Soilwater deficit under different artificial vegetation restoration in the semi-arid hilly region of the Loess Plateau

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3060-3068

  Yang, Lei ^a,b   Wei, Wei ^a   Mo, Baoru ^c   Chen, Liding ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Gansu Forestry Science and Technology Research Academy   (China)

Author keywords

Semi arid area; Soil water; Soil water deficit; The Loess Plateau; Vegetation restoration

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DESICCATION; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RATE; LIMITING FACTOR; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MOUNTAIN REGION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; RESEARCH WORK; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHINA;

ARMENIACA; CARAGANA; CARAGANA KORSHINSKII; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PINUS TABULIFORMIS; PLATYCLADUS ORIENTALIS; POPULUS SIMONII; PRUNUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 79959725120     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Wang Y Q, Shao M A, Shao H B. A preliminary investigation of the dynamic characteristics of dried soil layers on the Loess Plateau of China. Journal of Hydrology, 2010, 381(1/2): 9-17.
2. Chen H S, Shao M A, Li Y Y. Soil desiccation in the Loess Plateau of China. Geoderma, 2008, 143(1/2): 91-100.
3. Shangguan Z P. Soil desiccation occurrence and its impact on forest vegetation in the Loess Plateau of China. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 2007, 14(3): 299-306.
4. Liu W Z, Zhang X C, Dang T H, Ouyang Z, Li Z, Wang Jun, Wang R, Gao C Q. Soil water dynamics and deep soil recharge in a record wet year in the southern Loess Plateau of China. Agriculture Water Management, 2010, 97(8): 1133-1138.
5. Yang K B, Liu G B, Wu F Q, Sun B S. Hydrological and environmental responses to comprehensive control of soil loss in a typical watershed of hill and gully region of the Loess Plateau. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2008, 28(5): 2042-2051.
6. Sun G, Zhou G Y, Zhang Z Q, Wei X H, McNulty S G, Vose J M. Potential water yield reduction due to forestation across China. Journal of Hydrology, 2006, 328(3/4): 548-558.
7. Chen L D, Wang J P, Wei W, Fu B J, Wu D P. Effects of landscape restoration on soil water storage and water use in the Loess Plateau Region, China. Forest Ecology and Management, 2010, 259(7): 1291-1298.
8. Mu X M, Xu X X, Wang W L, Wen Z M, Du F. Impact on artificial forest on soil moisture of the deep soil layer on Loess Plateau. Acta Pedologica Sinica, 2003, 40(2): 210-217.
9. Fan J, Shao M A, Wang Q J, Jones S B, Reichardt K, Cheng X R, Fu X L. Toward sustainable soil and water resources use in China's highly erodible semi-arid loess plateau. Geoderma, 2010, 155(1/2): 93-100.
10. Wang Y P, Shao M A, Zhang X C. Soil moisture ecological environment of artificial vegetation on steep slope of loess region in North Shaanxi Province, China. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2008, 28(8): 3769-3778.
11. Wang Z Q, Liu B Y, Liu G, Zhang Y X. Soil water depletion depth by planted vegetation on the Loess Plateau. Science in China Series D: Earth Science, 2009, 52(6): 835-842.
12. Wang Y Q, Shao M A, Shao H B. A preliminary investigation of the dynamic characteristics of dried soil layers on the Loess Plateau of China. Journal of Hydrology, 2010, 381(1/2): 9-17.
13. Wang L, Shao M A, Hou Q C. Preliminary research on measured indexes of dried soil layer. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2000, 14(4): 87-90.
14. Chen H S, Shao M A. Standards for assessing desiccation of deep soil layer on Loess Plateau. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2004, 18(3): 164-166.
15. Duan J J, Wang X L, Zhang C X, Gao Z L, Li R. Assessing indicator of dried soil layer on Loess Plateau and broken values. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2007, 21(6): 151-154.
16. Dingxi Institute of Soil and Water Conservation. Identified Materials of Para Position Allocation Study under the Conditions of Microclimate, Soil Water and Control Measures in Small Catchment. Dingxi: Dingxi Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (Internal data), 1988: 5-7.
17. Li J, Chen B, Li X F, Cheng J M, Hao M D. Effects of deep soil desiccations on alfalfa grasslands in different rainfall areas of the Loess Plateau of China. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2007, 27(1): 75-89.
18. Wang L, Wei S P, Wu F Q. Soil water environment and vegetation growth in the hilly and gully region of the Loess Plateau: a case study of Yangou Catchment. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2009, 29(3): 1543-1553.
19. He F H, Jiang W G, Huang M B. Ecological water effect of returning orchard to cultivated land in apple base of gully region of the Loess Plateau. Geographical Research, 2010, 29(10): 1863-1869.
20. Zhao Z, Li P. Researches on vertical root distributions and drought resistance of main planting tree species in Weibei Loess Plateau. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2002, 16(1): 96-99, 107-107.
21. Guo Z J, Song X D, Zhao H G. Biomass and soil characteristics of Hippophae Rhamnodies and Platycladus Orientalis mixed forest and its root system distribution. Bulletin of Soil and Water Conservation, 2007, 27(3): 18-23.
22. Cao S X, Chen L, Xu C G, Liu Z D. Impact of three soil types on afforestation in China's Loess Plateau: Growth and survival of six tree species and their effects on soil properties. Landscape and Urban Planning, 2007, 83: 208-217.
23. Cao S X. Why large-scale afforestation efforts in China have failed to solve the desertification problem. Environmental Science and Technology, 2008: 1826-1831.
24. Li Y S. The properties of water cycle in soil and their effect on water cycle for land in the loess region. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 1983, 3(2): 91-101.
25. Jiang D S, Fan X K, Huang G J. Experiment of the evaluation on benefits of soil and water conservation measures for slope land (I) effect of soil and water conservation measures on the infiltration of rainfall in slope land. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 1990, 4(2): 1-10.
26. Previati M, Bevilacqua I, Canone D, Ferraris S, Haverkamp R. Evaluation of soil water storage efficiency for rainfall harvesting on hillslope micro-basins built using time domain reflectometry measurements. Agricultural Water Management, 2010, 97(3): 449-456.