Dynamics of total organic carbon (TOC) in hydrological processes in coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest of Dinghushan

Abstract

Abstract: The total flux and concentration of total organic carbon (TOC) in hydrological processes in coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest of Dinghushan were measured from July 2002 to July 2003.The results showed that the TOC input by precipitation was 41.80 kg穐m^-2穣r^-1,while its output by surface runoff and groundwater (soil solution at 50 cm depth) was 17.54 and 1.80 kg穐m^-2穣r^-1,respectively.The difference between input and output was 22.46 kg穐m^-2穣r^-1,indicating that the ecosystem TOC was in positive balance.The monthly variation of TOC flux in hydrological processes was very similar to that in precipitation.The mean TOC concentration in precipitation was 3.64 mg稬^-1,while that in throughfall and stemflow increased 6.10 and 7.39 times after rain passed through the tree canopies and barks.The mean TOC concentration in surface runoff and in soil solution at 25 and 50 cm depths was 12.72,7.905 and 3.06 mg稬^-1,respectively.The monthly TOC concentration in throughfall and stemflow had a similar changing tendency,showing an increase at the beginning of growth season (March),a decrease after September,and a little increase in December.The TOC concentration in runoff was much higher during high precipitation months.No obvious monthly variation was observed in soil solution TOC concentration (25 and 50 cm below the surface).Stemflow TOC concentration differed greatly between different tree species.The TOC concentration in precipitation,throughfall,and soil solution (25 and 50 cm depths) decreased with increasing precipitation,and no significant relationship existed between the TOC concentrations in stemflow,surface runoff and precipitation.The TOC concentrations in the hydrological processes fluctuated with precipitation intensity,except for that in stemflow and soil solutions.

Key words: Coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest, Hydrology, Total organic carbon (TOC)

CLC Number:

Q148
S715

YIN Guangcai, ZHOU Guoyi, ZHANG Deqiang, Wang Xu, CHU Guowei, LIU Yan . Dynamics of total organic carbon (TOC) in hydrological processes in coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest of Dinghushan[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2005, 16(9): 1655-1660.

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