Effects of Tamarisk shrub on physicochemical properties of soil in coastal wetland of the Bohai Sea

HE Xiuping; WANG Baodong; XIE Linping; XIN Ming; WANG Wei; WANG Zicheng; ZHANG Wenquan; WEI Qinsheng

doi:10.1007/s13131-016-0851-8

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HE Xiuping, WANG Baodong, XIE Linping, XIN Ming, WANG Wei, WANG Zicheng, ZHANG Wenquan, WEI Qinsheng. Effects of Tamarisk shrub on physicochemical properties of soil in coastal wetland of the Bohai Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2016, 35(5): 106-112. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0851-8

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HE Xiuping, WANG Baodong, XIE Linping, XIN Ming, WANG Wei, WANG Zicheng, ZHANG Wenquan, WEI Qinsheng. Effects of Tamarisk shrub on physicochemical properties of soil in coastal wetland of the Bohai Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2016, 35(5): 106-112. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0851-8

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HE Xiuping, WANG Baodong, XIE Linping, XIN Ming, WANG Wei, WANG Zicheng, ZHANG Wenquan, WEI Qinsheng. Effects of Tamarisk shrub on physicochemical properties of soil in coastal wetland of the Bohai Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2016, 35(5): 106-112. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0851-8

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Effects of Tamarisk shrub on physicochemical properties of soil in coastal wetland of the Bohai Sea

doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0851-8

First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China

Received Date: 2015-04-24
Rev Recd Date: 2016-01-06

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There are many different and even controversial results concerning the effects of Tamarisk on the physicochemical properties of soil. A year-round monitoring of soil salinity, pH and moisture is conducted beneath the Tamarisk shrub in a coastal wetland in the Bohai Sea in China, to ascertain the effects of Tamarisk on the physicochemical properties of soil in coastal wetland. Compared with the control area, the soil moisture content is lower around the area of the taproot when there is less precipitation in the growing season because of water consumption by Tamarisk shrub. However, the soil moisture content is higher around the taproot when there is more precipitation in the growing season or in the non-growing period because of water conservation by the rhizosphere. The absorption of salt by the Tamarisk shrub reduces the soil salinity temporarily, but eventually salt returns to the soil by the leaching of salt on leaves by rainfall or by fallen leaves. The annual average soil moisture content beneath the Tamarisk shrub is lower than the control area by only 6.4%, indicating that the Tamarisk shrub has little effect on drought or water conservation in soils in the temperate coastal wetland with moderate annual precipitation. The annual average salinity beneath the Tamarisk shrub is 18% greater than that of the control area, indicating that Tamarisk does have an effect of rising soil salinity around Tamarisk shrubs. The soil pH value is as low as 7.3 in summer and as high as 10.2 in winter. The pH of soil near the taproot of the Tamarisk shrubs is one pH unit lower than that in the control area during the growing season. The difference in pH is less different from the control area in the non-growing season, indicating that the Tamarisk shrub does have the effect of reducing the alkalinity of soil in coastal wetland.
- coastal wetland,
- Tamarisk,
- soil,
- physicochemical parameter

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