LI Yuchen, PING Yuan, TAN Tenghui, et al. Effects of Biocrust with Different Coverage on Water Infiltration in Red Soil Hilly Region[J]. 2023, 37(5): 71-77.
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LI Yuchen, PING Yuan, TAN Tenghui, et al. Effects of Biocrust with Different Coverage on Water Infiltration in Red Soil Hilly Region[J]. 2023, 37(5): 71-77. DOI: 10.13870/j.cnki.stbcxb.2023.05.009.
Effects of Biocrust with Different Coverage on Water Infiltration in Red Soil Hilly Region
In order to explore the influence of biocrust with different coverage on infiltration process
biocrust from quaternary clay developed red soil (S type) and argillaceous shale developed soil (N type) were selected in the red soil hilly area of Xianning. And six coverage levels (bare land
1%~20%
20%~40%
40%~60%
60%~80% and 80%~100%) were set. The Mini disk infiltration instrument was used to determine the soil infiltration process and explore the factors affected the infiltration process
meanwhile three common models were used to simulate the infiltration process and the suitability of the model were compared. The results showed that:(1) Compared with bare soil
the development of two types of biocrust increased soil organic carbon
clay content
crust thickness and biomass
while decreased sand content. (2) The water infiltration characteristics of S-type soil decreased gradually with the increasing of biocrust coverage. The initial infiltration rate
stable infiltration rate
average infiltration rate and unsaturated water conductivity varied from 0.25 to 1.55
0.13 to 0.91
0.17 to 1.11 and 2.04 to 8.48 mm/min
respectively. In N-type soil
the soil water infiltration decreased with the increasing of coverage except for 40% to 60% (high gravel content). The initial infiltration rate
average infiltration rate and stable infiltration rate of 80% to 100% coverage decreased by 91.14%
87.64% and 91.30%
respectively
compared with the bare soil. The presence of biocrust impeded the soil water infiltration. The RDA analysis showed that for S-type soil
biomass (54.30%) had the highest interpretation for its infiltration characteristics
while for N-type soil
they were coverage (39.30%) and gravel content (34.00%). (3) Among the three mainstream infiltration models
Horton model
Kostiakov model and Philip model
Horton model had the best fitting effect. The results could provide a useful reference for the study of water transport law of biological crusts in humid areas.
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