Study on mechanism of expansion and contraction of soil in grassland
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2003.01.20
Key Words: expansion and contraction of soil  content of clay  crevic e of grassland
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TIAN Hong-yan Jilin Military Medical College,The Fourth Military Medical University,Changchun, Jilin 132013,China 
LI Zhi-xin Jilin Military Medical College,The Fourth Military Medical University,Changchun, Jilin 132013,China 
ZHOU Dao-wei National Laboratory of Grassland Ecological Engineering, Northeast Normal University,Changchun,Jilin 130024,China 
DOU Zhao-hua Jilin Military Medical College,The Fourth Military Medical University,Changchun, Jilin 132013,China 
LU Zhi-bo Jilin Military Medical College,The Fourth Military Medical University,Changchun, Jilin 132013,China 
HOU Yu Jilin Military Medical College,The Fourth Military Medical University,Changchun, Jilin 132013,China 
XU Ye Jilin Military Medical College,The Fourth Military Medical University,Changchun, Jilin 132013,China 
LIU Xiao-dong Jilin Military Medical College,The Fourth Military Medical University,Changchun, Jilin 132013,China 
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Abstract:
      The research on the mechanism of expansion and contraction of soil in grassland was conducted by counting different types of cr evices, investigating the space and time distribution of the crevics, and look ing into the state of soil and vegetation. The results shows that the expansion and contraction of soil is mainly related to the content of clay (<0.001mm), th e higher the content of clay, the greater the degree of expansion and contractio n. Moreover, seasonal freezing and melting and seasonal drying and wett ing are the direct factors causing soil to expand and contract.