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Analysis of persistence soil nutrient status in abandoned cattle kraals in a semi arid area in Botswana | |
Kizza, Sarah; Totolo, Otlogetswe; Perkins, Jeremy; Areola, Olusegun | |
通讯作者 | Kizza, Sarah |
来源期刊 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ESSAYS
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ISSN | 1992-2248 |
出版年 | 2010 |
卷号 | 5期号:23页码:3613-3622 |
英文摘要 | The aim of this study was to analyze the depletion of soil nutrients with time on abandoned kraals in a peri-urban area of Botswana. Active kraals are enriched with nutrients through the accumulation of animal droppings and this study was aimed at assessing how long the impact of this soil nutrient enrichment persists after kraal abandonment. A total of 25 disused kraals, that had been abandoned for periods ranging from 1 to 45 years were sampled. The soil parameters analyzed included particle size distribution (%), bulk density (g/cm(3)), pore space (%), moisture content (%), pH in water and KCl solution, EC (mu S/cm), organic matter (%), CEC (meq/100g), exchangeable Ca(++)(cmol(c)/kg), Mg(++)(cmol(c)/kg), K(+)(cmol(c)/kg), N(+) (cmol(c)/kg), nitrogen [NH(4)-N (mg/kg), NO(3)-N (mg/kg), TKN (%), and Olsen P (mg/kg). Results showed that soil nutrient concentrations on abandoned kraals generally were significantly higher than at the control sites. Soil nutrient concentrations decreased with time as abandoned kraals retrogressed towards their pre-kraal conditions. However, the effects of soil nutrient enrichment from animal wastes persist long after kraal abandonment. For example, soil Olsen P, Ca(++) and Mg(++) levels in kraal sites that had been abandoned for over 45 years were still significantly higher than in the control sites. In a pastoral system such as is practiced in Botswana where kraal manure is not used as soil amendment, the whole ecosystem suffers as soil nutrients are transferred and concentrated at isolated spots (kraals). |
英文关键词 | Abandoned kraal soil nutrient status pastoral systems semi-arid |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Botswana |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000286432400007 |
WOS关键词 | SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ; LONG-TERM ; URBANIZATION ; PHOSPHORUS ; VEGETATION ; DYNAMICS ; PATTERNS ; NITROGEN ; SAVANNA |
WOS类目 | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/166376 |
作者单位 | Univ Botswana, Dept Environm Sci, Gaborone, Botswana |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Kizza, Sarah,Totolo, Otlogetswe,Perkins, Jeremy,et al. Analysis of persistence soil nutrient status in abandoned cattle kraals in a semi arid area in Botswana[J],2010,5(23):3613-3622. |
APA | Kizza, Sarah,Totolo, Otlogetswe,Perkins, Jeremy,&Areola, Olusegun.(2010).Analysis of persistence soil nutrient status in abandoned cattle kraals in a semi arid area in Botswana.SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ESSAYS,5(23),3613-3622. |
MLA | Kizza, Sarah,et al."Analysis of persistence soil nutrient status in abandoned cattle kraals in a semi arid area in Botswana".SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ESSAYS 5.23(2010):3613-3622. |
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