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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2019, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (11): 153-162.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20191117

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Influences of Thinning and Mixed Transformation of Larix principis-rupprechtii Plantations on the Community Structure of Soil Macro Faunal in Saihanba Area

Mengmei Hu1,Long Tian1,Yanan Wu1,Jinyu Yang1,2,3,*,Xiaocui Lü1,Xuanrui Huang1,2,3   

  1. 1. College of Forestry, Agriculture University of Heibei Baoding 071000
    2. National Long-Term Scientific Research Base of Forest Cultivation in Saihanba of Hebei Chengde 067000
    3. Key Laboratory of Germplasm Resources of Forest and Forest Protection of Hebei Province Baoding 071000
  • Received:2019-03-10 Online:2019-11-25 Published:2019-12-21
  • Contact: Jinyu Yang
  • Supported by:
    "十三五"国家重点研发计划项目课题"华北落叶松高效培育技术"(2017YFD0600403);河北省自然科学基金项目(C2018204154);国家自然科学基金项目(31971615);"十三五"国家重点研发计划项目专题"结构调控对人工林生产力形成的影响机制"

Abstract:

Objective: The effects of thinning and mixed transformation of Larix principis-rupprechtii plantations in Saihanba on the communities and biodiversities of soil macro-fauna were comparatively investigated to provide a theoretical basis for the sustainable management of the regional plantations. Method: In this experiment, three types of forests, including a unmanaged larch pure forest (CK), a thinning larch forest (TH) and a larch-birch mixed forest (M), were targeted. From May to September, 2014, the soil macro-faunal community was investigated by hand picking method to study the differences of structure composition, spatial pattern, biodiversity and functional groups composition of soil fauna in different managed forests and their influencing factors. Result: A total of 1 405 soil macro-fauna were obtained and identified, and they belong to 2 phyla, 4 classes, 12 orders, 55 groups. The dominant groups were Lumbricina, Curculionidae larvae and Chrysomelidae larvae. In general, the group number of soil macro-fauna in TH and M was significantly higher than that in CK (P < 0.05), and the density of soil fauna in TH was also significantly higher than that in CK (P < 0.05). The group number of soil macro-fauna showed a gradually increasing trend along the soil profile in the three forests. The group number of soil fauna in litter layers and the mean density in 0-10 cm soil layer in M and TH were significantly higher than those in CK. In addition, thinning and mixed transformation improved the diversity indices of soil macro-fauna, and the Shannon-Wiener diversity index of M was significantly higher than that of CK (P < 0.05). Among functional groups, phytophagous had the highest density (47.19%), followed by saprophagous (33.31%). Predatory (19) and phytophagous (18) had more group numbers. The results of multivariate analysis (MANOVA) showed that the management measures, soil layers and seasons significantly influenced the four functional groups composition (P < 0.05); in particular, thinning and mixed transformation significantly increased the group numbers of phytophagous. The results of redundancy analysis (RDA) indicated that the distribution of soil macro-fauna in litter layer was significantly correlated with the organic carbon (P=0. 03) and C/N (P < =0.08). The soil macro-fauna in soil layers were significantly correlated with soil water content (P < =0.008), pH (P=0. 012) and soil bulk density (P=0. 062). Conclusion: After thinning and mixed management, the changes in stand structure and microenvironments in the forest enhanced soil macro-faunal community structure and biodiversity, especially the increase of group numbers of functional groups may be more conducive to the early pulverization and decomposition of litter.

Key words: soil macro-fauna, community structure, functional groups, management practices, Larix principis-rupprechtii plantation

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