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DOI	10.3232/SJSS.2013.V3.N1.02
	Soil catena along gypseous woodland in the middle Ebro Basin: soil properties and micromorphology relationships
	Aznar, J. M.; Poch, R. M.; Badia, D.
通讯作者	Aznar, JM
来源期刊	SPANISH JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE
ISSN	2253-6574
出版年	2013
卷号	3 期号:1 页码:28-44
英文摘要	Gypsisols, mainly distributed in arid lands, support a key economic activity and have attracted a lot of scientific interest due to their particular physical and chemical properties. For example, Gypsisols show a high erodibility, low fertility and a variable water holding capacity that can be attributed to different gypsum particle sizes. This study aims to describe some representative Gypsisols from the middle Ebro Basin. Five representative soil profiles ( mainly Gypsisols by WRB) were selected and sampled at different positions along a hillside where soils where developed on gyprock. Furthemore, it links micromorphological properties with soil water retention. Soils have a dominant loamy texture, more rarely stoney. Gypsum is abundant in all soil profiles, ranging from 6 to 84% with minimum values in Ah horizons and maximum in By and Cy. The soils have a low level of salinity and a very low cation exchange capacity (CEC). The soil organic matter (SOM) is medium or abundant in the Ah horizons, otherwise it is low. Soil aggregate stability (SAS) is related significantly and positively with SOM and porosity, which is also positively related with moisture retention at field capacity and saturation humidity. However, there is no significant correlation between porosity and permanent wilting point (PWP). Soil water retention is dependant on the gypsum percentage and textural class. Low levels of gypsum have no influence on water retention, but high gypsum levels (> 60%) enhance the field capacity (FC) and decrease PWP, especially when the gypsum is microcrystalline. Gypsum levels between 40 and 60% also increase available water contents (AWC) due to a decrease in PWP. There is a positive and significant correlation between PWP and FC in Gypsisols, except for those which are loamy and have gypsum values over 40%. The higher available water capacity (AWC) than expected is related to microcrystalline gypsum, predominant in the studied soils. These high AWC values are counteracted by an increasingly irregular pore space not suitable for root growth. All these cited characteristics result in a low fertility, influenced by the weather and the human impact, which deforested the highest part of these mountains in the Middle Ages.
英文关键词	Microcrystalline gypsum water tension Gypsisol available water content forest soils
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000219705000003
WOS类目	Soil Science
WOS研究方向	Agriculture
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/330448
作者单位	[Aznar, J. M.; Badia, D.] Univ Zaragoza, Escuela Politen Super Huesca, Dept Ciencias Agrarias & Medio Natural, Zaragoza, Spain; [Poch, R. M.] Univ Lleida, Dept Medi Ambient & Ciencies, Lleida, Spain
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Aznar, J. M.,Poch, R. M.,Badia, D.. Soil catena along gypseous woodland in the middle Ebro Basin: soil properties and micromorphology relationships[J],2013,3(1):28-44.
APA	Aznar, J. M.,Poch, R. M.,&Badia, D..(2013).Soil catena along gypseous woodland in the middle Ebro Basin: soil properties and micromorphology relationships.SPANISH JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE,3(1),28-44.
MLA	Aznar, J. M.,et al."Soil catena along gypseous woodland in the middle Ebro Basin: soil properties and micromorphology relationships".SPANISH JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE 3.1(2013):28-44.