泥炭地特征性环境因子促进泥炭藓持久孢子库的形成

研究泥炭地特征性环境因子——淹水、少氧和化感物质对泥炭藓孢子持久性的影响,可深入理解泥炭地泥炭藓持久孢子库的形成机制,为退化泥炭地泥炭藓地被恢复研究提供参考。该研究以藓丘种和丘间种两种泥炭藓的孢子为试验材料,通过室内模拟控制实验的方法,研究泥炭藓孢子在空气、超纯水、泥炭地地表水和泥炭藓沥出液中,及3种速率充气下,孢子萌发力持久性的变化。经充气处理后,泥炭藓孢子持久性显著低于不充气处理。不充气时,泥炭藓孢子在含有化感物质的泥炭地地表水和泥炭藓沥出液中保存,持久性显著高于在超纯水中保存。通径分析结果显示,溶解氧是影响泥炭地泥炭藓孢子持久性的主要因子和限制因子,养分元素氮(TN)和磷(TP)的浓度为孢子持久性的负作用因子。研究结果表明,泥炭藓孢子散布于苔藓地被基质或淹水的丘间生境中,比暴露于空气或在无化感物质的水中,能更好地维持萌发力。泥炭地中,泥炭藓孢子和其他植物的繁殖体的超长寿命可能归因于少氧、养分贫乏和丰富的化感物质等泥炭地特征性环境因子。     

长白山哈泥泥炭地丘间生境泥炭藓孢子的寿命

长寿有性繁殖体对于植物种群的长存具有重要意义,迄今,泥炭地苔藓植物孢子长寿性研究还很少。在长白山哈泥泥炭地钻取丘间表层泥炭样品,测定泥炭腐殖化度和烧失量,逐层提取和培养泥炭藓孢子,研究埋藏时间对孢子萌发的影响。结果表明,丘间泥炭藓孢子埋藏环境中,随着埋深的增加即埋藏年限的增加,泥炭腐殖化度和烧失量总体上分别呈现增加和递减的趋势,而地层泥炭藓孢子萌发率呈现直线递减的规律,但在埋藏近150余年后孢子萌发率仍可达40%。研究进一步证明泥炭藓具有长期持久孢子库,根据推算,泥炭地丘间埋藏环境中,泥炭藓孢子最大寿命可超过400a。     

养分浓度和光照强度对泥炭藓有性更新的影响

作为优势植物, 泥炭藓(Sphagnum)在泥炭沼泽中缺乏有性更新的原因尚不清楚。针对影响孢子萌发的光强和养分条件, 以泥炭藓(S. palustre)为材料, 通过室内孢子萌发实验, 研究不同光强和养分浓度对孢子萌发率、萌发势及萌发指数的影响。4 种培养基中, 养分浓度高的营养液培养基中孢子萌发率最高, 达到60%, 其次为养分浓度与营养液相近的琼脂+营养液培养基, 萌发率为48%, 再次为养分水平很低的沼泽水培养基, 萌发率约为30%, 几乎无养分的蒸馏水培养基中萌发率最低, 约为5%。萌发势和萌发指数亦呈现相同的规律。琼脂+营养液和营养液培养基较沼泽水和蒸馏水培养基孢子萌发时间提前约3 天时间。增加光强使孢子萌发率仅提高10%。研究表明, 低养分浓度和弱光照均不利于孢子萌发, 相对而言, 泥炭沼泽的贫营养特征应是限制泥炭藓有性更新的更重要因素。     

长白山哈泥泥炭地持久孢子库的实验证据

有性繁殖体库对于植物种群的长存具有重要意义,迄今为止,泥炭地尚无苔藓植物长期的持久孢子库的直接实验证据。在长白山哈泥泥炭地,钻取50 cm表层泥炭样品,运用落叶松测年法推算泥炭地地层泥炭藓孢子的埋藏时间,经逐层提取和培养尖叶泥炭藓孢子,研究埋藏时间对孢子萌发率的影响。结果表明,随着埋藏时间的增加,尖叶泥炭藓孢子萌发率呈现对数函数递减的趋势。研究获得泥炭地苔藓植物具有长期的持久孢子库的实验证据,即埋藏112年的尖叶泥炭藓孢子仍具萌发潜力。据推算,泥炭藓孢子最大寿命可达396.4年。     

烟气对泥炭藓孢子萌发影响的模拟研究

适量烟气能促进种子萌发,但对苔藓植物孢子的作用尚不清楚.选取采自长白山区泥炭地的粗叶泥炭藓和中位泥炭藓的孢蒴为试验材料,通过燃烧泥炭地植物产生烟气,制备烟溶液,分别与不同大小(大:直径为2.10～2.50 mm;小:直径为1.50～1.90 mm)以及不同保存时长(旧:4.3和6.3年;新:0.3年)的孢蒴进行两组双因素试验,经不同时长的烟溶液浸泡和萌发试验,模拟研究烟气、孢蒴大小和保存时长对苔藓植物孢子萌发的影响.结果表明: 烟溶液浸泡影响孢子萌发,培养10 d时,不同时长的烟溶液浸泡均可使孢子的萌发率提高5倍以上,小孢蒴孢子的萌发率高;培养21 d时,仅适度浸泡(3 d)表现出促进萌发的作用,孢蒴大小对孢子萌发率无影响;烟溶液浸泡对长时间保存(4.3和6.3年)的孢蒴孢子萌发无促进作用.研究表明,适量烟气可加速新泥炭藓孢子以及小孢蒴孢子的萌发.在存在不定期火烧干扰的泥炭地中,与对种子植物的作用类似,烟气可能在苔藓植物种群的有性更新和种群维持中发挥重要作用.     

火烧高温对泥炭藓孢子萌发力影响的模拟实验

作为生态系统稳定性维持的一个重要因素,火对泥炭地优势植物泥炭藓(Sphagnum)孢子库的影响尚不清楚.以采自长白山区泥炭地的泥炭土和3种泥炭藓的成熟孢子为实验材料,室内模拟火烧,以此设置不同温度水平(20、40、60或100℃,持续0.5、1、2、4或10 min),对泥炭藓孢子进行热激处理,经萌发实验后,研究火烧高温对孢子萌发率的影响.结果显示,火烧期间各层土温随深度而递减,表层泥炭可达300℃的极端高温,而1 cm深温度仅为70℃,体现出泥炭土良好的热缓冲性;40℃的热激可使锈色泥炭藓(S.fuscum)与中位泥炭藓(S.magellanicum)孢子萌发率提高20%与50%;60℃的热激使尖叶泥炭藓(S.capillifolium)孢子的萌发率提高1倍;100℃热激对3种泥炭藓孢子萌发则有强烈的抑制作用.研究表明,泥炭藓孢子耐受高温的能力有限,但土壤中的孢子凭借泥炭的良好热缓冲性,可以躲避火烧高温造成的致命伤害,适度的热激甚至能提高其萌发力,对其在火后的建植及种群的长存可能有重要意义.     

泥炭地苔藓植物孢子生活力的快速检测

适量的烟气能够促进有性繁殖体萌发,但迄今尚无辅助烟气处理探究孢子生活力快速检测方法的研究报道。该文选择毛缘泥炭藓（Sphagnum fimbriatum）、中位泥炭藓（S.magellanicum）和粗叶泥炭藓（S.squarrosum）作为材料,分别使用亚甲基蓝染色法、四唑（TTC）染色法、碘-碘化钾（I₂-KI）染色法和红墨水染色法对泥炭藓孢子进行染色,并比照营养液、烟溶液+营养液培养的孢子萌发试验,对比研究泥炭地苔藓植物孢子生活力快速检测的最佳方法。结果表明：亚甲基蓝染色法的染色效果最为明显,TTC和I₂-KI均未能使泥炭藓孢子着色,孢子对红墨水虽有着色反应但不清晰;与营养液培养相比,添加烟溶液使毛缘泥炭藓、中位泥炭藓和粗叶泥炭藓孢子萌发率分别提高5%、5%和18%;使用亚甲基蓝染色的孢子染色率与经烟溶液处理过的孢子萌发率最为接近。综上认为,亚甲基蓝染色法能快速检测泥炭藓孢子的生活力。     

白江河泥炭地泥炭藓孢子萌发力对排水的响应

排水严重改变泥炭地的环境和生态过程,但对泥炭藓孢子萌发力的影响尚不清楚。在长白山地区白江河泥炭地,分别在优势植物为苔藓的近原始地段和优势植物为小灌木的排水地段,钻取泥炭柱芯为试验材料,逐层测试泥炭理化指标,提取泥炭藓孢子并进行萌发试验,统计孢子数量和萌发力;经过泥炭样品年代测定,建立深度年代关系曲线,研究泥炭藓孢子萌发力对排水的响应和机制。结果表明: 整个柱芯对比,近原始地段平均孢子数略高于排水地段,两地段的平均孢子萌发力无差异,排水地段的泥炭容重、总碳和总氮都显著高于近原始地段。柱芯上部对比,排水(1987年)以后两地段孢子累积速率无显著差异,但近原始地段的平均孢子萌发力(34%)远低于排水地段(72%)。近原始地段的碳氮比与孢子萌发力呈显著正相关;排水地段的总碳、pH和埋藏时间与孢子萌发力呈显著负相关。30年前的泥炭地排水虽对孢子累积影响不大,但通过加速分解而改变了泥炭的理化性质,提升了表层泥炭中孢子萌发力,因此降低孢子库的持久性,可能导致泥炭藓在灾变性干扰后的种群持续更新潜力下降。     

泥炭藓及其孢子萌发和有性生殖

将泥炭藓孢子萌发为配子体和有性生殖及精子形态等细节,用作者拍摄的活体照片,介绍给读者,以期对植物教学有所补充。     

水位提升和泥炭藓繁殖体移植对泥炭地植被恢复的影响

泥炭藓繁殖体移植是影响泥炭地植被恢复的重要因素之一,不同移植方式的效果往往缺乏比较研究。选取长白山区白江河退化泥炭地为研究地,以自然生境的丘间种喙叶泥炭藓(Sphagnum flexuosum)和藓丘种中位泥炭藓(S.magellanicum)(后者耐旱能力较强)为实验材料,通过野外移植实验,研究水位提升与不同泥炭藓繁殖体移植方式对退化泥炭地植被恢复的影响。数据分析显示:水位条件显著影响了喙叶泥炭藓和中位泥炭藓的建植,随着水位上升,地表湿度增加,两种泥炭藓的盖度均呈明显的上升趋势;移植方式的变化短期内对泥炭藓的建植作用并不明显,但在移植2个月后,移植方式对喙叶泥炭藓表现出显著影响,即耐旱能力较强的中位泥炭藓置于上层时,喙叶泥炭藓盖度最高;水位和移植方式不存在交互作用,即在低水位条件下,中位泥炭藓置于上层的移植方式也未能提升泥炭藓的建植盖度。研究表明,水位提升是泥炭地植被恢复的十分有效的手段,因物种间存在对水分保持的差异,采用合理植物繁殖体移植方式,将会明显提升植被恢复的成效。     

吉林老白山鱼鳞云杉树轮蓝光强度和轮宽指数与气候响应关系随海拔变化的对比

树轮数据是晚全新世古气候研究中最重要的代用指标。树轮参数各具优缺点, 蓝光强度(BI)是一种获取成本低廉的最大晚材密度(MXD)的光学替代参数, 其蓝色光反射率或强度最小值(256-BI)与相应的MXD值高度相关, 被很多的学者认为是树轮气候学研究中一个具有重要潜能的新兴参数。该研究以吉林老白山3个海拔(900、1 200和1 500 m)的鱼鳞云杉(Picea jezoensis)为例, 分析鱼鳞云杉的BI及轮宽指数(RWI)与气候因子的响应差异, 以期为BI参数在树轮气候学的进一步应用提供参考。结果表明: 不同海拔鱼鳞云杉BI或RWI对气候的响应趋势基本一致。BI与温度主要呈正相关关系, 而RWI与温度主要呈负相关关系, 其中BI与当年夏季及生长季最高温度显著正相关, 而RWI (低、中海拔)与全年平均气温、当年生长季和全年最低温度显著负相关。BI与当年夏季标准化降水蒸散指数(SPEI)显著负相关, RWI与夏季SPEI负相关关系较弱或为正相关; BI和RWI几乎相反的生长-气候关系可能是早、晚材权衡关系的体现。研究区域鱼鳞云杉的BI参数可能与年轮宽度记录不同的气候信号, 在空间尺度上对于当年夏季降水、最高温度以及SPEI的响应好于传统宽度指标。BI与主要气候因子相关关系的时间稳定性好于RWI, 因此, BI在树轮气候学的研究中具有一定的应用潜能。     

Dry/wet cycling reduces spore germination and viability in six peatland bryophytes

• Dry/wet cycling driven by water level fluctuation in wetlands may strongly influence the destiny of seeds. However, how dry/wet cycling affects spore survival and germinability in peatland bryophytes is poorly understood.
• Six peatland bryophytes, three hummock- and three hollow-dwelling Sphagnum species, were chosen as study species. We tested the effects of dry (60% air RH)/wet (waterlogging) cycle frequency (once per 12, 8 or 4 days for low, medium or high, respectively) and ratio (3:1, 1:1 or 1:3 dry:wet time per cycle) on spore germinability, viability, dormancy percentage and protonema development.
• Dry/wet cycling significantly reduced spore germination percentage and viability and slowed protonema development in all Sphagnum species, being more pronounced with higher dry/wet cycling frequencies. The hummock species S. capillifolium and S. fuscum had higher spore germination percentage after the continuous dry treatment, while the hollow species S. angustifolium, S. squarrosum and S. subsecundum showed the opposite response, compared to the continuously wet treatment. Except for S. squarrosum, spore viability was higher after the dry than after the wet treatment. Spore viability and dormancy percentage were higher after a dry/wet ratio of 1:3 than after ratios of 3:1 and 1:1.
• Our study shows that both germinability and viability of bryophyte spores are reduced by dry/wet cycling (especially when frequent) in peatlands. This emphasizes the need to ensure constant water levels and low frequencies of water level fluctuation, which are relevant in connection with wetland restoration, to promote Sphagnum spore survival and establishment in peatlands after disturbances.

     

Carbon,nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry of Myrica nana in Yunnan,China

Aims Carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) play important roles in plant growth and physiological functions. We aimed at exploring the intrinsic relationships of C, N and P in Myrica nana—a common shrub in Yunnan Province—as well as their relationships with pant biomass and soil nutrients.
Methods We measured the concentration of C, N and P of M. nana from 29 sites for their magnitudes and correlations with soil nutrients.
Important findings 1) The arithmetic mean value of C, N and P concentration in the roots, stems and leaves of M. nana was 45.94%, 0.54%, 0.03%, and 46.32%, 0.58%, 0.03%, and 49.05%, 1.70%, 0.06%, respectively. C, N and P concentrations in the leaves were significantly higher than those in the roots and the stems. The C:N:P in roots, stems and leaves was 1531:18:1, 1544:19:1, and 818:10:1, respectively. 2) The C concentration and N:P in leaves of M. nana decreased with the increase of biomass of M. nana; the leaf C concentration was significantly correlated with biomass (p < 0.01), while the correlation between N:P and biomass was not significant (p > 0.05). The leaf N increased with the increase of plant biomass, the P was significantly correlated with biomass (p < 0.05), but the correlation between N concentration and biomass was not significant (p > 0.05). N:P in leaves was 34.2, suggesting that plant growth was limited by P. 3) C, N and P concentration in the roots were significantly correlated with soil P (p < 0.05), with N, P concentrations correlated with soil P positively (p < 0.01) and C negatively (p < 0.05). C concentration in the stems was significantly and negatively correlated with soil C, N, with significant correlation with C, N, and P concentration (p < 0.01). P concentration in the stems was significantly and positively correlated with soil P concentration (p < 0.01), while leaf P significantly and positively correlated with soil C, N and P (p < 0.01); leaf C concentration was significantly and negatively correlated with soil P (p < 0.01).     

Soil water use strategy of dominant species in typical natural and planted shrubs in loess hilly region

Aims Artemisia gmelinii is a dominant specie naturally established after abandonment of cultivated lands in the Loess Plateau, and Caragana korshinskii is one of the main planted shrub species to control soil erosion. Improved understanding of water use strategies of these two species is of great significance to evaluate the sustainable development of the Loess Plateau under the trend of climate warming and increasing drought events.
Methods Stable oxygen-18 isotope was used to determine seasonal variations in the water sources of native A. gmelinii communities established after abandonment of cultivated lands for 7 and 30 years and planted C. korshinskii after 30 years. The contributions of soil water from different depths to water uptake were estimated by the MixSIR Bayesian mixing model. The geometric mean regression method was used to fit the line of precipitation to get the local meteoric water line (LWML).
Important findings The stable hydrogen isotope rate (δD) and stable oxygen isotope rate (δ¹⁸O) of soil water and xylem water plotted to the right side of the LWML, indicating that the isotopic compositions of soil water were enriched due to evaporation. The native A. gmelinii communities established after abandonment of cultivated lands for 7 years and planted C. korshinskii after 30 years showed plasticity in switching water sources from different soil layers, extracting water from shallow soil (0-40 cm) when soil water was available, but deeper soil (40-80 cm) when shallow soil water was dry. In contrast, A. gmelinii growing in site after cultivation abandonment for 30 years mainly relied on water from the surface soil (0-10 cm) throughout the growing season. Our results suggest that the ability of A. gmelinii to compete for soil water reduces with aging of the community while the planted C. korshinskii will have competitive advantage under the condition of increasing frequency of drought events in the future.     

Effects of dew on eco-physiological traits and leaf structures of Leymus chinensis and Agropyron cristatum grown under drought stress

Aims To investigate the effects of dew on plants, we conducted the experiment to determine the physiological characteristics and leaf structures of Leymus chinensis and Agropyron cristatum in response to increasing dew under drought stress.Methods Four treatments (no dew, three times dew and five times dew per week under drought stress, and well-watering) were designed to examine leaf relative water content, water potential, net photosynthetic rate, water use efficiency, biomass, and leaf structures of L. chinensis and A. cristatum. Important findings There was a significant increase in the relative water content and water potential by simulated dew increase for two plants species under drought stress (p < 0.05). For A. cristatum, simulated dew increase significantly enhanced the net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate of plants under drought stress (p < 0.05). On the other hand, there was no significant difference in the stomatal conductance and transpiration rate for L. chinensis among treatments. Simulated dew increase improved the aboveground biomass and root biomass of two species. The ratio of yellow leaves to the total leaves was decreased by simulated dew increase for two species. Dew increase also protected leaf structures against the drought stress, suggesting that the dew increase can slow down the death process of leaves resulted from drought stress. Therefore, the study demonstrated that dew increased the available water for the leaves of L. chinensis and A. cristatum grown in the drought stress and thus had positive effects on the photosynthesis, water physiology and plant development.     

Diversity of dark septate endophyte in the roots of Ammopiptanthus mongolicus and its companion plants

Aims Dark septate endophytes (DSE) extensively colonize in plant root tissues in different ecosystems. However, our understanding of the ecological significance of DSE in semiarid and arid lands is limited. The main objective of this study was to compare the community composition and species diversity of DSE in Ammopiptanthus mongolicus and its companion plants in desert habitats. Methods Healthy root samples of Ammopiptanthus mongolicus’s companion plants, Artemisia desertorum, Caragana rosea, Nitraria tangutorum and Caragana korshinskii, were collected separately from four main locations of Ammopiptanthus mongolicus plantation in Dengkou of Nei Mongol, Minqin of Gansu, Yinchuan and Shapotou of Ningxia in July 2013. Important findings A total of 103 strains belonging to seven species (i.e Alternaria, Curvularia, Embellisia, Phialocephala, Phoma, Podospora and Pleosporales) of DSE were isolated from the four types of companion plants by means of morphological identification and molecular identification. Among the seven genera, Alternaria, Embellisia, Curvularia and Podospora are found for the first time in desert ecosystems. Ammopiptanthus mongolicus and its companion plants at the same site had significantly different community composition of DSE. Ammopiptanthus mongolicus and its companion plants at different sites had significantly different DSE diversity index. The colonization and species richness of DSE, especially the species and the quantity of spores were higher in roots of Ammopiptanthus mongolicus than in its companion plants. This study supports the results that DSE can form a better symbiotic relationship with the roots of Ammopiptanthus mongolicus than with its companion plants, and can enhance the ecological adaptability of Ammopiptanthus mongolicus to the extreme desert environment.     

毛乌素沙地油蒿叶建成成本及相关叶性状沿降水梯度的变化

干旱区植物在如何提高水分利用效率与降低叶建成成本之间可能存在一种权衡。我们假设: 与湿润区植物相比, 干旱区植物能通过调节叶功能性状之间的关系(如通过提高单位面积叶氮含量(N_area)), 实现在相同的叶建成成本下具有更高的水分利用效率。为了验证这一假设, 该研究以毛乌素沙地的广布物种油蒿(Artemisia ordosica)为研究对象, 分析了油蒿叶建成成本沿降水梯度的变化规律及其与比叶面积(SLA)、单位质量叶氮含量(N_mass)、N_area和叶碳稳定同位素比率(δ ¹³C)的关系。结果表明: 油蒿单位质量叶建成成本(CC_m)在不同降水条件下差异不显著, 而单位面积叶建成成本(CC_a)在不同降水条件下虽有显著差异, 但并未随降水减少而明显增加。油蒿CC_m与SLA无显著相关性, 与叶δ ¹³C值呈显著正相关关系。油蒿叶建成成本与N_area呈显著正相关关系, 但这种关系格局在低降水量(264 mm)区与高降水量(310-370 mm)区之间存在策略位移现象——即在相同叶建成成本下, 低降水量区植物比高降水量区植物具有更高的N_area。以上结果表明, 尽管高水分利用效率与高叶建成成本相关, 但与高降水量区植物相比, 低降水量区植物具有较高的N_area并没有导致其叶建成成本增加。