Land Use Changes Influence the Soil Enzymatic Activity and Nutrient Status in the Polluted Taojia River Basin in Sub-Tropical China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area and Methods
2.1. Location of the Study Area
2.2. Sampling
2.3. Determination of the Soil Parameters
2.4. Data Processing
3. Results
3.1. Effects of Different Land Use Practices on the Physical Properties of Soil
3.2. Effect of Various Land Use Types on the Chemical Properties of Soil
3.3. Changes in Soil Enzyme Activity under Different Land Use Types
3.4. Correlation Analysis of Soil Enzyme Activity, Soil pH, and Soil Nutrients
3.5. Correlation Analysis of Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil under Different Land Use Types
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yuan, C.; Liang, S.; Wu, X.; Farooq, T.H.; Liu, T.; Hu, Y.; Wang, G.; Wang, J.; Yan, W. Land Use Changes Influence the Soil Enzymatic Activity and Nutrient Status in the Polluted Taojia River Basin in Sub-Tropical China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 13999. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113999
Yuan C, Liang S, Wu X, Farooq TH, Liu T, Hu Y, Wang G, Wang J, Yan W. Land Use Changes Influence the Soil Enzymatic Activity and Nutrient Status in the Polluted Taojia River Basin in Sub-Tropical China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(21):13999. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113999
Chicago/Turabian StyleYuan, Chenglin, Siqi Liang, Xiaohong Wu, Taimoor Hassan Farooq, Tingting Liu, Yu Hu, Guangjun Wang, Jun Wang, and Wende Yan. 2022. "Land Use Changes Influence the Soil Enzymatic Activity and Nutrient Status in the Polluted Taojia River Basin in Sub-Tropical China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 21: 13999. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113999