洪河自然保护区典型湿地植物群落组成及物种多样性梯度变化

以洪河自然保护区两类典型湿地——河漫滩湿地与碟形洼地湿地的植物群落为研究对象,探讨其物种组成及物种多样性的梯度变化规律。结果表明,由沼泽至岛状林的梯度上:(1)各群落建群种、优势种和伴生种的种类及其优势度,地表覆盖藓类等组成特征均变化明显;(2)群落的物种丰富度呈逐渐增加格局,丰富度指数分别为26、41、51、68和82;(3)群落的α多样性的变化格局与丰富度格局不太一致,Shannon-Wiener多样性与Pielou均匀度的变化格局基本一致,呈不规则"N"型格局,Simpson优势度的变化格局正好与它们相反,呈不规则倒"N"型格局;上述格局的两个"拐点"出现在沼泽化草甸群落和湿草甸群落中;(4)群落的β多样性——相异性系数和Cody指数均呈先降后升的格局,二者的最小值出现在沼泽化草甸群落和湿草甸群落之间,最大值出现在灌丛草甸和岛状林群落之间;研究认为,典型湿地植物群落物种组成和物种丰富度的梯度变化主要于生境的变化有关,α多样性的变化格局主要与生境的变化和优势种的生物学特性有关,β多样性的格局的原因比较复杂,尚需进一步探讨。     

长白山牛皮杜鹃群落物种多样性的海拔梯度变化及相似性

采用样地调查法,研究了牛皮杜鹃群落物种组成、群落结构特征、物种多样性及其沿海拔梯度的变化规律,对不同海拔牛皮杜鹃群落进行相似性分析。结果表明:(1)牛皮杜鹃群落相同海拔高度,草本层的物种多样性普遍高于灌木层的物种多样性。自海拔1926—1986m,灌木层α多样性指数先降低后升高,1986m后再次降低,到达海拔2010m处达到最低点,适应高山苔原带特殊生境条件的物种逐渐增多,多样性指数开始回升。海拔2250m,生物多样性指数的变化趋于平缓,物种组成相对较为稳定。海拔2528m以上,生物多样性再次呈降低趋势。草本层的α多样性指数中,物种多样性指数SW、丰富度指数D和均匀度指数R沿海拔梯度的变化趋势大致相同。海拔1986m处时出现最小值,海拔2350m时达最大值。牛皮杜鹃群落α多样性指数间呈P0.01水平极显著正相关性,物种丰富度指数对群落的物种多样性贡献率最大,表现为丰富度指数(D1、D2)种间机遇指数(H)生态优势度指数(SN)群落均匀度指数(R)。(2)牛皮杜鹃群落β多样性沿海拔梯度基本呈波形变化,草本层β多样性指数普遍高于灌木层β多样性指数。在牛皮杜鹃群落物种沿海拔梯度的替换速率上,草本植物高于灌木物种。Routledge指数的变化趋势不显著。海拔1986m处和海拔2250m处,草本层Cody指数出现两处极值,海拔2250m以上群落灌木层之间差异和变化较小,Whittaker多样性指数和Cody指数逐渐趋于平稳。(3)海拔梯度间生境及群落结构差异性越大,生物多样性变化越明显。海拔高度接近的群落间相似性系数较高,海拔是影响牛皮杜鹃群落差异的主要因素。     

三峡水库消落区不同海拔高度的植物群落多样性差异

本文对三峡水库消落区不同海拔间植物多样性和植物群落结构差异进行了研究。从α多样性上来看,上部和中部消落区物种丰富度和均匀度差异不显著,下部消落区丰富度指数明显低于中上部。下部消落区植物种间相遇几率较大,植物种间相互依存性较强。从β多样性上来看,由上部到中部再到下部,随着海拔下降,水库消落区植物物种的替代性减少是均质的;不同地区间β多样性没有显著性差异,但不同海拔间差异显著。从群落结构及稳定性上来看,目前水库消落区植物群落结构稳定性中部<上部<下部,上部消落区水淹胁迫较小,植物物种多为竞争种(C-对策种),竞争力较强的杂草偏向形成优势群落;下部消落区水淹胁迫最强,植物物种多为耐胁迫种(S-对策种),能忍受高强度水淹环境的物种形成了植物群落;中部消落区,处于物种定居和水淹胁迫的双重压力下,竞争种和耐胁迫种间竞争明显,更偏向于形成共优群落,其群落稳定性较差。在目前情况下,消落区下部的植物群落组成比较单一,但是随着水库蓄水高程稳定在175 m,估计消落区上中部群落组成也会逐渐趋于单一化。     

三峡库区香溪河消落带植被群落特征与土壤环境相关性

土壤环境是影响植被群落结构的关键因素。为揭示三峡库区消落带植被群落的空间分布与土壤环境间的相关规律,本文运用聚类分析法分析了三峡库区香溪河消落带调查的30个样带群落属性,并利用冗余分析(RDA)分析了11个土壤理化因子与消落带植被空间分布及多样性的相关关系。聚类分析结果显示,香溪河消落带草本群落可划分为7种类型,其中一年生植物群落占据优势;RDA排序轴与环境因子的相关性分析显示,RDA第1排序轴与土壤含水量(SWC)呈显著正相关,与消落带高程(Ele)呈极显著负相关(P0.01);第二轴主要与pH、Fe-P、土壤有机质(SOM)和O-P呈负相关(P0.05)。植被多样性指数与土壤理化因子的相关性分析表明,物种丰富度指数(R)与Ele、pH和SOM相关关系最为显著;优势度指数(D)与Ele呈极显著负相关(P0.01),而与SWC呈显著性正相关;香农多样性指数(H)与Ele、SOM、TP呈显著正相关,与SWC、pH呈显著性负相关;物种均匀度指数(E)除与Ele和SWC存在显著相关性外,均与其他环境因子间不存在显著性(P0.05)。综上,消落带高程、土壤含水量、土壤有机质、土壤pH及土壤TP和无机磷中O-P和Fe-P是影响香溪河消落带植被群落格局的主要因素。     

三峡水库秭归段消落带植物群落特征及其与环境因子的关系

消落带植被群落特征及物种多样性的研究一直是植物生态学和恢复生态学研究的热点。三峡水库的运行对消落带生态系统造成了极大的影响,如引起绝大部分河岸带土著植物消失、生物多样性降低以及土壤侵蚀严重等一系列生态学问题。研究消落带植物群落特征及其影响机制,旨在丰富消落带新生湿地生态学研究内容,为消落带植被的恢复、湿地保护和管理提供科学依据。通过对三峡水库秭归段香溪河与童庄河陡坡消落带植物群落及其环境因子的实地调查,并结合双向聚类分析及典范对应分析(CCA),研究了三峡水库消落带植物群落特征、物种多样性及其与环境因子之间的关系。结果表明:(1)在三峡水库秭归段消落带共发现维管植物34种,隶属于15科32属,其中菊科(Compositae)和禾本科(Gramineae)种类数较多,为优势物种,植物群落组成以草本植物为主,一年生和多年生草本植物为23种和11种,分别占67.65%和32.35%,一年生植物占绝对优势;(2)随海拔升高,物种数、Shannon多样性指数、Pielou均匀度从低海拔到高海拔随着海拔的增加而升高,而Simpson优势度指数指数从低海拔到高海拔呈下降趋势;(3)双向聚类显示消落带...     

黄河三角洲自然保护区典型植物群落物种组成及多样性梯度变化

以黄河三角洲自然保护区典型湿地群落为研究对象,探讨其物种组成及物种多样性的梯度变化规律。结果表明,从芦苇－香蒲群落到翅碱蓬群落梯度上：（1）群落物种丰富度呈波动性变化,旱柳－芦苇－白茅群落的物种丰富度最高,其次是芦苇－柽柳－翅碱蓬群落、芦苇－香蒲群落、柽柳－翅碱蓬群落,翅碱蓬群落的物种丰富最低;（2）群落的α多样性的变化格局与丰富度的变化格局不太一致,其中Shannon-Winner多样性指数与Pelou均匀度指数表现为波动性的下降趋势,而Simpson优势度指数则表现为波动性的上升趋势;（3）群落的β多样性变化格局也不完全相同,其中相异性系数呈波动性降低趋势,Copy指数则表现为先升高再降低的变化趋势。黄河三角洲典型湿地植物群落组成和物种多样性的梯度变化主要与生境变化有关。     

黑龙江省东部森林群落β多样性的研究

以连续带指数和集合环境梯度作为植物群落演替动态和环境质量的定量指标,探讨了黑龙江省东部森林群落β多样性随环境梯度和演替动态的变化规律．结果表明,森林群落中植物种的β多样性βＺ和昆虫种的β多样性βＫ都随环境梯度的增加而升高,即随着环境质量升高群落间物种更替速率降低,且βＫ的变化滞后于βＺ．βＺ和βＫ与连续带指数（ＣＩ）呈非线性相关,在演替初期群落间物种更替速率较高,在演替中后期群落间物种的更替速率最小．βＫ曲线的峰值出现滞后于βＺ曲线,说明森林昆虫群落多样性变化对植物群落多样性变化的依赖性     

祁连山北坡中段植物群落多样性的垂直分布格局

利用DCCA排序和海拔高程排序相结合的方法 ,对祁连山北坡中段植物群落物种多样性垂直分布格局进行了初步研究。结果表明 :1)植物群落草本层和灌木层物种丰富度和多样性在环境梯度上呈单峰曲线变化趋势 ,乔木层的物种丰富度和多样性在环境梯度上无变化。物种丰富度和多样性对环境梯度变化敏感程度的次序是草本层 >灌木层 >乔木层 ;2 )植物群落各层次均匀度在环境梯度上没有表现出一定的变化规律 ,均匀度可能更多地受制于群落自身动态的影响 ,而独立于生境的资源水平 ;3)草地群落物种多样性在DCCA环境梯度上曲线的拟合效果优于按海拔高程排序效果 ,灌木群落则相反 ;4)低海拔、中低海拔和中海拔地带的草本层物种丰富度和Shannon Wiener多样性指数 (H′)显著高于灌木层 (p <0 .0 1) ;高海拔地带草本层仅丰富度指数显著高于灌木层 (p <0 .0 5 )。在整个海拔范围内 ,草本层和灌木层的均匀度无显著差异。就资源的可利用性而言 ,研究区域植物群落物种多样性在垂直环境梯度上的变化规律表达了物种多样性与资源生产力的单调关系内涵。     

江西武夷山黄岗山西北坡植物物种多样性沿海拔梯度的变化

武夷山脉是我国大陆东南生物多样性最为富集的关键地区,其主峰黄岗山西北坡具有典型的垂直带谱。为探讨其植物物种多样性沿海拔梯度的变化特征,依植被类型于黄岗山西北坡设置5个海拔梯度(900~2000 m,从低到高分别记为海拔梯度1、2、3、4、5),采用α和β多样性指数进行评估。结果显示:随海拔的上升,样地物种的平均科数、平均属数、平均种数和乔木的平均株数及其种数均呈下降的趋势,且海拔梯度1与海拔梯度3、4及5均呈显著性差异(P0.05)。群落α多样性指数在海拔梯度上呈减小的变化趋势,其中Gleason丰富度指数海拔梯度间差异性与物种平均种数一致,Shannon多样性指数只有海拔梯度1与海拔梯度5间呈显著性差异(P0.05),Pielou均匀度指数则差异不显著。而群落β多样性指数和物种平均密度在海拔梯度上呈先减小后增大的"V"型变化。乔木的多样性指数未表现出与群落多样性指数相同的变化趋势,但其Pielou均匀度指数在海拔梯度上的差异性表现一致。综合物种多样性和植物密度结果表明:低海拔梯度的植被群落具有较高的物种多样性,中海拔梯度的植物密度最低。     

重庆大巴山国家级自然保护区森林植物多样性垂直格局

以重庆大巴山国家级自然保护区西南方向沿海拔梯度选择的20个样地为研究对象,通过等级聚类分析,结合物种重要值、物种丰富度、区系分化强度和α、β多样性指数等方面的分析,以揭示其森林植物多样性沿海拔梯度的分布特征。结果表明:(1)在20个样方中,共记录到维管植物97科226属335种;随着海拔上升,各样地植物科、属、种总数大体上呈先增加后降低的趋势。(2)植物群落在垂直梯度上差异显著;综合群落生长型和等级聚类分析结果,将群落沿海拔梯度划分为4个类型:海拔1 000m以下为常绿阔叶林和偏暖性针阔混交林,1 000~1 600m为常绿落叶阔叶混交林,1 600~2 100m为偏暖湿性针阔混交林,海拔2 100m以上为暗针叶林。(3)α多样性指数具有垂直变化规律;Simpson优势度和Pielou均匀度随海拔变化较小,乔木层Shannon-Wiener指数随海拔升高有明显降低的趋势,混交林类型的物种多样性和区系分化强度较高。(4)β多样性指数在低海拔区段起伏较大;随着海拔升高,乔木层Cody指数的变化格局总体上呈逐渐降低的趋势,相邻群落间物种异质性逐渐减小,物种的替代速率下降,最终达到相对稳定的状态。     

Spatial variation in insect community and species responses to habitat loss and plant community composition

Several experimental studies have examined species responses to manipulations of habitat area and spatial arrangement, but plant composition and spatial variation in species distributions also affect animal responses to habitat alteration. We used an experimental approach to study the combined effects of habitat area, edge, and plant community composition on the spatial structure of insect species richness and composition. The abundance of three guilds (herbivores, predators and parasitoids) and individual species were also analyzed. Habitat patches were created that differed in area and edge by selectively mowing portions of 15 m×15 m plots in a 1.7-ha old field. Spatial and environmental variables were used to predict insect responses in separate multiple regression and ordination models. The variation in species responses due to spatial and environmental variables was then partitioned by combining these variables into an overall regression or ordination. Spatial and environmental variables contributed similar percentages to the total variance in insect species richness, abundance or composition. No significant effects of habitat area were observed in any response variable. Herbivore abundance showed positive responses to legume or grass cover, as well as spatial variation that was unrelated to environmental variables. Predators and parasitoids had greater effects of plant species richness and habitat edge, and less unexplained spatial variation. Individual species differed in their responses to plant variables, depending on host specialization or intraspecific aggregation. Our study highlights the importance of plant community composition and spatial variation apart from environmental variables. Spatial variation stems both from species responses to environmental features as well as species differences in habitat specialization and intraspecific aggregation.     

Relative importance of drought,soil quality,and plant species in determining the strength of plant–herbivore interactions

1. Although studies on plant–herbivore interactions comparing different plant species are common, little is known about the importance of environmental conditions in determining variation in herbivory within single plant species. 2. This study assessed the effects of experimentally manipulated nutrient and water availability on plant palatability, and compared these differences with differences among species. The extent to which these patterns can be explained by leaf toughness and specific leaf area was also investigated. Six plant species from the subfamily Carduoideae and four free‐living leaf chewing invertebrates were used in the study. 3. Herbivore preferences were significantly affected by soil nutrients and water regime and varied among plant as well as herbivore species. Generally, herbivores preferred watered plants and plants from nutrient‐poor soil. The effects of soil nutrients and water regime differed between the plant and herbivore species. The differences between the plant species were greater than those between the environmental treatments. Differences at both levels could be partly explained by leaf toughness and specific leaf area. Leaf toughness, in particular, turned to be an important predictor indicating that herbivores preferred species with softer leaves, and species from wetter conditions with reduced leaf toughness. 4. The environmental conditions in which plants are growing have significant effects on plant palatability. Between‐species comparisons thus need to pay attention to this variation. Future studies may consider how the effects of current conditions interact with conditions of plant origin to predict possible effects of changes in environmental conditions on the intensity of plant–herbivore interactions.     

Relative importance of isolation, area and habitat heterogeneity for vascular plant species richness of temporary wetlands in east-German farmland

The purpose of this investigation was to explore the determinants of vascular plant species richness for temporary, isolated wetland habitats which are influenced by hydrologic gradients and characterized by variation in habitat area. The dependent variables total plant species richness and the number of obligate wetland species were analyzed consecutively. In regression analyses habitat area explained between 11 and 15% of the variation in the dependent variables. Habitat area was correlated with the heterogeneity of the hydroperiods between the upper and lower parts of the hydrologic gradients. In multivariate regression analyses, habitat heterogeneity accounted for 70-77% of the variation in the dependent variables, and habitat area did not have a significant impact. The results are most consistent with the habitat heterogeneity hypothesis. I therefore concluded that area is a surrogate variable for habitat heterogeneity which directly enhances vascular plant species diversity. There was no significant impact of isolation on species richness. The data suggest that the expanses of agricultural fields are not an effective barrier to the dispersal of the studied plant species. Only 10 of,52 wetland species were negatively influenced by isolation. This group of species did not differ from the other wetland species with respect to dispersal strategies and longevity of seed banks. However, the longevity of the seed banks was generally high, and there was a dominance of species whose propagules are transported with the soil clinging to the feet of birds. The results are discussed in the context of accurate dispersal strategies and remnant populations, which may counteract the effects of isolation.     

Numbers of plant, insect and land bird species on nineteen remote islands in the Southern Hemisphere

The familiar species-area equation S = cA ^z may not account for as much of the variation in the numbers of species on islands as it has been held to. The undue emphasis on area as a factor probably results from early workers not considering as many factors as possible in their regression analyses.
In the case of 19 remote islands in the Southern Hemisphere, island area and elevation, latitude, mean temperature of coldest month and distance of island from mainland, nearest land and nearest land to west were used to consider variation in number of plant species with the technique of multiple regression. A nonlinear model explained 83% of the variation, with temperature and area accounting for 71% of the variation in number of plant species.
The above factors with number of plant species were then used to consider variation in number of insect species on the islands. The linear model was superior, accounting for 91% of the variation. Number of plant species accounted for 73% of the variation in number of insect species.
Variation in numbers of passerine bird species and total land bird avifauna was considered using all of the above nine factors. The linear model was superior in both cases. Number of plant species accounts for 60% and 71% of the variation respectively.
Various suggestions are made to account for the unexpected result of number of insect species making little contribution to the last two regressions.     

Effects of area,environmental status and environmental variation on species richness per unit area in Mediterranean wetlands

Abstract. We propose a mechanistic model to relate α- and γ-diversity to area per se, moisture status and environmental variation (local and total), and explored the effects these abiotic variables have on species richness per unit area (α-diversity) for plant communities in a network of wetland habitats located in a Mediterranean mountainous region of central Spain. In this study, environmental status is measured as actual evapotranspiration (as an expression of energy), slope and soil wetness, and environmental variation refers to slope variation and soil wetness variation. Species richness per unit area was related to soil wetness, soil wetness variation, ground slope and ground slope variation. There were also positive correlations among moisture status and environmental variation variables. There is a joint effect of slope and soil wetness variation in explaining species richness per unit area of these wetland habitats, but area effects and energy are relatively unimportant. We conclude that species richness per unit area of wetland vegetation can be explained by moisture status and local environmental variation, and that habitat area may not have an important effect. Area could affect γ-diversity directly through random sampling and/or indirectly through increasing β-diversity, and energy may be important in areas with larger energy ranges. Complete surveys of environmental status, local and total environmental variation, and their associated species assemblages are needed to explain the processes that give rise to the rule that larger areas have larger species richness.     

Intraspecific trait variation and allocation strategies of calcareous grassland species: Results from a restoration experiment

Intra- and interspecific trait variation express the response of plants dealing with different environmental conditions. We measured root and leaf traits on 14 species of calcareous grasslands in a restoration experiment. We aimed at identifying intraspecific differences in biomass allocation and functional plant traits under contrasting soil conditions by comparing plants growing in ancient grassland and two restored grasslands on ex-arable land, one of them with topsoil removal. Relative importance of trait variation within and among species, and among site was assessed by variance partitioning. Interspecific variation was more important than intraspecific variation, but the contribution of the latter to total variation was considerable, especially for specific leaf area. Changes in soil properties due to topsoil removal resulted in lower values of plant height, specific leaf area and specific root length compared to the control (ancient grassland). Soil fertility found in the treatment without top soil removal did not affect plant plasticity compared to the control. The study species showed two allocation strategies in relation to resource stress, while the responses of individual traits to the soil treatments were consistent across species. We conclude that caution must be taken when using mean trait values for plastic species or when working with environmental gradients.     

Leaf trait variation captures climate differences but differs with species irrespective of functional group

Aims To clarify whether variation in leaf traits with climate differs with scale, i.e. across species and within a species, and to detect whether plant functional group affects species-specific response.Methods Leaf dry matter content (LDMC), specific leaf area (SLA), mass- and area-based leaf N (N mass, N area) and leaf P concentrations (P mass, P area) and leaf chlorophyll concentration (SPAD) were measured for 92 woody plant species in two botanical gardens in China. The two gardens share plant species in common but differ in climate. Leaf trait variation between the two gardens was examined via mean comparison at three scales: all species together, species grouped into plant functional groups and within a species. A meta-analysis was performed to summarize the species-specific responses.Important findings At the scale of all species together, LDMC, SLA, P mass and N mass were significantly lower in the dry-cold habitat than in the wet-warm one, whereas N area and SPAD showed an inverse pattern, indicating a significant environmental effect. The meta-analysis showed that the above-mentioned patterns persisted for SLA, N area and SPAD but not for the other variables at the species-specific scale, indicating that intraspecific variation affects the overall pattern of LDMC, P mass and N mass and P area. In terms of species-specific response, positive, negative or nonsignificant patterns were observed among the 92 species. Contrary to our prediction, species-specific responses within a functional group were not statistically more similar than those among functional groups. Our results indicated that leaf trait variation captured climatic difference yet species-specific responses were quite diverse irrespective of plant functional group, providing new insights for interpreting trait variability with climate.     

马尾松-栎类天然混交林群落最小面积确定及方法比较

用种面积曲线和群落系数面积曲线的方法对宜昌梅子垭地区一种主要植物群落类型的最小面积进行了研究。结果表明,对所研究的植被类型,样地布置为 １０ｍ ×１０ｍ 及２０ｍ ×２０ｍ 可满足不同研究精度的要求。群落系统面积曲线和种面积曲线一样,比较直观。虽然取样调查时工作量稍大,但运用群落系数面积曲线的方法可更多地包含种类组成及群落结构随面积而变化的信息,所确定的最小面积也能够真实地反映整个群落种类组成及结构的特征。     

毛乌素沙地南缘沙漠化临界区域土壤水分和植被空间格局

应用地统计学和经典统计学方法,对毛乌素沙地南缘沙漠化临界区域土壤水分和植被特征的空间分布格局及其相互关系进行研究,结果表明: 0-5 cm和5-10 cm土壤水分符合指数模型,10-15 cm土壤水分和植物群落物种数、植被盖度、植被密度都符合球状模型;0-5 cm土壤水分、植物群落物种数和植被盖度都具有强空间自相关性,5-10 cm、10-15 cm土壤水分和植被密度都具有中等程度的空间自相关性;从牛枝子群落到黑沙蒿群落,各层土壤水分与植物群落物种数之间具有相似的空间格局,都呈先升高后降低的变化趋势,而植被盖度和植被密度呈逐渐减小的变化趋势;0-5 cm土壤水分与植物群落物种数之间具有显著的正相关,是制约植被物种空间分布的关键因素。     

桂林岩溶石山青冈群落植物功能性状的尺度变化与关联

研究植物功能性状在不同尺度的变异和关联,对于揭示植物对环境的适应策略和群落构建规律具有重要意义。以岩溶石山青冈群落为研究对象,测量了研究区内20个样方74种木本植物的叶面积、比叶面积和木材密度3个功能性状值,利用性状梯度分析法分析了3个性状在群落内部(α组分)及群落间(β组分)的变异格局及相关性。结果表明:(1)群落内3个植物功能性状的α值范围均大于β值范围,即物种相对于共生物种性状值的变化大于沿着群落平均性状梯度的变化。(2)植物功能性状比叶面积的种内差异引起的变化小于群落水平。(3)叶面积与比叶面积、比叶面积与木材密度、叶面积与木材密度的β组分相关性均最强,而α组分间无相关性或相关性较弱,即叶面积与比叶面积、比叶面积与木材密度、叶面积与木材密度两两性状间的相关性在群落间的依赖程度比群落内共生物种的依赖性要强,暗示物种在群落内和群落间采取不同的生态策略来适应环境。