Stemflow is a focused point source input of precipitation and nutrients at the base of a tree or plant and can have a significant impact on site hydrology. To date, no known studies have modelled stemflow production f...Stemflow is a focused point source input of precipitation and nutrients at the base of a tree or plant and can have a significant impact on site hydrology. To date, no known studies have modelled stemflow production for juvenile lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta vat. latifolia). Meteorological conditions, tree characteristics, and stemflow were sampled for two juvenile lodgepole pine stands over the course of the 2009 growing season. Step-wise multiple regression was used to assess which meteorological and tree architecture variables influenced stemflow production for each research plot. Once predictor variables were identified, models were produced for each stand and a generic model was produced that applied to both plots. A model employing precipitation depth and crown projection area successfully explained 71.3% of the variation in stemflow production from sampled trees. Stemflow was found to represent 1.8% of the study period rainfall and, although not a large component of the plot-scale canopy water balance, it is an order of magnitude greater than the fractioning of stemflow from mature lodgepole and lodgepole pine dominated forest. Additionally, stemflow funnelling ratios were found to average 22.2 and 24.3 from the two sample plots over the study period with a single tree, single event maximum of 111.7 recorded for a tree with a 3.3 cm bole diameter and a rain depth of 17.4 mm.展开更多
Despite growing attention to the role of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in forest nutrient cycling, their monthly concentration dynamics in forest ecosystems, especially in subtrop...Despite growing attention to the role of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in forest nutrient cycling, their monthly concentration dynamics in forest ecosystems, especially in subtropical forests only were little known. The goal of this study is to measure the concentrations and monthly dynamics of DOC and DON in precipitation, throughfall and stemflow for two planta- tions of Schima superba (SS) and Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata, CF) in Jianou, Fujian, China. Samples of precipitation, throughfall and stemflow were collected on a rain event base from January 2002 to December 2002. Upon collection, all water samples were analyzed for DOC, NO3 -N, NH4 -N and total dissolved N (TDN). DON was calculated by subtracting NO3 -N and NH4 -N from TDN. The results - + - + showed that the precipitation had a mean DOC concentration of 1.7 mg·L-1 and DON concentration of 0.13 mg·L-1. The mean DOC and DON concentrations in throughfall were 11.2 and 0.24 mg·L-1 in the SS and 10.3 and 0.19 mg·L-1 in the CF respectively. Stemflow DOC and DON concentrations in the CF (19.1 and 0.66 mg·L-1 respectively) were significantly higher than those in the SS (17.6 and 0.48 mg·L-1 respectively). No clear monthly variation in precipitation DOC concentration was found in our study, while DON concentration in precipita- tion tended to be higher in summer or autumn. The monthly variations of DON concentrations were very similar in throughfall and stemflow at both forests, showing an increase at the beginning of the rainy season in March. In contrast, monthly changes of the DOC concentrations in throughfall of the SS and CF were different to those in stemflow. Throughfall DOC concentrations were higher from February to April, while relatively higher DOC concentrations in stemflow were found during September-November period.展开更多
Stemflow of xerophytic shrubs represents a significant component of water replenishment to the soil-root system and influences water utilization of plant roots at the stand scale,especially in water-scarce semi-arid e...Stemflow of xerophytic shrubs represents a significant component of water replenishment to the soil-root system and influences water utilization of plant roots at the stand scale,especially in water-scarce semi-arid ecosystems.The stemflow of two semi-arid shrubs(Caragana korshinskii and Hippophae rhamnoides)and its effect on soil moisture enhancement were evaluated during the growing season of 2011 in the semi-arid loess region of China.The results indicated that stemflow averaged 12.3%and 8.4%of the bulk precipitation for C.korshinskii and H.rhamnoides,respectively.Individual stemflow increased in a linear function with increasing rainfall depth.The relationship between funneling ratios and rainfall suggested that there existed a rainfall depth threshold of 11 mm for both C.korshinskii and H.rhamnoides.Averaged funneling ratios were 156.6±57.1 and49.5±30.8 for C.korshinskii and H.rhamnoides,respectively,indicating that the canopy architecture of the two shrubs was an effective funnel to channel stemflow to the root area,and C.korshinskii showed a greater potential to use stemflow water in the semi-arid conditions.For individual rainfall events,the wetting front depths were approximately 2 times deeper in the rooting zone around the stems than in the bare area outside canopy for both C.korshinskii and H.rhamnoides.Correspondingly,soil water content was also significantly higher in the root area around the shrub stem than in the area outside the shrub canopy.This confirms that shrub stemflow conserved in the deep soil layers may be an available moisture source for plant growth under semi-arid conditions.展开更多
A study concerning the throughfall and stemflow chemistry in the Castanopsis eyrei forest was conducted during 1993—1994. The results showed that the net throughfall nutrient fluxes showed consistent canopy effec...A study concerning the throughfall and stemflow chemistry in the Castanopsis eyrei forest was conducted during 1993—1994. The results showed that the net throughfall nutrient fluxes showed consistent canopy effects on precipitation chemistry. In general, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur were added to precipitation by foliage, whereas the canopy absorbed nitrogen and phosphorus from precipitation. In stemflow, negative net deposition occurred for phosphorus only, and the rest nutrients were added to precipitation by tree stems and branches. The total net depositions of nutrients in both throughfall and stemflow followed the sequence of potassium>calcium>sodium>magnesium>sulphur, ranging between 2 56—52 54 kg/(hm 2·a). For potassium and calcium, net throughfall was the largest pathway, and the net throughfall contribution to the total yearly nutrient return to the forest soil was 54% and 42% respectively. Although the net stemflow contribution to the total yearly nutrient return was small (between 0 and 13%), stemflow represented the largest pathway of water and nutrient input to the stemflow zone of the forest floor in the C.eyrei forest ecosystem.展开更多
An increasing number of studies in recent years has elucidated distinguishable effects of stemflow on hydrology and biogeochemistry within a variety of ecosystems.Nonetheless,no known studies have investigated the tem...An increasing number of studies in recent years has elucidated distinguishable effects of stemflow on hydrology and biogeochemistry within a variety of ecosystems.Nonetheless,no known studies have investigated the temporal variability of stemflow volume within discrete rainfall events for xerophytic shrubs.Here,stemflow was monitored at 5-min intervals using a tipping-bucket rain gage during the 2015 growing season for a xerophytic shrub(Caragana korshinskii)within a water-limited arid desert ecosystem of northern China.We characterized the stemflow temporal variability,along with rainfall,and found the temporal heterogeneity of rainfall clearly affected the timing of stemflow inputs into basal soil within discrete rainfall events.The rainfall threshold value for stemflow generation is not a constant value but a range(0.6~2.1 mm,with an average of 1.1 mm)across rainfall events and is closely associated with the antecedent dry period.Time lags existed between the onset of rainfall and the onset of stemflow,and between rainfall peaks and stemflow peaks.Our findings are expected to be helpful for an improved process-based understanding of the temporal stemflow yield of xerophytic shrubs within water-limited arid desert ecosystems.展开更多
Little work has been done on stemflow for desert shrubs in China. This study measured stemflow in two shrubs of Salix psammophila C. Wang et Chang Y. Yang and Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch in Mu Us sandy land and es...Little work has been done on stemflow for desert shrubs in China. This study measured stemflow in two shrubs of Salix psammophila C. Wang et Chang Y. Yang and Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch in Mu Us sandy land and established a relationship between stemflow and canopy characteristics, rainfall amount and intensity. During the experimental period, the amount of stemflow for S. psammophila and A. sphaerocephala accounted for 7.6% and 2.7% of the gross rainfall respectively. Statistical analysis showed that there was a significant positive linear correlation between rainfall and stemflow for the two shrubs; while the relationship between stemflow percentage and rainfall suggested that there existed a rainfall depth threshold of 3―5 mm for S. psammophila and 5―7 mm for A. sphaerocephala. Stemflow percentage positively increased with rainfall depth increasing before the rainfall depth threshold values had been reached but showed stability after the threshold. A stepwise regression analysis suggested that the shrubs with more branches, larger crown volume and smaller branch angle inclination tended to collect more volumes of stemflow. Moreover, stemflow amount and percentage increased with the maximum rain intensity increasing in 10 minutes (I10) and the stemflow percentage tended to increase quickly with I10 when it was less than 3.0 mm h-1 for S. psammophila and 2.0 mm h-1 for A. sphaero- cephala, and then showed stable trend with increasing of I10.展开更多
The characteristics of throughfall and stemflow over one growing season were studied in a dark coniferous forest in the subalpine of the Western Sichuan. The results indicated that: 1) The distribution of precipitatio...The characteristics of throughfall and stemflow over one growing season were studied in a dark coniferous forest in the subalpine of the Western Sichuan. The results indicated that: 1) The distribution of precipitation by canopy was more relative to the rainfall, the higher the rainfall was, the more the throughfall and stemflow were, and the less the interception was; 2) The relationships between throughfall (T) and total rainfall (P) could be described significantly by a linear function (T=0.744P-0.937, R 2=0.954, p<0.001), while the reationship between crown interception (I) and total rainfall by a power function (I=0.759P 0.666, R 2=0.763, p<0.001); 3) The average canopy interception accounted for 35.8% of total rainfall and the average throughfall for 64.2%, and the average stemflow for 0.01%; 4) High water_hold capacity of moss on the surface of tree trunk and low rainfall intensity were the main reasons that the stemflow of the coniferous forest in the subalpine of Western Sichuan was less than other forests.展开更多
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文摘Stemflow is a focused point source input of precipitation and nutrients at the base of a tree or plant and can have a significant impact on site hydrology. To date, no known studies have modelled stemflow production for juvenile lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta vat. latifolia). Meteorological conditions, tree characteristics, and stemflow were sampled for two juvenile lodgepole pine stands over the course of the 2009 growing season. Step-wise multiple regression was used to assess which meteorological and tree architecture variables influenced stemflow production for each research plot. Once predictor variables were identified, models were produced for each stand and a generic model was produced that applied to both plots. A model employing precipitation depth and crown projection area successfully explained 71.3% of the variation in stemflow production from sampled trees. Stemflow was found to represent 1.8% of the study period rainfall and, although not a large component of the plot-scale canopy water balance, it is an order of magnitude greater than the fractioning of stemflow from mature lodgepole and lodgepole pine dominated forest. Additionally, stemflow funnelling ratios were found to average 22.2 and 24.3 from the two sample plots over the study period with a single tree, single event maximum of 111.7 recorded for a tree with a 3.3 cm bole diameter and a rain depth of 17.4 mm.
文摘Despite growing attention to the role of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in forest nutrient cycling, their monthly concentration dynamics in forest ecosystems, especially in subtropical forests only were little known. The goal of this study is to measure the concentrations and monthly dynamics of DOC and DON in precipitation, throughfall and stemflow for two planta- tions of Schima superba (SS) and Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata, CF) in Jianou, Fujian, China. Samples of precipitation, throughfall and stemflow were collected on a rain event base from January 2002 to December 2002. Upon collection, all water samples were analyzed for DOC, NO3 -N, NH4 -N and total dissolved N (TDN). DON was calculated by subtracting NO3 -N and NH4 -N from TDN. The results - + - + showed that the precipitation had a mean DOC concentration of 1.7 mg·L-1 and DON concentration of 0.13 mg·L-1. The mean DOC and DON concentrations in throughfall were 11.2 and 0.24 mg·L-1 in the SS and 10.3 and 0.19 mg·L-1 in the CF respectively. Stemflow DOC and DON concentrations in the CF (19.1 and 0.66 mg·L-1 respectively) were significantly higher than those in the SS (17.6 and 0.48 mg·L-1 respectively). No clear monthly variation in precipitation DOC concentration was found in our study, while DON concentration in precipita- tion tended to be higher in summer or autumn. The monthly variations of DON concentrations were very similar in throughfall and stemflow at both forests, showing an increase at the beginning of the rainy season in March. In contrast, monthly changes of the DOC concentrations in throughfall of the SS and CF were different to those in stemflow. Throughfall DOC concentrations were higher from February to April, while relatively higher DOC concentrations in stemflow were found during September-November period.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91025015,51178209)
文摘Stemflow of xerophytic shrubs represents a significant component of water replenishment to the soil-root system and influences water utilization of plant roots at the stand scale,especially in water-scarce semi-arid ecosystems.The stemflow of two semi-arid shrubs(Caragana korshinskii and Hippophae rhamnoides)and its effect on soil moisture enhancement were evaluated during the growing season of 2011 in the semi-arid loess region of China.The results indicated that stemflow averaged 12.3%and 8.4%of the bulk precipitation for C.korshinskii and H.rhamnoides,respectively.Individual stemflow increased in a linear function with increasing rainfall depth.The relationship between funneling ratios and rainfall suggested that there existed a rainfall depth threshold of 11 mm for both C.korshinskii and H.rhamnoides.Averaged funneling ratios were 156.6±57.1 and49.5±30.8 for C.korshinskii and H.rhamnoides,respectively,indicating that the canopy architecture of the two shrubs was an effective funnel to channel stemflow to the root area,and C.korshinskii showed a greater potential to use stemflow water in the semi-arid conditions.For individual rainfall events,the wetting front depths were approximately 2 times deeper in the rooting zone around the stems than in the bare area outside canopy for both C.korshinskii and H.rhamnoides.Correspondingly,soil water content was also significantly higher in the root area around the shrub stem than in the area outside the shrub canopy.This confirms that shrub stemflow conserved in the deep soil layers may be an available moisture source for plant growth under semi-arid conditions.
文摘A study concerning the throughfall and stemflow chemistry in the Castanopsis eyrei forest was conducted during 1993—1994. The results showed that the net throughfall nutrient fluxes showed consistent canopy effects on precipitation chemistry. In general, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur were added to precipitation by foliage, whereas the canopy absorbed nitrogen and phosphorus from precipitation. In stemflow, negative net deposition occurred for phosphorus only, and the rest nutrients were added to precipitation by tree stems and branches. The total net depositions of nutrients in both throughfall and stemflow followed the sequence of potassium>calcium>sodium>magnesium>sulphur, ranging between 2 56—52 54 kg/(hm 2·a). For potassium and calcium, net throughfall was the largest pathway, and the net throughfall contribution to the total yearly nutrient return to the forest soil was 54% and 42% respectively. Although the net stemflow contribution to the total yearly nutrient return was small (between 0 and 13%), stemflow represented the largest pathway of water and nutrient input to the stemflow zone of the forest floor in the C.eyrei forest ecosystem.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41530750, 41501108, 41371101)the CAS "Light of West China" Program
文摘An increasing number of studies in recent years has elucidated distinguishable effects of stemflow on hydrology and biogeochemistry within a variety of ecosystems.Nonetheless,no known studies have investigated the temporal variability of stemflow volume within discrete rainfall events for xerophytic shrubs.Here,stemflow was monitored at 5-min intervals using a tipping-bucket rain gage during the 2015 growing season for a xerophytic shrub(Caragana korshinskii)within a water-limited arid desert ecosystem of northern China.We characterized the stemflow temporal variability,along with rainfall,and found the temporal heterogeneity of rainfall clearly affected the timing of stemflow inputs into basal soil within discrete rainfall events.The rainfall threshold value for stemflow generation is not a constant value but a range(0.6~2.1 mm,with an average of 1.1 mm)across rainfall events and is closely associated with the antecedent dry period.Time lags existed between the onset of rainfall and the onset of stemflow,and between rainfall peaks and stemflow peaks.Our findings are expected to be helpful for an improved process-based understanding of the temporal stemflow yield of xerophytic shrubs within water-limited arid desert ecosystems.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40571023)the Foundation for the Author of National Excellent Doctoral Disserta-tion of China for Dr. Xiao-Yan Li (Grant No. 200426)the National Key Tech-nologies R&D Program (Grant No. 2006BAD26B07)
文摘Little work has been done on stemflow for desert shrubs in China. This study measured stemflow in two shrubs of Salix psammophila C. Wang et Chang Y. Yang and Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch in Mu Us sandy land and established a relationship between stemflow and canopy characteristics, rainfall amount and intensity. During the experimental period, the amount of stemflow for S. psammophila and A. sphaerocephala accounted for 7.6% and 2.7% of the gross rainfall respectively. Statistical analysis showed that there was a significant positive linear correlation between rainfall and stemflow for the two shrubs; while the relationship between stemflow percentage and rainfall suggested that there existed a rainfall depth threshold of 3―5 mm for S. psammophila and 5―7 mm for A. sphaerocephala. Stemflow percentage positively increased with rainfall depth increasing before the rainfall depth threshold values had been reached but showed stability after the threshold. A stepwise regression analysis suggested that the shrubs with more branches, larger crown volume and smaller branch angle inclination tended to collect more volumes of stemflow. Moreover, stemflow amount and percentage increased with the maximum rain intensity increasing in 10 minutes (I10) and the stemflow percentage tended to increase quickly with I10 when it was less than 3.0 mm h-1 for S. psammophila and 2.0 mm h-1 for A. sphaero- cephala, and then showed stable trend with increasing of I10.
文摘The characteristics of throughfall and stemflow over one growing season were studied in a dark coniferous forest in the subalpine of the Western Sichuan. The results indicated that: 1) The distribution of precipitation by canopy was more relative to the rainfall, the higher the rainfall was, the more the throughfall and stemflow were, and the less the interception was; 2) The relationships between throughfall (T) and total rainfall (P) could be described significantly by a linear function (T=0.744P-0.937, R 2=0.954, p<0.001), while the reationship between crown interception (I) and total rainfall by a power function (I=0.759P 0.666, R 2=0.763, p<0.001); 3) The average canopy interception accounted for 35.8% of total rainfall and the average throughfall for 64.2%, and the average stemflow for 0.01%; 4) High water_hold capacity of moss on the surface of tree trunk and low rainfall intensity were the main reasons that the stemflow of the coniferous forest in the subalpine of Western Sichuan was less than other forests.