Shandong Science ›› 2024, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5): 95-102.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.20240048

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Distribution patterns and influencing factors of three types of soil extractable silicon in typical coastal wetlands

JI Xiaohui1(), ZHAO Qingqing2,*(), ZHAN Haiyin3, WANG Jianing2, ZHANG Wen2, HUANG Yujie2, SONG Fanyong2, WEI Xiaobing4,*()   

  1. 1. Guiyang CECEP Water Co., Ltd., Guiyang 550001, China
    2. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology,Ecology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, China
    3. Carbon NeutralityInterdisciplinary Science Centre,College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
    4. Chongqing Lanjie Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., Chongqing 402465, China
  • Received:2024-04-03 Online:2024-10-20 Published:2024-09-29
  • Contact: ZHAO Qingqing, WEI Xiaobing E-mail:312386311@qq.com;qingqingzhao@qlu.edu.cn;wei2809@126.com

Abstract:

As the second most abundant element on earth, silicon plays an important role in soil biogeochemical processes. However, the geochemical characteristics of soil silicon in different forms in coastal wetlands still need further investigation. In this study, we selected four typical coastal wetlands (nonflooding Phragmites australis, tidal P. australis, freshwater P. australis, and tidal Suaeda salsa wetlands) as sampling sites and collected soils from 0 to 20 cm depth. Furthermore, we determined oxalate-extractable silicon, dithionite-citrate-extractable silicon, pyrophosphate-extractable silicon and analyzed their soil physical and chemical properties, distribution patterns, and influencing factors in typical coastal wetlands. Results showed that dithionite-citrate-extractable silicon and pyrophosphate-extractable silicon showed no significant differences among four wetlands (p>0.05), while oxalate-extractable silicon in nonflooding P. australis wetlands was significantly lower than tidal P. australis wetlands (p<0.05). As for the profile distribution, the three types of extractable silicon in soils from 0 to 10 cm were generally higher than in soils from 10 cm to 20 cm. Additionally, the correlation analysis revealed that soil organic matter, total nitrogen, bulk density, pH, silt and moisture were important factors influencing these three types of extractable silicon.

Key words: oxalate-extractable silicon, dithionite-citrate-extractable silicon, pyrophosphate-extractable silicon, geochemical properties, coastal wetlands

CLC Number: 

  • P41