Biomass and nutrient of fine-root in masson pine mixed forest
In this article, 15 standard sample plots of 20 m×20 m were set in Dashan village, Zongyang county of Southern Anhui to analyze the effects of tree species composition on distribution, growth and seasonal dynamics of fine root biomass in 5 kinds of 20-year-old masson pine and broad-leaved mixed forests with combination of soil drilling and inner growth methods. The results are as follows. (1) Differences in species composition have a great effect on fine root biomass; the order for fine root biomass in 5 kinds of stands is 41%-60% > 0-20% > 21%-40% > 81%-100% > 61%-80%. (2) Fine root biomass increase with rise of soil layer for all sampling forest stands of masson pine and broad-leaved mixed woods. The vertical distribution might be closely related to soil depth and root characteristics in Dashan area. (3) Seasonal dynamics of five kinds of masson pine and broad-leaved mixed forest present a unimodal curve, and the maximum occurred in June and July, while the minimum in January. As to net value of biomass, the highest is in 41%-60% masson pine mixed woods. (4) The largest growth occurred from June to August, and the smallest from December to next March. The annual production of fine root in all stands were ranked by 41%-60% > 61%-80% > 21%-40% > 81%-100% > 0-20%.
Masson pine mixed woodfine-root biomassZongyang county in Anhui province