中国森林水文学研究进展.pdfVIP

第2卷 第2期 中 国 水 土 保 持 科 学 V01．2 No．2 2004年 6月 SCience of Soil and Water Conservation Jun．2004 Forest hydrology research in China Zhang Zhiqiang Wang Lixian Wang Shengping (School of Soil and Water Conservation at Beijing Forestry University，Key Lab．of Soil and Water Conservation and Desertifieation Combating，Ministry of Education，100083，Beijing，China) Abstract Research on forest hydrology is the key to understand the physical，biological，and chemical processes in a watershed nd has signifa icance to watershed management． Forest—water relations and their implications in watershed management，therefore， are one ofthe key themes ofinternational hydrology and watershed management re~s．rch．Lacking oflong-term research data caus— es vigorous debates over the practical role of forests or reforestation in reducing flood，annual water yield and soil erosion in China among scientists a8 well as decision makers．This paper presents the historical development of forest hydrology research in China during past several decades，the long—term forest ecological research stations，and major results of forest hydrological research in terms of forest canopy interception，forest floor intereeption，evapotranspiration，runoff，soil erosion．In addition，the fumre ehal— lenges oflong—term forest hydrological and ecological studies that are crucial to clar the forest impacts on hydrological regime under different geographic and forest conditions are also outlined in the context of Chinese national reforestation programs． Key words forest hydrology ；watershed management；research progress；China Hydrological processes at different scal