The Soil Available Sulfur’s Vertical Distribution Characteristics of Jiaozhou BaySpartina Alterniflora Wetland.docVIP

The Soil Available Sulfur’s Vertical Distribution Characteristics of Jiaozhou BaySpartina Alterniflora Wetland 　　【Abstract】In order to understand the vertical distribution characteristics of soil available sulfur in Spartina alterniflora Wetland of Jiaozhou Bay， the soil samples of September，October，November，December，2015 were collected and measured. The results show us the contents of soil available sulfur in Spartina alterniflora wetland and they have obvious stratification in the vertical direction with contents decreasing gradually when the soil depth increases. 【Key words】Jiaozhou Bay；Soil available sulfur；Distribution characteristics 1 Introduction Sulfur is the fourth important nutrient， which plays an important role in many biogeochemical processes and in the process of plant growth and development[1].In wetland ecosystem， sulfur nutrient is influenced by vegetation type，the sulfur content in the soil is different[2]，and the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of soil sulfur also affect the growth and development of vegetation.At present，Many studies have been conducted on the processes of the sulfur cycle in different wetland ecosystems，such as Sanjiang plain[3]，mangrove swamps[4]，Yellow River Delta wetland[5]. Jiaozhou Bay is located in Qingdao City，is the largest coastal wetland area of Shandong Peninsula.while the available sulfur and its distribution characteristics in Jiaozhou Bay haven’t been reported. Therefore，this research chooses Spartina alterniflora wetland of Jiaozhou Bay as the research object in order to further study of sulfur and provide a theoretical basis in the biogeochemical cycling in wetland. 2 Materials and methods 2.1 Sampling point design Selecting the Spartina alterniflora Wetland and mudflat zone as the main research area，and set three parallel sampling points per area.The samplings are collected in September，October，November，and December， 2015 by using soil drilling method.For one sampling p