Effects of Ecological Projects on Grassland Soil Physicochemical Properties in Three-River Headwater

Abstract:

The depth variations of soil physicochemical properties in the degraded native grasslands and the artificially restored grasslands were studied in the Three-river headwater areas of Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, China. The results showed: (1) With the increase of the gradient of restoration years, soil water content, total chemical properties, total potassium, phosphorus, available phosphorus and potassium were increased thereafter in the artificial grasslands. (2) With the increase of grassland degradation gradient, soil water content was gradually reduced, and the total N, K, the organic matter didnt gradually reduced also. (3) Both restoration years and degradation degree didnt influence the nutrient distribution in soil. (4) The organic matter, total N and K of degraded grassland were increased by artificial grassland construction. Therefore, artificial grassland construction canbe used as an effective measure of ecological projects in the Three-river headwater area.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 807-809)
• Pages: 843-847
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.807-809.843
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Xu Dong Zhao, De Gang Zhang, Li Na Shi, Yong Shun Yang
• Keywords: Ecological Projects, Grassland, Soil Physicochemical Properties, Three-River Headwater Area

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