Frontiers of Forestry in China >

2009 , Vol. 4 >Issue 3: 317 - 322

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11461-009-0053-z

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Hydrological characteristics of litter in different forest succession stages at Liuxihe Watershed, southern China

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  • 1.College of Horticuture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; 2.College of Horticuture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China；Institute of Huanan Environment and Resources, Guangzhou 510515, China; 3.Institute of Huanan Environment and Resources, Guangzhou 510515, China;

Published date: 05 Sep 2009

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Abstract

The hydrological characteristics of litter in four different forest succession stages, i.e., a Pinus massoniana forest, a mixed conifer and broad-leaved forest with conifer being the dominant species, a mixed conifer and broad-leaved forest with deciduous trees as dominant species, and an evergreen broad-leaved forest, have been studied by means of substituting space for time. The results show that while a community is developing to a zonal climax, the amount of litter becomes larger and its decomposition intensity becomes stronger; there is a positive relation between its water-holding capacity and velocity and its community maturity for the half-decomposed litter layer.

Key words： Liuxihe Watershed; forest succession; litter; hydrological characteristics

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Zhuowen ZHANG , Dongyun WANG , Yunfei LEI , Kaijun SU , Guang WANG , Hongyan MA , . Hydrological characteristics of litter in different forest succession stages at Liuxihe Watershed, southern China[J]. Frontiers of Forestry in China, 2009 , 4(3) : 317 -322 . DOI: 10.1007/s11461-009-0053-z

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