基于景观尺度下的鄱阳湖湿地浅层土有机碳的空间特征

湿地土壤有机碳研究是全球碳循环研究的基础性工作, 对于准确评估湿地固碳增汇和全球温室气体减排都具有重要意义。以鄱阳湖国家自然保护区为研究区域, 选择六种景观类型(湿地洲滩景观包括受人工控制的碟形湖泊常湖池、半人工控制的碟形湖泊蚌湖、不受人工控制的洲滩前缘泗洲头以及岗地景观包括林地、田地和菜地), 湿地洲滩景观在各1 m高程(泗洲头和蚌湖采样高程10-17 m, 常湖池采样高程12-17 m)内的浅土壤采取3个土壤样品, 岗地景观浅层土壤各采取3个土壤样品, 分析浅层土壤有机碳含量。结果表明, 鄱阳湖不同景观类型的浅层土壤有机碳含量差异性显著。湿地洲滩浅层土壤(特别是0-10 cm土层)的有机碳随高程梯度变化呈现倒U型变化, 即低海拔与高海拔土壤有机碳的含量较中海拔土壤有机碳的含量低, 泗洲头洲滩土层0-10 cm的有机碳含量最高值出现在13-14 m高程, 其中0-10 cm土层的土壤有机碳含量变化值为1.56-12.29 g·kg-1, 10-20 cm土层的土壤有机碳含量变化值为0.96-8.19 g·kg-1; 蚌湖洲滩土层0-10 cm的有机碳含量最高值出现在14-15 m高程, 其中0-10 cm土层的土壤有机碳含量变化值为6.36-23.32 g·kg-1, 10-20 cm土层的土壤有机碳含量变化值为4.14-8.88 g·kg-1; 常湖池洲滩土层0-10 cm的有机碳含量最高值出现在16-17 m高程, 其中0-10 cm土层的土壤有机碳含量变化值为6.51-18.91 g·kg-1, 10-20 cm土层的土壤有机碳含量变化值为3.83-10.05 g·kg-1。岗地浅层土壤有机碳(特别是0-10 cm土层)田地的土壤有机碳含量最高, 菜地土壤有机碳含量最低。比较六种景观类型的浅层土壤有机碳含量, 泗洲头洲滩浅层土壤有机碳含量最低, 蚌湖洲滩浅层土壤有机碳含量最高。六种景观类型的浅层土壤有机碳含量呈现一致的现象是土层0-10 cm的机碳含量明显高于土层10-20 cm的有机碳含量, 说明鄱阳湖国家自然保护区内土壤有机碳含量主要富集在土壤浅层的特征。土壤pH值对湿地土壤有机碳呈显著负相关性, 而土壤含水量、地上部分生物量与土壤有机碳呈显著正相关性。     

黄河首曲湿地植物群落生产力、物种多样性及其与生境的关系

近年来，在气候变化与人为干扰等因素的驱动下，高寒湿地退化导致生物多样性的丧失如何影响生态系统功能尚无共识。以黄河首曲高寒湿地为研究对象，基于野外采样数据和植物群落多样性指数，重点分析植物物种多样性、地上生物量空间分布格局及其与土壤因子关系。结果表明：首曲湿地存在一定程度退化，植物群落组成主要集中在菊科和禾本科，莎草科和豆科植物较少；植物群落物种多样性和地上生物量未表现出显著的经纬度和海拔梯度变化；Patrick丰富度指数(R)和Shannon-Weiner多样性指数(H)与地上生物量呈显著正相关，说明保护区植物多样性的保护有利于生产力维持；土壤含水量影响着高寒湿地植被群落结构，与多样性指数呈显著相关性，是高寒湿地植被恢复和重建的关键性因子。该研究结果对于认识黄河首曲高寒湿地植物生物量和物种多样性及土壤因子的空间分异规律具有一定的参考价值，同时为高寒湿地退化生态系统功能的恢复及生物多样性的保护提供科学依据。     

鄱阳湖典型洲滩湿地植物群落稳定性及其与物种多样性的关系

群落稳定性是生态系统的关键属性之一,对维持湿地生态系统的结构与功能有至关重要的作用.采用鄱阳湖典型洲滩湿地植被的实地调查数据,通过改进的M.Godron法以及Shannon-Wiener、Pielou指数研究了典型洲滩湿地植物群落稳定性与多样性在不同水情阶段的变化特征,并探讨了两者间的相关关系.结果表明:1)芦苇—南荻...     

鄱阳湖湿地地下水埋深及其与典型植被群落分布的关系

地下水位直接影响土壤含水量,进而影响湿地植被生长、分布和演替。本研究以鄱阳湖湿地为研究区,基于2014—2018年地下水位野外定点观测数据,分析湿地地下水年内与年际动态变化特征,构建鄱阳湖湿地地下水数值模型,分析地下水流场空间特征以及地下水埋深分布,结合高斯回归方法分析地下水埋深与典型植被分布之间的关系。结果表明: 年内洲滩湿地地下水位呈明显的动态变化,且地下水位与湖水位变化高度一致。地下水埋深年内变化与降水量季节性分布之间存在1个月的滞后。年际洲滩湿地地下水位由上游向下游呈减小趋势,且上游洲滩湿地地下水埋深变幅较小(0.1～1.1 m),下游洲滩湿地地下水埋深变幅较大(0.1～5.6 m)。研究区地下水流场由上游丘陵地区指向下游地势相对平坦的湖区,其流向与地形高程变化一致。研究区平均地下水埋深为2.07 m,且由远湖区至近湖区,地下水埋深不断减小。苔草、芦苇、茵陈蒿群落生长的最适地下水埋深分别为1.1、3.7、5.7 m;典型植被的分布对地下水埋深梯度的响应差异显著;茵陈蒿群落的生态幅宽大于苔草和芦苇群落;3种植被群落在地下水埋深1.1～5.7 m范围内出现生态位重叠现象,其中,苔草植被分布指数迅速减小,芦苇植被分布指数先增大后减小,茵陈蒿植被分布指数持续增至最大值,在地下水埋深达到5.7 m后开始减小。     

不同水淹深度对鄱阳湖洲滩湿地植物生长及营养繁殖的影响

水淹深度是影响湿地植物生长和繁殖的关键因子,不同湿地植物对淹水深度存在着不同响应。然而,在水情不断变化的背景下,鄱阳湖洲滩湿地植物种群和群落如何变化还不清楚。为了探究淹水深度对湿地植物生长的影响,并预测鄱阳湖洲滩湿地植被分布的趋势,采用控制实验模拟了不同水淹深度(0、0.5、1 m和2 m)下鄱阳湖湿地3种优势植物(灰化薹草(Carex cinerascens)、南荻(Miscanthus lutarioriparius)和虉草(Phalaris arundinacea))的生长和繁殖情况。实验结果表明:1)水淹对灰化薹草总生物量的影响最显著。遭受水淹时,灰化薹草把大部分的生物量集中在地下部分;随着水淹深度逐渐增加,南荻的生物量逐渐减少;不同深度水淹对虉草生物量没有产生显著影响(P0.05)。就生物量而言,虉草对水淹的适应性强于其他两种植物。2)不同水淹深度下,灰化薹草的株高都显著降低;而南荻只在2 m水淹梯度下株高才显著降低。在枯水年时,下降的水位有利于南荻向较低高程迁移。3)不同深度水淹对灰化薹草的分株没有产生显著影响(P0.05);而虉草在经过2 m水淹后分株数显著高于其他水淹深度。在丰水年时,相比于灰化薹草和南荻,升高的水位对虉草的繁殖影响较小。在一个水位周期性变化的湿地生态系统中,不同深度的水淹对植物的生长及退水后的繁殖产生了严重影响,研究结果为预测水文变化对湿地植被的生存和分布提供了重要的依据。     

鄱阳湖洲滩湿地植物生长和营养繁殖对水淹时长的响应

水淹时长是影响湿地植物分布的重要因素。在水情不断变化的背景下,鄱阳湖洲滩湿地植物种群和群落的变化规律还不清楚。为了探究淹水时长对鄱阳湖洲滩3种优势植物生长和繁殖的影响,并预测在水文发生剧烈变化后,3种优势植物分布的趋势,采用控制实验模拟了不同水淹时长(0、60、90、120、150 d和180 d)下鄱阳湖湿地3种优势植物(灰化薹草(Carex cinerascens)、南荻(Miscanthus lutarioriparius)和虉草(Phalaris arundinacea))的生长和繁殖情况。研究结果表明:1)南荻在水淹超过120 d后,存活率开始降低,水淹到达180 d完全死亡。而灰化薹草和虉草在淹水180 d后仍全部存活。表明南荻耐淹水的能力弱于其他两种植物。2)水淹显著降低灰化薹草的总生物量,并且总生物量随水淹时长的增加而逐渐降低。而短时间(小于150 d)的水淹没有对虉草总生物量产生显著影响。3)退水初期,灰化薹草的恢复生长趋向于地上部分,而虉草表现为地下和地下部分同步生长。该研究结果可以为预测水文情势变化下鄱阳湖湿地植物种群和群落的动态变化提供依据。     

江湖关系变化下雁类生境格局模拟及雁类种群的响应——以都昌保护区为例

2003年后江湖关系变化导致鄱阳湖湿地秋季快速退水,滩地提前出露,草洲面积不断扩张。1998—2020年环湖调查数据表明：越冬候鸟种群总量稳中有升,但雁类种群数量急剧增加。为分析候鸟生境及数量变化成因,从“水文-洲滩-植被-雁类”耦合关系入手,针对鄱阳湖雁类分布最为集中的都昌保护区,基于水动力模型分析了2003年前后保护区水域、洲滩的动态变化规律,根据洲滩梯次出露的特征,结合苔草(Carex spp.)、蓼子草(Polygonum criopolitanum)两种优势洲滩植物群落的淹水时长建立了反映高程梯度的生境适宜度评价模型(Habitat suitability index, HSI),结合鸿雁(Anser cygnoides)、豆雁(Anser fabalis)及白额雁(Anser albifrons)的数量变化分析了模型的敏感性。结果表明：2003年后,同一高程带洲滩在退水期的出露时间比2003年前提前约30 d, 2003年后相同日期的洲滩出露面积较2003年前增加约一倍。1990—2019年雁类生境适宜度指数(HSI)分值总体呈增加态势。9—12 m不同高程带洲滩的出露时间...     

物种多样性和功能性状驱动高寒草原地上生物量对长期禁牧的响应

围封对草地生物多样性和初级生产力的影响是草地生态学研究的热点问题之一。基于2013—2021年在青藏高原东北部紫花针茅(Stipa purpurea)高寒草原围栏内外植物群落长期调查数据,从物种多样性、功能性状的角度解析了高寒草原地上生物量对长期围封的生态响应过程。结果表明：(1)围封处理对高寒草原物种多样性的负效应具有强烈的时间依赖性。围封处理显著提高地上生物量,但也显著降低了生物量稳定性和异步性,意味着高寒草原稳定的、可持续的生态系统服务功能被长期围封处理削弱。(2)植物功能性状对长期围封处理表现出差异性响应模式;与叶绿素性状相比,叶形态性状对长期围封处理表现出更强的敏感性。(3)物种多样性和功能性状与地上生物量之间均存在显著相关关系,并且物种多样性的影响被功能性状调控进而对地上生物量发挥间接效应,群落加权性状和功能分异度共同对草地生物量发挥直接的主导效应。研究结果证明了植物功能性状通过介导物种多样性与其共同驱动高寒草原地上生物量对长期围封的响应。因此,在未来草地管理过程中,同步研究植物物种和功能属性对于全面揭示生态系统的响应机制至关重要。     

鄱阳湖湿地灰化苔草种群生产力特征及其水文响应

淡水湖泊湿地中,水文条件是影响湿地植物分布和生长发育的关键因素,研究特定湿地植物种群与水文变化之间关系,对于认识湿地植被格局形成及进行湿地生态调控与恢复具有重要意义。选取鄱阳湖湿地洲滩优势植物——灰化苔草(Carex cinerascens)种群作为研究对象,基于野外实地观测数据,研究不同高程带灰化苔草春草种群生产力特征及其对水文变化的响应。结果表明:春草生长季内各高程带灰化苔草种群变化规律基本一致,但其生长发育过程对水文条件产生差异性反应,长期连续水淹和半水淹条件抑制灰化苔草的生长,而间歇性半水淹和未水淹条件则促进灰化苔草伸长生长和生物量积累;生长初期灰化苔草通过储水策略应对水分缺乏形成的干旱胁迫,而生长末期则通过增加干物质含量来应对淹水胁迫;灰化苔草定植与生长发育需要一定的水文条件,淹没期平均水深3.70—2.78 m、淹没频率42.08%—43.17%、平均距湖水面高度-0.23—0.77 m的水文环境更有利于灰化苔草的生长发育。研究结果可为未来鄱阳湖湿地植被保护和湖泊水位调控提供重要参考依据。     

灌丛化对黄土高原草地植物群落结构和地上生物量的影响

中国北方草地普遍出现灌丛化现象,灌丛化改变植物群落结构、植物多样性和生产力,直接影响着草地生态保护与可持续利用。该研究以黄土高原灌丛化草地为研究对象,通过植被调查,分析比较不同坡向的灌丛斑块与禾草斑块植物群落结构(物种组成、优势种及物种多样性)和地上生物量的差异。结果发现:(1)灌丛化草地不同坡向对物种多样性及地上生物量均无显著影响(P 0.1),但不同斑块植物群落结构(P=0.001)及地上生物量(P0.001)存在显著差异。(2)灌丛化草地共出现植物29种,其中禾草斑块有27种,灌丛斑块有18种;灌丛化显著改变了植物群落的物种组成,优势种由长芒草(Stipa bungeana)更替为矮脚锦鸡儿(Caragana brachypoda),且灌丛化降低了草地物种丰富度,增加了群落均匀度。(3)灌丛化显著改变了草地地上生物量,其中灌丛斑块地上生物量较禾草斑块地上生物量增加251.2 g·m~(-2),灌丛斑块中灌木/半灌木地上生物量提高了452.1 g·m~(-2),多年生丛生禾草减少了176.5 g·m~(-2),其余功能群植物的地上生物量减少了24.4 g·m~(-2)。(4)灌丛化过程(从禾草斑块—灌丛斑块)中,植物种丢失对地上生物量减少的影响较小,新增物种和群落优势种更替促进了灌木斑块地上生物量增加;虽然灌丛化导致草地地上生物量增加,但植物物种丰富度降低和优势种更替很有可能改变草地多样性和稳定性维持机制。     

Transport of larval fish in the Amazon

In the Amazon near Manaus, larvae of Characiformes, Clupeiformes, Tetraodontiformes, Pleuronectiformes, Gymnotiformes, Belonidae and Sciaenidae were sampled in the river during most of the year, except in June and July, when the water level was at its maximum. Characiformes, Tetraodontiformes and Siluriformes were found in the ichthyoplankton mostly during the rising waters, but Clupeiformes and Sciaenidae drifted in the river almost all year around. Egg abundance was extremely low, suggesting that they do not drift or have a very short residence time. Two types of larval drift seemed to occur: a rising water drift and a lowering water drift. Characiformes, Tetraodontiformes and some Clupeiformes drifted mostly during the rising waters and were more abundant near the banks. Their strategy seemed to be a passive dispersion towards the floodplain with the flood pulse. The high densities near the banks optimized their chances of reaching a floodplain inlet. The groups that drifted during the lowering waters showed an alternative strategy. They were flushed from the floodplain lakes and may have stayed in the main river channel for a few months before returning to the floodplain. Predation in the lakes during the period when water level decline was probably the force behind this drift.     

Flow and retention of particulate organic matter in riparian fluvial habitats under different climates

The flow and retention of particulate organic matter were compared in two fluvial systems under different climates: the French upper Rhone (temperate climate) and the lower Moulouya in Morocco (Mediterranean climate). In both systems, a breakdown gradient was observed. This gradient was correlated with water motion, oxygen content, richness in hyphomycete species and occurrence of their mycelia and spores on submerged leaves, invertebrate density and consumption by shredders.U.A. CNRS 1451 Ecologie des Eaux Douces et des Grands FleuvesU.A. CNRS 1451 Ecologie des Eaux Douces et des Grands Fleuves     

Methane turnover in exposed sediments of an Amazon floodplain lake

In the Amazon floodplain large areas of unvegetatedlake sediments are exposed to air during low water. Imeasured methane fluxes from exposed sediments of anAmazonian floodplain lake and assessed the regulatingfactors. Methane emission decreased from values between 10 and 40 mol CH₄ m^{minus 2} h^{minus 1}to zero when the sediments were exposed to air. Meanfluxes were about 3.7 mol CH₄m^{minus 2} h^{minus 1}. Fluxes were low compared tomeasurements taken from flooded habitats makingexposed lake sediments a negligible source ofatmospheric CH₄. This was mainly due to the lackof ebullition which governs methane flux in theflooded phase. Methane oxidation at the sedimentsurface consumed up to 75% of the methane enteringthe oxidised zone. Compared with CO₂ emissionmethane turnover was of minor importance for thecarbon budget of the sediments.     

Length-weight relationship of fish species from Central Amazon floodplain

Length-weight relationship (LWR) for 39 freshwater fish species captured in the Catalão Lake, a floodplain area at the confluence of the Amazonas and Negro rivers is presented. LWRs were calculated based on fish sampled over 18 years (1999–2017) using a set of ten gill nets with different mesh sizes, monthly immersed in water for 24-hr with 6-hr interval catches. Measurements were done for standard length (SL – 0.1 cm precision) and total weight (TW – 0.01 g precision). The LWRs were calculated by the linear regression of natural log-transformed SL and TW data: TW = a × SL^b. All statistical analyses were performed with R software. From all species considered, 32 are new LWR records for the international literature as well as for the Amazonian ichythyofauna; additional records expand the known size range for seven species.     

Floodplain connectivity, disturbance and change: a palaeoentomological investigation of floodplain ecology from south-west England

1. Floodplain environments are increasingly subject to enhancement and restoration, with the purpose of increasing their biodiversity and returning them to a more 'natural' state. Defining such a state based solely upon neoecological data is problematic and has led several authors to suggest the use of a palaeoecological approach. 2. Fossil Coleopteran assemblages recovered from multiple palaeochannel fills in south-west England were used to investigate past floodplain and channel characteristics during the mid- to late-Holocene. Ordination of coleopteran data was performed using Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA) and produced clear and discrete clustering. This clustering pattern is related to the nature of the environment in which assemblages were deposited and hence channel configuration and dynamics. 3. The DCA clustering pattern is strongly related to measures of ecological evenness, and a strong relationship between these indices and the composition of the water beetle assemblage within samples was revealed. Repeating the ordination with presence-absence data results in a similar pattern of clustering, implying that assemblage composition is crucial in determining cluster placement. 4. As assemblage composition is primarily a function of floodplain topography and hence disturbance regime, we attempt to relate these data to the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (IDH). A significant positive correlation was found between ecological diversity (Shannon's H') and Axis 1 of all ordinations in predominantly aquatic assemblages.     

Seasonal changes in chlorophyll distributions in Amazon floodplain lakes derived from MODIS images

To assess seasonal changes in phytoplanktonic chlorophyll distributions in Amazon floodplain lakes, a linear mixing model was applied to Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) reflectance data acquired at four river stages: rising (April), high (June), decreasing (September), and low (November). The study area is located in a floodplain reach from Parintins (Amazonas) to near Almeirim (Pará). A three-end-member mixing model designed to uncouple three fractions [high suspended inorganic matter (ip), low inorganic suspended matter (w), and high chlorophyll a (Chl)] was tested in Lake Curuaí (1.5°S 55.43°W) based on field sampling done almost concurrently with satellite overpasses. During high water, phytoplankton patches are confined to lakes closer to terra firme under the influence of clear water inflow, whereas during the low and decreasing water stages, the patches are more evenly distributed over the floodplain.     

Abundance and microhabitats of freshwater sponges (Spongillidae) in a Danubean floodplain in Austria

1. This study examined the abundance and distribution of freshwater sponges (Spongillidae) at 32 sites in a floodplain on the Danube within the ‘Donau‐Auen’ National Park east of Vienna, Austria. Ranked from abundant to rare, the species inventory comprised Ephydatia fluviatilis, Spongilla lacustris, Ephydatia mülleri, Eunapius fragilis and Trochospongilla horrida. 2. The presence of hard substratum was essential for the growth of sponges. Timber stands near the water and drifting dead wood increased the abundance of E. fragilis, E. fluviatilis and E. mülleri, whereas stony substrata were important for S. lacustris. A small fraction of E. fluviatilis was collected from macrophytes (Phragmites). 3. Based on the area colonised, the abundance of S. lacustris, E. fragilis and E. fluviatilis was highest (94.2–100% of the total) in floodplain waters where hydrological connectivity with the Danube was low (0–6 days year⁻¹), whereas E. mülleri and T. horrida made up 20.3–35.9% of the total at sites connected for up to 179 days year⁻¹. Moreover, the area colonised by T. horrida at a current velocity >0.20 m s⁻¹ was larger than in the remaining species. Sites with E. mülleri and T. horrida had a higher silicon concentration (0.9 mg L⁻¹) than sites where the remaining three species were collected (0.4–0.6 mg L⁻¹). 4. In most species, the length of macroscleres (the larger spicules) was positively correlated with conductivity and negatively with pH. With respect to aberrant macroscleres, hooks were observed most frequently, whereas the proportion of centrotylotes (ie with the one on more globular swellings along the spicule) was lowest. 5. Freshwater sponges have a great deal of potential as bioindicators and restoration measures that improve floodplain connectivity will favour rare species, such as E. mülleri and T. horrida, while impairing others (e.g. E. fragilis, S. lacustris and E. fluviatilis).     

Factors affecting growth rates of young tropical floodplain fishes: seasonality and density-dependence

Synopsis Deviations of growth increments from a model describing average growth of 12 common fish species, mostly juveniles, were compared with hydrological variables and biomass density (ranging from 1 gm^-2 to 83 gm^-2 of potentially competing species of similar size ranges (guilds). Seasonal effects on growth were highly significant for omnivores but not for detritivores. Omnivores exhibited faster growth during the rising water season, and higher growth rates were associated with periods of increased rates of flooding during this season, which could be associated with increased availability of food. No species exhibited density-dependent growth when all seasons were considered together. During the rising-water-level season, no inverse relationship between growth and biomass density was found in any of the 11 species tested at p = 0.05. During the short falling-water season, 2 of 8 species tested did exhibit density-dependent growth but a sign test of correlation coefficients from all species was not significant. These two significant results were from four omnivores tested. However, density-dependent growth was not indicated when the data were pooled within either detritivore or omnivore guilds by hydrological season. It was concluded that with the possible exception of juvenile omnivores during the limited falling-water season, density-dependent growth, and by implication interspecific competition, had no effect in regulating the species' populations investigated in the floodplain environment. Conversely, the importance of a seasonal hydrological regime in maintaining growth rates, at least for omnivores, was evident.     

Temporary connectivity: the relative benefits of large river floodplain inundation in the lower Mississippi River

Studies have demonstrated the importance of the synergistic relationship between large rivers and adjacent floodplain connectivity. The majority of large rivers and their associated floodplain have been isolated through a series of expansive levee systems. Thus, evaluations of the relative importance of floodplain connectivity are limited due to the aforementioned anthropogenic perturbations. However, persistent elevated river levels during spring 2011 at the confluence of the Mississippi River and Ohio River prompted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to create large gaps in the levee system producing an expansive floodplain (i.e. the New Madrid Floodway). Specifically, the New Madrid Floodway (approximately 475 km²) in southeast Missouri was created to divert part of the Mississippi River flow during catastrophic floods and thus alleviate flood risk on nearby population centers. Given the historic flooding of 2011, the floodway was opened and provided an unprecedented opportunity to evaluate the influence of floodplain inundation on fish species diversity, relative abundance, and growth. We sampled the floodplain and the adjacent river at three stratified random locations with replication biweekly from the commencement of inundation (late May) through early October. Overall, we found that species diversity, relative abundance, and growth were higher in the floodplain than the main river. Our data support previous examinations, including those outside North America, that suggest floodplain inundation may be important for riverine fishes. Given these apparent advantages of floodplain inundation, restoration efforts should balance benefits of floodplain inundation while safeguarding priority needs of humans.