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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2022, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (5): 1-9.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20220501

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Characteristics and Interrelations of Hydrogen and Oxygen Stable Isotopes among Different Water Bodies under Three Typical Vegetation in The Water Conservation Area of Hani Terrace

Huimei Pu1,Yuan Li1,Jinkui Wu2,Ze Ma1,Weifeng Song1,*   

  1. 1. College of Ecology and Environment, Southwest Forestry University Kunming 650224
    2. Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou 730000
  • Received:2020-09-18 Online:2022-05-25 Published:2022-08-19
  • Contact: Weifeng Song

Abstract:

Objective: Three different vegetation types of water source forests (arbor forest, shrub forest and grassland) in the Quanfuzhuang small watershed were in vestigated by a quantitative analysis of the soil water transportion, the source of water and the proportion of recharge to shallow groundwater of 0~100 cm soil layer to reveal the influence of three vegetation types on soil water migration. The result of this study provides a scientific basis for quantitativel analysis of water cycle process of the forest-terrace complex ecosystem and sustainable development of Hani Terrace irrigation area. Method: We examined the hydrogen and oxygen stable isotope characteristics of different water bodies under the three regetation types from April to December 2015, and the variation characteristics of δ18O value of soil water with soil depth using hydrogen and oxygen stable isotope technique on different dates(July 24, July 29, and August 3, 2015) in three vegetation types, analyzed the relationship of δ18O values between soil water and the potential water sources (precipitation and shallow underground water, etc.), and further determined the source of soil water in the three vegetation types. The contribution rate of precipitation and groundwater to soil water, surface water and soil water to groundwater were calculated according to binary linear mixed model. Result: The mean values of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes in the five water bodies decreased in an orderly way, with shallow groundwater being observed to have the greatest amount, followed by surface water, then soil water of arboreal lands, then soil water of shrubland, then soil water of grassland, finally Precipitation. The coefficient of variation of precipitation was the largest, and the coefficient of variation of surface water and shallow groundwater was smaller. Soil water in grassland was mainly recharged by precipitation, accounting for 67.02%. Soil water in arboreal lands and shrubland was mainly recharged by the rising of deep soil water, accounting for 59.65% and 50.18% respectively. Under the condition of short-burst rainstorm, the water transportation rate of the three forestlands in the early and late stages of monitoring were different. And the main transport ation ranges of soil water in arboreal lands and shrubland were 0-70 cm, while the main transport ranges of soil water in grassland was 0-50 cm. The vertical transportation of soil water was the main form of shallow groundwater recharge. The shallow groundwater recharge ratio by soil water of grassland was 55.91%, and it was significantly higher than that of arboreal lands and shrubland. Conclusion: The vegetation type had certain influence on the characteristic of soil water cycling in the study area, forestland had a strong utilization of deep soil water, and the grassland was more conducive to precipitation infiltration and shallow groundwater recharge.

Key words: vegetation type, hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes, water transportation, water cycling, Hani Terrace

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