长白山苔原草本植物入侵与土壤环境的关系

在对长白山高山苔原西坡样带内132个样方进行植被调查和土壤取样分析的基础上,应用冗余分析(RDA)和典型相关分析方法,探讨了草本植物入侵苔原带程度与苔原土理化性质及环境之间的关系。研究表明,长白山苔原带西坡草本入侵程度区域差异明显,可分为5个不同的入侵等级;海拔、坡度、全钾含量、粘粒含量、有机质含量等10种土壤环境因子与草本植物入侵程度明显相关。RDA分析表明土壤环境因子能解释93%的植物物种多度信息,影响草本植物入侵的主要土壤因子是有机质含量,粘粒含量和坡度;第一对典型变量说明有机质含量与牛皮杜鹃多度正相关,与大白花地榆多度负相关,粘粒含量则相反;第二对典型变量说明海拔、速效氮含量与笃斯越桔、长白老鹳草多度呈负相关。长白山苔原带西坡草本植物在空间分布上是离散的,呈斑块状。可见,草本植物入侵,对生境是有所选择的。土壤有机质含量与灌木多度呈正相关,说明在草本入侵过程中,土壤有机质含量会减少;或者有机质含量减少的地方,灌木生长退化,草本由此开始侵入定植。     

漓江水陆交错带典型灌木群落根系分布与土壤养分的关系

在漓江流域水陆交错带选取一叶萩、细叶水团花、枫杨3种典型灌木群落,对不同土层深度的根长密度,以及根长密度与土壤有机质、全氮、有效磷的相关关系进行了研究,旨在为漓江流域生态修复过程中灌木植被恢复、主要灌木植被配置、快速绿化材料选取等提供科学依据。结果表明:(1)漓江水陆交错带典型灌木群落各土层根长密度差异性显著,分布规律均为:枫杨细叶水团花一叶萩。0—10 cm到40—60 cm土层,各灌木群落根长密度均减小,但不同灌木群落根长密度的差异程度逐渐缩小,表明地形、地表植物类型及生长状况对根长密度分布的影响也随土层深度的增加而逐渐减小。(2)枫杨(25.10g/kg)灌木群落底层腐殖质层厚,有机质含量最高,分别是细叶水团花、一叶萩的1.24、1.87倍。各灌木群落全氮含量从大到小依次是枫杨、细叶水团花、一叶萩,其值分别为:3.23、2.41、1.46 g/kg。土壤有效磷分布规律为一叶萩(11.56 mg/kg)细叶水团花(5.37 mg/kg)枫杨(3.99 mg/kg);一叶萩灌木群落有效磷含量远远大于枫杨和细叶水团花,原因是漓江水长期受人为洗漱影响,导致受江水干扰大的一叶萩灌木群落有效磷含量高。(3)根长密度与有机质、全氮含量呈正相关,与有效磷含量呈负相关,说明适量增加土壤有机质、全氮含量,减少土壤有效磷,有利于土壤根系的生长。根长密度与0L≤1 mm径级的根系所占比例呈极显著正相关,与1L≤2 mm径级的根系所占比例呈显著正相关,表明根系细根越多,根长密度越大。     

宁夏东部荒漠草原-灌丛地转变过程土壤氮素响应

选取近30年荒漠草原灌丛引入形成的典型草地-灌丛镶嵌体内部的荒漠草地、草地边缘、灌丛边缘、灌丛地为研究样地,对各样地及其微生境(植丛与空斑)相关土壤指标进行测定,以了解荒漠草地向灌丛地转变过程中土壤氮素的响应特征.结果 表明:随草地灌丛化转变,草本与灌丛生物量均增加,其中一年生草本随灌丛引入增加明显;土壤水分、全碳、全...     

牧草种类与耕作时间对拉萨牧草种植地土壤不同组分有机碳的影响

以中国科学院拉萨高原生态试验站附近天然灌丛草原与站内的牧草种植地为研究对象,分析牧草种类与耕作时间对牧草种植地土壤有机碳的影响。种植地的5种牧草种类为:耕作10a的鸭茅(Dactylis glomerata L.)、耕作4a与10a的垂穗披碱草(Elymus nutans Griseb.)、耕作3a与10a的苜蓿(Medicago sativa Linn.),同时以该区域原生植被天然灌丛草原生长地作为对照。结果表明:与天然灌丛土壤全土有机碳(Total Organic Carbon,TOC)含量相比,耕作10a的鸭茅增加了土层0—5 cm与10—30 cm TOC含量、耕作10a的苜蓿与垂穗披碱草分别显著增加与降低了土层0—5 cm TOC含量。主要因为耕作不同牧草使种植地土壤不同组分有机碳含量发生变化,耕作10a的鸭茅和苜蓿分别使土层0—5 cm与10—30 cm、土层0—5 cm与10—20 cm的砂粒级(50—2000μm)颗粒有机碳(POC)含量降低,粉粒与黏粒级(50μm)矿物结合态有机碳(MOC)含量升高;耕作10a的垂穗披碱草则使土壤表层0—5 cm砂粒级POC含量显著降低,MOC无显著变化。与耕作4a的垂穗披碱草相比,耕作10a显著降低了土层10—20 cm TOC含量,主要体现在粗砂粒(250—2000μm)POC含量与粉粒(2—50μm)MOC含量的降低;与耕作3a的苜蓿相比,耕作10a的苜蓿显著降低了土层5—30 cm TOC含量,主要因为各土层砂粒级POC含量、粉粒与细黏粒MOC含量均有所降低。说明短期耕作更有利于牧草种植地土壤有机碳库的累积。     

宁夏东部荒漠草原灌丛引入对土壤水分动态及亏缺的影响

全球气候变化背景下,荒漠草原人工灌丛引入加速其灌丛化进程,对草原土壤水分产生重要影响。为了解宁夏东部荒漠草原灌丛引入过程中土壤水分动态及亏缺现状,选取了封育草地、放牧草地、不同年限(3a、12a、22a)和间距(40 m、6 m、2 m)灌丛柠条(Caragana korshinskii)地进行土壤水分测定,并利用土壤水分相对亏缺指数(compared soil water deficit index,CSWDI)、样地土壤水分相对亏缺指数(plot compared soil water deficit index,PCSWDI)对土壤水分亏缺进行定量分析。结果表明:灌丛引入过程中不同年限、间距灌丛地0—200 cm土层土壤含水量均显著低于封育草地与放牧地(P<0.05);各样地季节动态均表现为春季返潮、夏季消耗、秋季蓄积的季节规律,但不同年限、间距灌丛地表现为春季返潮微弱,土壤含水量仅为7.80%—10.90%,显著低于封育草地和放牧地(11.90%—16.09%);灌丛引入过程中各灌丛地0—100 cm有效储水量(-16.98—18.69 mm)均低于封育草地(34.67 ...     

Long-term effects of fire frequency and season on herbaceous vegetation in savannas of the Kruger National Park,South Africa

Aim s: The long-term effects of changing fire regimes on the herbaceous component of savannas are poorly understood but essential for understanding savanna dynamics. We present results from one of the longest running (>44 years) fire experiments in savannas, the experimental burn plots (EBPs), which is located in the Kruger National Park (South Africa) and encompasses four major savanna vegetation types that span broad spatial gradients of rainfall (450–700 mm) and soil fertility.Methods: Herbaceous vegetation was sampled twice in the EBPs using a modified step-point method, once prior to initiation of the experiment (1954) and again after 44–47 years. Different combinations of three fire frequency (1-, 2- and 3-year return intervals) and five season (before the first spring rains, after the first spring rains, mid-summer, late summer and autumn) treatments, as well as a fire exclusion treatment, were applied at the plot level (~7 ha each), with each treatment (n = 12 total) replicated four times at each of the four sites (n = 192 plots total). The effects of long-term alterations to the fire regime on grass community structure and composition were analyzed separately for each site.Important Findings: Over the 44+ years duration of the experiment, fires were consistently more intense on sites with higher mean annual rainfall (>570 mm), whereas fires were not as intense or consistent for sites with lower and more variable rainfall (<510 mm) and potentially higher herbivory due to greater soil fertility. Because the plots were open to grazing, the impacts of herbivory along with more variable rainfall regimes likely minimized the effects of fire for the more arid sites. As a consequence, fire effects on grass community structure and composition were most marked for the higher rainfall sites and generally not significant for the more arid sites. For the high-rainfall sites, frequent dry season fires (1- to 3-year return intervals) resulted in high grass richness, evenness and diversity, whereas fire exclusion and growing season fires had the lowest of these measures and diverged the most in composition as the result of increased abundance of a few key grasses. Overall, the long-term cumulative impacts of altered fire regimes varied across broad climatic and fertility gradients, with fire effects on the grass community decreasing in importance and herbivory and climatic variability likely having a greater influence on community structure and composition with increasing aridity and soil fertility.     

Invasion of the alien shrub Prunus laurocerasus in suburban deciduous forests: Effects on native vegetation and soil properties

Most invading alien plants affect native biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. In a field survey, we assessed the impact of the invasive shrub Prunus laurocerasus on the native vegetation and soil properties in suburban deciduous forests in the region of Basel, Switzerland. We installed four pairs of plots in patches of P. laurocerasus and in adjacent not invaded areas in each of twelve forest areas. Native species richness, Shannon-diversity and species composition of the ground vegetation and shrub layer were assessed in each plot. Furthermore, in each plot we measured physical and soil chemical characteristics, enzyme activities and the carbon source utilization pattern of the soil microbial community using Ecoplates™. The maximum age of P. laurocerasus in each plot was determined using tree ring analysis, indicating the time elapsed since the invasive plant has established. A lower native plant species richness in both the ground vegetation and shrub layer was observed in plots with presence of P. laurocerasus. A different species composition of the ground vegetation was also found among plots with and without the invasive shrub. Plots invaded by P. laurocerasus had a lower soil moisture content than control plots. The intensity, diversity and substrate richness of the carbon sources were increased in soil from invaded plots compared to soil in control plots. However, the chemical soil characteristics examined and the activities of enzymes were not influenced by the invasive plant. The effects of P. laurocerasus became more pronounced with the time elapsed since the invasive plant has established. Thus, the removal of young P. laurocerasus individuals would be an appropriate management practice for this invasive shrub species.     

宁夏东部荒漠草原向灌丛地人为转变过程中土壤胞外酶活性响应

以宁夏东部荒漠草原-灌丛地典型镶嵌体内部荒漠草地、草地边缘、灌丛边缘、灌丛地为对象,对各样地植丛和空斑下土壤特性及6种土壤胞外酶活性(纤维二糖水解酶、β-1,4-木糖苷酶、β-1,4葡萄糖苷酶、β-1,4-乙酰基氨基葡萄糖苷酶、亮氨酸氨基肽酶和碱性磷酸酶)进行分析,研究荒漠草原向灌丛地人为转变过程中胞外酶的响应特征。结果表明: 荒漠草原向灌丛地转变过程中,土壤水分、有机碳、全氮、全磷、微生物生物量碳、微生物生物量氮均显著降低,且灌丛地显著低于草地26.0%～88.5%;除草地边缘土壤水分、有机碳空斑略高于植丛外,其他指标均表现为各样地植丛显著高于空斑3.9%～82.3%。6类土壤胞外酶活性在转变过程中均呈下降趋势,降幅为22.1%～82.4%,其中亮氨酸氨基肽酶和碱性磷酸酶降低最为显著,分别降低82.4%和75.5%;除灌丛地β-1,4-乙酰基氨基葡萄糖苷酶在空斑显著高于植丛外,其他胞外酶活性均表现为各样地植丛高于空斑10.7%～42.7%;转变过程中6类胞外酶活性之间呈显著正相关,且均与土壤特性呈不同程度正相关,其中各类土壤胞外酶活性对土壤微生物生物量碳、氮及全氮响应较为积极。     

Dynamics of C,N, P and S in grassland soils: a model

We have developed a model to simulate the dynamics of C, N, P, and S in cultivated and uncultivated grassland soils. The model uses a monthly time step and can simulate the dynamics of soil organic matter over long time periods (100 to 10,000 years). It was used to simulate the impact of cultivation (100 years) on soil organic matter dynamics, nutrient mineralization, and plant production and to simulate soil formation during a 10,000 year run. The model was validated by comparing the simulated impact of cultivation on soil organic matter C, N, P, and S dynamics with observed data from sites in the northern Great Plains. The model correctly predicted that N and P are the primary limiting nutrients for plant production and simulated the response of the system to inorganic N, P, and S fertilizer. Simulation results indicate that controlling the C:P and C:S ratios of soil organic matter fractions as functions of the labile P and S levels respectively, allows the model to correctly simulate the observed changes in C:P and C:S ratios in the soil and to simulate the impact of varying the labile P and S levels on soil P and S net mineralization rates.     

鄂尔多斯高原弃耕农田恢复过程中土壤物理性质和生物结皮的变化

在鄂尔多斯高原软梁、硬梁弃耕农田上选取一系列不同时限的弃耕农田,研究弃耕演替过程中地表凋落物、生物结皮,以及不同土层土壤容重、机械组成、含水量的动态变化.结果表明: 软梁弃耕农田表层(0～10 cm)物理环境随弃耕年限增加明显改善,土壤黏粒含量、地表凋落物随弃耕年限增加明显增加,土壤容重明显降低,土壤含水率略微升高;中层(10～30 cm)土壤物理环境随弃耕年限增加稍显恶化,土壤黏粒含量升高,土壤含水量略微降低;深层(30～50 cm)土壤物理性质变异较大.硬梁弃耕农田土壤表面凋落物盖度、生物结皮盖度、生物结皮厚度随弃耕年限增加而增加,表层(0～10 cm)土壤容重、黏粒含量、含水量随弃耕年限变化总体变化不显著,深层(10～40 cm)土壤物理性质变异较大.地表凋落物和土壤黏粒物质的累积导致软梁弃耕农田土壤水分浅层化,可能是20年内浅根性多年生草本植物群落取代半灌木油蒿群落的关键因素.硬梁弃耕农田在演替过程中未见油蒿入侵,可能与较高的浅层含水量和生物结皮发育有关.     

宁夏东部荒漠草原灌丛引入下土壤水分空间异质性

结合地理信息系统(GIS),运用经典统计学和地统计学方法对宁夏东部荒漠草原人工灌丛引入下0～200 cm土层土壤水分空间异质性进行研究.结果表明: 0～200 cm土层土壤含水量为0.6%～19.0%,均值为4.4%,土壤水分含量较低,变异系数为49.5%～86.3%,属于中等变异.不同土层半变异函数的最佳理论模型分别为:0～60、80～120 cm各层土壤水分符合球状模型,60～80 cm符合指数模型,120～200 cm符合高斯模型.不同土层土壤含水量均呈不同程度的空间相关,0～40、60～80、120～200 cm各层土壤水分的块金系数C₀/(C₀+C)为26.1%～49.9%,为中等程度空间相关;40～60、80～100、100～120 cm各层土壤含水量的块金系数为15.5%～22.1%,具强烈空间相关.0～200 cm不同土层土壤水分含量变程不同,0～20 和 20～40 cm土层变程较大,为37.10～45.18 km,40～200 cm各层土壤含水量的变程较小,为3.58～8.66 km.荒漠草原人工灌丛引入过程中加速土壤水分利用和深层水分消耗,导致土壤水分的空间异质性和破碎化程度加强,且对深层次土壤水分作用更强.     

A comparison of soil quality in adjacent cultivated,forest and native grassland soils

Changes in soil quality after 45 years of continuous production of corn (Zea mays L.) by the conventional tillage method (C) compared with adjacent poplar forest (F) and native grassland (G) sites were examined. The investigated parameters were: total and humified organic C, total N, light fraction content and composition, water-soluble organic C (WSOC), water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC), phenolic substances, biomass C, cumulative CO₂-C (soil respiration) (C _m), enzyme activities (alkaline phosphatase, protease, -glucosidase, urease, catalase and dehydrogenase). Empirical indexes of soil quality were also calculated: biomass C/organic C, specific respiration of biomass C (qCO₂), death rate quotient (qD), metabolic potential (MP), biological index of fertility (BIF), enzyme activity number (EAN) and hydrolysing coefficient (HC). Results indicate that long-term corn production at an intensive level caused a marked decline in all examined parameters. Between the undisturbed systems, native grassland showed higher values of soil quality parameters than forest site. The indexes most responsive to management practices that may provide indications of the effects of soil cultivation, as well as of the differently undisturbed ecosystems were: organic C, WSC, C _m, protease, -glucosidase, urease and HC. Soil enzyme activities were well related with, and not more sensitive than organic carbon.     

黄土高原半湿润区苜蓿草地土壤干层形成及水分恢复

研究了黄土高原地区不同生长年限苜蓿草地0～1000 cm土层土壤水分消耗规律.结果表明,荒地与苜蓿草地土壤干层出现的区域及发生的程度不同:荒地在80～100 cm土层深度,出现轻度干层;生长年限低于8a(含8a)的苜蓿草地,在250～350 cm土层出现轻度干层,生长年限超过8a,出现中度干层,干层范围延至500 cm土层以下.苜蓿生长超过18a,0～200 cm上层土壤水分开始恢复,年均恢复1.49%;但在200～1000 cm土壤深层,18、26年生苜蓿草地土壤含水量仅为10.20%,深层土壤通体干化,水分难以恢复.     

东祁连山退化高寒草地土壤细菌群落与土壤环境因子间的相互关系

为探究东祁连山不同退化高寒草地细菌群落分布特征与土壤环境因子间的相互关系,采用高通量测序技术对轻度、中度和重度退化草地的土壤细菌群落结构变化及其多样性进行分析,运用CANOCO 4.5软件对土壤细菌群落与土壤环境因子间关系进行冗余分析(RDA).结果表明:不同退化高寒草地土壤理化性质间均差异显著,高通量测序共得到257125条有效序列,180826条优质序列,4790个OTUs.细菌群落Chao1指数依次为轻度>中度>重度;Shannon指数依次为轻度>重度>中度.系统发育分析表明,各样地土壤细菌类群分属于33个门,其中放线菌门、变形菌门和厚壁菌门是3种不同退化草地土壤中的优势类群.对不同退化草地土壤细菌各门所占比例分析发现,放线菌门、酸杆菌门和变形菌门随着退化程度加剧先减少后增加,厚壁菌门反之.RDA分析结果显示,细菌优势类群与蔗糖酶、纤维素酶和磷酸酶呈极显著相关,与pH、电导率、速效氮、速效钾呈显著相关.说明东祁连山不同退化高寒草地土壤细菌群落间差异明显,土壤环境因子是影响土壤细菌群落分布的重要因素.     

农牧交错带草地土壤剖面微生物总量、多样性和互作网络的垂直分布特征

【背景】草地土壤微生物是维持草地生态系统功能和稳定的关键要素之一,探寻微生物在土壤剖面的垂直分布特征和构建规律对于理解其在草地生态系统的作用至关重要。【目的】在80cm深的土壤剖面内,全面分析微生物的总量、多样性和物种间的相互作用网络表现出的垂直分布特征。【方法】基于内蒙古农牧交错带上典型草原土壤中原核微生物的定量和高通量测序数据,比较微生物的总量和多样性,使用分子生态网络方法(molecular ecological network approach,MENA)探究微生物相互作用网络的垂直变化。【结果】原核生物的总量和多样性随深度增加而逐渐降低,且群落结构变异沿土壤剖面逐渐增大。网络结构在表层最为复杂,微生物物种间联系紧密;随着深度的增加,微生物间紧密的关联会逐渐变稀疏,网络结构变得简单。此外,酸杆菌是当地土壤生态系统中的优势种群以及网络核心微生物物种,可能对土壤生态服务功能的稳定发挥具有重要的作用。【结论】原核微生物的总量、多样性和物种间的互作网络都表现出高度一致的垂直变化规律,即总量、多样性与深度成负相关,且其群落结构变异会逐渐扩大,同时微生物网络相关性会减弱。这些结果为我们提供了微生物动态变化的重要见解,对典型农牧交错带草地的生态保护具有一定的参考价值。     

Transformation of thicket to savanna reduces soil quality in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Xeric succulent thicket in the Eastern Cape, South Africa has been used for farming goats since the early 1900s. This habitat is characterised by a dense cover of the succulent bush Portulacaria afra and by a warm, semi-arid climate with evenly distributed annual rainfall of 250–400 mm. Heavy browsing by goats results in the loss of P. afra and transforms the thicket to an open savanna dominated by annual grasses. Eight fence-line comparisons between thicket and savanna were used to investigate differences in soil quality associated with the vegetation change. Composite soil samples were taken to a depth of 10 cm from 1 ha plots on either side of the fence-line. Associated with the change from thicket to savanna, a significant decrease (paired t-test, P < 0.05) was found in total C (respective means of 5.6 vs. 3.0%), total N (0.33 vs. 0.24%), labile C (2.8 vs. 1.5%), CO₂ flux (1.9 vs. 0.5 µmol m^–2 s^–1), soil respiration in the laboratory (144 vs. 79 ng C kg^–1 s^–1), (NH₄)OAc-extractable Mg (55 vs. 28 mmol_c kg^–1), and laboratory infiltration rate (51 vs. 19 mm h^–1). In the same direction there was a similarly significant increase in modulus of rupture (16 vs. 34 kPa), water-soluble Ca (2.3 vs. 3.4 mmol_c kg^–1) and pH (6.7 vs. 7.7). The soil C content of 5.6% in thicket is surprisingly high in this warm, semi-arid climate and suggests that the dense P. afra bush strongly regulates soil organic matter through microclimate, erosion control, litter quantity and perhaps chemistry. Savanna soils had a greater tendency to crust (as evident in a lower rate of laboratory infiltration and greater modulus of rupture) than thicket soils. This was attributed to their lower organic matter content, which probably reduced aggregate stability. Savannas are likely to be more prone to runoff and erosion not only because of sparser vegetation but also because of a decline in soil quality.     

高寒草毡层基本属性与固碳能力沿水分和海拔梯度的变化

高寒草毡层是高原寒区自然植被下形成的松软而坚韧且耐搬运的表土层,认识其生态功能是促进草牧业生产休养保护和工程施工主动利用的前提。通过对青藏高原东部若尔盖高原植被的广泛调查,在布设沼泽、退化沼泽、沼泽化草甸、湿草甸、干草甸和退化草甸水分梯度群落样地,以及亚高山草甸、亚高山灌丛草甸、高山灌丛草甸和高山草甸海拔梯度群落样地的基础上,通过对不同类型群落样地草毡层容重、土壤颗粒组成和土壤有机碳(SOC)含量的测定分析,比较了水分和海拔梯度下草毡层固碳能力。结果表明,草毡层厚度平均为30cm,沼泽湿地草毡层容重最小,SOC含量在300g/kg以上;退化草甸容重最高,SOC含量显著下降。不同群落草毡层SOC密度在10—24kg C/m~2之间,随着土壤水分有效性的降低而降低;高山灌丛草甸草毡层SOC密度比草甸高15%。研究得出,保持草毡层稳定的质量含水量阈值为30%,SOC含量阈值为30g/kg;高寒植被草毡层在沼泽到草甸的退化演替中,容重、紧实度变大,有机碳含量减少,碳密度和碳储量下降;灌丛草甸的固碳能力大于草甸,但灌丛草甸的生产功能降低;保持可持续发展的草地生产能力,维护固碳生态功能,需要防止草毡层退化,抑制草甸向灌丛草甸演替。     

荒漠草原沙漠化植物群落及土壤物理变化

沙漠化是草地退化最严重的形式之一。以空间代替时间的方法,通过对宁夏中北部荒漠草原沙漠化过程中植物群落特征和土壤物理特性的研究,探讨草地植物群落与土壤物理特性对沙漠化的响应机制。结果表明:(1)潜在沙漠化阶段草地以牛枝子、猪毛蒿、中亚白草为优势种,轻度沙漠化阶段草地以中亚白草、苦豆子为优势种,中度沙漠化阶段草地以狗尾草、虫实为优势种,重度沙漠化阶段草地以沙米、赖草、狗尾草为优势种,极度沙漠化阶段草地以沙米为优势种。(2)随着沙漠化程度的加剧草地植物群落生物量、Shannon-Wiener指数、丰富度指数、盖度均呈降低趋势,但轻度沙漠化阶段草地植被生物量比潜在沙漠化增加了23%。(3)草地沙漠化导致土壤容重和土壤粗砂粒含量增加,而土壤水分,土壤细砂粒和粘粉粒含量降低。荒漠草原沙漠化导致了土壤环境和植被明显退化,草地生产力明显降低。     

漓江水陆交错带典型立地根系分布与土壤性质的关系

研究根系与土壤关系是发掘河岸带生态退化等问题内在原因的重要途径。在漓江流域水陆交错带选取缓坡、陡坡、江心洲、人工岸坡4种典型立地类型,对不同土层深度的根长密度、根系生物量、比根长,以及根系特征与土壤有机质、全氮、有效磷的关系进行了研究,旨在为漓江流域生态修复过程中植被恢复、植被配置、快速绿化材料选取提供科学依据。结果表明:(1)同一立地类型0—10 cm土层和10—20 cm土层比根长差异性不显著。0—10 cm到10—20 cm土层,各立地类型根长密度和根系生物量密度均减小,但不同立地类型根长密度和根系生物量密度的差异程度逐渐缩小,表明地形、地表植物类型及生长状况对根长密度分布的影响也随土层深度的增加而逐渐减小。细根根长和生物量随着土壤深度的增加而减小。(2)土壤有机质含量差异性显著,分布规律为人工岸坡陡坡江心洲缓坡;土壤全氮含量从大到小依次是人工岸坡、陡坡、缓坡、江心洲,其值分别为:3.12、2.33、1.56、1.32 g/kg;土壤全氮与土壤有机质呈显著正相关。江心洲和缓坡有效磷含量远远大于人工岸坡和陡坡,原因是漓江水长期受人为洗漱影响,导致受江水干扰大的立地类型有效磷含量高。(3)根长密度、比根长、根系生物量与有机质、全氮含量呈正相关,与有效磷含量呈负相关,说明土壤根系越丰富,越有利于增加土壤有机质和全氮含量,但遏制了土壤有效磷。细根长度、生物量与根长密度在0.01水平(双侧)上显著正相关,与根系生物量密度呈负相关。