[Effects of plantation on aggregate distribution and stability of lateritic red soil in south subtropical China].

We examined the stability of soil aggregates in five typical plantations, ., × plantation, plantation, plantation, plantation and plantation, in the south subtropical China by the Elliott wet sieving and Le Bissonnais (LB) methods. The results showed that the content of water stability aggregate (WR) was more than 62.

[Characteristics of soil saturated hydraulic conductivity on different positions and their controlling factors of granite collapsing gullies].

Collapsing gully is a common phenomenon of hydraulic-gravity combined soil erosion in granite hilly area of south China. The study aimed to explore the relationship between soil hydraulics pro-perties and erosion mechanism and the intrinsic controlling factors. The active, semi-stable, and stable types of granite collapsing gullies in southeastern Guangxi were selected to examine the spatial variation of soil saturated hydraulic conductivity and identify the influencing factors.

[Stability and organic carbon characteristics of soil aggregates under different ecosystems in karst canyon region].

Soil aggregates and their organic carbon distributions were studied under six ecosystems, i. e., farmland (short for ST), dry land (HD), grassland (CD), shrubbery (GC), plantation (RGL) and secondary forest (CSL), in a karst canyon region of China by a combination of field investigation and laboratory analysis.

[Litter decomposition of dominant plantations in Guangxi and its effects on leachate quality].

To understand the decomposition characteristics of the litters in different forest plantations and the effects of released substances during litter decomposition on the leachate quality, litter samples (leaf, shoot, and cortices) were collected from five forest plantations (1 year-old Eucalyptus urophylla x E. grandis, EU1; 4 year-old Eucalyptus urophylla x E. grandis, EU4; 7 year-old Acacia mangium x A.

[Effects of water content on redox potential and carbon mineralization of wetland sediments].

To better understand the effect of soil water contents on redox potential (Eh), and their impacts on C mineralization in natural wetland, sediment samples from 3 types of wetlands (fen, humus marsh and marshy meadow) in the San-jiang Plate region of North China were incubated (25 degrees C) for 155 d under a range of reducing and oxidizing conditions by controlling water contents (varied from 24% to 232% of water holding capacity) (WHC). CO2-C evolved during incubation was measured at different time intervals. Results showed that Eh of sediments decreased significantly as water content increased from 24% WHC (lighted moisturized) to about 100% WHC, then decreased slightly as water content increased further to a level of submersed (about 2 cm water-depths).

[Relationship between organic carbon and water content in four type wetland sediments in Sanjiang Plain].

Characteristic and relationship were analyzed between organic carbon and water content in four types of wetlands (one cultivated wetland and three typical natural wetlands including fen, marsh and marshy meadow) in Sanjiang Plain of Northeastern China. Results show that there are distinct differences in the depths of organic carbon deposition, the organic carbon and water content in sediment profiles of these four type wetlands. There are significant positive correlations between organic carbon and water content in sediment profiles of the same type wetland (p < 0.