Zhai Hui, Li Guorong, Li Jinfang, et al. Wind Erosion Characteristics of Rodent Mounds at a Degraded Area in Source Area of Yellow River[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2022, 42(6): 97-105.
DOI:
Zhai Hui, Li Guorong, Li Jinfang, et al. Wind Erosion Characteristics of Rodent Mounds at a Degraded Area in Source Area of Yellow River[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2022, 42(6): 97-105. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2022.06.013.
Wind Erosion Characteristics of Rodent Mounds at a Degraded Area in Source Area of Yellow River
[Objective] The mechanism of wind erosion of soil in rodent mounds in a degraded area of the source area of the Yellow River were determined by studying the characteristics of soil particle loss in order to provide significant guidance for further scientific evaluation of soil loss characteristics in a degraded alpine grassland area. [Methods] We studied rodent mounds that are widely distributed in the source area of the Yellow River which were creased by two rodent species
namely Ochotona curzoniae and Eospalax baileyi. According to soil texture characteristics
the rodent mounds were divided into three types: meadow
sand
and gravel-bearing. A small in-situ wind erosion test device was used to investigate the relationship between wind erosion and wind speed in the wind speed range of 3~15 m/s under nine wind speed tests with an interval of 1.5 m/s. [Results] ① When wind speed was greater than 9 m/s
the wind erosion amount of the Ochotona curzoniae mounds was the largest
and the wind erosion amount of the Eospalax baileyi mounds was the smallest. A power function relationship was found between wind erosion amount of the Ochotona curzoniae mounds and wind speed. There was a positive correlation between the amount of wind erosion and wind speed in meadow soil and gravel-containing soil. Gravel had a significant inhibitory effect on soil wind erosion. ② The wind erosion of soil in Ochotona curzoniae mounds was greater than in Eospalax baileyi mounds
and the wind erosion rate of soil in rodent mounds increased greatly with increasing wind speed. The wind erosion rate of soil in rodent mounds showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing with increasing wind erosion time. ③ According to an analysis of soil particle size
the wind erosion particles of sand-dune soil were dominated by sand
while meadow soil and gravel-bearing soil were dominated by silt. The composition of erosion particles was related to the soil texture of rodent mounds. [Conclusion] The relationship between soil loss and wind speed was related to soil texture
rodent activity
soil aggregate damage
and soil reorganization in a degraded area of source area of the Yellow River.
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