Preserving the soil quality of the siltated back area in the lower reaches of the Yellow River Basin is the key to the sustainable ecological development of the Yellow River Basin.Soil quality has gradually become an ...Preserving the soil quality of the siltated back area in the lower reaches of the Yellow River Basin is the key to the sustainable ecological development of the Yellow River Basin.Soil quality has gradually become an important part of the ecological landscape construction,so the evaluation of soil quality in the lower reaches of the Yellow River is helpful for the rational utilization of soil resources,and can effectively guide the actual development and construction of the silt back area.After collecting the siltated soil under three different utilization modes in the Gaoqing County section of the lower reaches of the Yellow River Basin,16 soil physical and chemical properties were used as evaluation indexes.The principal component analysis method was used to combine the correlations between the indexes,and the suitable soil indexes were selected to establish a minimum data set for comprehensively evaluating the soil quality of the silt back soil.The results show three key aspects of this system.(1)The minimum dataset for the quality evaluation of siltated soil in the siltation area of the lower reaches of the Yellow River comprised six indexes:capillary water holding capacity,available phosphorus,water content,water-stable macroaggregate content,available potassium and alkaline hydrolyzable nitrogen.The soil quality index SQi-MDS was 0.421,the overall soil quality level was low,and the soil nutrient content was generally"nitrogen deficiency and potassium deficiency".(2)The linear fiting R^(2)=0.82737 between the full dataset and the minimum dataset indicated a positive correlation,so the minimum dataset can accurately evaluate the quality of the soil in the silt back area.(3)The soil quality index values of bare land,forest land and cultivated land were 0.321,0.581 and 0.360,respectively,with the highest soil quality in forest land and the lowest soil quality in bare land.The findings of this paper can provide a theoretical basis and reference for the rational utilization and sustainable development of sedimentary soil in the lower reaches of the Yellow River.展开更多
基金The Project of China Coal Geology Group Co.,Ltd.(2023HXFWSBXY005)。
文摘Preserving the soil quality of the siltated back area in the lower reaches of the Yellow River Basin is the key to the sustainable ecological development of the Yellow River Basin.Soil quality has gradually become an important part of the ecological landscape construction,so the evaluation of soil quality in the lower reaches of the Yellow River is helpful for the rational utilization of soil resources,and can effectively guide the actual development and construction of the silt back area.After collecting the siltated soil under three different utilization modes in the Gaoqing County section of the lower reaches of the Yellow River Basin,16 soil physical and chemical properties were used as evaluation indexes.The principal component analysis method was used to combine the correlations between the indexes,and the suitable soil indexes were selected to establish a minimum data set for comprehensively evaluating the soil quality of the silt back soil.The results show three key aspects of this system.(1)The minimum dataset for the quality evaluation of siltated soil in the siltation area of the lower reaches of the Yellow River comprised six indexes:capillary water holding capacity,available phosphorus,water content,water-stable macroaggregate content,available potassium and alkaline hydrolyzable nitrogen.The soil quality index SQi-MDS was 0.421,the overall soil quality level was low,and the soil nutrient content was generally"nitrogen deficiency and potassium deficiency".(2)The linear fiting R^(2)=0.82737 between the full dataset and the minimum dataset indicated a positive correlation,so the minimum dataset can accurately evaluate the quality of the soil in the silt back area.(3)The soil quality index values of bare land,forest land and cultivated land were 0.321,0.581 and 0.360,respectively,with the highest soil quality in forest land and the lowest soil quality in bare land.The findings of this paper can provide a theoretical basis and reference for the rational utilization and sustainable development of sedimentary soil in the lower reaches of the Yellow River.
