Ecology and Environment ›› 2022, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (5): 918-930.DOI: 10.16258/j.cnki.1674-5906.2022.05.007

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Soil Quality Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Different Land Use in the Red Bed Landform Region of South China: Taking Nanxiong Basin as An Example

CHEN Jinfeng1,2(), YU Shiqin1,2, FU Jiafang3, XU Guoliang1,2,*(), YU Bo4, LAI Xiaoqun1, HU Siyuan1, ZHANG Kaiqu1, LIU Jiahua1   

  1. 1. School of Geography and Remote Sensing, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
    2. Rural Non-point Source Pollution Comprehensive Management Technology Center of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
    3. Natural Resources Bureau of Nanxiong, Shaoguan City, Shaoguan 512400, P. R. China
    4. Environmental Geological Prospecting Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510080, P. R. China
  • Received:2022-01-06 Online:2022-05-18 Published:2022-07-12
  • Contact: XU Guoliang

华南红层地貌区不同利用方式土壤质量特征及其影响因素——以南雄盆地为例

陈金凤1,2(), 余世钦1,2, 符加方3, 徐国良1,2,*(), 于波4, 赖晓群1, 胡思源1, 张开渠1, 刘家华1   

  1. 1.广州大学地理科学与遥感学院,广东 广州 510006
    2.广东省农村水环境面源污染综合治理工程技术研究中心,广东 广州 510006
    3.南雄市自然资源局,广东 韶关 512400
    4.广东省环境地质勘查院,广东 广州 510080
  • 通讯作者: 徐国良
  • 作者简介:陈金凤(1996年生),女,硕士研究生,主要研究方向为土壤生态修复。E-mail: 2112001033@e.gzhu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(42071061);南雄市红砂岭综合治理工程监测分析与评价项目(ZPSG2020ZB010);南雄市红砂岭综合治理工程监测分析与评价项目(ZPSG2020ZB045);广州大学大学生创新训练项目(202011078004);广州大学大学生创新训练项目(202111078002)

Abstract:

Red beds are widely distributed in China and other parts of the world. Previous studies largely focused on the origin, distribution, and geomorphic features of the red bed, but less is known about the effect of landuse on soil quality. In Nanxiong red beds basin in Northern Guangdong Province, ninety-four soil samples from six landuse types including red bed erosion hillock, red bed bare rock hillock, grassland, shrubland, arbor woodland, and farmland were collected. Soil pH, organic matter, alkaline hydrolysis nitrogen, available phosphorus, available potassium, and soil trace elements (Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn) were measured. These characteristics were used to calculate soil quality index and soil degradation index for each landuse type. Our study showed that there were significant differences in soil quality among landuse types, which could be attributed to natural and anthropogenic influences. Soil quality of the Nanxiong red beds basin was strongly controlled by parent rocks, including purplish red conglomerate, sand rocks and argillaceous rocks, and thus were of alkaline and neutral soil pH and high K content. Vegetation types could also significantly affect soil quality. Without vegetation establishment, the highly degraded red beds had the lowest soil quality index, while the woodland had the highest soil quality index with the lowest pH but highest Zn, Fe and Mn content due to the acidification caused by root exudates and litter decomposition. Moreover, there were also obvious differences among sites with different vegetations. Soil quality was deeply influenced by anthropogenic activities such as cultivation, firewood collecting, gum harvesting, which caused the desertification of different degrees. However, anthropogenic activities may improve soil quality if the activity introduces external organic matter and nutrients or facilitates vegetation establishment.

Key words: red bed landform, land use type, soil quality, soil degradation, principal component analysis, Nanxiong basin

摘要:

红层地貌在中国,乃至世界,都有广泛的分布。以往对红层的研究主要集中在成因、分布和地貌特征等方面,但对于红层区土壤在不同土地利用下的质量变化缺乏了解。为了研究华南典型红层地貌区不同土地利用类型土壤质量特征及其影响因素,在粤北韶关南雄红层盆地,选择红层强蚀岗地、红层裸岩岗地、草丛地、灌木地、乔木地、农用地6种土地利用类型,采集94个土壤样品并测试pH、有机质、碱解氮、有效磷、速效钾和微量元素有效铜、有效锌、有效铁、有效锰等土壤指标,通过主成分分析,计算不同土地利用类型的土壤质量综合指数及土壤退化指数。研究结果表明,南雄盆地红层区不同土地利用类型土壤质量差异显著,受自然和人为因素共同影响。(1)南雄红层区土壤质量特征明显受到红层母岩的影响。由于红层区土壤主要是由紫红色砾岩、砂岩和泥质岩等发育而成,土壤总体上呈中性或弱碱性,土壤速效钾含量较高。(2)植被覆盖差异对土壤质量有显著影响。红层强蚀岗地是研究区土壤退化的极端表现,其表层缺乏植被覆盖,土壤质量综合指数最低;乔木地土壤综合质量最高,有效锌、有效铁和有效锰的含量最多,但pH值最低,可能是受到凋落物分解酸化和南方暴雨淋洗等的作用。不同乔木林地土壤质量的差异可能与凋落物类型、产生和分解能力的差异有关。(3)人类活动对红层区土壤质量具有深远影响,历史上人类开荒和农耕活动造成连片的红层荒漠化;近年农户的拾薪、踩踏和收胶也使马尾松林地出现大面积的地表裸露,导致土壤质量退化;农用地人为输入养分一定程度也可以明显提升土壤质量。

关键词: 红层地貌, 土地利用类型, 土壤质量, 土壤退化, 主成分分析, 南雄盆地

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