NDLI: Chemical properties of soil and runoff water under different land uses in Abbottabad, Pakistan

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Author	Irshad, Muhammad Ali, Jawad Egrinya Eneji, A.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	This study examined properties of soil and runoff water under different land uses: forestry, pasture, cropping and fallow. The moisture level was found higher in the forest soil, while fallow and pasture soils showed a similar level of moisture. In top soil, the water holding capacity of pasture and forest soils was higher than other soils, especially that under cropping; the sub-soil held more water (12.1 %) than the top soil (10.3 %). The lower moisture level in cultivated or fallow lands could be attributed to the lower soil organic matter. Carbon concentration in the soils varied in the order forest > pasture > fallow > crop land. Across land uses, the concentrations of cations differed in the order: Ca > Mg > Na > K. Relatively higher concentrations of nutrients and lower pH were obtained in the top soil and sub-soil of the forest land. Forest and pasture catchments showed lower Na in soil. Regression analysis showed higher correlation between soil carbon and soil moisture, water holding capacity and nutrients. The nutrients concentrations were higher in forest soil and lowest in the soils of fallow and agricultural lands. The cations in the runoff water varied in the order Ca > Mg > Na > K, being highly consistent with that in the soil in each land use. Calcium concentrations in the runoff varied in the order forest > pasture > crop > fallow. Magnesium concentration was higher in forest runoff than other land uses, whereas higher K concentration was in pasture runoff. Higher total solids in the runoff of fallow land indicate soil erosion. The study highlights the value of plantation as a measure for land management.
Starting Page	3501
Ending Page	3506
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18666280
Journal	Environmental Earth Sciences
Volume Number	74
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	18666299
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2015-04-10
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Crop land Forest land Pasture land Un-cropped land Soil properties Surface runoff Geology Hydrology/Water Resources Geochemistry Environmental Science and Engineering Terrestrial Pollution Biogeosciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Global and Planetary Change Earth-Surface Processes Soil Science Environmental Chemistry Pollution Geology Water Science and Technology

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