Objective The response of the shear resistance characteristics of Hippophae rhamnoides root-soil complexes to stubble rejuvenation was examined in the Pisha sandstone area of Inner Mongolia. The aim was to obtain data for providing theoretical guidance for optimizing the biomechanical strategies used for conserving soil and water and sustainably managing H. rhamnoides plantations in this region. Methods The 8-year-old declining H. rhamnoides plantations in the Pisha sandstone area of Inner Mongolia were selected as research objects. The root distribution and shear characteristics of root-soil complexes were compared between a stubble rejuvenation group (after one growing season) and a control group. Results The number, length, surface area and dry weight of the roots with a 0—1.5 mm diameter in the root system of H. rhamnoides were 9.29%, 0.03%, 8.35%, and 8.60% larger, respectively, in the rejuvenation group than in the control group, indicating that stubble rejuvenation promoted the growth of fine roots. The shear and residual shear strengths of the root-soil complexes, the cohesion and residual cohesion, and the internal and residual internal friction angles were 4.08% and 28.80%, 8.25% and 50.64%, and 18.00% and 25.57% larger, respectively, in the stubble group than in the control group in the soil layer where the roots were concentrated. The shear and residual shear resistances of the root-soil complexes in the stubble and control H. rhamnoides were higher than those of plain soil; that is, the shear resistance of root-containing soil was higher than that of root-free soil. Conclusion Stubble rejuvenation promoted the growth of fine roots. The activities of fine roots increased the number of interactions between roots and soil, and the root-soil bonding strengthened. The shear strength of the Hippophae rhamnoides root-soil complex after stubble rejuvenation increased through the cementation of the fine root network and the entanglement of fine roots, which increased the stability and erosion resistance of the soil.
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水土流失造成的土地表层侵蚀、边坡失稳和水土损失,已经成为中国重大生态环境问题[1]。植被具有显著的水土保持功能以及这种功能所产生的生态、经济、社会效益。因此,林草植被建设作为治理水土流失与治理措施之一,是一种行之有效且长期的根本措施。植物根系的存在,能有效提升土体的稳定性及抗侵蚀能力。近年来,越来越多的学者对根系的分布特征展开深入研究。根系分布特征对土壤的稳定性和力学性质具有显著影响[2-3]。De Baets等[4]研究得出根系在土体的分布特征与土壤稳定性有密切联系。阮士航[5]通过研究4种植物的根系参数证明根系对土壤的抗蚀有明显效果。按照直径大小,根系一般可以分为细根(直径≤2 mm)和粗根(直径>2 mm)[6]。土壤中粗根和细根的比例直接影响到根系对土壤的加固模式[7]。相同根面积比(root area ratio, RAR)条件下,与粗根相比,细根对土壤抗剪强度增加作用更显著。因此,调查研究根系分布形态特征是研究根系固土力学性能的基础。根系与周围土壤形成根土复合体,有效改善土的力学性状,提高抗侵蚀能力,治理水土流失。目前,国内外关于植物根系在土壤中的固土抗蚀、防治土壤侵蚀研究主要包括植物根系抗拉特性、根土复合体的剪切性能以及根土界面摩擦特性等方面,这也是影响根系固土作用的主要力学因素。植物根系通过在土壤中拉伸加固来增加土壤对剪切应力的抵抗力,抵消土壤对剪切力的自然敏感性[8]。有学者[9]采用直剪及三轴压缩试验测定根土复合体抗剪强度,结果表明根系对土体的剪切力有显著的增强作用,减少了土体的变形。此外,植物根系还可以通过改变土壤物理和化学性质,如土壤团聚体、黏聚力来影响土壤侵蚀,从而影响土壤侵蚀的过程[10]。
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