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Exploring main soil drivers of vegetation succession in abandoned croplands of Minqin Oasis, China.

Li Chang, Shuhua Yi, Yu Qin, Yi Sun, Huifang Zhang, Jing Hu, Kaiming Li, Xuemei Yang

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Li ChangSchool of Environment and Urban Construction, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou, China.
Shuhua YiInstitute of Fragile Eco-environment, School of Geographic Science, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Yu QinState Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.
Yi SunInstitute of Fragile Eco-environment, School of Geographic Science, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Huifang ZhangInstitute of Fragile Eco-environment, School of Geographic Science, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Jing HuState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Desertification and Aeolian Sand Disaster Combating, Gansu Desert Control Research Institute, Lanzhou, China.
Kaiming LiSchool of Environment and Urban Construction, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou, China.
Xuemei YangTourism School, Lanzhou University of Arts and Science, Lanzhou, China.

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Doctoral Research Fund of Lanzhou City UniversityNational Natural Science Foundation of China
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Abstract

Background: The Minqin Oasis, which is located in Wuwei City, Gansu Province, China, faces a very serious land desertification problem, with about 94.5% of its total area desertified. Accordingly, it is crucial to implement ecological restoration policies such as cropland abandonment in this region. In abandoned croplands, abiotic factors such as soil properties may become more important than biotic factors in driving vegetation succession. However, the connections between soil properties and vegetation succession remain unclear. To fill this knowledge gap, this study investigated these connections to explore major factors that affected vegetation succession, which is meaningful to designing management measures to restore these degraded ecosystems. Methods: This study investigated seven 1-29-year-old abandoned croplands using the "space for time" method in Minqin Oasis. Vegetation succession was classified into different stages using a canonical correlation analysis (CCA) and two-way indicator species analysis (Twinspan). The link between soil properties and vegetation succession was analyzed using CCA. The primary factors shaping community patterns of vegetation succession were chosen by the "Forward selection" in CCA. The responses of dominant species to soil properties were analyzed using generalized additive models (GAMs). Results: Dominant species turnover occurred obviously after cropland abandonment. Vegetation succession can be classified into three stages (

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Conservation of Natural ResourcesSoilBiodiversityChinaCrops, AgriculturalEcosystemSoilAbandoned croplandArid areaPlant diversitySoil propertiesVegetation succession

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