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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2014, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (8): 90-96.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20140813

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Evaluation of Wind Protection Effect of Oasis Shelterbelts in China

Wang Zhigang1, Xin Zhiming1,4, Zhao Yingming1, Ma Xuexian2, Chen Feng3, Wu La1, Xiao Caihong1   

  1. 1. Experimental Center of Desert Forestry, CAF Dengkou 015200;
    2. Dengkou Forestry Bureau Dengkou 015200;
    3. Bayannor Forestry Bureau Linhe 015000;
    4. Dengkou Desert Ecosystem Research Station of Inner Mongolia Dengkou 015200
  • Received:2013-05-06 Revised:2013-10-16 Online:2014-08-25 Published:2014-07-31
  • Contact: 辛智鸣

Abstract:

In order to better assess the wind protection effect of oasis protection forest in winter and spring in northern China, we evaluated the effect of farmland shelterbelts in northern China on the forest ground wind in winter and spring. The relative wind speed of shelterbelts stickers' layer was used as the objective function. Based on the dynamic equilibrium, the approximate correspondence relationship between the stock volume index (per unit area of farmland owned by the stumpage) and wind protection effect of the farmland shelterbelts in winter was used to evaluate the effect of farmland shelterbelts in northern China on the forest ground wind in winter and spring. The results showed that the overall stock volume was insufficient in northern China oasis protection forest, and the wind protection effect was poor in winter and spring. Occasionally, a very good windbreak effect was observed in some locals, but the situation was not universal. Moreover, we found that the incremental benefit of wind protection was inversely proportional to the stock volume index. Bare arable land and the areas with smaller stock volume had bigger incremental space. Pruning operated in smaller stock volume index areas had more significant influence on wind protection effect. Thus, it is not necessary to keep collaterals by sacrificing the economic value of wood in those areas with bigger stock volume index. For those areas with relatively big stock volume index, the growing volume is not necessary bigger than the harvest volume and the storage volume.

Key words: farmland shelterbelts, relative wind speed, power speed, farmland area, stock volume

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