其他摘要 | Vegetation restoration has returned a large number of steep slope farmlands to
forests and grasslands, and effectively controlled soil erosion in the Loess Plateau. In the loess-
tableland and gully region of the Loess Plateau, loess-tableland, hill-slope and gully-slope are
widely distributed. Geomorphological location and land use may lead to differences in soil
properties and vegetation root systems, and thus affect soil erodibility. However, few studies
have been conducted to explore the impact of vegetation restoration at different
geomorphological locations on soil erodibility, and the relationships between soil erodibility
and influencing factors. This study was carried out in the Nanxiaogou watershed in the loess-
tableland and gully region of the Loess Plateau. The undisturbed topsoil (0-20 cm) of farmland,
grassland, shrub land and woodland was sampled on loess-tableland, hill-slope and gully-slope
(no farmland on gully-slope). The comprehensive soil erodibility index (CSEI) was obtained by
weighted sum method. The results indicated that: (1) The significant difference in CSEI was
found among different geomorphological locations. The CSEI of gully-slope was 8.1% and
77.7% higher than those of hill-slope and loess-tableland, respectively. (2) As for the loess-
tableland, the CSEI of grassland, shrub land and woodland decreased by 21.1%, 29.2% and
28.8%, respectively compared with that of farmland. For the hill-slope and gully-slopes, the
CSEI of woodland was lower than that of other land use types. (3) The CSEI had significantly
negative correlations with clay content, sand content, soil capillary porosity, root weight
density, root mean diameter, root length density and root surface area density, but significantly
positive correlations with silt content and soil bulk density. Multivariate linear stepwise
regression indicates that silt content, root mean diameter and soil bulk density are the most
important factors influencing CSEI, among which silt content has the greatest direct influence
on CSEI, while root mean diameter exerts negative influence on CSEI through direct or indirect
effects. This study suggests that shrubs should be the preferred vegetation for vegetation
restoration on the loess-tableland. Revegetation with arbor as dominant community may be
more effective in controlling soil and water loss on hill-slope and gully-slope. |
修改评论