西双版纳片断化热带雨林常绿乔木幼树水分利用效率的边缘效应研究

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The influence of anthropogenic edge effects on primate populations and their habitat in a fragmented rainforest in Costa Rica

When a forest is fragmented, this increases the amount of forest edge relative to the interior. Edge effects can lead to loss of animal and plant species and decreased plant biomass near forest edges. We examined the influence of an anthropogenic forest edge comprising cattle pasture, coconut plantations, and human settlement on the mantled howler (Alouatta palliata), white-faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus), Central American spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), and plant populations at La Suerte Biological Research Station (LSBRS), Costa Rica. We predicted that there would be lower monkey encounter rate, mean tree species richness, and diameter at breast height (DBH) in forest edge versus interior, and that monkeys would show species-specific responses to edge based on diet, body size, and canopy height preferences. Specifically, we predicted that howler monkeys would show positive or neutral edge effects due to their flexible folivorous diet, large body size, and preference for high canopy, capuchins would show positive edge effects due to their diverse diet, small body size, and preference for low to middle canopy, and spider monkeys would show negative edge effects due their reliance on ripe fruit, large body size, and preference for high upper canopy. We conducted population and vegetation surveys along edge and interior transects at LSBRS. Contrary to predictions, total monkey encounter rate did not vary between the forest edge and forest interior. Furthermore, all three species showed neutral edge effects with no significant differences in encounter rate between forest edge and interior. Interior transects had significantly higher mean tree species richness than edge transects, and interior trees had greater DBH than edge trees, although this difference was not significant. These results suggest that forest edges negatively impact plant populations at La Suerte but that the monkeys are able to withstand these differences in vegetation.     

栓皮栎叶片δ13C和δ15N的纬向趋势及其影响因子

以东亚广布种栓皮栎为例,通过对南北样带(26°-40° N)上7个群体的调查取样,并结合2个生活史阶段,探讨栓皮栎碳氮同位素比值随纬度环境的变异规律.结果表明: 在纬向梯度上,栓皮栎叶片δ¹³C和δ¹⁵N随纬度的增加分别呈现非线性的增加和下降趋势,且成年树叶片δ¹³C和δ¹⁵N均显著高于幼树;同时,树龄和纬度对叶片δ¹⁵N和δ¹³C均无显著交互作用,表明栓皮栎幼树和成年树纬向环境变化的响应较为一致.随机森林模型结果显示,栓皮栎叶片δ¹⁵N主要受土壤养分,如土壤有机质、磷和氮含量的影响,而叶片δ¹³C主要受水分因子,如空气相对湿度、降水量等的影响.     

栓皮栎叶片δ13C和δ15N的纬向趋势及其影响因子

以东亚广布种栓皮栎为例,通过对南北样带(26°-40° N)上7个群体的调查取样,并结合2个生活史阶段,探讨栓皮栎碳氮同位素比值随纬度环境的变异规律.结果表明: 在纬向梯度上,栓皮栎叶片δ¹³C和δ¹⁵N随纬度的增加分别呈现非线性的增加和下降趋势,且成年树叶片δ¹³C和δ¹⁵N均显著高于幼树;同时,树龄和纬度对叶片δ¹⁵N和δ¹³C均无显著交互作用,表明栓皮栎幼树和成年树纬向环境变化的响应较为一致.随机森林模型结果显示,栓皮栎叶片δ¹⁵N主要受土壤养分,如土壤有机质、磷和氮含量的影响,而叶片δ¹³C主要受水分因子,如空气相对湿度、降水量等的影响.     

Characterising the effects of high ammonia emission on the growth of Norway spruce

This paper studies the effects of high ammonia emissions and nitrogen deposition on tree growth. Wood cores of 125 Norway spruces were analysed along a transect (800 m) from forest edge to forest interior. The forest edge was exposed to a strong ammonia emission source (poultry farm, less than 50 m). Atmospheric nitrogen bulk deposition, ammonia concentration, soil solution concentration, soil nutrient content, foliar N concentration and C/N ratio of the humus layer were measured at five plots along the transect. The tree growth increment of two clusters of trees close to the forest edge and forest interior was compared. The results indicate extremely high nitrogen load at the forest edge. All nitrogen variables show an `edge effect' with increasing values from forest interior to the forest edge. The growth of nitrogen-influenced spruce trees generally increases. Trees with excessive long-term nitrogen load appear to loose increment after a long-term nitrogen impact. The average gain of increment at the edge appears to be related to the amount of nitrogen emission.     

Foliar δ13C Within Temperate Deciduous Forest: Its Spatial Change and Interspecies Variation

The stable carbon isotope ratios (δ13C) of dominant tree and shrub species in typical temperate broad-leaved forests in Dongling Mountain, northwestern part of Beijing, China, were studied. The results indicated that the values of foliar 8 13C differed among the species tested, in the following order of Prunus armeniaca var. ansu Maxim. > Fraxinus rhychophylla Hce. ≈ Virex negundo var. heterophylla (Franch.) ReM. ≈ Quercus liaotungensis Koiz. ≈ Syringa pekinensis Rupr. > Juglans mandshurica Maxim. The δ13C values were also affected by the maturity of leaves. The newly-developed leaves had higher δ13C values than the mature ones, especially in Juglans mandshurica and Quercus liaotungensis. The conditions of habitats, particularly soil depth and moisture content, also had pronounced effect on foliar δ13C. The foliar δ13C values of plants grown in dry habitats were higher than those in moist ones. They were also affected by the position of leaves in the canopy: leaves at upper canopy showed higher δ13C values than the lower ones. It is suggested that stable isotope technique may be effective for the study of ecophysiology of plants in the warm temperate regions of China.     

Forest Gaps Inhibit Foliar Litter Pb and Cd Release in Winter and Inhibit Pb and Cd Accumulation in Growing Season in an Alpine Forest

Aims

The release of heavy metals (such as Pb and Cd) from foliar litter play an important role in element cycling in alpine forest ecosystems. Although natural forest gaps could play important roles in the release of heavy metals from foliar litter by affecting the snow cover during the winter and solar irradiation during the growing season, few studies have examined these potential roles. The objectives of this study were to document changes in Pb and Cd dynamics during litter decomposition in the center of gaps and under closed canopies and to investigate the factors that controlled these changes during the winter and growing seasons.

Methods

Senesced foliar litter from six dominant species, including Kangding willow (Salix paraplesia), Masters larch (Larix mastersiana), Mingjiang fir (Abies faxoniana), Alpine azalea (Rhododendron lapponicum), Red birch (Betula albosinensis) and Mourning cypress (Sabina saltuaria), was placed in litterbags and incubated between the gap center and closed canopy conditions in an alpine forest in the eastern region of the Tibetan Plateau. The litterbags were sampled at the snow formation stage, snow coverage stage, snow melt stage and during the growing season. The Pb and Cd concentrations in the sampled foliar litter were determined by acid digestion (HNO₃/HClO₄).

Important findings

Over one year of decomposition, Pb accumulation and Cd release from the foliar litter occurred, regardless of the foliar litter species. However, Pb and Cd were both released from the foliar litter during the winter and accumulated during the growing season. Compared with the gap center and the canopy gap edge, the extended gap edge and the closed canopy showed higher Pb and Cd release rates in winter and higher Pb and Cd accumulation rates during the growing season, respectively. Statistical analyses indicate that the dynamics of Pb were significantly influenced by frequent freeze–thaw cycles in winter and appropriate hydrothermal conditions during the growing season, the dynamics of Cd were strongly influenced by species and the presence of a forest gap at different decomposition stages. These results show that forest gaps could inhibit Pb and Cd release from foliar litter in the alpine forest of western Sichuan. In addition, a decrease in the snow depth in the winter warming scenario would promote the release of Pb during foliar litter decomposition. There exist some difference that may be influenced by litter quality, microenvironment and microtopography during litter decomposition.     

北京西山侧柏林冠层不同高度处叶片水分利用效率

以北京西山广泛分布的侧柏林为研究对象,综合考虑冠层不同高度处气象因子、大气CO₂浓度以及大气CO₂中碳同位素组成的差异,对其冠层不同高度处叶片的瞬时水分利用效率和短期水分利用效率分别进行了测定,以期为区域森林生态系统固碳与耗水研究提供理论依据,为区域森林生态系统经营与维护提供技术支撑.结果表明: 侧柏林冠层不同高度处叶片的瞬时水分利用效率随冠层高度的变化规律表现为上层>中层>下层,多种气象因子协同影响气孔运动,使瞬时水分利用效率受气孔限制;侧柏林冠层不同高度处的环境因子、大气CO₂浓度以及大气CO₂的δ13C均存在一定差异,导致了林冠各层叶片的短期水分利用效率的变化.林冠上层叶片通过提高水分利用效率适应环境.     

Forest Gaps Alter the Total Phenol Dynamics in Decomposing Litter in an Alpine Fir Forest

The total phenol content in decomposing litter not only acts as a crucial litter quality indicator, but is also closely related to litter humification due to its tight absorption to clay particles. However, limited attention has been focused on the total phenol dynamics in foliar litter in relation to forest gaps. Here, the foliar litter of six representative tree species was incubated on the forest floor from the gap center to the closed canopy of an alpine Minjiang fir (Abies faxoniana) forest in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and eastern Tibetan Plateau. The dynamics of total phenol concentration in the incubated litter was measured from November 2012 to October 2014. Over two-year incubation, 78.22% to 94.06% of total phenols were lost from the foliar litter, but 52.08% to 86.41% of this occurred in the first year. Forest gaps accelerated the loss of total phenols in the foliar litter in the winter, although they inhibited the loss of total phenols during the growing season in the first year. In comparison with the effects of forest gaps, the variations of litter quality among different species were much stronger on the dynamics of total phenols in the second year. Overall, the loss of total phenols in the foliar litter was slightly higher in both the canopy gap and the expanded gap than in the gap center and under the closed canopy. The results suggest that the predicted decline in snow cover resulting from winter warming or vanishing gaps caused by forest regeneration will retard the loss of total phenol content in the foliar litter of alpine forest ecosystems, especially in the first decomposition year.     

Changes in wood and foliar δ13C in sugar maple at Gatineau Park,Quebec, Canada

Leaf samples and tree rings formed between the mid‐1960s and mid‐1990s from sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) at Gatineau Park (45°30′ N, 75°54′ W), Quebec were analysed for δ¹³C. Leaf samples were collected at ground level (1–2 m above ground) at monthly intervals during the summer, whereas tree cores were extracted from the largest trees (d.b.h. > 30 cm) in the young deciduous forest in August 1998. Significant linear decreases in δ¹³C over time were found in foliage and tree rings, but the decrease in δ¹³C was significantly greater in foliage than in the wood. The apparent isotopic discrimination (Δ) of tree rings varied insignificantly around a mean of 18‰, whereas foliar Δ increased significantly from 19‰ in the 1960s to around 23‰ by the mid 1990s, likely as a result of an increasing canopy effect as the forest matured. Using models of carbon discrimination and Δ‐values of the tree rings, we calculate that the intrinsic water use efficiency of mature sugar maple has increased by approximately 4% over the study period.     

沙棘属植物叶片碳稳定同位素含量与气候的关系

本试验以131个沙棘属植物种群为研究对象,通过测定其叶片碳稳定同位素(δ¹³C)值,分析了碳稳定同位素特征与环境因子之间的关系。结果表明: 沙棘属植物叶片的δ¹³C值介于-24.65‰～-29.11‰,平均值为-26.97‰,属于C3植物,叶片δ¹³C值变异系数为种内大于种间,表明环境因子是影响沙棘属植物叶片δ¹³C含量变化的主导因素。沙棘属植物叶片的δ¹³C值与经纬度的变化无显著相关,与海拔呈显著负相关。通过建立回归方程: δ¹³C(‰)=0.118VAP-0.007GST-0.000028RDA-20.721(R²=0.212,P<0.0001),说明影响沙棘属叶片δ¹³C值最主要的因素是水蒸气压(VAP)、生长季温度(GST)和太阳辐射(RDA)。研究结果可为沙棘属植物对全球气候变化的响应提供理论依据。     

Rain Forest Structure at Forest-Pasture Edges in Northeastern Costa Rica

Land-use change in the Sarapiquí region of Costa Rica has resulted in a fragmented forest landscape with abrupt edges between forest and pasture. Forest responses to edge effects vary widely and can significantly affect ecosystem integrity. Our objective was to examine forest structure at 20+ yr old forest-pasture edges in Sarapiquí. Three transects with 0.095-ha plots at seven distances from forest edges were established in each of six forest patches. Stem density, basal area, and aboveground biomass in trees and palms ≥ 10-cm diameter at breast height were measured in all plots. In addition, hemispherical photographs were taken to determine leaf area index, understory light availability, and percent canopy openness. Linear mixed-effects models showed significantly higher tree stem density at forest edges, relative to interiors, a pattern reflected by increased stem density, basal area, and aboveground biomass in small diameter trees (≤ 20 cm) growing near edges. No differences in total tree basal area, aboveground biomass, or hemispherical photograph-derived parameters were detected across the forest edge to interior gradient. The recruitment of small diameter trees following edge creation has contributed to the development of dense vegetation at the forest edge and has aided in the maintenance of similar tree basal area and aboveground biomass between edge and interior environments. These data reflect on the robustness of forest edges in Sarapiquí, a characteristic that will likely minimize future detrimental edge effects and promote a number of high-value environmental services in these forests.     

Urbanization and fragmentation have opposing effects on soil nitrogen availability in temperate forest ecosystems

Nitrogen (N) availability relative to plant demand has been declining in recent years in terrestrial ecosystems throughout the world, a phenomenon known as N oligotrophication. The temperate forests of the northeastern U.S. have experienced a particularly steep decline in bioavailable N, which is expected to be exacerbated by climate change. This region has also experienced rapid urban expansion in recent decades that leads to forest fragmentation, and it is unknown whether and how these changes affect N availability and uptake by forest trees. Many studies have examined the impact of either urbanization or forest fragmentation on nitrogen (N) cycling, but none to our knowledge have focused on the combined effects of these co-occurring environmental changes. We examined the effects of urbanization and fragmentation on oak-dominated (Quercus spp.) forests along an urban to rural gradient from Boston to central Massachusetts (MA). At eight study sites along the urbanization gradient, plant and soil measurements were made along a 90 m transect from a developed edge to an intact forest interior. Rates of net ammonification, net mineralization, and foliar N concentrations were significantly higher in urban than rural sites, while net nitrification and foliar C:N were not different between urban and rural forests. At urban sites, foliar N and net ammonification and mineralization were higher at forest interiors compared to edges, while net nitrification and foliar C:N were higher at rural forest edges than interiors. These results indicate that urban forests in the northeastern U.S. have greater soil N availability and N uptake by trees compared to rural forests, counteracting the trend for widespread N oligotrophication in temperate forests around the globe. Such increases in available N are diminished at forest edges, however, demonstrating that forest fragmentation has the opposite effect of urbanization on coupled N availability and demand by trees.     

高山森林林窗对凋落叶分解的影响

林窗对降水和光照等环境条件的再分配以及分解者群落的影响可能深刻作用于森林凋落物分解过程,但有关高山森林林窗大小对凋落物分解的影响尚无研究报道。采用凋落物分解袋法,研究了川西高山森林不同大小林窗对非生长季节和生长季节红桦(Betula albo-sinensis)和岷江冷杉(Abies faxoniana)凋落叶质量损失的影响。结果显示,经过1a的分解,不同生境下红桦和岷江冷杉凋落叶分别分解了27.25%—30.12%和27.04%—27.96%,其中非生长季节占53.83%—60.18%和50.23%—59.09%。林窗对红桦和岷江冷杉凋落叶质量损失的影响因物种不同而呈现季节差异。总体上,林窗加快了岷江冷杉凋落叶的分解而延缓了红桦凋落叶的分解。与郁闭林下相比,林窗显著增加了2种凋落叶非生长季节的质量损失速率,显著降低了生长季节2种凋落叶的质量损失速率;2种凋落叶质量损失速率在非生长季节随林窗面积增大而加快,在生长季节随林窗面积增大而减慢。林窗显著影响了初冻期、深冻期和融化期岷江冷杉凋落叶的质量损失率,但对红桦凋落叶质量损失率影响不显著。可见,高山森林凋落物分解过程受到林窗的显著影响,并且阔叶和针叶凋落叶在非生长季节和生长季节对林窗的响应具有明显差异。     

Edge effects in a three-dimensional world: height in the canopy modulates edge effects on the epiphyte Sarmienta repens (Gesneriaceae)

In fragmented landscapes, the sharp transitions between remnant habitats and those created by human disturbances result in “edge effects”. Changes in microhabitat characteristics (for example, the height at which epiphytic plants grow on their host trees) may, however, modulate these effects. We evaluated how distance to the edge and height on the host tree affect seed germination and adult occurrence of the austral-forest epiphyte Sarmienta repens. The negative effect of edges on germination and adult occurrence was modulated by a vertical gradient (height) with contrasting effects on seed germination and survival to adulthood. Seed germination was affected by both height and distance to the forest edge, increasing away from forest edges for plants growing on trees in mid-story (3–6 m) and canopy zones (6–12 m) but being unaffected by the distance to the edge for plants located in understory zones (<3 m above the ground). Adult occurrence, in contrast, increased with both height and distance to the edge. As a result, seeds deposited near edges germinated best at a microhabitat (understory zone) inadequate for subsequent survival. Our results stress the importance of maintaining intact forest areas, free from edge influences and hosting large trees, to preserve the rich epiphytic flora characteristic of humid forests.     

Linear edge effects on liana and tree communities in two tropical forest ecosystems in Ghana

The study determined linear edge effects on liana and tree community assemblages in moist semi-deciduous (Afram Headwaters Forest Reserve) and upland evergreen (Tano Offin Forest Reserve) forests in Ghana. Fifteen plots (20 × 20 m²) were randomly set up at each habitat in the forests: edge habitat (0–40 m) and interior habitat (≥500 m). Lianas (diameter at 1.30 m from rooting base ≥1 cm) and trees (diameter at breast height, dbh ≥5 cm) were identified and enumerated in the plots. In the forest ecosystems, liana and tree species composition differed significantly between the two habitats. Liana and tree diversity did not differ significantly between edge and interior habitats. Nevertheless, edge habitat in moist semi-deciduous forest supported significantly higher liana abundance and basal area than its interior habitat, whereas edge habitat in upland evergreen forest harboured significantly lower liana basal area than its corresponding interior habitat. Edge habitat in moist semi-deciduous and upland evergreen forests had significantly lower tree abundance and basal area, respectively, than interior habitat. The results suggest that overall, linear edge effects on liana and tree assemblages were more pronounced in moist semi-deciduous forest than upland evergreen forest. Lianas exhibited dominance over trees in edge habitat within moist semi-deciduous forest, implying that they can have serious implications on tree diversity and ecosystem functioning in the forest. As our study is the first of its kind in the tropics with respect to edge type and forest ecosystems studied, our findings can contribute towards edge theory development.     

Effects of forest gap on hemicellulose dynamics during foliar litter decomposition in an subalpine forest

 亚高山森林林窗可能通过改变冬季雪被格局和生长季水热环境影响林窗内凋落物中半纤维素的分解动态, 但目前对此还缺乏研究。采用凋落物分解袋法, 以亚高山森林5种典型物种岷江冷杉(Abies faxoniana)、红桦(Betula albosinensis)、四川红杉(Larix mastersiana)、方枝柏(Sabina saltuaria)和高山杜鹃(Rhododendron lapponicum)凋落物为研究对象, 研究雪被形成期、雪被覆盖期、雪被融化期和生长季节从林窗中心、林冠林窗、扩展林窗到郁闭林下物种凋落物的半纤维素变化特征。经历一年分解后, 5种凋落物的半纤维素均呈现净累积现象。针、阔叶凋落物半纤维素分别在雪被覆盖期和融化期表现出相对较高的损失率。在雪被覆盖期和融化期, 凋落物半纤维素在林窗中心和林冠林窗具有相对较高的损失率; 而在生长季节, 林窗中心呈现相对较低的凋落物半纤维素累积率。统计分析结果表明凋落物分解过程中半纤维素损失率与环境因子和凋落物质量因子均显著相关。这些结果表明亚高山森林林窗对凋落物分解过程中半纤维素损失率具有显著影响, 分别促进了半纤维素在冬季的损失以及抑制了半纤维素在生长季节的累积, 意味着亚高山森林林窗的形成有利于凋落物半纤维素的降解。     

Stable nitrogen isotope patterns of trees and soils altered by long-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition to a lowland tropical rainforest

Foliar nitrogen (N) isotope ratios (δ¹⁵N) are used as a proxy for N-cycling processes, including the “openness” of the N cycle and the use of distinct N sources, but there is little experimental support for such proxies in lowland tropical forest. To address this, we examined the δ¹⁵N values of soluble soil N and canopy foliage of four tree species after 13 years of factorial N and P addition to a mature lowland rainforest. We hypothesized that N addition would lead to ¹⁵N-enriched soil N forms due to fractionating losses, whereas P addition would reduce N losses as the plants and microbes adjusted their stoichiometric demands. Chronic N addition increased the concentration and δ¹⁵N value of soil nitrate and δ¹⁵N in live and senesced leaves in two of four tree species, but did not affect ammonium or dissolved organic N. Phosphorus addition significantly increased foliar δ¹⁵N in one tree species and elicited significant N × P interactions in two others due to a reduction in foliar δ¹⁵N enrichment under N and P co-addition. Isotope mixing models indicated that three of four tree species increased their use of nitrate relative to ammonium following N addition, supporting the expectation that tropical trees use the most available form of mineral N. Previous observations that anthropogenic N deposition in this tropical region have led to increasing foliar δ¹⁵N values over decadal time-scales is now mechanistically linked to greater usage of ¹⁵N-enriched nitrate.     

Carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotope composition in plant and soil in Southern Patagonia's native forests

Stable isotope natural abundance measurements integrate across several biogeochemical processes in ecosystem N and C dynamics. Here, we report trends in natural isotope abundance (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N in plant and soil) along a climosequence of 33 Nothofagus forest stands located within Patagonia, Southern Argentina. We measured 28 different abiotic variables (both climatic variables and soil properties) to characterize environmental conditions at each of the 33 sites. Foliar δ¹³C values ranged from ?35.4‰ to ?27.7‰, and correlated positively with foliar δ¹⁵N values, ranging from ?3.7‰ to 5.2‰. Soil δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N values reflected the isotopic trends of the foliar tissues and ranged from ?29.8‰ to ?25.3‰, and ?4.8‰ to 6.4‰, respectively, with no significant differences between Nothofagus species (Nothofagus pumilio, Nothofagus antarctica, Nothofagus betuloides). Principal component analysis and multiple regressions suggested that mainly water availability variables (mean annual precipitation), but not soil properties, explained between 42% and 79% of the variations in foliar and soil δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N natural abundance, which declined with increased moisture supply. We conclude that a decline in water use efficiency at wetter sites promotes both the depletion of heavy C and N isotopes in soil and plant biomass. Soil δ¹³C values were higher than those of the plant tissues and this difference increased as annual precipitation increased. No such differences were apparent when δ¹⁵N values in soil and plant were compared, which indicates that climatic differences contributed more to the overall C balance than to the overall N balance in these forest ecosystems.     

A free-air system for long-term stable carbon isotope labeling of adult forest trees

Stable carbon (C) isotopes, in particular employed in labeling experiments, are an ideal tool to broaden our understanding of C dynamics in trees and forest ecosystems. Here, we present a free-air exposure system, named isoFACE, designed for long-term stable C isotope labeling in the canopy of 25 m tall forest trees. Labeling of canopy air was achieved by continuous release of CO₂ with a δ¹³C of −46.9‰. To this end, micro-porous tubes were suspended at c. 1 m distance vertically through the canopy, minimizing CO₂ gradients from the exterior to the interior and allowing for C labeling exposure during periods of low wind speed. Target for CO₂ concentration ([CO₂]) increase was ambient +100 μmol mol⁻¹. Canopy [CO₂] stayed within 10% of the target during more than 57% of the time and resulted in a drop of δ¹³C in canopy air by 7.8‰. After 19 labeling days about 50% of C in phloem sugars and stem CO₂ efflux were turned over and 20–30% in coarse root CO₂ efflux and soil CO₂. The isoFACE system successfully altered δ¹³C of canopy air for studying turn-over of C pools in forest trees and soils, highlighting their slow turn-over rates.