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DOI | 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.04.002 |
Phytogenic mounds of four typical shoot architecture species at different slope gradients on the Loess Plateau of China | |
Du, Hua-Dong1,2; Jiao, Ju-Ying1,2,3; Jia, Yan-Feng4; Wang, Ning1,2; Wang, Dong-Li3 | |
通讯作者 | Jiao, Ju-Ying |
来源期刊 | GEOMORPHOLOGY |
ISSN | 0169-555X |
出版年 | 2013 |
卷号 | 193页码:57-64 |
英文摘要 | In semi-arid regions, the spatial pattern of vegetation usually appears as a mosaic of plants surrounded by bare soil. Phytogenic mounds often develop under these plants and create microenvironments that promote plant establishment. This study examined the effects of ground slope and plant shoot architecture on mound formation. Four species representing different shoot architectures (Artemisia gmelinii, with dense shoot architecture; Artemisia giraldii, with expanding shoot architecture; tussock-forming Bothriochloa ischaemum; and Sophora viciifolia, with a main-stem shoot architecture) and four classes of slope were selected. A two-dimensional ’microprofilemeter’ was used to measure mound shape and height, and mound area was measured using the Image Pro-plus software with a planer mound picture. Phytogenic mound shapes changed from symmetrical mound type to asymmetrical terrace type as slope increased. With increasing slope mound height increased for all species; the mound area of S. viciifolia decreased; and that of A. giraldii increased. A. gmelinii and B. ischaemum had a relatively constant mound area irrespective of slope. Among the plant shoot architecture parameters, the basal diameter along the slope (D-ba) significantly correlated with mound height, while the plant basal diameter perpendicular to the slope (D-bp) and the total cross-sectional area of the stem at the base (S-n) were related to mound area. The results indicate that phytogenic mounds on gentler slopes are formed due to the difference in rain splash erosion beneath the plant canopy and surrounding bare surfaces. On steeper slopes, mounds are formed due to water erosion on bare soil and the prevention of erosion and sediment accumulation under plants. Plant shoot architecture also influences mound formation. Species with expanding shoot architecture, such as A. giraldii that spread laterally to create high density stems and occupy a large area, can create relatively large mounds. Species with main-stem shoot architecture such as S. viciifolia, have a mound area that shrinks rapidly with increasing slope. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Mound Plant morphology Plant shoot architecture Water erosion Sedimentation |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Peoples R China |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000320142900006 |
WOS关键词 | PLANT COMMUNITY-DEVELOPMENT ; WATER EROSION ; CHIHUAHUAN DESERT ; INDIVIDUAL PLANTS ; NEGEV DESERT ; SOIL-EROSION ; NEW-MEXICO ; VEGETATION ; RUNOFF ; SEDIMENT |
WOS类目 | Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Physical Geography ; Geology |
来源机构 | 西北农林科技大学 |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/177380 |
作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Soil & Water Conservat, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dryland Farming Loess P, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, Peoples R China; 2.Minist Water Resources, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, Peoples R China; 3.Northwest Agr & Forestry Univ, Inst Soil & Water Conservat, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, Peoples R China; 4.Shenyang Agr Univ, Coll Water Conservancy, Shenyang 110866, Liaoning, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Du, Hua-Dong,Jiao, Ju-Ying,Jia, Yan-Feng,et al. Phytogenic mounds of four typical shoot architecture species at different slope gradients on the Loess Plateau of China[J]. 西北农林科技大学,2013,193:57-64. |
APA | Du, Hua-Dong,Jiao, Ju-Ying,Jia, Yan-Feng,Wang, Ning,&Wang, Dong-Li.(2013).Phytogenic mounds of four typical shoot architecture species at different slope gradients on the Loess Plateau of China.GEOMORPHOLOGY,193,57-64. |
MLA | Du, Hua-Dong,et al."Phytogenic mounds of four typical shoot architecture species at different slope gradients on the Loess Plateau of China".GEOMORPHOLOGY 193(2013):57-64. |
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