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Geoscience ›› 2023, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (04): 903-913.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2023.004

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Influence of Geological Formation on the Ecological Spatial Pattern of Soil and Vegetation in the Danjiang River Source Region

QIAN Xinyu1(), BIAN Xiaowei2, ZHANG Yafeng1(), WANG Yingwei1, YANG Yunjun1, YOU Jun1   

  1. 1. Shaanxi Center of Mineral Geological Survey, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710068, China
    2. Shaanxi Geological Science and Technology Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710054, China
  • Received:2022-05-12 Revised:2023-03-29 Online:2023-08-10 Published:2023-09-02

Abstract:

To explore the major factors affecting the ecological spatial pattern of soil and vegetation in the Danjiang River source region, and support the ecological management of the basin, we analyze the contributions of different geological formations on the soil properties and vegetation coverage. The study encompasses the aspects of the type, nutrient content and joint by combining GIS, RS and elemental geochemical analysis methods. Soil texture, physical and chemical properties, and nutrient element content in soil and vegetation have clear correlations with the rock type, and the joint development has a significant impact on forest type and vegetation coverage. The joint density of the Paleozoic mafic volcanic rock and mafic magmatic rock formation, the Triassic and Precambrian felsic magmatic rock formation is over 4 m/m2. The occurrence is steep, and the content of P and other nutrient elements is high, which is conducive to the growth of deep-rooted trees. The joint density of the Precambrian clastic rock formation and the Paleozoic felsic magmatic rock formation is 3-4 m/m2, and the occurrence is relatively slow. Thus, the forest type is dominated by thickets, and minor Pinus tabulaeformis grows on the slope top. The Cretaceous-Paleogene clastic rock formation is mainly composed of glutenite and mudstone interbeds, with the joint density below 1 m/m2 and poor penetration, i.e., the forest type is a small number of low shrubs. The formation type plays a vital role in controlling soil properties and ecological vegetation patterns, providing the scientific basis for local governments to implement land spatial zoning control based on geological construction.

Key words: geological formation, soil nutrient, vegetation cover, Danjiang river source, Shangluo,Shaanxi

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