Effect of different land use types of pastoralism on the vegetation and soil in Inner Mongolia, China

DOI JASI Web Site
  • Siriguleng
    Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University:Department of Economics and Management, Chifeng University
  • IKAZAKI Kenta
    Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University:Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
  • KADONO Atsunobu
    Tottori University of Environmental studies
  • CAO Le
    Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University
  • KANG Yume
    Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University
  • YANG Jun
    Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University
  • Duwala
    Inner Mongolia Ecological and Agricultural Meteorology Center
  • Meirong
    Department of Tourism Management and Geographical Science, Hulunbuir College
  • KOSAKI Takashi
    Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 中国内モンゴル自治区の牧畜業において土地利用様式の違いが植生及び土壌に与える影響
  • チュウゴク ナイ モンゴル ジチク ノ ボクチクギョウ ニ オイテ トチ リヨウ ヨウシキ ノ チガイ ガ ショクセイ オヨビ ドジョウ ニ アタエル エイキョウ

Search this article

Abstract

Grassland degradation has been caused by overgrazing in Inner Mongolia. Previous studies revealed the effect of grazing pressure on the vegetation and soil. However, that of different land use types (i.e., grazing and mowing) has not been fully understood, though land use has been dramatically changed from grazing to mowing after land contract system was introduced in 1996. The objective of this study, therefore, was to evaluate that effect on the vegetation and soil. We conducted vegetation and soil surveys in the control (where grazing has been prohibited for 15 years), mowing (where land use was changed from grazing to mowing about 20 years ago), grazing (where land use is grazing for the last 20 years) plots in Hulunbuir grassland, Inner Mongolia. We found that (1) plant coverage rate, above-ground biomass, and number of plant spices were approximately control >mowing >grazing, (2) for the soils of A1 horizon, bulk density was mowing ≈grazing >control, pH was control ≈mowing >grazing, organic carbon and total nitrogen contents were control >mowing >grazing, and soil respiration rate was control ≈mowing >grazing. These results showed the severe vegetation and soil degradation in the grazing plot and certain level of vegetation degradation in the mowing plot, but limited soil degradation in the mowing plot. However, soil in the mowing plot seems to be on the road to degradation since most above-ground biomass is not returned to the soil as well as in the grazing plot. This study provides important information for the appropriate management of the grassland in Inner Mongolia.

Journal

  • Pedologist

    Pedologist 59 (2), 41-51, 2015-12-31

    Japanese Society of Pedology

Related Projects

See more

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top