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JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH  2010, Vol. 30 Issue (2): 303-311    DOI:
生物土壤与生态     
Review on Stemflow of Desert Shrubs—Research Methods and Eco-hydrological Effects

YANG Zhi-peng1,2, LI Xiao-yan1,2, YI Wan-juan2

1.State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing 100875, China; 2.College of Resources Sciences and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Abstract  Stemflow is one of the main flux in the hydrological processes of forest and shrub ecosystems. It affects the hydrologic and biogeochemical cycles in different scales and different spheres in the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Systems, and plays a very important role in mitigating drought stress and improving the utilization of water resources for the shrubs in arid and semiarid region. The purpose of this review is to make a summary of the experimental studies in shrub stemflow, including the observation, scaling and modeling methods, as well as the influence factors, formation process and change trend. The eco-hydrological achievements were also reviewed and evaluated. Some areas where present knowledge is particularly weak are: (1)The process of stemflow generation, the main influence factors and their interaction mechanism; (2)as an efficient water and nutrition collecting system, its spatial structure and influence on the runoff generation for the shrub community; (3)the eco-hydrological effects of stemflow in the desert area.
Key words:  desert shrub      stemflow      influence factor      formation process      eco-hydrological effects      
Received:  16 September 2008      Published:  20 March 2010
ZTFLH:  Q945.17  
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YANG Zhi-peng
LI Xiao-yan
YI Wan-juan

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YANG Zhi-peng;LI Xiao-yan;YI Wan-juan. Review on Stemflow of Desert Shrubs—Research Methods and Eco-hydrological Effects. JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH, 2010, 30(2): 303-311.

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