景观生态学的核心:生态学系统的时空异质性

1　景观生态学与景观异质性景观生态学是研究在一个相当大的区域内 ,由许多不同生态系统所组成的整体 (即景观 )的空间结构、相互作用、协调功能以及动态变化的生态学新分支[1 ] 。它的出现促进了空间关系模型和理论、空间格局与动态的数据类型的获取以及经典生态学很少涉及的空间尺度检测等方面的发展[2 ] 。Ｒｉｓｓｅｒ等认为景观生态学研究就是异质性的研究[3] 。其实 ,“景观”本身就具有“变化的异质性整体”的含义[4] 。景观生态学集中关注于对生态系统空间关系的研究 ,它把景观视为空间上镶嵌出现和紧密联系的生态系统组合 ,景观可…     

景观边界研究概况

景观边界指在特定时空尺度下 ,相对均质的景观之间所存在的异质景观[6 9] 。过去 ,生态学家的注意力往往集中在景观边界两侧的同质区域来研究生态系统的结构和过程 ,忽视生态系统间的异质区域 ,它们在地图上往往被忽视或缩成一条线。但是 ,景观边界是一个客观存在的空间实体 ,有自己特定的结构和功能。由于景观边界包含有不同类型和不同尺度上的均质景观和异质景观 ,因而它具有等级结构[13] ,同时景观边界都有长度和宽度 ,在此范围内 ,相邻景观单元的小斑块交叉出现 ,因此景观边界是相邻景观单元相互转化的发生区。从景观的演替过程可以看出…     

基于遥感数据的晋陕蒙交汇区景观格局定量分析——以榆林幅1／25万TM影像分析为例

1　引　　言景观生态学的产生与发展 ,给传统生态学与地理学带来了活力与许多新思想 .其研究方法与成果为资源开发和环境生态保护提供了新的科学方法和决策依据 .景观异质性是景观生态学的核心概念之一 .景观格局是景观异质性的表现[2 ,3 ,5,9] .景观格局分析是景观生态学研究任务之一 ,是定量研究斑块在景观中的分布规律 .空间格局分析的目的是从无序的景观上发现潜在的有意义的秩序和规律[5] .而景观格局分析是因为景观格局对其中元素流产生影响 ,不同景观格局或景观格局动态演变导致区域景观功能发生变化[7] ,景观格局会影响到物种的丰度…     

大城市城乡耦合地域空间演变及其景观格局——以无锡市为例

基于城乡耦合关系,选择无锡市城市化地域过程和空间范围动态变化显著的城乡耦合地域作为研究实体,综合RS、GIS及景观生态学分析方法,确定1984～2008年5个时段城乡耦合地域范围,并揭示其动态演变过程.在此基础上,研究不同时期城乡耦合地域范围内景观生态格局及其响应变化.结果表明,快速城市化地区城市连续建成区的扩张导致耦合地域同幅扩展;耦合地域内建设用地比例随着耦合地域向外推移和扩展而持续增加,并且其内部的主要建设用地斑块结构稳定性呈现先降后升的特征;耦合地域空间演变引起各类型景观格局密度指数相应变化,建设用地景观增加导致生态景观整体趋于破碎化;而耕地景观相邻边界的主导地位在快速丧失的同时建设用地相邻边界主导地位不断增强,以边界镶嵌度EPD表征的景观交错分布程度不断提高.     

景观生态学与退化生态系统恢复

退化生态系统的恢复是一项艰巨任务,它需要考虑到所要恢复的退化生态系统的结构,多样性和其动态的整体性和长期性。现在对于退化生态系统恢复研究已经要使生态学家们关注受损生态系统的理论和实际问题。退化生态系统恢复所面临的挑战是理解和利用生态演替理论来完成并加速恢复进程。恢复的主要目标是建立一个自维持的,由不同的群落或生态系统组成的能够满足不同需要如生物保护和粮食生产需要的景观。景观生态学关注于大的空间尺度的生态学问题。景观生态学研究方法可以为退化生态系统恢复实践提供指导。在解决退化生态系统的恢复问题时,景观生态学的方法在理论和实践上是有效的。景观生态学中的核心概念和其一般原理斑块形状、生态系统间相互作用、镶嵌系列等都同退化生态系统的恢复有着密切的关系。如恢复地点的选择和适当的恢复要素的空间配置。在评价退化生态系统的恢复是否取得成功,利用景观生态学也具有重要的意义。景观生态学理论如景观格局与景观异质性理论,干扰理论和尺度理论都能够指导退化生态系统的恢复实践。同样地,退化生态系统的恢复可以为景观生态学的研究提供非常恰当的实验场。寓景观生态学思想于退化生态系统恢复过程是一种新的有效途径。     

沈阳市郊秋菜田的景观生态研究Ⅱ.秋菜田斑块与其它相邻景观要素间相互关系

对沈阳市郊区秋菜田斑块与相邻接的其它景观要素的某些相互关系进行了研究,得出了在某一时段内通过一秋菜田斑块和一玉米田斑块之间界面移动的节肢动物类群和数量,观测到7个目的昆虫以平均流量10.3只*m-1*d-1通过两斑块边界相互流动,以及一乡村道路交通扬尘对秋菜田上降尘率大小和范围的影响,受道路交通影响较大的范围可达菜田内14m处.并以这些观测结果为基础,讨论了农业景观中农业生态系统镶嵌的某些原理.     

沈阳市郊秋菜田的景观生态研究Ⅱ．秋菜田斑块五其它相邻景观要素间相互关系

对沈阳市郊区秋菜田斑块与相邻接的其它景观要素的某些相互关系进行了研究 ,得出了在某一时段内通过一秋菜田斑块和一玉米田斑块之间界面移动的节肢动物类群和数量 ,观测到 7个目的昆虫以平均流量 10 .3只·m-1·d-1通过两斑块边界相互流动 ,以及一乡村道路交通扬尘对秋菜田上降尘率大小和范围的影响 ,受道路交通影响较大的范围可达菜田内 14m处 .并以这些观测结果为基础 ,讨论了农业景观中农业生态系统镶嵌的某些原理 .     

旅游景观生态系统格局：概念与空间单元

旅游景观生态系统作为一个复杂的自然-人文生态系统,内部的人地关系区别于一般景观生态系统,但现有的格局研究难以反映.基于景观生态学与空间结构理论,在已有研究基础上,提出旅游景观生态系统格局的概念,并构建空间单元体系.首先,旅游景观生态系统格局可理解为旅游者的活动作用于系统地域范围所形成的空间分异与组织形式;其次,旅游景观生态系统格局的空间单元可划分为斑块、廊道和基质,其中斑块由节点与域面组成.旅游景观生态系统格局理论提出的目的是通过旅游者空间分布状况的分析,反映系统内部要素之间相互作用过程的空间差异.这一理论的提出有助于推动景观格局与生态过程研究的深入,并能为区域旅游业发展的空间协调管理提供理论支持.     

上海市城市绿地景观空间格局研究

以上海市为研究区域,以遥感与地理信息系统为技术手段,基于2003年航空影像,分别按照景观类型和斑块大小两方面对城市绿地景观进行了类型划分,建立了城市绿地景观空间数据库;并将研究区域划分为8个空间单元,运用景观生态学以及空间分析方法,分别从斑块水平、类型水平、景观镶嵌结构等方面研究了上海市城市绿地景观格局的总体布局特征;选择斑块数量、斑块面积标准差、面积均值、周长均值、分维数等若干景观生态学指数来研究城市绿地景观镶嵌结构的数量特征,探讨了城市绿地景观在城市扩展与城市景观格局演变过程中所呈现的时空规律,旨在为城市规划与发展提供决策依据。     

景观生态学的实验研究方法综述

实验是生态学研究的基本途径之一 ,对其理论的检验和发展至关重要。 2 0世纪 80年代后期 ,实验研究途径开始应用于景观生态学 ,至今方兴未艾。近年来 ,“景观”的生态学内涵更加强调“不同尺度上的空间异质性”。而研究对象的尺度和空间异质性往往正是景观生态学实验设计和操作所面临的困难。自然界景观格局与过程中客观存在的自相似结构为景观生态实验设计提供了可行性。现有的景观生态学实验方法可分为 3类 :野外比较观测性实验仍是目前应用较多的方法 ;操作性实验设计更严密 ,结果更可靠 ,但受现实条件的限制更大 ;计算机模拟实验是克服实验条件的困难的一个替代途径 ,并对理论的检验与发展特别有用。这 3类实验方法各自存在不同的优势和局限 ,彼此难以替代。景观生态实验方法主要从种群、群落和生态系统实验中借鉴并发展而来 ,但其实验设计在科学问题和操作尺度上具有显著的特点。从空间范畴来讲 ,景观生态实验包含斑块、边界、景观、斑块景观 4种 ,其所对应的生物群体组织水平、实验设计所涉及的问题和解决的方法都有所不同。多尺度的对比实验有助于了解生态现象与机制的尺度推移规律 ,是目前实验研究的难点和焦点之一。实验模型系统 (EMS)途径来源于生态系统实验。由于它有对自然因素更多的保留和     

Soil and vegetation differences across ecological boundaries in an arid South African ecosystem

Boundaries are the most reactive nodes in landscapes and may be hypersensitive to global change in climate and land use. Investigations on how soils govern vegetation boundaries are scant, particularly in arid and semiarid ecosystems. The Tankwa Karoo National Park (TKNP) is a unique arid biodiversity hotspot with an unrivalled aridity gradient from < 100 mm MAP to about 700 mm in < 10 km. We investigated the abruptness of four soil‐vegetation boundaries separating eight communities. Two 50 m transects were established across four boundaries for 24 descending point transects, in which the cover‐abundance of each plant encounter at 1 m intervals was recorded. In addition, three soil samples were collected from the top 5 cm in each of the four boundaries and twelve patches. Soil and vegetation parameters altogether indicated three boundary syndromes that were context dependent: (a) a sharp boundary, (b) a gradual boundary or (c) no boundary exists. Soil respiration recorded here, and perhaps other ecosystem processes, was mediated by the soil‐vegetation boundaries. These nodes should be the focus of ecological studies since they reveal much more than the constituent patches themselves.     

太行山南麓山区不同植被恢复类型土壤理化和细根结构特征

在干旱半干旱地区,由于水分匮乏、土壤贫瘠等因素,将形成一定的裸地斑块,而这些斑块极易造成水土流失、滑坡等灾害,而具有不同植被覆盖的林地则能有效的保持水土。为完善干旱半干旱地区不同植被恢复类型下土壤理化和细根特征,选择太行山南麓山区具有代表性的裸露地、草地、荆条地、侧柏地、栓皮地和刺槐地等植被恢复类型,比较了各植被恢复类型下的土壤养分、粒径及细根状况等差异。研究表明:1)相对于裸露地,有植被覆盖的植被恢复类型拥有良好的土壤及细根状况。2)在不同植被类型中,刺槐林的有效氮转化速率较高;侧柏林有较高的细根参数;草地能够提高土壤中可吸收的磷组分。3)林地类型和土层均对土壤中含水率、黏粒、细根生物量和比根长产生极显著影响(P0.001)。4)各植被类型的对于土壤斑块的利用能力不同;不同植被类型中土壤及细根状况变化量具有一定的相似性,研究为生态恢复中植被类型的合理布局提供了新思路。     

Soil seed bank in a patchy vegetation of coastal sandy plains in southeastern Brazil

Large seed banks have been found in tropical dry forests and also in habitats with high seasonality in rainfall. However, patchily structured vegetation could induce great spatial variation in the seed bank. We characterized the seed bank in a patchy vegetation of restinga, a common type of coastal vegetation found in the Atlantic forest biome. We also evaluated whether there is any spatial variation between the litter and soil layer, bare sand, and the edge and center of vegetation patches with distinct species dominance. We found 104 seeds/m² in the seed bank using a 5‐cm‐depth sampling. Seven out of 16 species found in the restinga seed bank germinated; two of these were found in the early stages of vegetation patches. We found a higher number of seeds at the edge than in the center of vegetation patches. However, there were no significant differences in the number of seeds in the seed bank between the litter and soil layer, and between vegetation patches with distinct species dominance. Bare sandy soils had lower seed bank densities than vegetation patches. A small seed bank size might be explained by the low proportion of seeds from herbaceous and woody species, which are pioneers in the Atlantic forest. However, seed bank might play an important role in the early stages of the successional process, due to the occurrence of the few species that are able to colonize new young vegetation patches.     

宁夏荒漠草原不同植物群落微斑块内土壤微生物区系特征

植物群落斑块化是天然放牧草地最基本的特征之一.为探索植物群落斑块化对土壤微生物群落组成及多样性的影响,本研究以宁夏荒漠草原为研究对象,采用磷脂脂肪酸(PLFA)法对比分析了不同植物群落微斑块内土壤微生物生物量和群落结构特征的变化.结果表明: 1) 4种植物群落微斑块内土壤微生物种类丰富,且都表现为细菌含量最高,真菌和放线菌含量较少,革兰氏阳性菌含量高于革兰氏阴性菌;2)4种植物群落中,甘草微斑块的土壤微生物总量显著高于猪毛蒿、苦豆子和黄芪;3)冗余分析表明,磷脂脂肪酸总量、革兰氏阳性菌、革兰氏阴性菌、真菌、厌氧菌、真菌/细菌均与土壤有机碳呈显著正相关,与pH呈显著负相关,表明土壤有机碳、pH是荒漠草原土壤微生物生长和发育的重要影响因素.     

毛乌素沙地景观的植被与土壤特征空间格局及其相关分析

以毛乌素沙地景观不同尺度和生境中的植被盖度、植物物种数、土壤有机碳和全氮含量的空间格局和相互关系进行了研究。结果表明：不同尺度和生境中的植被盖度与植物物种数之间,以及土壤有机碳含量与全氮含量之间都具有显著的相关。在50－5000m的尺度上,植被盖度与植物物种数之间,以及土壤有机碳含量与全氮含量之间具有相似的空间格局,但植被特征（植被盖度与植物物种数）与土壤特征（土壤有机碳含量与全氮含量）具有不同的空间变化格局,两者之间没有显著的相关关系;在小于50m的尺度上,固定沙丘中的植物物种数与土壤有机碳和全氮含量之间具有显著的正相关,半固定水丘中的植物物种数与土壤有机碳含量具有显著的负相关。这说明,在小于50m的尺度上土壤有机碳和全氮含量格局制约了植被格局,但在50－5000m的尺度上却没有。这一研究表明植被与土壤之间的相互关系依赖于不同的空间尺度。     

Species diversity of remnant calcareous grasslands in south eastern Germany depends on litter cover and landscape structure

Species diversity depends on, often interfering, multiple ecological drivers. Comprehensive approaches are hence needed to understand the mechanisms determining species diversity. In this study, we analysed the impact of vegetation structure, soil properties and fragmentation on the plant species diversity of remnant calcareous grasslands, therefore, in a comparative approach.We determined plant species diversity of 18 calcareous grasslands in south eastern Germany including all species and grassland specialists separately. Furthermore, we analysed the spatial structure of the grasslands as a result of fragmentation during the last 150 years (habitat area, distance to the nearest calcareous grassland and connectivity in 1830 and 2013). We also collected data concerning the vegetation structure (height of the vegetation, cover of bare soil, grass and litter) and the soil properties (content of phosphorous and potassium, ratio of carbon and nitrogen) of the grassland patches. Data were analysed using Bayesian multiple regressions.We observed a habitat loss of nearly 80% and increasing isolation between grasslands since 1830. In the Bayesian multiple regressions the species diversity of the studied grasslands depended negatively on cover of litter and to a lower degree on the distance to the nearest calcareous grassland in 2013, whereas soil properties had no significant impact.Our study supports the observation that vegetation structure, which strongly depends on land use, is often more important for the species richness of calcareous grasslands than fragmentation or soil properties. Even small and isolated grasslands may, therefore, contribute significantly to the conservation of species diversity, when they are still grazed.     

不同退化沙地土壤碳的矿化潜力

通过实验室土壤培养试验 ,研究了科尔沁退化沙质草地不同生境 (流动沙地 ,半固定沙地 ,固定沙地和丘间低地 )下土壤碳的矿化潜力及不同凋落物在沙地土壤中的分解。经 33d的室内培养 ,不同生境土壤 CO2 - C的释放有极显著的差异 ,与生境植被盖度 ,凋落物积累 ,土壤沙化程度 ,土壤有机碳和全氮含量的分布有显著相关。流动沙地土壤有极低的土壤有机碳和氮的含量及其微弱的土壤微生物呼吸 ,表明土地沙漠化不仅导致土壤有机碳库衰竭 ,也使土壤微生物活性丧失。在有机质含量很低的流动沙地和半固定沙地土壤中 ,含氮量高的小叶锦鸡儿 (Caragana microphylla)凋落物比含氮量低、C/N比高的差巴嘎蒿(Artemisia halodendron)和 1年生植物凋落物有较快的分解。在沙漠化的演变中 ,土壤的粗粒化 ,有机物质和养分及微生物活性的丧失制约着凋落物在土壤中的矿化潜力。灌木的存在使更多的有机物质和养分积聚在灌丛下 ,形成灌丛肥岛 ,因而显著贡献于碳的固存。     

Comparative study on spatial patterns of the Artemisia ordosica population in the Mu Us sandy land

Artemisia ordosica is an under-shrub species, which dominates the vegetation of the Mu Us sandy land in North China. The spatial patterns of the A. ordosica population in different sandy lands were compared with the methods of Spatial Auto-correlation Analysis, Semi-variance Analysis and Nine-Term Local Quadrat Variance (9TLQV). The results show that, by contrast with the A. ordosica population in fixed sandy land, the population in semi-fixed sandy land is of stronger auto-correlation and greater spatial heterogeneity, and meanwhile it presents more intense differentiation between patches and gaps. The spatial patterns of the A. ordosica population in semi-fixed sandy land are probably governed by drifting sand caused by strong winds. Drifting sand can easily put A. ordosica shrubs to death unless they live together in form of A. ordosica patches, where the distances between shrubs are short. In semi-fixed sandy land, patches are not only the form of the A. ordosica population to survive drifting sand, but also the foundation of the A. ordosica population to develop and broaden the area. The A. ordosica population is supposed to broaden the area through edge extending out from the patches scattering in semi-fixed sandy land. The spatial patterns of the A. ordosica population in fixed sandy land are possibly affected by intra-specific competition related to high plant coverage. This study is ecologically useful to improve the practice of vegetation restoration in sandy land. When transplanting A. ordosica shrubs to bare sandy land, one had better arrange them in form of patches separated by gaps, which can promote the survival of transplanted shrubs, and also help to take advantage of A. ordosica patches to revegetate bare gaps.     

Comparative study on spatial patterns of the Artemisia ordosica population in the Mu Us sandy land

Artemisia ordosica is an under-shrub species, which dominates the vegetation of the Mu Us sandy land in North China. The spatial patterns of the A. ordosica population in different sandy lands were compared with the methods of Spatial Auto-correlation Analysis, Semi-variance Analysis and Nine-Term Local Quadrat Variance (9TLQV). The results show that, by contrast with the A. ordosica population in fixed sandy land, the population in semi-fixed sandy land is of stronger auto-correlation and greater spatial heterogeneity, and meanwhile it presents more intense differentiation between patches and gaps. The spatial patterns of the A. ordosica population in semi-fixed sandy land are probably governed by drifting sand caused by strong winds. Drifting sand can easily put A. ordosica shrubs to death unless they live together in form of A. ordosica patches, where the distances between shrubs are short. In semi-fixed sandy land, patches are not only the form of the A. ordosica population to survive drifting sand, but also the foundation of the A. ordosica population to develop and broaden the area. The A. ordosica population is supposed to broaden the area through edge extending out from the patches scattering in semi-fixed sandy land. The spatial patterns of the A. ordosica population in fixed sandy land are possibly affected by intra-specific competition related to high plant coverage. This study is ecologically useful to improve the practice of vegetation restoration in sandy land. When transplanting A. ordosica shrubs to bare sandy land, one had better arrange them in form of patches separated by gaps, which can promote the survival of transplanted shrubs, and also help to take advantage of A. ordosica patches to revegetate bare gaps.     

库布齐沙地两种植被恢复类型根际土壤微生物和土壤化学性质比较研究

油蒿(Artemisia ordosica)与中间锦鸡儿(Caragana intermedia)是库布齐沙地分布广泛的优良固沙植被类型,在植被恢复过程中受到关注。以库布齐沙地自然恢复的油蒿群落与人工种植的中间锦鸡儿群落为研究对象,以流动沙地为对照,采用野外调查、室内生化实验与统计分析相结合的方法,分析两种植被恢复类型根际与非根际土壤微生物、土壤化学性质的差异,研究土壤微生物与土壤化学性质间的相关关系,并运用综合指数法评价两种植被恢复类型对土壤生态系统的恢复效果,为库布齐沙地植被恢复与重建提供科学依据。主要结论如下:(1)与流沙对照相比,两种植被恢复类型根际、非根际土壤微生物数量、微生物生物量碳、氮含量均有不同程度的提高,其中,自然恢复的油蒿群落根际土壤微生物总数、细菌数量、微生物量碳和氮含量均显著高于中间锦鸡儿根际,真菌和放线菌数量分布表现为中间锦鸡儿油蒿;(2)两种植被恢复类型根际、非根际土壤有机质、全氮、全磷、速效氮、速效钾含量均比流动沙地有不同程度地提高,其中,油蒿根际、非根际土壤有机质、全氮、速效氮含量显著高于中间锦鸡儿;(3)影响油蒿和中间锦鸡儿群落土壤微生物数量、生物量碳和氮的土壤因子是有机质、p H值、全氮、速效氮、速效钾、速效磷,其中,对两种植被恢复类型土壤微生物数量和生物量有正向促进作用的主要因子是土壤有机质、速效钾和全氮含量;(4)运用综合指数法计算出基于14个土壤指标的土壤质量综合指数(SQI),SQI值排序为:油蒿根际中间锦鸡儿根际油蒿非根际中间锦鸡儿非根际流沙对照。自然恢复的油蒿群落对土壤质量的改良效果显著优于人工种植的中间锦鸡儿群落,是库布齐沙地生态恢复的适合途径之一。