濒危植物明党参与非濒危种峨参种子休眠和萌发比较

研究了濒危植物明党参（Changium smyrnioides)与非濒危种峨参（Anthriscus sylvestris)种子贮存,打破休眠和萌发对水分和温度条件的要求。结果表明,在自然条件下,明党参种子有5个月的休眠期,人工低温（10℃左右）处理40天即可打破休眠;两种植物种子自然温度干燥处理不能打破休眠;两种植物的种子在自然温度变湿层积处理后萌发率最高,萌发持续时间也最长,其中明党参的萌发率地峨参,持续时间短于峨参;自然温度淹水处理大大降低了两种植物种子的萌发率,但明党参仍有7％的萌发率。明党参种子质量和发芽率不应是明党参濒危的直接原因,但因其具有种子产量低,幼苗数量少,存活率高的K－对策,当受到强烈干扰时,种群难以在短期内恢复,容易濒危。     

伞形科两种植物幼苗生长对光照强度的可塑性响应

将明党参（Changium smyrnioides Wolff）和峨参（Anthriscus sylvestris Hoffm．）幼苗置于按全光照百分率为100％（S100）、65％（S65）和25％（S25）的人工控制光环境下处理。结果表明,光照强度显著影响明党参和峨参幼苗的生长：明党参在S6,生长最好,株高、冠幅、叶长、叶宽、地上地下生物量等均达到最大值,且S65的明党参生物量是S100的2倍、S25的3倍左右;而峨参地上部生长随着光照强度的减弱而增强,S25生长最好,但地下部生长则在S65生长最好,表现出与明党参同样的响应规律。明党参在不同光照强度下生长速率差异显著,S65显著高于其余两个处理;峨参虽然也在S65生长速率最大,但在不同光照强度间无差异。明党参生长速率明显小于峨参,总生物量约为峨参的1／3—1／8,相对于峨参而言明党参是一个在幼苗阶段生长缓慢的物种。     

环境因素对伞形科两种植物种子萌发的影响

种子萌发模式是植物生活史策略中的一个主要特征。研究了环境因素对伞形科濒危植物明党参 (Changium smyrnioidesWolff)和非濒危植物峨参 (Anthriscussylvestris Hoffm.)种子萌发特性的影响。结果表明 ,温度是影响明党参和峨参这类冬性植物种子萌发的主要因素。两物种的种子萌发温度范围是 5～ 15℃ ,明党参种子的最适萌发温度是 10℃ ,峨参是 5℃ ,两物种在15℃时萌发率均已受抑制 ,到 18℃时几乎不萌发。两种植物种子的萌发率与温度显著负相关。两种植物种子在光照和黑暗条件下萌发率差异很小 ,均是中性种子。明党参种子在干燥条件下比峨参种子更容易失去活力 ,其种子的适宜含水量 (5 .9%～6 .4 % )比峨参 (<3.7% )高。种子质量好、萌发率高但种子产量低也是濒危植物种群更新的一个薄弱环节。     

生态学报第24卷总目录

第 1期格氏栲天然林与人工林土壤非保护性有机 C含量及分配杨玉盛 ,刘艳丽 ,陈光水 ,等 ( 1)……………………………………………………………濒危种明党参和非濒危种峨参生态策略的比较研究常　杰 ,关保华 ,葛　滢 ,等 ( 9)…………………………………………………………………濒危植物长柄双花木开花物候与生殖特性肖宜安 ,何　平 ,李晓红 ( 14 )………………………………………………………………………………温度对海带幼孢子体生长和光合作用的影响朱明远 ,吴荣军 ,李瑞香 ,等 ( 2 2 )………………………………………………………………     

濒危植物明党参种子散布和种子库动态研究

对伞形科濒危植物明党参（Changium smyrnioides)的种子生产、散布和种子库动态进行了研究。明党参平均每株产生完好种子132粒,86.36%来自顶生花序,不同生境中个体产生的种子千粒重有差异;其平均1.06m高的花葶在种子散布过程中易倒伏,使种子远离母株;种子散布格局为聚集型;种子库密度随时间逐渐下降。明党参种子产量和不同时期种子库密度均低于同科非濒危植物峨参（Anthriscus sylvestris),2个种的种子库均为非持续型;明党参具有低种子数、大粒种子、种子散布远离母株以减少种内竞争的K对策,在受到人类大量采挖和生境干扰后种群不容易迅速恢复;而峨参采取高种子数、小粒种子、种子近母株密集分布和产生无性系的r对策,种群受干扰后易恢复。     

濒危植物明党参种群生存过程研究

对中国特有单种属濒危植物明党参杭州种群的生存过程进行了数量分析。针对难以测量明党参个体年龄的问题 ,基于实验数据利用 L ogistic生长模型估算其年龄并得到可估测年龄最高界限为 5 0 a。数量分析表明 ,目前明党参种群表现出衰退趋势 ,种群年龄结构类似于老年型 ,种群的净增殖率、瞬时增长率和周限增长率均较低 ,世代周期较长。运用 L eslie矩阵模型分析预测未来 30 a中种群个体数量将呈现出下降趋势。在所研究的样地中 ,明党参种群种子萌发和幼苗期 (0～ 5 a) ,成熟期 (15～2 5 a)和老年期 (4 5～ 5 0 a)受到了环境筛的强烈作用     

明党参和川明参居群分布调查

对中国的两个单种属明党参属和川明参属居群分布进行了调查研究,共调查湖北、江西、安徽、江苏和浙江的15个明党参居群,四川、重庆和湖北的12个川明参居群。调查二者居群所处生境特征,并统计了现存居群大小。研究发现,前人记载的湖北兴山地区分布的明党参实为川明参,表明这两个种的分布区出现了隔离,而非交叠,并推测二者的分布与长江水系有一定关系。     

基于时间生态位在城市绿地中再引入濒危植物明党参

城市绿地作为珍稀濒危物种的保护和保存地日益受到关注,然而对其保护潜力缺少定量研究。本文通过调查亚热带城市杭州市和宁波市明党参(Changium smyrnioides)的野外生境和测定明党参的生理生态参数,确定了该种的时间生态位;进而在城市绿地中开展调查,寻找与该种野外相似的生境,分析将明党参再引入到城市绿地中的潜力和方式。结果表明,明党参分布于亚热带东部森林的落叶树下,落叶树无叶期为11月到次年4月,此时林下的光照和热量条件适宜于明党参生长。明党参12月至次年1月萌发,光热条件最适宜的3月进入快速光合和生长期,5月开花、光合变弱,6月种子成熟后休眠;在杭州市和宁波市绿地中,落叶树种分别占乔木树种总数的62%和60%,这些落叶树的林下都具有栽培明党参的潜力;由展叶物候期在4月的重要落叶树以及与野外相同或相近的落叶树提供的林下生境最适合引入明党参;目前杭州市和宁波市的城市绿地分别具有18.97和18.42km2的潜在可引种生境。若将这些生境充分利用,分别可引种1.01×10~8和0.98×10~8株明党参。     

明党参幼苗存活与生长对光照强度的响应

以濒危植物明党参低温催芽形成的幼苗和常温正常萌发的幼苗为对象,对其存活及形态、结构、生物量及其分配、生长速率等指标进行测定和分析.结果表明,明党参幼苗在较高光强（65％全光照）存活率最高,有利于幼苗建成,低光强存活率最低.低温催芽形成的幼苗和常温正常萌发的幼苗对光照强度的响应规律类似,明党参幼苗的生长参数（株高除外）叶生物量、根生物量、总生物量、生长速率和总叶面积均在65％全光照条件下达到最大值,表现出最佳生长状况,表明适宜明党参幼苗生长的光照条件是65％全光照;利用低温催芽形成的幼苗生物量约是常温正常萌发幼苗的5倍,能提高其经受不利环境的能力,为明党参的栽培和保护提供一种新的途径.     

明党参中胆碱的分离鉴定和不同采收期的含量测定

利用雷纳克（Ｒｅｉｎｅｃｋｅ’ｓ）盐法,从明党参中首次分得胆碱,用红外光谱进行鉴定,并对粉沙参,七、八、九月采收的明党参中胆碱的含量进行了比较分析。结果表明,八月采收的明党参中胆碱含量最高（４７．１６１ｍｇ／１００ｇ）,其次为粉沙参（３３．１９８ｍｇ／１００ｇ）及九月采收的明党参（３２．４０４ｍｇ／１００ｇ）,七月采收的明党参胆碱含量较低（２３．４７９ｍｇ／１００ｇ）。同时与党参进行了参照测定。     

中国温带和亚热带8个树种叶和吸收根协同分解

叶和细根(2mm)是森林生态系统的分解主体,二者是否协同分解,将极大影响所属植物在生态系统碳(C)循环中的物种效应。已有研究显示,叶和细根的分解关系具有极大的不确定性,认为很大程度上归因于细根内部具有高度的异质性,导致叶和细根在功能上不相似。为此,使用末梢1级根和细根根枝作为研究对象,它们在功能上同叶类似,称为吸收根。通过分解包法,分别在黑龙江帽儿山和广东鹤山,研究了2个阔叶树种和2个针叶树种(共8个树种)的叶和吸收根持续2a多的分解。结果发现,分解速率k(a~(-1),负指数模型)在8个树种整体分析时具有正相关关系(P0.05),在相同气候带或植物生活型水平上是否相关,受叶的分解环境及吸收根类型的影响;N剩余量整体上并不相关,亚热带树种的叶和细根根枝的N剩余量在分解1a后高度显著正相关,温带树种的叶和1级根的N剩余量在分解2a后显著高度正相关。本研究中,根-叶分解过程是否受控于相同或相关的凋落物性质是决定根-叶分解是否相关的重要原因,其中分解速率与酸溶组分正相关、与酸不溶组分负相关。比较已有研究,总结发现,根-叶分解关系受物种影响较大,暗示气候变化导致物种组成的改变将极大影响地上-地下关系,也因此影响生态系统C循环。     

Variation in plant species richness of different life forms along a subtropical elevation gradient in the Himalayas, east Nepal

Aim To explore the variation in species richness along a subtropical elevation gradient, and evaluate how climatic variables explain the richness of the different life forms such as trees, shrubs, climbers, herbs and ferns. Location The study was made in a subtropical to warm temperate region in the south‐eastern part of Nepal, between 100 and 1500 m above sea level (a.s.l.). Methods The number of species was counted in six plots (50 × 20 m) in each of the 15 100 m elevation bands covering the main physiognomic structures along an imaginary transect. Each species recorded was assigned to a life form. Potential evapotranspiration (PET, i.e. energy), mean annual rainfall (MAR), and their ratio (MI = moisture index) were evaluated as explanatory variables by means of generalized linear models (GLM). Each variable was tested individually, and in addition MAR and PET were used to test the water‐energy dynamics model for each life form. Results The richness of herbaceous species, including herbaceous climbers, was unrelated to any of the climate variables. PET was strongly negatively correlated with elevation, and the following relationships were found between increasing PET and richness: (i) shrubs, trees and total species (sum of all life forms) showed unimodal responses (ii) ferns decreased monotonically, and (iii) woody climbers increased monotonically. Richness of all woody groups increased monotonically with MAR and MI. The water‐energy dynamics model explained 63% of the variation in shrubs, 67% for trees and 70% for woody species combined. Main conclusions For the various herbaceous life forms (forbs, grasses, and herbaceous climbers) we found no significant statistical trends, whereas for woody life forms (trees, shrubs, and woody climbers) significant relationships were found with climate. E.M. O’Brien's macro‐scale model based on water‐energy dynamics was found to explain woody species richness at a finer scale along this elevational‐climatic gradient.     

神农架南坡送子园珍稀植物群落的区系及生态特征研究

研究了分布于神农架南坡的珍稀植物群落的区系及生态学特征。结果表明：珍稀植物群落中有维管束植物１２６种,隶属于１０８属６４科。其中,第一批珍稀保护植物９种,占神农架地区珍稀植物总数的２７．３％,珍稀植物群落具温带特性。群落外貌以高位芽为主,占６５．９％;叶以中型叶占优势,达６２．７％;叶质以纸质为主,占８４．１％;叶型以单型叶为主,为８３．３％;叶缘以非全缘为主,占６９．８％。群落垂直分层明显,可分     

Leaf size and leaf display of thirty-eight tropical tree species

Trees forage for light through optimal leaf display. Effective leaf display is determined by metamer traits (i.e., the internode, petiole, and corresponding leaf), and thus these traits strongly co-determine carbon gain and as a result competitive advantage in a light-limited environment. We examined 11 metamer traits of sun and shade trees of 38 coexisting moist forest tree species and determined the relative strengths of intra- and interspecific variation. Species-specific metamer traits were related to two variables that represent important life history variation; the regeneration light requirements and average leaf size of the species. Metamer traits varied strongly across species and, in contrast to our expectation, showed only modest changes in response to light. Intra- and interspecific responses to light were only congruent for a third of the traits evaluated. Four traits, amongst which leaf size, specific leaf area (SLA), and leaf area ratio at the metamer level (LAR) showed even opposite intra- and interspecific responses to light. Strikingly, these are classic traits that are thought to be of paramount importance for plant performance but that have completely different consequences within and across species. Sun trees of a given species had small leaves to reduce the heat load, but light-demanding species had large leaves compared to shade-tolerants, probably to outcompete their neighbors. Shade trees of a given species had a high SLA and LAR to capture more light in a light-limited environment, whereas shade-tolerant species have well-protected leaves with a low SLA compared to light-demanding species, probably to deter herbivores and enhance leaf lifespan. There was a leaf-size-mediated trade-off between biomechanical and hydraulic safety, and the efficiency with which species can space their leaves and forage for light. Unexpectedly, metamer traits were more closely linked to leaf size than to regeneration light requirements, probably because leaf-size-related biomechanical and vascular constraints limit the trait combinations that are physically possible. This suggests that the leaf size spectrum overrules more subtle variation caused by the leaf economics spectrum, and that leaf size represents a more important strategy axis than previously thought. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

A mixed strategy in the annual endemic Aster laurentianus (Asteraceae)--a stress-tolerant, yet opportunistic species

Several environmental factors influence the distribution of plants in coastal salt marshes. Substrate salinity is among the major factors preventing several species from establishing near the water line. However, interspecific competition for light and nutrients is often significant in determining the upper limit of plants along the salt marsh gradient. In this study, we tested the effects of substrate salinity and light and nutrient availability on the performance of the annual Aster laurentianus (Asteraceae), an endangered species of eastern Canadian salt marshes. This species is typically found in a narrow band along the shores of shallow lagoons, cornered between the high water line and the dense, herbaceous community of the upper marsh. Low light availability was the most significant factor limiting plant performance. Salinity had little effect on A. laurentianus as, unexpectedly, did nutrient availability. Yet plants were able to absorb nutrients when these were made more available. Luxury consumption, the uptake of excess nutrients, may make sense for this annual plant because the habitat in which it grows is subject to frequent disturbances (e.g., sand accretion and salinity pulses) that may kill canopy species and release suppressed A. laurentianus individuals. These results suggest that interspecific competition for light may play a significant role in restraining A. laurentianus from the upper part of salt marshes. Luxury consumption may help the species to opportunistically take advantage of release from taller species, particularly towards the upper edge of the salt marsh gradient.