the effects of Robinia pseudoacacia litter cover and roots on soil erosion was explored in the Loess Plateau.Five slope gradients (8.7%
17.6%
26.8%
36.4% and 46.6%) and three flow discharges (0.5
1.0 and 2.0 L/s) in vegetation covered with litter removal and bare slope plots
respectively
were used to investigated the effects of Robinia pseudoacacia litter cover and roots on soil erosion.The results indicated that litter cover and roots had significant effect on soil erosion
the reduction degree of soil erosion tended to be stable when the litter thickness was more than 3 cm and the root density was more than 0.5 kg/m3.Soil erosion amount of Robinia pseudoacacia was reduced by about 55% compared with the bare slope
and the contribution rate of litter cover and roots to soil erosion amount reduction was 66% and 34%
respectively.Moreover
the combination of litter cover and roots can reduce soil erodibility and increase soil critical shear stress
and consequently strengthen soil resistance capacity to erosion.Compared with the bare slope
soil erodibility was decreased by 80% and 66%
and soil critical shear stress was increased by 285% and 237%
respectively
in the plots with and without litter cover.These results provide a new idea for revealing the soil erosion mechanism of forest vegetation and have certain guiding significance for improving vegetation construction in the Loess Plateau.
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