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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (1): 36-45.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2020353

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Species diversity and soil nutrient changes of a Nitraria tangutorum shrub community in Qingtu Lake wetland

Fu-gui HAN1,2(), Duo-qing MAN2, Qing-zhong ZHENG2, Yan-li ZHAO2(), Yu-nian ZHANG2, Bin XIAO2, Gui-quan FU2, Juan DU2   

  1. 1.National Observation Station on Forest Ecosystems in Hexi Corridor of Gansu,Gansu Hexi Corridor Forest Ecosystem National Research Station,Wuwei 733000,China
    2.State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Desertification and Aeolian Sand Disaster Combating,Gansu Desert Control Research Institute,Lanzhou 730070,China
  • Received:2020-07-28 Revised:2020-09-09 Online:2021-01-20 Published:2021-01-08
  • Contact: Yan-li ZHAO

Abstract:

This paper results from a study of species diversity and soil nutrient variation in a Nitrariatangutorum shrub community in Qingtu Lake Wetland. It was found that: 1) There were 15 species in the community, belonging to 6 families and 15 genera, including 7 genera of Chenopodiaceae, 3 genera of Tribulaceae, 2 genera of Asclepiadaceae, and 1 genus each from the Poaceae, Solanaceae and Lauraceae. 2) The highest importance value for N. tangutorum was 54.72 in heavy saline-alkali soil. Importance values for saline sandy soil, yellow silty sandy soil, gray-white silty sandy soil, and semi-fixed sandy soil were, respectively 35.00, 31.16, 22.22, and 15.65. 3) For Margalef richness index and Shannon-Weiner diversity index, there were significant differences (P<0.05) between gray-white silty soil and other soils; for Simpson diversity index, community dominance index and Pielou evenness index, there were no significant differences between soil categories (P>0.05); for Alatulo evenness index, there were significant differences (P<0.05). 4) The highest soil organic matter content was in wetland area, with the greatest concentration at 10-20 cm depth, and the lowest at 40-60 cm depth; the highest content of total phosphorus was in the upper part of the shrub dune, with the highest concentration at 5-10 cm depth, and the lowest at 40-60 cm depth; the highest content of total nitrogen was at the land among dune with the highest N content at 0-5 cm depth, and the lowest at 20-40 cm depth; 5) The soil water content in waterlogged and non-waterlogged land (dunes) increased gradually with increasing soil depth, to a maximum below 40-60 cm soil depth. The water content of Nitraria shrub dunes was increased when growing in waterlogged areas, and settlement of fine sand on the soil surface in waterlogged areas enhanced. The groundwater level at the study site has steadily risen from approximately -4.1 m in 2006 to -3.0 m in 2019, fitting the regression equation: Water depth=-0.0017X2+0.1275X-4.274, where X denotes year (R2=0.9804; P<0.05).

Key words: Qingtu Lake, Nitrariatangutorum shrub, species diversity, soil nutrients, soil moisture