Content characteristics of organic matter and calcium carbonate of aeolian soils in Ulan Buh Desert along the Yellow River
A Lasa1, WANG Long1, GAO Guanglei1,2, ZHANG Ying1, CAO Hongyu1, DU Yujia1, LIU Xuefeng3
1. Engineering Research Center of Forestry Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, Beijing, China; 2. Yanchi Ecology Research Station of the Mu Us Desert, 751500, Yanchi, Ningxia, China; 3. Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry, 010010, Hohhot, China
Abstract:[Background] Soil organic matter (SOM) plays the role of binder in the formation of soil aggregates. The increase of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) content can greatly reduce the lumpiness and stability of soil by changing the structure of soil microaggregates. However, some studies show that the increase of CaCO3 content can also enhance the stability of soil through bonding. There is scarce precipitation, serious soil coarsening and frequent sandstorm weather in Ulan Buh desert, which limits the regional social and economic development.[Methods] The study was conducted in Ulan Buh Desert along the Yellow River. Three mobile, 3 semi-fixed and 3 fixed dunes were randomly selected, and three 1 m×1 m were randomly set up on the windward slope, hilltop, leeward slope and fields between dunes. Aeolian topsoil (0-5 cm) was selected by five-spot-sampling method. SOM content was determined using potassium dichromate volumetric method, while CaCO3 content was measured using a calcium ion concentration meter. IBM SPSS 24 software was used for ANOVA. The least significant difference method was used to analyze the content of SOM and CaCO3 of soil at different positions of dunes and in different types of dunes (α=0.05).[Results] 1) SOM contents of the soils in the mobile, semi-fixed, and fixed dunes were 17.14, 15.67, 22.13 g/kg and CaCO3 contents were 0.98, 1.06, 1.57 g/kg, respectively. During sand dune fixation, SOM and CaCO3 increased significantly (P<0.05). 2) In mobile dunes, the contents of SOM of topsoil at windward slope, hilltop, leeward slope and fields between dunes were 13.43, 16.06, 19.59, 19.91 g/kg, while the contents of CaCO3 were 0.73, 0.80, 1.28, 1.21 g/kg, respectively. In semi-fixed dunes, the contents of SOM were 23.33, 17.32, 7.28, 10.91 g/kg, while the contents of CaCO3 were 1.77, 1.05, 0.28, 0.78 g/kg, respectively. In fixed dunes, the contents of SOM were 17.55, 22.35, 25.31, 24.13 g/kg, while the contents of CaCO3 were 1.43, 1.59, 1.70, 1.58 g/kg, respectively. 3) In mobile dunes, semi-fixed dunes, fixed dunes and on average level, the contents of CaCO3 were positively correlative with the content of SOM by power function (R2=0.761, 0.873, 0.693, 0.809, P<0.01). In addition, with the increase of SOM content, the increase rate of CaCO3 content in aeolian sandy soil of mobile dune and semi-fixed dune increased, while that of fixed dune slowed down.[Conclusions] Vegetation coverage and wind erosion intensity are the main reasons for the difference of SOM and CaCO3 contents in different dune types and different positions. SOM plays an important role in the formation of CaCO3. The conclusions can reveal the change rule of SOM and CaCO3 during dune fixation, and deeply understand the wind erosion process of Ulan Buh Desert along the Yellow River.
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A Lasa, WANG Long, GAO Guanglei, ZHANG Ying, CAO Hongyu, DU Yujia, LIU Xuefeng. Content characteristics of organic matter and calcium carbonate of aeolian soils in Ulan Buh Desert along the Yellow River. SSWC, 2022, 20(1): 41-47.
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