Effect of Grazing and Mowing on Soil Physiochemical Properties in a Semi-Arid Grassland of Northeast China

IF 1.4 4区环境科学与生态学 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI:10.15244/pjoes/173163

Nazim Hassan, Iram Abdullah, Waqif Khan, Adnan Khan, Naveed Ahmad, Babar Iqbal, Iftikhar Ali, Ahmed M Hassan, Dong-Qin Dai, Khaled El-Kahtany, Shah Fahad

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The proper maintenance of soil physiochemical properties in grassland ecosystems through independent management practices like grazing and mowing have strongly influenced the soil quality and grassland yield. Less known is, to declare the best-fit management strategy for the grassland ecosystem. The present study was performed to search for the best-fit management system for the grassland ecosystem in northern China by evaluating the consequences of grazing and mowing on soil physiochemical properties like soil moisture, bulk density, electrical conductivity, pH, and total concentrations of C, N, and P. We found that compared to mowing, grazing significantly increased soil moisture, bulk density, and N concentration by 12%, 7%, and 14%, respectively. However, no significant effect of grazing was observed on soil C and P concentrations and C: N, C: P, and N: P ratios. However, grazing was found to strongly affect soil physiochemical properties; in contrast, mowing did not

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放牧和刈割对中国东北半干旱草原土壤理化性质的影响

在草原生态系统中，通过放牧和刈割等独立的管理方式来适当保持土壤理化性质，对土壤质量和草原产量有很大影响。但如何确定最适合草原生态系统的管理策略却鲜为人知。本研究通过评估放牧和刈割对土壤水分、容重、电导率、pH 值以及碳、氮、磷总浓度等土壤理化性质的影响，寻找适合中国北方草原生态系统的最佳管理制度。然而，放牧对土壤中碳和磷的浓度以及碳：氮、碳：磷和氮：磷的比例没有明显影响。然而，研究发现放牧对土壤理化性质有很大影响；相比之下，割草对土壤理化性质没有影响。

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Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

11.10%

发文量

430

审稿时长

4 months

期刊介绍： One of the most important challenges facing the contemporary scientific world are problems connected with environmental protection. Intensive development of industry and agriculture has led to a rise in living standards on one hand, but an increase in environmental degradation on the other. This degradation poses a direct threat to human health and life. Solving these ever-increasing problems which seriously endanger our civilization require the united efforts of scientists and field researchers of many branches. The "Polish Journal of Environmental Studies" publishes original papers and critical reviews on the following subjects: -Basic and applied environmental pollution research, including environmental engineering -Pollution control of atmospheric, water (marine and fresh), soil and biological materials -Determination of harmful substances, including their metabolic breakdown patterns -Analytical methods for metabolic breakdown patterns or other chemical degradation patterns in the environment and in biological samples -Development of new analytical methods, instruments and techniques for controlling pollutants -Circulation of pollutants in the environment and their effect on living organisms -Environmentally oriented catalysis -Hazards to human health and safety -Waste utilization and management -Land reclamation -Conference reports, scientific and technical reports and book reviews