The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of mechanical perforation of a golf course grassy sward, subject to maintenance machinery traffic and golf players trampling on its compaction and density. The evolutio...The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of mechanical perforation of a golf course grassy sward, subject to maintenance machinery traffic and golf players trampling on its compaction and density. The evolution of soil compaction state after aeration was also conducted in four stages of measurement. This operation aims to improve the structure and soil texture, which is also called ＂perforation＂ or ＂coring＂. The taken cores leaving on the soil holes of adjustable depth and density （350 holes/mE） are made with an aerator machine called Vertidrain. Soil resistance to penetration and density were determined at the initial state before aeration as well as 10, 20, and 30 days after aeration. Compared to the initial state, the results show that mechanical aeration greatly affects the grassy sward ground by reducing its resistance to penetration as 35% and 43% decrease in penetration resistance were noticed at 5 cm depth l0 and 20 days after aeration, respectively. Also, resistance to penetration decreased by 41% and 48% at 15 cm depth during the same two periods of time with a relatively constant moisture content. However, soil resistance to penetration at 5 and 15 cm depths only decreased by 21% and 26%, respectively. Regarding the soil density measured after aeration, a significant improvement at the 1% level with the method of variance analysis was observed compared to that at the initial state （e.g. 1.33 g·cm^-3） Indeed, the density was 1.29, 1.26 and 1.30 gcm^-3 10, 20 and 30 days after aeration, respectively.展开更多
The alpine meadow ecosystem in Tibet is fragile and sensitive,and its carbon sink function with respect to climate change has become a matter of widespread concern.Therefore,this study aims to clarify the inter-annual...The alpine meadow ecosystem in Tibet is fragile and sensitive,and its carbon sink function with respect to climate change has become a matter of widespread concern.Therefore,this study aims to clarify the inter-annual variations(IAVs)in the carbon fluxes in an alpine meadow and to further quantify the contributions of the driving factors to the IAVs.Based on 7 years of flux data(2012-2018)and the corresponding climatic and biotic data,a set of look-up tables was used to separate and quantify the IAV sources.Furthermore,linear perturbation analyses were employed to quantify the contributions of each key factor.During 2012-2018,the net ecosystem productivity(NEP),gross primary productivity(GPP)and ecosystem respiration(Re)of this alpine meadow were 3.31±26.90,210.18±48.35 and 206.88±28.45 g C m^(-2) y^(-1),respectively,which indicated relatively large IAVs.When the contributions of climatic and biotic effects were distinguished and quantified,the dominant effects of biotic factors emerged.Additionally,negative interactions between climatic and biotic effects were detected.Among the climatic factors,only soil water content contributed relatively more to the IAVs and played a role in regulating the interactions between climatic and biotic effects.These results suggest that biotic effects must be carefully considered to reduce the uncertainties associated with future carbon flux estimates.展开更多
文摘The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of mechanical perforation of a golf course grassy sward, subject to maintenance machinery traffic and golf players trampling on its compaction and density. The evolution of soil compaction state after aeration was also conducted in four stages of measurement. This operation aims to improve the structure and soil texture, which is also called ＂perforation＂ or ＂coring＂. The taken cores leaving on the soil holes of adjustable depth and density （350 holes/mE） are made with an aerator machine called Vertidrain. Soil resistance to penetration and density were determined at the initial state before aeration as well as 10, 20, and 30 days after aeration. Compared to the initial state, the results show that mechanical aeration greatly affects the grassy sward ground by reducing its resistance to penetration as 35% and 43% decrease in penetration resistance were noticed at 5 cm depth l0 and 20 days after aeration, respectively. Also, resistance to penetration decreased by 41% and 48% at 15 cm depth during the same two periods of time with a relatively constant moisture content. However, soil resistance to penetration at 5 and 15 cm depths only decreased by 21% and 26%, respectively. Regarding the soil density measured after aeration, a significant improvement at the 1% level with the method of variance analysis was observed compared to that at the initial state （e.g. 1.33 g·cm^-3） Indeed, the density was 1.29, 1.26 and 1.30 gcm^-3 10, 20 and 30 days after aeration, respectively.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41725003,31600362 and32061143037)a ChinaPostdoctoral Science Foundation funded project(2021M692230 and 2018M631819)the National Key Research and DevelopmentProgram of China(2017YFA0604801)and the Science and technology research project of Liaoning Provincial Department of Education(LSNQN201720).
文摘The alpine meadow ecosystem in Tibet is fragile and sensitive,and its carbon sink function with respect to climate change has become a matter of widespread concern.Therefore,this study aims to clarify the inter-annual variations(IAVs)in the carbon fluxes in an alpine meadow and to further quantify the contributions of the driving factors to the IAVs.Based on 7 years of flux data(2012-2018)and the corresponding climatic and biotic data,a set of look-up tables was used to separate and quantify the IAV sources.Furthermore,linear perturbation analyses were employed to quantify the contributions of each key factor.During 2012-2018,the net ecosystem productivity(NEP),gross primary productivity(GPP)and ecosystem respiration(Re)of this alpine meadow were 3.31±26.90,210.18±48.35 and 206.88±28.45 g C m^(-2) y^(-1),respectively,which indicated relatively large IAVs.When the contributions of climatic and biotic effects were distinguished and quantified,the dominant effects of biotic factors emerged.Additionally,negative interactions between climatic and biotic effects were detected.Among the climatic factors,only soil water content contributed relatively more to the IAVs and played a role in regulating the interactions between climatic and biotic effects.These results suggest that biotic effects must be carefully considered to reduce the uncertainties associated with future carbon flux estimates.
