鄱阳湖湿地土壤微生物活性对年际水文变化的响应

湿地自然水文节律的改变影响着湿地生态系统的稳定与安全.为探究湿地水文变化对土壤微生物活性的影响,以鄱阳湖洲滩湿地3种典型植被狗牙根（Cynodon dactylon）、南荻（Triarrhena lutarioriparia）和苔草（Carex cinerascens）下表层土壤（0~20 cm）为研究对象,对湿地土壤微生物呼吸、微生物生物量和水解酶等土壤活性特征进行连续3年的实验监测,分析年际水位变化对不同植被湿地土壤微生物活性的影响.结果表明：丰水年显著提高土壤中养分的可利用性（有机质、总磷、速效磷）,提高土壤微生物生物量、微生物熵、水解酶活性,表明丰水年有利于湿地生态系统的物质循环转化.水文条件也能通过影响湿地植被生长改变土壤养分状况,进而对植被下土壤微生物活性产生显著影响.诸多土壤理化因子中,可溶性有机碳是驱动微生物活性变化最关键的因子.进一步分析表明,由植被类型所代表的长期水文累积效应对湿地土壤理化及微生物活性的调节作用大于单纯的年际水文变化.     

云南纳帕海岩溶湿地生态环境变化及驱动机制

利用原状土就地取样野外定位研究方法,对云南西北高原的纳帕海岩溶湿地生态环境状况进行的2年定位研究表明,纳帕海湿地生态环境破坏严重,表现为湿地面积不断缩小,沼泽类型改变,沼泽旱化、沙化,中旱生植物侵入,沼泽发生逆向生态演替,生物多样性减少,土壤养分衰减退化,土壤酶活性降低,水质变劣.分析了引起纳帕海湿地环境变化的自然因素和人为因素,表明人为活动干扰是引起其湿地生态环境退化的主要原因.     

湖北梁子湖湿地土壤养分的分布特征和相关性分析

对湖北梁子湖农业湿地土壤有机质、N、P、K的分布特征进行了研究.结果表明,土壤表层有机质含量在24.203-56.815g/kg之间,TN、TP、TK分别为1.385-2.911g/kg、0.406-0.523g/kg和14.68-26.77g/kg.五类土壤中有机质、TN、TP、TK在水平分布上是随地形部位升高(地下水位降低)而降低,即从沼泽型→潜育型→侧渗型→潴育型→淹育型渐次降低.土壤剖面中,有机质、TN、TP、TK从表层到底层逐渐降低,仅在淹育型土壤中TK是从上向下逐渐升高.侧渗型水田由于湖水脉动漂洗作用使剖面底层的有机质、TN、TP、TK都低于其它四类土壤.土壤表层中速效N、P分布特征与TN、TP相似,但速效K的变异较大.土壤表层中有机质、TN、TP、TK之间有良好的相关性,而剖面中有机质与TN也高度相关.此外,沼泽型土壤有机质与TK及TN与TK显著相关,而淹育型土壤剖面中TP与TK显著负相关.     

基于时间序列谐波分析的鄱阳湖湿地植被分布与水位变化响应

采用高时间分辨率遥感信息的谐波分析方法,提取反映鄱阳湖湿地植被指数随水位变化的谐波分量,分别以自然年和水文年的不同周期作为湿地植被指数谐波分析单元,利用时间序列信号的最大振幅谐波分量的变化周期表征湿地植被指数在不同分析单元的变化模式,结合常年水位观测数据和湿地植被群落在不同物候期的时间与空间特征,探讨鄱阳湖国家级自然保护区和南矶湿地国家级自然保护区的植被分布面积与水位变化关系.结果表明:(1)鄱阳湖湿地植被分布受水文状况影响的特征明显,相对于南矶自然保护区,鄱阳湖自然保护区湿地植被分布面积对观测水位的变化更为敏感.(2)两个自然保护区范围内的湿地植被分布面积与对应水文年9和10月的观测水位呈现较强的负相关关系,且在0.05水平上显著.一年两季生长的湿地植被分布面积受退水时间影响大于次年的涨水时间,与枯水期的观测水位无明显的相关关系.(3)两个自然保护区在不同高程区间的湿地植被分布面积与观测水位的相关关系和显著性呈现各自特征.在鄱阳湖保护区,12~13 m高程区间的湿地植被分布面积与9月观测水位的相关性最强,且相关关系在0.05水平上显著;13~14 m高程区间的湿地植被分布面积与10月观测水位相关关系更强.在南矶自然保护区,湿地植被分布面积在不同高程区间均与9和10月观测水位显著相关.采用谐波分析方法分析湖泊湿地的植被分布面积与水位关系有助于基于多时间序列遥感信息的湿地水文节律研究.     

抚仙湖流域不同农业模式砾质土壤环境质量及其氮磷流失风险评估

于2006年8月分层采集抚仙湖流域有机及传统农业农田砾质土壤,对土壤样品的机械组成、重金属含量、养分剖面积累进行测定分析;通过室内降雨模拟,对不同土壤样品氮磷流失风险进行评估.结果表明:①有机及传统农业模式下,砾质土壤机械组成发生明显变化,0-20cm土层砂粒含量明显降低:②除传统农业土壤Cd为二级标准,其他土壤重金属含量均符合国家土壤环境质量(GB/15618-1995)一级标准:③有机及传统农业模式下0-20cm土层有机质、全氮养分明显积累,但不同农业模式问无明显差异:有机农业土壤全磷、水溶性氮磷积累程度显著高于传统农业土壤;④有机农业土壤在780mm模拟降雨条件下,氮、磷流失风险更大,氮、磷流失总量分别是传统农业土壤的1.9倍、19.8倍.     

鄱阳湖水文过程对湿地生物的节制作用

从实测水文数据出发,研究2009-2013年近5年各年水位过程变化,归纳年内、年际水位变化的特征和类型,在此基础上分析各年水温、水体透明度及水深梯度的变化过程.结合"鄱阳湖科学考察项目"对生物资源及其动态变化的考察成果,重点探索2009、2010、2011年3个典型年鄱阳湖湿地生物繁殖、生长、成熟或死亡过程与各水文要素变化过程耦合时的联动关系.结果表明,4-6月涨水过程,沉水植物经历淹水深度1.5~2.0 m、水体透明度低于20~30 cm后,大部分死亡;3-6月和6-9月水位过程偏低,导致定居性鱼类产卵场和索饵场范围缩小;10-12月水位偏高或偏低影响冬候鸟入迁或栖息等.研究初步揭示鄱阳湖水文节律对鄱阳湖湿地生物生长、生存的节制作用,从一定意义上反映了鄱阳湖生态水文过程.     

鄱阳湖典型洲滩湿地土壤含水量和地下水位年内变化特征

湿地植被空间分布受多个水分因子共同影响,为了探求鄱阳湖典型洲滩湿地不同植被类型下地下水、土壤水的变化特征,本文选择鄱阳湖吴城湿地保护区内一个长约1.2 km的典型洲滩湿地为实验区,建立了气象-土壤-水文联合观测系统.对观测的气象、水文要素进行分析发现:(1)洲滩湿地地下水位年内呈单峰变化,季节性差异显著,最大埋深可达10 m,出现在1月份,丰水期8月份地下水位最高时可出露地表,且地下水位与湖泊水位变化具有高度一致性;(2)由远湖区高地至近湖区低地,不同植被带中地下水平均埋深变化为藜蒿带(4.76 m)芦苇带(2.87 m)灰化薹草带(1.61 m).地下水埋深小于50 cm的持续时间分别为:藜蒿带27 d、芦苇带112 d、灰化薹草带170 d;(3)土壤平均含水量沿不同植被带梯度变化为:藜蒿带最小(15.9%),芦苇样带(40.7%)和灰化薹草样带(43.7%)较大.土壤含水量年内变幅为:藜蒿带最大(2.5%~55.2%),芦苇带和灰化薹草带相对较小,分别为22.1%~48.1%和28.4%~54.1%;(4)不同植被带土壤含水量季节变化规律不同,藜蒿带土壤含水量年内呈单峰型,仅夏季土壤含水量较高,其余季节均在10%左右,而芦苇带和灰化薹草样带春、夏、秋季均维持较高含水量(42%以上),仅冬季水分含量较低.     

西洞庭湖季节性淹水和植被类型对温室气体排放通量的影响

植被类型及淹水带来的干湿交替过程是影响温室气体排放的重要因素.本文通过原状土柱模拟实验,模拟西洞庭湖水文节律变化对不同土壤—植被系统温室气体排放的影响.利用静态箱—气相色谱法研究不同植被—土壤类型(芦苇湿地、灰化苔草湿地和刚砍伐的杨树林湿地)在季节性淹水条件下的CO_2、CH_4和N_2O的排放通量变化,并探讨了在水位变化的情况下,不同植被—土壤类型对全球增温潜势的贡献.结果表明:在不同的水文条件下,芦苇湿地的CO_2排放通量均显著高于苔草和杨树林湿地;淹水过程导致3种植被类型覆盖湿地CO_2排放通量显著降低,甲烷排放通量升高,其中芦苇湿地CH_4排放通量升高显著,苔草和杨树林湿地CH_4排放通量升高不明显;水文变化及植被类型对N_2O排放通量的影响不显著;不同植被类型湿地对全球增温潜势的贡献为:芦苇杨树林苔草,分别为16191.3、3405.6和1883.1 kg/hm~2.本研究结果表明在西洞庭湖湿地恢复过程中,不再人为增大芦苇湿地面积,将杨树林湿地恢复为苔草湿地,更有利于降低湿地恢复过程中温室气体的排放.     

高寒草甸土壤有机碳储量和CO2通量

选择青藏高原东北隅海北站区的4种高寒草甸土壤进行高分辨率采样, 测定土壤有机碳及其¹⁴C信号; 应用¹⁴C示踪技术探讨高寒草甸土壤有机碳更新周期和CO₂通量. 研究得出海北站高寒草甸生态系统土壤有机碳储量在22.12´104 ~30.75´10⁴ kgC·hm^-2之间, 平均为26.86´10⁴ kgC·hm^-2. 高寒草甸土壤有机碳的更新周期从表层的45~73 a随深度增加到数百年甚至数千年或更长. 高寒草甸生态系统土壤呼吸的CO₂通量变化于103.24~254.93 gC·m^-2·a^-1之间, 平均为191.23 gC·m^-2·a^-1. 土壤有机质分解产生的CO2通量变化于73.3 ~181 gC·m^-2·a^-1之间. 矮嵩草草甸土壤30%以上的有机碳贮存在土壤表层(0~10 cm)的活动碳库中, 土壤有机质更新产生的CO₂占整个剖面有机质更新产生的CO₂通量的72.8%~81.23%. 响应于全球变暖, 青藏高原高寒草甸生态系统土壤有机碳的储量、流量、归宿变化等问题有待进一步研究.     

青藏高原冻土区冻土与植被的关系及其对高寒生态系统的影响

选择高寒生态系统植被覆盖度、生物生产力和土壤养分与组成结构等要素和冻土环境的冻土上限深度、冻土厚度和冻土地温等指标, 分析了冻土环境与高寒生态系统之间的相互关系, 并基于气温与冻土温度间的统计模型, 建立了高寒生态系统对冻土环境变化的响应分析模型. 通过对青藏高原昆仑山-唐古拉山区域冻土环境要素在人类工程活动与气候变化双重作用下的变化及其对高寒生态系统的影响研究, 表明青藏高原冻土环境变化对高寒草甸和高寒沼泽草甸生态系统影响强烈, 随冻土上限深度增加, 高寒草甸植被覆盖度和生物生产量均呈现较为显著递减趋势, 并导致高寒草甸草地土壤有机质含量呈指数形式下降, 土壤表层砂砾石含量增加而显著粗砺化; 高寒草原生态系统与冻土环境的关系相对微弱; 全球气候变化及其作用下的冻土环境变化导致该区域近15年间高寒沼泽草甸生态系统分布面积锐减28.11%, 高寒草甸生态分布面积减少了7.98%. 在不同气温升高的情景下, 未来50年, 不同地貌单元的高寒草甸生态系统对冻土环境变化的响应程度不同, 其中位于低山和平原区的高寒草甸生态系统将产生较显著的退化, 从植被覆盖度和生物生产量两方面, 定量给出了不同气候变化情境下不同典型地区和地貌单元的高寒生态系统变化特征. 未来在工程活动中采取有效的冻土环境保护措施, 对高原冻土工程稳定性和维护高寒生态系统都具有重要意义.     

The persistence of beaver-induced geomorphic heterogeneity and organic carbon stock in river corridors

Beavers are widely recognized as ecosystem engineers for their ability to shape river corridors by building dams, digging small canals, and altering riparian vegetation. Through these activities, beavers create beaver meadows, which are segments of river corridor characterized by high geomorphic heterogeneity, attenuation of downstream fluxes, and biodiversity. We examine seven beaver meadows on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA with differing levels of beaver activity. We divide these sites into the four categories of active, partially active, recently abandoned (< 20 years), and long abandoned (> 30 years). We characterize geomorphic units within the river corridor and calculate metrics of surface geomorphic heterogeneity relative to category of beaver activity. We also use measures of subsurface geomorphic heterogeneity (soil moisture, soil depth, percent clay content, organic carbon concentration) to compare heterogeneity across beaver meadow categories. Finally, we calculate organic carbon stock within the upper 1.5 m of each meadow and compare these values to category of beaver activity. We find that surface geomorphic heterogeneity and mean soil moisture differ significantly only between active and long abandoned meadows, suggesting a non-linear decrease with time following beaver abandonment of a meadow. Soil depth and organic carbon stock do not differ consistently in relation to category of beaver meadow, suggesting that larger-scale geologic controls that foster deep floodplain soils can continue to maintain substantial organic carbon stocks after beavers abandon a meadow. These results also indicate that the effects of beaver ecosystem engineering can persist for nearly three decades after the animals largely abandon a river corridor. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A hillslope forest floor (duff) water budget and the transition to local control

The partially decomposed organic layer (duff: F and H layers) of the forest floor is an important boundary between the soil and atmospheric processes. Here we use both empirical data and a three‐dimensional coupled heat and water budget model to explain the duff hydrological hillslope shift between very brief wet periods when lateral flow in the duff and infiltration into the mineral soil occur and dry periods when evaporative flow dominates and both lateral and mineral soil flow are not important. The duff moisture transitions from wet to dry periods were the result of low lateral flow which moves liquid and water vapour only centimetres to metres, very rapidly and mostly in the H layer immediately after precipitation. During wet periods, the net lateral fluxes were negative on divergent areas and positive on convergent areas of the hillslope, leading to a net moisture loss in divergent areas and a net gain in convergent areas. The response to lateral flow in the H layer was more rapid than in the F layer. The transition from the lateral downwards flow to mineral soil to evaporative control was within approximately 48 h of precipitation. Canopy species and aspect were important with lodgepole pine, southwest aspect and 4‐cm deep duff controlled by evaporative processes while Engelmann spruce, northeast aspect and 30‐cm duff were more controlled by hillslope redistribution processes. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Water transport and tracer mixing in volcanic ash soils at a tropical hillslope: A wet layered sloping sponge

Andosol soils formed in volcanic ash provide key hydrological services in montane environments. To unravel the subsurface water transport and tracer mixing in these soils we conducted a detailed characterization of soil properties and analyzed a 3-year data set of sub-hourly hydrometric and weekly stable isotope data collected at three locations along a steep hillslope. A weakly developed (52–61 cm depth), highly organic andic (Ah) horizon overlaying a mineral (C) horizon was identified, both showing relatively similar properties and subsurface flow dynamics along the hillslope. Soil moisture observations in the Ah horizon showed a fast responding (few hours) “rooted” layer to a depth of 15 cm, overlying a “perched” layer that remained near saturated year-round. The formation of the latter results from the high organic matter (33–42%) and clay (29–31%) content of the Ah horizon and an abrupt hydraulic conductivity reduction in this layer with respect to the rooted layer above. Isotopic signatures revealed that water resides within this soil horizon for short periods, both at the rooted (2 weeks) and perched (4 weeks) layer. A fast soil moisture reaction during rainfall events was also observed in the C horizon, with response times similar to those in the rooted layer. These results indicate that despite the perched layer, which helps sustain the water storage of the soil, a fast vertical mobilization of water through the entire soil profile occurs during rainfall events. The latter being the result of the fast transmissivity of hydraulic potentials through the porous matrix of the Andosols, as evidenced by the exponential shape of the water retention curves of the subsequent horizons. These findings demonstrate that the hydrological behavior of volcanic ash soils resembles that of a “layered sponge,” in which vertical flow paths dominate.     

Seasonal dynamics of suprapermafrost groundwater and its response to the freeing-thawing processes of soil in the permafrost region of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

The suprapermafrost groundwater in permafrost region not only is an important component of the water cycle and land surface process, but also is closely associated with the charges of ecological environment in cold region. However, the seasonal dynamics, driving factors, and mechanism of suprapermafrost groundwater are not well understood. Based on observation at slope scale on suprapermafrost groundwater dynamics of typical alpine meadows in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the seasonal dynamics, spatial distribution and driving factors of suprapermafrost groundwater were analyzed. The results showed that there were close relationships between the seasonal dynamics of suprapermafrost groundwater and the freezing-thawing processes of active soil in permafrost region. The seasonal dynamics of suprapermafrost groundwater and its slope distribution pattern were controlled by soil temperature of active layers. The phase and range of the suprapermafrost groundwater dynamics are determined by deep soil(below 60 cm depth) moisture and groundwater recharging sources. The relationship between active soil temperatures and dynamics of suprapermafrost groundwater levels was better described by Boltzmann functions. However, the influencing thresholds of soil temperature on groundwater dynamics varied at different depths of active layers and in different slope positions, which resulted in the significant spatial heterogeneity of suprapermafrost groundwater dynamics in slope scale. Land cover change and global warming certainly altered the dynamics of suprapermafrost groundwater and the hydraulic interaction between groundwater and rivers, and consequently altered the overall hydrologic cycle of watershed scale.     

A case study of spatial heterogeneity of soil moisture in the Loess Plateau, western China： A geostatistical approach

Soil moisture distribution shows highly variation both spatially and temporally. This study assesses the spatial heterogeneity of soil moisture on a hill-slope scale in the Loess Plateau in West China by using a geostatistical approach. Soil moisture was measured by time-domain reflectometry （TDR） in 313 samples. Two kinds of sampling scales were used （2 × 2 m and 20 ×20 m） at two soil layers （0-30 cm and 30-60 cm）. The general characteristics of soil moisture were analyzed by a classical statistics method, and the spatial heterogeneity of soil moisture was analyzed using a geostatistical approach. The results showed that the spherical model is the best-fit model to simulate soil moisture on the experimental hill-slope. The parameters of this model indicated that the spatial dependence of soil moisture in the selected hill-slope was moderate. Even the 2 × 2 m sampling scale was too coarse to show the detailed spatial variances of soil moisture in this area. The dependent distance increased from 27.4 m to 494.16 m as the sampling scale became coarse （from 2× 2 m to 20 ×20 m）. A map of soil moisture was generated by using original soil moisture data and interpolated values determined by the Kriging method. The average soil moisture （area weighted） in the different layers of soil was calculated on the basis of this map （10.94% for the 0-30 cm soil layer, 11.88% for the 30-60 cm soil layer）. This average soil moisture is lower than the corresponding average effective soil moisture, which suggests that the soil moisture is not sufficient to support vegetation in this area.     

An experimental investigation of the effects of thawed soil depth on rill flow velocity

Water flow velocity is an important hydraulic variable in hydrological and soil erosion models, and is greatly affected by freezing and thawing of the surface soil layer in cold high-altitude regions. The accurate measurement of rill flow velocity when impacted by the thawing process is critical to simulate runoff and sediment transport processes. In this study, an electrolyte tracer modelling method was used to measure rill flow velocity along a meadow soil slope at different thaw depths under simulated rainfall. Rill flow velocity was measured using four thawed soil depths (0, 1, 2 and 10 cm), four slope gradients (5°, 10°, 15° and 20°) and four rainfall intensities (30, 60, 90 and 120 mm·h⁻¹). The results showed that the increase in thawed soil depth caused a decrease in rill flow velocity, whereby the rate of this decrease was also diminishing. Whilst the rill flow velocity was positively correlated with slope gradient and rainfall intensity, the response of rill flow velocity to these influencing factors varied with thawed soil depth. The mechanism by which thawed soil depth influenced rill flow velocity was attributed to the consumption of runoff energy, slope surface roughness, and the headcut effect. Rill flow velocity was modelled by thawed soil depth, slope gradient and rainfall intensity using an empirical function. This function predicted values that were in good agreement with the measured data. These results provide the foundation for a better understanding of the effect of thawed soil depth on slope hydrology, erosion and the parameterization scheme for hydrological and soil erosion models.     

Ammonium Transport Simulation in Horizontal Soil Columns from a Natural Inland Alkaline Wetland

Ammonium transport was simulated in horizontal soil columns from an inland alkaline wetland (Fulaowenpao wetland) of Northeast China. The primary objectives of this work are to investigate the changes in ammonium transport rate with increasing distances along horizontal soil column and to determine the effects of water diffusion rate and volumetric water content on ammonium transport rate. Our results showed that water diffusion coefficient was the lowest at the soil layer of 10–20 cm, followed by the 0–10 cm soil layer, and the highest value occured at the soil layer of 20–60 cm. The highest ammonium transport rate also appeared at the soil layer of 20–60 cm, while the lowest value was observed at the soil layer of 10–20 cm. Ammonium transport rates decreased with increasing distances along horizontal soil columns. The ammonium transport rates showed higher values at the distance from 0 to 6 cm and then decreased rapidly from 6 to 18 cm. However, they nearly kept constant and approached to zero after exceeding the distance of 18 cm. Ammonium transport rates increased exponentially with increasing volumetric water contents and water diffusion rates. The alkaline wetland soils prevented ammonium from horizontal diffusion at all soil layers under drying conditions.     

Effects of rainfall on soil moisture and water movement in a subalpine dark coniferous forest in southwestern China

Water content and movement in soil profile and hydrogen isotope composition (δD) of soil water, rainwater, and groundwater were examined in a subalpine dark coniferous forest in the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan, China, following rainfall events in 2003–2004. Light rainfall increased water content in the litter and at soil depth of 0–80 cm, but the increased soil water was lost in several days. Heavy rainfall increased soil water content up to 85% at depths of 0–40 cm. Following the light rainfall in early spring, the δD of water from the litter, humus, illuvial, and material layers decreased first and then gradually reached the pre‐rainfall level. In summer, light rainfall reached the litter humus, and illuvial layer, but did not hit the material layer. Heavy rainfall affected δD of water in all layers. The δD of soil interflow slightly fluctuated with rainfall events. The δD of shallow groundwater did not differ significantly among all rainfall events. Light rainfall altered the shape of δD profile curve of water in the upper layer of soil, whereas heavy rainfall greatly affected the shape of δD profile curve of water in all soil layers. Following the heavy rainfall, preferential flow initially occurred through macropores, decayed plant roots, and rocks at different depths of soil profile. With continuing rainfall, the litter and surface soil were nearly saturated or fully saturated, and infiltration became homogeneous and plug‐like. Forest soil water, particularly in deeper soil profile, was slightly affected by rainfall and, thus, can be a source of water supply for regional needs, particularly during dry seasons. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.