Zou Yiqiao, Sun Ouwen, Liu Haiying, et al. Hydrological Characteristics of Litters and Soils of Different Forest Types in Tiantai County of Zhejiang Province[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2020, 40(3): 170-174.
DOI:
Zou Yiqiao, Sun Ouwen, Liu Haiying, et al. Hydrological Characteristics of Litters and Soils of Different Forest Types in Tiantai County of Zhejiang Province[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2020, 40(3): 170-174. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2020.03.024.
Hydrological Characteristics of Litters and Soils of Different Forest Types in Tiantai County of Zhejiang Province
[Objective] The water-holding capacity of litter and soil in Tiantai County
Zhejiang Province were investigate to provide a scientific basis for forest water conservation in the region.[Methods] The undergrowth litters and water-holding capacity of soil of eight forest types (Phyllostachys edulis forest
broad-leaved mixed forest
mixed broadleaf-conifer forest
coniferous mixed forest
Pinus massoniana forest
Cunninghamia lanceolata forest
Pinus thunbergii forest
and Schima superba forest) in Tiantai County were studied through field investigation and indoor soaking method.[Results] The litter volumes of the eight forest types were 8.05~23.84 t/hm2. The maximum capacity range was 14.59~35.15 t/hm2 (S. superba forest > mixed broadleaf-conifer forest > broad-leaved mixed forest > P. massoniana forest > C. lanceolata forest > P. thunbergii forest > P. edulis forest > coniferous mixed forest). Moreover
the litters had basically similar change laws of the water-holding capacity with soaking time. The water-holding capacity and soaking time showed a logarithmic function relation
whereas the water absorption rate and the soaking time had a power function relation. The soil bulk densities in the different types of forest were 0.83~1.21 g/cm3. The range of water-holding capacity of soil was 200.74~575.70 t/hm2 (P. thunbergii forest > mixed broadleaf-conifer forest > S. superba forest > C. lanceolata forest > P. edulis forest > P. massoniana forest > broad-leaved mixed forest > coniferous mixed forest).[Conclusion] The broad-leaved forest and the forest-type litter with broad-leaved tree species
as well as the soil under the forest
had strong water-holding capacity
and the maximum water-holding capacity of soil was that of the P. thunbergii forest.