Effect of petroleum on decomposition of shrub–grass litters in soil in Northern Shaanxi of China

作     者：Xiaoxi Zhang Zengwen Liu Qi Yu Nhu Trung Luc Yuanhao Bing Bochao Zhu Wenxuan Wang 

作者机构：Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Northwest A&F University College of Natural Resources and Environment Northwest A&F University Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest ChinaMinistry of Agriculture College of Forestry Northwest A&F University Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Lao Cai 

出 版 物：《Journal of Environmental Sciences》 (环境科学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2015年第27卷第7期

页      面：245-253页

核心收录：

学科分类：12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 082803[工学-农业生物环境与能源工程] 07[理学] 08[工学] 0828[工学-农业工程] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 120405[管理学-土地资源管理] 0713[理学-生态学] 

主　　题：Shrub and grass litters Petroleum contamination Decomposition 

摘      要：The impacts of petroleum contamination on the litter decomposition of shrub-grass land would directly influence nutrient cycling, and the stability and function of ecosystem. Ten common shrub and grass species from Yujiaping oil deposits were studied. Litters from these species were placed into litterbags and buried in petroleum-contaminated soil with 3levels of contamination（slight, moderate and serious pollution with petroleum concentrations of 15, 30 and 45 g/kg, respectively）. A decomposition experiment was then conducted in the lab to investigate the impacts of petroleum contamination on litter decomposition rates. Slight pollution did not inhibit the decomposition of any litters and significantly promoted the litter decomposition of Hippophae rhamnoides, Caragana korshinskii, Amorpha fruticosa, Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa, Periploca sepium, Medicago sativa and Bothriochloa ischaemum. Moderate pollution significantly inhibited litter decomposition of M. sativa,Coronilla varia, Artemisia vestita and Trrifolium repens and significantly promoted the litter decomposition of C. korshinskii, Z. jujuba var. spinosa and P. sepium. Serious pollution significantly inhibited the litter decomposition of H. rhamnoides, A. fruticosa, B. ischaemum and A. vestita and significantly promoted the litter decomposition of Z. jujuba var. spinosa, *** and M. sativa. In addition, the impacts of petroleum contamination did not exhibit a uniform increase or decrease as petroleum concentration increased. Inhibitory effects of petroleum on litter decomposition may hinder the substance cycling and result in the degradation of plant communities in contaminated areas.