塔克拉玛干沙漠腹地柽柳年轮宽度对地下水埋深的响应

【目的】柽柳作为干旱荒漠生态系统的典型物种,研究其年轮宽度对地下水响应的保护有重要价值。【方法】研究基于沙漠腹地达理雅博依绿洲地下水埋深资料,利用年轮测定方法分析不同地下水埋深状况下柽柳年轮宽度的变化,探讨其与地下水埋深变化的关系。【结果】样地一地下水埋深随时间逐年增加,埋深范围是1.2～2.6 m,柽柳的年轮宽度在2001-2020年呈显著增加趋势,变化范围为0.98～5.80 mm,年轮宽度年际间差异显著;样地二地下水埋深随时间增长呈现先增加后减小的趋势,埋深范围是2.7～4.5 m,柽柳年轮宽度在1977-2020年整体呈正弦函数变化,范围为1.46～4.41 mm,年轮宽度年际间差异性不显著;样地一柽柳标准年表振幅范围是0.502～1.641,大于样地二柽柳标准年表振幅范围为0.577～1.331。【结论】样地一地下水埋深向着柽柳生长适宜的范围增加时,有利于柽柳的生长,表现为年轮宽度增加,样地二的柽柳年轮宽度变化和地下水埋深之间无显著相关性。     

多枝柽柳年轮生长速率测量及TRGR指标优势分析

灌木对生境和气候变化具有高度敏感性,其年轮资料在认识区域环境演变过程、全球气候变化和环境保护中具有重要作用。灌木植株在生长过程中受遗传和极端环境的影响,年轮常出现偏心和不规则生长,这使得专业年轮分析软件测量的年轮宽度数据难以准确反映其整体径向生长信息。为探讨适合于寒旱区灌木年轮学研究的年轮测量指标和测量方法,研究以该区域荒漠常见植物多枝柽柳(Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.)为研究对象,通过U-net深度学习方法,获得年轮提取训练模型,自动获取扫描轮盘各年早材区域。轮盘扫描及语义分割后的图像经GIS配准赋坐标、ENVI图像处理后,借助GIS编辑和测量工具,完成多枝柽柳各年年轮生长速率(Tree-ring growth rate, TRGR)、年轮宽度(Tree-ring width, TRW)和树木基部断面积生长增量(Basal area increment, BAI)的测量;研究基于Timesat Savitzky-Golay(S-G)滤波时间序列拟合,获取点样尺度归一化植被指数(Normalized difference vegetation index, ND...     

黄土高原多年生草本根部年轮特征

多年生草本年轮资料是反映草本物种生长状态的重要指标,已被应用于草本物种年际生长动态特征、生活史策略及气候响应敏感性研究当中,然而这方面研究在黄土高原还未引起足够的重视。在黄土高原不同地点采集了16种多年生草本物种的根部年轮样品,通过根部解剖结构识别年轮结构,并分析了这些物种的年轮宽度和导管大小随年龄的变化趋势特征。研究结果表明调查样品中共有14个草本物种(87.5%)具有清晰可识别的年轮结构,平均年龄为7年左右;草本年轮宽度随年龄均有不断减小的趋势,这主要是由于随年龄不断增强的水分胁迫导致的。自然草本物种导管直径(导水能力)随年龄有不断变大的趋势,生长具有可持续性;人工草本物种导水能力随年龄有不断减弱趋势,生长趋于衰退;而分布于黄土高原北缘至半荒漠地区的二色补血草导水能力则随年龄有先上升后下降的趋势,表现出输水效率和安全的权衡策略。本研究阐述了黄土高原多年生草本的年轮学价值和对胁迫生境条件下的生活史策略,能为黄土高原草地植被的生态恢复提供科学依据。     

大兴安岭库都尔地区兴安落叶松年轮宽度年表及其与气候变化的关系

基于建立的大兴安岭库都尔地区兴安落叶松树轮宽度年表,分析了兴安落叶松树轮宽度年表与该区温度、降水和帕尔默干湿指数(PDSI)等主要气候因子之间的关系.结果表明:研究区5月和7月的温度与兴安落叶松年轮宽度变化呈极显著负相关关系(P0.01);虽然降水与年轮宽度变化没有表现出显著的相关关系,但6—8月PDSI与年轮宽度变化显著相关(P0.05),说明兴安落叶松的生长明显受区域水热条件共同控制,且以5月和7月最显著.兴安落叶松树轮宽度年表与诸如太平洋年代际振荡(PDO)等大尺度气候系统波动的低频系数和高频系数之间呈显著相关,说明太平洋气候系统的波动对该区树木径向生长具有显著影响.     

广东阳春现代樟树树轮宽度变化及其对气候因子的响应

树木年轮方法定年准确、连续性强、分辨率高和易于获取复本等 ,成为全球气候变化研究的重要手段之一。在热带、亚热带地区 ,受树木生理特性的影响 ,树轮研究工作开展较少。通过广东阳春过渡热带现代樟树树木年轮宽度的变化 ,发现秋季降水是影响研究区樟树生长的重要因子。树轮记录的准 4～ 4 .92 a周期的树轮指数变化可能与厄尔尼诺的周期有关 ,即厄尔尼诺引起气候变化对树木生长产生影响。尽管樟树生长快 ,树轮不清晰 ,交叉定年困难 ,但由于研究区存在明显的旱季 ,樟树树轮仍然能够在一定程度上反映气候条件的影响。     

不同去趋势方法对树轮气候信号识别的影响

树木生长受到气候因子、随年龄增长的内在生长趋势、环境干扰和其他扰动信号的影响。目前存在不同的去趋势方法对树木年轮进行去趋势以识别树木生长中的气候信号。以往的研究多基于单个方法识别树轮气候信号，而不同去趋势方法识别的树轮气候信号可能会有一定的差别。为了对比不同去趋势方法对树轮气候信号识别的影响，我们基于国际年轮数据库网站获取中国西部地区68个点的树轮宽度数据，采用最常用的"signal-free"方法（SsfCrn）、线性和负指数函数法（std）、67%样条函数法（spline）、firedman方法、以及基于经验模式分解去趋势方法（EEMD）5种去趋势方法分别建立树轮年表，并对比分析同一地点的不同年表对气候响应的异同。结果表明：不同去趋势方法得到的年表对温度、降水以及相对湿度等气候因素的响应具有明显差异。其中，SsfCrn去趋势方法建立的年表对温度（月平均温、月最低温、月平均最低温）响应中相关最高的样点在所有样点中占比最高；EEMD去趋势方法建立的年表对降水量、相对湿度和月最高温响应中相关最高的样点在所有样点中占比最高；firedman去趋势方法建立的年表对月平均最高温响应中相关最高的样点在所有样点中占比最高。研究结果表明SsfCrn，EEMD和firedman方法在识别树轮气候信号方法具有一定的优势。在不同研究区域中，不同去趋势方法建立的年表对不同气候条件响应有差异，因此选择不同的去趋势方法识别树木生长趋势，分析哪种方法可以更好的反应气候变化对树木生长的影响显得尤为重要。     

秦岭不同龄组巴山冷杉径向生长对气候因子的响应差异

秦岭地区树轮气候学研究已经引起众多学者的重视,但年龄因素对调节树木径向生长-气候响应关系的研究尚未在当地得到广泛关注。运用树轮气候学方法,建立秦岭牛背梁国家级自然保护区低、中、高3个龄组巴山冷杉(Abies fargesii)的树轮宽度差值年表,探究不同龄组巴山冷杉径向生长与覆盖研究区的0.5°×0.5°分辨率格点气候要素之间的响应关系,以期解译年龄差异对巴山冷杉树木径向生长-气候响应特征的潜在影响。结果表明：不同龄组巴山冷杉差值年表统计特征值存在明显差异,平均敏感度和样本总体代表性随年龄增大而递减,但标准差、样本间平均相关系数和第一特征根变异解释量均以中龄组最低,信噪比却以中龄组最高;春季(3-5月)降水的增加以及秋季(9-11月)气温的升高对低龄组巴山冷杉径向生长的促进作用最强,对中龄组树木生长的促进作用明显减弱,而对高龄组树木生长几乎没有影响;气温对巴山冷杉径向生长的促进作用随树龄增高而增强,差值年表与当年2月、8月、上年5月平均温、平均最高温的相关系数均呈现随龄级增大而逐渐递增的趋势。年龄因素对牛背梁国家级自然保护区巴山冷杉径向生长-气候响应关系存在明确影响,随着年龄的增加,巴山冷杉径向生长受降水的制约减弱,受气温的限制增强。因此,在进行树木年轮学研究以及制定森林经营管理策略时应该考虑不同树龄巴山冷杉对气候的响应差异。     

塔里木河下游柽柳灌丛地上生物量估测

根据划分的柽柳灌丛大、中、小等级,在塔里木河下游英苏至喀尔达依区段进行地表采样、称重,采用统计相关法对柽柳年龄及地径关系进行分析,构建柽柳直立枝与单丛地上生物量估测模型,对模型精度进行检验,筛选最佳模型,并对模型估测值与实测值进行卡方检验。结果表明:(1)输水后柽柳新萌直立枝地径随年龄增加而增大,但输水前柽柳萌生直立枝的地径随年龄增加未呈现规律性变化。在地下水条件非一致性的干旱荒漠区,柽柳地径大小不能作为判断其年龄的依据。(2)根据柽柳标准枝和灌丛因子实测数据,用一元线性函数、幂函数、指数函数、对数函数4种函数进行柽柳直立枝生物量估测模型拟合结果表明,幂函数w=2.007(d2 h)0.837估测模型最优,其总体估测精度达89.92%。(3)以冠幅面积单变量、冠幅周长与丛高双变量构建的柽柳单丛生物量估测模型的精度分别为78.95%和80.09%。(4)以全收获法实测数据为真值对估测模型进行精度检验,柽柳冠幅面积为自变量模型的估测精度为80.54%,柽柳冠幅周长和丛高估测模型的精度为66.85%。(5)对柽柳单株及单丛生物量模型估测值与实测值进行卡方检验结果表明两者之间无显著差异。研究认为,由于柽柳冠幅在高分辨遥感数据上容易获取,柽柳冠幅面积估测模型在传统生物量估测和遥感生物量估测都具有实用价值。     

水杉年轮宽度和管胞形态径向变异研究

采用木材切片法和光学显微技术,研究了四川省雅安市中里地区水杉木材年轮宽度和管胞的长度、壁厚、腔径等指标的径向变异。结果表明:(1)年轮宽度在髓心至第10年先迅速增加,然后呈下降趋势,速生期约15 a,晚材率低;(2)管胞长度随轮龄的增加而增大,13 a后增幅变缓,早材管胞长度小于晚材管胞,根据管胞长度判断实验水杉木材即将进入成熟期;(3)管胞宽度在轮龄10 a前增长迅速,幅度明显减慢,管胞宽度44.6μm,壁厚7.23μm,腔径37.48μm,早、晚材间管胞宽度、壁厚、腔径差异显著;(4)管胞长宽比95.4、壁腔比0.27、腔径比0.82,水杉木材是优良的造纸原料。     

塔里木河下游多枝柽柳幼苗生长和光合生理指标对输水漫溢的响应特征

以塔里木河下游天然漫溢区多枝柽柳幼苗为研究对象,分析连续漫溢干扰下多枝柽柳幼苗生长和种群变化特征,以及不同漫溢强度下幼苗的光合特性。结果表明：（1）在连续2次较强输水漫溢的干扰下,多枝柽柳幼苗种群密度从2013年3月到2014年7月呈先增后降再增的趋势,而其冠面积、株高和基径则呈先降后增再降的趋势。（2）在第2次输水漫溢较弱的Ⅲ监测区,多枝柽柳幼苗种群密度呈先增加后逐渐降低的趋势,而其冠面积、株高和基径则呈先降低后逐渐增加的趋势。（3）随第2次输水漫溢量逐渐减弱,多枝柽柳幼苗叶片相对含水量呈先降后增的趋势,叶绿素含量、实际光化学量子产量（Φ_PSⅡ）、光化学猝灭系数（q_p）均呈逐渐降低的趋势,而非光化学猝灭系数（NPQ）呈逐渐增加的趋势,但潜在最大光化学量子效率（F_v/F_m）总体处于相对适宜的状态。研究认为,连续2次较强的输水漫溢条件虽能够使生长季期间漫溢区多枝柽柳幼苗种群得到更新,但同时也导致大量幼苗受淹死亡,从而使漫溢区的多枝柽柳幼苗种群不能形成一定的规模;建议采取强弱交替的方式进行生态输水,既能提高新发生幼苗的存活率,又能使幼苗稳定的生长。     

Fagus sylvatica trunk epicormics in relation to primary and secondary growth

Background and Aims

European beech epicormics have received far less attention than epicormics of other species, especially sessile oak. However, previous work on beech has demonstrated that there is a negative effect of radial growth on trunk sprouting, while more recent investigations on sessile oak proved a strong positive influence of the presence of epicormics. The aims of this study were, first, to make a general quantification of the epicormics present along beech stems and, secondly, to test the effects of both radial growth and epicormic frequency on sprouting.

Methods

In order to test the effect of radial growth, ten forked individuals were sampled, with a dominant and a dominated fork of almost equal length for every individual. To test the effects of primary growth and epicormic frequency, on the last 17 annual shoots of each fork arm, the number of axillary buds, shoot length, ring width profiles, epicormic shoots and other epicormics were carefully recorded.

Key Results

The distribution of annual shoot length, radial growth profiles and parallel frequencies of all epicormics are presented. The latter frequencies were parallel to the annual shoot lengths, nearly equivalent for both arms of each tree, and radial growth profiles included very narrow rings in the lowest annual shoots and even missing rings in the dominated arms alone. The location of the latent buds and the epicormics was mainly at branch base, while epicormic shoots, bud clusters and spheroblasts were present mainly in the lowest annual shoots investigated. Using a zero-inflated mixed model, sprouting was shown to depend positively on epicormic frequency and negatively on radial growth.

Conclusions

Support for a trade-off between cambial activity and sprouting is put forward. Sprouting mainly depends on the frequency of epicormics. Between- and within-tree variability of the epicormic composition in a given species may thus have fundamental and applied implications.     

Role of evergreen foliage in the nitrogen economy during shoot growth ofTernstroemia gymnanthera,a warm-temperate broadleaf tree

Accumulation and redistribution of nitrogen were examined during the shoot growth ofTernstroemia gymnanthera, a warm-temperate evergreen broadleaf tree species. Measurements and analyses were confined to the shoot units comprising 2-year-old, 1-year-old and developing current shoots with the foliage of respective ages. Budbreak occurred in early May and nitrogen was rapidly translocated into curent shoots with the progress of their growth. In all of the old organs of the shoot unit, nitrogen concentrations decreased gradually from the time of budbreak to early July. During this period, those old organs supplied more than 60% of the amount of nitrogen needed for the developing current shoots within the same shoot unit. The rest was supplied from the basal organs outside the shoot units comprising branches older than 2 years, stem and roots, by redistribution and/or by absorption from soil. Old leaves, mainly 1-year-old ones, provided about 72% of the total nitrogen derived from the old organs in the shoot units. It was concluded that the evergreen broadleaves served as a large source of nitrogen for the early shoot growth.     

鹅喉羚的年龄鉴定

本文以鹅喉羚为材料,采用双重附贴磨片法及蚀刻法确定角磨片上显示的生长层与角鞘上凸“嵴”的关系,并以第一下门齿(I_1)作切片所显示的年轮线进行验证。证明其角鞘上的凸“嵴”数量多少并不表示年龄大小,在一龄内无凸“嵴”,二、三龄均包含有4—5个凸“嵴”,四龄后亦为2—3个凸“嵴”组成一龄,真正的年龄线是角表凸“嵴”之后有一粗糙微凹的环纹。实验结果可应用于野外生态学调查,用以判断种群年龄及结构。     

Age and Long-term Growth of Trees in an Old-growth Tropical Rain Forest, Based on Analyses of Tree Rings and 14C1

In an old‐growth tropical wet forest at La Selva, Costa Rica, we combined radiocarbon (¹⁴C) dating and tree‐ring analysis to estimate the ages of large trees of canopy and emergent species spanning a broad range of wood densities and growth rates. We collected samples from the trunks of 29 fallen, dead individuals. We found that all eight sampled species formed visible growth rings, which varied considerably in distinctiveness. For five of the six species for which we combined wood anatomical studies with ¹⁴C‐dates (ring ages), the analyses demonstrated that growth rings were of annual formation. The oldest tree we found by direct ring counting was a Hymenolobium mesoamericanum Lima (Papilionaceae) specimen, with an age of ca. 530 years at the time of death. All other sampled individuals, including very large trees of slow‐growing species, had died at ages between 200 and 300 years. These results show that, even in an everwet tropical rain forest, tree growth of many species can be rhythmic, with an annual periodicity. This study thus raises the possibility of extending tree‐ring analyses throughout the tropical forest types lacking a strong dry season or annual flooding. Our findings and similar measurements from other tropical forests indicate that the maximum ages of tropical emergent trees are unlikely to be much greater than 600 years, and that these trees often die earlier from various natural causes.     

The Zurich method for sapwood estimation

We present a new predictor for the estimation of the number of missing sapwood rings in oak. It circumvents a number of problems with predictors used in traditional sapwood estimation procedures such as mean ring width or tree age. Instead, we use the mean ring width of the last 9 heartwood rings and the first sapwood ring, which mirrors the growth level during sapwood formation. We present a model to produce a 95 % prediction interval for the felling year. Our method accounts for the skewed distribution of the number of sapwood rings towards higher values.     

两种盐生植物解剖结构的生态适应性

结合对研究区域土壤水分和盐分的分析,对3种不同生境下梭梭和多枝柽柳两种荒漠盐生植物光合器官解剖结构的研究表明:梭梭(Haloxylon ammodendron)依靠当年生绿色同化枝进行光合作用,且同化枝具有发达的贮水组织,是典型的超旱生稀盐盐生植物;同化枝的栅栏组织富含叶绿体,是C_4高光效植物,提高了植物的光合作用效率,进一步增强了梭梭对荒漠干旱、盐渍化环境的适应能力.多枝柽柳(Tamarix ramosissima)同化枝及叶的表皮上均具下陷的气孔和泌盐腺,是旱生泌盐盐生植物;叶为全栅型,且同化枝具有发达的维管柱,占同化枝直径的60%以上,此外,其同化枝及叶的表皮细胞外凸形成乳状突,是一种环境胁迫指示结构.这些特征均能说明梭梭和多枝柽柳具有很好的抗旱、耐盐碱能力,且作为荒漠环境的优势树种,它们对荒漠生态系统的恢复和重建有积极意义.     

SPACING OF PARENCHYMA BANDS IN WOOD OF CARYA GLABRA (MILL.) SWEET,PIGNUT HICKORY,AS AN INDICATOR OF GROWTH RATE AND CLIMATIC FACTORS

Variations in the spacing of concentric, tangential bands of apotracheal axial wood parenchyma cells in the annual growth rings of Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet constitute a record of changes in radial growth rate and of fluctuations in climatic factors. This relationship was determined from trees that were growing under moisture stress and consequently had highly consistent ring-width patterns from tree to tree. Band spacing decreased across a growth ring and was generally greater in wide than in narrow rings. Thus, the proportion of xylem cross-sectional area occupied by axial parenchyma tissue was inversely related to ring width. Average numbers of bands in each of 67 years were analyzed relative to ring widths. Years in which bands were unusually numerous relative to ring width were years of low April-May precipitation, leading to slow spring growth and closely spaced bands early in the growing season. Years in which band numbers were unusually low relative to ring width were years of high April-May precipitation, leading to rapid growth and widely spaced bands early in the season; low July precipitation in these years apparently curtailed growth before much of the typical late-season wood, with its closely spaced bands, could form. Parenchyma bands were aggregated within some rings, suggesting that a slowing of growth had been followed by a growth spurt. Evidence for a late-season spurt was that rings with aggregations were significantly wider than rings formed the same year and not having aggregations of bands. The number of vessels per unit of cross-sectional area was inversely related to ring width.     

The Influence of Growth Rings in Pinus patula on Heat Pulse Velocity and Sap Flow Measurement

Heat pulse velocity (HPV) apparatus was used to investigatethe relation between the radial HPV profile and the positionof growth rings in two Pinus patula trees (aged 4 and 7 years),growing in Frankfort State Forest in the eastern Transvaal,South Africa. Successive measurements of HPV at 3.0 mm intervalsalong each of four radii in each tree revealed a cyclical pattern,with maxima and minima correlated with summer and winter wood,respectively. We recommend that probe emplacement in fast-growingpines with relatively wide growth rings should be to randomly-assigneddepths in the sapwood. Confidence limits associated with samplemeans of wound-corrected HPV obtained with 4, 8 or 12 probesets were generated by simulating the repeated selection ofa randomly-chosen HPV measurement from each sapwood radius.We conclude from this analysis that a minimum of 12 point measurementsper tree is required to obtain an acceptable estimate of sapflow. In older trees where a decline in HPV is expected towardsthe centre of the trunk, sampling must be modified to avoidbias caused by deeper measurements representing proportionatelyless of the total sapwood area than those taken at more shallowdepths in the sapwood. Key words: Pinus patula, heat pulse velocity, sap flow, growth rings     

Growth rate and ring width variability of teak, Tectona grandis (Verbenaceae) in an unmanaged forest in East Timor

Teak (Tectona grandis) is one of the most valuable timbers in international trade and an important species for tropical forestry. Teak is found on the island of East Timor but no information is available on teak growth from this region. A pure stand planted in 1940-50 in the North of East Timor and left unmanaged was studied. Fifteen trees were sampled in October-November 2003 and stem discs taken at three height levels of its height (1.7m, 9.5m and 18.7m), and cores were collected at DBH. Transverse surfaces of the discs and cores were polished for ring identification. Core cross sections were first digitized and disc cross sections were observed under the microscope. Three randomly selected radii were analyzed in each disc. Ring width measurement and ring counting were done using image analysis software. The distinction between heartwood and sapwood was performed macroscopically by colour difference, and heartwood radius and sapwood width were measured. The relationship between stem and heartwood radius was studied for each disc and heartwood percentage by radius was determined. Radial ring width curves are presented for the different axial positions within the stem, and ring width variability was analyzed. Growth rates were calculated and age-radius relationships were estimated using cumulative growth curves. Growth rings were large and well defined in the juvenile phase, reflecting the specie's fast-growing character. The year-to-year variation of ring width showed a similar pattern among trees. Mean ring width ranged between 4.3-7.3mm for the first 20 years and 3.3-5.1mm for 30 to 45 years. Pith eccentricity was evident in the lower part of the stem and ring wedging occurred. On average, heartwood represented 84% of the radius and sapwood contained 6 to 11 rings. The age-related variation of ring width and the occurrence in the lower part of the tree stems of eccentricity and wedging rings, highlights the importance of appropriate stand management, particularly regarding basal density distribution over time, whenever optimized timber production is envisaged.     

Variation in stem radial growth of the Australian conifer, Callitris columellaris, across the world’s driest and least fertile vegetated continent

Climate change could alter the biogeography of many tree species. However, there have been few studies of tree growth across climatic gradients at a continental scale. Callitris columellaris is a widespread conifer that spans many climates and landscape positions across Australia. Our aim was to determine how stem radial growth of C. columellaris varies with tree size and with the biogeographic factors of rainfall, temperature, soil fertility and inter-tree competition. We sampled cores from trees at 85 sites in biomes ranging from tropical savanna to arid desert and temperate forest, and measured widths of the 100 outermost growth rings. We analysed ring width in relation to changes in tree age and diameter, and also evaluated the influence of the biogeographic factors on the width of the ten most recently formed rings. The average width of outermost rings varied only slightly with stem diameter, because the decrease in ring width with age and diameter within trees is offset by an increase with diameter among trees. Our analyses thus explain the weak, inconsistent relationships often observed between stem diameter and growth rate amongst trees. The most important biogeographic factors were the climatic ones: across Australia, ring width increased with both mean annual rainfall and mean annual temperature. These relationships were largely driven by continental scale differences between the tropical and the southern (arid plus temperate) sites, while relationships within climate zones were comparatively weak. Ring width decreased with intense inter-tree competition but showed little correlation with available soil nitrogen or phosphorus.