Change in Soil Particle Size Distribution and Erodibility with Latitude and Vegetation Restoration Chronosequence on the Loess Plateau, China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15467928 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jiaying Zhai (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Yahui Song (0000-0002-2568-9479, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Wulan Entemake (Institute of Soil and Water Conservation), Hongwei Xu (0000-0002-3628-3378, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Yang Wu (0000-0002-0014-603X, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation), Qing Qu (0000-0001-5431-2446, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation), Sha Xue (0000-0002-4452-8726, Chinese Academy of Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 822-822 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17030822 |
| PMID | 32013000 |
| OpenAlex | W3003834649 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 41 |
Analyzing the dynamics of soil particle size distribution (PSD) and erodibility is important for understanding the changes of soil texture and quality after cropland abandonment. This study aimed to determine how restoration age and latitude affect soil erodibility and the multifractal dimensions of PSD during natural recovery. We collected soil samples from grassland, shrubland, and forests with different restoration ages in the steppe zone (SZ), forest-steppe zone (FSZ), and forest zone (FZ). Various analyses were conducted on the samples, including multifractal analysis and erodibility analysis. Our results showed that restoration age had no significant effect on the multifractal dimensions of PSD (capacity dimension (D0), information dimension (D1), information dimension/capacity dimension ratio (D1/D0), correlation dimension (D2)), and soil erodibility. Multifractal dimensions tended to increase, while soil erodibility tended to decrease, with restoration age. Latitude was negatively correlated with fractal dimensions (D0, D2) and positively correlated with K and D1/D0. During vegetation restoration, restoration age, precipitation, and temperature affect the development of vegetation, resulting in differences in soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, soil texture, and soil enzyme activity, and by affecting soil structure to change the soil stability. This study revealed the impact of restoration age and latitude on soil erosion in the Loess Plateau
Chronosequence · Ecosystem · Fractal · Geography · Grassland · Loess · Multifractal system · Physical geography · Shrubland · Soil carbon · Soil Quality · Soil texture · Soil water · Steppe · Vegetation (pathology · Environmental Science · Landslides and related hazards · Mathematics · Soil and Unsaturated Flow · Soil erosion and sediment transport · Ecology · Geology · Soil Science
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |