Hydrological Effects of Forest Litters and Soil in Guansi River Watershed
By field sampling and soaking experiments , we studied the hydrological effects of forest litter and soil for assessing the water conservation capacity quantitatively .The accumulation amount of litter layer were in the range of 4.49-13.19 t/hm2 , that of the Pinus massoniana forest and Quercsu acutissima forest were the maximum and the least .Water holding depth and effective interception amount of Bambusoideae forest litter were 2.87 mm and 9.77 t/hm2, respectively.Relationship be-tween water holding capacity , absorption rate and soaking time were were significant .The soil porosity in 0-30 cm varied from 371.%to54 .3%.Soil effective water holding capacity of Bambusoideae forest and Pinus-Quercus mixed forest were 256.5 t/hm2 and 244.5 t/hm2, respectively.Therefore, Bambusoideae forest and Pinus-Quercus mixed forest, as water con-servation forest , might be cultivated widely .
Water absorption rateEffective interception amountEffective soil water holding capacityThe central Sichuan hilly region