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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2021, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (11): 24-36.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20211103

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Water Conservation Capacity of Litter and Soil in Mixed Plantation of Pinus massoniana and Broadleaved Trees

Yunxing Bai,Yunchao Zhou*,Xunyuan Zhang,Jiaojiao Du   

  1. Center for Forest Resources and Environment Studies of Guizhou Province Key Laboratory of Forest Cultivation in Plateau Mountains of Guizhou Province College of Forestry, Guizhou University Guiyang 550025
  • Received:2020-06-20 Online:2021-11-25 Published:2022-01-12
  • Contact: Yunchao Zhou

Abstract:

Objective: The effect of mixed management mode of different broad-leaved species on water conservation capacity of the litter and soil in Pinus massoniana plantation was evaluated and in order to provide a scientific basis for the construction and transformation of coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests and the improvement of hydrological function. Method: Five mixed forests of coniferous and broad-leaved trees (P. massoniana×Bretschneidera sinensis, P. massoniana×Manglietia chingi, P. massoniana×Cercidiphyllum japonicum, P. massoniana×Camellia oleifera, P. massoniana×Michelia maudiae) with almost same site conditions and forest management models selected in Longli State-Owned Forest Farm of Guizhou Province were studied, and pure P. massoniana plantation was used as the control. Field investigation and indoor test were used in combination with volume of litter stocks, contents of soil aggregates and soil organic carbon to compare the characteristics of the litter-soil layer and the changes of water holding capacity of the different plantations after 15 years of transformation Result: The rank of the effective water conservation capacity of the litters in different plantations is P. massoniana×M. maudiae (23.11 t·hm-2) > P. massoniana×C. japonicum (18.77 t·hm-2) > P. massoniana×B. sinensis (18.28 t·hm-2) > P. massoniana×M. chingi (16.01 t·hm-2) > pure P. massoniana forest (13.39 t·hm-2) > P. massoniana×C. oleifera (8.85 t·hm-2). In 0-20 cm soil layer, the addition of B. sinensis, M. chingi, C. oleifera, and M. maudiae increased the soil saturated water storage of P. massoniana plantation by 6.94%, 9.00%, 15.10%, and 23.90%, respectively, while the addition of C. japonicum decreased the soil saturated water storage of P. massoniana plantation by 6.62%. In 0-100 cm soil layer, C. oleifera and M. maudiae increased the soil saturated water storage of P. massoniana plantation by 8.08% and 19.47% respectively. Soil capillary water storage, soil non-capillary water holding capacity and soil saturated water storage were positively correlated with soil organic carbon, soil capillary porosity, soil non-capillary porosity and total porosity (P < 0.01), and negatively correlated with soil density and fractal dimension (P < 0.05). The comprehensive coordinate method showed that M. maudiae is more suitable to be used as a mixed tree species for the transformation of P. massoniana plantation. The addition of C. oleifera will reduce the water conservation capacity of litter-soil layer of P. massoniana plantation, and it is not suitable to be used as a mixed tree species. Conclusion: 15 years after transformation of P. massoniana plantation by planting with different broad-leaved trees, water conservation capacity of the litter and soil was changed to various extents due to the changes of litter composition, quantity, and physical and chemical properties of soil. In our study, the order of water conservation capacity of litter and soil from strong to weak was P. massoniana×M. maudiae > P. massoniana×B. sinensis > P. massoniana×C. japonicum > P. massoniana×M. chingi > pure P.massoniana plantation > P. massoniana×C. oleifera. We suggest that forest resource managers take into account the impact of differences among tree species on the ecological hydrology of plantation and add appropriate species into the masson pine plantation when making management decisions.

Key words: water conservation, forest mixed modes, litter, soil, Pinus massoniana plantation

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