1. Institute of Forest Ecology,Environment and Protection,Chinese Academy of Forestry,Beijing 100091,China;
2. Zhoukou Hydrology and Water Resources Survey Bureau of Henan Province,Zhoukou 466000,Henan Province,China
Relying on national forest ecosystem research station,Larix principis-rupprechtii in Qinling Mountains is taken as the study area in five years. In order to quantitatively reveal the levels of transpiration and evaporation intensity and their relationship with environmental factors,the Larix principis-rupprechtii plantations water consumption and related environmental factors are monitored in this region. Then the effects of vegetation structure on vegetation characteristics of water consumption are analyzed. The weighing method is used to measure the soil evaporation and thermal dissipation probe ( TDP) is used to measure the sap-flow dynamics. Combing with the investigation of environmental factors,the data are analyzed. The results show that soil evaporation and water consumption of Larix principis - rupprechtii plantations vegetation increase and then decrease,which are the highest in July and August,and then decrease. When the soil water content is above18%,the ground cover plants not inhibit soil moisture evaporation. Soil evaporation model shows that the soil evaporation is positively
correlated with soil moisture content and temperature. Correlation analysis shows that Larix principis-rupprechtii plantations are positively related to the soil water content,the solar radiation intensity,soil temperature,namely forest transpiration intensity will be increased with the increase in the environmental factor variable values. However,the forest transpiration intensity and own properties ( crown breadth,diameter at breast height,plant height) shows a negative correlation,which is with the growth,forest transpiration will be suppressed. Overall,the main factor that affects forest water consumption is the soil moisture,if the soil water contents decrease,the forest vegetation will solve their demand for water in the first place.
SHAO Quan-zhong,YANG Dan,LIU Hua,LI Yi-wen.
The Relationship between Environmental Factors and Water Consumption Regularity of Larix Principis-rupprechtii Plantation in Qinling Mountains[J].China Rural Water and Hydropower, 2019(3): 66-72