Title: Anti-erodibility of Sloping Land Soil in Upland Region of Northeast China
Abstract: With indoor experiment and field test,soil physical and chemical properties,soil disintegration rate and related influential factors of sloping land were determined.The formula calculation method of EPIC(erosion productivity impact calculator)was applied to investigate the erodibility factor K of the soil in sloping lands in northeastern upland region of China.The results indicate that soil bulk density increased in an ascending order of soil depth as 0—5cm20—25cm40—45cm.The soil of lower slope had smaller bulk density than that of upper slope.Similarly,the soil from gentle slope(7°)had smaller bulk density than that from steeper slope(10°).The organic matter contents showed an exactly opposite trend to bulk density.The median diameter of grain sizes did not show clear trend.The soil disintegration rates gradually increased with soil depth and correlated closely with soil bulk densities and organic matter contents:soil disintegration rate decreased with increase of organic matter content and decrease of soil bulk density.The soil from upper slope often had higher soil disintegration rate than that from lower slope,and the soil from gentle slope(7°)had smaller soil disintegration rate than that from steeper slope(10°).The calculated soil erodibility Kvaried between 0.20~0.40,indicating weak anti-erodibility.Therefore,water and soil conservation should be strengthened in the research area.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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