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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2021, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (8): 24-32.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20210803

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Distribution Characteristics of Low Molecular Weight Organic Acids in Soil of Wild Rhododendron Forest

Tayan Xu1,Wenxuan Quan1,Chaochan Li1,2,*,Yannan Pan1,Lijuan Xie3,Jiangtao Hao1,Yongdao Gao1   

  1. 1. Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Mountainous Environmental Protection, Guizhou Normal University Guiyang 550001
    2. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guiyang 550081
    3. School of Architectural Engineering, Shenzhen Polytechnic Shenzhen 518055
  • Received:2019-09-26 Online:2021-08-25 Published:2021-09-30
  • Contact: Chaochan Li

Abstract:

Objective: This paper aims to explore the distribution characteristics of organic acids in the soil from different stands in Guizhou Baili Rhododendron National Forest Park, in order to provide technical strategies for the soil management of wild rhododendron stand. Method: The topsoil of R. delavayi evergreen mixed forest, R. irroratum evergreen mixed forest, R. agastum evergreen mixed forest, evergreen broad-leaved mixed forest, and deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest were collected, and the contents of organic acids (oxalic acid, tartaric acid, formic acid, malic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, succinic acid) were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Result: The distribution of total content of organic acids in different stand types was as follows: deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest>R. irroratum evergreen mixed forest>R. delavayi evergreen mixed forest > evergreen broad-leaved mixed forest>R. agastum evergreen mixed forest; There were significant differences in soil organic acids among different stand types. The order of organic acid contents was oxalic acid > tartaric acid > citric acid > malic acid > lactic acid > acetic acid > formic acid > succinic acid. Oxalic acid is the dominant acid, and the contents of acetic acid, formic acid and succinic acid were relatively low; There was a negative correlation between soil organic acids and pH, among which tartaric acid was highly significantly negatively correlated with pH, and citric acid was significantly negatively correlated with pH; The clustering results showed that the deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest was obviously different from other stand types, and the oxalic acid content was the highest. Conclusion: The distribution of soil organic acids in different stand types is affected by dominant species. The content of soil organic acid in deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest is much higher than that of evergreen broad-leaved mixed forest and rhododendron evergreen mixed forest in Baili Rhododendron National Forest Park. The distribution characteristics of organic acids in forest soils should be the focus of stand management.

Key words: Rhododendron, natural forest, organic acids, dominant species, stand type

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