Land-use change influence soil quality parameters at an ecologically fragile area of YongDeng County of Gansu Province, China.

ABSTRACT: Dry ecosystems, despite their relative levels of aridity, are very diverse, and play a vital role in the livelihoods of many dryland inhabitants. It is therefore critical to investigate the relationship between land-use change and soil quality parameters to offer a scientific basis for optimizing land-use planning and improving soil quality status in dry ecosystems and ecologically vulnerable areas. This study, therefore, analyzed the physicochemical properties of soils in five different land-use types namely farmland, abandoned farmland, natural grassland, artificial lemon forest, and poplar woodland at YongDeng County. The soil quality status of the aforementioned land-use types was also evaluated through Principal component analysis. The results revealed that abandoned farmland and natu

SUBMITTER: Adingo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8556711 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature