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Diversity and Abundance of Soil Animals as Influenced by Long-Term Fertilization in Grey Desert Soil, China

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  • Maibo Jiang

    (Institute of Soil Fertilizer and Agricultural Water Saving, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, China
    Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Soil and Plant Ecological Processes, College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
    State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Urumqi 830011, China)

  • Xihe Wang

    (Institute of Soil Fertilizer and Agricultural Water Saving, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, China)

  • Yunhao Liusui

    (Institute of Forestry, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China)

  • Xueqing Sun

    (Institute of Soil Fertilizer and Agricultural Water Saving, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, China)

  • Chengyi Zhao

    (State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Urumqi 830011, China)

  • Hua Liu

    (Institute of Soil Fertilizer and Agricultural Water Saving, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, China)

Abstract

The relationship between soil fauna and different fertilizer management practices is of growing concern. The aim of this research was to investigate the response of soil fauna to fertilization regimes, to explore the relationships among the community of soil animals, soil moisture and crop yields. The application of organic fertilizers ( i.e ., sheep manure or crop residues) increased crop yields and promoted the number of individuals and species of soil fauna owing to the exogenous organic matter that fertilizers provided for the survival and development of soil fauna. Furthermore, the treatments that applied sheep manure ( i.e. , sheep manure only or nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sheep manure plus) were significantly beneficial for increasing crop yields and diversity of soil fauna compared to treatments with crop residues returned ( i.e. , crop residues returned only or nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and crop residues returned to the field) ( p < 0.05) due to the response of soil fauna to diverse exogenous nutrients and the effect of soil fertility. Therefore, the finding that soil fauna abundance is significantly positively correlated with soil moisture and crop yield may mean the effects of fertilizer applications on soil animals were partly masked by the soil moisture and crop yield.

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  • Maibo Jiang & Xihe Wang & Yunhao Liusui & Xueqing Sun & Chengyi Zhao & Hua Liu, 2015. "Diversity and Abundance of Soil Animals as Influenced by Long-Term Fertilization in Grey Desert Soil, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(8), pages 1-17, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:7:y:2015:i:8:p:10837-10853:d:53880
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    1. Bin Yuan & Jintao Zhan & Chao Chen, 2017. "Evolution of a Development Model for Fruit Industry against Background of an Aging Population: Intensive or Extensive Adjustment?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-12, December.
    2. Dianpeng Li & Jianqin Zhou & Yuxin Zhang & Tao Sun & Shuqing An & Hongtao Jia, 2021. "Effects of Amendments on Physicochemical Properties and Respiration Rate of Soil from the Arid Region of Northwest China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-13, May.

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