Infiltration in Icelandic Andisols: the Role of Vegetation and Soil Frost
| Autor: | B. Orradottir, Olafur Arnalds, T. L. Thurow, L. P. Wilding, Steven R. Archer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 40:412-421 |
| ISSN: | 1938-4246 1523-0430 |
| Popis: | Soil frost formation, snow distribution, and winter/spring/summer terminal infiltration rates (TIRs) were quantified in Icelandic Andisols with contrasting vegetation cover types (grassland, spruce and birch woodland, lupine, and sparsely vegetated lava site). TIRs (mm h−1; determined with double-ring infiltrometers) were generally higher in unfrozen than in frozen soils (102–369 vs. 9–306, respectively in sandy soils; 28–94 vs. 3–72 in finer-textured soils) and differed between land cover types, being consistently highest in birch woodlands. TIR was an inverse function of soil frost depth. Lowest TIRs were associated with deep and dense soil frost, which formed in spruce woodland and grassland communities where snow depth was shallow. Results suggest conditions conducive to erosion by water are most likely to occur during winter warm spells and in spring in vegetation types where snow cover is low or ephemeral. Threefold increases in TIRs occurred one year after livestock grazing was discontinue... |
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