LIU Run, SHEN Jiachen, ZHANG Zhaohui. Study on the Significance of Ecological Restoration of Four Bryophytes in Karst Rocky Desertification Area[J]. 2018, 32(6): 141-148.
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LIU Run, SHEN Jiachen, ZHANG Zhaohui. Study on the Significance of Ecological Restoration of Four Bryophytes in Karst Rocky Desertification Area[J]. 2018, 32(6): 141-148. DOI: 10.13870/j.cnki.stbcxb.2018.06.022.
Study on the Significance of Ecological Restoration of Four Bryophytes in Karst Rocky Desertification Area
In order to explore the ecological restoration significance of bryophytes in rocky desertification areas
four common bryophytes(Eurohypnum leptothallum
Brachythecium perminusculum
Bryum dichotomum and Cyrto-hypnum pygmaeum)in rocky desertification areas were selected. The biomass
saturated water absorption
root density
transpiration rate
and anti-scour ability were measured. For the first time
these four bryophytes were applied to the practice of rocky desertification restoration
and their soil enzyme activities were tracked and monitored for one year. The results showed that the water holding capacity of the four bryophytes was significantly different.(1)The biomass of the four bryophytes was ranked as follows:E. leptothallum > B. dichotomum > B. perminusculum > C. pygmaeum. The lowest saturated water absorption was C. pygmaeum (660.78±3.46)%
and the highest was E. leptothallum(1 627.82±4.68)%. (2)Bryum dichotomum showed that highest transpiration rate (6.63 g/(kg·h)) and was more easily to lose moisture
while E. leptothallum's moisture was less likely to lose than other bryophytes as it showed the lowest transpiration rate(0.93 g/(kg·h)). (3)There was a significant positive correlation between anti-erosion ability and root length density
root weight density and biomass. Eurohypnum leptothallum showed strong erosion resistance in each set of scouring experiments and could effectively reduce soil loss.(4)All four bryophytes could effectively increase the enzyme activity of the cultured soil. The bryophyte biomass
anti-erosion enhancement
and pseudo root density were positively correlated with soil dehydrogenase and urease activity. All four kinds of bryophytes had high water and soil conservation benefits
and the benefit of E. leptothallumwas more pronounced. It is recommended to use bryophyte in rocky desertification repair practices by using species succession rules.
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