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Influence of thinning on acidic deposition in Chinese fir plantations

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Acidic deposition,which is mainly caused by atmospheric pollution,is one of the global environmental problems.Thinning is an effective management to improve the tree productivity,reduce the wildfire risk and maintain a healthy forest.Since thinning may reduce the effect of acidic deposition,the effect of thinning on acidic deposition was estimated.The biomass,soil properties,pH value of runoff and groundwater in both unthinned and thinned Chinese fir plantations were measured and compared over a 5-year period (2-6 years after thinning).The results indicated that acidic deposition in the Huitong State Ecosystem Research Station was serious,and it got worse with time.Forest thinning resulted in a huge change in biomass and soil properties.During the 5-year monitoring period,biomasses of understory and litter,plant species richness,coverage of undergrowth plant layer were significantly higher in thinned site than in unthinned site.Moreover,higher soil fertility as well as lower amounts of runoff and groundwater were found in thinned site.It was suggested that thinning could improve the structure of forest,leading to restoring the effluent (runoff and groundwater) pH to the normal value.

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LIU Si-mian、TIAN Da-lun、XIANG Wen-hua、YAN Wen-de、LIU Yun-guo、HU Xin-jiang

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College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China

Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control of Ministry of Education(Hunan University), Changsha 410082, China

Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China

Section of Ecology Research, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China

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supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinasupported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China

4127133211JJ2031

2014

中南大学学报(英文版)
中南大学

中南大学学报(英文版)

CSCDSCIEI
影响因子:0.47
ISSN:2095-2899
年,卷(期):2014.21(2)
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