Does forest restoration influence soil infiltrability? A case study in the restored woodland of Sierra de Ávila (Central Spain)

Manso, Jorge Mongil; Hevia, Joaquín Navarro; Martín, Roberto San

doi:10.1007/s11629-020-6636-8

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“…Generally, soil infiltrability is closely related to the type of vegetation cover [14]. Infiltration rates are usually higher when the vegetation size and cover are larger, especially when trees provide the cover [3,22,29,68]. Gilmour et al [30] found improved infiltration rates in reforested areas that were 5 and 12 years old (51 and 524 mm•h −1 , respectively) and in native forests (370 mm•h −1 ), compared with deforested lands or those converted to heavily grazed grasslands (39 mm•h −1 ).…”

Section: Infiltration and Runoffmentioning

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“…Various researchers found that infiltration rates tend to increase after reforestation [6,25,30,[37][38][39][40][41]. Other researchers [3,6,40,42] reported higher infiltration rates under vegetation tree cover than in unforested sites. The reasons for this are that forest canopy intercepts rainwater, acting as a shield against raindrop impact, and the roots of trees form a dense network of ducts that connect the soil surface to its deeper layers [39].…”

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“…Changes in land use have occurred for centuries, especially from forest to agricultural usage or grasslands, and these changes have an undoubted influence on soil erosion, hydrological processes [1], and natural water resources [2]. On the other hand, restoration of forest ecosystems by means of afforestation can contribute to ameliorating the hydrological processes of soils [3], mainly by the infiltration of basins, thereby reducing the impact of climate variations on human populations in terms of controlling floods, soil erosion, landslides, and droughts [4].…”

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“…There are numerous works on infiltration in agricultural land in tropical [7,9,19,20], subtropical [21], temperate [22], and cold regions [23]. Other studies have focused on different types of vegetation cover [3,[24][25][26][27][28] and showed that reforestation improves (increases) soil infiltration. Some studies [29] showed that trees usually enhance infiltration capacity.…”

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“…However, there is a lack of information on infiltration in forests, although numerous experiments have been carried out [3,11,16,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. Various researchers found that infiltration rates tend to increase after reforestation [6,25,30,[37][38][39][40][41].…”

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Impact of Land Use Change and Afforestation on Soil Properties in a Mediterranean Mountain Area of Central Spain

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Hevia

Martín

2022

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Afforestation can improve hydrological processes, such as infiltration, in basins and, therefore, reduce the impact on human populations of floods, soil erosion, landslides, droughts, and climate variation. The aim of this work was to analyze how afforestation and other changes in land use influence infiltrability and the evolution of soils. Infiltration rates, soil water repellency, and physical and chemical properties of sandy loam soils were measured in four types of land: native holm oak forest, afforested 20-year-old pine forest, shrubs, and grasslands. Non-forest covers are the result of the degradation of native oak forests for centuries, while the pine afforestation in this study took place on a perennial wet mountain pasture (cervunalito). Our results show that soil infiltration rates are much higher in pine afforestation areas (857.67 mm·h−1) than in holm oak forest (660.67 mm·h−1), grasslands (280.00 mm·h−1), or shrubs (271.67 mm·h−1). No statistically significant differences in fertility, organic matter content, bulk density, or effective porosity were found between afforestation areas and other types of cover; however, pine afforestation improved the drainage of the soil, as its infiltration rate was higher than that of the native holm oak forest.

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Section: Infiltration and Runoffmentioning

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Understanding the balance between soil conservation and soil water storage capacity during the process of vegetation restoration in semi‐arid watersheds in the Loess Plateau, China

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In the Loess Plateau, gaining insights into the water storage and soil retention functions of diverse vegetation types, especially, in the semi‐arid watersheds is crucial for identifying the key factors necessary to ensure sustainable development and achieve land degradation neutrality. In this study, five different land use types such as forest, shrub, artificial grass, and natural grasslands were surveyed from 2014 to 2020. Meanwhile, bare land was also used as a control plot. The trade‐off between erosion mitigation and water consumption indicator was quantified based on the ecosystem services perspective benefits. Our results showed that there are significant differences among different land use types (p < 0.05): natural grassland > shrubs > artificial grassland > forests. Vegetation restoration was able to change the soil particle size distribution, increasing clay and silt content, and decreasing sand particles. During the growing season, surface soil water storage decreased in all land use types coinciding with the higher decrease in the control plot. The change in surface water storage in the forest was the most stable, with a decrease of 0.13 mm. The trade‐off between erosion mitigation and water consumption indicator was less than 0 for all vegetation types, which indicates a synergistic effect on soil conservation and water storage benefit. Our results demonstrated that shrubs can register the most balanced benefit of water storage and soil preservation. This is a solid basis for the selection of specific vegetation types and the optimization of the watershed landscape in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, characterized by vulnerable areas due to aridification.

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Enhanced infiltration by trees in floodable cattle ranches in Paraguay

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Does forest restoration influence soil infiltrability? A case study in the restored woodland of Sierra de Ávila (Central Spain)

Cited by 12 publications

References 78 publications

Impact of Land Use Change and Afforestation on Soil Properties in a Mediterranean Mountain Area of Central Spain

Impact of Land Use Change and Afforestation on Soil Properties in a Mediterranean Mountain Area of Central Spain

Understanding the balance between soil conservation and soil water storage capacity during the process of vegetation restoration in semi‐arid watersheds in the Loess Plateau, China

Enhanced infiltration by trees in floodable cattle ranches in Paraguay

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