干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Effects of vegetation restoration on soil properties and vegetation attributes in the arid and semi-arid regions of China

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DOI	10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118186
	Effects of vegetation restoration on soil properties and vegetation attributes in the arid and semi-arid regions of China
	Zhou, Wenxin; Li, Changjia; Wang, Shuai; Ren, Zhuobing; Stringer, Lindsay C.
通讯作者	Li, CJ
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ISSN	0301-4797
EISSN	1095-8630
出版年	2023
卷号	343
英文摘要	Driven by the goal of reversing desertification and recovering degraded lands, a wide range of vegetation restoration practices (such as planting and fencing) have been implemented in China's drylands. It is essential to examine the effects of vegetation restoration and environmental factors on soil nutrients to optimize restoration approaches. However, quantitative evaluation on this topic is insufficient due to a lack of long-term field monitoring data. This study evaluated the effects of sandy steppe restoration and sand dune fixation in the semiarid desert, and natural and artificial vegetation restoration in the arid desert. It considered soil and plant characteristics using long-term (2005-2015) data from the Naiman Research Station located in the semi-arid region and Shapotou Research Station in the arid region of China's drylands. Results showed the sandy steppe had higher soil nutrient contents, vegetation biomass and rate of accumulating soil organic matter (OM) than the fixed dunes and moving dunes. Soil nutrient contents and vegetation biomass of the natural vegetation of Artemisia ordosica were higher than those of the artificial restoration of Artemisia ordosica since 1956. Artificial restoration had a higher rate of accumulating soil OM, total nitrogen (TN) and grass litter biomass than natural restoration. Soil water indirectly affected soil OM by affecting vegetation. Grass diversity was the main influencing factor on soil OM variance in the semi-arid Naiman desert while shrub diversity was the main factor in the arid Shapotou desert. These findings indicate that sand fixation in the semi-arid desert and vegetation restoration in the arid desert bring benefits for soil nutrient accumulation and vegetation improvement, and that natural restoration is preferable to artificial restoration. Results can be used to formulate sustainable vegetation restoration strategies, such as encouraging natural restoration, considering local resource constraints, and giving priority to restoring shrubs in arid areas with limited water.
英文关键词	Soil fersility Vegetation characteristics Ecological recovery Sand fixation Desert Steppe Dunes
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Accepted
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001007381900001
WOS关键词	HORQIN SANDY LAND ; ORGANIC-CARBON ; NATURAL VEGETATION ; INNER-MONGOLIA ; LOESS PLATEAU ; DUNES ; PLANT ; FEEDBACKS ; DESERTIFICATION ; SEQUESTRATION
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/397287
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhou, Wenxin,Li, Changjia,Wang, Shuai,et al. Effects of vegetation restoration on soil properties and vegetation attributes in the arid and semi-arid regions of China[J],2023,343.
APA	Zhou, Wenxin,Li, Changjia,Wang, Shuai,Ren, Zhuobing,&Stringer, Lindsay C..(2023).Effects of vegetation restoration on soil properties and vegetation attributes in the arid and semi-arid regions of China.JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,343.
MLA	Zhou, Wenxin,et al."Effects of vegetation restoration on soil properties and vegetation attributes in the arid and semi-arid regions of China".JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 343(2023).