『Abstract
Surface runoff plays an important role in the process of nitrogen
(N) and phosphorus (P) loss. It has two common evaluation indicators,
runoff and sediment, which are greatly affected by the contributing
factors. To study the impacts of surface runoff and sediment on
N and P loss, 36 simulated rainfalls were applied on fields with
different conditions (three rainfall intensities, three coverage
ratios, and two slopes) at laboratory scale with two replicates.
It was found that: (1) loss modulus of both the total nitrogen
and total phosphorus decreased with runoff occurrence time; (2)
runoff modulus had a closer relationship with undissolved N and
P than dissolved N and P; (3) N loss was more affected by runoff
than P loss; (4) both N and P loss modulus followed the consistent
changes with the sediment content. At last, suggestions were provided
to reduce the harm of N and P loss in red soil region of southern
China in different areas with different conditions.
Keywords: N and P loss; Runoff; Sediment; Rainfall intensity;
Coverage ratio; Slope』
Introduction
Materials and methods
Materials
Simulated rainfall design
Sample collection
Sample analysis
Calculations
Statistical analysis
Results
Impact of runoff departure in nitrogen and phosphorus loss
Impact of runoff modulus on nitrogen and phosphorus loss modulus
Impact of sediment content on nitrogen and phosphorus loss
Impacts of contributing factors on surface runoff and sediment
Discussions
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References