Soil erosion is one of the main causes for the degradation of black soil in Northeast Chi-
na. Understanding the differences of soil water and air transport under different land use patterns
can provide scientific basis for efficient utilization and protection of soil and water resources in the
black soil area. In this study,we examined the in-situ soil saturated hydraulic conductivity,air per-
meability and relative gas diffusion of 0-5 cm soil layer in three typical land use patterns (crop-
land,woodland,abandoned land) in the Northeast black soil area and explored the impacts of soil
erosion and land use pattern on water and gas transport. Results showed that there were significant
differences in soil water and air transport between different eroded croplands and between different
land use patterns. Soil bulk density of serious erosion cropland was higher than that of other lands,
and that of ungraded cropland was significantly lower than other lands. Compared with the ungraded
cropland,soil bulk density in the light erosion cropland,the moderate erosion cropland and the
serious erosion cropland increased by 12.7%,17.6% and 39.2%,saturated hydraulic conductivity
decreased by 84.4%,53.7% and 12.7%,air permeability decreased by 94.6%,64.4% and
14.0%,and relative gas diffusion decreased by 91.3%,82.6% and 4.3%,respectively. The satu-rated hydraulic conductivity,air permeability and relative gas diffusion of pine forest decreased by
86.5%,83.0% and 91.3% respectively compared with that of ungraded cropland,saturated hydrau-
lic conductivity,air permeability and relative gas diffusion of sea-buckthorn forest decreased by
51.7%,45.6% and 82.6%,and saturated hydraulic conductivity,air permeability and relative gas
diffusion of abandoned land decreased by 16.2%,1.4% and 73.9% respectively compared with that
of ungraded cropland. In addition,the measured result of soil air permeability and relative gas diffu-
sion could be used to estimate saturated soil hydraulic conductivity. Soil water and gas transport
characteristics were significantly affected by soil erosion and land use pattern.
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