Soil cation exchange capacity dynamics under bush fallow in South-Western Nigeria

The trend of change in the cation exchange capacity of ferrallitic soils under bush fallow in south-western Nigeria was examined during the first 10 years following the cessation of cropping. The general trend is that the soil cation exchange capacity increases over time but this increase is largely restricted to the 0–10 cm layer of the soils. Three years of fallowing in the study area was generally inadequate to maintain soil cation exchange capacity at a level that would ensure continued high fertility. It is suggested that a short fallow of 3 years should be accompanied by the application of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers to increase the supply of plant nutrients. Soil percentage base saturation decreased with increasing length of the fallow period, presumably due to nutrient uptake from the soil by fallow vegetation. It is suggested that soils should be limed after a long fallow of >10 years in order to increase soil percentage base saturation and nutrient availability. Organic matter appears to be the main factor influencing the cation exchange capacity of soils under bush fallow in the study area. The effects of fallow vegetation on organic build-up in fallow soil and their implications for managing soil fertility during cropping are discussed.     

Organic matter and nutrient contents of soils under four types of bush fallow vegetation in SW Nigeria

The organic matter and nutrient contents of soils under four types of bush fallow in a part of the forest zone of SW Nigeria were analysed. The soils were formed from the same parent material of sandstone. The fallows studied were: 1) grass, 2) forb, 3) forb/woody and 4) woody fallows. The total nitrogen and organic matter contents and the cation exchange capacity values of soils under the forb/woody and woody fallow on the one hand were higher than those of the grass and forb fallow on the other. This is due to the greater age, biomass and greater capacity of the forb/woody and woody fallows to generate litter and to protect the soil against organic matter diminution through erosion and thermal decomposition. Of the four fallow types, the woody had the highest organic matter and nitrogen contents and cation exchange capacity. The fallows exert differential effects on soil mineral-nutrients. Compared to the woody fallow, there was a build-up of exchageable calcium in the topsoils of the grass and forb fallow. In contrast, there was a marked accumulation of exchageable sodium and potassium in the topsoils of the forb/woody and woody fallows. The woody and the grass or forb fallows appear to complement one another in restoring soil organic matter and nutrient content after cropping. It is suggested that the woody fallow should be alternated with grass or forb fallow in order to maintain the balance of soil nutrients over time.     

Sources and transformations of organic matter in surface soils and sediments from a tidal estuary (North Inlet, South Carolina, USA)

Surface soil and sediment samples collected along a forest-brackish marsh-salt marsh transect in a southeastern U.S. estuary were separated into three different fractions (sand, macro-organic matter, and humus) based on size and density. Elemental, stable carbon isotope, and lignin analyses of these samples reveal important contrasts in the quantity, composition, and sources of organic matter, between forest and marsh sites. Elevated nitrogen contents in humus samples suggest nitrogen incorporation during humification is most extensive in forest soils relative to the marsh sites. The lignin compositions of the macro-organic and humus samples reflect the predominant type of vegetation at each site. Lignin phenol ratios indicate that woody and nonwoody litter from, gymnosperm and angiosperms trees (pines and oaks) is the major source of vascular plant-derived organic matter in the forest site and that angiosperm, grasses (Juncus andSpartina) are the major sources of lignin at the marsh sites. The phenol distributions also reveal that oxidative degradation of lignin is most extensive in the forest and brackish marsh zones whereas little lignin decay occurs in the salt marsh samples. In forest soils, most organic matter originates from highly altered forest vegetation while at the brackish marsh site organic matter is a mixture of degradedJuncus materials and microbial/algal remains. Organic matter in the salt marsh appears to be composed of a more complex mixture of sources, including degradedSpartina detritus as well as algal and microbial inputs. Microbial methane oxidation appears to be an important process and a source of¹³C depleted organic carbon in subsurface sediments at this site.     

长江源北麓河流域多年冻土区热融湖塘形成对高寒草甸土壤环境的影响

通过对长江源北麓河流域多年冻土区热融湖塘及湖塘影响周边条件下高寒草甸土壤理化性质的比较研究,结果表明:热融湖塘的形成对高寒草甸土壤环境产生了明显影响,热融湖塘形成对土壤质地、含水量、容重以及土壤养分等产生强烈改变,尤其表层土壤;土壤机质(SOM)、全氮(N)等化学物质和其他养分成分在不同退化的土壤中都有所改变.有机质和...     

Land use effects on the properties of an Alfisol on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria

This study was carried out to determine the effects of different land-use types on the properties of an Alfisol on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria. Areas being used for nature conservation (forest), grazing and maize cultivation were chosen, and the three are contiguous within a nearly level, moderately well-drained site. Within each of the three land-use areas, a plot of 30 x 20 m was chosen. Each plot was divided into 6 grids of 100 m² size. Within each of these grids, four sampling sites were chosen by throwing up a coin four times. The four surface soil (0–5 cm depth) samples taken at the points where the coin landed, were mixed to form the composite sample, out of which sizeable portion was taken. This means that six soil samples were taken for each land use area (forest, grass, and cultivated). Same procedure was repeated for each of the following soil depths 5–15, 15–30 and 30–50 cm. Laboratory soil analyses were carried out while analysis of variance was used to test the significance of mean difference. The results show that forest clearing for grazing and maize cultivation has lead to significant decreases in most soil fertility variables. Organic matter levels of the grassland and cultivated soils are just about 28% and 13%, respectively, of that of the forest soil in the 0–5 cm depth, while they are 36% and 19%, respectively, in the 5–15 cm depth. Exchangeable cations and effective cation exchange capacity are also significantly higher in the forest soils. The effects are attributable to soil organic matter decomposition and nutrient removal resulting from forest clearance, maize cultivation and grazing. Hence, for sustained agricultural productivity, the soils require adequate inorganic and organic fertilizer additions together with appropriate cultural practices such as agroforestry, crop rotation and mixed cropping involving legumes.     

Post-cropping change and dynamics in soil and vegetation properties after forest clearing: Example of the semi-arid Mikea Region (southwestern Madagascar)

This study concerns post-cultural dynamics in the semi-arid South-West of Madagascar (Analabo area, near the Mikea Forest). A synchronic comparison was performed on a set of abandoned fields plots aged from 2 to 30 years and on forest and savanna reference ecosystems, located on cambic arenosols developed from same Quaternary dune sands. The studied parameters concerned mainly a few physical and chemical soil properties (density, permeability, compaction, texture, C, N, K, P content). Important changes occur in the post-cultural succession: an increase of the soil density and compaction, and decrease of the soil upper layer permeability. Consequently, slash and burn cultivation leads to a packing and an induration of the soil surface. Results about edaphic indicators have shown that the physical parameters used better discriminate various stages of evolution than the chemical parameters do. The multivariate analysis of soil indicators shows that vegetative succession over 30 years in a forest ecosystem cleared, burnt, cultivated and left, does not lead to features corresponding to a closed-canopy forest but rather to those of a tree savanna with open, mixed woody-herbaceous vegetation. The primary dense dry deciduous regeneration of the primary forest is very low or nil. In the semi-arid SW Madagascar (Analabo region), post-cultural dynamics conditions consists in a savanna-formation process, controlled by: (1) the intensity and duration of the disturbance (during the cultivation phase); and (2) the more drastic environmental conditions (including both climate and soil).     

Zinc availability in relation to selected soil properties in a crude oil polluted eutric tropofluvent

The study investigated zinc availability in relation to selected soil properties in a crude-oil-polluted Eutric Tropofluvent in Egbema, Southeastern Nigeria. For this purpose, three treatments have been applied: unpolluted soil, polluted without vegetation and polluted with vegetation with five replicates arranged in a randomized complete block design. Guided by transect sampling technique, soil sampling was carried out in June 2008. Soil samples were collected from the three different land units using soil auger at a depth of 0–20 cm. Standard laboratory procedures were adopted in analysing the soils. Soil generated data were subjected to analysis of variance and correlation analysis. Results showed highly significant variation (p = 0.01) in bulk density, porosity, silt: clay ratio, pH, effective cation exchange capacity, percent base saturation, total nitrogen, organic matter, available phosphorus, calcium: magnesium ratio and zinc. It was found that zinc was higher in crude oil polluted soils than in non-polluted soil and it was below critical limits. Zinc availability in relation to selected soil properties in the crude oil polluted soils indicated that clay and organic matter did not affect zinc availability, while pH and effective cation exchange capacity did. A study on zinc dynamics in crude-oil-polluted soils will certainly provide further information on the management of crude-oil-polluted soils since it is one of the key micronutrient for crop productivity.     

贵州喀斯特山区植被演替对土壤有效性氮磷含量及酶活性的影响

对贵州南部茂兰喀斯特山区不同植被类型的土壤进行调查与采样分析,探讨植被演替过程中土壤生物有效性氮磷含量及酶活性的变化。结果表明:喀斯特植被从阔叶林向灌木林及灌草丛的演变过程中,土壤全氮、活性有机磷含量出现下降;而速效氮、硝态氮、速效磷及水溶性磷的含量出现显著的降低,灌草丛土壤中速效氮、硝态氮、速效磷及水溶性磷的平均含量分别比原生阔叶林土壤减少28.09%、65.44%、69.42%和81.71%;同时,土壤脲酶、蛋白质酶、磷酸酶活性分别比原生阔叶林土壤减少74.72%、63.08%和50.32%。在喀斯特山区土壤生物有效性氮磷含量的变化明显地受到植被群落演变的影响,森林退化主要导致土壤硝态氮及水溶性磷数量的明显减少。      

Fractions and Bioavailability of Soil Inorganic Phosphorus in the Loess Plateau of China under Different Vegetations

Plants play an important role in soil phosphorus nutrition. However, the effect of plants on phosphorus nutrition in soils of the Loess Plateau of China is not well understood. This study was conducted to reveal the relationships between plants and phosphorus’ fractions and availability in the Loess Plateau of China. Twenty-two plant communities were surveyed and soil samples under different plant canopies were collected for the determination of soil properties and inorganic phosphorus fractionation. The results showed that Leguminosae and Lilaceae reduced pH and increased organic matter, cation exchange capacity, total and Olsen phosphorus in soils under their canopies, while Labiatae and Rosaceae increased pH and decreased organic matter, cation exchange capacity, total and Olsen phosphorus in soils under their canopies. The contents of Ca2P, Ca8P, Al-P and Fe-P were highly related with soil Olsen phosphorus. They were all higher in soils under Leguminosae and Lilaceae and lower in soils under Labiatae and Rosaceae. The results of this study indicate that Leguminosae and Lilaceae improved phosphorus nutrition in soils, yet Labiatae and Rosaceae impeded the improvement of phosphorus nutrition in soils under their canopies, which will be of more help to instruct vegetation restoration in the region and provide information for soil development.     

西宁黄土堆积记录的最近13万年高原季风气候变化

青藏高原对于大气的热力和动力作用形成了高原季风气候现象.青藏高原东北部西宁盆地位于高原季风控制区,末次间冰期以来的黄土堆积记录了高原季风气候变化过程.对西宁盆地湟水阶地上的黄土堆积进行了地貌观查、地层对比和探槽及探井采样,完成了热释光和光释光测年,测量了古地磁定向样品以及磁化率、频率磁化率、CaCO3含量和粒度等古气候代用指标.结果表明,西宁黄土堆积记录的高原夏季风环流在相当于深海氧同位素阶段5e特别强,在5a和5c阶段接近于阶段3.高原夏季风和冬季风变化存在位相差以及冬季风强的时候夏季风不一定弱,夏季风弱的时候冬季风不一定强的变化模式.     

Understanding compost effects on water availability in a degraded sandy soil of Patagonia

Disturbances have the potential to reduce soil water and nutrient retention capacity by decreasing soil organic matter (SOM), which is particularly true for sandy soils characterized by an inherent low capacity to retain nutrients and water. To restore degraded areas, several works have shown positive effects of organic matter inputs on soil properties and plant growth. Despite these promising results, it is still unclear how organic matter inputs and plant growth modify the balance between soil nutrient and water supply. The objectives of the present work were (1) to evaluate the effects of biosolids compost and municipal compost addition on plant available water (PAW), soil moisture and soil temperature in a burned sandy soil of NW Patagonia (Argentina), and (2) to relate PAW and soil moisture with bulk density, soil organic carbon, nutrient availability (inorganic and potential mineralized nitrogen (N), extractable phosphorous) and aboveground phytomass. An experiment with excised vegetation and watering was also conducted. Compost application increased SOM, but it was insufficient to increase PAW. The increase in potential mineralized N in the amended soils indicated that during moist periods (and adequate temperatures), N uptake was increased, enhancing plant growth. As a consequence, higher plant water consumption in amended treatments resulted in lower soil moisture than in non-amended plots during the vegetative growth period that coincides with decreasing precipitation. Results indicate that a relatively high dose of compost (40 Mg ha^?1) applied to a sandy soil, contributed to increase nutrient availability and consequently, aboveground phytomass and water consumption.     

黄河湿地孟津段不同植物群落类型土壤有机质含量变化特征研究

通过对黄河湿地孟津段不同湿地植被群落类型土壤进行采样分析,探讨了黄河小浪底水库修建之后调水调沙对下游滨河湿地不同植被群落类型土壤沉积特征的影响,并系统研究了滨河湿地土壤有机质的空间分异特征。研究结果表明：受上游小浪底水库建设的影响,滨河湿地不同植被群落类型土壤沉积层次和沉积厚度变化较大,近岸湿地植被向陆生演替的特征明显,土壤沉积加速、并不断向河道推移;滨河湿地不同植物群落类型、不同土壤层次的土壤有机质含量差异显著;典型湿地特征的植被群落表层土壤有机质含量明显高于其它深部沉积土壤;滨河湿地土壤有机质含量的显著差异性和受外部条件的显著控制作用,充分反映了滨河湿地生态系统的脆弱性。     

岩溶区坡耕地土壤肥力综合评价——以重庆中梁山坡耕地样区为例

坡耕地是我国西南地区最重要的土地利用类型,也是我国一项重要的国土资源。由于该地区坡耕地石漠化程度高,土壤侵蚀问题严重,致使坡耕地土壤肥力不断退化。以重庆市中梁山坡耕地样区为例,采用模糊综合指数法进行小尺度坡耕地土壤肥力评价。经取样数合理性分析表明,25个样点估计研究区土壤肥力评价能够满足90 %置信水平条件下,10 %、15 %和20 %的相对误差取样数的精度要求;运用主成分分析（PCA）,通过计算变量的Norm值筛选有机质、全氮、全磷、全钾、碱解氮、耕层厚度和粉黏比进入最小数据集（MDS）,并对进入MDS的肥力因子进行相关系数分析检验,表明选取的MDS能最大程度表达坡耕地土壤属性信息;利用隶属度函数实现评价指标量纲归一化并对单项肥力指标进行评价,采用加权求和模型计算土壤肥力综合指数（IFI）,结果表明,土壤有机质和全磷是影响研究区土壤肥力的限制因子,研究区80 %样地肥力综合指数在0.40～0.60之间,肥力水平处于中等程度。      

Implications from concentrations and isotopic data for Pb partitioning processes in soils

Lead concentrations and stable isotopic measurements were examined in the different chemical fractions of Czech forest soils to investigate the mechanisms of Pb partitioning. A method of selective sequential dissolution (SSD) was employed that distinguished between five different fractions: exchangeable, surface bound, organic matter, Fe-oxides, and silicates (non-labile).From an analysis of the concentrations and isotopic compositions associated with the different fractions, it is apparent that Pb in the deep Czech mineral soils is of predominantly natural origin and is primarily associated with silicates (69-81%) and Fe-oxides (11-19%). Natural Pb associated with surface bound and organic matter fractions in mineral soils accounts for only 7 to 15%. Anthropogenic Pb in the Czech soils is concentrated primarily in the organic horizons and is strongly associated with the surface-bound and organic matter fractions in which the proportion of total Pb is 33 to 50% and 23 to 47%, respectively.At high and low levels of contamination, Pb isotopic signatures within the labile fractions of the same soil samples are generally homogenous, although a degree of heterogeneity among these fractions is noted in samples of intermediate degrees of contamination. Such heterogeneity probably reflects different levels of natural and anthropogenic Pb mixing.Determination of the mass-normalized affinity of Pb to the primary components using solid-solution distribution coefficients suggests that in Czech forest soils, the order of affinity may be summarized as Fe-oxides > organic matter > silicates. A similar treatment of the data reported for semiarid Mediterranean soils indicates the prevailing order to be Fe-oxides > carbonates > organic matter > silicates. The general similarity of the behaviour of Pb with respect to the different soil components in both temperate and semiarid soils suggests that these orders of affinity may have wider significance for a variety of other soil types.     

石漠化区植被恢复过程凋落叶分解特征及其对土壤有机碳/氮的影响——以重庆中梁山为例

运用凋落物分解袋及样品室内分析的方法,研究了石漠化脆弱生态区植被恢复不同阶段主要建群种凋落叶分解及有机碳、氮释放动态及其与土壤团聚体有机碳、氮之间的关系。结果表明:(1)各植被恢复阶段凋落叶分解系数介于0.73～1.33之间,不同阶段之间表现为,草地<灌丛<乔木林<灌乔林,人工樟树林介于乔木林与灌乔林之间。(2)各植被恢复阶段凋落叶有机碳、氮净释放率介于58.5%～72.9%与21.2%～63.9%之间,有机碳在分解期间表现为净释放,有机碳、氮释放率随植被恢复年限的延长呈增加的趋势。(3)凋落叶分解与养分释放对土壤有机碳、氮含量的提高有促进作用。其中,凋落叶分解系数与0.25～1 mm、<0.25 mm粒径团聚体轻组有机碳、氮之间关系密切。在植被恢复过程中,凋落叶分解速率及有机碳、氮释放率随恢复年限延长而呈增加趋势,凋落叶分解对土壤有机碳、氮有重要影响,轻组有机碳、氮优先向小粒径团聚体输入,小粒径团聚体在土壤有机碳、氮积累中有重要作用。凋落叶分解一方面能为植物生长提供养分,同时也促进土壤有机质的形成与积累,植被恢复过程中应加强水土保持、提高土壤层的养分保蓄与抗水土流失能力。      

土壤与植物根系特征及碳积累探究

为研究土壤与植物根系生长及有机碳输入之间的关系,2011年分别将构树（Broussonetia papyrifera）、铁仔（Myrsine africana）、紫花苜蓿（Medicago sativa）、皇竹草（Pennisetum sinese）移栽入贵州大学林学院苗圃基地,采用石灰土（岩溶地区土壤）与硅质黄壤（非岩溶地区土壤）进行培育,然后对根系生长特征和根系对土壤有机碳积累进行了研究。研究结果表明,构树根系在岩溶地区土壤比非岩溶地区土壤发达,即岩溶地区土壤根系碳沉积比非岩溶高。岩溶地区土壤上,紫花苜蓿死亡根系体积最大,其根系对土壤有机碳积累贡献最大。构树根系生长无论在哪种土壤均随土层深度增加而增加,使得森林土壤深层有机碳含量比草地高。因此,可确定土壤有机碳积累与植被生长环境和植被种类密切相关。      

Geochemistry of radium in soils of the Eastern United States

The abundance and chemical/mineralogical form of ²²⁶Ra, ²³⁸U and ²³²Th were determined on samples of soil and associated vegetation at 12 sites in the eastern United States. Progressive, selective chemical extraction plus size fractionation determined the abundance and radiometric equilibrium condition of these nuclides in 6 operationally defined soil fractions: exchangeable cations, organic matter, “free” Fe-oxides, sand, silt, and clay.In soils, profile-averaged ²²⁶Ra/²³⁸U activity ratios (AR) are within 10% of unity for most sites, implying little fractionation of U and Ra when the entire soil profile is considered. However, ²²⁶Ra greatly exceeds ²³⁸U activity in most surface soil (AR up to 1.8, av 1.22), in vegetation (AR up to 65, av. 2.8), in the exchangeable+organic fraction (AR up to 30, av. 13), in some soil Fe oxides (AR up to 3.5, av. 0.83) and in the C horizons of deeply weathered soils (AR up to 1.5).A major factor in Ra behavior is uptake by vegetation, which concentrates Ra>U and moves Ra from deeper soil to surface soil. Vegetation is capable of creating the observed Ra excess in typical surface soil horizons (AR up to 1.8, av. 1.22) in about 1000 a. Of the total Ra in an average A horizon, 42% occurs as exchangeable ions and in organic matter, but only 6–8% of the parent U and Th occur in these soil forms. In contrast, U is slightly enriched relative to Ra in Fe-oxides of A horizons, implying rapid chemical partition of vegetation-cycled U and Ra.In deeper horizons, transfer by vegetation and/or direct chemical partitioning of Ra into organic and exchangeable forms provides a source for unsupported ²²⁶Ra in Ra-rich organic matter, and leaves all soil minerals Ra-poor (AR=0.73). Organic matter evidently has a strong affinity for Ra.The phenomena discussed above are relevant to evaluation of indoor Rn hazard, and behavior of Ra at sites affected by radioactive waste disposal, phosphate tailings, Ra-rich brine, and uraniferous fertilizer.     

Soil properties and stable carbon isotope analysis of landscape features in the Petexbatún region of Guatemala

Soil properties and stable carbon isotope ratios contained in the soil organic matter (SOM) were used to investigate the change in vegetative history of land cleared anciently for maize (Zea mays L.) agriculture in the Petexbatún region of Guatemala. Maize and other C⁴ plants associated with land clearance leave a carbon isotopic signature in the SOM different from the C³ plants of native forest vegetation. Soil profiles were collected from various landscape features around the Classic Maya site of Aguateca: control locations (areas likely not used in ancient agriculture), defensible locations (areas near defensive walls), rejolladas (natural karst depressions), upland locations (well‐drained soils atop the Aguateca escarpment), and bajos (seasonal and perennial wetlands). The chemical and physical properties of the profiles were examined and the soils were taxonomically classified to the great group level. The changes in d¹³C with soil depth were determined and compared statistically. The ¹³C enrichment of the SOM in bajo and rejollada profiles were similar and were significantly (p < 0.05) greater than the control, defensible, and upland soils. This isotopic signature of sustained C⁴ vegetation was likely associated with forest clearance and ancient Maya agriculture. Both the bajo and rejollada landscape features appear to have been valuable agricultural resources for ancient Maya. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

喀斯特石漠化区不同优势树种根际土壤有机碳及氮磷的变化

通过对贵州中部喀斯特石漠化区典型植被及土壤进行调查,探讨森林退化过程中不同群落优势树种根际土壤有机碳及氮磷含量的变化。结果表明:根际土壤有机碳及氮磷含量均高于非根际土壤;在不同植被类型之间,林木根际对土壤有机碳及氮磷的累积效应存在明显的差异性,其中土壤有机碳的累积效应表现最明显,其次是土壤磷素,而土壤氮素累积效应的差异性较小。在树木根基0～30cm水平范围内,根际土壤总有机碳、易氧化有机碳、全氮、有效氮和有效磷含量都明显高于30～90cm外围根际区。不同群落优势树种之间,根际土壤碳及氮磷总量的差异性表现为总有机碳＞全氮＞全磷,而碳及氮磷的生物有效态含量则表现为有效磷＞易氧化有机碳＞有效氮。森林退化过程中,群落优势树种根际土壤总有机碳、易氧化有机碳及有效磷含量出现显著的下降,从而明显地影响土壤的肥力水平。      

九寨沟景区“8·8”地震前后及钙华生境保育修复后植被和水系的动态变化

利用Landsat-8、高分1号、2号等卫星影像,评估九寨沟核心钙华景点及整个景区在“8·8”地震前、后和钙华生境保育修复后植被覆盖度、土壤湿度、森林面积和水系面积的动态变化。结果显示:人工为辅、自然为主的钙华保育修复后钙华核心景点和整个景区的高植被、中低植被、低植被覆盖面积均有了显著增加,裸地生态类型仍存在,但呈逐年减少趋势,中植被覆盖类型较震后和震前减少;保育后第二年,湿润和很湿润面积、总森林面积和水系面积比震前和震后都有大幅增加,高植被覆盖度面积、森林面积和水系面积间存在正相关关系,可能是由于人工干预下原生境快速恢复,提高了植被覆盖面积,植被的蒸散和截流作用进一步影响了流域的水文过程,促进了水系面积的恢复。