Publications by authors named "Zhao-Qi Fu"

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  • The study investigated how rainfall is distributed across eight different forest types in a loess area, focusing on measures like throughfall (TF), stemflow (SF), and canopy interception.
  • Results showed significant variability in these measures among forest types, with throughfall percentages ranging widely and coniferous forests exhibiting a higher individual rainfall threshold than broad-leaved forests.
  • The study utilized boosted regression trees (BRT) to analyze the influence of stand structures and meteorological factors, finding that while stand structure had a smaller impact on TF and SF, rainfall was the dominant factor for both, and tree height was crucial for canopy interception calculations.
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Water is a key factor limiting plant growth in loess regions. Studying water use by different afforestation species under different water conditions is crucial to understand the drought resistance mechanisms of plants in arid and semi-arid regions. We analyzed water use at different depths by the afforestation species and under the drought treatment (100% no throughfall, DT) and the natural rainfall (control, CK) by stable isotope (δO, δH) technique and explored their drought adaptability.

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