刺槐、柠条、沙棘林土壤入渗及抗冲性对比试验

试验结果表明：刺槐、柠条、沙棘林土壤入渗性能均高于荒地。从初渗率到稳渗率，刺槐林最高，初渗率柠条林最高，沙棘林稳渗率高于柠条林。３种林地的土壤抗冲性均大于荒地。土壤表层抗冲性以柠条林最大，刺槐、沙棘林次之，荒地最小。刺槐、柠条、沙棘林土壤冲刷模数与土层深度、冲刷坡度、须根含量关系密切，并呈多因子乘积函数关系。为研究乔灌林保持水土机理和土壤抗冲性测定提供依据。

植物根系提高土壤抗侵蚀性机理研究

介绍了近10年来植物根系提高土壤抗侵蚀性机理研究进展。植物根系稳定表土层结构、提高土壤入渗性能和抗剪强度、增强土壤抗冲性的有效性机理是植被抵抗径流侵蚀动态过程及土壤侵蚀预报研究亟待加强的关键科学问题。

Effect of Salt Solution on Characteristics of Soil Infiltration

[Objective] The aim was to study the effect of salt solution on characteristics of soil infiltration, and to provide references for the further studies on the effect of water quality on soil infiltration characteristics and its mechanism. [Method] With the NaCl, CaCl2 solutions as the main test materials, the effect of different water quality and salt solution concentration on soil infiltration was studied under one-dimensional vertical ponded water infiltration at laboratory. [Result] The solution concentration could affect the infiltration performance. The trends of the infiltration rates, cumulative infiltrations and wetting front migration distances were all 50 mg/L 100 mg/L 10 mg/L. At the same concentration, the effect of NaCl solution on soil infiltration characteristics was more significant than CaCl2 solution： in the same time, cumulative infiltration and wetting front migration distance of NaCl solution were greater than CaCl2 solution; compared with NaCl solution, CaCl2 solution took longer time to infiltrate the same amount of water. The dynamic changes of infiltration rate, wetting front and cumulative infiltration were well fitted to the Philip model. [Conclusion] This study only conducted indoor experiment to the infiltration of salt solutions, involving in low concentration and small range. Although it provided some references for the study on the effect of water quality on soil infiltration characteristics and its mechanism, studies in larger areas and with bigger concentrations are demanding.

Use of Horton Infiltration Model in Estimating Infiltration Characteristics of an Alfisol in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

Field infiltration measurement is often a tedious task thus can be easily estimated from proposed infiltration models. The Horton equation is one of the popular models used in the characterization of field infiltration. In this study, the least square curve firing technique was employed to estimate the model parameters from fifteen field measured data and gave resultant mean regression coefficients （R2） value of 0.811. Furthermore, plotting the measured against the calculated infiltration rate for the first six （6） measurement points yielded R2 values close to unity in the regression curve indicating a marked relationship between the two. This indicates that the Horton infiltration model can be applied to estimate infiltration characteristics of soils in Samaru, Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria.

Experimental study on simulation test instrument and its penetration performance of soil infiltration clogging

The three-dimensional seepage simulation test device for siltation dam foundation soil is a multifunctional penetration instrument which is designed for the simulation of infiltration clogging,seepage damage,and dam seepage and so on. This device is different from the traditional instruments for the rock and soil permeability. In order to verify the practicability of the device,the authors collected the soil samples for laboratory penetration test,observed the seepage damage phenomenon,and obtained the dynamic change curve of permeability coefficient and isopotential map of water pressure. At the same time,the Geostudio finite element software is used to simulate the steady seepage of the test device. By contrast of the isopotential maps between simulation and actual water pressures,it is found that they are approximately the same. It is proved that the test data of the device is scientific and reliable,reaching the results of the test and design purposes. The instrument can be used in many aspects of experimental study on soil seepage.

Effects of the conversion of natural tropical rainforest to monoculture rubber plantations on soil hydrological processes

Rubber plantations have increased signifcantly under unprecedented economic growth in tropical areas,which leads to soil degradation and thereby alters soil hydrological processes.However,our understanding of how forest conversion affects soil hydrological processes remains unclear.Here,we collected soil samples from secondary forests(SF)and rubber plantations(RP)to determine the soil hydrological characteristics.We found the topsoil(0-20 cm)water retention in SF was higher than that of RP but displayed the contrast pattern in a deeper soil layer(20-60 cm).Meanwhile,the soil infltration rates among the two vegetation types decreased signifcantly with infltration time,with higher stable soil infltration rates in SF than those in RP.Moreover,soil properties were also impacted by the forest conversion,such as the topsoil capillary porosity(CP)and total porosity(TP)in SF were higher than those of RP but contrasted in a deep soil layer.In comparison,the topsoil bulk density(BD)in SF was lower than that of RP,but contrasted in the deep soil layer and reached a signifcant level in the 0-10 and 40-50 cm(P<0.05).Overall,the soil water retention was mainly determined by the CP,which could explain 31.56%of the total variance in soil water retention,followed by TP(26.57%)and soil BD(26.47%),whereas soil texture exerts a weak effect on soil water retention.Therefore,we can conclude that the conversion of tropical rainforest into rubber plantations may accelerate soil erosion owing to its lower topsoil water retention and soil infltration rates.