pH, water level, electrical conductivity (Ec) and NO₃ ⁻ concentration were recorded in the monsoon season and fertilizer application period using a data logger with time intervals of 15 min. In the six observed rainfall events, the pH value was mainly controlled by acidic rainfall inputs. The pH showed sharp decline after the rainfall event, and then increased. The Ec was impacted by the rainfall chemistry, dilution effect of rainfall and agricultural wastewater. NO₃ ⁻ derived from agricultural activities was less impacted by rain chemistry; and its variations were mainly affected by the dilution effect of rainfall and agricultural wastewater. Under the influences of the R1 rainfall, the rapid changes of Ec and NO₃ ⁻ were opposite in direction. As the rain continued, both the Ec and NO₃ ⁻ rapidly changed in synchronization within the shortest period of 5 h and the longest of 27 h because of the impact of the agricultural wastewater. The groundwater quality changed due to the influx of agricultural wastewater over the entire monitoring period. According to the National Groundwater Quality Standard, People’s Republic of China (GB/T14848-9), the groundwater quality of the QSS moved through the following grades during the monitoring period: Grade III → Grade IV → Grade V → Grade IV → Grade V → Grade IV → Grade V → Grade IV → Grade III. Traditional sampling methods did not reveal accurate hydrochemistry changes of the QSS, and even generated misleading results. Consequently, the high-resolution auto-monitoring technique is necessary for the future protection and sustainable use of karst aquifer in Southwest China.     

Assessment of sediment and erosion rates by using the caesium-137 technique in a Chinese polygonal karst depression

Karst depressions comprise geomorphologically important sources and sinks for sediments and associated pollutants; yet the sedimentology of many depressions is not well understood in the world. In this paper, the ¹³⁷Cs technique was employed to estimate recent sedimentation rates in a Chinese polygonal karst depression. The results indicate that the sediment deposition rates ranged from 0.91 to 1.97 mm year⁻¹ from 1963 to 2007, and the average sediment deposition rate and specific deposit yield were estimated to be 1.47 mm year⁻¹ and 20 t km⁻² year⁻¹, respectively. These results are consistent with the local monitoring data of runoff fields, which confirms the validity of the overall approach. This shows that the soil loss rate is very low in some karst areas of Southwest China. Above all, the approach appears to offer valuable potential to study surface erosion by estimating sediment deposition rates of karst depressions, rather than the assessment of complicated soil erosion in stony soils of carbonate rock slopes. In addition, the space distribution of surface soil and ¹³⁷Cs inventories are affected remarkably by the inhomogeneous dissolution of limestone under the soil. It may be an important phenomenon, which exists widely in karst areas, and it is significantly different from other places.     

粤北岩溶山区连江流域植被覆盖度动态变化研究

基于多时相MODIS数据和归一化植被指数的像元二分模型以及GIS技术,分析了2001—2010年连江流域植被覆盖度的时空变化特征。结果表明:连江及其子流域、岩溶区与非岩溶区的植被覆盖度空间分布差异性明显;近10年来连江流域的植被覆盖度总体上呈下降趋势,高植被覆盖度与中度植被覆盖度的面积数量变化剧烈,较高植被覆盖度与较低植被覆盖度的面积相对稳定;岩溶区植被分布以较高植被覆盖度、中植被覆盖度和高植被覆盖度为主,其分布面积分别占整个流域面积的53.84%、25.59%、18.54%,而非岩溶区则以高植被覆盖度、较高植被覆盖度和中植被覆盖度为主,分别占整个流域面积的48.12%、34.10%、15.05%;近10年来流域的植被覆盖度下降明显,且空间分布范围广,植被覆盖度相对稳定的区域占整个流域面积的65%以上,植被覆盖度下降区的面积比上升区增加近20%。      

Combinatorial analysis on spatial information statistics for the karst water environment in Guiyang, China

The karst groundwater system is extremely vulnerable and easily contaminated by human activities.To understand the spatial distribution of contaminants in the groundwater of karst urban areas and contributors to the contamination,this paper employs the spatial information statistics analysis theory and method to analyze the karst groundwater environment in Guiyang City.Based on the karst ground water quality data detected in 61 detection points of the research area in the last three years,we made Kriging evaluation isoline map with some ions in the karst groundwater,such as SO4 2-,Fe 3+,Mn 2+and F -,analyzed and evaluated the spatial distribution,extension and variation of four types of ions on the basis of this isoline map.The results of the analysis show that the anomaly areas of SO4 2-,Fe 3+,Mn 2+,Fand other ions are mainly located in Baba’ao,Mawangmiao and Sanqiao in northwestern Gui- yang City as well as in its downtown area by reasons of the original non-point source pollution and the contamination caused by human activities(industrial and domestic pollution).     

Evaporation and energy balance estimates over a large inland lake in the Tibet-Himalaya

The process of evaporation from the lake surface is one of the main mechanisms in the energy and water budgets of the lake hydrologic cycle, and an essential component of the water balance especially for inland lakes. In this study, using routine meteorological data as input, a one-layer potential evaporation model was employed to simulate evaporation and energy fluxes over Lake Yamdrok Yumco, the largest high-elevation inland lake in the mountain area of the Tibet-Himalaya in China. Then, the calculation results were compared with the measured values from a big pan evaporator of 20 m² near the lake. The results show that the average annual input radiation flux R ^↓ is 128.2 W m⁻², the lake storage heat flux G is 19.4 W m⁻², the sensible heat flux H is 20.4 W m⁻² and the latent heat flux lE is 107.8 W m⁻². The R ^↓ and G exhibit similar seasonal variations. The lE reaches a maximum in October, lagging nearly 4 months behind the R ^↓ and the G, which indicates the large heat capacity of the lake. The simulated annual evaporation ranges from 1,113.2 to 1,429.1 mm and its mean value is 1,252.5 mm during 1961–2005. The simulated annual evaporation is in good agreement with the measured value, and the measured average lake temperature is as expected when compared with the measured lake surface temperature.     

基于AVIM的中国陆地生态系统净初级生产力模拟

利用AVIM（植被与大气相互作用模式）模拟了现代中国陆地生态系统NPP的分布并计算了全国NPP的碳总量。研究结果表明我国现代陆地生态系统的年NPP变化范围在0~1 389 gC/m2之间,年平均值为355 gC/m2,年吸收3.33 Pg的大气碳。中国陆地植被NPP呈现自东向西逐渐减小的趋势,NPP的最大值出现在云南西双版纳地区,最小值分布于青藏高原以及新疆地区。中国现代陆地植被NPP主要分布于小于100 gC/(m2·a)、300~500 gC/(m2·a)以及500~700 gC/(m2·a)3个区间,其占总计算值的比例都超过了20%以上;大于1 000 gC/(m2·a)的NPP最少,只占总数的2.15%。对中国陆地植被NPP与气候的相关性分析表明,降水是影响我国陆地生态系统NPP的主要原因。     

宁东煤炭基地植被生态特征及矿业开发对其的影响

准确评估大型能源基地矿业开发活动对区域植被生态系统影响具有重要的科学意义和实践价值。利用2000—2017年中分辨率成像光谱仪(MODIS)连续观测的生态系统参量,定量研究宁东煤炭基地开发建设以来的植被生态系统时空变化特征,分析矿业开发对植被生态系统的影响。结果表明,随着宁东煤炭基地开采活动的持续,区域植被生态系统的生产力及其与大气之间的水汽交换强度整体增强,归一化植被指数、总初级生产力、净初级净生产力和蒸散的年增长幅度分别为0.0053、5.10g·C/(m2·a-1)、4.10g·C/(m2·a-1)和6.62mm/a;这4种指标在空间像元上也以增长趋势为主,且未来多数像元有持续增强的特征,但生态系统的水分利用效率却在降低。空间分析表明,大尺度植被生态演变受矿业活动影响微弱,其主要受制于气候和区域性的生态治理工程。     

Modelling the effects of climate change on methane emission from a northern ombrotrophic bog in Canada

Peatlands are a large potential source of methane (CH₄) to the atmosphere. In order to investigate the effects of climate change on CH₄ emission from northern ombrotrophic peatlands, a simulation model coupling water table dynamics with methane emission was developed for the Mer Bleue Bog in Ontario, Canada. The model was validated against reported values of CH₄ flux from field measurements and the model outputs exhibited high sensitivity to acrotelm thickness, leaf area index, transmissivity and slope of water table. With a 2–4°C temperature rise over the 4-year simulation period, the rate of CH₄ release dropped significantly to under 0.1 mg m⁻² day⁻¹. On the other hand, mean CH₄ emission increased by >26-fold when the increase in precipitation was >15%. When looking at the combined effects, the highest CH₄ release (13.3 mg m⁻² day⁻¹) was attained under the scenario of 2°C temperature rise and 25% precipitation increase. Results obtained in this study highlight the importance of avoiding more extreme climate change, which would otherwise lead to enhanced methane release from peatlands and further atmospheric warming through positive feedback.     

岩溶区和非岩溶区玉米光合作用与锌含量和碳酸酐酶关系的对比研究

采用田间试验方法对比研究岩溶区和非岩溶区玉米叶片光合作用与锌含量和碳酸酐酶活性的关系, 结果表明: 岩溶区施加有机肥的土壤有效锌和玉米叶片锌含量均高于非岩溶区,岩溶区和非岩溶区的玉米叶片的锌含量分别为47. 85mg /kg 和43. 35 mg /kg ;岩溶区玉米叶片的碳酸酐酶活性和光合作用也高于非岩溶区,岩溶区的碳酸酐酶活性平均为5. 622U,非岩溶区的碳酸酐酶活性平均为3. 485U;碳酸酐酶活性随玉米叶片的锌含量增加而提高,而玉米光合作用效率随碳酸酐酶活性增加而提高,反映了土壤锌含量对玉米叶片锌含量、碳酸酐酶活性和光合作用的控制。      

Characteristics,genesis and classification of a basin peat soil under negative human impact in Turkey

The objective of this research was to investigate the morphology, genesis and classification of organic soils formed on depression and flat land around Lake Yenicaga, west-central Turkey. Formation of the area has been influenced by tectonic and karst processes. This peatland is important in this area due to its extensive use as a horticultural plant growth medium resulting from positive physical and chemical properties. Organic soils in the study area were formed in nutrient-rich conditions and it is classified as typical basin peat. Four representative pedons were excavated in the study area based on extensive observations performed with random grid method using an auger. Samples were taken from horizons in each profile for laboratory analyses. Organic matter contents ranged from 12.5 to 91.5% across all four pedons. Fiber contents were between 4.3 and 91.5%, and N ranged from 0.56 to 2.19%. Cation exchange capacity ranged from 37 to 222 cmol kg⁻¹, bulk density from 0.09 to 0.78 g cm⁻³, lime from 0.15 to 2.62%. The pH and EC_e values ranged from 5.38 to 7.92 and 0.50 to 3.80 dS m⁻¹, respectively. Sand, silt and clay contents of the organic soils ranged between 0.75–3.92, 40.70–74.77 and 24.15–57.30%, respectively. Differences in organic soils were found to depend on the environment, botanical origins, decomposition degrees, and groundwater composition. The organic soils of the research area were classified in the typic, hemic and hydric subgroups of Medifibrists (Soil Taxonomy 1999).