Exclusive: Soil Ecology

On the effect of fencing on physicochemical property and microbial community of grassland soils

  • FAN Dandan ,
  • LIU Yanjiao ,
  • CAO Huili ,
  • CHEN Hao ,
  • KONG Weidong ,
  • LI Xiangzhen
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  • 1. Engineering Research Center of Soil Remediation of Fujian Province University, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System Science (LATPES), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
    3. Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610041, China

Received date: 2021-03-01

  Revised date: 2021-05-21

  Online published: 2022-03-25

Abstract

Fencing is a major measure for restoration of degraded grassland and has been widely adopted all over the word.However,with the increase of fencing duration the adverse effects of fencing have become increasingly prominent.Soil microorganism is a key parameter for evaluating soil quality.The present paper summarizes the effects of fencing on soil physicochemical properties,bacteria,fungi and functional microorganism groups.Two key questions are addressed,namely responses of soil properties and microbial community to the fencing activity,and how to use indicators to evaluate the effect of soil restoration and propose a reasonable fencing duration for sustainable improvment and restoration of ecological functions of degraded grasslands.

Cite this article

FAN Dandan , LIU Yanjiao , CAO Huili , CHEN Hao , KONG Weidong , LI Xiangzhen . On the effect of fencing on physicochemical property and microbial community of grassland soils[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2022 , 40(3) : 41 -51 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2022.03.004

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