Soil water depletion and recharge patterns in mixed and pure forest stands of European beech and Norway spruce

Schume, Helmut; Jost, G.; Hager, Herbert

doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.11.036

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“…water) can be another plausible explanation acting jointly with a thick litter layer (Slavíková 1958;Coomes and Grubb 2000;Ellenberg and Leuschner 2010). The intensive transpiration and dense root system of beech result in the effective depletion of soil water (Čermák et al 1993;Schume et al 2004). Beech stands show high transpiration rates under both humid and partly dry summer climates in Central Europe (Granier et al 2000), with transpiration rates varying regionally from 213 to 421 mm per year (Schipka et al 2005), making beech a superior competitor for water (Schume et al 2004).…”

Section: Interspecific Competition By Beechmentioning

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“…The intensive transpiration and dense root system of beech result in the effective depletion of soil water (Čermák et al 1993;Schume et al 2004). Beech stands show high transpiration rates under both humid and partly dry summer climates in Central Europe (Granier et al 2000), with transpiration rates varying regionally from 213 to 421 mm per year (Schipka et al 2005), making beech a superior competitor for water (Schume et al 2004). This assumption was supported by the observed relationship between EIV for moisture and altitude and its noticeable similarity with the relationship between species richness and altitude.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Species Richness Pattern along Altitudinal Gradient in Central European Beech Forests

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The unimodal species richness-altitude distribution pattern seems to be universal. To investigate the validity of this phenomenon in homogeneous substrate and vegetation conditions, we sampled beech-dominated forests in five volcanic mountain ranges in the Western Carpathians. European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) formed monodominant closed-canopy stands at altitudes from 300 to 1,200 m. Along this gradient, the influence of beech on understory plant species richness was expected to be strong and uniform. The shape of the species richness-altitude relationship was analyzed for three datasets: herb layer, shrub layer, and both layers merged together. Contrary to prediction, the studied species richness-altitude relationship was inversely unimodal, with a minimum at intermediate altitudes. Quadratic regression models were statistically significant for all three datasets (P<0.001) and the explained variability ranged from 12 % to 20 %. The possible explanation for the observed pattern is twofold. In the central part of the altitudinal gradient, low species richness is due to strong competition by monodominant beech with accumulation of leaf litter and uptake soil resources, mainly water. This influence is somewhat released towards the margins of the gradient. Secondly, the species pool from the neighbouring communities increases species richness only in the lower parts of the altitudinal gradient.

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Section: Interspecific Competition By Beechmentioning

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Section: Interspecific Competition By Beechmentioning

confidence: 99%

Species Richness Pattern along Altitudinal Gradient in Central European Beech Forests

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“…3 and 4). If the soil water is the limiting factor, transpiration rate decreases in dependence on the soil water availability (Schume et al 2004;Pichler et al 2004). It is controlled by the energy supply, the vapour pressure gradient from leaves to air (Fig.…”

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Canopy transpiration of mountain mixed forest as a function of environmental conditions in boundary layer

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Kučera²,

Fleischer

et al. 2009

Biologia

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Abstract:The canopy transpiration of mountain mixed forest was investigated during summer 2006 at research plot Smrekovec in Tatra National Park in Slovakia after heavy windstorm in November 2004 on the area of 12,000 hectares. The research plot is situated in untouched forest at altitude 1249 m on the southern-east oriented slope. The forest is mixed with 80% of spruce trees and 20% of larch trees with rich under storey vegetation, 120 years old, 7th altitudinal vegetation stage. Whole tree sap flow based on up to dated stem tissue heat balance method was continuously measured in nine 120-years old larch and spruce trees. Stem basal area was used for tree-canopy up-scaling. Meteorological parameters were measured on the top of eddy stuff tower above investigated forest. Two virtual monocultures were assumed for characterizing of both species. The sap flow and tree transpiration were calculated for the whole measured period for both spruce and larch virtual forests.

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“…Climatic conditions [11], vegetation types [12][13][14], topography [15], soil properties [16,17], antecedent soil water (3) Seek a simplified special model for soil water estimation in the delta plain. In this paper, the field experiments and the numerical methods are provided in Section 2.…”

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Measurement and Simulation of Soil Water Contents in an Experimental Field in Delta Plain

Hua

Wang

Chen

et al. 2017

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Abstract:Variation in soil water content in the delta plain has its own particularity and is significant for agricultural improvement, the utilization of water resources and flood risk mitigation. In this study, experimental data collected from a plot of farmland located in the Taihu Basin were used to investigate the temporal and vertical variation of soil water content, as well as the effects of individual rainfall on soil water and shallow groundwater and their interaction. The results showed that the variation of soil water content is dependent on the comprehensive influence of soil hydraulic properties, meteorological factors and shallow groundwater and the correlation to the groundwater table is the strongest due to the significant capillary action in the delta plain. A saturated-unsaturated three-dimensional soil water numerical model was developed for the study area in response to rainfall and evapotranspiration. Scenario simulations were performed with different soil depths for soil water content and the error source was analyzed to improve the model. The average RMSE, RE and R 2 values of the soil water content at the five depths between the measured and simulated results were 0.0192 cm 3 ·cm −3 , 2.09% and 0.8119, respectively. The results indicated that the developed model could estimate vertical soil water content and its dynamics over time at the study site at an acceptable level. Moreover, further research and application to other sites in delta plains are necessary to verify and improve the model.

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Soil water depletion and recharge patterns in mixed and pure forest stands of European beech and Norway spruce

Cited by 145 publications

References 39 publications

Species Richness Pattern along Altitudinal Gradient in Central European Beech Forests

Species Richness Pattern along Altitudinal Gradient in Central European Beech Forests

Canopy transpiration of mountain mixed forest as a function of environmental conditions in boundary layer

Measurement and Simulation of Soil Water Contents in an Experimental Field in Delta Plain

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