ZHANG Siqi, ZHANG Keli, MA Qianhong. Effects of Biological Soil Crusts Development on Soil Anti-erodibility on Karst Slope[J]. 2023, 37(5): 64-70.
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ZHANG Siqi, ZHANG Keli, MA Qianhong. Effects of Biological Soil Crusts Development on Soil Anti-erodibility on Karst Slope[J]. 2023, 37(5): 64-70. DOI: 10.13870/j.cnki.stbcxb.2023.05.008.
Effects of Biological Soil Crusts Development on Soil Anti-erodibility on Karst Slope
结皮存在时的土壤抗崩解和抗剪切能力分别提高24.83%~46.62%和25.77%~37.73%。(3)发育年限内(3~11年)结皮层抗拉力变化范围为1.95~5.76 N
随着生物结皮发育年限增加
结皮层结构越趋稳定
其抵抗破坏的能力也越强。(4)生物结皮可明显提高土壤抗冲性能
且受流量和坡度的双重制约
流量和坡度都存在临界值
分别为0.4 L/s和17°
超过临界值后
其保护作用显著减弱。研究结果对于喀斯特地区准确估算土壤流失和生态恢复建设正确评价具有重要意义。
Abstract
Biological soil crusts (biocrusts)
which develop commonly in the southwestern karst regions
have a significant effect on reducing soil erosion. To explore the effect of biocrusts on soil anti-erodibility
biocrusts with different rehabilitation ages (0
3
5
8
11 a) were studied on a karst hillslope in Guizhou
and different levels of flow discharge (0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5 L/s) and slope gradients (5°
12°
17°
23°) were designed. The results showed that:(1) Biocrusts on karst hillslopes could promote soil particles cementation
strengthen soil aggregate stability
improve soil structure
and enhance soil water holding capacity and permeability. (2) The biocrusts greatly enhanced the anti-disintegration and anti-shear strength of soil. Compared with the treatment of removing biocrusts
the soil's anti-disintegration and anti-shear strength of the treatment of retained biocrusts increased by 24.83%~46.62% and 25.77%~37.73%
respectively. (3) The tensile strength of the biocrust layer ranged from 1.95 to 5.76 N during the rehabilitation ages (3~11 a). As the development age of biocrusts increased
the structure of the biocrust layer became more stable
and its ability to resist damage became stronger. (4) The biocrusts could also significantly improve the soil anti-scour capacity
which was regulated by flow discharge and slope gradient. The critical value for flow discharge and slope gradient was 0.4 L/s and 17°
respectively
beyond which the protective effect of biocrusts was significantly weakened. These results were of great significance for accurately estimating soil erosion and correctly evaluating ecological restoration construction in karst regions.
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