Difference in soil water holding capacity and the influencing factors under different land use types in the alpine region of Tibet, China

To investigate the variation of soil water holding capacity under different land use types can provide scientific basis for evaluating the change characteristics and regulation mechanism of water conservation capacity in alpine ecosystems. We collected soil samples at different depth intervals (0-10, 10-20 and 20-30 cm) under three land use types (farmland, forest, and grassland) in Tibet alpine region to measure the maximum water holding capacity, capillary water holding capacity, field capacity, and basic soil physicochemical properties. The associated environmental factors (mean annual precipitation, normalized difference vegetation index, altitude, slope gradient and surface roughness) were extracted to analyze the change characteristics and influencing factors of soil water holding capacity under different land use types. The results showed that soil water holding capacity (the maximum water holding capacity, capillary water holding capacity, and field capacity) of farmland, forest, and grassland all decreased with increasing soil depth. The mean values of the maximum water holding capacity, capillary water holding capacity, and field capacity in the 0-30 cm soil layer of grassland were 379.79, 329.57 and 194.39 g·kg-1, respectively, which were significantly higher than that of farmland (301.15, 259.67, and 154.91 g·kg-1) and forest (293.09, 251.49, and 117.01 g·kg-1). Results of the redundancy analysis showed that soil properties significantly influenced soil water holding capacity, with explanation rate of 44.6%, 42.7%, 37.6% and 35.8% for total porosity, soil organic matter, capillary porosity and soil bulk density, respectively. Results of the principal component analysis showed that mean annual precipitation, normalized difference vegetation index, altitude, slope gradient, and surface roughness were the main environmental factors affecting the spatial variation of soil water holding capacity, with a cumulative contribution of 72.4%. The grassland in the alpine region of Tibet had the highest water holding capacity and could effectively prevent soil erosion. Therefore, the implementation of returning farmland to grassland and the enclosure management of degraded grassland would be conducive to improve soil water conservation capacity in the alpine regions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Ying yong sheng tai xue bao = The journal of applied ecology - 33(2022), 12 vom: 05. Dez., Seite 3287-3293

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Weiterer Titel:

西藏高寒区不同土地利用方式下土壤持水能力差异及其影响因素

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Ming-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Lai-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Cui-Bai [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
Alpine region
English Abstract
Influencing factor
Journal Article
Land use pattern
Regional variation
Soil
Soil water holding capacity
Tibet
Water

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.01.2023

Date Revised 11.01.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.13287/j.1001-9332.202212.012

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351130047