植物-内生真菌共生体对昆虫种群的影响

植物内生真菌与植食性昆虫共用寄主植物作为食物、能量来源及栖息场所,三者之间的互作关系复杂多变,在生物种群控制、生物进化和植物生产中发挥重要作用.从植物-内生真菌共生体、内生真菌对植食性昆虫与多级营养层的影响,及内生真菌抗虫代谢产物等方面概括了内生真菌-植物-昆虫相互关系的研究进展,建议将植物内生真菌纳入植物生态学、昆虫生态学和作物病虫害控制的范畴内.     

以昆虫作为指示生物评估森林健康的生物学与生态学基础

昆虫是森林生物多样性的重要组成部分,在森林生态系统主体群落中,昆虫与植物密切关联.森林害虫胁迫及昆虫多样性变动,对于评估森林生态系统健康状况具有重要价值.昆虫多样性可用于对森林生态系统健康的快速评估,如基于昆虫指示生物评价森林生态系统的毒害水平、物种丰富度、多样性水平、靶标昆虫的地位和特有种水平等.针对影响森林环境健康的重要干扰因子,本文阐述了应用昆虫作为指示性生物监测与评估森林健康状况的生物与生态学依据,讨论了昆虫种群,特别是珍稀物种种群在生境破碎干扰下的种群波动,以及大气污染、干旱和二氧化碳浓度升高等对昆虫种群密度与分布的影响等.同时,分析了昆虫作为指示性生物监测与评估森林环境健康所存在的问题.     

哺乳动物种群系统时空变异性透视

综述了数学和统计学对哺乳动物种群系统生态学过程与环境随机过程交互作用的研究进展,以及种群波动同步性的Moran原理及效应。自然种群最普遍的现象是其数量在时间和空间上的变异性。在不同种群之间,种群大小的波动方式存在显著的差异。阐明和理解这种差异,探讨其随环境条件而改变的潜在规律,是种群和群落生态学的主要挑战之一。种群变异性存在空间分量,在相对大的距离内,种群的波动常同步发生。对种群内部密度制约过程与诸如环境变异性等外部因子交互作用的检验正在成为哺乳动物种群系统生态学领域关注的论题。     

入侵昆虫对全球气候变化的响应

生物入侵已成为一个影响深远的全球性问题,其对我国的生态系统、环境和社会经济的负面影响日益明显。全球气候变化对入侵昆虫有着深刻的影响,它正改变着一些昆虫本地种与入侵昆虫的组成、分布、种群动态和种间关系。本文分析了气候变化与生物入侵之间的互作关系,综述了全球气候变化因子(如温度、湿度及其它气候因子)对入侵昆虫生物学及生态学的影响,探讨了气候变化导致入侵昆虫定殖和传播的原因,并提出了气候变化下入侵昆虫的防治对策。     

《昆虫种群生态学——基础与前沿》

该书由科学出版社2005年出版，徐汝梅、成新跃编。介绍了昆虫生态学的基础与前沿，包括昆虫种群数量的时、空动态规律、调节机制及有关的研究方法。同时，还特别强调了空间生态学在昆虫种群生态学研究中的应用;并介绍了当前昆虫种群生态学的研究热点，如种群变动的遗传机制、昆虫与植物的协同进化等；结合重大的生态学问题，对昆虫暴发的一般理论、昆虫濒危与生物多样性保育、种群扩散与生物入侵、全球变化与昆虫种群动态等进行了论述。     

环境湿度和降雨对昆虫的影响

气候因素与害虫的个体发育和种群动态密切相关.其中,环境湿度(包括空气相对湿度和土壤含水量)变化直接导致昆虫体内含水量变化,从而打破虫体内的水分平衡,进而对其个体发育及群体发生等产生影响.降雨在影响环境湿度的同时,其物理冲刷作用也影响着昆虫田间种群发生动态.因此,研究环境湿度和降雨对昆虫的影响很有意义.本文综述了环境湿度和降雨及其它环境因子(如温度等)的联合作用对昆虫的影响,介绍了其在影响昆虫生长发育、生存、行为、生殖和种群生态学方面的研究进展,并简要介绍了环境湿度调节(如灌溉等)在调控害虫(如棉铃虫)田问种群发生方面的应用.     

兰科植物种群动态研究进展

兰科植物种群动态研究中,种群统计学分析能够很好地揭示植物个体在时空上的变化,是研究种群动态的核心.在自然生境中,许多附生兰科植物更倾向于离散或斑块状分布,可以通过集合种群研究分析斑块之间个体的基因流动,判断物种种群保护的规模.长期的种群动态研究能够获得兰科植物生活史和种群动态方面的可靠信息,以及一定环境条件下其时空波动及与种群功能之间的关系;短期的研究能够更好地理解具有结构性的独立植株与其所处的群落间的关系.本文根据种群生态学原理以及兰科植物的生态特点,从种群的密度及分布、种群统计学、种群的调节、集合种群和种群生存力分析（PVA）模型等方面阐述了国内外兰科植物种群动态研究进展.     

布氏田鼠种群内部调节的研究——种群密度、肾上腺和生殖腺重量之间的相互关系

种群动态及其调节原理是当代生态学研究中心课题之一。早期有关这方面的工作多偏重于外部调节或控制因子的研究,如注意于食物、捕食者、气候、寄生及疾病等因子的作用。自四十年代初期Elton(1942)强调了种内因子的重要性后,引起了生态学界的注意,并已围绕这方面开展了大量的工作。五十年代以来,曾由Christian (1950)、Christian etal.(1964)、Chitty(1960)、Wynne-Edwards(1964)及Krebs(1971,1974)等提出哺乳动物种群自我调节的各种假说。各自的论点虽不相同,但在某些基本思想方面却有其共同之处,即认为动物在与环境的长期适应过程中,发展了控制其数量的自我调节系统,使动物与其周围环境(包括生物、非生物)之间维持动态平衡,以利于种的生存和发展。七十年代以来,种群作为种的生存形式并对环境条件起整体反应的系统概念渗入生态学后,种群内部调节因子的作用愈益引起重视。     

红葱种群地上和地下构件的密度制约调节

虽然个体大小和密度的关系是植物生态学研究的中心问题, 但是大多数基础研究只观测植株地上部分的生物量, 即地上部分大小-密度关系, 而对于地下构件大小-密度关系的研究十分薄弱。因为植物个体的生长是构件变化的过程, 所以个体大小和密度的关系不仅表现为种群水平和个体水平, 也表现为构件水平。该文研究了5个密度(36、49、64、121和225株·m^-2)的红葱(Allium cepa var. proliferum)种群地下构件密度制约调节规律及其与地上构件密度制约调节规律的关系, 地下部分和全株(包括地上部分和地下部分)的密度制约调节规律, 及二者与地上部分密度制约调节规律的关系。结果表明: (1)不同密度环境下, 植物的表型可以通过各器官形态的可塑性反应发生调整; 植株地下构件和地上构件的各个特征(株高、叶片长、叶片数、鳞茎直径、分蘖重)均与密度呈显著的线性相关关系; (2)平均根、鳞茎、叶片和鞘生物量均与密度呈显著的幂函数负相关关系, 但异速指数不同: 鳞茎(-1.14)<叶片(-1.03)<根(-0.78)<鞘(-0.49), 表明地下构件的大小和地上构件的大小随密度的变化不一致; (3)平均地下、地上和个体生物量均与种群密度呈显著的幂函数负相关关系, 但异速指数不同, 分别为: -1.13、-0.95和-0.98, 表明地上部分大小和全株大小随种群密度的变化基本一致, 但与地下部分大小的变化不一致。总之, 密度制约对植株地下构件的调节作用大于地上构件, 对地下部分的调节作用大于地上部分, 红葱种群对地下资源的竞争占主导地位。     

秦王川湿地滨藜叶脉性状与蒸腾速率关系对种群密度的响应

植物蒸腾速率与叶性状关系的环境响应,对探索植物碳水代谢关系和叶性状构建模式之间耦合的生理生态学机制具有重要的意义。选择甘肃省秦王川国家湿地公园的盐沼湿地为实验地,按研究区域滨藜(Atriplex patens)植株密度设置Ⅰ(16—21株/m~2)、Ⅱ(9—15株/m~2)、Ⅲ(9株/m~2)3个梯度,采用标准化主轴估计(standardized major axis estimation,SMA)方法,以叶脉密度和中脉直径分别表示叶脉性状,研究了种群密度影响下滨藜蒸腾速率与叶脉性状的关系。结果表明:随种群密度减小,滨藜的中脉直径、株高、盖度、光合有效辐射(PAR)、叶面积(LA)均逐渐降低,而叶脉密度、叶干重、蒸腾速率(T_r)和净光合速率(P_n)逐渐增加。在高密度(Ⅰ)和低密度(Ⅲ)中,滨藜的蒸腾速率和叶脉密度之间存在极显著正相关关系(P0.01),与中脉直径之间存在显著的负相关关系(P0.05);在中密度(Ⅱ)中,滨藜的蒸腾速率与叶脉密度呈显著正相关关系(P0.05),与中脉直径不存在相关关系(P0.05)。在小密度样地,蒸腾速率(T_r)较小,滨藜采取减小叶脉密度、增大中脉直径的策略,即在阴生环境中滨藜叶片需要大的中脉直径来支撑,同时较小的叶脉密度亦可满足其蒸腾需求,体现了密度制约下湿地植物的生物量分配格局和资源利用对策。     

Consequences of asymmetric competition between resident and invasive defoliators: A novel empirically based modelling approach

Invasive species can have profound effects on a resident community via indirect interactions among community members. While long periodic cycles in population dynamics can make the experimental observation of the indirect effects difficult, modelling the possible effects on an evolutionary time scale may provide the much needed information on the potential threats of the invasive species on the ecosystem. Using empirical data from a recent invasion in northernmost Fennoscandia, we applied adaptive dynamics theory and modelled the long term consequences of the invasion by the winter moth into the resident community. Specifically, we investigated the outcome of the observed short-term asymmetric preferences of generalist predators and specialist parasitoids on the long term population dynamics of the invasive winter moth and resident autumnal moth sharing these natural enemies. Our results indicate that coexistence after the invasion is possible. However, the outcome of the indirect interaction on the population dynamics of the moth species was variable and the dynamics might not be persistent on an evolutionary time scale. In addition, the indirect interactions between the two moth species via shared natural enemies were able to cause asynchrony in the population cycles corresponding to field observations from previous sympatric outbreak areas. Therefore, the invasion may cause drastic changes in the resident community, for example by prolonging outbreak periods of birch-feeding moths, increasing the average population densities of the moths or, alternatively, leading to extinction of the resident moth species or to equilibrium densities of the two, formerly cyclic, herbivores.     

Responses of generalist invertebrate predators to pupal densities of autumnal and winter moths under field conditions

• 1 Generalist natural enemies are usually not considered as being capable of causing population cycles in forest insects, but they may influence the population dynamics of their prey in the low density cycle phase when specialist enemies are largely absent.
• 2 In the present field study, the total response of the generalist invertebrate predator community to experimentally established pupal densities of the closely related autumnal (Epirrita autumnata) and winter moths (Operophtera brumata) was analysed.
• 3 Due to the high amount of variation in the dataset, the exact shape of the response curve could not be convincingly estimated. Nevertheless, two important conclusions can be drawn from the analyses.
• 4 Firstly, the natural invertebrate predator community seems to become saturated at rather low densities of both autumnal and winter moth pupae. Secondly, the predator community seems to become saturated at much lower densities of autumnal than of winter moth pupae.
• 5 Furthermore, pupal mass was significantly negatively correlated with invertebrate predation probability in autumnal moth pupae.
• 6 These results indicate that differences in the predator assemblage being able to consume pupae of the two moth species, as well as different handling times, could be responsible for the substantially higher predation rates in winter than in autumnal moth pupae.
• 7 As a consequence, the population dynamics of autumnal moths might be less affected by generalist invertebrate predators than those of winter moths, as autumnal moths seem able to escape from the regulating influence of generalist predators at much lower population densities than winter moths.

     

Delayed density-dependent parasitism of eggs and pupae as a contributor to the cyclic population dynamics of the autumnal moth

Many populations of forest Lepidoptera exhibit 10-year cycles in densities, with impressive outbreaks across large regions. Delayed density-dependent interactions with natural enemies are recognized as key factors driving these cyclic population dynamics, but emphasis has typically been on the larval stages. Eggs, pupae and adults also suffer mortality from predators, parasitoids and pathogens, but little is known about possible density relationships between mortality factors and these non-feeding life stages. In a long-term field study, we experimentally deployed autumnal moth (Epirrita autumnata) eggs and pupae to their natural enemies yearly throughout the 10-year population cycle in northern Norway. The abundance of another geometrid, the winter moth (Operophtera brumata), increased in the study area, permitting comparisons between the two moth species in predation and parasitism. Survival of autumnal moth eggs and pupae was related to the moth abundance in an inverse and delayed manner. Egg and pupal parasitoids dominated as density-dependent mortality factors and predicted the subsequent growth rate of the host population size. In contrast, effects of egg and pupal predators were weakly density dependent, and generally predation remained low. Parasitism rates did not differ between the autumnal and winter moth pupae, whereas predators preferred winter moth pupae over those of the autumnal moth. We conclude that parasitism of the autumnal moth by egg and pupal parasitoids can be related to the changes of the moth density in a delayed density-dependent manner. Furthermore, egg and pupal parasitoids cannot be overlooked as causal factors for the population cycles of forest Lepidoptera in general.     

Natural enemies and environmental factors affecting the population dynamics of the gypsy moth

The population densities of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar; Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) may reach outbreak levels that pose considerable economic and environmental impacts to forests in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Compared with the situation in its native European range feeding damage by gypsy moth is often found to be more severe in North America and other parts of the world. Thus, the release from natural enemies can be interpreted as an important cause for high feeding damages. Natural enemies, especially parasitoids, can cause delayed density‐dependent mortality, which may be responsible for population cycles. In North America where only few parasitoids have been introduced and the parasitism rates are considerably lower than in Europe, generalist predators play a larger role than in Europe. Many other factors seem to influence the population dynamics of the gypsy moth such as the host plants and weather. Nevertheless, much of the variability in population densities of the gypsy moth may be attributed to interacting effects of weather conditions and attack by natural enemies. In spite of the considerable number of studies on the ecology and population dynamics of the gypsy moth and the impact of their natural enemies, more quantitative information is required to predict the population dynamics of this pest species and to control its economic and ecologic impact.     

Concordant population dynamics of Lepidoptera herbivores in a forest ecosystem

It is frequently assumed that population fluctuations are largely independent within a community of trophically‐similar species, but this need not be so. If population fluctuations are partly synchronized or concordant, this will produce interannual variability in the community's aggregate abundance and generate temporal variance in ecosystem structure. We studied the community of Lepidoptera inhabiting northern hardwood forests in New Hampshire, USA, to evaluate the hypothesis that fluctuations in consumer communities can arise from concordant dynamics of constituent populations. Interannual comparisons of moth abundances for >75 species sampled at three sites over four years revealed that concordant dynamics contribute strongly to interannual variability in the abundance of consumers. A conspicuous decline in community abundance from 2004 to 2005 was the result of predominantly negative population growth rates of the component species, while an increase in community abundance from 2006 to 2007 was the result of predominantly positive population growth rates. Population dynamics most strongly linked species that feed in the early season (perhaps due to shared responses to climatic effects), but not species that might share natural enemies or host plants. The observed concordant dynamics introduced conspicuous temporal variation in the abundance of primary consumers relative to plants and secondary consumers, thereby altering the forest's trophic structure. Such variance in the aggregate abundance of forest primary consumers could generate time‐lagged fluctuations in abundances of secondary consumers and will generally have important consequences for ecosystem properties and processes that are nonlinear functions of consumer abundance, such as plant community structure and nutrient cycling.     

Determinants of lepidopteran community composition and species diversity in eastern deciduous forests: roles of season, eco-region and patch size

Ecologists have long recognized that factors operating at both local and regional scales influence whether a given species occurs in an ecological community. The relative roles of variables manifested at local and regional scales on community structure, however, remain an unexplored issue for many faunas. To address this question, we compared the community composition and species diversity of forest Lepidoptera between (i) large forest tracts in historically glaciated and unglaciated regions of the eastern deciduous forest in North America, and (ii) large and small forest patches within a highly fragmented forest landscape. Specifically, we used seasonally stratified sampling to test whether regional and local differences in moth communities were related to variation in stand structure and floristic composition. At the local scale, we tested three alternative hypotheses describing the effects of patch size on moth species richness: species impoverishment, species replacement, or species supplementation. Cluster analysis revealed significant compositional differences in moth communities sampled between (i) early and late seasons, (ii) glaciated and unglaciated forest eco‐regions, and (iii) large and small forest patches. Canonical correspondence analysis suggested that floristic variation at regional scales had a greater role in determining moth community composition than local vegetation or patch‐size effects. Species richness was higher in the glaciated North Central Tillplain, and was attributable to a more diverse herbaceous feeding moth assemblage. Finally, we found evidence that both species impoverishment and species replacement processes structure the moth fauna of small woodlots; the richness of moths with larvae that feed on woody plants decreased with patch area, but herbaceous feeding species increased in diversity in smaller patches. Thus, our results suggest that local and regional differences in moth community structure are mediated by differences in host‐plant resources attributable to regional biogeographic history and local differences in patch size. Because community composition appeared to be more sensitive to environmental variation than species richness, we suggest that monitoring lepidopteran species diversity in forests will not detect significant changes in species composition due to environmental change.     

长白山北坡林线灌木草本植物与岳桦的动态关系

本文以长白山北坡林线为研究区,调查125个样方内岳桦种群的径级结构与林线灌草植物的生态重要值。采用常规统计和聚类方法分析岳桦种群与8种常见灌草植物的动态特点,采用典型与单因子相关分析岳桦动态与林线灌草植物的变化关系。结果表明岳桦种群扩张带动林下灌草的相继移动,林线上侵不仅是单一乔木的变化,而是森林群落向苔原群落的入侵,从空间上挤占生态位的过程。另外,这种替代中各个成分变化也存在差异,由于各种植物在群落中的地位和生态竞争力的区别,在替代过程中不同植物变化也具有明显的异步性。     

The Allee effect, stochastic dynamics and the eradication of alien species

Previous treatments of the population biology of eradication have assumed that eradication can only be achieved via 100% removal of the alien population. However, this assumption appears to be incorrect because stochastic dynamics and the Allee effect typically contribute to the extinction of very low‐density populations. We explore a model that incorporates Allee dynamics and stochasticity to observe how these two processes contribute to the extinction of isolated populations following eradication treatments of varying strength (percentage mortality). As a case study, we used historical data on the dynamics of isolated gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, populations to fit parameters to this model. The parameterized model was then used in simulations that evaluated the efficacy of various eradication strategies. The results indicated that eradication of isolated gypsy moth populations could be easily achieved following a treatment of >80% mortality as long as populations were relatively low (indicated by <100 males captured in pheromone traps).     

Formation and development of the Black Sea-Caspian kilka Clupeonella cultriventris (Clupeidae) in the Rybinsk reservoir

We studied the state and development of the population of the Black Sea-Caspian kilka Clupeonella cultriventris in the Rybinsk reservoir from 1994 to 2010. The population dynamics, the rate of growth of the kilka, as well as its food relationships with other fish species of the pelagial community, were analyzed. It was found that the period of exponential increase in the numbers was replaced by the period of interannual fluctuations. With the development of the population, tendencies for a decrease in the rate of growth of the kilka and aggravation of its food relationships with other species are revealed, which is determined by changes in the structure of pelagic aggregations of fish. One of the most significant environmental factors determining dynamics of the numbers and state of the kilka population in the northernmost part of its modern range is water temperature.     

Community structure in epilinmetic and metalimnetic phytoplankton assemblages

Epilimnetic and metalimnetic phytoplankton communities were compared to assess the relative importance of autogenic and allogenic factors regulating community composition and structure. In the epilimnion, opportunistic species were predominant, and as a result there was considerabletemporal change in the community as measured by the community coefficient. In the metalimnion, however, temporal changes in the community coefficient were small compared with changes along the vertical gradient. It appears that non-equilibrium dynamics caused by short term changes in physical processes might be regulating the phytoplankton community in the epilimnion, and vertical niche partitioning along the vertical gradient was minor compared with temporal changes of community structure. The metalimnion supported communities with a more persistent structure over time, although vertical resource partitioning between density layers resulted in considerable change of community structure with depths.