JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2022, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (1): 163-170.doi: 10.12302/j.issn.1000-2006.202007009

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Effect of human trampling on soil infiltration of natural secondary forest in Zijin Mountain, Nanjing

DONG Yiqiao1(), LIU Qianqian1, PENG Xiaonan1, WENG Zeyu1, LIU Xin1, XU Haibing2, DAI Kanglong2, DONG Lina2, ZHANG Jinchi1,*()   

  1. 1. Co-Innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China,Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Restoration,Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    2. Administration of Dr. Sun Yatsen’s Mausoleum,Nanjing 210014, China
  • Received:2020-07-05 Accepted:2020-12-19 Online:2022-01-30 Published:2022-02-09
  • Contact: ZHANG Jinchi E-mail:565520168@qq.com;zhang8811@njfu.edu.cn

Abstract:

【Objective】 The effects of human trampling on soil water conservation function and soil permeability were discussed to provide a basis for ecotourism management in Nanjing Zijin National Mountain Forest Park, China.【Method】 Two secondary forest experimental areas with different altitudes were selected in the study area, and five trails experiencing different trampling intensities were selected in each experimental area. Three areas without human trampling were used as the control in each experimental area to determine soil physical indices and explore the influence of human trampling on soil permeability.【Result】 Soil bulk density, total porosity, capillary porosity, and non-capillary porosity changed under different human trampling intensities; soil bulk density was more impacted by trampling at low altitude than at high altitude. The results showed that the saturated water content, capillary water holding capacity, and field water holding capacity of soil decreased due to human trampling. The infiltration process, initial infiltration rate, steady infiltration rate, average infiltration rate, and total infiltration amount had shown significant decreases due to human trampling (P < 0.05). The results showed that the soil permeability at low altitude was obvious affected by trampling compared with high altitude. Structural equation model analysis showed that trampling intensity and soil total porosity had the greatest influence on soil permeability.【Conclusion】 Artificial trampling increases soil bulk density and compactness, decreases porosity and soil aeration, and deteriorates the water holding capacity and permeability of soil. The higher the intensity of the human trampling, the greater the decrease in soil permeability.

Key words: soil infiltration, water holding capacity, human trampling, secondary forest, Zijin Mountain National Forest Park

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