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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.05.009
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85019085134
论文题名:
Assessing water use by Prosopis invasions and Vachellia karroo trees: Implications for groundwater recovery following alien plant removal in an arid catchment in South Africa
作者: Dzikiti S.; Ntshidi Z.; Le Maitre D.C.; Bugan R.D.H.; Mazvimavi D.; Schachtschneider K.; Jovanovic N.Z.; Pienaar H.H.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN:  0378-1127
出版年: 2017
卷: 398
起始页码: 153
结束页码: 163
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Deep roots ; Groundwater ; Sap flow ; Tree water sources ; Water use model
Scopus关键词: Aquifers ; Catchments ; Forestry ; Groundwater resources ; Rivers ; Runoff ; Aquifer properties ; Arid and semi-arid regions ; Deep roots ; Limited information ; Sap flow ; Water source ; Water table depths ; Water use ; Groundwater ; Acacia ; Prosopis
英文摘要: Prosopis spp., (or Mesquite), is a desert adapted woody weed which has invaded large parts of arid and semi-arid regions. It has a characteristic deep tap root, and forms dense impenetrable thickets along river banks, flood plains, and seasonal water courses. Several studies have quantified the water use by Prosopis, but there is limited information on how this compares with that of co-occurring groundwater dependent indigenous tree species in the arid and semi-arid tropics. Consequently the effects of removing Prosopis on groundwater, where they co-occur with indigenous trees, are not known. This study quantified the incremental water use by Prosopis invasions compared with the indigenous deep rooted Vachellia karroo (V. karroo) trees that normally replace Prosopis once it has been cleared. The study was done in an arid catchment in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Stem sap flow dynamics, groundwater levels, and weather data were collected hourly over 15 months in the invaded catchment. Data collection continued for a further 11 months after Prosopis had been cleared to monitor the recovery of the ecosystem from the invasions. There was no significant difference (P = 0.116) in the sap flux density of the two species although Prosopis had a much thinner sapwood depth than V. karroo due to its ring porous wood anatomy. However, at the stand scale Prosopis transpired more than five times more water (∼544 mm y−1) than V. karroo (∼91 mm y−1) since there were six times more Prosopis than the indigenous species. The removal of Prosopis slowed down the rate of decline of the water table from a pre-clearing peak of ∼8.9–5.0 mm d−1 after alien plant removal. Tree transpiration was accurately predicted by a simple model that used aquifer properties and hourly changes in water table depths with a RMSE of ±0.22 mm d−1 before and ±0.32 mm d−1 after clearing Prosopis. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/64294
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作者单位: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Natural Resources and Environment, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Institute for Water Studies & Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Belville, South Africa; WWF South Africa, South Africa

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Dzikiti S.,Ntshidi Z.,Le Maitre D.C.,et al. Assessing water use by Prosopis invasions and Vachellia karroo trees: Implications for groundwater recovery following alien plant removal in an arid catchment in South Africa[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2017-01-01,398
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