红壤侵蚀区植被恢复研究综述

植被恢复是红壤侵蚀区生态恢复与重建的有效途径。二十多年来,红壤侵蚀区的植被恢复研究得到了快速发展,不少学者对红壤侵蚀区植被恢复的关键、原则、途径、步骤、模式及生态过程和机理等内容作了较为深入的探讨和研究,并在实际应用中取得了成效。     

红壤侵蚀区芒萁对土壤微生物群落结构的影响

土壤微生物是反映土壤质量状况的重要指标,研究侵蚀地植被恢复后土壤微生物群落结构的变化对深入认识土壤质量的演变具有重要意义。对比分析了未治理地(Y0)、治理13年(Y13)和31年(Y31)的马尾松林(Pinus massoniana)林下芒萁(Dicranopteris dichotoma)覆盖地(NRd)、去除芒萁覆盖地(Rd)与林下裸地(CK)土壤微生物生物量和群落结构差异,结果表明:林下裸地土壤微生物生物量碳(MBC)、微生物生物量氮(MBN)和总微生物磷脂脂肪酸量(总PLFAs)的含量均显著低于芒萁覆盖地,且去除芒萁4个月后,MBC和总PLFAs均有降低趋势,表明芒萁覆盖对土壤微生物生物量具有重要影响;林下芒萁覆盖地土壤革兰氏阳性菌(GP)、革兰氏阴性菌(GN)、丛植菌根真菌(VAM)、真菌(Fungi)、放线菌(ACT)的PLFAs含量显著高于林下裸地(Y13例外),去除芒萁4个月后,各值均有有接近林下裸地的趋势;芒萁覆盖地真菌/细菌的比值(F/B)均显著高于林下裸地(P0.05),芒萁覆盖地革兰氏阳性菌/革兰氏阴性菌的比值(GP/GN)、饱和直链脂肪酸/单不饱和脂肪酸的比值(sat/mono)和(cy17:0+cy19:0ω8c)/(16:1ω7c+18:1ω7c)(cy/pre)显著小于林下裸地(P0.05),去除芒萁4个月后,芒萁覆盖地土壤cy/pre显著升高(P0.05)(Y13例外),意味着芒萁覆盖地土壤生态系统更稳定,土壤的养分可利用性更高,微生物生物量和群落结构更丰富,活性更强;皮尔逊相关分析和冗余分析发现,土壤理化性质与土壤微生物生物量和群落结构关系密切,土壤C/N、p H和氮素水平是调控芒萁覆盖下土壤微生物生物量和群落结构的主要生态因子。     

恢复年限、林下植被及季节对马尾松林土壤氮转化的影响

侵蚀红壤区植被恢复能有效防治土壤侵蚀,改善生态环境。提高侵蚀退化地土壤氮矿化潜力、增加氮有效性是改善贫瘠土壤植被生长发育的关键途径,对恢复侵蚀地生态系统具有重要意义。采用顶盖埋管培养法研究了不同恢复年限(Y0、Y16、Y34))不同芒萁处理的马尾松林土壤净氮矿化量和净氮矿化速率的季节变化特征,分析了植被恢复年限、林下植被覆盖及季节变化对土壤氮矿化的交互影响。结果表明,植被恢复能使侵蚀退化地土壤养分条件得到改善。不同恢复年限马尾松林净氮矿化最高值出现在夏秋季,而在春季为负值。植被恢复能使土壤净氮矿化量显著增加,且净氮矿化过程以氨化作用为主。净氨化速率与净矿化速率具有相似的季节变化,硝化速率随着恢复年限增加季节变化减小。林下裸露地净氮矿化量及速率低于芒萁覆盖地,且去除芒萁可以降低净氮矿化量及速率。方差分析表明,恢复年限、季节变化及其交互作用能显著影响土壤净氮矿化量及矿化速率(P<0.001),而芒萁处理未能达到显著水平(P>0.05)。马尾松林土壤氮转化过程季节变化明显,林分管理应按季节变化进行,林下芒萁覆盖对侵蚀退化地马尾松林土壤氮恢复具有重要作用。     

南方红壤侵蚀区不同植被恢复年限下芒萁叶功能性状对土壤因子的响应

目前关于我国南方红壤侵蚀区生态恢复植被—芒萁(Dicranopteris dichotoma)功能性状(Functional Traits)的研究鲜有报道。以该区域不同植被恢复年限下(包含0年未恢复地、6年、12年、18年、36年以及80年的次生林地)芒萁叶功能性状为研究对象,结合不同植被恢复年限下土壤因子的变化,采用样方调查分析法,探讨随植被恢复年限的增长芒萁叶功能性状的变化规律及其相互关系,以及芒萁叶功能性状对土壤因子的响应。结果表明,芒萁叶功能性状各指标随着植被恢复年限的增加变化差异明显(P<0.05),并随植被恢复年限的增长表现出胁迫型、扩展型、竞争型不同功能性状组合;芒萁叶功能性状间的相关性也表现出显著的特征(P<0.01);主成分分析(Principal Component Analysis, PCA)表明叶全氮含量、比叶面积和叶全磷含量主成分贡献排名高,可作为芒萁叶功能性状评价的主要指标。通过冗余分析(Redundancy Analysis, RDA)发现,土壤全碳含量、土壤全氮含量、土壤全磷含量对芒萁叶功能性状各项指标影响显著(P<0.01)。芒萁伴随...     

侵蚀退化地植被恢复过程中芒萁对土壤可溶性有机碳的影响

林下植被是生态系统的重要组分。通过对比分析红壤侵蚀区植被恢复过程中,林下有无芒萁覆盖地的土壤可溶性有机碳(DOC,Dissolved Organic Carbon)含量及其与地下根系生物量、地上植被淋溶液DOC含量的关系。结果表明:林下植被芒萁覆盖增加了地上叶片和地下根系生物量,土壤DOC含量及储量也显著增加(P0.05),芒萁覆盖对表层土壤(0—20cm)DOC的影响大于深层土壤(20—100cm)(P0.05);相关分析结果表明,林下芒萁覆盖地土壤DOC储量与细根生物量的垂直变化呈显著的正相关关系(P0.05),且随植被恢复年限的增加相关性显著增加,地下根系的垂直分布直接影响各土层DOC储量。不同植被恢复时期,林下芒萁覆盖地土壤DOC与鲜叶(马尾松+芒萁)和枯落物(马尾松+芒萁)淋溶液DOC均呈显著的正相关关系(P0.01),而林下裸露地土壤DOC仅与鲜叶(马尾松)淋溶液DOC呈显著的相关性(P0.01),林下芒萁覆盖地相对于裸露地枯落物淋溶液对土壤DOC储量的影响大于鲜叶。植被恢复过程中芒萁覆盖地土壤微生物生物量碳和微生物熵显著高于林下裸露地。因此,在植被恢复进程中,芒萁能够提供更多底物参与土壤物质与养分循环,对土壤DOC的贡献较大,为侵蚀区马尾松林恢复提供了重要的养分再吸收来源;同时芒萁覆盖增加了微生物活性,促进了微生物对土壤DOC的同化作用,提高了微生物碳源的利用率,对土壤有机碳的积累起着重要的作用。     

南方红壤侵蚀区马尾松林植被恢复对土壤氮有效性和微生物量碳、氮季节动态的影响

为深入了解南方红壤侵蚀区植被恢复对土壤氮有效性的季节动态影响,以福建省长汀县典型红壤侵蚀区不同恢复阶段植被样地(裸地、恢复10、20、30年马尾松人工林和天然林)为研究对象,分4个季节采集了表层(0-10 cm)土壤样品,比较植被恢复过程中土壤铵态氮(NH⁺₄-N)、硝态氮(NO^-₃-N)、无机氮(SIN)、可溶性有机氮(DON)、氮矿化速率及土壤微生物生物量碳(MBC)、氮(MBN)含量的季节动态特征。结果发现:(1)土壤NH⁺₄-N、NO^-₃-N、SIN、DON和MBC、MBN含量并未随着植被恢复得到显著提升,不同恢复阶段马尾松林与地带性天然次生林相比仍有较大差距。(2)各林地土壤氮矿化作用以氨化作用为主,土壤硝化作用较弱,土壤SIN以NH⁺₄-N形式为主,NO^-₃-N含量偏低,且不同恢复阶段马尾松林净氮矿化峰值出现在夏、秋季,而在春季偏低,土壤有效氮供应不均衡。(3)土壤MBC、MBN与无机氮组分、DON间存在极显著正相关关系,可以很好地指示植被恢复过程中土壤养分的变化状况。研究表明,南方红壤侵蚀区植被恢复过程中土壤氮养分恢复相对缓慢,植被生长中后期存在土壤氮养分供应限制。因此,今后应继续加强植被恢复与治理,采取多树种混交的植被恢复模式,并按土壤氮养分季节供需关系适当施用氮肥,以提升森林植被生产力和稳定性。     

亚热带典型红壤侵蚀区人类活动对植被覆盖度及景观格局的影响

福建省长汀县是中国南方最严重的水土流失区之一,在20世纪80年代初和2000年两次集中治理的推动下,当地生态环境已得到显著改善。基于Landsat系列卫星影像提取长汀县1975—2013年共6期植被覆盖度分布图,分析该区在不同时期植被覆盖度及其空间格局的时空动态,并探讨人类干扰与政策治理对植被覆盖度及景观格局的影响。结果表明:(1)近38年来,长汀县平均植被覆盖度由47.02%(1975)提升至71.47%(2013),在覆盖度结构上逐渐形成以中高和高植被覆盖度占主导的格局;县域中部河田盆地的植被覆盖度由30.83%(1975)提升至60.34%(2013)。(2)在景观格局上,研究期间长汀县极低、低和中低覆盖度斑块平均面积呈波动下降趋势、同时斑块密度增加,而中高、高植被覆盖度区域面积扩大,表明封禁、造林等治理措施导致植被覆盖度较高的区域不断汇聚成片。(3)植被覆盖度的提升在空间上主要集中在海拔600 m和坡度25°以下区域,尤其在海拔400—600 m和坡度5°—15°区域最显著,表明植被的破坏和恢复过程与人类活动的联系密切。(4)空间分析表明,在距离农户居民地边缘1.2 km的范围内,越接近居民地中心的区域植被覆盖度越低、破碎度越大且恢复缓慢,但这种空间差异伴随治理进行正在逐步减弱。总体上看,长汀县生态治理和人类干扰的长期驱动影响,其恢复速度在不断提升。     

南方红壤侵蚀区芒萁叶片对微地形的响应

植物功能性状可以反映植物应对环境变化的响应策略。该文以芒萁为研究对象,主要采用单因素方差分析和冗余分析,比较了3种微地形(沟脊、沟壁、沟底)中环境因子和芒萁叶片功能性状的差异,分析了芒萁对浅沟微地形的响应及其适应策略。结果表明:(1)芒萁叶片功能性状的总体变异程度在0.05～0.47之间,叶厚和叶面积均表现为沟底>沟壁>沟脊(P<0.05),沟壁的叶氮含量显著高于沟脊和沟底,沟脊的叶磷含量显著低于沟壁和沟底,比叶面积和叶碳含量在3种微地形间均无显著差异。(2)沟脊的芒萁通过减小叶面积来降低水分散失进行自我保护,沟壁的芒萁通过增加叶氮含量来提高叶片光合速率而促进生长,沟底的芒萁通过增大叶面积来提高光捕获能力而促进生长。综上结果认为,土壤养分和温湿条件的差异,促使芒萁通过调节营养物质含量和改变叶片形态以更好地适应环境。     

植被恢复对侵蚀红壤可溶性有机质含量及光谱学特征的影响

为了解植被恢复对侵蚀红壤可溶性有机质含量及结构特征的影响, 以福建省长汀县河田镇植被恢复后的侵蚀红壤及对照裸地为研究对象, 对两试验地0-60 cm深土壤中可溶性有机质的含量及光谱学特征进行了比较研究。结果表明: 侵蚀红壤植被恢复后, 土壤可溶性有机碳含量显著提高, 在土表到60 cm深度的6个10 cm土层中, 植被恢复土壤可溶性有机碳含量分别提高为对照裸地相应土层的5.6、4.7、4.6、3.1、2.4及2.2倍。可溶性有机氮含量在两试验地之间的差异在各土层中不一致。植被恢复各土层侵蚀红壤可溶性有机质的芳香化指数显著高于对照裸地, 荧光发射光谱腐殖化指数略高于对照裸地, 植被恢复后的侵蚀红壤与对照裸地间荧光同步光谱腐殖化指数无明显差异。荧光同步光谱图中, 两试验地侵蚀红壤可溶性有机质的吸收主要为类蛋白质及芳香性脂肪族荧光基团的吸收。傅里叶红外光谱结果显示, 与对照裸地相比, 植被恢复后的侵蚀红壤土壤可溶性有机质中官能团种类更多, 且含有更多芳香碳及羧基碳。两试验地土壤可溶性有机质均表现为芳香化及腐殖化程度随土层的加深而降低。相关性分析显示, 土壤可溶性有机质的芳香化及腐殖化指数与土壤碳氮总量有极显著正相关关系。总之, 侵蚀红壤经植被恢复后, 土壤可溶性有机碳含量及可溶性有机质的芳香化指数显著提高, 可溶性有机质的腐殖化指数略有增大, 可溶性有机质结构更复杂, 更不易被分解, 因此有利于土壤肥力的恢复。     

黄土丘陵区植被恢复对土壤可溶性氮组分的影响

为探究黄土丘陵地区人工植被恢复对土壤氮素养分累积与有效性的影响,研究分析了植被恢复15年刺槐、柠条、刺槐侧柏混交、刺槐山桃混交以及荒草地土壤可溶性氮组分含量及其垂直分布特征。结果表明,与耕地相比,植被恢复显著提高了0—30 cm土壤可溶性氮组分含量,这也使0—30 cm土壤可溶性氮组分密度显著增加,可溶性有机氮密度增幅表现为柠条(262.2%)刺槐(232.8%)刺槐山桃混交、刺槐侧柏混交(34.5%)荒草地(-21.5%),硝态氮密度整体表现为柠条刺槐刺槐山桃混交荒草地刺槐侧柏混交,增幅为7.9%—182.8%,铵态氮密度以刺槐山桃混交增幅最大(110.3%),荒草地最小为2.6%。可溶性有机氮、硝态氮占全氮的比例以刺槐最高,分别提升了2.4倍和0.6倍,铵态氮占全氮的比例以刺槐山桃混交最高,提升了1.0倍。可溶性氮组分受微生物量碳氮的影响大于有机质和全氮,微生物量氮与可溶性氮组分的相关性优于微生物量碳,硝态氮对土壤有机质、全氮和微生物量碳氮的变化最为敏感。综上,植被恢复能够提高土壤可溶性氮组分含量、密度及其占全氮比例,增加土壤氮的有效性,以刺槐、柠条提升效果最好。     

Optimising biological N2 fixation by legumes in farming systems

Whether grown as pulses for grain, as green manure, as pastures or as the tree components of agro-forestry systems, the value of leguminous crops lies in their ability to fix atmospheric N₂, so reducing the use of expensive fertiliser-N and enhancing soil fertility. N₂ fixing legumes provide the basis for developing sustainable farming systems that incorporate integrated nutrient management. By exploiting the stable nitrogen isotope ¹⁵N, it has been possible to reliably measure rates of N₂ fixation in a wide range of agro-ecological field situations involving many leguminous species. The accumulated data demonstrate that there is a wealth of genetic diversity among legumes and their Rhizobium symbionts which can be used to enhance N₂ fixation. Practical agronomic and microbiological means to maximise N inputs by legumes have also been identified.     

Response to inoculation and N fertilization for increased yield and biological nitrogen fixation of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is able to fix 20–60 kg N ha^–1 under tropical environments in Brazil, but these amounts are inadequate to meet the N requirement for economically attractive seed yields. When the plant is supplemented with N fertilizer, N₂ fixation by Rhizobium can be suppressed even at low rates of N. Using the ¹⁵N enriched method, two field experiments were conducted to compare the effect of foliar and soil applications of N-urea on N₂ fixation traits and seed yield. All treatments received a similar fertilization including 10 kg N ha^–1 at sowing. Increasing rates of N (10, 30 and 50 kg N ha^–1) were applied for both methods. Foliar application significantly enhanced nodulation, N₂ fixation (acetylene reduction activity) and yield at low N level (10 kg N ha^–1). Foliar nitrogen was less suppressive to nodulation, even at higher N levels, than soil N treatments. In the site where established Rhizobium was in low numbers, inoculation contributed substantially to increased N₂ fixation traits and yield. Both foliar and soil methods inhibited nodulation at high N rates and did not significantly increase bean yield, when comparing low (10 kg N ha^–1) and high (50 kg N ha^–1) rates applied after emergence. In both experiments, up to 30 kg N ha^–1 of biologically fixed N₂ were obtained when low rates of N were applied onto the leaves.     

南方红壤丘陵区微地形对芒萁生长特征及其土壤肥力的影响

该研究以福建省长汀县来油坑野外实验区为研究区,分析了微地形如何影响芒萁生长特征和土壤养分。结果表明:(1)芒萁斑块中的微地形面积比例顺序为脊部上坡中坡下坡沟谷,其中脊部面积比例为9.38%,上坡、中坡和下坡分别为18.55%、19.63%和22.71%,沟谷为28.43%。(2)所有芒萁生长特征包括高度、密度、地上生物量、地下生物量和总生物量与部分土壤肥力因子包括有机质、全氮(TN)、碱解氮(AN)、速效钾(AK)和pH值在三种微地形(脊部、沟坡和沟谷)分别存在显著差异,并按自沟谷经沟坡到脊部的顺序分别趋于下降,而pH值反之。所有芒萁生长特征与部分土壤肥力因子(有机质、全氮、碱解氮、速效钾和pH值)分别呈显著正相关,基本上与部分土壤肥力因子(全磷、速效磷、全钾和2μm黏粒质量分数)分别无显著相关。(3)沟谷的地表温度和地下5 cm温度比脊部分别低3.51℃和1.65℃,而沟谷的地下5 cm湿度比脊部高约40%。(4)微地形对芒萁生长特征和土壤养分具有重要影响。在南方红壤丘陵区,应创建微地形尤其是沟谷以诱发芒萁群落演替,进而加速生态恢复进程。     

Variability in nitrogen fixation of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) intercropped with maize

Thirty one selected bean lines were evaluated in the field for ability to support N₂ fixation when intercropped with maize which received 0, 30 and 60 kg N ha^–1 as ammonium sulphate. The amount of fixed N₂ was estimated using the natural variation of ¹⁵N and wheat as the standard non-fixing crop. Nitrogen as low as 15 kg N ha^–1 at sowing suppressed nodule weight and activity (acetylene reduction activity) but not nodule number, suggesting that the main effect of mineral N was on nodule development and function. ¹⁵N data revealed a high potential of the bean genotypes to fix N₂, with the most promising ones averaging between 50–60% of seed N coming from fixation. Bean lines CNF-480, Puebla-152, Mexico-309, Negro Argel, CNF-178, Venezuela-350 and WBR22-3, WBR22-50 and WBR22-55 were ranked as good fixers.     

Misconceptions and practical problems in the use of 15N soil enrichment techniques for estimating N2 fixation

The ¹⁵N methods are potentially accurate for measuring N₂ fixation in plants. The only problem with those methods is, how to ensure that the ¹⁵N/¹⁴N ratio in the plant accurately reflects the integrated ¹⁵N/¹⁴N ratio (R) in soil which is variable in time and with soil depth. However, the consequences of using an inappropriate reference plant vary with the level of N₂ fixation and the conditions under which the study was made. For example, the errors introduced into the values of N₂ fixation are higher at low levels of fixation, and decrease with increasing rates of fixation. At very high N₂ fixation rates, the errors are often insignificant. Also, the magnitude of error is proportional to the rate of decline of the ¹⁵N/¹⁴N ratio with time. Since N₂ fixation in most plants would be expected to below 60%, the question of how to select a good reference plant is still pertinent. In this paper, we have discussed some of the criteria to adopt in selecting reference plants, e.g. how to ensure that the reference plant is not fixing N₂, is absorbing most of its N from the same zone as the fixing plant, and in the same pattern with time, etc. In addition, we have discussed ¹⁵N labelling materials and methods that are likely to minimize any errors even when the fixing and reference plants don't match well in certain important criteria. The use of slow release ¹⁵N fertilizer or ¹⁵N labelled plant materials results in slow changes in the ¹⁵N/¹⁴N ratio of soil, and is strongly recommended. Where ¹⁵N inorganic fertilizers are used, the application of the fertilizer in small splits at various intervals is recommended over a one-time application. The problem with the reference crop, which has sometimes discouraged potential users of the ¹⁵N methods, is surmountable, as discussed in this paper.