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Journal of Desert Research ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (4): 209-219.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2023.00011

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Enzyme activity characteristics and their influencing factors of different biocrusts around thermal plant in Mu Us Sandy Land

Rongrong Wang1(), Jin Fan1, Shixiang Cong1, Hailong Yu1(), Juying Huang2   

  1. 1.School of Geography and Planning /, Ningxia University,Yinchuan 750021,China
    2.School of Ecology and Environment, Ningxia University,Yinchuan 750021,China
  • Received:2022-10-21 Revised:2023-02-20 Online:2023-07-20 Published:2023-08-14
  • Contact: Hailong Yu

Abstract:

To explore the heavy metals from atmospheric dust fall enriched by different biocrusts in mining area how influence the enzyme activities of biocrust and its subsoil, three types of biocrusts wide-spread area around typical thermal power station in Ningdong Energy Industrial Base were selected as study objects. Based on comparison analysis of the changes of soil physicochemical properties, and heavy metal contents during the process of the enrichment of atmospheric dust fall by biocrusts, the relationship between enzyme activities of biocrustal layer and subsoil and heavy metal contents, soil physicochemical properties were analyzed by using the methods of correlation analysis, redundancy analysis. The results indicated that: (1) Along with the succession direction of algal crust, mixed crust, and moss crust, the contents of soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, total phosphorus of biocrustal layers significantly increased, while bulk density and pH value decreased. (2) Biocrusts had significant surface enrichment effect on heavy metal elements derived from atmospheric dust fall, and demonstrated a consistent law among biocrusts of different types as followed Moss crust >Mixed crust >Algal crust. The geoaccumulation index evaluation results indicated that the heavy metal pollution level of biocrustal layers were higher than those of subsoils. (3) Along with the succession direction of algal crust, mixed crust, and moss crust, the activities of four kinds of enzymes exhibited a consistent order as followed Moss crust>Mixed crust>Algal crust. (4) Correlation and redundancy analysis indicated that heavy metals such as Zn, Pb, Cd and soil physicochemical properties such as soil organic matter, pH, bulk density, total nitrogen were the main factors that influencing the enzymatic activity of biocrusts. Compared with heavy metal pollution, soil physicochemical properties showed a bigger influence on soil enzyme activities.

Key words: biocrust, enzyme activity, soil nutrient, heavy metal, Mu Us Sandy Land

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