固沙林采伐迹地撂荒后自然恢复的植物多样性、生物量与土壤养分含量的变化

采用样方法对辽宁章古台地区樟子松固沙林采伐迹地撂荒后1～5 年内自然恢复植被组成及多样性特征进行了定位研究.结果表明:采伐迹地自然恢复形成的自然植被群落共有49种植物,分属于26个科,以菊科和禾本科植物最为丰富.1 年、2 年、3 年和5 年采伐迹地植物群落的Simpson多样性指数分别为0.681、0.792、0.845和0.870,Shannon-Wiener信息统计指数、Pielou均匀度指数的变化趋势与Simpson优势度指数基本相似.5年后植被总生物量由1.351 t·hm-2增加到9.745 t·hm-2，撂荒2年时植被系统开始产生枯落物.随着植被恢复时间增加，死地被物生物量从恢复2年时的0.824 t·hm-2增加到5年时的1.403 t·hm-2.与采伐前相比，撂荒使采伐迹地土壤表层（0～15 cm）有机质含量和土壤各层的养分含量明显增加.撂荒具有较早归还凋落物和增加土壤养分的能力.     

格氏栲天然林与人工林细根生物量、季节动态及净生产力

通过对福建三明格氏栲天然林及在其采伐迹地上营造的33年生格氏栲人工林和杉木人工林细根分布、季节动态与净生产力进行的为期3a(1999～2001)的研究,结果表明,格氏栲天然林、格氏栲和杉木人工林活细根生物量分别为4.944t/hm2、3.198t/hm2和1.485t/hm2,死细根生物量分别为3.563t/hm2、2.749t/hm2和1.287t/hm2;死细根生物量占总细根生物量的比例分别为41.9%、46.2%和46.4%;<0.5mm细根生物量占总细根生物量的比例分别为31.2%、29.4%和69.9%。3种林分活细根生物量和死细根生物量季节间差异显著(P<0.05),但年份间差异则不显著(P>0.05);活细根生物量最大值均出现在3月份,最小值一般出现在5～7月份或11～翌年1月份间。0～10cm表土层格氏栲天然林活细根生物量高达295.65g/m2,分别是格氏栲人工林和杉木人工林的2.4倍和8.1倍;该层格氏栲天然林活细根生物量占全部活细根生物量的59.8%,均高于格氏栲人工林(39.07%)和杉木人工林(24.51%)。格氏栲天然林、格氏栲人工林和杉木人工林细根分解1a后的干重损失率分别为68.34%～80.13%、63.51%～77.95%和47.69%～60.78%;年均分解量分别为8.747、5.143和2.503t/hm2;死亡量分别为8.632、5.148和2.492t/hm2;年均净生产量分别为8.797、5.425和2.513t/hm2,年周转速率分别为1.78、1     

模拟分类经营对小兴安岭林区森林生物量的影响

运用空间直观景观模型LANDIS 7.0 PRO,模拟了在当前采伐模式和无采伐两个预案下,小兴安岭林区森林生物量及主要树种生物量在2000—2200年间的动态。模拟结果如下:(1)无采伐预案下,森林生物量由最初的93.6 t/hm2逐渐升高,90a后达到最大值258 t/hm2,之后森林生物量在245 t/hm2上下小幅波动;(2)前100a采伐预案会明显降低森林生物量,与无采伐预案相比森林生物量最大可降低21.4 t/hm2,平均减少14.7 t/hm2;后100a采伐对森林生物量的影响逐渐减弱,森林生物量平均减少2.6 t/hm2;(3)当前采伐模式促进保护树种红松和紫椴生长,其生物量分别最大可提高9.0 t/hm2和0.53 t/hm2,占到无采伐预案生物量的56%和15%;(4)采伐预案对云冷杉生物量影响较小,主要降低先锋树种(白桦、山杨)和一些阔叶树种(枫桦、春榆)的生物量。研究结果表明现行采伐模式在未来100 a内会显著影响森林生物量,之后其影响逐渐减小,并且保护政策能提高所保护树种(红松、紫椴)的生物量,但要保持较高的总生物量,仍需要降低目前的采伐强度。     

连栽杉木林林下植被生物量动态格局

用空间一致时间连续的定位研究方法,在湖南会同杉木林生态系统国家野外科学观测研究站试验基地的第2集水区,对连栽杉木林林下植被生物量进行了12 a的监测,研究了林下植被种类的变化、生物量动态特征、生物量的组成与分布变化格局。结果表明:连栽杉木林在14a生长发育过程中,林下植物种类呈现波动性的减少趋势,其中木本植物物种数下降率为40.0%,草本植物物种数下降率为47.1%。林下植被生物量由杉木林3年生29.48 t/hm²下降至14年生的2.53 t/hm²,其中木本植物生物量由7.07 t/hm²,下降至1.25 t/hm²,下降了82.3%;草本植物由22.41 t/hm²,下降至1.28 t/hm²,下降了94.3%。在此期间,木本与草本植物生物量的高低均出现波动现象。3年生杉木林下木本植物以乔木树种生物量6068.97 kg/hm²最高,占总生物量85.88%,藤本植物生物量736.97 kg/hm²为次,占10.44%,灌木植物生物量259.87 kg/hm²最低,仅占3.68%。14年生杉木林下木本植物以灌木植物生物量881.87 kg/hm²为首,占总生物量70.73%,藤本植物生物量247.07 kg/hm²为次,占19.82%,乔木树种生物量117.87 kg/hm²最少,只占9.45%。3年生杉木林下草本植物以蕨类植物生物量8391.44 kg/hm²最高,占总生物量的37.44%,过路黄生物量36.77 kg/hm²最低,仅占0.16%。杉木14年生时,以芒生物量573.00 kg/hm²最大,占总生物量44.78%,金毛耳草生物量2.93 kg/hm²最小,仅占0.23%。研究结果,可为研究杉木林养分循环、碳平衡、维护和提高林地地力及可持续经营管理提供科学依据。     

树木位置和胸径对人工林细根水平分布的影响

通过研究福建三明莘口林场33年生格氏栲和杉木人工林细根生物量与树木位置和胸径大小的关系,探讨人工林细根水平分布特点。用土芯法(土钻内径6 .8cm,深10 0 cm)测定细根生物量,格氏栲和杉木人工林分别随机取土芯4 1个和4 0个,同时记录离取样点最近的第1棵、第2棵和第3棵树的距离和胸径。格氏栲和杉木人工林细根生物量平均值分别为3.2 6 6 t/ hm2和2 .0 4 8t/ hm2 ,变异系数分别达37.3%和4 2 .8% ,细根生物量均遵从正态分布(p<0 .0 5 )。格氏栲和杉木人工林细根生物量均与离取样点最近第1棵、第2棵树的距离有显著的负相关,且以与最近第1棵树距离的相关系数最大。格氏栲人工林细根生物量与最近第1棵树的胸径呈显著的正相关(p<0 .0 1) ,而与最近第2、第3棵树的胸径无关(p>0 .0 5 ) ;而杉木人工林细根生物量则与最近第1、第2和第3棵树的胸径均无显著相关(p>0 .0 5 )。逐步多元线性回归分析表明,离取样点最近第1棵树距离和胸径可解释格氏栲人工林细根生物量水平变异的4 1.0 % ,而离取样点最近第1、2棵树距离则可解释杉木人工林细根生物量水平变异的4 0 .6 %。由于人工林细根水平分布呈现特定模式,规则取样估计细根生物量将产生系统误差。     

杉木采伐迹地造林树种转变对土壤可溶性有机质的影响

以二代杉木林采伐迹地上营造的19年生米老排与杉木人工林为对象,采用冷水、热水和2 mol·L^-1 KCl溶液提取0～5、5～10和10～20 cm层土壤中的可溶性有机碳(DOC)和有机氮(DON),研究造林树种转变对土壤可溶性有机质的影响.结果表明: 造林树种转变对林地土壤DOC和DON库有显著影响.米老排人工林土壤中用冷水、热水和KCl溶液浸提的DOC含量均显著高于杉木人工林,0～5和5～10 cm层土壤中用冷水和热水浸提的DON含量显著高于杉木林.不同方法浸提的DOC和DON含量大小顺序均为KCl>热水>冷水.在0～5 cm土层,米老排人工林土壤微生物生物量碳(MBC)含量比杉木林高76.3%.相关分析结果显示,热水浸提的DOC和DON与土壤MBC之间均呈显著正相关.不同树种人工林间土壤可溶性有机质的差异主要与凋落物输入的数量和质量有关.在杉木采伐迹地上营造米老排,能够明显改善土壤肥力.     

连栽桉树人工林生产力和植物多样性及其相关性分析

对不同连栽代次的尾巨桉人工林进行长期定位观测,研究林分各组成部分生物量及林下植物多样性的变化,并采用趋势面分析方法分析生物量与植物多样性之间的关系.结果表明:(1)第1、2、3代7年生尾巨桉人工林的群落生物量基本相同,分别为102.22、105.11、102.66 t/hm2,其中乔木层林分生物量随着连栽代次呈增加趋势,第1代到第3代林分分别为81.48、88.36、92.28 t/hm2,平均净生产力分别为11.64、12.62、13.18 t/hm2·a,林分各器官生物量分配无明显差异,但在各生长年份,随着代数增加也呈增加趋势.(2)尾巨桉林下植物及枯落物生物量明显下降,第1、2、3代灌木层生物量分别为8.47、6.89、3.09 t/hm2,草木层生物量分别为1.93、1.21、0.35 t/hm2,枯落层生物量分别为10.34、8.64、6.94 t/hm2.(3)连栽尾巨桉人工林植物多样性指数、均匀度指数、丰富度指数随着连栽代次的增加而明显下降,即林下植物多样性随连栽代次的增加而减少,物种生态优势度增加.(4)采用趋势面分析方法结果表明,不同连栽代次尾巨桉林地植物多样性增加则林地根系生物量和林下植物生物量显著增加,而对林分总生物量及其它器官生物量影响不大.     

亚高山森林自然与人工恢复对土壤涵水能力的影响

西南亚高山原始针叶林被大规模采伐后,在皆伐迹地上营造了大量云杉林进行人工恢复。但关于这些人工林的土壤涵水能力如何,一直没有系统深入的研究与评价。选择川西米亚罗林区系列不同林龄云杉人工林(20 a、30 a、40 a、70 a)为对象,以相邻同龄自然更新恢复的针阔混交林为对照,比较人工林土壤涵水能力随着演替进程的动态及其与自然恢复次生林之间的差异,结合人工与自然恢复后的林地特征(如细根生物量、凋落物储量和土壤有机碳等)和土壤物理结构参数等差异,阐释自然与人工恢复后土壤涵水能力差异的影响因素。结果显示:随着人工林演替,土壤0—40 cm层最大持水量随林龄的增加而降低,但变化不显著,从20年的2200 t/hm~2下降到70年的2138 t/hm~2,年平均下降速率为1.24 t/hm~2;然而在自然次生林中,土壤最大持水量随着林龄的增加呈现出波动式变化,从20年的2142 t/hm~2增加到40年的2565 t/hm~2,到70年又下降为2302 t/hm~2。通过土壤持水特性与林地凋落物贮量、细根生物量和土壤物理结构参数的相关分析表明,由不同恢复途径导致的林地土壤有机碳含量、凋落物特性及细根差异,进而改变土壤物理结构是影响土壤持水性能差异的主要因素。这些结果说明,从土壤持水量角度考虑,在对采伐迹地进行造林恢复时,应尽量避免营造结构单一、高密度的人工纯林,应选择营造针阔混交林的模式进行恢复。     

大兴安岭火烧迹地不同恢复方式碳储量差异

为了探讨不同恢复方式对大兴安岭重度火烧迹地碳储量的影响,以人工恢复(兴安落叶松、樟子松)和天然恢复的林分为研究对象,采用干烧法对乔木层、灌木层、草本层和枯枝落叶层含碳率进行测定.采用全收获法和平均标准木法获得林分各组分生物量估算森林植被的碳储量,分析不同恢复方式下林分各组分碳储量的分配特征.结果表明： 人工恢复和天然恢复的林分灌木层平均含碳率高于乔木层和草本层.兴安落叶松人工林灌木层平均含碳率为45.8%、枯枝落叶层为45.3%、乔木层为44.4%、草本层为33.6%.樟子松人工林灌木层和乔木层平均含碳率高于50%.天然次生林乔木层、灌木层和枯枝落叶层平均含碳率在42%左右.森林植被层中,生物量贡献率从大到小依次为乔木层、灌木层和草本层.兴安落叶松人工林森林植被层和枯枝落叶层生物量总和为123.90 t·hm^-2,远高于樟子松人工林和天然次生林.火烧后人工恢复23年的兴安落叶松人工林森林植被碳储量为50.97 t·hm^-2,其中,乔木层碳储量为49.87 t·hm^-2,占森林植被层总碳储量的97.8%,草本层所占比重仅为0.02%.人工恢复的林分植被层总碳储量高于天然恢复的林分,火烧迹地在这一时段内采用人工恢复的方式较天然恢复碳汇能力更强.     

黄土丘陵区主要林分生物量及营养元素生物循环特征

以黄土丘陵区子午岭为研究区域 ,用标准木法和收获法对暖温带森林优势群落辽东栎林、油松林及刺槐人工林的生物量、营养元素生物循环量及循环特征进行了研究。结果表明 :黄土丘陵区子午岭油松林、辽东栎林和刺槐人工林 3林分总生物量为 :86 .2 4 7、12 9.0 0 5 t/ hm2和 14 4 .795 t/ hm2 ,乔木层生物量分别为 :85 .2 2 3、12 6 .989t/ hm2和 14 2 .4 88t/ hm2 ,随群落针阔树种转化替代 ,群落总生物量呈现明显的增加趋势。年均生长量为 3.2 75～ 5 .6 99t/ hm2。生物量和年生长量排序为刺槐人工林 >辽东栎林 >油松林。 3林分林下植被层生物量、凋落物贮量表现为刺槐林 >辽东栎林 >油松林 ,林下植被层生物量的差异主要是由林分郁闭度和林下凋落物的不同引起的 ;刺槐林和辽东栎林林下植被层发达的根系和较高的凋落物量有利于提高土壤肥力、保持水土。同化器官的各种元素含量高于其它器官 ,茎中营养元素的含量最低。乔木层营养元素积累量分别为 :0 .74 5、1.378t/ hm2和 1.80 5 t/ hm2 。不同林分不同营养元素的积累量差别较大。因采伐而引起的 3林分林地养分流失量分别达 6 5 .4 5 %、5 3.76 %和 2 5 .1%。 3林分林下植被层和凋落物层的营养元素积累量排序为 :刺槐林 >辽东栎林 >油松林。凋落物营养元素贮     

Endophytic fungi (Neotyphodium coenophialum) affect the growth and mineral uptake, transport and efficiency ratios in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea)

Neotyphodium coenophialuminteracts mutualistically with its host grasses. Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) plants infected by the fungal endophyte,Neotyphodium coenophialum(Morgan-Jones and Gams) Glenn, Bacon and Hanlin, often perform better than non-infected plants, especially in limited resource environments. However, there is a scarcity of information about endophyte-grass ecotypes interaction in Andisols of temperate regions. Clones of three tall fescue ecotypes (Fukaura, Koiwai and Showa) either infected with N. coenophialum (E+) or noninfected (E–) were grown in Andisols (Black Andisol: naturally low content of phosphorus, high in other nutrients; Red Andisol: naturally high content of phosphorus, low in other nutrients) for 133 days in a controlled environment. Cumulative shoot dry weight, daily regrowth rates (tiller number, plant height and shoot dry matter) after clippings and nutrient uptake, transport and efficiency ratios were measured. In Black Andisol, E+ plants had significantly higher cumulative shoot dry weight as well as daily regrowth rates than E– plants, while in Red Andisol the reverse was true. Among the ecotypes studied, Showa had the highest shoot growth. Significantly higher phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) uptake as well as transport were identified in E+ vs. E– plants grown in Black Andisol. With few exceptions, values for nutrient efficiency ratios were not significantly different between E+ and E– plants grown in both soils. Significant three-way interaction (endophyte × ecotype × soil) for cumulative shoot dry weight and regrowth rate revealed that the ecotype specific regrowth responses to endophyte infection were depended on soil nutrient conditions. Vegetative growth and nutrient acquisition in tall fescue varied with ecotype and were modified by abiotic (soil fertility status) as well as biotic (endophyte infection) factors.     

Influence of nutrient availability on the mechanisms of tolerance to herbivory in an annual grass, Avena barbata (Poaceae)

Tolerance, or the capacity of a genotype to survive and reproduce following herbivore damage, varies widely across the plant kingdom. One proximate cause of this variation is resource availability, which can influence tolerance through mechanisms such as growth rate and photosynthesis. We examined the effect of high and low soil nutrient levels on the relationship between tolerance and two of its underlying mechanisms, biomass regrowth and photosynthetic upregulation, among genotypes of the Mediterranean annual grass Avena barbata. Although defoliated plants did not reach the same biomass as controls, biomass regrowth was higher at high nutrients. However, increased seed abortion at high nutrients caused tolerance to be the same in both nutrient treatments. Increased seed abortion also uncoupled biomass regrowth from tolerance at high nutrients. We found no evidence for photosynthetic upregulation in defoliated compared to control plants in either nutrient treatment. However, tolerance was positively correlated with predefoliation photosynthetic efficiency at high nutrients. Thus, constitutive photosynthetic efficiency may be a better predictor of tolerance than photosynthetic responses following herbivory in A. barbata. More generally, our results highlight the possibility that the mechanisms of tolerance can differ across resource environments even if tolerance is the same.     

The importance of post‐fire regrowth for sable antelope in a Southern African savanna

Burning is commonly used in savannas to stimulate grass regrowth for grazing ungulates. We recorded the relative use of burns occurring at different stages in the seasonal cycle, as well as in different regions of the landscape by two herds of sable. We also recorded behavioural measures of foraging efficiency and faecal nutrient contents as an indication of nutrient gains. Sable consistently concentrated their grazing on burned areas provided there was sufficient green regrowth during the dry season. In these circumstances they grazed for longer per feeding station, showed a slower step rate while foraging, and shorter between‐patch moves, and a higher probability of encountering acceptable food per step taken while foraging than on unburnt areas. In the year when only a burn with insufficient regrowth was available, sable continued to forage in the area that had been burned during the previous year. Faecal crude protein was substantially higher at the end of the dry season in the year when burned areas were utilized. Accordingly early dry season fires can be important in helping sable bridge the nutritional limitations posed by the dry season, provided sufficient soil moisture remains to promote adequate grass regrowth.     

Recovery of rain forest soil seed banks under different reforestation pathways in eastern Australia

Summary Seed availability is a major factor limiting the recruitment of rain forest to cleared land, but little is known about the composition of the soil seed bank under different reforestation pathways. We quantified changes in the viable soil seed bank following rain forest clearing and pasture establishment and subsequent reforestation in subtropical eastern Australia. Major reforestation pathways in the region include planting of a diverse suite of native trees for ecological restoration purposes, autogenic regrowth dominated by the non‐native tree Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) and management of this regrowth to accelerate the development of a native tree community. These pathways differ considerably in cost: restoration plantings are expensive, autogenic regrowth is free, whilst managing regrowth generally costs much less than restoration plantings. We surveyed five sites within each of three reforestation pathways as well as reference sites in remnant rain forest and pasture. The composition of the seed bank was determined by germinating plants from soil samples collected from each site. Germinants were classified into several functional groups according to life form, origin, dispersal mode and successional stage. The majority of functional groups varied significantly in abundance or richness between rain forest and pasture sites. Most of the functional groups that varied between rain forest and pasture were restored to values similar to rain forest by at least one of the three reforestation pathways examined. The species richness of native woody plants in the soil seed bank was slightly higher in restoration plantings than in autogenic or managed regrowth; nevertheless, the species richness and abundance of native woody plants and vines were higher in the seed bank of autogenic regrowth than pasture, and both attributes were enhanced by the management of regrowth sites. The results of this study show that autogenic regrowth can make an important contribution to rain forest restoration at a landscape scale. The optimal reforestation approach or mix of approaches will depend on the desired rate of recovery and the resources available for restoration.     

Regrowth dynamics of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Calamagrostis epigejos</Emphasis> after defoliation as affected by nitrogen availability

Young plants of a rhizomatous grass Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth were grown from seed in nutrient solutions containing nitrogen in concentrations 0.1, 1.0, and 10 mM. After six weeks of cultivation the plants were defoliated and changes in growth parameters and in content of storage compounds were measured in the course of regrowth under highly reduced nitrogen availability. Plants grown at higher nitrogen supply before defoliation had higher amount of all types of nitrogen storage compounds (nitrates, free amino acids, soluble proteins), which was beneficial for their regrowth rate, in spite of lower content of storage saccharides. Amino acids and soluble proteins from roots and stubble bases were the most important sources of storage compounds for regrowth of the shoot. Faster growth of plants with higher N content was mediated by greater leaf area expansion and greater number of leaves. In plants with lower contents of N compounds number of green leaves decreased after defoliation significantly and senescing leaves presumably served as N source for other growing organs. Results suggest that internal N reserves can support regrowth of plants after defoliation even under fluctuating external N availability. Faster regrowth of C. epigejos with more reserves was mediated mainly by changes in plant morphogenesis.     

Grazing history effects on above- and below-ground litter decomposition and nutrient cycling in two co-occurring grasses

Large herbivores may alter carbon and nutrient cycling in soil by changing above- and below-ground litter decomposition dynamics. Grazing effects may reflect changes in plant allocation patterns, and thus litter quality, or the site conditions for decomposition, but the relative roles of these broad mechanisms have rarely been tested. We examined plant and soil mediated effects of grazing history on litter mass loss and nutrient release in two grazing-tolerant grasses, Lolium multiflorum and Paspalum dilatatum, in a humid pampa grassland, Argentina. Shoot and root litters produced in a common garden by conspecific plants collected from grazed and ungrazed sites were incubated under both grazing conditions. We found that grazing history effects on litter decomposition were stronger for shoot than for root material. Root mass loss was neither affected by litter origin nor incubation site, although roots from the grazed origin immobilised more nutrients. Plants from the grazed site produced shoots with higher cell soluble contents and lower lignin:N ratios. Grazing effects mediated by shoot litter origin depended on the species, and were less apparent than incubation site effects. Lolium shoots from the grazed site decomposed and released nutrients faster, whereas Paspalum shoots from the grazed site retained more nutrient than their respective counterparts from the ungrazed site. Such divergent, species-specific dynamics did not translate into consistent differences in soil mineral N beneath decomposing litters. Indeed, shoot mass loss and nutrient release were generally faster in the grazed grassland, where soil N availability was higher. Our results show that grazing influenced nutrient cycling by modifying litter breakdown within species as well as the soil environment for decomposition. They also indicate that grazing effects on decomposition are likely to involve aerial litter pools rather than the more recalcitrant root compartment.     

Bt抗虫棉秸秆还田对土壤养分特征的影响

【目的】研究转基因作物秸秆或残茬还田可能对土壤养分特性造成的影响。【方法】以不同抗虫水平Bt棉花和常规棉花(泗棉3号)为研究材料,分别在经过一、二个生长周期后将秸秆机械粉碎后原位还田,40 d后测定分析土壤中Bt蛋白含量及肥力相关的养分含量变化。【结果】Bt棉秸秆还田后,所有品种棉花土壤中Bt蛋白含量与还田前无显著增加,且转Bt基因棉与非转基因棉还田对土壤Bt蛋白含量的影响并无显著差异。同时,棉秸秆还田可显著提高土壤有机质、速效磷、碱解氮、速效钾、全氮、全磷和全钾含量,提升土壤pH值;增加幅度在不同抗虫水平Bt棉花间及与非转基因常规棉花品种间皆无显著性差异。【结论】秸秆还田对土壤肥力的提升与Bt棉的抗虫水平无关。“转Bt基因”不成为Bt棉秸秆还田提高土壤肥力的限制性因素,其秸秆还田不会对土壤肥力质量产生负面影响,可使土壤养分含量增加,有效提升土壤肥力。秸秆原位还田简单、无害又提升肥力,有条件作为转Bt基因植物秸秆无害化处理的理想方式。     

季节放牧下内蒙古温带草原羊草根茎叶功能性状的权衡

放牧是草地主要利用方式之一,不同季节放牧通过影响草地功能性状间的权衡从而影响牧后再生及补偿性生长。通过测定内蒙古温带草原优势种羊草(Leymus chinensis)的株高、节间距和分蘖数等软性状及气体交换、抗氧化酶系统和根茎叶渗透调节物质的含量等硬性状,分析了不同季节放牧处理下羊草功能性状的变化及其权衡关系。结果表明,3年短期放牧处理下,类连续放牧(T1)比春季放牧样地(T2)羊草表现出更强的避牧性与耐牧性。类连续放牧与春季放牧样地羊草软性状及光合特性表现出一致性,6月放牧干扰降低了羊草的净光合速率(P_n),8月放牧干扰通过增加电子传递速率(ETR)及光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)分配于光化学反应(P)的比值等增大P_n。但春季放牧样地羊草株高较高,且光合产物较多分配于叶片,导致大量有机物质被啃食,不利于牧草再生。而类连续放牧羊草将较多的有机物质分配于根茎,有利于牧草根系吸水及牧后再生。因此,3年短期放牧处理下,类连续放牧更有利于牧草再生及草原的可持续利用。     

缺苞箭竹群落密度对土壤养分库的影响

研究了王朗自然保护区内缺苞箭竹(Fargesiadenudata)群落3个密度在1个生长季(5～10月)内不同土壤层次的养分贮量及其季节动态.结果表明,土壤(0～30cm)总P、速效P贮量均随密度的增加而显著减少(P<0.01);而土壤总Ca、Mg贮量则随密度的增加而增加;土壤N、K(全量或速效)贮量密度间差异不大.在不同密度的箭竹群落样地内,除了D1样地土壤总钾贮量大于Ca外,土壤层(0～30cm)不同养分贮量(全量)大小顺序均为Ca>K>Mg>N>P.表层(L1)速效N、P和K浓度在7月份均有显著降低的现象,随后又逐渐回升.养分的变化幅度则普遍存在着表层(L1)大于下层(L2、L3),高密度(D3)大于低密度(D1),速效P大于速效N、K的现象.土壤总养分贮量与浓度在土壤层次上的分布特征明显不同,3个密度样地中L1(0～10cm)层的N、P、K、Ca、Mg贮量均低于L2(10～20cm)和L3(20～30cm)层.分析表明,箭竹群落土壤层养分贮量与密度密切相关,可能是由于密度影响到了箭竹对土壤养分的吸收、凋落物养分的归还、微生物活性等养分循环各个环节,从而导致了土壤养分贮量的改变.其中,密度对P、Ca贮量影响最大,Mg其次,对N、K影响最弱.随着箭竹密度的增加,越来越低的土壤总P、速效P贮量也表明,P素可能是箭竹生长发育的主要限制因子,P不足可能是导致箭竹开花的重要诱因.     

Amino acid content in xylem sap of regrowing alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): Relations with N uptake,N2 fixation and N remobilization

During vegetative regrowth of Medicago sativa L., soil N, symbiotically fixed N₂ and N reserves meet the nitrogen requirements for shoot regrowth. Experiments with nodulated or non-nodulated plants were carried out to investigate the changes in N flows originating from the different N sources and in xylem transport of amino acids during regrowth. Exogenous N uptake, N₂ fixation and endogenous N remobilization were estimated by ¹⁵N labelling and amino acids in xylem sap were analysed. Removal of shoots resulted in great declines of exogenous N flows derived either from N₂ or from NH₄NO₃ during the first week of regrowth, thereafter recovery increased linearly. Mineral N uptake as well as N₂ fixation occurred mainly between the 10th and 18th day after removal of shoots while exogenous N assimilation in intact plants remained at a steady level. Nitrogen remobilization rates in defoliated plants increased by at least three to five-fold, especially during the first 10 days following shoot removal. Compared to control plants, contents of amino acids in xylem sap, during the first 10 days of regrowth, were reduced by about 72% and 82% in NH₄NO₃ grown and in N₂ fixing plants, respectively. Asparagine was the main amino acid transported in xylem sap of both treated plants. Its relative contents during this period significantly decreased from 75% to 59% and from 67% to 36% respectively in non-nodulated plants and in nodulated ones. This decline was accompanied by compensatory increase in the relative contents of aspartate and glutamine.