Distribution Characteristics of Organic Carbon in Soil Water-stable Aggregates of Wutai Mountain[J]. 2017, 31(4): 159-165.
DOI:
Distribution Characteristics of Organic Carbon in Soil Water-stable Aggregates of Wutai Mountain[J]. 2017, 31(4): 159-165. DOI: 10.13870/j.cnki.stbcxb.2017.04.026.
Distribution Characteristics of Organic Carbon in Soil Water-stable Aggregates of Wutai Mountain
To explore organic carbon distribution characteristics in different soil aggregates of Wutai Mountain vertical zone
the soil samples which including subalpine meadow soil
mountain meadow soil
brown soil
leached cinnamon soil
and calcareous cinnamon soil from high altitude to low altitude were collected in August 2016. Water-stable aggregates in different levels (>2 mm
2~0.25 mm
0.25~0.053 mm and <0.053 mm) of different type soils were harvested through wet-sieving method and physical fractionation technique
and the TOC
POC
and MOC of all level aggregates and soils were further analyzed. The results showed that subalpine meadow soil
mountain meadow soil
and brown soil all mainly composed by >2 mm aggregates
which accounted for 45.13% of all water-stable aggregates. However
cinnamon soil and calcareous cinnamon soil were mainly composed by 2~0.25 mm and 0.25~0.053 mm aggregates respectively
reached 33.79% and 39.95%. With the decrease of altitude
soil organic carbon content decreased. Besides
the organic carbon content of >2 mm and 2~0.25 mm aggregates in different type soils had a great significant positive correlation with the corresponding soil organic carbon content and the correlation coefficients were r>2 mm=0.986
r2~0.25 mm=0.966 (P<0.01). Although with the decrease of soil aggregates diameter
the POC contents of sub alpine meadow soil
mountain meadow soil
and brown soil decreased
and the POC contents of leached cinnamon soil and calcareous cinnamon soil increased. The MOC content of subalpine meadow soil
mountain meadow soil and brown soil were highest in >2 mm aggregates
and the MOC content of leached cinnamon soil
calcareous cinnamon soil were highest in 2~0.25 mm and 0.25~0.053 mm aggregates
respectively. The soil MOC content was significantly greater than the POC content
and these two showed a positive correlation in soils and all level macro-aggregates (P<0.05). In addition
the content of POC and MOC in soils also showed a positive correlation with the content of soil organic carbon (P<0.05). Therefore
the soil aggregates turned from macro-aggregates to micro-aggregates with the decrease of altitude
and the carbon capture ability of subalpine meadow soil
mountain meadow soil and brown soil was stronger than leached cinnamon soil and calcareous cinnamon soil.