The ecological effects of Suaeda salsa on repairing heavily degraded coastal saline-alkaline wetlands in the Yellow River Delta
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Guan B., Yu J., Lu Z., Xie W., Chen X. & Wang X. (2011) 黄河三角洲重度退化滨海湿地盐地碱蓬的生态修复效果. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 31, 4835-4840.
Published source details Guan B., Yu J., Lu Z., Xie W., Chen X. & Wang X. (2011) 黄河三角洲重度退化滨海湿地盐地碱蓬的生态修复效果. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 31, 4835-4840.
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This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
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Add below-ground organic matter before/after planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
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Add inorganic fertilizer before/after planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
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Introduce seeds of non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
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Add below-ground organic matter before/after planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands
A replicated, controlled, before-and-after study in an estuarine wetland in eastern China (Guan et al. 2011) found that mixing reed debris into the sediment before sowing seeds of seablite Suaeda salsa increased seablite biomass, but had no significant effect on its density or height. Five months after sowing, plots amended with reed debris contained a greater above-ground biomass of seablite (771 g/m2) than unamended plots (396 g/m2). Meanwhile, there was no significant difference between treatments in seablite density (amended: 531 plants/m2; unamended: 365 plants/m2) or height (amended: 63 cm; unamended: 60 cm). Height was also statistically similar under both treatments for measurements taken 1–4 months after sowing (amended: 15–56 cm; unamended: 12–51 cm). Methods: In May 2009, three pairs of 6-m2 plots were established in a degraded, unvegetated, hypersaline/alkaline wetland in the Yellow River estuary. Three plots were prepared by ploughing (to 20 cm depth) and mixing in reed debris (2 kg/m2). The other three plots had been prepared by ploughing only. Approximately 5,000 seablite seeds were sown onto each plot, then watered. Vegetation was sampled in five 1-m2 quadrats/plot until October 2009. Biomass measurements involved samples of approximately 100 plants/plot.
(Summarised by: Nigel Taylor)
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Add inorganic fertilizer before/after planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands
A replicated, controlled, before-and-after study in an estuarine wetland in eastern China (Guan et al. 2011) found that adding urea before sowing seeds of seablite Suaeda salsa increased seablite biomass, but had no significant effect on its density or height. Five months after sowing, fertilized plots contained a greater above-ground biomass of seablite (640 g/m2) than unfertilized plots (396 g/m2). Meanwhile, there was no significant difference between treatments in seablite density (fertilized: 292 plants/m2; unfertilized: 365 plants/m2) or height (fertilized: 59 cm; unfertilized: 59 cm). Height was also statistically similar under both treatments for measurements taken 1–4 months after sowing (fertilized: 12–47 cm; unfertilized: 12–51 cm). Methods: In May 2009, three pairs of 6-m2 plots were established in a degraded, unvegetated, hypersaline/alkaline wetland in the Yellow River estuary. Three plots were prepared by ploughing (to 20 cm depth) and mixing in urea (130 kg N/ha). The other three plots had been prepared by ploughing only. Approximately 5,000 seablite seeds were sown onto each plot, then watered. Vegetation was sampled in five 1-m2 quadrats/plot until October 2009. Biomass measurements involved samples of approximately 100 plants/plot.
(Summarised by: Nigel Taylor)
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Introduce seeds of non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands
A replicated, before-and-after study in an alkaline, estuarine wetland in eastern China (Guan et al. 2011) reported that five months after sowing seeds of seablite Suaeda salsa onto bare prepared plots, seablite was present. Seeds were sown May. In October, sown plots contained 292–532 seablite plants/m2, with an above-ground biomass of 396–771 g/m2. Seablite plants were 59–63 cm tall, on average. Variation in density and biomass were related to the method used to prepare plots for sowing (see Actions: Add inorganic fertilizer before/after planting and Add below-ground organic matter before/after planting). Methods: In May 2009, three pairs of 6-m2 plots were established in a degraded, unvegetated, hypersaline/alkaline wetland in the Yellow River estuary. Approximately 5,000 seablite seeds were sown onto each plot, then watered. Three plots had been prepared by ploughing (to 20 cm depth), three by ploughing and mixing in urea (130 kg N/ha), and three by ploughing and mixing in reed debris (2 kg/m2). Vegetation was sampled in five 1-m2 quadrats/plot until October 2009. Biomass measurements involved samples of approximately 100 plants/plot. Details of height measurements were not reported.
(Summarised by: Nigel Taylor)
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