Thinning is an important plantation management strategy. Phosphorus (P) is one of the limiting nutrients in forest ecosystems. The impacts of thinning on soil P remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the characteristics of soil P fractions in topsoil (0-10 cm) of Larix principis-rupprechtii plantation in Taiyue Mountain, Shanxi Province under different thinning intensity (control, CK, 0%; low thinning, LT, 15%; moderate thinning, MT, 35%; high thinning, HT, 50%) and the affecting factors. The soil P fractions were measured using Tissen modified Hedley P fractionation method. The results showed that the total inorganic P content in soil was significantly higher in stands subjected to moderate thinning than in control. The soil acid phosphatase activity (APA) and the contents of Resin-Pi, NaHCO3-Pi, NaHCO3-Po, NaOH-Pi, and microbial biomass phosphorus (MBP) were significantly increased in LT and MT compared with CK, but the content of NaOH-Po showed an opposite trend. Thinning had no significant effect on soil total P, total organic P, non-available P and residual-P. Soil moisture, organic matter, MBP and APA were the important factors affecting soil P availability. Our results demonstrated that MT could enhance soil P availability in Larix principis-rupprechtii plantation.
间伐是人工林经营的重要措施,磷是森林生态系统的限制性养分元素之一,但间伐对土壤磷素的影响尚不明确.本研究采用Tissen改良的Hedley磷分级体系对土壤样品进行连续浸提,研究不同间伐强度[对照,未间伐;轻度间伐,15%;中度间伐,35%;重度间伐,50%]下山西太岳山好地方林场华北落叶松人工林表层土壤(0～10 cm)磷组分特征及其影响因素.结果表明: 与对照相比,中度间伐显著增强了土壤总无机磷含量;轻度和中度间伐显著增强了Resin-Pi、NaHCO3-Pi、NaHCO3-Po、NaOH-Pi、微生物生物量磷和土壤酸性磷酸酶活性,显著降低了NaOH-Po含量;间伐对土壤全磷、总有机磷、稳定态磷(HCl-Pi、浓HCl-Pi和浓HCl-Po)和闭蓄态磷(Residual-P)的影响不显著.土壤有机碳含量、含水率、土壤微生物和酸性磷酸酶活性是影响土壤磷素有效性的重要因子.中度间伐能提高华北落叶松人工林土壤磷素的有效性.
Keywords: Larix principis-rupprechtii plantation; microbial biomass phosphorus; phosphorus fractions; soil acid phosphatase activity; thinning.