Effect of microrelief and water-table on vegetation dynamics in silty loam saline soils of coastal areas

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作者
Mansouri, Mohammad [1 ]
Javadi, Seyed Akbar [1 ]
Jafari, Mohammad [2 ]
Arzani, Hossein [2 ]
机构
[1] Islamic Azad Univ, Dept Forest Range & Watershed Management, Fac Nat Resources & Environm, Sci & Res Branch, Tehran, Iran
[2] Univ Tehran, Fac Nat Resources, Dept Reclamat Arid & Mt, Karaj, Iran
来源
SN APPLIED SCIENCES | 2021年 / 3卷 / 03期
基金
英国科研创新办公室;
关键词
Coastal areas; Land management; Plant communities; Saline habitats; Vegetation characteristics; LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS; PLANT DIVERSITY; SHALLOW-WATER; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; FOREST; TOPOGRAPHY; COMMUNITIES; PATTERNS; REGION; RIVER;
D O I
10.1007/s42452-021-04322-z
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Microrelief (MR) and water-table (WT) severely influence plant communities formation and development in silty loam saline soils of coastal areas. This research aimed to investigate the effect of MR and WT fluctuations on the dynamics of vegetation in coastal silty loam saline soils of southern Iran. Soil characteristics, vegetation structure and composition were investigated through the growing season, and obtained data were submitted to a canonical correspondence analysis. Based on the results, MR (min=0.5 m and max=1.0 m) and WT (max=1 m) fluctuations significantly changed both structure and floristic composition through change in soil characteristics (Sig.<0.05). Factors of soil moisture content, SAR and Na severely changed under MR and WT fluctuations and received new eigenvalues through the year. Our results demonstrated that a minimum change in MR and/or WT influence soil properties and vegetation structure and composition in silty loam saline soils of coastal areas.
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