Characteristics of stemflow for tall stewartia (Stewartia monadelpha) growing on a hillslope

JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

卷:378

Article

Liang, Wei-Li¹ 

[1] Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Agr, Dept Forest Sci, Lab Eros Control,Sakyo Ku, Kyoto 6068502, Japan

关键词: Deciduous broad-leaved tree;    Forested hillslope hydrology;    Rainfall partitioning;    Spatiotemporal variations;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.09.027

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The characteristics of stemflow were observed in a tall stewartia (Stewartia monadelpha) deciduous forest on a hillslope in central Japan, revealing new findings for a previously unreported type of deciduous forest. Using 2-year observations of 250 rainfall events, we analyzed seasonal and spatial variations in stemflow for several trees, and applied additional data sets of throughfall and plant area index (PAI) to produce a rough estimate of seasonal variations in rainfall redistribution processes and canopy architecture for a single tree. Compared to previous findings for other deciduous tree species, the ratios of throughfall, stemflow, and interception to open-area rainfall obviously varied with PAI changes for tall stewartia. Meteorological conditions of rainfall amount, rainfall intensity, wind speed, and wind direction had little effect on stemflow generation, which was mainly affected by variation in canopy architecture. Three novel characteristics of stemflow were identified for several tall stewartia trees. First, the yearly stemflow ratio at the forest-stand level for tall stewartia (12%) was high compared to previous findings on beech and oak stands, indicating tall stewartia has considerably high potential to generate a great amount of stemflow. Second, stemflow tended to be 1.3-2.0 times greater in the leafed period than in the leafless period. Third, the amount of stemflow was 12-132 times greater on the downslope side of the stem than on the upslope side. It likely caused by the uneven area between the upslope and downslope sides of the canopy and by asymmetrical stemflow pathways between the upslope and downslope sides of the trunk due to downslope tilting of the tree trunk. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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