Title: Spatial variation of soil physicochemical properties in Funiu Mountain.
Abstract: [Objective]The spatial variation of soil physical and chemical properties in Funiu Mountain was studied to provide references for identifying soil spatial variation mechanism in bordering land of China warm temperate zone and northern subtropical region. [Method]Using vertical gradient sampling and traditional statistics method, the soil samples at the altitude from 1640 m to 1870 m were collected to compare physical and chemical properties between south and north slopes of the Funiu Mountain. [Result]The results showed that soil pH,soil organic matter and soil total nitrogen were correlated with altitude change,but soil conductivity,soil effective nitrogen,soil effective phosphors,soil effective potassium and total potassium were not related to altitude. With the increase of altitude,soil pH and total nitrogen increased,but soil organic matter decreased. Compared with the soil properties of north slope in Funiu Mountain,soil effective potassium,soil total nitrogen and total potassium were higher in south slope. Especially, the soil effective nitrogen was much higher than the mean value observed in north slope samples. The contents of soil conductivity,soil organic matter,alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen,rapidly -available phosphoruswere in south slope were lightly higher than those from the north slope of Funiu Mountain. Soil available potassium, total nitrogen and total potassium were higher in the north slope. [Conclusion] Altitude and exposure significantly influence spatial variation of soil physicochemical properties in Funiu Mountain.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Access and Citation
Cited By Count: 1
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot