Zhang Shangxuan, Li Long, Zhu Zhizhuo, et al. Effects of Vegetation Pattern on Spatial Distribution of Soil Particles Due to Water Erosion on an Pisha Sandstone Slope[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2023, 43(4): 83-94.
DOI:
Zhang Shangxuan, Li Long, Zhu Zhizhuo, et al. Effects of Vegetation Pattern on Spatial Distribution of Soil Particles Due to Water Erosion on an Pisha Sandstone Slope[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2023, 43(4): 83-94. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2023.04.011.
Effects of Vegetation Pattern on Spatial Distribution of Soil Particles Due to Water Erosion on an Pisha Sandstone Slope
[Objective] The spatial distribution characteristics of surface soil particles under different vegetation patterns at Pisha sandstone area in tipical area in Ordos City
Inner Mongolia Autonoous Region
and the sorting and transportation mechanisms of water erosion for soil particles were studied in order to provide a theoretical basis for the restoration of the ecological environment in this area. [Methods] The study was conducted with in-situ monitoring of field runoff plots. The effects of different vegetation patterns on the spatial distribution of surface soil particles on Pisha sandstone slopes under natural rainfall conditions were determined by combining three-dimensional laser scanning and geostatistics. [Results] ① The uniformly distributed vegetation pattern effectively inhibited runoff and sediment production on the slope. The erosion area
average runoff
and average sediment volume were 5.35%
63.16%
and 76.47%
respectively
lower than observed for the bare slope. ② Under the uniformly distributed vegetation pattern
the contents of soil clay and silt particles were 1.3% and 2.2%
respectively
greater after rain than before rain
and sand content was 3.2% lower. The content of sand particles increased after rain by 5.8% and 15.3% in the randomly distributed and aggregated vegetation patterns respectively
resulting in a coarsening of soil texture. ③ Different vegetation patterns were the main factors causing the spatial variation of soil particles. The uniformly distributed and randomly distributed vegetation patterns increased the nugget coefficients of silt and sand particles after rainfall
and decreased the spatial autocorrelation. The aggregated vegetation pattern decreased the nugget coefficients of clay and silt particles from 95.06% and 83.89% to 0.07% and 0.06%
showing a strong spatial autocorrelation. [Conclusion] A uniformly distributed vegetation pattern produced suitable soil and water conservation benefits on an arsenic sandstone slope
significantly reducing runoff and sediment production and inhibiting soil coarsening.
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