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Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China

CHEN Weiliang LI Zongshan JIAO Lei WANG Cong GAO Guangyao FU Bojie

CHEN Weiliang, LI Zongshan, JIAO Lei, WANG Cong, GAO Guangyao, FU Bojie. Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China[J]. 中国地理科学, 2020, 30(3): 427-445. doi: 10.1007/s11769-020-1121-4
引用本文: CHEN Weiliang, LI Zongshan, JIAO Lei, WANG Cong, GAO Guangyao, FU Bojie. Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China[J]. 中国地理科学, 2020, 30(3): 427-445. doi: 10.1007/s11769-020-1121-4
CHEN Weiliang, LI Zongshan, JIAO Lei, WANG Cong, GAO Guangyao, FU Bojie. Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2020, 30(3): 427-445. doi: 10.1007/s11769-020-1121-4
Citation: CHEN Weiliang, LI Zongshan, JIAO Lei, WANG Cong, GAO Guangyao, FU Bojie. Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2020, 30(3): 427-445. doi: 10.1007/s11769-020-1121-4

Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China

doi: 10.1007/s11769-020-1121-4
基金项目: 

Under the auspices of the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFC0501602, 2017YFC0504701), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41877539)

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    通讯作者:

    LI Zongshan.E-mail:zsli_st@rcees.ac.cn

Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China

Funds: 

Under the auspices of the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFC0501602, 2017YFC0504701), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41877539)

  • 摘要: Precipitation plays an important role in the water supplies that support ecological restoration by sustaining large-scale artificial plantations in arid and semiarid regions, especially black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) plantations (RP plantations), which are widely planted due to R. pseudoacacia being an excellent pioneer species. Characterizing the response of soil moisture to rainfall events at different stages of restoration is important for assessing the sustainability of restoration in RP plantations. In this study, we quantified the response of soil moisture to rainfall events at different years of restoration (15, 20 and 30 yr) representing different restoration stages in RP plantations in a typical hilly-gully area, i.e., the Yangjuangou Catchment, of the Loess Plateau, China. Over the growing season (June to September) of 2017, smart probes were placed at nine depths (10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 150, and 180 cm below the soil surface) to obtain volumetric soil water information at 30-min intervals in the three RP plantations. The advance of the wetting front was depicted, and the total cumulative water infiltration was measured. Soil moisture was mainly replenished by eight heavy rainfall events (mean rainfall amount=46.3 mm), accounting for 88.7% of the rainfall during the growing season. The mean soil moisture content profiles of RP plantations at the three restoration stages were ordered as 30-yr (14.07%) > 20-yr (10.12%) > 15-yr (8.03%), and this relationship displayed temporal stability. Soil moisture was primarily replenished by rainfall at the 0-60 cm soil depth, and soil moisture remained stable below the 100-cm soil depth. The rainfall regime influenced the advancement of the wetting front. Here, a single rainfall event of 30 mm was the rainfall threshold for infiltration into the 60-cm soil layer. The total infiltration time ranged from 310.5-322.0 h, but no significant differences were found among RP plantations at different restoration stages. Young and old RP plantations had more total infiltration (more than 228.2 mm) and deeper infiltration depths (80-100 cm) than middle-aged plantations. The RP plantation at the intermediate restoration stage exhibited minimal total infiltration (174.2 mm) and a shallow infiltration depth (60 cm) due to the soil physical structure of the plot, which may have limited rain infiltration. More stand conditions that may affect infiltration should be considered for priority afforestation areas.
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Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China

doi: 10.1007/s11769-020-1121-4
    基金项目:

    Under the auspices of the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFC0501602, 2017YFC0504701), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41877539)

    通讯作者: LI Zongshan.E-mail:zsli_st@rcees.ac.cn

摘要: Precipitation plays an important role in the water supplies that support ecological restoration by sustaining large-scale artificial plantations in arid and semiarid regions, especially black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) plantations (RP plantations), which are widely planted due to R. pseudoacacia being an excellent pioneer species. Characterizing the response of soil moisture to rainfall events at different stages of restoration is important for assessing the sustainability of restoration in RP plantations. In this study, we quantified the response of soil moisture to rainfall events at different years of restoration (15, 20 and 30 yr) representing different restoration stages in RP plantations in a typical hilly-gully area, i.e., the Yangjuangou Catchment, of the Loess Plateau, China. Over the growing season (June to September) of 2017, smart probes were placed at nine depths (10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 150, and 180 cm below the soil surface) to obtain volumetric soil water information at 30-min intervals in the three RP plantations. The advance of the wetting front was depicted, and the total cumulative water infiltration was measured. Soil moisture was mainly replenished by eight heavy rainfall events (mean rainfall amount=46.3 mm), accounting for 88.7% of the rainfall during the growing season. The mean soil moisture content profiles of RP plantations at the three restoration stages were ordered as 30-yr (14.07%) > 20-yr (10.12%) > 15-yr (8.03%), and this relationship displayed temporal stability. Soil moisture was primarily replenished by rainfall at the 0-60 cm soil depth, and soil moisture remained stable below the 100-cm soil depth. The rainfall regime influenced the advancement of the wetting front. Here, a single rainfall event of 30 mm was the rainfall threshold for infiltration into the 60-cm soil layer. The total infiltration time ranged from 310.5-322.0 h, but no significant differences were found among RP plantations at different restoration stages. Young and old RP plantations had more total infiltration (more than 228.2 mm) and deeper infiltration depths (80-100 cm) than middle-aged plantations. The RP plantation at the intermediate restoration stage exhibited minimal total infiltration (174.2 mm) and a shallow infiltration depth (60 cm) due to the soil physical structure of the plot, which may have limited rain infiltration. More stand conditions that may affect infiltration should be considered for priority afforestation areas.

English Abstract

CHEN Weiliang, LI Zongshan, JIAO Lei, WANG Cong, GAO Guangyao, FU Bojie. Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China[J]. 中国地理科学, 2020, 30(3): 427-445. doi: 10.1007/s11769-020-1121-4
引用本文: CHEN Weiliang, LI Zongshan, JIAO Lei, WANG Cong, GAO Guangyao, FU Bojie. Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China[J]. 中国地理科学, 2020, 30(3): 427-445. doi: 10.1007/s11769-020-1121-4
CHEN Weiliang, LI Zongshan, JIAO Lei, WANG Cong, GAO Guangyao, FU Bojie. Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2020, 30(3): 427-445. doi: 10.1007/s11769-020-1121-4
Citation: CHEN Weiliang, LI Zongshan, JIAO Lei, WANG Cong, GAO Guangyao, FU Bojie. Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2020, 30(3): 427-445. doi: 10.1007/s11769-020-1121-4
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