Biocrust-reduced soil water retention and soil infiltration in an alpine Kobresia meadow
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| 作者 | Dai, Licong; Fu, Ruiyu; Guo, Xiaowei ; Du, Yangong; Cao, Guangmin; Zhou, Huakun; Hu, Zhongmin
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| 刊名 | HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
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| 出版日期 | 2023 |
| 卷号 | 27期号:23 |
| 英文摘要 | Biocrust is a key component of ecosystems and plays a vital role in altering hydrological processes in terrestrial ecosystems. The impacts of biocrust on hydrological processes in arid and semi-arid ecosystems have been widely documented. However, the effects and mechanisms of biocrust on soil hydrological processes in alpine ecosystems are still poorly understood. In this study, we selected two meadow types from the northern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: normal Kobresia meadow (NM) and biocrust meadow (BM). Both the soil hydrological and physicochemical properties were examined. We found that, in the 0-30 cm soil layer, soil water retention and soil water content in NM were higher than those in BM, whereas the 30-40 cm layer's soil water retention and soil water content in NM were lower than those in BM. The topsoil infiltration rate in BM was lower than that in NM. Furthermore, the physicochemical properties were different between NM and BM. The 0-10 cm soil layer's clay content in BM was 9 % higher than that in NM, whereas the 0-30 cm layer's soil capillary porosity in NM was higher than that in BM. In addition, the 0-20 cm layer's soil total nitrogen (TN) and soil organic matter (SOM) in NM were higher than those in BM, implying that the presence of biocrust may not favor the formation of soil nutrients owing to its lower soil microbial biomass carbon and microbial biomass nitrogen. Overall, soil water retention was determined by SOM by altering the soil capillary porosity and bulk density. Our findings suggest that the establishment of cyanobacteria crust biocrust may not improve soil water retention and infiltration, and the soil in cyanobacteria crust meadows could be more vulnerable to runoff generation and consequent soil erosion. These results provide a systematic and comprehensive understanding of the effects of biocrust on the soil hydrology of alpine ecosystems. |
| 源URL | [http://210.75.249.4/handle/363003/62135]  |
| 专题 | 西北高原生物研究所_中国科学院西北高原生物研究所 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Dai, Licong,Fu, Ruiyu,Guo, Xiaowei,et al. Biocrust-reduced soil water retention and soil infiltration in an alpine Kobresia meadow[J]. HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES,2023,27(23). |
| APA | Dai, Licong.,Fu, Ruiyu.,Guo, Xiaowei.,Du, Yangong.,Cao, Guangmin.,...&Hu, Zhongmin.(2023).Biocrust-reduced soil water retention and soil infiltration in an alpine Kobresia meadow.HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES,27(23). |
| MLA | Dai, Licong,et al."Biocrust-reduced soil water retention and soil infiltration in an alpine Kobresia meadow".HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES 27.23(2023). |
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