The Effect of Plant Community Type on Soil Aggregate Size Distribution in Gonbad Watershed (Hamadan)
Abstract:
The combined effects of biochemical composition and amount of plant residues returned to soils affect stability of aggregation and the rate of aggregate turnover. To investigate the influence of vegetation type on aggregate size distribution, five vegetation types including rainfed wheat (RW), grasses (G), Astragallus–Bromus (A-B), Astragallus–Lactuca (A-L) and Astragallus–Artemisia (A-A) were studied under similar environmental conditions in terms of parent material and slope aspect in Gonbad watershed, Hamadan. Total organic carbon (TOC), soil carbohydrates (Ch), mean weighted diameter (MWD), size distribution of water-stable aggregates (AS) and aggregate carbon (AC) were measured in surface (0-15 cm) soils. The amounts of TOC, Ch, MWD and AC (present in all aggregate size fractions) were significantly greater in soils under A-B and A-A than the soils of other vegetation covers, while the lowest values were observed in soils under RW and G. The highest AS>2 mm and lowest AS 2 mm were lower in soils under A-L, G and RW compared to other aggregate sizes. A-B and A-A vegetation types had greater canopy, annual production, plant diversity and litter content compared to other vegetation types.Frequent soil ploughing in RW site andlow plant diversity and canopy cover in A-L and G sites contributed to reduced soil aggregation and lower content of coarse aggregates;AS in 0.5-0.053 (mm) fraction in soils of aforementioned vegetation types was greater than other aggregate sizes. It was concluded that Ch and 0.5-0.053 (mm) aggregate size fraction might be reliable soil quality indicators that reflected land use and vegetation type changes.
Language:
Persian
Published:
Journal of Water and Soil Science, Volume:26 Issue: 4, 2017
Page:
257
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