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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (17): 62-70.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb20200100009

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Effects of Engineering Reclamation Measures on Soil Quality Evolution Characteristics of Mining Subsidence Area in Southeastern Shanxi

Li Jianhua1,2, Li Hua3(), Gao Chunhua1, Jin Dongsheng1, Lu Jinjing1   

  1. 1 Institute of Agricultural Environment and Resources, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taiyuan 030031
    2 Institute of Resources and Environment Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006
    3 College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006
  • Received:2020-01-04 Revised:2020-03-08 Online:2020-06-15 Published:2020-06-09
  • Contact: Li Hua E-mail:lihua@sxu.edu.cn

Abstract:

To reveal the evolution characteristics of soil quality of coal mining subsidence area under different engineering reclamation measures, based on a 10 years long-term test, the authors studied the soil physical and chemical properties, microbial community structure and the change characteristics of land productivity in coal mining subsidence area in the southeast Shanxi, with topsoil stripping and mixed pushing engineering reclamation. The results showed that in the beginning of the reclamation, the physical and chemical properties of reclaimed soil and land productivity under topsoil stripping reclamation were significantly higher than that of mixed pushing reclamation. After 7 years of reclamation, the physical properties, microbial community structure composition and diversity and land productivity of the soil were basically the same between the two measures, and the difference was not significant. During the 10 years of reclamation, the soil nutrient content in 0-20 cm soil layer was always shown as topsoil stripping > mixed reclamation. During the 10 years, the cumulative return of topsoil stripping increased by 6609 yuan/hm2 compared with that of mixed pushing reclamation. Topsoil stripping reclamation was better than mixed pushing reclamation in maintaining topsoil fertility and comprehensive return. However, after 10 years of reclamation, the land productivity and fertility level of the two reclamation measures were very low, indicating that the reclamation method was only a leading link in the mining area reclamation process, and the ecological restoration of the soil in the mining area must be combined with fertilization measures.

Key words: topsoil stripping, mixed pushing, soil quality, soil microbial community, reclaimed farmland, coal mining subsidence area

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