毛乌素沙地中国沙棘无性系种群年龄结构动态与遗传后果研究

根据样地每木栓尺和林缘扩散效应调查以及无性系跟踪挖掘材料,分析了毛乌素沙地中国沙棘无性系各上群年龄结构动态及其遗传后果,结果表明,中国沙棘无性系种群年龄结构由增长型经过稳定型发展到衰退型,在衰退的种群中,中国沙棘能够通过无性系生长实验林窗更新恢复其稳定性或依靠林缘扩散使种群在更大的空间尺度上进行自我维持。同时,随着种群的自疏,无性系种群的组成由较多拥有较少分株的无性系向较少拥有较多分株的无性系转变,从而降低了无性系种群的基株多样性。     

竹类植物种群生态学研究进展与展望

综述了竹类种群生理生态学、种群动态、繁殖特性、无性系种群特征等几个方面的研究进展,概括了群落水平上竹类种群对森林更新的影响。并从竹类种群克隆多样性与微进化、生长适应机理、开花机制,以及竹类种群与林窗更新等四个方面展望未来竹类种群生态学研究的重点和主要趋势。     

毛乌素沙地中国沙棘无性系生长调节

根据无性系跟踪挖掘资料。分析了毛乌素沙地中国沙棘无性系生长调节规律,结果表明,无性系分株群（同一无性系所有分株的集合）结构由增长型发展到稳定型,最后演变成衰退型,在衰退过程中或其后的一段时间内,无性系能够通过分株出生调节使分株群结构（年龄和高度级）恢复到稳定型,在分株群结构变化的同时,种群通过分株的死亡调节不断改变着分株的克隆生长型,提高了无性系 种群的持久性以及对空间和资源的利用率。     

不同程度的水分胁迫对沙棘幼苗生理生态特征的影响

为探讨未来降水减少对内蒙古皇甫川流域沙棘幼苗生理生态特征的影响,特设计平均降雨水平、偏旱、干旱和极端干旱4种不同的水分梯度处理,开展人工水分梯度实验。方差分析表明,不同的水分梯度显著影响土壤的含水量、土壤温度等微生境因子,并显著影响净光合速率、气孔导度、蒸腾速率等气体交换特征、资源利用效率和叶片水势特征。适度的水分胁迫(干旱环境)能够提高沙棘的水分利用效率,同时却降低净光合速率和蒸腾速率。各种生理生态指标表明,4种水分处理的沙棘幼苗都受到不同程度的水分胁迫的影响,极端干旱环境中沙棘幼苗的内在生理调节机制出现紊乱,皇甫川流域沙棘不适宜在极端干旱环境中生长。     

不同程度的水分胁迫对沙棘幼苗生理生态特征的影响

为探讨未来降水减少对内蒙古皇甫川流域沙棘幼苗生理生态特征的影响,特设计平均降雨水平、偏旱、干旱和极端干旱4种不同的水分梯度处理,开展人工水分梯度实验.方差分析表明,不同的水分梯度显著影响土壤的含水量、土壤温度等微生境因子,并显著影响净光合速率、气孔导度、蒸腾速率等气体交换特征、资源利用效率和叶片水势特征.适度的水分胁迫(干旱环境)能够提高沙棘的水分利用效率,同时却降低净光合速率和蒸腾速率.各种生理生态指标表明,4种水分处理的沙棘幼苗都受到不同程度的水分胁迫的影响,极端干旱环境中沙棘幼苗的内在生理调节机制出现紊乱,皇甫川流域沙棘不适宜在极端干旱环境中生长.     

不同生境条件下羊草种群无性系和有性生殖特征的比较研究

比较研究了东北草原不同生境条件下4个羊草种群无性系和有性生殖数量特征的差异,结果表明,由于各种群所处立地的资源差异(特别是土壤水分),导致各种群在无性系(包括营养枝和根茎芽密度)和有性生殖(生殖枝密度、生殖枝分化率、生殖贡献)等数量特征方面差异显著,尤其在低平原种群与沙丘种群之间最为显著.与沙丘种群相比,低平原种群营养枝平均密度高50%;根茎芽平均密度高30%以上;生殖枝密度平均值高200%以上.     

黄土丘陵区不同生境沙棘种群数量动态分析

在黄土高原匠陵沟壑区对阳坡,半阳坡．半阴坡,阴坡四个生境条件下,列经过13年发育的沙棘种群动态、大小结构等进行了系统研究,编制了静态生命表,分析了仔活曲线和死亡曲线。结果表明,黄土高原丘陵沟壑区不同生境的沙棘种群基本属于进展型或稳定型,幼龄个体多,中老龄个体少。不同生境的种群密度存在差异。其中阴坡种群密度最大;不同坡向种群生命表显示,种群在Ⅰ、Ⅱ径级时死亡率较高,随着年龄增加。死亡率逐渐降低,但到了Ⅴ,Ⅵ径级．由于生理衰老死亡率又上升;种群期望寿命在Ⅰ、Ⅱ径级较高,随着年龄增加,期望寿命逐渐下降：不同坡向的沙棘种群的存活曲线均接近于DeeveyⅢ型。沙棘种群动态是环境因素与生物学特性共同作用的结果,其中土壤含水量、人为干扰、土壤有机质影响较大。在黄土高原丘陵沟壑区,沙棘人下种群应该以保护为主．适当抚育的措施。促进群落持续发育。     

仙湖苏铁种群年龄判断及年龄结构特征

根据苏铁类植株体残存的营养叶叶基数、开花痕数以及生长单元发生率等茎干特征, 建立了仙湖苏铁种群年龄判断方法,计算出该种群年龄. 进一步采用年龄结构图、年龄分布 曲线和曲线估计等方法,从基株和无性系水平探讨了仙湖苏铁种群的年龄结构特征.年龄结构 图显示,仙湖苏铁无性系种群为稳定种群,基株种群为衰退种群;年龄分布曲线和曲线估计结 果则表明仙湖苏铁无性系和基株种群均为衰退种群. 综合3种方法的分析结果,仙湖苏铁 种群为衰退种群,必须采取一定措施予以保护.     

冷杉生态型分化的初步研究

一、前言植物生态型是一个种以不同的遗传性和对环境条件的适应及反应为基础的地方种群。表现为生态型变异的种的特征可以是形态的、生理的或行为性质的。一个种群的生态型分化格式一般是在不同生境或种的地理范围内的不同部分之间沿着环境变化等级的一种连续性(生态差型)变异。近年来,国外广大学者进行了大量关于森林中种群、地理、海拔和生态等倾群变异的数学分析与研究。这些数学分析都是根据森林群体的若干数量性状进行的。如叶片的长度、宽度、苗木的子叶数目、子叶平     

半干旱黄土丘陵区沙棘和柠条水分利用与适应性特征比较

对半干旱黄土丘陵区坡地多年人工沙棘(Hippophae rhanvnoides)与柠条(Caragana korshinskii)林的土壤水分状况、生产力月动态以及光合生理和水势日变化特征进行比较．结果表明,沙棘与柠条深层土壤均存在不同程度的旱化现象,沙棘林在季节性土壤水分补偿深度和对深层低土壤水分的利用能力方面要强于柠条林．沙棘林的年度生产力大于柠条林．沙棘能够随着土壤水分条件的改善,而提高水分利用效率;柠条具有高光合特别是高蒸腾的光合生理特征,叶片水分利用效率较沙棘低．沙棘与柠条均兼具有御旱性与耐旱性,但沙棘对干旱的适应方式更积极主动．     

On plastic and non-plastic variation in clonal plant morphology and its ecological significance

Morphological plasticity in clonal plants has received wide attention because localized plastic changes in spacer length, branching intensity and branching angle may enable clonal plants to place ramets selectively in the more favourable microhabitats within a heterogeneous environment. These responses have been interpreted in terms of foraging behaviour. Studies of morphological plasticity in clonal plants are usually carried out with one or two genotypes of a species, or with material of unknown genetic origin. Based on the concept of phenotypic plasticity, it is argued that such studies do not reveal whether plasticity in a population can be modified by natural selection. In addition, responses are often evaluated at two environmental conditions only, which may underestimate plasticity. Hence, our information on the ecological and evolutionary significance of morphological plasticity in clonal plants is still very incomplete. Two examples are given to show that stolon internode and rhizome lengths may vary considerably within an individual plant. Only a minor part of this variation may be plastic, i.e. the variation is hardly changed by the environmental conditions to which the plants are subjected. Hence, non-plastic variation in clonal morphology may exceed the degree of morphological plasticity. The non-plastic variation seems to originate from species-specific patterns of stolon and rhizome development. Marked non-plastic variation may obscure the effects of morphological plasticity on the placement pattern of ramets in the field, suggesting that plasticity in clonal morphology may not be very effective in terms of foraging for favourable patches. Possible reasons for the low levels of plasticity of clonal spacers are discussed.     

Plant clonality: Biology and diversity

The current approaches to the study of clonal plants are reviewed. Most studies concentrate at the level of the ramet and clonal fragment exploring the “microscopic” view of clonal plants, dealing with the translocation of resources, clonal integration, plasticity of growth etc. The information gained, by this approach can be used in the understanding of higher levels of organization within the clonal system either with the help of spatially explicit modelling techniques, or by using means and distributions of size within a population instead of studying individual ramets separately. Plant scientists use the term clone with two meanings, viz. (a) a set of physiologically connected, but potentially independent ramets, and (b) a set of genetically identical, but potentially physically separated individuals. The overlap of these terms differs between individual plant species, depending on the extent of physical separation of the ramets and the degree of physiological integration between the ramets; the lower the frequency of ramet separation, the closer are the physiological and genetic concepts of the clone. Three critical areas seem to be neglected in clonal plant research: (a) the interrelationship between hierarchical levels in clonal plants, (b) the particular spatial structure of their environment, and (c) the importance of clonal plants in different ecological communities.     

根茎克隆植物生态学研究进展

根茎在植物的无性繁殖、克隆分株间信息交流和物质交换、预测资源斑块的质量等方面具有重要意义,并且根茎克隆植物的研究涉及生物入侵、全球变化等诸多生态学前沿领域。作为一种重要的克隆植物类型,根茎克隆植物在资源异质性生境中表现出特有的适应方式,这种方式可以通过形态可塑性、觅食行为、生理整合以及适合度来具体表征。着眼于根茎克隆植物,总结和分析了国内外近年来的研究案例,并对形态可塑性起源与多样性的限制假说和适应假说、觅食行为中的强度觅食和广度觅食策略、克隆分株间间隔子保持和断裂的利益权衡等热点内容进行了讨论。最后联系生态学学科前沿,提出了本领域在未来需要重视的研究方向。     

The role of transgenerational effects in adaptation of clonal offspring of white clover (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Trifolium repens</Emphasis>) to drought and herbivory

Environmentally induced transgenerational effects can increase success of offspring and thereby be adaptive if offspring experience conditions similar to the parental environment. The ecological and evolutionary significance of these effects in plants have been considered overwhelmingly in the context of sexual generations. We investigated whether drought stress and jasmonic acid, a key hormone involved in induction of plant defenses against herbivores, applied in the parental generation, trigger transgenerational effects in clonal offspring of Trifolium repens and whether these effects are adaptive. We found that drought stress experienced by parents significantly affected phenotypes of offspring ramets. Offspring ramets were bigger if they were produced in the parental water regime (control/drought). Repeated application of jasmonic acid to parents increased the subsequent growth of offspring ramets produced by stolons after they were disconnected from the parental clone. However, these offspring ramets experienced similar herbivory by the generalist Spodoptera littoralis caterpillar as did control offspring ramets, indicating that this jasmonic acid application in the parental generation did not result in a transgenerational effect comprising increased herbivory resistance. We conclude that, overall, environmental interaction in the parental generation can trigger transgenerational effects in clonal plants and some of these effects can be adaptive. Moreover, transgenerational effects in clonal plants that significantly influence their growth and behavior can ultimately affect the evolutionary trajectories of clonal populations.     

克隆植物种群生态学研究透视

克隆植物种群日益受到关注和重视 ,克隆植物种群生态学的研究正在广泛深入地开展。探讨了克隆植物种群研究的最新进展 ,介绍了有关理论、方法和取得的成果 ,并对克隆植物种群在现代生态学中的地位与作用进行了评述     

克隆生长对被子植物传粉过程的影响

克隆植物与其传粉者的相互作用是植物繁殖生态学的重要研究领域之一。植物克隆生长与有性繁殖通常相伴进行, 往往产生较大的花展示与复杂的克隆空间结构, 通过传粉过程对有性繁殖过程产生影响, 共同决定植物的适合度。本文回顾了克隆生长对被子植物传粉过程影响的国内外研究进展, 从植物克隆大小、花资源空间配置、克隆构型与种群遗传结构四个方面讨论了克隆生长对传粉过程的影响及其生态学与进化生物学意义。早期研究预期, 随着克隆增大, 同株异花授粉水平增加, 因而通过增大自交率或花粉阻塞效应降低植物的适合度。但是, 后来的一些模拟与野外实验研究发现, 传粉者在同一克隆内访问的花数量并不会随克隆增大而一直增加, 访花行为也主要发生在分株内; 而且分子标记的自交率组分分析也表明自交主要发生在分株内。另一方面, 人工模型模拟以及传粉者访问行为研究表明, 当花朵数量相同时, 与所有花集中生长在同一分株上相比, 将花朵分散在多个分株上的克隆生长方式不会增加, 反而降低了同株异花授粉的发生水平。如果花序内花雌雄同熟, 花朵同时提供与接收花粉, 克隆生长会使植物接收到更高比例的异交花粉, 在提高后代质量的同时不增加同株异花授粉概率。这是从传粉生物学角度对植物克隆生长习性进化的一个全新的解释。今后, 克隆植物传粉生物学研究需要针对传粉者与克隆生长之间的相互作用建立理论模型, 探究克隆大小、克隆构型、花资源空间配置模式对传粉者访问频率和行为、花粉散布、交配格局的影响。同时, 需要在自然种群中, 尤其是克隆与非克隆的近缘类群、同一物种克隆与非克隆种群开展比较研究, 利用更高效的分子标记来研究克隆生长的生态与进化意义。     

Clonal integration beyond resource sharing: implications for defence signalling and disease transmission in clonal plant networks

Resource sharing between ramets of clonal plants is a well-known phenomenon, which allows stoloniferous and rhizomatous species to internally translocate water, mineral nutrients and carbohydrates from sites of high supply to sites of high demand. The mechanisms and implications of resource integration in clonal plants have extensively been studied in the past. Vascular ramet connections are likely to provide an excellent means to share substances other than resources, such as systemic defence signals and pathogens. The aim of this paper is to propose the idea that physical ramet connections of clonal plants can be used (1) to transmit signals, which enable members of clonal plant networks to share information about their biotic and abiotic environments, and (2) to facilitate the internal distribution of systemic pathogens in clonal plant networks and populations. We will focus on possible mechanisms as well as on potential ecological and evolutionary implications of clonal integration beyond resource sharing. More specifically, we will explore the role of physiological integration in clonal plant networks for the systemic transmission of direct and indirect defence signals after localized herbivore attack. We propose that sharing defence induction signals among ramets may be the basis for an efficient early warning system, and it may allow for effective indirect defence signalling to herbivore enemies through a systemic release of volatiles from entire clonal fragments. In addition, we will examine the role of clonal integration for the internal spread of systemic pathogens and pathogen defence signals within clonal plants. Clonal plants may use developmental mechanisms such as increased flowering and clone fragmentation, but also specific biochemical defence strategies to fight pathogens. We propose that clonal plant networks can act as stores and vectors of diseases in plant populations and communities and that clonal life histories favour the evolution of pathogens with a low virulence.     

Modelling the morphological response to nutrient availability in the clonal plant Trientalis europaea L.

The morphological responses to changes in environmental quality shown by many clonal plants have been interpreted as an expression of foraging behaviour, as they allow the ramets to become concentrated in more favourable microhabitats. The morphological response to increased nutrient availability in the pseudoannual plant Trientalis europaea was studied in a field experiment. The response was largely size-dependent and consistent with enhanced clonal growth. Fertilized ramets produced more tubers and a larger main tuber. In contrast, stolon length was not affected by the treatment. A spatially explicit simulation model calibrated with data from the field experiment examined the population dynamics of T. europaea ramets in a spatially hetereogeneous, temporally constant, environment. The model showed that T. europaea was effective at concentrating its ramets in favourable patches, but this process was strongly influenced by patch size. The analysis of this response at the clone level showed that ramet aggregation was mainly due to the enhanced performance of clones located initially in the favourable patches, or clones that located a favourable patch by chance. In these clones, the simultaneous increase of ramet size and survival accelerated the production of ramets. The temporal and spatial scale at which the aggregation of ramets in favourable patches was manifested suggests that the effectiveness of the morphological response in T. europaea is favoured by a high spatio-temporal predictability in the environment. Overall, the model emphasized the important role of population dynamics in understanding the nature of the foraging response.     

光照强度和基质养分对匍匐茎草本金戴戴克隆生长和克隆形态的影响

在深度遮光(光照强度为高光条件的6.25%,约为自然光照的5.3%)或低养分条件下,金戴戴(Halerpestes ruthenica Ovcz.)生物量、初级分株叶面积、分株总数、匍匐茎总数和总长度均显著减小,而比节间长和比叶柄长显著增加.在低养分条件下,金戴戴匍匐茎平均节间长显著增加,而匍匐茎分枝强度和分株数显著减小.这些结果与克隆植物觅食模型相符合,表明当生长于异质性生境中,金戴戴可能通过以克隆生长和克隆形态的可塑性实现的觅养行为来增加对养分资源的摄取.在深度遮光条件下,金戴戴平均间隔子长度(即平均节间长和平均叶柄长)均显著减小.这一结果与以往实验中匍匐茎草本间隔子对中度和轻度遮光(光照强度为高光条件的13%～75%,>10%的自然光照)的反应不同.这表明,在深度遮光条件下匍匐茎克隆植物可能不发生通过间隔子可塑性实现的觅光行为.光照强度和基质养分条件的交互作用对许多性状如总生物量、匍匐茎总数和总长度、二级和三级分株数、分株总数、初级分株叶面积以及分枝强度均有十分显著的效应.在高光条件下,基质养分对这些性状有十分显著的影响;而在低光条件下,基质养分条件对这些性状不产生影响或影响较小.这表明,光照强度影响金戴戴对基质养分的可塑性反应.在深度遮光或低养分条件下,金戴戴可能通过减小匍匐茎节间粗度(增加比节间长)来增加或维持其相对长度,从而更有机会逃离资源丰度低的斑块.