Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica,plantation,stand density,soil property,soil layer,Zhanggutai region ,"/> Response of Soil Physiochemical Properties under Sand-Fixation Forest of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica to Stand Density

Arid Zone Research ›› 2020, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1): 134-141.

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Response of Soil Physiochemical Properties under Sand-Fixation Forest of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica to Stand Density

YU Dong-wei1, LEI Ze-yong1, ZHAO Guo-jun2, ZHANG Yan-song3, 4, YU De-liang1, BAI Jin-ning1, LI Yao1   

  1. 1. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University,Fuxin 123000,Liaoning, China;
    2. Liaoning Institute of Sandy Land Management, improvement and Utilization, Fuxin 123000,Liaoning, China;
    3. Daqinggou Ecological Station, Institute of Applied Ecology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shenyang 110016,Liaoning,China;
    4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China

  • Received:2019-03-08 Revised:2019-08-19 Online:2020-01-15 Published:2020-01-15

Abstract:

In this study, the 23-27-year aged forests with stand densities of 625 (P1), 775 (P2), 1 025 (P3), 1 175 (P4) and 1 250 (P5) plants/ha in the Zhanggutai region were selected. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of stand density on soil physiochemical properties at 0-100 cm depth. The results showed that the total nitrogen content in 0-10-cm soil layer and the bulk density in 20-40-cm soil layer increased with the increase of stand density, and the total nitrogen content and bulk density in plot P5 were significantly higher than those in plot P1 (P<0.05). The total potassium content in 0-80-cm soil layer and the pH value in 0-60-cm soil layer increased at first and then decreased with the increase of stand density, and they were the highest in plot P3. The total potassium content in 10-60-cm soil layer in plot P3 was significantly higher than that in plot P1 (P<0.05), and the pH value in 0-40-cm soil layer was significantly higher than that in other plots (P<0.05). The total phosphorus content in 0-10-cm soil layer decreased with the increase of stand density, and it in plot P1 was significantly higher than that in plots P3-P5 (P<0.05). The available potassium content in 0-40-cm soil layer in plot P4 or P5 was significantly higher than that in plots P1 and P2 (P<0.05), and also significantly higher than that in 40-100-cm soil layer in plot P3 (P<0.05). The porosity in 40-100-cm soil layer in plots P2-P4 was lower than that in plots P1 and P5. Considering the influence of stand density on soil physiochemical properties of middle-aged P. sylvestris var. mongolica plantation, the rational stand density of P. sylvestris var. mongolica plantation in the study area should be 1 025-1 175 plants·hm-2. Intermediate cuttings and other forest management measures could be taken to regulate the stand density so as to ensure the good soil conditions for the growth of sand-fixing forests of P. sylvestris var. mongolica.

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 Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica, plantation, stand density, soil property, soil layer, Zhanggutai region