JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2010, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (02): 59-63.doi: 10.3969/j.jssn.1000-2006.2010.02.013

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Study on the water and soil erosion rules during the three types of vegetation recovery process

HUANG Chengbiao1, LIU Yunhua2, QIN Wuming1, WEI Shanhua2, HUANG Dan1, LI Baoping1   

  1. 1.College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China; 2.Gaofeng Forest Farm in Guangxi, Nanning 530001, China
  • Online:2010-05-14 Published:2010-05-14

Abstract: Soil erosion is an important indicator of ecoefficiency evaluation for the process of artificial vegetation restoration. Form 2002 to 2006, in the fir forest cutover land of Guangxi Nanning’ outskirts hilly country, three runoff plots were set as Acasia crassicarpa plantation in Eucalyptus urophylla×E.grandis plantation and shrubgrass natural vegetation. Based on continuous observation on the loss of soil and nutrient, the results showed that: (1)The annual mean surface runoff amount were Acasia crassicarpa forest (39.60 t/hm2), Eucalyptus urophylla×E.grandis forest (45.03 t/hm2), shrubgrass (64.30 t/hm2); (2)The annual average soil erosion amount were Acasia crassicarpa forest (0.26 t/hm2), E.urophylla×E.grandis forest (0.29 t/hm2), shrubgrass (0.32 t/hm2); (3)The average annual water and soil nutrients (N, P, K) loss amount were Acasia crassicarpa forest (0.036 kg/hm2), E.urophylla×E.grandis forest (0.039 kg/hm2), shrubgrass (0.054 kg/hm2); (4)The volume of soil and nutrient loss between the various vegetation types had no significant difference, while they were significant difference among years. According to the amount of the soil erosion of vegetation restoration in the five years period, they can be divided into three stages as follows: the peak period (planting year), loss mitigation period (2—3 years after planting), and the loss stability period (4—5 years after planting); (5)The amount of water and soil erosion for seasonal variation were summer (48.6 %—72.5 %)>spring (20.8 %—48.2 %) >autumn (2.5 %—3.9 %)>winter (0.7 %—2.8 %), which was consistent with the seasonal rainfall distribution in the same period; (6)The results demonstrated that establish short rotation cycle industrial forest play an important role for conserving soil and water, reducing nutrient loss, and maintaining the ecological security in Guangxi.

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