其他摘要 | The Loess Plateau region is an important ecological barrier and the production base
of animal husbandry in China. However, unreasonable human activities lead to serious
degradation of grassland, severe soil erosion, and the sustainable development of threaten
ecosystem. The vegetation restoration measure which takes advantage of the mutual
feedback effect between plants - soil system, recover and rebuild huge adjustment
function of soil reservoir, which is the fundamental measure to solve the problem of the
regional ecological environment. This study selected different years grassland as the
research object, which is in the Yunwu Mountains grassland nature reserve in the loess
plateau. In this paper, we use the methods of artificial rainfall simulation, microscopic
CT scans and indoor analysis. In this paper, In this paper, we study the change rule of soil
physical, chemical and hydraulic properties in the process of vegetation restoration. This
paper analyzes the evolution of soil structure characteristics to clarify the mechanism of
action of soil structure evolution to rainfall infiltration process. We purpose to provide
certain scientific basis of vegetation restoration and reconstruction in loess plateau areas.
The main results obtained are summarized as follows:
1. The process of returning farmland to grassland is conducive to improving soil
physical and chemical properties. Performance to reduce soil bulk density, increase soil
porosity, reduce soil sand content, increase the silt and clay content, mainly reflected in
the early farmland (< 3 years) and 0 to 10 cm soil layer, but did not cause the change of
soil texture. Grain for 3 to 8 years is soil organic carbon, total nitrogen content in
recovery stage, from grain for 8 years began to accumulate, conversion of 22-24 years is a rapid accumulation of soil organic carbon, total nitrogen content.0 to 10 cm soil layer
soil organic carbon, total nitrogen content, respectively from the field for eight years 22
years is significantly higher than 10 to 40 cm soil layer. Soil organic carbon
accumulation speed is bigger than the accumulation of nitrogen.
2. The process of returning farmland to grass promotes large aggregate formation,
improve the aggregate stability. Performance for the conversion of 8-24 years large
aggregate content of water stability significantly increased by 21.34% - 21.34%,
conversion of 22-24 years most aggregate stability.0 to 10 cm soil aggregate stability
above 10 to 40 cm soil layer. Large aggregate content of water stability directly increase
aggregate stability, and stability was significantly positively effect, mainly reflected in
the > 1 mm large aggregate water stability. Organic carbon content indirectly boost
aggregate stability.
3. Three years after returning farmland grassland vegetation restoration is helpful to
improve the pore structure stability. Performance is beneficial to the soil in the 0 to 10
cm soil layer 1-5 mm together the increase of the total porosity and the pore of the total
reduction. Among them, the capillary porosity (3.25 microns - 20 microns) with
gradually reduce, increase of fixed number of year of the farmland conversion of 8-22
years reduced significantly.20 microns - 100 microns ventilation pore porosity with the
extension of cultivated fixed number of year of reduced gradually, and > 100 microns
ventilation pore porosity increase gradually.> 100 microns ventilation pore porosity is
highest, account for more than 99% of the total porosity. Vegetation restoration is
advantageous to the increase in long and narrow pore shape factor (0.2) or less porosity,
and lower irregular pore (0.2< shape factor < 0.5) and the rules of the pore porosity of
shape factor (0.5 or higher). Long, narrow pore porosity is highest, account for more than
99% of the total porosity. Soil silt content is the main influence factors of aggregate pore
structure characteristics, and 1-5 mm irregular porosity in the aggregate, rules, porosity
and capillary porosity significantly negative correlation (Sig) < 0.001).
4. Process of returning cultivated land to grassland significantly improves the
performance of soil water and holding water. As the vegetation restoration, soil saturated
hydraulic conductivity from the conversion of 4.16 mm·min -1 , 3 years to grain for 22
years of 6.74 mm·min -1 , significantly increased by 61.9%.Compared with the slope, when the organic carbon content and water stability of large aggregate content increase 1
g·kg -1 and 1% respectively, the saturated hydraulic conductivity increased by 1.2% and
2.4%, respectively. Vegetation restoration is helpful to improve the soil water-holding
capacity, mainly reflected in the 0 to 10 cm soil layer, the conversion of 22-24 years
water-holding performance improved significantly. Large aggregate stability of soil water
content and organic carbon content are the main factors influencing the saturated
hydraulic conductivity, and organic carbon content is the most important factors affect
the ability of the soil moisture. Organic carbon content increase large aggregate stability
by increasing the water content to improve soil structure, thus improve the saturated
hydraulic conductivity and water holding capacity.
5. Returning farmland to grassland could improve the ability of soil, rainfall
infiltration. Show the with vegetation restoration, the initial infiltration rate increase,
extend the time of reach the steady infiltration rate. In the process of vegetation
restoration infiltration rate increased with the increase of rainfall intensity.1-5 mm
aggregate irregular porosity and capillary porosity are the main factors influencing the
initial infiltration rate, and negatively correlated with the initial infiltration rate.
Moderate rain is strong, the stable infiltration rate and 2-1 mm aggregate negatively
correlated with irregular porosity. Heavy rain is strong, the stable infiltration rate and 5-2
mm long and narrow porosity aggregate were positively correlated.
Key words: returning farmland to grassland; soil structure; micro-CT; soil
hydraulic properties; rainfall infiltration |
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