[1]GAO Zhou,HU Xia.Influence of Shrub Roots on Soil Macropores Using X-Ray Computed Tomography[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2020,27(03):315-319.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
27
Number of periods:
2020 03
Page number:
315-319
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目次
Public date:
2020-04-20
- Title:
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Influence of Shrub Roots on Soil Macropores Using X-Ray Computed Tomography
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GAO Zhou1,2, HU Xia1,2
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(1.Key Laboratory of Earth Surface and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; 2.School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)
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- Keywords:
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shrub; root; soil macropores; CT
- CLC:
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S152.4
- DOI:
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- Abstract:
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To study the influence of shrub roots on soil macropores, undisturbed soil columns under shrub canopies were sampled(Potentilla fruticose shrub from Qinghai Lake Basin and Caragana microphylla shrub from Inner Mongolia)and scanned with X-ray computed tomography. Then 3 D soil macropores and root architecture were visualized and quantitated with Avizo software. The results showed that roots and macropores under Potentilla fruticose shrub mainly distributed in the 0—25 cm soil layer. In addition, independent macropores were found much more prevalent, which resulted in a less similarity with the roots compared with Caragana microphylla shrub. By contrast, roots and macropores under Caragana microphylla shrub distributed in the 0—50 cm soil layer. Macropores in the surface layer were concentrated and disorderly, while macropores in subsoil had a good connectivity and high similarity with the root architecture. The roots of Caragana microphylla shrub in Inner Mongolia had a greater influence on the formation of soil macropores, while the roots of Potentilla fruticose shrub in Qinghai Lake Basin had a relatively smaller impact on soil macropores. Therefore, the influence of shrub roots on macropores varies in different environments.