Zhao Yutian, Chen Qibo, Li Jianqiang, et al. Effects of Prescribed Burning on Accumulation and Water Holding Capacity of Litters in Pinus Yunnanensis Forest[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2021, 41(2): 99-104.
DOI:
Zhao Yutian, Chen Qibo, Li Jianqiang, et al. Effects of Prescribed Burning on Accumulation and Water Holding Capacity of Litters in Pinus Yunnanensis Forest[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2021, 41(2): 99-104. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2021.02.013.
Effects of Prescribed Burning on Accumulation and Water Holding Capacity of Litters in Pinus Yunnanensis Forest
[Objective] The influence of prescribed burning on accumulation and water holding capacity of litters in Pinus yunnanensis forest was investigated
in order to provide a scientific basis for predicting the environmental effects of prescribed fire.[Methodes] The litter accumulation amounts and hydrological characters were tested and compared between the unburned and burned forests by prescribed fire. Litter accumulation amounts were obtained by field positioning collector methods and the hydrological character was investigate indoor immersion method.[Results] ① The volume of combustion residue after prescribed fire sample plot was 3.84 t/hm2
which was only 21% of the volume of litter in the unburned sample plot
and the volume of litter in the unburned sample plot was 18.64 t/hm2. ② The maximum water-holding capacity of forest litters after prescribed fire was 14 t/hm2
which was significantly lower than that in unburned forest with the total maximum water-holding capacity of 60.62 t/hm2. The water-holding capacity of the litter layer and soaking time in both unburned and prescribed burned sample land showed a significantly logarithmic relationship
and the immersion time and the absorption rate of forest litters showed a significantly power function relationship with the immersion time. ③ The maximum amount of litter input was in April
accounting for 20%-24% of the annual increase. After 1 year
the effective water-holding capacity in the prescribed burnt land was restored to 73%.[Conclusion] After the prescribed fire
the litter storage and the waster holding capacity can decrease in short term. However
with the natural recovery
the water conservation of the litter of Pinus yunnanensis forest can gradually recover.
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