成熟马占相思林的蒸腾耗水及年际变化

利用Granier测定系统对华南丘陵植被恢复先锋群落马占相思林的树干液流进行了连续4a(2004-2007年)的监测研究,以了解已过生长高峰的马占相思林(20-22林龄)的水分利用特征。结果显示,液流密度(J_s)日变化为单峰型曲线,具有明显的季节差异,湿季J_s日变化幅度和峰值J_smax均大于干季。J_s与光合有效辐射(PAR)和水汽压亏缺(VPD)的偏相关分析显示,J_s与PAR或VPD正相关,干季的相关性较湿季显著;线性回归分析显示PAR和VPD对J_s日变化共同影响的程度达62.7%-82.7%。马占相思整树和林分的蒸腾强度和耗水量均表现出明显的干湿季差异,湿季明显高于干季。偏相关分析表明降雨量对蒸腾活动没有显著的直接影响,而PAR与蒸腾量显著相关,是影响林分蒸腾量的最重要环境因子。2004-2007年各年马占相思成熟林的蒸腾耗水量为238.64、136.39、217.45mm和273.85mm,分别占当年降雨量的24.7%、11.7%、9.8%和22.8%,年平均蒸腾耗水量为243.31±28.49 mm(n=3),降水对林分蒸腾的影响不仅仅取决于降雨量的大小,较多的降雨频次往往会削弱蒸腾的强度。研究的马占相思林处于生长后期,群落叶面积指数和蒸腾已有明显的下降,反映出该阶段林分已不能充分利用当地的辐射和水分资源,必要的林分改造可提高造林后期的生产效益。     

苹果三维树冠的净光合速率分布模拟

构建三维树冠光合模型可模拟出叶片净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(G_s)和光能利用效率(LUE)在树冠内的三维分布。以17年生纺锤形"富士"苹果树(Malus domestica Borkh. cv. ‘Fuji’)为试材,通过实测确定三维树冠内叶片和辐射分布,根据不同部位叶片最大光合速率经验公式模拟叶片P_n 在三维树冠空间内分布,并据2007-2009年测定数据拟合相关模型参数。模拟表明,苹果树冠叶片P_n 和辐射的三维分布相似,在树冠上部P_n 三维分布比较平缓,然后随辐射的减少而迅速降低。高辐射条件下(PAR=1500 μmol·m^-2·s^-1),从树冠上部3 m处降到到1 m,平均相对辐射从71.18%降到8.05%,减少了89%,叶片平均P_n从15.05 μmol·m^-2·s^-1降到1.92 μmol·m^-2·s^-1,减少了87%。单位体积小室内的总净光合速率大小主要取决于叶面积密度,部分取决于P_n。G_s三维分布与P_n相似,而LUE分布与辐射相反,中下部高,上部低。根据光合机理模型、树冠内辐射和叶面积三维分布可模拟出苹果三维树冠内叶片的P_n、G_s和LUE分布,该模型参数少,可方便用于其它果树三维光合模型构建和果树整形修剪研究。     

关帝山天然次生针叶林林隙径高比

林隙径高比(D_EG/H)是指林隙直径与林隙高度的比值。它是林隙的一个主要特征因子,是研究森林动态及评价森林采伐强度的一个重要指标。以关帝山三种天然次生针叶林(华北落叶松、云杉、油松林)林隙作为研究对象,分析了3种林分林隙径高比结构,结果为:云杉林林隙径高比D_EG/H以0.6-1.6之间分布最多,占81.82%,油松林林隙径高比主要分布在0.8-1.6之间,占70.72%。华北落叶松林林隙径高比主要分布在0.4-1之间,占97.06%;通过林隙大小与林隙下幼树数量及林隙敏感度与幼树密度之间的散点分布趋势对林隙大小和林隙敏感度两个特征因子进行比较分析,结果为:林隙大小与林隙下幼树数量之间的散点分布无规律,很难反映各自林隙大小与幼树数量之间的具体关系。而D_EG/H与幼树密度之间的散点分布很有规律,能较好的反映幼树密度与林隙径高比之间的关系;利用线性模型、对数模型以及二阶多项分布模型分别对幼树密度和D_EG/H进行回归分析,并利用各自模型的相关系数、参数P值对它们进行比较,结果为:3种模型都可以用来拟合3种林分的幼树密度和林隙敏感度,其中对数模型拟合效果最好。     

平茬对半干旱黄土丘陵区柠条林地土壤水分的影响

半干旱黄土丘陵区多年生柠条人工林地发生土壤旱化,研究柠条林平茬对土壤水分影响对于防治土壤旱化具有重要意义。采用中子仪测定土壤水分,对未平茬和平茬柠条林地土壤水分进行测定,分析了平茬对土壤水分的影响。结果表明:未平茬和平茬柠条林地降雨补给量(R₁,R₂)同降雨量(P)显著正相关(P<0.05)。定义降雨耗损量(林冠截留量和地表径流之和)占降雨量的百分比为降雨耗损率,未平茬林地降雨损耗率(L₁)和平茬柠条林地降雨损耗率(L₂)分别与其降雨前土壤表层(0-20 cm)含水量(S₁,S₂)呈明显指数关系(P<0.05):L₁=2.54exp(0.22S₁),L₂=2.40exp(0.27S₂),表层含水量相同时,平茬林地降雨损耗率明显高于未平茬林地。平茬后,林地降雨最大入渗深度减小,土壤水分利用深度减小;短时间内(2个月左右)林地20-160 cm含水量增加,之后平茬林地土壤含水量与未平茬林地土壤含水量接近;丰水年和丰水年后的第一年,平茬林地含水量低于未平茬林地,0-400 cm土壤储水量比未平茬林地最多低45.9 mm。平茬后200-400 cm土层土壤水分有少量增加,但是0-200 cm土层土壤含水量损失更严重。平茬3a后,平茬对柠条林地土壤水分的影响减弱。     

云贵高原喀斯特坡耕地土壤微生物量 C、N、P空间分布

土壤微生物是地球生物演化进程中的先锋种类,具有重要的生态修复功能,但空间分布格局是否存在的争议很大。以云贵高原典型喀斯特坡耕地为对象,基于网格法取样,用经典统计学和地统计学综合分析了土壤微生物生物量的空间变异特征。结果表明,云贵高原喀斯特坡耕地土壤微生物生物量碳(C_mic)、磷(P_mic)以及碳氮比(C_mic/N_mic)适宜,氮(N_mic)的含量较低,变异均很大,空间自相关性明显,最佳拟合模型均为指数模型。块金值C₀较小(0.0016-0.0087),C₀/(C₀+C)均<25%(2.6%-10.2%),变程a较短(22.2-51.0 m),其强烈的空间变异主要由结构性变异引起。Kriging等值线图表明,C_mic、N_mic和C_mic/N_mic的高值区分布在坡的中上部,P_mic的高值区则在坡的中下部和坡脚。云贵高原喀斯特坡耕地土壤微生物不仅存在着小尺度的空间分布格局,而且不同土壤微生物属性的空间分布不同。     

华北平原玉米田生态系统光合作用特征及影响因素

采用涡度相关法对华北平原夏玉米田进行了连续4a(2003-2006年)的碳通量观测,结果表明:夏玉米田生态系统初始量子效率(α)、最大光合速率(P_max)、暗呼吸速率(R_d)和总初级生产力(GPP)随作物生长发育而变化。在夏玉米生育前期和后期,α、P_max、R_d和GPP都比较小,其最大值出现在抽穗期/灌浆期。2003-2006年,夏玉米生长季平均α、P_max、R_d的范围分别为0.054-0.124 μmol/μmol、1.72-2.93 mg CO₂ · m^-2 · s^-1、0.23-0.38 mg CO₂ · m^-2 · s^-1。α、P_max和R_d均随叶面积指数(LAI)增加呈指数增长。2003-2006年夏玉米生长季GPP总量分别为806.2、741.5、703.0、817.4 g C/m²,年际差异较大。玉米田生态系统GPP随温度升高呈指数增长。在玉米营养生长阶段,GPP随LAI增加而增大,两者之间的关系可用直角双曲线方程来表示;生殖生长阶段,GPP随LAI降低而下降.相同LAI下,生殖生长阶段的GPP明显低于营养生长阶段。     

三峡库区172m蓄水期间泥、沙沉降对低位狗牙根种群的影响

三峡库区消落带植物恢复不仅面临长期淹水逆境,还面临泥沙、干旱等环境因素的胁迫。2009年实验、调查研究了三峡库区长寿段低位消落带的狗牙根(Cynodon dactylon L.)种群,探讨了泥、沙沉降对狗牙根种群的影响。结果表明,泥沉降和沙沉降均显著促进了狗牙根芽的萌发,而抑制了狗牙根的芽形成和萌发苗的生长,且前者的抑制作用显著大于后者。泥沉降导致总芽数、萌发苗的茎长和茎宽分别比对照低65.4%(P<0.05)、97.0%(P <0.05)、31.2%(P <0.05),而沙沉降导致前述参数分别比对照低17.1%(P<0.05)、21.2%(P<0.05)、1.0%(P>0.05)。分别将被沉降泥掩埋的狗牙根移植、掩埋于12cm厚的泥和沙中,40d后对照和S'_d组(覆盖沙)狗牙根芽萌发后均能在地面上形成正常的分株,而S'_l组(覆盖泥)的萌发芽无法穿透覆盖层,形成分株。S'_l组狗牙根芽的萌发率显著高于对照和S'_d组,但其萌发苗的茎长和茎节数均显著低于对照,分别为对照的30.3%(P<0.05)、80.4%(P<0.05);而S'_d组分株的茎长、茎节数、叶片数、叶长和叶宽均显著高于对照组,分别比后者高87.9%(P<0.05)、53.0%(P<0.05)、24.2%(P<0.05)、23.4%(P<0.05)和24.1%(P<0.05)。S'_l组萌发苗的鲜质量、干质量和干鲜质量比分别比对照组低83.3%(P<0.05)、86.2%(P<0.05)、15.8%(P<0.05);而S'_d组萌发苗的鲜质量、干质量和干鲜质量比分别比对照组高76.8%(P<0.05)、110.1%(P<0.05)、20.0%(P<0.05)。表明,低位消落带的狗牙根对沙沉降具有较强的适应能力,而对泥沉降的适应能力较低,泥沉降是库区低位消落带狗牙根种群恢复的主要影响因素之一。     

昆仑山北坡不同海拔塔里木沙拐枣的光合生理生态特性

在2008年7月25日-8月6日的连续晴天中,选择昆仑山北坡塔里木沙拐枣自然分布区3个海拔高度(2100,2300,2500m),利用便携式光合测定仪LI-6400测定塔里木沙拐枣的光合生理生态特性。结果表明:2100m处塔里木沙拐枣的光补偿点(LCP)和光饱和点(LSP)与2300m,2500m处差异分别达到显著,而3者间的最大净光合速率(P_max)差异均达显著。表观量子效率(AQY)在3个海拔之间差异均不显著,但在2100m处的羧化效率(CE)分别与2300m和2500m处的差异显著。相同海拔下塔里木沙拐枣的暗呼吸速率值(R_day)要高于光呼吸速率值(R_p),且2500m处的暗呼吸速率分别与2100m和2300m处的有显著的差异,2100m处的光呼吸速率分别与2300m和2500m差异显著。3个海拔塔里木沙拐枣的净光合速率(P_n)、蒸腾速率(T_r)和气孔导度(G_s)的日变化均为单峰曲线。随着海拔的升高,塔里木沙拐枣P_n,T_r,G_s和L_s的日均值降低,但光能利用率(LUE)和水分利用效率(WUE)却显著增加。塔里木沙拐枣的P_n与叶温(T_l)、大气温度(T_a)和光照强度(PPFD)具有极显著的正相关关系,与海拔呈显著负相关,与空气相对湿度(RH)和大气CO₂浓度(C_a)之间均不具有显著相关性。T_r与T_a,T_l和PPFD具有极显著的正相关性,与RH之间存在显著的负相关。G_s只与C_a之间呈极显著的负相关。P_n与T_r,L_s,G_s,WUE和V_pdl分别具有极显著的正相关性,与C_i呈极显著的负相关。通过对不同海拔高度塔里木沙拐枣光合生理参数与光、温等生态因子关系的对比分析表明:塔里木沙拐枣对山地荒漠草地自然环境变化的温度和光照有很好的生态适应性。     

黑河中游主要农作物灌溉制度优化

科学的灌溉制度是干旱半干旱地区农业生产的重要保障。黑河位于西北干旱区,是我国第二大内陆河,且当地中游农业灌溉和下游生态需水矛盾十分突出。利用DSSAT （Decision Support for Agro-technology Transfer）模型模拟了黑河中游地区玉米、小麦、油菜、马铃薯的生长情况,对比分析了四种作物生育期内需水量变化与当地降水条件、现行灌溉制度之间的差异。通过设置灌溉组合探究了四种作物最适宜的灌溉制度,并计算了优化灌溉制度下的节水潜力。结果表明：DSSAT模型通过参数校正与验证后,对四种作物生长过程模拟性能较好,产量标准化均方根误差（nRMSE）均低于15.0%,决定系数（R²）均达到0.65以上。缺水量模拟结果表明,四种作物生长季平均水分亏缺介于122.5-367.0 mm。通过调整灌溉制度,可使玉米、小麦、油菜、马铃薯的水分利用效率分别提高54.8%、25.0%、18.3%和51.3%,且产量变幅均低于5.0%,实现了高产节水的目的。在研究区实施最优灌溉制度,中游农业灌区每年可以节省8.1×10⁸ m³的水资源量,用于支持下游生态保护。     

浙江双栉蝠蛾发生与土壤关系的层次递进判别分析

为了揭示浙江双栉蝠蛾发生与土壤化学指标、土壤深度的关系,在福建省邵武市拿口镇三丰村选取春笋被浙江栉蝠蛾重度危害和轻度危害各2个样地进行调查,土壤由表及里依次分成3个层次,对每个层次测定pH值、全N含量等7个指标,采用判别分析法分别对每一层及不同层次的组合进行分析。结果表明: (1)各层独立分析,第1层单个指标中具有显著性的是有机质(X₇),判别最有效的组合是全N含量(X₂)和速效K(X₆);第2层中单个指标都不具有显著性,判别最有效的组合仍为全N含量 (X₂)和速效K(X₆);第3层单个指标中具有显著性的是有机质(X₇),判别最有效的组合是速效K(X₆)和有机质(X₇)。 (2)依据第1层判别函数能够完全正确判别分组第2层和第3层,第2层判别函数能够完全正确判别分组第3层,但第2层判别函数不能够完全正确判别分组第1层,第3层判别函数不能够完全正确判别分组第1层和第2层,判别函数具有随土壤层递进而正确判别的递进性,而不具有逆土壤层进行正确判别的逆向性。 (3)对第1层与第2层的组合、第2层与第3层的组合的判别分析,发现单个指标的显著性有所变化,但判别组合的指标没有变化,再次说明了土壤理化性状是由表及里的影响特性。 (4)与方差分析和多重比较的结果相比较,判别分析不仅能反映单个指标在分组中的显著性,而且反映出指标组合的重要性,表明单个指标的显著性不能构成对分组区别的决定性。在层次递进分析过程中,可以清晰地表明各指标在各层以及层次组合中的作用,反映出了层与层间的关系。 由此可以得出:土壤的理化性状是由表及里地影响,与浙江双栉蝠蛾发生危害程度关系密切的是全N含量 (X₂)和速效K(X₆),即全N含量 (X₂)的增加和速效K(X₆)的减少会使危害程度加重,其次为全P含量(X₃),全P含量的增加可使危害程度加重。判别分析法较方差分析和多重比较更全面深刻地反映了浙江双栉蝠蛾发生与土壤的关系。     

黄土高原1961-2009年参考作物蒸散量的时空变异

基于48个站点的气象数据,对黄土高原1961—2009年参考作物蒸散量的空间分布特征和时间变化趋势进行了分析。结果表明,黄土高原年均参考作物蒸散量为1060.3 mm,西北部高于东南部,最低值出现在西南区。1961—2009年整体呈上升趋势,年均增幅1.3 mm;春季变化最显著,冬季变化最小。ET0在1994年发生上升趋势的突变,之后上升趋势一直非常显著。湿度和温度是最重要的影响因子。ET0不断增长而降水呈降低趋势,这将恶化该区水资源短缺的问题,需要采取一定的措施来减缓气候变化带来的负面影响。     

华北平原参考作物蒸散量时空变化及其影响因素分析

根据华北平原56个气象站1960—2012年逐日气象数据和Penman-Monteith模型计算了各站及区域整体参考作物蒸散量(ET0),利用样条插值法、气候倾向率、累积距平、敏感性系数等方法对华北平原ET0的时空变化及其影响因素进行了分析。结果表明:(1)华北平原多年平均ET0为1071.37mm,空间上呈现高低值相间分布格局,高值中心分布在冀北、鲁中、豫西,而低值中心分布在冀东、鲁南、豫东及豫南等地;(2)近53年ET0呈减少趋势(-12.8mm/10a),山东半岛北部及冀北等地有缓慢增加趋势,其余地区以减少为主;(3)ET0对气温、平均风速、日照时数为正敏感,而对相对湿度为负敏感。平均气温与日照时数敏感系数呈现下降趋势,相对湿度与风速敏感系数表现出上升趋势。ET0对气温和风速敏感度高的区域同时对日照时数和相对湿度敏感度较低;(4)归因分析表明,华北平原ET0的主导因子是日照时数,平均风速次之,相对湿度、最高温度、最低温度对ET0变化影响较小,日照时数主导区域包括冀北、坝上地区、冀中、豫西、豫南、鲁中及鲁西北,平均风速的主导区域为冀南、河南黄河以北、豫中、鲁西北,温度主导区域零星分布于冀北、豫西、山东半岛等地,相对湿度的主导区域主要分布在鲁南、山东半岛。     

Multilayer perceptron neural network based models for prediction of the rainfall and reference crop evapotranspiration for sub-humid climate of Dapoli,Ratnagiri District,India

Rainfall and reference crop evapotranspiration (ET_o) are two important climatic parameters pertaining to agriculture production. Rainfall displays variability whereas reference crop evapotranspiration is nonlinear dynamic and complex phenomena. Reference crop evapotranspiration is an important component in calculation of crop water requirements, climatological and hydrological studies. In the present study, eight independent models are developed by using widely employed artificial intelligence (AI) formalism, namely, multilayer perceptron-artificial neural network (MLP-ANN). The proposed models predict two important weather parameters, viz. rainfall and reference crop evapotranspiration (ET_o) using meteorological data of 34 calendar years (1983–2016) at Dapoli, District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India. The input space of the models consists of six climatic variables, namely, maximum temperature (T_max), minimum temperature (T_min), maximum relative humidity (RH_max), minimum relative humidity (RH_min), wind speed (WS), and sunshine duration (SSD). The high correlation coefficient (CC) values (0.900 to 0.957), and low root mean square error (RMSE) values (0.543 to 22.057) for both training along with test data set indicate very good prediction accuracy and generalization performance of the proposed models. Significant features of this study are (i) it is first instance where in MLP-ANN based models are developed for the rainfall and ET_o prediction for meteorological data at Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India. (ii) MLP-ANN modeling formalism is found to be an efficient tool for ET_o prediction, and the developed models can be gainfully utilized for the further prediction of similar weather parameters in future.     

中国西北潜在蒸散时空演变特征及其定量化成因

潜在蒸散是区域干湿状况评价、作物需水量估算和水资源合理规划的关键因子。基于FAO推荐的Penman-Monteith公式和126个台站1961—2009年逐日气象观测资料估算西北干旱半干旱区的潜在蒸散量ET0,并对其空间分布特征进行了讨论。通过非参数化Sen趋势分析法和M-K统计检验法方法分析潜在蒸散的时间演变规律,并定量探讨了西北地区影响ET0变化的主导因素。结果表明:49 a来,西北地区ET0的年平均值约为980.63 mm,其中夏季的值最大,冬季的值最小。年平均ET0的大值区位于西北日照时数的高值中心,低值区主要位于海拔高,气温低的山区。西北地形和气候的多样性导致多年平均潜在蒸散的变化及其原因具有明显的时空差异。ET0的变化主要归因于风速和气温,而相对湿度和日照时数的作用较小。由于风速的负贡献超过气温的正贡献,导致年平均ET0整体上呈下降趋势。四季中,春冬两季的ET0缓慢上升,冬季的变化率是春季的两倍;夏秋两季的ET0有所下降,但只有夏季的变化趋势显著。春、夏、秋三季ET0变化的首要主导因子是风速,而冬季的首要主导因子是气温。空间上,西风带气候区ET0降低主要归因于风速的减小,陕南地区ET0下降主要归因于日照时数的减少,其它地区ET0上升的主要原因是气温的增加。     

Evapotranspiration,crop coefficient and water use efficiency of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) and miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus Greef et Deu.) in a Mediterranean environment.

Giant reed (Arundo donax L.) and miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus Greef et Deu.) are two perennial rhizomatous grasses (PRGs), considered as promising sources of lignocellulosic biomass for renewable energy production. Although the agronomic performance of these species has been addressed by several studies, the literature dedicated to the crop water use of giant reed and miscanthus is still limited. Our objective was thus to investigate giant reed and miscanthus water use by assessing crop evapotranspiration (ET_c), crop coefficients (K_c) and water use efficiency (WUE). The study was carried out in central Italy and specifically designed water-balance lysimeters were used to investigate the water use of these PRGs during the 2010 and 2011 growing seasons. Giant reed showed the highest cumulative evapotranspiration, with an average consumption of approximately 1100 mm, nearly 20% higher than miscanthus (900 mm). Crop evapotranspiration rates differed significantly between the species, particularly during the midseason (from June to September), when average daily ET_c was 7.4 and 6.2 mm in giant reed and miscanthus respectively. The K_c values determined in our study varied from 0.4 to 1.9 for giant reed and 0.3 to 1.6 for miscanthus. Finally, WUE was higher in miscanthus than in giant reed, with average values of 4.2 and 3.1 g L⁻¹ respectively. Further studies concerning water use under nonoptimal water conditions should be carried out and an assessment of the response to water stress of both crops is necessary to integrate the findings from this study.     

西北旱区1961—2011年参考作物蒸散量的时空分异

全球变化背景下分析参考作物蒸散量的变化特征,对于农业生产和水资源管理等有重要指导意义。根据西北旱区152个气象站点1961—2011年气象资料计算参考作物蒸散量(ET0),分析了其空间分布及时间变化趋势,并探讨了其变化原因。1961—2011年西北旱区年均ET0为1100.4 mm/a,但存在空间变异,低值出现在黄土高原南部区域,高值出现在西北部沿东南-西北方向的条带上。ET0整体呈不显著的上升趋势,但64和36个站点分别呈显著的上升和下降趋势;西北旱区ET0发生突变的年份东部较西部晚。ET0的时空变异是气象因子时空变化的组合效应,ET0对相对湿度和最高温度的变化最敏感,但过去50a ET0变化中风速和最高温度的贡献率最大。西北旱区ET0的变化发生了重要改变,由2000年以前的下降趋势转变为目前的上升趋势,可能加剧该区的水资源短缺状况,需引起足够的重视。     

Combining sap flow and trunk diameter measurements to assess water needs in mature olive orchards

Sap flux (Q) and trunk diameter variation (TDV) are among the most useful plant-based measurements to detect water stress and to evaluate plant water consumption. The usefulness of both methods decreases, however, when applied to species that, like olive, have an outstanding tolerance to drought and a remarkable capacity to take up water from drying soils. Evidence shows that this problem is greater in old, big trees with heavy fruit load. Our hypothesis is that the analysis of simultaneous measurements of Q and TDV made in the same trees is more useful for assessing irrigation needs in old olive orchards than the use of any of these two methods alone. To test our hypothesis, we analysed relations between Q, TDV, midday stem water potential (Ψ_stem), relative extractable water and atmospheric demand in an olive orchard of 38-year-old ‘Manzanilla’ trees with heavy fruit load. Measurements were made during one irrigation season (May-October), in fully irrigated trees (FI, 107% of the crop evapotranspiration, ET_c, supplied by irrigation), and in trees under two levels of deficit irrigation (DI60, 61% ET_c; DI30, 29% ET_c). Time courses of Q and TDV measured on days of contrasting weather and soil water conditions were analysed to evaluate the usefulness of both methods to assess the crop water status. We calculated the daily tree water consumption (E_p) from Q measurements. For both DI treatments we calculated a signal intensity by dividing daily E_p values of each DI tree by those of the FI tree (SI−Ep). We did the same with the maximum daily shrinkage (MDS) values (S_I−MDS). Neither SI−Ep nor S_I−MDS rendered useful information for assessing the crop water needs. On the contrary, the daily difference for maximum trunk diameter (MXTD) between each of the DI trees and the FI tree (D_MXTD) clearly indicated the onset and severity of water stress. A similar analysis with the E_p values, from which DEp values were derived, showed the effect of water stress on the water consumption of the trees. We concluded that the simultaneous use of D_MXTD and DEp values provides more detailed information to assess water needs in mature olive orchards than the use of Q or TDV records alone.     

Citrus orchard evapotranspiration: Comparison between eddy covariance measurements and the FAO-56 approach estimates

Abstract

The aim of this study was to use the FAO-56 single and dual crop coefficient approaches to estimate actual evapotranspiration (ET_a) over an irrigated citrus orchard under drip and flood irrigations in Marrakech, Morocco. The results showed that, by using crop coefficients suggested in the FAO-56 paper, the performance of both approaches was poor for two irrigation treatments. The Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) between measured and simulated ET_a values over the citrus orchard under drip irrigation was about 1.43 and 1.27 mm/day for the single and dual approaches, respectively, while the corresponding statistics for the orchard irrigated by the flooding technique was 1.87 and 2.48 mm/day. After determination of the appropriate values of the crop coefficient (K_c) based on eddy covariance measurements of ET_a, the performance of both approaches greatly improved. The obtained K_c values were lower than the FAO-56 values by about 20%. The low K_c values obtained reflect the practice of drip irrigation for one field and the low value of cover fraction for the other field. Additionally, the efficiency of the irrigation practices was investigated by comparing the measured K_c for two fields. The results showed that a considerable amount of water was lost by direct soil evaporation from the citrus orchard irrigated by flooding technique.     

Evaluation of Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. evapotranspiration in Northern and Southern Italy

The design, operation, pollutant removal as well as hydraulic modeling of wetland systems for wastewater treatment can be improved by better understanding and simulating the evapotranspiration process. To this purpose, two experiments were carried out in Northern (Veneto region) and Southern (Sicily region) Italy to measure evapotranspiration (ET) and determine the crop coefficient of Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. using the FAO 56 approach. The experimental set-up consisted of a combination of vegetated and unvegetated plastic tanks (Veneto) or pilot sub-surface flow beds (Sicily). The ET values were obtained by measuring the amount of water needed to restore the initial volume in the tanks and in the beds after a certain period. All the needed climatic variables were measured and taken into account in the ET measurements. In the two experimental sites cumulative reference evapotranspiration (ET₀) was similar to the cumulative ET measured in the control tanks and beds (without vegetation, ET_con), while ET measured for P. australis (ET_phr) was significantly higher, underlining the strong effect of vegetation. From June 2009 to September 2009 the cumulative ET₀, ET_con and ET_phr in Veneto were 455, 424 and 3048 mm, in Sicily 653, 556 and 3899 mm, respectively. The plant coefficient trend of P. australis (K_p) estimated in Veneto was similar to that in Sicily, suggesting that the role of the plant in dispersing water is similar under different environmental conditions. Additional measurements made in the Veneto plant showed that K_p assumes different patterns and values in relation to plant age and growth stage. These results highlight the importance of the plants in regulating water losses from a wetland system, above all from small-scale constructed wetlands where the effect of the advection in ET rates is evident.     

基于全球气候模式集合的鄱阳湖流域未来潜在蒸散量及其干旱效应研究

鄱阳湖流域近年来旱涝灾害频发,原有的水量平衡被打破。因此,开展鄱阳湖地区潜在蒸散量及干旱效应研究具有重要意义。潜在蒸散量（Reference Evapotranspiration,ET₀）是评价区域水资源配置和计算干旱指数的重要指标。以我国的鄱阳湖流域为研究区,依托统计降尺度模型,基于站点观测数据、气候模式数据以及美国环境中心再分析数据,运用遗传算法构建多模式集合,模拟未来情景下流域潜在蒸散量和干旱指数（Drought Index,DI）时空演变特征。结果表明：基于遗传算法构建的模式集合较单一气候模式或等权模式集合,模拟性能佳;RCP4.5、8.5情景下流域ET₀均呈上升趋势,ET₀变化的第一主周期分别为20年和4年,流域ET₀未来空间变化特征表现为东高西低;RCP8.5情景下,鄱阳湖流域DI在年际上呈显著上升趋势,9-11月是干旱风险防范的关键时期;流域年DI变化的主周期为8年,流域的中东部地区将是未来干旱风险防范的重点区域。本研究为认识区域尺度下气候变化对潜在蒸散量的影响提供借鉴,同时为政府部门科学应对鄱阳湖流域未来时期可能出现的旱情提供的决策支持。