Iron (hydr)oxide crystallinity effects on soil aggregation
Iron (hydr)oxide crystallinity effects on soil aggregation
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DOI:
10.2136/sssaj2003.0606
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发表时间:
2003-03-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Lal, R
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作者:
Duiker, SW;Rhoton, FE;Lal, R
Differences in crystallinity may explain why total Fe (hydr)oxide content has a variable effect on aggregate stability. Therefore, surface soil samples with a range of poorly crystalline Fe (hydr)oxide contents were characterized for water-stable aggregates >0.25 mm (WSA), mean-weighted diameter (MWD), soil organic C (OC), particle-size distribution, pH, exchangeable cations, citrate/bicarbonate/dithionite (subscript d), and acid ammonium oxalate (subscript o) extractable Fe, Al, and Si. The WSA and MWD range from 23 to 95%, and 0.3 to 5.1 mm, respectively. The effects of Fe-o (1.1-6.8 g kg(-1)), Fe-d (3.2-19.6 g kg(-1)), OC (2.4-24.0 g kg(-1)) and clay (141-467 g kg(-1)) contents on WSA and MWD of both A and B horizons of these soils was studied using linear regression. The poorly crystalline Fe (hydr)oxide (Fe-o) and OC contents are significantly correlated with WSA in the A horizons (r(2) = 0.95, n = 6, p = 0.001, and r(2) = 0.93, n = 6, p = 0.002, respectively) and in the B horizons (r(2) = 0.73, n = 6, p = 0.029, and r(2) = 0.76, n = 6, p = 0.024, respectively). When regressed against MWD, Fe-o has an r(2) of 0.89 (n = 6, p = 0.004) in the A, and 0.97 (n = 6, p = 0.000) in the B horizons. The coefficient of determination of MWD vs. OC contents is 0.98 (n = 6, p = 0.000) in the A and 0.79 (n = 6, p = 0.018) in the B horizons. Clay and Fe-d contents are not significantly correlated to WSA or MWD. Apparently, the Fe-o component (poorly crystalline) is more effective than Fe-d at stabilizing soil aggregates, even though it is present in lower concentrations. The Fe-o component appears more important than OC in terms of WSA and MWD for soils with relatively low soil organic matter contents.