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DOI | 10.1029/2018JG004726 |
Effects of Cyanobacterial Soil Crusts on Surface Roughness and Splash Erosion | |
Bullard, Joanna E.1; Ockelford, Annie2; Strong, Craig3; Aubault, Helene1 | |
通讯作者 | Bullard, Joanna E. |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
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ISSN | 2169-8953 |
EISSN | 2169-8961 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 123期号:12页码:3697-3712 |
英文摘要 | Soil surface roughness (SSR) modifies interactions and feedback processes between terrestrial and atmospheric systems driven by both the abiotic and biotic components of soils. This paper compares SSR response to a low-intensity multiday rainfall event for soils with and without early successional stage cyanobacteria-dominated biological soil crusts (CBCs). A rainfall simulator was used to apply 2, 5, and 2mm of rain separated by a 24-hr period over 3days at an intensity of 60mm/hr. Changes in SSR were quantified using geostatistically derived indicators calculated from semivariogram analysis of high-resolution laser scans. The CBCs were stronger and splash erosion substantially less than from the physical soil crusts. Prior to rainfall treatment, soils with CBCs had greater SSR than those without. The rainfall treatments caused the physical crusted soils to increase SSR and spatial patterning due to the translocation of particles, soil loss, and the development of raindrop impact craters. Rainfall caused swelling of cyanobacterial filaments but only a slight increase in SSR, and raindrop impact cratering and splash loss were low on the soils with CBCs. There is no relationship between random roughness and splash erosion, but an increase in splash loss was associated with an increase in topographic roughness and small-scale spatial patterning. A comparison of this study with other research indicates that for rainfall events up to 100mm, the effectiveness of CBCs in reducing soil loss is >80% regardless of the rainfall amount and intensity, which highlights their importance for landscape stabilization. Plain Language Summary Human and ecological systems rely on soils for the provision of water and nutrients, to support plant growth, for regulation of the water cycle and for the storage of carbon. The stability of soil surfaces can be controlled by the presence of crusts. Physical crusts form in the response to rainfall events causing the soil to break down and compact. Biological soil crusts are formed when cyanobacteria, fungi, algae, lichens, and mosses grow and bind the soil together. Biological soil crusts are particularly important in arid and semiarid areas where they cover up to 70% of interplant spaces. However, little is known about how the crusts control infiltration, runoff, and soil erosion rates or which is more effective at stabilizing the soil surface. In this study we use high-resolution laser scanning to characterize how the stability of the soil surface is controlled by both physical and biological crusts in response to different rainfall events. We discuss the differences in the between the two crusts and observe that biological soil crusts can reduce soil loss by greater than 80% regardless of the rainfall amount and intensity which highlights their importance for landscape stabilization. |
英文关键词 | biocrust cyanobacteria soil surface roughness microtopography soil erosion laser scan |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | England ; Australia |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000455437900014 |
WOS关键词 | RAINDROP-IMPACT ; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE ; RAINFALL SIMULATOR ; AGGREGATE SIZE ; OVERLAND-FLOW ; WIND EROSION ; RUNOFF ; INFILTRATION ; SCALE |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Geology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/211001 |
作者单位 | 1.Loughborough Univ, Geog & Environm, Loughborough, Leics, England; 2.Univ Brighton, Sch Environm & Technol, Brighton, E Sussex, England; 3.Australian Natl Univ, Fenner Sch Environm & Soc, Canberra, ACT, Australia |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Bullard, Joanna E.,Ockelford, Annie,Strong, Craig,et al. Effects of Cyanobacterial Soil Crusts on Surface Roughness and Splash Erosion[J],2018,123(12):3697-3712. |
APA | Bullard, Joanna E.,Ockelford, Annie,Strong, Craig,&Aubault, Helene.(2018).Effects of Cyanobacterial Soil Crusts on Surface Roughness and Splash Erosion.JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES,123(12),3697-3712. |
MLA | Bullard, Joanna E.,et al."Effects of Cyanobacterial Soil Crusts on Surface Roughness and Splash Erosion".JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES 123.12(2018):3697-3712. |
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