To explore the effects of coal mining subsidence in loess region on the vegetation and soil under different regional ecosystems, in this study, forest(Df), shrub(Ds), grass(Dg), and collapse-fissure land(Dc) under coal mining disturbance in Buliangou in Ordos were selected as the research objects, surrounding natural grassland was taken as the control(CK), and field investigation and indoor measurement analysis methods were adopted. By studying the vegetation community characteristics and soil characteristics of different coal mining subsidence disturbance areas, a vegetation-soil coupling coordination degree model was established to explore the development coordination relationship between vegetation and soil in different disturbance areas.The results showed that under the disturbance of coal mining subsidence, the proportion of annual and biennial herbs and Gramineae, Leguminosae, and Compositae plants increased, and the dominant species of Df, Dg and Dc were Stipa bungeana and Stipa glabra. The community density of Df was significantly lower than that of other sample lands, while the The biomass showed an opposite trend, and the community coverage of Dc was significantly lowered. At the 0-20 cm soil layer, the sand content was from large to small as Dc>CK>Ds>Df>Dg. With the deepening of the soil layer, the clay content of Dc increased significantly. The soil EC value and nutrient content of coal mining subsidence land were lower than that of the control, while the soil pH value was higher. The coupling coordination degree of vegetation-soil system in the coal mining subsidence disturbance areas was CK>Df>Ds>Dg>Dc, all of which were in moderate imbalance. The Ds sample lands belonged to vegetation hysteretic type, while the Dg and Dc sample lands belonged to soil hysteretic type. In summary, the coal mining subsidence disturbance tended to lead to reverse succession of vegetation communities, reduce soil nutrients and electrical conductivity, increase soil pH value, and the resulting cracks could significantly promote the desertification of surface soil, and both vegetation and soil were in a moderate imbalance state. Artificial assistant measures could be adopted to promote their coordinated development according to their hysteretic types.
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