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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2005, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (11): 2060-2065.

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Impact of urbanization on pedodiversity in Suzhou area

SUN Yanci, ZHANG Xuelei, CHEN Jie   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
  • Received:2004-12-31 Revised:2005-03-23 Online:2005-11-15 Published:2005-11-15

Abstract: Based on the TM remote sensing information of 1984,1995,2000 and 2003,this paper quantitatively analyzed the spatial-temporal dynamic changes of pedodiversity in Suzhou area under quickly growing urbanization.The results showed that in this area,clay loamy typic-hapli-stagnic anthrosol and fine sand clay loamy typic-hapli-stagnic anthrosol were the predominant soil types,but their distribution area decreased 5.11% and 3.14%,respectively,in latest 20 years.Jinchang,Pingjiang and Canglang Districts were the focuses of urbanization in Suzhou area,where pedodiversity changed furiously.During 1984~2003,more than 90% of the clay loamy typic-hapli-stagni gleyosol in Pingjiang District and sandy calcaric-mottlic-udi-orthic primosol in Taicang City were almost disappeared,and changed into residential area.Statistical analysis showed that urbanization had a significant impact on pedodiversity,and was the prime driving force on the pedodiversity in Suzhou area.

Key words: Suzhou area, Urbanization, Pedodiversity, Spatial-temporal characteristics

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