Pedogenic characteristics of soils distributed under Warm-temperate forest climate in Nyu mountains,Fukui Prefecture,Central Japan

The bioclimatic conditions, profile morphology and physico-chemical properties of five different soils under the Warm-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest climate, Warm-temperate lucidophyllous forest climate, and Cool-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest climate in the northern part of the Nyu mountains in Fukui Pref., Central Japan were examined. The outline of the results is as follows: 1) The Dark red soil, Kunimidake series, derived from pyroxene andesite may have been formed by the hydrothermal action of volcanism. 2) The Dry brown forest soil, Takasu-1 series, showed a brighter colour in the Bw horizon and a sudden decrease in the humus content below the AB horizon, suggesting that this soil was similar to Yellow-Brown Forest soils rather than to Brown Forest soils. 3) The Dry brown forest soil (reddish), Tega series, is likely to be a Yellow-Brown Forest soil derived from the loess which covered the underlying paleo-red soil. 4) The Red soil, Oshibayama series, was a paleo-red soil in which the upper part had been lost by erosion. 5) The Yellow soil, Yada series, on the Takasu coastal terrace was also considered to be a Yellow-Brown Forest soil affected by the seawater components from the neighboring coast. 6) It was suggested that zonal soils formed under the Warm-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest climate in the northern part of the Nyu mountains, in the northwestern region of Fukui Pref. were Yellow-Brown Forest soils like those under the Warm-temperate lucidophyllous forest climate.     

Chemical properties and pedogenesis of yellowish/yellow brown forest soils in the submontane and mountain zones of Kyushu district,southwestern Japan

Abstract

This study aimed to clarify pedogenetic processes and classification of yellowish Brown Forest Soils according to the Classification of Forest Soils in Japan and the Yellow Brown Forest soils according to the Unified Soil Classification System of Japan in the warm and cool temperate forest of Kyushu district, Japan. In addition, the study aimed to clarify a problem with the Unified Soil Classification System of Japan. Thirty-six soil profiles of Brown Forest Soils, including 13 yellowish Brown Forest Soils and 15 Yellow Brown Forest soils, were compared with regard to their chemical properties and the relationship with climatic conditions was assessed. The yellowish Brown Forest Soils had thin A horizons, low pH and low levels of free oxides in the B horizons, and a low amount of silica and a high aluminum and iron to silica ratio. These features were related to the paleo reddish weathering. The immaturely developed A horizon of the yellowish Brown Forest Soils was caused by these weathered, low-activity substances. The Yellow Brown Forest soils had low levels of active iron oxides and a low activity ratio of free iron oxides compared with the Haplic Brown Forest soils in the same thermal climatic conditions. The activity ratio of free iron oxides was correlated to mean annual air temperature with the carbon stocks and with many other chemical properties. Accordingly, classification of Brown Forest Soils was clearer according to thermal climatic conditions. The activity ratio of free iron oxides can become an effective index that distinguishes Yellow Brown Forest soils under warm temperate lucidophyllous forest and Haplic Brown Forest soils under cool temperate broad-leaved deciduous forest with considerable vertical soil zonality.     

Mineral Composition of Clay Fractions and Oxygen Vacancies in Silt-Sized Quartz in Soils on the Ka-Etsu Plateau, Fukui, Central Japan—Possibility of Eolian Dust Brought from Northern Asia as Parent Material of Soils

Fine- to medium-textured soils are distributed on the Early Pliocene rocks and Pleistocene sandy sediments in the Ka-Etsu plateau. The Jingaoka (JIN) soil was classified into Aluandic Andosols by WRB, and Low-humic Non-allophanic Kuroboku soils by the Fourth Committee for Soil Classification and Nomenclature of the Japanese Society of Pedology, although it was similar morphologically to Yellow-Brown Forest soils. On the other hand, the Tomitsu (TMI) and Yamamuro (YAM) soils were classified into Hyperdystri-Chromic Cambisols by WRB, and Typic Yellow-Brown Forest soils by the Fourth Committee for Soil Classification and Nomenclature based on the morphological, physical and chemical properties. These soils were influenced considerably by the Akahoya tephra, especially the JIN soil. Based on the results of clay-mineralogical analysis and the measurement of the ESR-signal intensity associated with the oxygen vacancies in fine quartz, a large part of parent materials in the soils distributed on the Ka-Etsu plateau was derived from the eolian dust which was brought with the NW winter monsoon from the Precambrian sediments in the northern part of the Asian continent during MIS 2 (24–11 thousand years ago) at the Last Glacial Maximum. The parent materials of the fine-textured JIN soil located on the highest terrace near the rocky coastline were mostly composed of eolian dust, although the influenced of the Akahoya tephra was recognized. The parent materials of the TMI soil were admixed with a small amount of autochthonous materials from the sandy coast located windward. In the YAM soil which was located on the side of a hilly area distant from the coastline, the ESR-signal intensity in fine quartz was considerably low, and the admixture of autochthonous materials was also considered since the texture of this soil was coarser than that of the JIN and TMI soils.     

Mineral Composition of Clay Fractions and Oxygen Vacancies in Silt-Sized Quartz in Soils on the Ka-Etsu Plateau,Fukui, Central Japan—Possibility of Eolian Dust Brought from Northern Asia as Parent Material of Soils

Fine- to medium-textured soils are distributed on the Early Pliocene rocks and Pleistocene sandy sediments in the Ka-Etsu plateau. The Jingaoka (JIN) soil was classified into Aluandic Andosols by WRB, and Low-humic Non-allophanic Kuroboku soils by the Fourth Committee for Soil Classification and Nomenclature of the Japanese Society of Pedology, although it was similar morphologically to Yellow-Brown Forest soils. On the other hand, the Tomitsu (TMI) and Yamamuro (YAM) soils were classified into Hyperdystri-Chromic Cambisols by WRB, and Typic Yellow-Brown Forest soils by the Fourth Committee for Soil Classification and Nomenclature based on the morphological, physical and chemical properties. These soils were influenced considerably by the Akahoya tephra, especially the JIN soil. Based on the results of clay-mineralogical analysis and the measurement of the ESR-signal intensity associated with the oxygen vacancies in fine quartz, a large part of parent materials in the soils distributed on the Ka-Etsu plateau was derived from the eolian dust which was brought with the NW winter monsoon from the Precambrian sediments in the northern part of the Asian continent during MIS 2 (24–11 thousand years ago) at the Last Glacial Maximum. The parent materials of the fine-textured JIN soil located on the highest terrace near the rocky coastline were mostly composed of eolian dust, although the influenced of the Akahoya tephra was recognized. The parent materials of the TMI soil were admixed with a small amount of autochthonous materials from the sandy coast located windward. In the YAM soil which was located on the side of a hilly area distant from the coastline, the ESR-signal intensity in fine quartz was considerably low, and the admixture of autochthonous materials was also considered since the texture of this soil was coarser than that of the JIN and TMI soils.     

中国植被与主要土类的关系

植被的分布受着气候、地形、土壤和生物等因素的影响,而这些因素之间又是相互联系、相互制约的,所以谈到中国的植被就不能不联系到各种自然因素,尤其不可忽略它与土壤的关系;因为土壤也正是地形、地质、气候、植物以及人类活动的综合产物。     

Chronosequence of pedogenesis and Quaternary Paleoenvironment in Kunming Basin,Yunnan Province,China

Soils on the terrace groups along the eastern coast of Dianchi Lake located south of Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, consist of a series of chronose-quences reflecting the age of terrace formation and environmental changes since the early Pleistocene. Red-colored soils with reticulated mottlings on the higher terraces are classified as Argillic Latored soils, corresponding to Rhodic Nitisols (FAQ-Unesco) or Rhodic Kandiudults (USDA), whereas red-colored soils on the middle terraces are classified as Agric Red soils, corresponding to Rhodic Nitisols (FAO-Unesco) or Typic Rhodudalfs (USDA). On the other hand, soils on the lower terraces are classified as Haplic Yellow-brown soils, corresponding to Eutric Cambisols (FAO-Unesco) or Dystric Eutrochrepts (USDA). The Argillic Latored soils. Agric Red soils and Haplic Yellow-brown soils date back to the middle Pleistocene, late Pleistocene and Holocene, respectively. It is also possible that the Argillic Latored soils were formed under a subtropical monsoon forest climate, the Agric Red soils under a southern warm-temperate lucidophyllus forest climate, and the Haplic Yellow-brown soils under the present northern warm-temperate deciduous broadleaved forest climate.     

山地森林土壤枯枝落叶层结构和功能的研究

本试验设置在卧龙自然保护区1200-4300m海拔高度不同生物气候带的森林类型下.五处试验林地是:1.常绿阔叶林下的山地黄壤;2.次生落叶阔叶林下的山地棕壤;3.针阔混交林下的山地暗棕壤;4.暗针叶林下的山地棕色暗针叶林土;5.高山草甸植被下的高山草甸土.通过1981-1984年进行定位观测和试验研究,其结果阐明了该林区森林枯枝落叶层的构型、贮量及其化学、物理性质和灰分元素组成等;并探讨了森林枯枝落叶层在森林土壤生态系统中对水源涵养、养分供应、促进生物活动强度和土壤发育等方面的功能.     

Properties and classification of volcanic ash soils around Lake Kuwanuma on the eastern footslope of Mt. Funagata in Miyagi prefecture,northeastern Japan

One of the developments in recognition of soil properties and different soils is from morphological to analytical. With an incorporation of analytical data, transitional soils can be systematically named using a key-out order as well as typical soils. Our major objective was to evaluate soils with multiple forming processes such as andosolization, podzolization, etc., using soil analytical data, selecting a small area having different soil names based on soil morphological properties. According to a local soil map, Ando soils, Brown forest soils (Dark) and Wet and Dry podzols soils are adjacently distributed around Lake Kuwanuma on the eastern footslope of Mt. Funagata in Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan. We studied the morphological, chemical and mineralogical properties of these soils and classified them according to the recent Comprehensive Soil Classification System of Japan (CSCSJ), United States Department of Agriculture Soil Taxonomy (ST) and the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB). The elevation of Lake Kuwanuma is 780 m above sea level and a plateau is located next to a steep slope on the western side of the lake. Three pedons were sampled from the northern side of Lake Kuwanuma, and 3 additional pedons were sampled from the plateau. The average difference in elevation between these two groups of pedons was 229 m. All 6 pedons were classified as Andosols in CSCSJ, Udands in ST and Andosols in WRB. Thus, andosolization was the dominant soil-forming process throughout the study area. The major modification of Andisols in the study area was caused by forest vegetation. Of the 6 pedons sampled, three were classified as Fulvudands in ST and had the Fulvic prefix qualifier in WRB. Furthermore, weak podzolization was suggested on the basis of soil profile observations. One pedon on the plateau had a Bs horizon, which satisfied the spodic horizon requirements of ST. Thus, weak podzolization, especially on the plateau, was another accessory characteristic in the present study area. The nearby distribution of Podzols soils and Ando soils in the local soil map may be explained by differences in temperature, leaching intensity and other factors. A podzolic subgroup of Andosols/Udands was desired to express the properties of pedons on the plateau in the lower categories of the recent soil classification systems.     

Some genetic characteristics of the freely drained soils of the ettrick association in East Scotland

This paper describes the interrelated characteristics of the freely drained soil series of the Ettrick Association. These soils are extensively developed in the Southern Uplands of Scotland on glacial drift derived from greywacke.At the present day the soils of the Linhope series are acid brown soils whereas the Minchmoor and Dod series include podzols and peaty podzols. Subalpine podzols and alpine soils are included within the Merrick series. It is concluded that the soils of the Linhope, Minchmoor and Dod series were all formerly brown forest soils under deciduous woodland. They have evolved to their present status after forest clearance which gathered momentum after the widespread establishment of monastic institutions in Scotland in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries A.D. The evolutionary outline of profile development is described and discussed.     

苏南丘陵森林枯落物含水量及其影响因素分析

《水土保持通报》坚持理论联系实际的办刊方向,紧密结合科研、教学和生产实际,全方位报道水土保持领域阶段性最新基础和应用研究成果。重点报道有关水土保持学科领域具有前瞻性和开拓性的研究成果,以及     

福建东南部山地丘陵土壤的基本特征

福建是我国多山的省份之一.东南部靠山面海,以戴云山为主体的闽中大山带分布于本区西北部,平均高度为海拔800-1000米以上,成东北西南走向,其支脉密布本区,地势由西北向东南倾斜,呈阶梯状下降,由中山过渡到低山、丘陵、台地直至海滨狭小的海积-冲积平原.     

Temporal variation of soil organic matter content and potential determinants in Tibet, China

Understanding temporal variations in soil organic matter (SOM) is important because SOM improves soil, sustains soil productivity, and sequesters carbon. The Tibetan Plateau plays a critical role in climate change at both regional and global scales. Thus, the main objective of this study was to investigate temporal variations in SOM content in Tibetan soils as an important indicator of climate change. SOM content data were obtained from soil surveys conducted in the 1980s and resampled in the 2000s. In this study, SOM content data from the A horizon of the soil profile were compared over time, and a paired t-test was conducted to verify differences between the two datasets. The results reveal that SOM content in the A horizon decreased significantly. To determine the causes of SOM content decreases in the A horizon, soil samples were grouped into ten soil types, four land-use types, and seven physiogeographical units. SOM content in four soil types (felty soils, cambisols in the World Reference Base (WRB) for soil resources; cold calcic soils, cambisols in the WRB; bog soils, gleysols in the WRB; and meadow soils, umbric gleysols/haplic phaeozem in the WRB), pasture, and broad valleys and basins of the south Tibetan zone of montane shrubby steppe decreased significantly in the A horizon. Based on the analysis of some known realities, this change should be attributed to pasture degradation resulting from overgrazing and climate warming.     

吉林省东部低山丘陵区4种林分类型林地的土壤肥力分析

根据吉林省东部低山丘陵区汪清林业局金仓林场中4种主要林分类型(长白落叶松天然林、长白落叶松人工林、天然针阔混交林和天然阔叶混交林)的土壤肥力调查数据,分析和比较了4种林分类型林地的土壤物理和化学性质,并采用主成分分析评价了其土壤肥力状况。(1)随土壤深度增加,土壤容重和土壤pH值增大,而土壤含水量、阳离子交换量和养分含量减少,但其在不同林分下的变化程度不同;(2)林分类型对部分土壤化学性质(如土壤CEC、有机质、全氮和速效钾)影响显著。其中,天然针阔混交林的土壤含水量、土壤pH值、阳离子交换量、有机质含量及全氮、磷、钾含量均为最高;(3)采用主成分分析法对不同林分类型的林地土壤肥力状况进行了评价,结果发现土壤肥力状况为:天然针阔混交林>长白落叶松天然林>长白落叶松人工林>天然阔叶混交林。建议在经营现有的林分时,考虑近自然育林,及时进行林下补植更新,并营造针阔混交林,以改善该区林地土壤的肥力状况。     

辽东山地古石河冰缘地貌不同植被类型表层土壤特性

[目的]对辽东山地古石河冰缘地貌不同植被类型下表层土壤特性进行研究,为辽东山区冰缘地貌土壤生态环境的管理和保护提供基础数据和科学依据。[方法]以老秃顶子古石河冰缘地貌发育的落叶阔叶林、针阔混交林、暗针叶林、灌草丛4种植被类型表层土壤为研究对象,采用野外定点取样及实验室分析相结合的方法,研究不同植被类型下的土壤特性。[结果]土壤属于酸性淋溶土,含有多种氧化物,各植被类型间土壤特性存在明显差异,相对而言,灌草丛表土温度较高,毛管孔隙所占比例大,保水蓄水能力较强;针阔混交林土壤比重小,疏松程度好,有机质含量较高;暗针叶林土壤酸性较强;落叶阔叶林和针阔混交林土壤水分更有利于植物生长,枯落物现存量较多,涵养水源和保持水土功能较好。[结论]海拔高度对土壤特性影响显著,枯落物现存量及养分储量与土壤特性有明显定量关系。保护区可通过改善土壤养分含量维持生境稳定性。     

Effects of soil moisture on gross N transformations and N2O emission in acid subtropical forest soils

Soil moisture changes, arising from seasonal variation or from global climate changes, could influence soil nitrogen (N) transformation rates and N availability in unfertilized subtropical forests. A ¹⁵?N dilution study was carried out to investigate the effects of soil moisture change (30–90 % water-holding capacity (WHC)) on potential gross N transformation rates and N₂O and NO emissions in two contrasting (broad-leaved vs. coniferous) subtropical forest soils. Gross N mineralization rates were more sensitive to soil moisture change than gross NH₄ ⁺ immobilization rates for both forest soils. Gross nitrification rates gradually increased with increasing soil moisture in both forest soils. Thus, enhanced N availability at higher soil moisture values was attributed to increasing gross N mineralization and nitrification rates over the immobilization rate. The natural N enrichment in humid subtropical forest soils may partially be due to fast N mineralization and nitrification under relatively higher soil moisture. In broad-leaved forest soil, the high N₂O and NO emissions occurred at 30 % WHC, while the reverse was true in coniferous forest soil. Therefore, we propose that there are different mechanisms regulating N₂O and NO emissions between broad-leaved and coniferous forest soils. In coniferous forest soil, nitrification may be the primary process responsible for N₂O and NO emissions, while in broad-leaved forest soil, N₂O and NO emissions may originate from the denitrification process.     

Effects of Chinese Fir,Loblolly Pine and Deciduous Oak Forests on Nutrient Status of Soils in Northern Subtropics of China

This paper deals with a study on the effects of Chinese fir,lobolly pine and deciduous oak forests o the nutrient status of soils in northern subtropics of China,adopting the principle of forest ecology in the case of similar climate and soil type.The experimental area was situated in the Xiashu Experimental Centre of Forest,where the soil is yellow-brown soil derved from siliceous slope wash.Sample plots of these 3 stands were established to study the nutrient status in litter ,the amount of nutrient uptake by roots,the quantity of nutrient output by percolating water outside the deep layer of soil,and the seasonal dynamics of available nutrient in surface soil.It was whown that the intensity of nutrient cycling in soil under deciduous oak was the highest,and the effect of oak in improving soil fertility was the best.The result of improving soil fertility by Chinese fir was the most inferior,though the intensity of nutrient cycling under that stand was higher than that under loblolly pine stand.The influence of loblolly pine on the improvement of soil fertility was better than that of Chinese fir,in spite of its lowest intensity of nutrient cycling.     

塔里木河中游河岸带植物区系及物种多样性初探

森林枯落物是保障森林充分发挥涵养水源功能的一个极其重要的水文层次,具有明显的蓄水、保水作用。通过分析苏南丘陵地区的主要森林类型枯落物含水率、蓄水量及其与土壤含水率和气象因子之间的关系,结果发现,苏南丘陵地区枯落物含水率由大到小依次为:常绿阔叶林、落叶阔叶林、火炬松林、毛竹林;蓄水量由大到小则为:落叶阔叶林、常绿阔叶林、火炬松林、毛竹林。降水和蒸发等气象要素对枯落物含水率有重要影响,一次连续降水会显著增加枯落物含水率,但存在1～5d的滞后;蒸发量与枯落物含水率呈显著负相关,平均蒸发量与落叶阔叶林、常绿阔叶林、火炬松林和毛竹林枯落物含水率有明显负相关。落叶林(落叶阔叶林、毛竹林)枯落物蓄水量受土壤含水率的影响要比常绿林(火炬松林、常绿阔叶林)大,而同一种林分枯落物蓄水量与该林分表层(10cm土层)含水率的相关系数高于次表层(20cm土层)与枯落物蓄水量的关系。     

Determining weathering rates of soils in China

As an important parameter for critical load calculation and soil acidification simulation, weathering rates of soils in China were studied using different methods of calculation. The approaches used were the mass balance approach, the soil mineralogical classification, the total analysis correlation, the PROFILE model, the MAGIC model and a simulated leaching experiment. Since chemical weathering of secondary minerals usually plays a much more important role in neutralizing the long-term acidification of soils in China than that of parent material, soil mineralogy rather than parent rock/material type, which is regarded as the most suitable factor representing weathering rates in Europe, should be adopted as the basis for soil classification. The weathering rate assigned to each soil should also be corrected when the effect of temperature is considered. Due to the variation in experimental conditions, the weathering rates of soils from laboratory experiment may be difficult to compare with field determined rates, and should be adjusted by pH and percolation rate. The comparison of various methods in this study shows that the weathering rates of soils estimated by the PROFILE model coincide well with those from other independent methods such as the dynamic modeling by MAGIC and the modified leaching experiment. The weathering rates were very low (usually lower than 1.0 kEq·ha⁻¹·year⁻¹) for Allites (including Latosol, Lateritic Red Earth, Red Earth, Yellow Earth and Yellow-Brown Earth) in south China and Silalsols (consisting of Dark Brown Forest Soil, Black Soil and Podzolic Soil) in northeast China, and very high for Alpine Soils, Desert Soils and Pedocals in west China. The content of weatherable minerals in soil is the most important factor in determining the spatial distribution of weathering rate in China, while the difference in temperature may be the reason why the weathering rate of soil in northeast China was lower than that in southeast China.     

Genesis of red and dark brown soils on basaltic parent materials near Armidale,N.S.W., Australia

Morphological, physical, chemical and mineralogical data are presented for contiguous euchrozem (nitosols) and chocolate soils (cambisols) developed on basaltic parent materials in the Armidale district of northern New South Wales. The genesis and distribution of the different soils classified at great soil group and series level are related to parent material and topography. The dark brown chocolate soils associated with the modern surface overlie a uniform parent material of partly weathered alkali-olivine basalt. The red euchrozem soils, although having morphological and mineralogical properties associated with intensive weathering and long term soil genesis, have also developed on the modern surface under a moderate leaching regime. They are derived from re-exposed, highly weathered, sesquioxidic, interbasaltic lapilli tuffs and underlying basalt which were probably transformed under a different climate in Pliocene—Pleistocene times. The study showed further that reddish chocolate soils are not necessarily the uppermost member of a sequence of soils developed on partly weathered basalt.     

杉木取代阔叶林后林下水源涵养功能差异评价

为研究杉木人工林取代常绿落叶阔叶混交林后土壤水源涵养能力的变化,采用室内浸水法和环刀法分别研究杉木纯林和常绿落叶阔叶混交林的枯落物与土壤的持水特性。结果表明:(1)枯落物平均蓄积量表现为常绿落叶阔叶混交林(3.42 t/hm^2)>杉木纯林(3.12 t/hm^2),枯落物平均厚度表现为杉木纯林(9.17 cm)>常绿落叶阔叶混交林(5.42 cm)。(2)最大持水量表现为常绿落叶阔叶混交林(6.23 t/hm^2)>杉木纯林(5.57 t/hm^2),最大持水率也表现出相同的规律,即常绿落叶阔叶混交林(184.40%)>杉木纯林(179.50%);有效拦蓄量表现为常绿落叶阔叶混交林(4.48 t/hm^2)>杉木纯林(4.13 t/hm^2),最大拦蓄量表现为常绿落叶阔叶混交林(5.41 t/hm^2)>杉木纯林(4.97 t/hm^2)。(3)枯落物层的吸水量与浸水时间符合对数函数Q=aln(t)+b,而吸水速率与浸水时间符合指数函数V=at^b,常绿落叶阔叶混交林的蓄水能力强于杉木纯林。(4)土壤水分最大吸持贮水量表现为常绿落叶阔叶混交林(43.58 mm)>杉木纯林(41.88 mm),可以看出常绿落叶阔叶混交林内的土壤可以更好地为植被提供良好的水分供其生长;土壤水分最大滞留贮存量表现为常绿落叶阔叶混交林(8.20 mm)<杉木纯林(10.22 mm),即杉木纯林内的土壤具有更好的涵养水源能力。从枯落物最大持水量、有效拦蓄量以及土壤毛管孔隙度、非毛管孔隙度等多个因素的计算综合推断可知,杉木人工林水源涵养能力优于常绿落叶阔叶混交林。