高梯度磁场分离后土壤矿物组成的变化

The changes of clay mineral association after high-gradient magnetic separation(HGMS) treatment,and the effects of chemical and physical technologies on concentrating Fe oxides for mian soils in central and southern China were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and chemical analysis methods.Results indicated that the concentrating times of Fe oxides by HGMS treatment were the largest for 0.2-2μm size fraction in the examined soils .For the soils in which 2:1 phyllosilicates were dominant,concentrating times of iron oxides by HGMS treatment were larger than by 5 mol L^-1 NaOH treatment .Phyllosili-cates were decreased after HGMS treatment ;however,the decrease was less than that of kaolinite,The goethite/(goethite hematite) values in Fe oxides of the soils kept virtually constant after HGMS treatment.     

Use of the Kubelka—Munk theory to study the influence of iron oxides on soil colour

The Kubelka–Munk theory, which is commonly applied to ‘pigment mixtures’, adequately predicted the colour of mixtures of synthetic haematite, synthetic goethite and deferrated soil powders. The theory illustrated the higher pigmenting effect of haematite compared with goethite. In mixtures containing haematite the calculated colour coordinates could be combined into simple ‘redness’ indices that were highly correlated with haematite content and were not appreciably influenced by goethite. The theory was also applied to the study of the chromatic characteristics of 98 soils, differing widely in their origin but having an organic matter content <2% in which haematite or goethite was the dominant Fe oxide. The theory showed that the average ‘soil’ haematite and ‘soil’ goethite had colours similar to those of their synthetic counter-parts, whereas the rest of the soil components could be considered as an essentially ‘grey’ matrix. It was also useful in predicting the haematite and goethite contents of soils either from several reflectance measurements of soil-white standard mixtures or from the indices of redness developed for the synthetic mixtures.     

Transformation of haematite and Al-poor goethite to Al-rich goethite and associated yellowing in a ferralitic clay soil profile of the middle Amazon Basin (Manaus, Brazil)

The red and yellow colours of ferralitic soils in the tropics have for long intrigued pedologists. We have investigated the upward yellowing in a 10-m thick profile representative of the Ferralsols of the plateaux of the Manaus region of Brazil. We determined changes in the nature and crystal chemistry of their Fe oxides by optical and Mössbauer spectroscopy as well as Rietveld refinement of X-ray diffraction patterns. We attribute the upward yellowing of the soil to a progressive transformation of the Fe oxides at nearly invariant iron contents. Aluminium in contrast is strongly mobilized in the uppermost clay-depleted topsoil where there is preferential dissolution of kaolinite and crystallization of gibbsite. Haematite decreases from 35 to 10% of the Fe oxides from the bottom to the top of the profile and the particles become smaller (75–10 nm). Its Al for Fe-substitution remains almost unchanged (10–15 mol %). The average Al-substitution rate of goethite increases from 25 to 33 mol %, and its mean crystal diameter remains in the range 20–40 nm. The proportion of Al-rich goethite (33 mol %) increases at the expense of less Al-substituted Fe oxides (haematite and goethite). This conversion with restricted transfer of iron means that the amount of Al stored in Fe oxides gradually increases. Kaolinite, haematite and Al-poor goethite are thus witnesses of earlier stages of ferralitization of the soil. In contrast, Al-rich goethite and gibbsite initiate the alitization (or bauxitization) of the soil. They correspond to the last generation of soil minerals, which most likely reflects the present-day weathering conditions. The progressive replacement of kaolinite, haematite and Al-poor goethite by new generations of Al-rich goethite and gibbsite attests to greater activities of water and aluminium and smaller activity of aqueous silica in the topsoil than in the subsoil. We interpret this as a consequence of longer periods of wetting in the topsoil that could result from soil aging, more humid climate or both.     

Iron oxides in lateritic soils from Western Australia

Lateritic soils developed from dolerite contained larger amounts of goethite and haematite than those developed from granite. The goethite/(goethite + haematite) ratio in granitic soils ranged from 0.55 to 1 and from 0.29 to 0.83 in doleritic soils. Maghemite ranged in abundance from 0 to 10% and it only occurred in duricrust. Mole % Al substitution ranged from 16 to 33% in goethite and from 2.5 to 10% in haematite and was similar for both granitic and doleritic soils. Al substitution in maghemite was <5%. A significant, positive correlation (P<0.01) occurred between Al substitution in goethite and the amount of gibbsite in the soil. The dehydroxylation temperature of goethite ranged from 292 to 334°C and was positively correlated with the mole % Al substitution. Goethite crystals varied in size from 16 to 26 nm and haematite crystals from 18 to 59 nm. Goethite and haematite crystals occurred as aggregates of subrounded platy crystals.
Iron oxides obtained by NaOH treatment contained much of the minor element contents of the soils; mean concentrations (μg g⁻¹) were: Zn 19.9, Cu 31, Mn 68, Ni 140, Co 32, Cr 394 and V 696. These minor elements were most abundant in iron oxides derived from dolerite, but were not preferentially associated with goethite or haematite.     

Mineral surfaces and soil organic matter

The organic carbon content of soil is positively related to the specific surface area (SSA), but large amounts of organic matter in soil result in reduced SSA as determined by applying the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) equation to the adsorption of N₂. To elucidate some of the controlling mechanisms of this relation, we determined the SSA and the enthalpy of N₂ adsorption of separates with a density > 1.6 g cm^?3 from 196 mineral horizons of forest soils before and after removal of organic matter with NaOCl. Likewise, we investigated these characteristics before and after sorption of increasing amounts of organic matter to four mineral soil samples, oxides (amorphous Al(OH)₃, gibbsite, ferrihydrite, goethite, haematite), and phyllosilicates (kaolinite, illite). Sorption of organic matter reduced the SSA, depending on the amount sorbed and the type of mineral. The reduction in SSA decreased at larger organic matter loadings. The SSA of the mineral soils was positively related to the content of Fe oxyhydroxides and negatively related to the content of organic C. The strong reduction in SSA at small loadings was due primarily to the decrease in the micropores to which N₂ was accessible. This suggests preferential sorption of organic matter at reactive sites in or at the mouths of micropores during the initial sorption and attachment to less reactive sites at increasing loadings. The exponential decrease of the heat of gas adsorption with the surface loading points also to a filling or clogging of micropores at early stages of organic matter accumulation. Desorption induced a small recovery of the total SSA but not of the micropore surface area. Destruction of organic matter increased the SSA of all soil samples. The SSA of the uncovered mineral matrix related strongly to the amounts of Fe oxyhydroxides and the clay. Normalized to C removed, the increase in SSA was small in topsoils and illuvial horizons of Podzols rich in C and large for the subsoils containing little C. This suggests that micropores preferentially associate with organic matter, especially at small loadings. The coverage of the surface of the soil mineral matrix as calculated from the SSA before and after destruction of organic matter was correlated only with depth, and the relation appeared to be linear. We conclude that mineralogy is the primary control of the relation between surface area and sorption of organic matter within same soil compartments (i.e. horizons). But at the scale of complete profiles, the surface accumulation and stabilization of organic matter is additionally determined by its input.     

Organo-mineral associations in sandy acid forest soils: importance of specific surface area, iron oxides and micropores

Organo-mineral associations stabilize soil organic matter, though the mechanisms by which they do so are unclear. We used particle-size fractions < 6.3 μm of two soils to examine the importance of Fe oxides, short-range order Al silicates and the surface areas of minerals and micropores on the formation of organo-mineral associations. In the subsoil Fe oxides were most strongly statistically correlated with the mineral-bound organic carbon. We therefore assume that they are the most important substrates for the formation of organo-mineral associations. There is no indication that this is caused by physical protection of organic matter in their micropores (< 2 nm). In the Haplic Podzol, dithionite–citrate–bicarbonate-soluble short-range order Al silicates may also play a role. Fe oxide particles were calculated to offer specific surface areas of ∼ 200 m² g⁻¹ (goethite) and ∼ 800 m² g⁻¹ (ferrihydrite), corresponding to crystal diameters of only a few nm. We assume that the resulting large amount of oxide-specific reactive surface sites (conditionally charged hydroxyl groups) is responsible for their dominant role as sorbents. With maximum C loadings of 1.3 mg C per m² Fe oxide for the Dystric Cambisol and 1.1 mg C per m² Fe oxide + short-range order Al silicates for the Haplic Podzol the subsoils of both soils seem to have reached saturation with respect to organic matter sorption. In contrast to subsoil horizons, organo-mineral associations from topsoils contain much larger amounts of organic matter. Here a larger C loading on Fe oxides or a greater importance of other sorbents in addition to the oxides must be assumed.     

我国主要土壤剖面酶活性状况

本世纪五十年代以来,由于科学的发展以及新技术的引入,土壤酶的研究愈来愈为人们所重视。试验研究已证明,土壤酶是土壤的组成分之一。     

An Assessment of the Ca:Al Ratios of Selected Pennsylvania Forest Soils

The Ca:Al status of selected Pennsylvania forest soils was assessed based on data compiled from various soil chemistry evaluations done between 1991–94. A total of 116 horizons (76 mineral, 40 organic) from 39 different soil profiles representing 18 different soil series were evaluated. Ca and Al were determined by extraction with 0.01M SrCl₂. Non-linear regression analysis (logarithmic curve) showed a significant (p < 0.01) negative relationship between extractable Ca and Al across all horizons (R² = 0.64). An acid soil infertility and aluminum stress risk assessment was conducted using the method suggested by Cronan and Grigal (1995). None of the soil organic horizons were found to be at risk; however, nearly 42% of the AE/E horizons were classified at a 50% or greater risk of producing aluminum stress to trees. The B horizons had the highest risk levels, with 91.2% classified at a 50% or greater risk level. The Ca:Al ratios of most of the mineral soil horizons included in this evaluation were low enough to present considerable risk of aluminum stress to trees growing on the sites from which these soils were collected. The application of Ca:Al ratio as a diagnostic tool in declining and nondeclining sugar maple stands in northcentral Pennsylvania generally produced consistent results for soil and roots but not for organic soil horizons and foliage of declining sugar maples.     

Physicochemical properties of the soils associated with shifting cultivation in Northern Thailand with special reference to factors determining soil fertility

Abstract

Recently agricultural activity in the mountainous area of northern Thailand has increased and problems relating to soil fertility have arisen. In order to gain basic information about the soil properties associated with shifting cultivation, physicochemical properties of the surface soils (0–10 cm) and subsoils (30–40 cm) were investigated in selected villages in the area. The physicochemical properties of the soils studied are summarized as follows: 1) The soils were rich in organic matter, content of which ranged from 11.4 to 63.3 g C kg^?1 in the surface soil. 2) The pH(H₂O) of the soils mostly ranged from 5 to 7 and soil acidity was more pronounced in the deeper horizons. In the surface soils, exchangeable Ca and Mg were generally dominant, whereas exchangeable Al was often predominant in the subsoils. 3) Most of the soils showed a medium to fine texture with more than 30% clay. The clay mineral composition was characterized by various degrees of mixture of kaolin minerals and clay mica with, in some cases, a certain amount of 2:1-2:1:1 intergrades. 4) According to the ion adsorption curves, most of the B horizon soils were characterized by the predominance of permanent negative charges. On the other hand, organic matter contributed to the increase of variable negative charges in the surface soils. The content of organic matter and the percentage of the clay fraction were essential for determining the CEC of the soils of the surface 10 and 30–40 cm depths, respectively. Under the field conditions, the composition of exchangeable cations largely reflected the soil acidity. In addition, the content of organic matter also showed a significant correlation with that of available N in the surface soils. Thus, soil acidity both in the surface soils and subsoils, organic matter content in the surface soils, and clay content in the subsoils were considered to be the main factors that affected soil chemical fertility in the area.     

福建主要土壤的粘粒云母含量和供钾潜力

利用X射线衍射法估算了福建省221个土壤样品中粘粒云母含量并讨论了与粘粒云母含量变化有关的因素。结果表明母质是影响粘粒云母含量的主要因素。海积物、河积物及页岩上发育的土壤粘粒云母含量一般较高;基性岩上发育的土壤粘粒云母含量一般较低。风化度较高的赤红壤、红壤、黄红壤和黄壤等土类的粘粒云母含量一般较低。风化度较低的C层的粘粒云母含量一般较B层和A层高,但异源母质的堆积可以使A层粘粒云母含量高于B层和C层。     

Microbial processes controlling P availability in forest spodosols as affected by soil depth and soil properties

Because carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentration is rising, increases in plant biomass and productivity of terrestrial ecosystems are expected. However, phosphorus (P) unavailability may disable any potential enhanced growth of plants in forest ecosystems. In response to P scarcity under elevated CO₂, trees may mine deeper the soil to take up more nutrients. In this scope, the ability of deep horizons of forest soils to supply available P to the trees has to be evaluated. The main objective of the present study was to quantify the relative contribution of topsoil horizons and deep horizons to P availability through processes governed by the activity of soil micro-organisms. Since soil properties vary with soil depth, one can therefore assume that the role of microbial processes governing P availability differs between soil layers. More specifically, our initial hypothesis was that deeper soil horizons could substantially contribute to total plant available P in forested ecosystems and that such contribution of deep horizons differs among sites (due to contrasting soil properties). To test this hypothesis, we quantified microbial P and mineralization of P in ‘dead’ soil organic matter to a depth of 120 cm in forest soils contrasting in soil organic matter, soil moisture and aluminum (Al) and iron (Fe) oxides. We also quantified microbiological activity and acid phosphomonoesterase activity. Results showed that the role of microbial processes generally decreases with increasing soil depth. However, the relative contribution of surface (litter and 0–30 cm) and deep (30–120 cm) soil layers to the stocks of available P through microbial processes (51–62 kg P ha^?1) are affected by several soil properties, and the contribution of deep soil layers to these stocks vary between sites (from 29 to 59%). This shows that subsoils should be taken into account when studying the microbial processes governing P availability in forest ecosystems. For the studied soils, microbial P and mineralization of P in ‘dead’ soil organic matter particularly depended on soil organic matter content, soil moisture and, to a minor extent, Al oxides. High Al oxide contents in some sites or in deep soil layers probably result in the stabilization of soil organic compounds thus reducing microbiological activity and mineralization rates. The mineralization process in the litter also appeared to be P-limited and depended on the C:P ratio of soil organic matter. Thus, this study highlighted the effects of soil depth and soil properties on the microbial processes governing P availability in the forest spodosols.     

Iron oxide and clay minerals and their relation to colours of red and yellow podzolic soils near Sydney,Australia

The iron oxide and clay minerals in some typical red and yellow podzolic soils from New South Wales have been investigated by X-ray diffraction and infra-red spectroscopy. The dominant iron oxide mineral is goethite containing about 13–14 mol % AlOOH, this being the mineral which gives the yellow soils their characteristic colour. The red soils also contain finely divided hematite which masks the colour of the goethite. Lepidocrocite was not detected in any of the soils examined. The dominant clay minerals are kaolinite and dioctahedral interstratified illite-smectite, the latter being more concentrated in the finer clay fractions, especially in soils developed on calcareous greywacke. In the red podzolic soil developed on Ashfield shale, illite-smectite is strongly interlayered with well-ordered aluminous material. Dickite occurs in this soil.     

土系划分方法研究——以江苏省新沂样区为例

作为土壤系统分类的基层分类单元,土系的划分必须经过实地调查,重视控制层段和特征土层的设立,并选择合适的分异特性作为分类指标。本文选择样区内不同景观单元中的10个土壤剖面,根据中国土壤系统分类的要求,探讨了样区内土壤诊断层、诊断特性及其在中国土壤系统分类中的归属;并在有关土系认识的基础上,探讨了土系划分的原则、依据和具体划分方法,确立了研究区土壤所具有的特征土层,依据①特征土层的种类、排列、厚度,②土壤质地和③土壤有机质含量这三类指标,把样区土壤划分为10个土系。     

Soil formation in the coast aeolianites and sands of Natal

The morphological, physical, chemical and mineralogical properties of eight prominent classes of soil developed in the coast aeolianites and sands of Natal are presented. These data and information on soil geography lead to the conclusion that: (i) losses of silica and bases and relative accumulation of iron (the ferrallitic process) have given rise to red and yellow kaolinitic materials; (ii) clay eluviation has given rise to coarse textured topsoils and to B2t horizons; and (iii) the hydromorphic process has caused grey colours in many sandy topsoils, plinthite development at some E/B horizon interfaces and gleying of some B2 horizons. In the soils on the older aeolianites, there is no evidence of either podzolization or the coarser textured topsoil being a younger geological deposit. The development of yellow soils in younger aeolianites may indicate a cooler climate than existed when red materials developed from the older aeolianites.     

Physicochemical and Microbiological Characteristics of Tundra Soils on the Rybachii Peninsula

The Rybachii Peninsula is composed of Proterozoic sedimentary rocks and differs sharply from the rest of the Kola Peninsula in its geological structure, topographic forms, and parent rocks. It is dominated by Al–Fe-humus soils formed on moraines with an admixture of local rock fragments, including slates. Organic horizons of tundra soils in the peninsula are less acid than those on granitoids of adjacent mainland of the Kola Peninsula. The content of exchangeable calcium in the organic horizons varies from 17.4 to 68.0 cmolc/kg, and the content of water-soluble carbon reaches 400 mg/100 g amounting to 1–2% of the total soil organic matter content. The total number of bacteria in the organic horizons of tundra soils varies from 3.5 × 10⁹ to 4.8 × 10⁹ cells/g; and bacterial biomass varies from 0.14 to 0.19 mg/g. The length of fungal mycelium and its biomass in the organic horizons are significant (>1000 m/g soil). The biomass of fungal mycelium in the organic horizons exceeds the bacterial biomass by seven times in podzols (Albic Podzols) and by ten times in podbur (Entic Podzol), dry-peat soil (Folic Histosol), and low-moor peat soil (Sapric Histosol).     

Poorly crystalline mineral phases protect organic matter in acid subsoil horizons

Soil minerals are known to influence the biological stability of soil organic matter (SOM). Our study aimed to relate properties of the mineral matrix to its ability to protect organic C against decomposition in acid soils. We used the amount of hydroxyl ions released after exposure to NaF solution to establish a reactivity gradient spanning 12 subsoil horizons collected from 10 different locations. The subsoil horizons represent six soil orders and diverse geological parent materials. Phyllosilicates were characterized by X-ray diffraction and pedogenic oxides by selective dissolution procedures. The organic carbon (C) remaining after chemical removal of an oxidizable fraction of SOM with NaOCl solution was taken to represent a stable organic carbon pool. Stable organic carbon was confirmed as older than bulk organic carbon by a smaller radiocarbon (¹⁴C) content after oxidation in all 12 soils. The amount of stable organic C did not depend on clay content or the content of dithionite–citrate-extractable Fe. The combination of oxalate-extractable Fe and Al explained the greatest amount of variation in stable organic C (R² = 0.78). Our results suggest that in acid soils, organic matter is preferentially protected by interaction with poorly crystalline minerals represented by the oxalate-soluble Fe and Al fraction. This evidence suggests that ligand exchange between mineral surface hydroxyl groups and negatively charged organic functional groups is a quantitatively important mechanism in the stabilization of SOM in acid soils. The results imply a finite stabilization capacity of soil minerals for organic matter, limited by the area density of reactive surface sites.     

Suprapermafrost Horizons of the Accumulation of Raw Organic Matter in Tundra Cryozems of Northern Yakutia

In the profiles of cryozems (Oxyaquic Turbic Cryosols) developing in tundra of northern Yakutia under conditions of shallow active layer, suprapermafrost horizons of the accumulation of raw organic matter are formed. Taking into account their genesis, stable and regular position in the soil profile, paragenetic links with the overlying horizons and neighboring soil profiles, and a set of diagnostic features and properties, these horizons can be separated as a new type of genetic soil horizons—the organomineral accumulative suprapermafrost horizon (CRO). Its qualitative composition (the ratio of organic and mineral matter in the material) can be reflected at a lower level. In relation to the separation of the new genetic horizon within the framework of the new Russian soil classification system, a new genetic types of soils—cryozem with suprapermafrost accumulation of raw organic matter (suprapermafrost organo-accumulative cryozem)—can be established. Its diagnostic profile has the following horizonation: (O, AO, T)–CR–CRO–┬C.     

Mechanisms controlling the mobility of dissolved organic matter, aluminium and iron in podzol B horizons

The processes governing the (im)mobilization of Al, Fe and dissolved organic matter (DOM) in podzols are still subject to debate. In this study we investigated the mechanisms of (im)mobilization of Al, Fe and organic matter in the upper and lower B horizons of two podzols from the Netherlands that are in different stages of development. We equilibrated batches of soil material from each horizon with DOM solutions obtained from the Oh horizon of the corresponding soil profiles. We determined the amount of (im)mobilized Al, Fe and DOM after addition of Al and Fe at pH 4.0 and 4.5 and initial dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations of 10 mg C litre^?1 or 30 mg C litre^?1, respectively. At the combination of pH and DOC concentrations most realistic for the field situation, organic matter was retained in all horizons, the most being retained in the lower B horizon of the well‐developed soil and the least in the upper B horizon of the younger profile. Organic matter solubility seemed to be controlled mainly by precipitation as organo‐metal complexes and/or by adsorption on freshly precipitated solid Al‐ and Fe‐phases. In the lower B horizons, at pH 4.5, solubility of Al and Fe appeared to be controlled mainly by the equilibrium with secondary solid Al‐ and Fe‐phases. In the upper B horizons, the solubility of Al was controlled by adsorption processes, while Fe still precipitated as inorganic complexes as well as organic complexes in spite of the prevailing more acidic pH. Combined with a previous study of eluvial horizons from the same profiles, the results confirm the important role of organic matter in the transport of Al and Fe to create illuvial B horizons initially and subsequently deepening and differentiating them into Bh and Bs horizons.     

生物炭对我国南方红壤和黄棕壤理化性质的影响

为了探讨生物炭对不同土壤的改良效果,采用盆栽试验,研究了施用生物炭对我国南方两种代表性土壤(红壤和黄棕壤)理化性质的影响及其动态变化差异。结果表明:强酸性红壤施用生物炭能明显提高pH而降低其酸度,同时增加土壤的有机质、速效磷、速效钾和碱解氮含量,且随着生物炭施用量(生物炭量/土壤量:0、0.5%、1.0%、2.0%)的增加,改良效果不断加强;弱酸性黄棕壤施用生物炭也提高了土壤pH、有机质、速效磷、速效钾含量,但对该土壤中的碱解氮含量无明显影响。不同生物炭用量的效应存在较大差异,在2.0%时对两种土壤各理化性质影响均表现为最明显,红壤pH平均增加0.61,有机质、速效磷、速效钾、碱解氮分别平均提高203.4%、369.3%、368.0%、30.4%,而黄棕壤pH、有机质、速效磷、速效钾分别平均增加0.55、124.2%、57.5%、50.3%。因而,相同用量的生物炭对红壤的改良效应好于黄棕壤,且施用生物炭对两种土壤速效钾含量影响最大,其次是有机质、pH、速效磷、碱解氮。     

Humus Forms in Forest Soils: Concepts and Classifications

The concepts and classifications of humus forms developed since the time of scientific pedology formation are critically discussed. The concept of humus forms (types) relates to the classification of a set of topsoil organic and organomineral horizons, which reflects morphologically distinct phases of plant litter and soil organic matter decomposition, but not to the fractions of soil organic matter. Humus forms reflect various types of transformation and accumulation of organic matter in the soil. The stages of development and modern classifications of humus forms abroad are described. The taxonomy of humus forms in Russian literature and its application for the mapping and evaluation of forest soils are considered, as well as its use for the mathematical simulation of soil organic matter mineralization and humification. Prospects for the development of the classification of humus forms in combination with the basic soil classification of European Russia are discussed. A call for an understanding and a common language in soil science at the international level is underlined.