期刊
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
卷 393, 期 1-2, 页码 29-36出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.12.048
关键词
Preferential flow paths; Finger flow; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Bioclogging; Water-repellent soils; Fungal exudates
资金
- Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD) [IS-3962-07]
Recently, the interactions between soil structure and microbes have been associated with water transport, retention and preferential or column flow development. Of particular significance is the potential impact of microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on soil porosity (i.e., hydraulic conductivity reduction or bioclogging) and of exudates from biota, including bacteria, fungi, roots and earthworms on the degree of soil water repellency. These structural and surface property changes create points of wetting instability, which under certain infiltrating conditions can often result in the formation of persistent preferential flow paths. Moreover, distinct differences in physical and chemical properties between regions of water flow (preferential flow paths) and no-flow (soil matrix) provide a unique set of environmental living conditions for adaptable microorganisms to exist. In this review, special consideration is given to: (1) the functional significance of microbial activity in the host porous medium in terms of feedback mechanisms instigated by irregular water availability and (2) the related physical and chemical conditions that force the organization and formation of unique microbial habitats in unsaturated soils that prompt and potentially perpetuate the formation of preferential flow paths in the vadose zone. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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