In order to determine the effects of herbaceous plants on the release process of soil nitrogen and phosphorus
a simulation experiment of reservoir water level fluctuation was conducted under Cynodon dactylon and Alternanthera philoxeroides. The results showed that:(1) After the end of flooding (32 days)
the soil total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) decreased by 11.75% and 25.28%
respectively in Alternanthera philoxeroides
and by 3.62% and 25.77%
respectively in Cynodon dactylon. (2) The dry-wet alternative environment mainly affected the changes of ammonium nitrogen (NH4+-N)
nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N) and available phosphorus in the soil
and had little effect on TN and TP contents in the soil. (3) The death of Cynodon dactylon increased the amount of soil TN
NH4+-N and TP
indicating that the inundated vegetation filter belt could purify N
P and other pollutants in the runoff. However that part of nutrients absorbed by the plants would in turn release to water system by the decomposition of plant biomass. The decomposition of the plant biomass once again entered into the water system or the soil
and thus the purpose of effectively preventing and controlling agricultural non-point source pollution could not be achieved. This study provides a theoretical basis for the using of vegetation buffer zone to prevent and control the eutrophication of water system in the Danjiangkou Reservoir.
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Spatial Differentiation and Correlation of Ecological Stoichiometric Characteristics of
Dynamic Risk Assessment of Bank Slope Instability in Water-Level Fluctuation Zone of Three Gorges Reservoir Area Using Trivariate Copula Function
Differentiation Characteristics of Soil Properties under Different Vegetation Types and Slope Positions in Water-Level Fluctuation Zone of Three Gorges Reservoir
Spatial Distribution and Differences in Erodibility between Sediment and Soil in the Water-Level Fluctuation Zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir
Differences in Nutrient Characteristics Between Deposited Sediment and Original Soil in Water-Level Fluctuation Zone of Three Gorges Reservoir
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