Soil Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentrations and Stoichiometries Across a Chronosequence of Restored Inland Soda Saline-Alkali Wetlands, Western Songnen Plain, Northeast China

Soil carbon(C), nitrogen(N) and phosphorus(P) concentrations and stoichiometries can be used to evaluate the success indicators to the effects of wetland restoration and reflect ecosystem function. Restoration of inland soda saline-alkali wetlands is widespread, however, the soil nutrition changes that follow restoration are unclear. We quantified the recovery trajectories of soil physicochemical properties, including soil organic carbon(SOC), total nitrogen(TN), and total phosphorus(TP) pools, for a chronosequence of three restored wetlands(7 yr, 12 yr and 21 yr) and compared these properties to those of degraded and natural wetlands in the western Songnen Plain, Northeast China. Wetland degradation lead to the loss of soil nutrients. Relative to natural wetlands, the mean reductions of in SOC, TN, and TP concentrations were 89.6%, 65.5% and 52.5%, respectively. Nutrients recovered as years passed after restoration. The SOC, TN, and TP concentrations increased by 2.36 times, 1.15 times, and 0.83 times, respectively in degraded wetlands that had been restored for 21 yr, but remained 29.2%, 17.3%, and 12.8% lower, respectively, than those in natural wetlands. The soil C∶N(RC N), C∶P(R CP), and N∶P(R NP) ratios increased from 5.92 to 8.81, 45.36 to 79.19, and 7.67 to 8.71, respectively in the wetland that had been restored for 12 yr. These results were similar to those from the natural wetland and the wetland that had been restored for 21 yr(P > 0.05). Soil nutrients changes occurred mainly in the upper layers(≤ 30 cm), and no significant differences were found in deeper soils(> 30 cm). Based on this, we inferred that it would take at least 34 yr for SOC, TN, and TP concentrations and 12 yr for RC N, R CP, and RN P in the top soils of degraded wetlands to recover to levels of natural wetlands. Soil salinity negatively influenced SOC(r =-0.704, P < 0.01), TN(r =-0.722, P < 0.01), and TP(r =-0.882, P < 0.01) concentrations during wetland restoration, which indicates that reducing salinity is beneficial to SOC, TN, and TP recovery. Moreover, plants were an important source of soil nutrients and vegetation restoration was conducive to soil nutrient accumulation. In brief, wetland restoration increased the accumulation of soil biogenic elements, which indicated that positive ecosystem functions changes had occurred.

Characteristics of land use conversion in soda saline-alkali soil region of central Northeast China

Since the 1970s,the soda saline-alkali soil region,which is located in the semiarid-arid region of the central Northeast China,has experienced drastic climate variability.Meanwhile,human activities and socio-economic development have led to an increase in water consumption.These factors have brought out considerable land use change and a lot of soil salinize-alkalization.The land use types were obtained from remote sensing images interpretation based on Landsat MSS in 1970s,TM,ETM in 1990s and 2010s.The characteristics of land use conversion and its response to climate change and influence of human activities were explored in the study area during 1970-2010.The results include:(1)The land use types had changed significantly,especially farmland and grassland,with annual growth rates of 0.31% and 0.35%,respectively.In terms of the saline-alkali land,the area increased greatly during 1970-1990,and its increase was mainly from grassland.There was a decrease from 1990 to 2010,and the loss of saline-alkali was replaced by farmland and grassland.(2)Climate change in the study area is obvious,showing a trend of decreasing precipitation and increasing temperature.The change of saline-alkali land area is closely related to the precipitation,with R2=0.78,passed a passing the 0.01 significance test.(3)The correlation of land use degree index and human activity index with saline-alkali land was not obvious,and the changes in these indices only reflected the land use patterns.Under sufficient rainfall,the saline-alkali land was developed into farmland by humans,which caused the decrease of the saline-alkali land.Therefore,climate change is the main driving force of land salinization in the study area.

Effects of different soil amendments on physicochemical property of soda saline-alkali soil and crop yield in Northeast China

Soil amendment is one of the most effective methods to improve saline-alkali soil.In this study,laboratory experiments were conducted to verify the effect of 13 kinds of amendments and their combinations(Citric acid(NM),Phosphogypsum(LS),Aluminum sulfate+citric acid(AL+NM),Aluminum sulfate+phosphogypsum(AL+LS),Aluminum sulfate+citric acid+phosphogypsum(HH),Zeolite(Z),Acidified zeolite(ZH),Aluminum sulfate(AL),Aluminum sulfate+zeolite(AL+Z),Aluminum sulfate+acidified zeolite(AL+ZH),Poly Aluminum chloride(ALCL),Polyaluminium chloride+zeolite(ALCL+Z),Polyaluminium chloride+acidified zeolite(ALCL+ZH))on soil pH,metal cations content,exchangeable Na+,exchangeable sodium percentage(ESP)in the lab.And then the five most effective amendments(Z,ZH,AL,AL+Z,and AL+ZH)were chosen applying both in dry field(maize field)and paddy field to evaluate their improvement on soda saline-alkali soil and crop yield in the northeast Songnen Plain,China.The lab results showed that AL,AL+Z and AL+ZH treatments could significantly reduce the pH in soil solution and increase the content of metal cations.Z and ZH treatments could adsorb metal cations in soil.Both in dry and paddy fields,all five treatments could increase the soil saturated hydraulic conductivity(Ks),increased from 9.63 to 60.02 mm/d and 0.18 to 33.25 mm/d,respectively,of which the AL treatment was the best;all five treatments could reduce the content of exchangeable Na+in soil,and decrease by 38.62%-61.33%and 25.24%-71.53%,respectively,of which the AL+ZH treatment was the best;all treatments could reduce soil exchangeable sodium percentage,and decrease by 0.14-0.22 and 0.14-0.41,respectively,of which the AL+ZH treatment was the best;AL,AL+Z and AL+ZH treatments could improve soil organic matter content;all treatments could effectively improve the yield of crops,and increase 23.98%-60.75%and 52.51%-260.21%,respectively,of which the AL treatment was the best in dry field and the AL+ZH treatment was the best in paddy field.The effect of AL treatment was the best in dry field and AL+ZH treatment was the best in paddy field of soda saline-alkali soil.This study could provide instructive information for the chemical improvement and agricultural utilization of soda saline-alkali soils in the world.

不同硫酸铝施用条件下对苏打盐碱地水稻吸肥规律的研究

通过对苏打盐碱地水稻施用硫酸铝改良剂的研究,阐明了不同硫酸铝施用量对水稻氮、磷、钾素营养吸收及产量的影响。试验结果表明,在重度盐碱化稻田上,施用硫酸铝可使水稻对氮、磷、钾的吸收量增加,水稻吸收养分能力分别提高40%、100%、40%。吸磷量增加最明显。其中吸氮量、吸磷量最大值均出现在成熟期。不同硫酸铝施用量对水稻吸收养分的影响无规律性。但在硫酸铝施用量为300kg/hm2的情况下,水稻产量可较不施用硫酸铝处理增加近8倍,是盐碱地水稻产量最大时硫酸铝的施用量。盐碱地稻田土壤供肥能力较低,氮肥分次施用是提高其利用率的重要措施,也是提高产量的重要保障。硫酸铝的施用提高了磷肥的利用率,因此,今后在盐碱地水稻种植中一定要注意改良剂硫酸铝的合理投入并不断加强对硫酸铝施用量有效性的研究。

新型无熟料碱渣固化土的工程特性

以碱渣、矿渣、粉煤灰等固体废弃物为主要原材料,并掺入适量脱硫石膏及少量复配激发剂,配制新型无熟料碱渣固化剂.该新型无熟料碱渣固化剂物理力学性能基本满足P·C32.5复合水泥技术要求.将新型无熟料碱渣固化剂或复合水泥(P·C32.5)按不同掺比(质量比)掺入土中,制成新型无熟料碱渣固化土或复合水泥固化土,然后分析对比新型无熟料碱渣固化土与复合水泥固化土的14,28,90d无侧限抗压强度、抗拉强度、压缩性能、抗剪性能等工程特性,结果表明:新型无熟料碱渣固化剂掺比20%的固化土工程特性基本与复合水泥掺比10%左右的固化土相当.