黄土高原土质边坡林木根系表观黏聚力空间异质性研究

Analyses of plant root additional cohesion heterogeneity at loess slope on the Loess Plateau

为研究黄土高原土质边坡林木根系表观黏聚力的空间异质性,以刺槐坡和侧柏坡为研究对象,通过表征参数根截面积比,描述了刺槐和侧柏根系分布在坡面尺度上的各向异性;并通过单根拉伸试验测定根的抗拉强度,进而分析了根系表观黏聚力的空间分布异质性。结果表明:刺槐根的生物力学特性显著优于侧柏根。根截面积比与根系表观黏聚力类似,均随树种差异,随坡位、深度的变化呈显著差异。刺槐和侧柏2树种根系表观黏聚力的空间异质性研究揭示了黄土高原地区植物根系固坡效果的不均匀性。该研究成果可为我国黄土高原地区造林模式的空间配置提供理论依据。

To investigate the spatial variability of root additional cohesion on loess slope, this paper takes monospecific stands of Robinia pseudoacacia and Platycladus orientalis grown on slopes in the semiarid Loess Plateau of northern China as case study. Root distribution could be described by root area ratio （RAR）. Root tensile strength was determined with laboratory mechanical tests. Finally, spatial variability of root additional cohesion was analyzed. The results showed that biomechanical characteristics of R. pseudoacacia roots were significantly different from P. orientalis roots. RAR and root additional cohesion were significantly different among species, slope locations and depth. The analyses of R. pseudoacacia and P. orientalis root spatial heterogeneity indicated that root reinforcement was not evenly distributed along slope in the Loess Plateau, which could provide a basic theory of afforestation mode in spatial distribution and hence control soil erosion and shallow landslide.