Small-scale observation on the effects of burrowing activities of ants on soil hydraulic processes
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| 作者 | Li, T. C.2; Shao, M. A.2,3; Jia, Y. H.1; Jia, X. X.2; Huang, L. M.2; Gan, M.1 |
| 刊名 | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE
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| 出版日期 | 2019-03-01 |
| 卷号 | 70期号:2页码:236-244 |
| ISSN号 | 1351-0754 |
| DOI | 10.1111/ejss.12748 |
| 通讯作者 | Shao, M. A.(mashao@ms.iswc.ac.cn) |
| 英文摘要 | Ants alter soil structure when making their nests and the fresh soil aggregates brought to the surface become available for erosion. However, the effects of burrowing activities of ants on soil hydrological processes are unclear. In this study, the effects of Tetramorium caespitum, Messor aciculatus and Camponotus japonicus nests on the preferential flow and soil surface hydrologic processes at a small scale were assessed on the Loess Plateau. Soil dyeing and rainfall simulation experiments were conducted to quantify the effects of ants' nests on runoff and water infiltration on slopes. The diameters of nest entrances for T. caespitum, M. aciculatus and C. japonicus were 0.19, 0.33 and 0.56 cm, respectively. The nests of M. aciculatus and C. japonicus promoted water infiltration, resulted in large soil water contents and decreased surface runoff. The turret-like mounds around the nest entrances made by T. caespitum prevented the formation of soil preferential flow. The depths of dyeing in the soil with M. aciculatus and C. japonicus nests were 32.6 and 49.2 cm, respectively, which were significantly (P < 0.05) deeper than those in the soil with T. caespitum nests (10.0 cm) and no nest (10.3 cm). The unstable soil aggregates made by ants on the soil surface break down easily and encourage the loss of soil sediment. The results show that increasing the ant colonies, especially those with larger bodies, could be considered a strategy to increase water infiltration and soil water content in semiarid areas. In the meantime, the sediment loss cannot be neglected. Highlights |
| WOS关键词 | LOESS PLATEAU ; WATER ; INFILTRATION ; EARTHWORMS ; HYDROLOGY ; EROSION ; NESTS ; SPP. |
| 资助项目 | National Natural Science Foundation of China[41807011] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41571130081] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41571221] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41390463] |
| WOS研究方向 | Agriculture |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 出版者 | WILEY |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000462245500003 |
| 资助机构 | National Natural Science Foundation of China |
| 源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/48583]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所 |
| 通讯作者 | Shao, M. A. |
| 作者单位 | 1.Shenyang Agr Univ, Coll Water Conservancy, Shenyang 110866, Liaoning, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Key Lab Ecosyst Network Observat & Modeling, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Coll Resources & Environm, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Li, T. C.,Shao, M. A.,Jia, Y. H.,et al. Small-scale observation on the effects of burrowing activities of ants on soil hydraulic processes[J]. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE,2019,70(2):236-244. |
| APA | Li, T. C.,Shao, M. A.,Jia, Y. H.,Jia, X. X.,Huang, L. M.,&Gan, M..(2019).Small-scale observation on the effects of burrowing activities of ants on soil hydraulic processes.EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE,70(2),236-244. |
| MLA | Li, T. C.,et al."Small-scale observation on the effects of burrowing activities of ants on soil hydraulic processes".EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE 70.2(2019):236-244. |
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