[1]PU Jialin,LIU Liang.Hydrology Functions and Decomposition Characteristics of Litter in Subtropical Forest[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2019,26(06):165-170.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
26
Number of periods:
2019 06
Page number:
165-170
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Public date:
2019-10-17
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Hydrology Functions and Decomposition Characteristics of Litter in Subtropical Forest
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PU Jialin1, LIU Liang2
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1. Jiangxi University of Engineering, Xinyu, Jiangxi 338000, China;
2. Nine 0 Two Geological Brigade, Geological and Mineral Exploration and Development Bureau of Jiangxi, Xinyu, Jiangxi 338000, China
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- Keywords:
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subtropical forest; litter; decomposition characteristics; hydrology functions
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S715
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- Abstract:
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In order to explore hydrology functions and decomposition characteristics of litter in subtropical forest, the method of leaf litter decomposition bag was used to study the litter decomposition residual rate, decomposition rate, regression model and hydrographic trait in the decomposition process. The dominant tree species (Castanopsis fargesii, Cyclobalanopsis glauca, Liquidambar formosana, Pinus massoniana) were selected as the research samples. The results showed that:(1) the thickness of under-composed layer was more than half than that of total litter thickness, and semi-decomposed layer was more than half than that of total litter thickness, which showed the sequence:Castanopsis fargesii > Cyclobalanopsis glauca > Liquidambar formosana > Pinus massoniana, and the total volume of litter decreased in the order:Castanopsis fargesii (22.3 t/hm2) > Cyclobalanopsis glauca > Liquidambar formosana > Pinus massoniana (7.2 t/hm2); (2) the maximum capacity of soil moisture, the maximum rate of soil moisture, natural moisture rate, the effective rate of interception and the effective capacity of interception decreased in the sequence:Castanopsis fargesii > Cyclobalanopsis glauca > Liquidambar formosana > Pinus massoniana with under-composed layer>semi-decomposed layer; (3) the decomposition residue rate of litter presented the trend of ‘sharp decrease-gentle decrease-slow decrease’, the sharp decline of litter occurred in the first 1~2 months of litter decomposition, a gradual decomposition occurred in 2~3 months, followed by a slow decomposition. The decomposition residual rates of litter in different decomposition periods increased in the order:Castanopsis fargesii < Cyclobalanopsis glauca < Liquidambar formosana < Pinus massoniana; (4) the half-life of decomposition of litter increased in the order:Castanopsis fargesii < Cyclobalanopsis glauca < Liquidambar formosana < Pinus massoniana, and the half-life of decomposition of broadleaf plants was lower than those of the conifer plants; (5) the water holding rate of litter was positively correlated with the decomposition residue rate (p<0.05), and the water holding rate and decomposition residue rate of litter could be described by the linear model; there was a positive correlation between soil moisture content and litter water holding rate (p<0.05). Totally, the decomposition rate of broadleaf litter was higher than that of coniferous forest.