[1]HE Qinfei,ZHENG Wei,PENG Yuhua,et al.Water-holding Characteristics of Litter Under Main Forest Types in the Middle Reaches of Pearl River Basin[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2017,24(01):128-134.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
24
Number of periods:
2017 01
Page number:
128-134
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Public date:
2017-02-28
- Title:
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Water-holding Characteristics of Litter Under Main Forest Types in the Middle Reaches of Pearl River Basin
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HE Qinfei1,2,3, ZHENG Wei1,2,3, PENG Yuhua1,2,3, HOU Yuanrui1,2,3, HE Feng1,2,3, SHEN Wenhui1,2,3
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1. Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, China;
2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Superior Timber Trees Cultivation, Nanning 530002, China;
3. Central South Key Laboratory, Fast-growing Tree Cultivation of Forestry Ministry, Nanning 530002, China
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- Keywords:
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litter; water-holding capacity; water-holding rate; water-absorption rate; Pearl River
- CLC:
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S715.7
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- Abstract:
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Litter layer plays a significant hydro-ecological role in forest ecosystem. By the field investigation and laboratory analysis, a study was conducted on the accumulation amount, water-holding capacity, water-holding rate and water-absorption rate of the litter under five main forests (Pinus massoniana forest, Eucalyptus forest, Castanopsis hystrix forest, Quercus griffithii forest, Pinus elliottii+Schima superba forest) in the middle reaches of Pearl River. The litter accumulation under the forest decreased in the order of P. elliottii + S. superba forest (40.18 t/hm2) > Eucalyptus forest (11.77 t/hm2) > P. massoniana forest (10.97 t/hm2) > C. hystrix forest (8.75 t/hm2) > Q. griffithii forest (7.71 t/hm2), and the percentage of semi-decomposed litter storage was higher than that of un-decomposed litter, whereas for P. massoniana forest, it was in adverse. The water-holding capacity and water-holding rate of litter at different decomposition degrees changed logarithmically, while the water-absorption rate assumed a power function of soaking time. The maximum water-holding capacity of the litter varied from 13.12 t/hm2 to 77.09 t/hm2, being the highest for P. elliottii + Schima superba forest and the lowest for C. hystrix forest. The maximum water-holding rate of the litter was 150.8~187.9%, being the highest for Q. griffithii forest and the lowest for C. hystrix forest. The effective retaining capacity of the litter ranged from 8.26 t/hm2 to 49.31 t/hm2, and decreased in the order of P. elliottii + S. superba forest > Q. griffithii forest > C. hystrix fores t > Eucalyptus forest > P. massoniana forest. Water conservation capacity of P. elliottii + S. superba forest was the strongest among these forests. So, this study can provide the important basic theory that can select conifer-broadleaf forest needle modes and broadleaved deciduous in improving hydro-ecological effects of water conservation forests.