The effect of grassland conversion to the other agricultural uses on some soil physicochemical properties (Case Study: Watershed Basin of Amameh)
Subject Areas : forest
1 - Corresponding Author, Master of range management, Department of Natural Resources and Watershed Province Hormozgan
Keywords: Land Use Change, Soil physico- chemical characteristics, Amameh,
Abstract :
The change of rangeland to agricultural lands has serious effects on the amount of soil organic matter and physico- chemical characteristics. This study was conducted to investigating the effects of rangeland conversion into agricultural land use on soil properties in Amameh watershed (Tehran province). Four land use types were selected including rangeland, fallow, orchard and agricultural lands. Soil sampling was carried out as random systematic method (three repeat for each land use) from 0-30 cm depths. Some soil properties such as pH, electrical conductivity, calcium carbonate, sodium, Saturation, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, carbon and gravel were measured. Statistical analysis were also performed on the data and the results showed that changing land use from rangeland to agricultural lands, fallow and orchard did not show any significant changes on pH, Mg and Na; whereas electrical conductivity, gravel, calcium carbonate, Saturation, carbon, potassium and phosphorus showed significant changes due to the land use change. The results revealed that by changing land use from rangeland to other use types the amounts of calcium carbonate, phosphorous, potassium and gravel have decreased, more obviously in fallow and agricultural lands. In addition, soil carbon increased, this was due to land-use conversion from rangeland to orchard and agriculture. Moreover, electrical conductivity, Saturation, potassium, phosphorus and carbon in the orchard were significantly higher than the other land uses. Generally, results of this study showed that changing land use had significant effect on the soil properties.
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Abid, M. and Lal, R. (2008). Tillage and drainage impact on soil quality: I. Aggregate stability, carbon and nitrogen pools. Journal of Soil and Tillage Research, 100, 89-98.
Ahmadi Ilkhechi, A., Hajabasi, M and Jalalian, A. (2002). Effect of rangeland changes to agriculture rain-fed land on runoff, digridaction and soil quality in Dorahan region, Char mahal and Bakhtiari, Water and Soil Science, Natural Resource Sience and Agriculture Science, 6(4): 103-116 (in Persian).
Ajami, M. Khormali, F. and Ayobi, Sh. (2007). Application of neural network for prediction of earthen dam peak breach outflow, and breach time, Iranian Journal of Soil and Water Research, 39 (1): 15-30 (in Persian).
Aliehyaei, M and Bebehanizadeh, A.A. (1993). Methods of chemical analysis of soil, Soil and Water Research Institute, 1(893), 1-76.
Boroumand, M. Ghajar Sepanlu, M. and Bahmanyar, M.A. (2013). The Effect of Land use Change on Some of the Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil (Case Study: Semeskande Area of Sari). Journal of Watershed Management Research, 5(9): 78-94. (in Persian).
Burke, I.C., Yonker, C.M., Parton, W.J., Cole, C.V., Flach, K. and Schimel, D.S. (1989). Texture, climate, and cultivation effects on soil matter content in U.S. grassland Soils, Published in Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Journal. 53: 800-805.
Celik, (2005). Land-use effects on organic matter and physical properties of soil in a southern Mediterranean highland of Turkey, Journal of Soil and Tillage Research. 83(2): 270–277.
Chuai, X., Huang, X., Lai, L., Wang, W., Peng, J. and Zhao R. (2013). Land use structure optimization based on carbon storage in several regional terrestrial ecosystems across China, Journal of Environmental Science and Policy,25, 50-61.
Dormaar, J. F., Smoliak, S., & Willms, W. D. (1998). Vegetation and soil responses to short duration grazing on Fescue grasslands. Journal of Range Management, 42 (3): 252-256.
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Hajabbasi, M.A., Besalatpour, A., Melali, A.R. (2008).Impacts of Converting Rangelands to Cultivated Land on Physical and Chemical Properties of Soils in West and Southwest of Isfahan, 11(42): 525-534 (in Persian).
Hajabasi, M., A. Jalalian, J. Khajedin & H. Karimzadeh. 2002. Depasturation effects on physical characteristics, fertility and tilth index of soil: a case study of
Boroojen. Journal of Science and Technology of Agriculture and Natural Resources,
Water and Soil Science-Isfahan University of Technology. 6(1): 149-161. (In Persian).
Helfrich, M., Ludwig, B., Buurman, P..and Flessa, H. (2006). Effect of land use on the com-position of soil organic matter in density and aggregate fractions as revealed by solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy. Journal of Geoderma, 136, 331–341.
Jafari haghighi, M. (2004). Methods of soil analysis (Sampling and important analysis of physical and chemical). Press of Neda of Zoha, 236p.( (in Persian).
Javadi, S. A., Jafari, M., Azarnivand, H., & Zahedi Gh. (2005). Investigation on grazing effects upon soil parameters at Lar Summer Rangeland. Journal of agricultural sciences, 11 (4): 71-78. (in Persian).
Kashi, H., Ghorbani, H., Emamgholizadeh, S. and Hashemi, S.A.A. (2012). Effect of land use change on physico-chemical, (Case area: Ghoshe Land water spreading and agriculture land in Semnan Province), Journal of Water and Soil Science, 18(67):187-199. (in Persian).
Kavian, A. and Rezaei Pasha, M. (2011). The effect of land use changes on soil degradation In northern Iran, (Case area:Kasilian Watershed), Journal of Watershed Management Science and Engineering, 5(15):35-44. (in Persian).
Kilic, K., Kilic, S and Kocyigit, R. (2012). Assessment of spatial variability of soil properties in areas under different land use, Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 18 (5) 2012, 722-732.
Kizilkaya R. and Dengiz O. 2010. Variation of land use and land cover effects on some soil physico-chemical characteristics and soil enzyme activity. Zemdirbyste Agriculture, 97: 15-24.
Lavaei, H.A. (2014). Variability of soil qualitative indices in different plant communities with emphasizing on soil aggregate stability in Vaz region of Mazandaran province, Athesis presented for the M.Sc. degree, Faculty of Natural Resources , University of Tarbiatmodares, 91 p. (in Persian).
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Morgan R. (1986). Soil erosion and conservation, Longman Scientific and Technical Publisher. 298 PP.
Mulumba, L.N and Lal, R. (2008). Mulching effect on selected soil physical properties, Journal of Soil and Reaserch, 98(1): 106-111.
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Nosetto, M.D., Jobbagy, E.G.and Paruelo, J.M. (2006). Carbon sequestration in smi-arid rangelands: comparison of Pinus ponderosa plantations and grazing exclusion in NW patagonia, Journal of Arid Environments, 67 (1), 142-156.
Nourani, V. Alami, M.T. Delafrouz, H. and Sepehri, V (2009). GIS representation of a geomorphological unit hydrograph based on cascade linear reservoirs. Iran water Resources Research, 4 (3):38-46.
Olsen, S.R. and L.E. Sommers. 1982. Phosphorus. In: A. L. Page R.H. Miller and
D.R. Keeney (Eds), Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 2. Chemical and Microbiological Properties, American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI, USA: 403-430.
Rahimi Dehcheraghi, M. (2013) Effect of land use from rangeland to agriculture rain-fed land to som physic- chemical soil factors (Case Study: Lileh, Ravansar and Kamyaran- Region),Athesis presented for the M.Sc. degree, Faculty of Natural Resources , University of Tarbiatmodares, 73 p. (in Persian).
Raiesi, F. 2006. The conversion of overgrazed pastures to almond orchards and alfalfa cropping systems may favor microbial indicators of soil quality in Central Iran. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 121: 309-318. (in Persian).
Rayburn, E.B. (1994).The value of agricultural limestone", Forage Management, West Virginia University, Extension Service, December, 1994: 3212-3214.
Salardini, A.A.(2009). Soil fertility. Tehran University Press. Seventh Edition (in Persian).
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Tejada, M. and J. L. Gonzalez. (2008). Influence of two organic amendments on the soil physical properties, soil losses, sediments and runoff water quality. Journal of Geoderma 145: 325-334.
Venyampe, A.J., Govers, G. and Puttemans, C. (2002). Modeling Land use changes and their impact on soil erosion and sediment supply to rivers. Journal of Earth Surface Processes and landforms, 27 (5): 481-494.
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Wang, H., Guan, D., Zhang, R., Chen, Y., Hu, Y. and Xiao, H. (2014). Soil aggregates and organic carbon affected by the land use change from rice paddy to vegetable field. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 70: 206-211.
Wen-bin, W.U., Peng, Y., Hua-jun T., Luca, O., Ryosuke, Sh. (2007). Regional variability of the effects of land use systems on soil properties, Agricultural Sciences in China, 6 (11), 1369-1375.
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Yang W., Cheng H., Hao F., Ouyang W., Liu Sh., and Lin Ch. 2012. The influence of land-use change on the forms of phosphorus in soil profiles from the Sanjiang Plain of China. Geoderma, 189&190: 207–214.
Zarin kafsh, M., (1993). Applied geology, Tehran university press. 245 p.
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