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绿洲-荒漠过渡带是荒漠与绿洲之间的生态缓冲区,在维持绿洲能量流动、物质循环和景观稳定方面具有重要作用。过渡带宽度和属性直接影响到了其在整个绿洲系统中的功能发挥。以河西走廊中部张掖绿洲的Landsat(OLI)NDVI(归一化植被指数,Normalized Difference Vegetation Index)数据为基础,结合野外调查将过渡带类型划分为绿洲与石质裸山、砾质荒漠、沙质荒漠和人工固沙区4类。采用缓冲分析、分段线性趋势分析和尺度分别为30 m、90 m、210 m、330 m焦点分析等方法研究了不同类型过渡带宽度和尺度依赖特征。结果表明,在不同尺度上绿洲外缘NDVI变化存在二种线性回归趋势,趋势线交点至绿洲边界距离可确定为过渡带宽度。不同尺度分析表明,绿洲-石质裸山过渡带宽度为165—220 m,在其内NDVI线性变化趋势显著(P0.05)。绿洲-砾质荒漠过渡带宽度保持在330 m,在其内NDVI变化趋势极显著(P0.001)。绿洲-沙质荒漠过渡带宽度变化在230—290 m,NDVI变化趋势也为极显著(P0.001)。绿洲-人工固沙区过渡带宽度变化在570—580 m,与其它类型不同地是在过渡带内存在二种变化趋势,在210—240 m范围内变化趋势极显著(P0.001),超出此范围线性回归趋势不显著(P0.05)。  相似文献   

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荒漠绿洲过渡带在维护绿洲生态安全和绿洲稳定上具有重要作用。垦荒等土地利用的增强使得荒漠绿洲过渡带的健康稳定受到了巨大的挑战。以塔克拉玛干沙漠南缘典型荒漠绿洲过渡带为研究对象,系统分析了不同土地利用方式(桑田、半自然柽柳林、瓜地、棉花-玉米地)对土壤养分化学计量特征的影响。土壤取样沿农田到荒漠方向进行,分5层进行。研究发现,土壤各养分指标均受土地利用方式(4种)、土层(5层)和与农田边缘垂直距离(4梯度)的显著影响,且存在一定的交互作用。土地利用方式显著影响土壤各养分元素含量。随土层由浅到深,有机碳(C)、有效氮(N)和有效磷(P)基本呈下降趋势,全N具有波动变化,而全P变化不显著。随与农田边缘垂直距离的增加,各养分含量基本呈递减趋势。对同一土层(共选择三层)不同土地利用方式下土壤养分具体分析表明,棉花-玉米地这一利用方式在农田内部具有最高的土壤有机C和全N含量,其次为桑田。随着与农田边缘垂直距离的增加,土壤C、N含量优势减弱。除农田内部样地(0 m)外,三层土壤全P含量基本呈桑田柽柳林棉花-玉米地趋势。表层有效N含量在农田内部样地(0 m)瓜地最高,其他距离处(大于等于20 m)棉花-玉米地高,下层土壤有效氮含量在农田内部各土地利用方式间无差异。在各距离样点处不同土地利用类型间土壤有效P含量的变化无明显规律,在农田内部以瓜地有效P含量最高。棉花-玉米地土壤全量N/P在农田内部和与农田边缘垂直距离20 m处含量最高。三土层土壤有效N/P在农田内部以柽柳林最高,随着与农田边缘垂直距离增加,土壤有效N/P显著改变。综合来看,土地利用对荒漠绿洲过渡带土壤营养含量的增加具有正向作用,由土壤养分变化带来的生态效应值得关注。  相似文献   

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干旱荒漠白刺灌丛植被演替过程土壤种子库变化特征   总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7  
马全林  卢琦  魏林源  靳虎甲 《生态学报》2015,35(7):2285-2294
土壤种子库是反映气候与土地利用变化的指示器,也是荒漠植被更新与恢复的基础。典型荒漠白刺灌丛植被广泛分布于我国西北绿洲边缘地带,对保护绿洲免受风沙危害发挥着重要作用。但是,对干旱荒漠白刺灌丛植被土壤种子库仍未见研究报道。应用空间代替时间的方法,选择石羊河下游白刺灌丛植被演替的初始阶段、稳定阶段、衰退阶段与严重衰退阶段样地,研究了白刺灌丛植被演替过程的土壤种子库物种组成、时空分布和数量变化特征。结果表明:石羊河下游白刺灌丛植被演替过程中,土壤种子库共出现9科18种植物,其中草本植物占到55%—80%,是白刺灌丛植被土壤种子库的主体。不同演替阶段土壤种子库密度以稳定阶段最高,达到660.7粒/m2,是初始阶段、衰退阶段和严重衰退阶段的5.6、14.5倍和6.2倍。不同沙堆部位,土壤种子库密度以迎风坡中部与背风坡中部最高,分别达到329粒/m2和309粒/m2;沙堆土壤种子库密度是堆间地的1.9倍,土壤种子库主要分布于灌丛沙堆上。不同演替阶段土壤种子库间的相似性系数均在0.6以下,除稳定阶段外,其他阶段间均属于中等相似水平;土壤种子库与地上植被的相似性系数均在0.5以上,达到中等相似或极相似水平。该研究进一步证明了灌丛沙堆和土壤种子库在白刺灌丛植被中的重要性,也说明人为干扰损害了白刺灌丛地下潜在植被及其恢复潜力。因此,需要开展人工种子库或人工植被建设以控制干旱荒漠白刺灌丛沙堆活化,并实现退化白刺灌丛植被恢复。  相似文献   

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黑河中游荒漠绿洲过渡带土壤水分与植被空间变异   总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7  
王蕙  赵文智  常学向 《生态学报》2007,27(5):1731-1739
荒漠绿洲过渡带是绿洲生态系统的重要组成部分,对维持绿洲稳定具有重要作用。过渡带土壤湿度和植被之间的相互关系是了解荒漠绿洲过渡带的重要科学问题,从而开始受到重视。研究是在黑河中游荒漠绿洲过渡带,选择一条1700m×200m的样带(包括3条平行样线),在对土壤湿度、植被高度、盖度等调查的基础上,应用统计分析和地统计的方法,研究了荒漠绿洲过渡带土壤水分和植被的空间变异性特征。结果表明:在荒漠绿洲过渡带上,0~200cm土层中土壤平均湿度介于1.45%~3.85%,变异系数在27.7%~83.2%;植被盖度介于9%~80%,变异系数为80%。植被盖度、冠幅与0~20、20~40cm两层土壤湿度显著负相关(p〈0.05),与120~140、140~160cm两层土壤湿度显著正相关(p〈0.01)。土壤水分和植被空间分布在样带上存在明显的空间异质性,表现在小于100m的尺度上随机分布,而在100~3110m的尺度上呈聚集分布格局。  相似文献   

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荒漠绿洲湿地土壤优先流与水分入渗特征   总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4  
朱钊岑  刘冰  刘婵  司瑞 《生态学报》2020,40(12):3979-3990
地表水分、溶质和污染物以土壤优先流的形式下渗到深层土壤或地下水中,将导致土壤养分流失与地下水污染等问题。因此,土壤优先流研究将为干旱区荒漠绿洲湿地水分运移与盐分积累过程提供理论依据。以荒漠绿洲湿地为研究区,选取柽柳灌丛、盐碱草地和杨树林,以道路为对照,采用室外染色示踪法对湿地土壤优先流特征与水分入渗进行研究。结果表明:不同植被类型土壤优先流入渗深度存在显著差异,其柽柳灌丛和盐碱草地几乎是杨树林和道的2倍;染色面积比随深度的增加而波动下降,0—20 cm土层染色面积比占总染色面积的54.42%—89.27%;染色路径宽度以20—250 mm和250 mm为主;优先流类型以高相互作用混合流和非均质指流为主。在荒漠绿洲湿地,砾石促进土壤优先流发生,增加了侧向流;同时,粗根的减少抑制了优先流的发生;此外,土壤盐分通过影响土壤大孔隙分布而影响水分入渗过程。因此,荒漠绿洲湿地土壤优先流与水分入渗差异是土壤质地、根系分布与盐分离子共同作用的结果。  相似文献   

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掌握土壤水分动态变化规律是绿洲地区水资源管理与生态建设的关键.本文在黑河中游绿洲与荒漠交错地带设置面积约50 km2的研究区域,持续监测2012—2014年间植被生长季节土壤水分含量,利用地统计分析与时间稳定性分析探索土壤水分的时空分布特征.结果表明: 黑河北岸绿洲-荒漠过渡带土壤蓄水量8月最大、10月最小,0~2 m土层土壤平均蓄水厚度约367 mm.绿洲-荒漠过渡带土壤水分梯度除受河流影响外,还与土地利用方式密切相关.不同土地利用类型土壤蓄水量依次为农地>乔木林地>灌木林地>荒漠,农地土壤蓄水量平均高出外围荒漠土壤蓄水量300%以上.研究区内各采样点土壤水分时间稳定性具有明显的空间差异,不同土地利用类型土壤水分稳定程度依次为灌木林地>荒漠>农地>乔木林地.河流对沿岸绿洲土壤水分的直接影响集中在3 km以内,在河岸绿洲与新垦沙地农田之间存在一条土壤水分较为稳定的样带,可以用于指示绿洲生态系统的发展与演变.  相似文献   

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通过土壤颗粒大小分形维数对土壤质地定量分析表明,土壤颗粒大小分形维数与沙粒含量(>0.1mm)呈显著的线性负相关,与粘粉粒含量(<0.05mm)呈显著的线性正相关关系(p<0.0001),沙粒和粘粉粒含量每增加1﹪,分形维数则降低或升高0.022个单位,沙粒增加导致分形维数的降低和粘粉粒增加导致分形维数升高幅度一致,所以土壤颗粒分形维数可以作为评价土地沙质荒漠化程度的定量指标之一.荒漠地带以沙冬青为优势种的沙生植被地段,地表土壤颗粒粗粒化和50~70cm土层土壤颗粒的细粒化,为该区有限降水的深层渗漏提供了基质,为沙冬青的存活提供了保障,一定程度上支持了一些专家提出的概念模型,验证了粗质土壤质地支持以灌木为主的群落的假说.但从空间变异性分析来看,荒漠区沙冬青群落因地表物质的吹蚀和堆积过程频繁以及灌丛沙堆发育程度引起的分枝形态差异,导致了土壤颗粒含量空间变异尺度并未集中在冠幅范围,并不支持灌丛在沙漠生态系统对降尘等细粒物质拦截所形成的"沃岛"作用.正是因为以沙冬青为优势种的沙生植被地段土壤颗粒组成的高度空间异质性,并且空间变异的范围并不局限于灌木冠幅范围和冠幅间的裸地,没有为其它植物种的入侵创造土壤基质条件,才使得沙冬青群落在该区稳定存在,为荒漠残遗植物种--沙冬青的迁地保护和干旱沙区植被恢复过程中合理地利用土壤资源,以避免营林失败等问题提供了理论依据.  相似文献   

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该研究以科尔沁沙地半流动沙地4种典型灌木(小叶锦鸡儿、东北木蓼、黄柳、差巴嘎蒿)灌丛下的土壤为研究对象,分析不同灌木类型各土层碳、氮、磷含量及其生态化学计量比的垂直分布特征以及各指标间的相关关系,以阐明同一环境条件下不同灌木类型组成的植被对土壤营养元素的影响与反馈能力,为沙漠化治理和生态恢复提供指导。结果表明:(1)4种典型植物灌丛下0~80cm土层SOC、TN、TP平均含量分别在0.90~2.18g/kg、0.19~0.32g/kg、0.27~0.32g/kg之间,其中东北木蓼灌丛下0~80cm土壤SOC、TN、TP平均含量最高,且土壤SOC、TN含量与小叶锦鸡儿的差异不显著,但两者均显著高于其他植物灌丛;土壤TP平均含量在不同灌木类型间均不显著。(2)4种植物灌丛下土壤SOC、TN、TP含量随土壤深度增加而下降,表层(0~10cm)土层受植被类型影响显著(P0.05),同一灌丛0~10cm土层与其他各土层间差异显著(P0.05),且随着土层深度的增加土层间的差异减弱。(3)各灌木类型下的土壤SOC、TN呈"倒金字塔"的分布模式,但TP含量随土壤深度变化相对不明显,呈"圆柱体"的分布模式。(4)小叶锦鸡儿下各土层C∶N、C∶P平均比值最高,其次是东北木蓼、黄柳,差巴嘎蒿最低;C∶N、C∶P、N∶P的比值均随土壤深度增加而下降,不同灌木类型之间的差异也随土壤深度增加而减弱;其中各灌丛下土壤C∶P随着土壤深度呈急剧减小趋势,且土壤C∶P、N∶P垂直递减的速率比C∶N快。(5)相关分析表明,土壤SOC、TN、TP相互之间呈显著正相关关系,C∶N、C∶P比值主要受土壤SOC含量的影响,N∶P比值主要受到土壤SOC、TN含量的影响,C∶P比值对土壤C∶N、N∶P比值影响显著。研究发现,不同灌木对半流动沙地的土壤质量的改善修复作用差异显著,且东北木蓼和小叶锦鸡儿的适应性强、对土壤养分的积累更加明显。  相似文献   

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张旋  李蕊希  郑洲  李泽厚  贡璐  罗艳  吴雪 《生态学报》2023,43(9):3699-3708
叶片是植物获取资源的重要器官,研究其功能性状与环境因子的关系,有助于更好地了解植物对环境要素变化的生态适应性。以塔里木盆地北缘不同生境下(绿洲、过渡带、荒漠)典型荒漠植物多枝柽柳(Tamarix ramosissima)为研究对象,分析其叶片结构和生理性状在不同生境间的差异,建立叶片性状与土壤理化因子的相关关系,解析荒漠植物的生态适应性并揭示影响荒漠植物叶片功能性状的关键环境因子。结果表明:(1)多枝柽柳叶片功能性状具有不同程度的变异,其中叶片面积变异幅度最大(40%),比叶面积、可溶性蛋白含量等变异幅度最小(均为15%)。(2)多枝柽柳叶片厚度和叶片面积等结构性状以及叶片可溶性蛋白、脯氨酸、淀粉含量等生理性状在不同生境中均具有显著差异(P<0.05),其中可溶性蛋白、脯氨酸含量均在荒漠生境中达到最高。(3)多枝柽柳叶片部分功能性状之间存在显著的相关关系,其中叶片厚度、淀粉含量等与叶组织密度呈显著负相关关系(P<0.05),而叶片厚度与淀粉含量之间、可溶性糖含量与非结构性碳水化合物含量之间均呈极显著正相关关系(P<0.01)。(4)通过RDA排序分析发现,土壤速效磷含...  相似文献   

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天然固定沙地不同微生境下土壤种子库差异   总被引:2,自引:1,他引:1  
研究了腾格里沙漠东南缘天然固定沙地不同微生境下土壤种子库的种类组成和种子密度。结果表明:(1)灌丛下土壤种子库的物种丰富度大于灌丛边缘和灌丛间裸地。(2)不同微生境中土壤种子密度因物种而异。就距灌丛中心的距离来说,雾冰藜、刺蓬、地锦、虎尾草、虱子草和冷蒿灌丛下土壤中种子多于裸地,无芒隐子草和狗尾草种子裸地多于灌丛下,小画眉草在距灌丛各距离间土壤种子密度差异不显著。(3)就灌丛的不同方向来说,雾冰藜和刺蓬土壤中种子在东南方向最多,地锦和无芒隐子草土壤中种子密度在西南和西北均大于东南,狗尾草的土壤种子密度东北大于西北,虱子草的土壤种子密度在西南方向最大,冷蒿的土壤种子密度在西南方向最小,小画眉草和虎尾草在各方向间种子密度差异不显著。(4)不同微生境中物种的结籽量对土壤种子分布格局的影响力十分有限。种子离开母株后所经历的传播、消耗等过程在很大程度上打乱了植物结籽量的空间样式。  相似文献   

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干旱和半干旱地区灌木下土壤“肥岛”研究进展   总被引:18,自引:3,他引:15  
世界许多干旱、半干旱地区草地生态系统逐渐被灌木生态系统取代,这种取代过程的发展是由灌木冠幅下土壤中“肥岛”的形成和灌木的扩散相互作用直接造成的,这种“肥岛”的形成和灌木的扩散之间的反馈作用能够改变该系统中的植被组成、结构和土壤养分分布格局,从而改变该生态系统的结构和功能,文中从“肥岛”的概念和形成机制出发,对“肥岛”现象形成的原因、“肥岛”现象的研究意义、研究方法、灌木扩散与“肥岛”之间的相互关系及生物对“肥岛”的响应进行了总结,并分析了“肥岛”研究中应注意的问题,希望为中国干旱、半干旱区域土地退化的成因和过程以及植被恢复的研究提供一些参考。  相似文献   

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半干旱地区天然草地灌丛化与土壤异质性关系研究进展   总被引:46,自引:0,他引:46  
 回顾了半干旱地区天然草地灌丛化的成因和机理、灌丛化导致草地土壤水分和养分空间异质性及其对生态系统生物地球化学过程的影响,以及土壤异质性与土地退化关系等方面的研究进展,周期性气候干旱和过度放牧是天然草地灌丛化的主要原因,伴随灌木入侵而出现的草地土壤水分和养分的空间异质性,是造成生态系统水分和养分流失,以及土壤加速侵蚀的原因之一。因此,半干旱地区天然草地的灌丛化应得到一定的控制,使群落中灌丛保持适宜的密度,以避免生态系统水分和养分的损失。  相似文献   

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树干径流对梭梭"肥岛"和"盐岛"效应的作用机制   总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4  
为探明荒漠灌木个体周围土壤养分和盐分的空间分布及其成因,以荒漠灌木梭梭(Haloxylon ammodendron Bge.)为研究对象,对其周围土壤pH值,电导率,有机碳,全氮和有效磷的空间异质性以及树干径流的化学性质进行了研究。结果表明:树干周围出现显著的"肥岛"效应,且土壤有机碳,全氮和有效磷的"肥岛"作用范围发生在距主根大约20—40 cm以内。土壤pH值和电导率在主根周围25 cm以内的值却显著低于外围,而在离主根25 cm处出现了"盐岛",即在梭梭主根中心形成了一种高养分、低盐和低pH值的环境。树干径流和自然降雨化学性质的对比研究表明:除pH值和CO23-外,树干径流中其他化学离子的含量均显著高于自然降雨中的含量,说明这种高养分、低盐分的环境是由树干径流引起的,也就是树干径流带给土壤养分的同时将盐分带走。  相似文献   

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Abstract. Prosopis glandulosa, an arborescent legume, may act as a nurse plant that facilitates the establishment of other woody species. We hypothesized that attenuation of radiant energy and increased soil nutrients beneath P. glandulosa canopies facilitate establishment of subordinate shrubs and shrub cluster development. We determined the spatial distribution pattern of shrubs under P. glandulosa at three locations in southern Texas. Density of Celtis pallida, Zanthoxylum fagara, and total woody plants were comparable among the four cardinal directions at each location, which countered the prediction that shrub density would be greater on the north side of P. glandulosa canopies if attenuation of solar energy was a factor in cluster development. Total woody plant density increased with increasing P. glandulosa basal diameter, canopy radius, and height only at one location. Total woody plant density decreased with increasing total N in the upper 15 cm of soil at two of the three locations. Late in shrub cluster development, extraction of N from the soil and incorporation of N into plant tissue in dense shrub clusters may operate to inhibit further increases in subordinate shrub density.  相似文献   

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Abstract The presence of shrubs in arid lands creates spatial heterogeneity that affects the distribution and performance of annual plants; several possible mechanisms have been implicated. A preliminary survey in a chenopod shrubland in South Australia showed differences in the distribution of annual plants under canopies of Atriplex vesicaria and Maireana sedifolia (the two dominant shrub species) and open spaces. A series of experiments were conducted to test the potential contribution to these patterns of nutrient enrichment under shrubs, differential seed accumulation, stress reduction by the canopy, competition by shrub roots, and protection against grazing. The germinable soil seed‐bank under A. vesicaria and M. sedifolia was different from that in open spaces, but these differences can only explain a fraction of the differences observed in the growing annual plant community in different microsites. The soil under A. vesicaria had higher total nitrogen content than soil in open spaces, whereas soil under M. sedifolia had lower available phosphorus than open spaces. Although annual plant densities under A. vesicaria were higher than in open spaces, experimental removal of shrubs increased their density, suggesting that shrub canopies inhibit annual plants in this system. Surprisingly, trenching of open areas close to shrubs (severing lateral shrub roots) decreased annual plant density. We suggest that water moves laterally through shrub roots, in a process akin to a hydraulic lift, increasing water availability for the annual plants. Exclusion of vertebrate grazers had a stronger effect on annual plant biomass in open spaces than under M. sedifolia, suggesting that this shrub provides shelter against herbivory. Overall our results show that shrubs can have simultaneously facilitative and inhibitory effects on the annual plant community through different mechanisms, but more importantly that different shrub species have different effects. This is a potential mechanism allowing for species coexistence of annual plants.  相似文献   

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What is the effect of common land use histories on the diversity, richness, spatial distribution and abundance of the soil seed bank (SSB)? Does the effect change between different microsites under shrub canopy? To address these questions we selected seven sites with different grazing and fire histories in the Patagonian Monte desert. We took soil samples in seven microsites at different distances of the trunk along a windward/leeward transect through shrub patches to estimate the SSB of perennial grasses, shrubs and annuals. Shrubs SSB was scarce. The nurse shrub effect on perennial grass SSB was evident at sites with a low disturbance intensity (as sites without continuous grazing), and higher on the leeward side under the shrub canopy. High disturbance intensity (such as permanent grazing) promoted a decrease in perennial grass SSB and an increase in annuals SBB (especially non-native). Land use histories related to fire showed a moderated disturbance response (medium values for both groups). Differences between land use histories varied depending on the windward/leeward microsite from which the SSB was analysed. Our results suggest a nurse effect of the shrub patches on the spatial distribution and abundance of the SSB, but this effect decrease under continuous grazing. Fire seems to have a positive effect on perennial grass SSB. Nevertheless, fire characteristics must be controlled. Moreover, perennial grass SSB was almost depleted under continuous grazing, driving the grazed system towards a vulnerable state; and annual non-native species take advantage of this disturbance and dominate the SSB.  相似文献   

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几种灌木、半灌木对沙地土壤肥力影响机制的研究   总被引:55,自引:5,他引:50  
研究了科尔沁地广泛分布的几种灌木和半灌木的“肥岛”和根际效应。结果表明,在灌丛下土壤有机C、全N和全P分别比灌丛间地高56%、51%和37%,土壤电导率(EC)提高了56%,但pH值并无明显变化;灌木根际土壤较非根际土壤有机C和全N分别高76%和54%,根际土壤pH降低0.19个单位,EC提高了2-3倍,但土壤全P并无显著变化,灌丛下土壤发和根际中土壤养分含量显著相关,表明丛肥岛的利于根系的生长,导致更多的根际沉积;而根系的活动又促进了肥岛的发育,灌丛对沙地土壤肥力的影响机制在于:灌丛对土壤风蚀物质、降尘和凋落物等的截获,形成灌丛“肥岛”;并通过发达的根系以根际沉积的形式向土壤输入大量的有机物质,从而使周围土壤的肥力性关得以改善。  相似文献   

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The stress gradient hypothesis (SGH) predicts that the importance or intensity of competition and facilitation will change inversely along abiotic stress gradients. It was originally postulated that increasing environmental stress can induce a monotonic increase in facilitation. However, more recent models predicted that the relationship between severity and interaction exhibits a hump‐shaped pattern, in which positive interactions prevail under moderate stress but decline at the extreme ends of stress gradients. In the present study, we conducted a field experiment along a temporal rainfall gradient for five consecutive years, in order to investigate interactions in a shrub‐herbaceous plant community at the southern edge of the Badain Jaran Desert, and, more specifically, investigated the effects of Calligonum mongolicum, a dominant shrub species, on both abiotic environmental variables and the performance of sub‐canopy plant species. We found that shrubs can improve sub‐canopy water regimes, soil properties, plant biomass, density, cover, and richness and, more importantly, that the positive effect of shrubs on sub‐canopy soil moisture during the summer diminishes as rainfall decreases, a pattern that partly explains the collapse of the positive interaction between shrubs and their understory plants. These results provide empirical evidence that the positive effect of shrubs on understory plant communities in extreme arid environments may decline and become neutral with increasing drought stress.  相似文献   

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《植物生态学报》2016,40(7):723
Aims Patchily distributed biological soil crusts and shrubs is one of the main vegetation cover types in Gurbantünggüt desert. The existence of shrubs in desert areas serves not only as a shelter for small animals, but also a good living condition for cryptogams and some herbs. Syntrichia caninervis, a dominant moss species in Gurbantünggüt desert, is patchily distributed under shrub canopy and open spaces between vascular plants. To our knowledge, the impacts of the removal of shrub canopy on physiological and biochemical characteristics of S. caninervis during the winter is still unknown.
Methods We simulated grazing of animals on Ephedra distachya at various rates (shrubs left intact, 50% shrubs removed, and shrubs removed completely) by cutting different percent of above-ground shoots of E. distachya. The shoot water content, chlorophyll fluorescence, proline content, soluble sugar content, soluble protein content, malonyldialdehyde (MDA) content, peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were compared.
Important findings The results show that, as for proline and soluble sugar contents of tested S. caninervis, there were no significant differences among three treatments of shrub canopy. However, the MDA content, and the activities of POD, SOD, CAT were significantly higher than nature shrubs in snow cover periods. During snow-melting periods, soil moisture and temperature did not served as limiting factors on the growth of S. caninervis. The soluble sugar content, and the activities of POD, CAT with shrub removal were significantly higher than shrubs left intact. This may indicate that the decline of the function of maintaining constant soil temperature due to shrub canopy increased the damage of temperature on moss plants. In addition, as for physiological and biochemical characteristics, there were no significant differences between two treatments of 50% shrub canopy and shrub canopy left intact. In snow covered periods and snow melting periods, the MDA content, the activities of POD, SOD and CAT of S. caninervis under shrub canopy removed completely were significantly higher than that of 50% shrub canopy and shrub canopy left intact, except for soluble protein content. The duration of chlorophyll fluorescence activity of S. caninervis growing in habitats with shrubs removed completely was significantly shorter than that of S. caninervis growing in habitats of 50% shrub canopy and shrub canopy left intact. This result indicated that the removal of shrubs may increase the UV-B radiation and weaken the “moisture island effects” developed by the existence of shrub canopy.  相似文献   

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Shrubs are the largest plant life form in tundra ecosystems; therefore, any changes in the abundance of shrubs will feedback to influence biodiversity, ecosystem function, and climate. The snow–shrub hypothesis asserts that shrub canopies trap snow and insulate soils in winter, increasing the rates of nutrient cycling to create a positive feedback to shrub expansion. However, previous work has not been able to separate the abiotic from the biotic influences of shrub canopies. We conducted a 3‐year factorial experiment to determine the influences of canopies on soil temperatures and nutrient cycling parameters by removing ~0.5 m high willow (Salix spp.) and birch (Betula glandulosa) shrubs, creating artificial shrub canopies and comparing these manipulations to nearby open tundra and shrub patches. Soil temperatures were 4–5°C warmer in January, and 2°C cooler in July under shrub cover. Natural shrub plots had 14–33 cm more snow in January than adjacent open tundra plots. Snow cover and soil temperatures were similar in the manipulated plots when compared with the respective unmanipulated treatments, indicating that shrub canopy cover was a dominant factor influencing the soil thermal regime. Conversely, we found no strong evidence of increased soil decomposition, CO2 fluxes, or nitrate or ammonia adsorbtion under artificial shrub canopy treatments when compared with unmanipulated open tundra. Our results suggest that the abiotic influences of shrub canopy cover alone on nutrient dynamics are weaker than previously asserted.  相似文献   

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