青藏高原东缘林线杜鹃-岷江冷杉原始林的空间格局

为深入理解高山林线原始林中优势树种的空间结构特征和种间关系,以青藏高原东缘林线杜鹃-岷江冷杉原始林1 hm²样地调查数据为基础,采用成对相关函数g(r)函数,分析了优势种岷江冷杉(Abies faxoniana)和凝毛杜鹃(Rhododendron agglutinatum)各径级的空间分布格局和各径级间的空间关联性。结果表明:岷江冷杉和凝毛杜鹃径级分布连续,呈倒"J"型,均为进展种群。小尺度上,对于岷江冷杉活立木(小树+中树+大树)、小树、中树为显著聚集分布,大树为均匀分布,死树则为随机分布;凝毛杜鹃活立木(小树+中树+大树)、小树、中树、大树、死树均为显著聚集分布。小尺度上随径级增大岷江冷杉的分布格局从聚集分布趋于均匀分布。岷江冷杉大树与其小树的空间关联验证了Janzen-Connell假说中的距离制约效应。通过验证接受了随机死亡假说,发现种内的密度制约效应不明显。两个树种的枯立木对凝毛杜鹃小树均表现为排斥关系,而对岷江冷杉小树表现为相互独立的关系。两个优势种总体表现为相互独立,但种间不同径级间的空间关联性各异。     

关帝山次生杨桦林种群结构与立木的空间点格局

选择关帝山典型天然次生杨桦林样地进行种群结构分析,并运用空间点格局分析方法O-ring统计系统分析了次生杨桦林群落内不同尺度下种群空间分布格局及种间关联性.结果表明,在个体组成上,演替先锋树种白桦(Betula platyphylla)、红桦(B.albo-sinensis)和山杨(Populus davidiana)是目前次生杨桦林样地的优势种.但从种群径级结构看,白桦、红桦和山杨天然更新不良,而云杉(Picea spp.)和华北落叶松(Larix principis-rupprechtii)幼苗呈现良好的更新状态.随着演替的进行,云杉、落叶松将逐渐进入林冠层并取代白桦、红桦和山杨成为该森林的优势种;从种群空间分布格局来看,红桦、白桦表现为小尺度上明显聚集,华北落叶松、皂柳(Salix wallichiana)表现为小尺度上强聚集性分布格局.种群空间分布格局受空间尺度、群落结构及种群径级结构综合作用的影响;空间关联性分析表明,红桦与华北落叶松、红桦与皂柳、皂柳与华北落叶松在小尺度上正相关,其它树种间没有表现出明显关联性.     

长白山次生杨桦林种群空间点格局及密度制约效应

以长白山5.2 hm²次生杨桦林样地为研究对象,利用空间点格局分析的双相关函数g（r）以及随机标签零模型和案例-对照设计法,探讨了树木种群空间格局及其密度制约效应。研究结果表明：生境异质性对不同生活型以及不同树种的成熟个体在大尺度范围上具有强烈影响。剔除生境异质性带来的影响后,在14个常见树种中有12个树种在小尺度上呈显著的空间聚集分布格局;随着空间尺度的增加聚集性分布树种数量急剧下降,在18 m尺度上聚集率下降到0。全部14个常见树种均呈现出显著的密度制约效应,表明密度制约是调节温带森林树木种群空间结构的主要作用机制。此外,密度制约与物种多度呈负相关,与亚林层和灌木层树种的同种聚集强度呈正相关。并且随着空间尺度增大受密度制约影响的树种百分比逐渐减小,14个常见树种中有11个在0-1 m处达到最大的密度制约强度。     

贵州闽楠天然种群特征、空间分布格局及空间关联分析

为更好地保护闽楠天然种群，探究闽楠天然种群特征、空间分布格局及其空间关联性，对针对性地提出保护措施具有重要意义。以贵州台江县登鲁村闽楠天然种群为研究对象，通过野外设置60 m×60 m固定样地，采用种群径级结构代替年龄结构、点格局分析方法分析闽楠种群年龄结构、不同生长阶段空间分布格局及其关联性。结果表明：（1）闽楠种群年龄结构呈倒"J"型分布，幼龄个体数量多，随着年龄增加，能够成功进入后期的个体数量急剧下降，死亡率高。存活曲线趋于Deevey-Ⅱ型，属于稳定型种群。种群在第5龄级（7.5 cm≤DBH<12.5 cm）的生命期望（e_x）最高。（2）闽楠种群分布格局由随机分布转向随机分布。在幼苗、幼树、中树阶段空间分布格局趋于集群分布，大树阶段趋于集群分布。（3）不同生长阶段之间空间关联性表现有所差异。小尺度上，大树与幼树呈负关联，大尺度上，两者呈正关联；小尺度上，幼树与幼苗、大树与幼树都呈正关联，大树和中树无关联，在大尺度上，大树和中树、幼树与幼苗、中树与幼苗以及中树和幼树都呈负关联且随着空间尺度的增加负关联性逐渐增强。总体而言，该闽楠天然种群较稳定，但对环境干扰敏感，幼龄个体因呈聚集分布受密度制约而竞争剧烈，成年个体则因对环境的竞争而呈随机分布。为维持种群的长期稳定，需要分阶段适时进行人工调控。     

湿热河谷芭蕉群落优势物种空间分布格局与竞争对称性研究

竞争关系的对称性是塑造植物物种空间分布格局和影响物种共存重要机制之一,对其开展研究不仅对于揭示植物群落构建机制具有重要意义,也有助于解析群落演替的驱动力。在贵州赤水湿热河谷内的芭蕉群落中建设固定样地,对1989棵植物个体进行空间定位和物种识别并记录胸径等个体属性。采用对数相关函数和标记变异系数分析（marked variogram）等空间统计方法检测优势种的空间分布格局和竞争对称性,结果如下：（1）芭蕉（Musa sp.）,粗糠柴（M.philippensis）,粗叶木（L.chinensis）,川钓樟（L.pulcherrima）,红果黄肉楠（A.cupularis）等5种优势种均表现为小尺度下的种内聚集分布,其中芭蕉主要采用克隆繁殖,其重要值达33.6%,且种内聚集度最大。（2）芭蕉种群在5 m尺度下呈现出显著的种内对称性竞争,这一竞争过程减少了种群自疏作用并推动种内聚集分布格局的形成,增加了该种群在森林中的生存力。（3）芭蕉与其余4种优势种之间的不对称竞争过程导致了种间负关联。结果表明,不同优势种在种间竞争对称性上的差异说明了植物种群繁殖和扩散方式是群落构建的重要影响因素之一,相比于有性繁殖过程,采用无性克隆繁殖的植物个体可通过种内对称竞争机制来减少自疏以增加种群生存力,并通过与相邻异种个体的不对称竞争过程来提升种群获取有限资源的能力,进而成为演替中的优势个体。研究结果可为今后制定植物物种多样性保护政策提供科学参考。     

大兴安岭次生林区优势种落叶松分布格局及竞争作用

竞争是形成特定群落结构、构成分布格局的基本驱动力之一,树种的空间分布和大小并不是相互独立的,而是广泛受到竞争过程影响。在大兴安岭设置一块具有代表性的天然次生林恢复样地,采用点格局分析中的最近邻体距离G（r）函数、双关联函数g（r）和基于个体胸径标记的点格局分析方法同时结合4种点格局零模型（完全随机模型、均值托马斯模型、随机标签模型、先决条件零模型）研究分析大兴安岭次生林区优势种落叶松不同生活史阶段的分布格局、关联性及竞争作用。研究结果显示：落叶松不同发育阶段分布格局不同、同一发育阶段不同研究尺度分布格局也不同;落叶松种群内存在潜在的竞争、且竞争作用与龄级和研究尺度有关;落叶松幼龄个体在小尺度（r<5m）下的聚集分布是由扩散限制作用和竞争作用所导致;落叶松种群内成龄与幼龄个体间有较强的正关联性、成龄个体对幼龄个体在小尺度下有明显的庇护作用;标记点格局分析方法在检测植物群落中的竞争作用时敏感性较高。     

浙江仙居俞坑森林群落优势种群结构与分布格局研究

以浙江仙居俞坑森林群落为研究对象,用“空间序列代替时间变化”的方法,对该群落优势种群的结构和动态进行了分析,结果是：各优势种群中常绿阔叶树种的大小级分布图的形状基本相似,种群存活曲线均表现为极显著的线性关系,种群的年龄结构为稳定型。地树种拟赤杨的年龄结构为衰退型。甜槠、青冈栎、红楠种群的分布格局均呈集群分布,木荷、虎皮楠种群的分布格局多为随机分布,拟赤杨呈随机分布或均匀分布。甜槠种群的幼苗、幼树的     

广西大青山次生林的群落特征及主要乔木种群的空间分布格局

本文依托广西友谊关森林生态系统国家定位观测研究站在大青山设置的1 ha长期监测样地, 分析了森林群落的物种组成、区系特征及乔木种群的径级结构, 并用点格局分析方法的O-ring统计对主要乔木植物种群的空间分布格局及其空间关联性进行了研究, 旨在深入探讨该区域次生林的物种多样性特点及其维持机制, 分析影响优势树种空间分布格局的可能因素。大青山次生林共调查到植物109种, 其中乔木58种、灌木29种、草本22种, 樟科为样地内物种最丰富的科, 区系组成以泛热带成分为主; 乔木树种的径级结构接近倒“J”形, 主要种群的个体集中分布于中小径级范围(1-5 cm), 林分结构合理, 更新良好。从物种多度、胸高断面积和重要值来看, 大叶栎(Quercus griffithii)和锈毛梭子果(Eberhardtia aurata)是群落中的共优种, 其个体数占总个体数的30.8%, 鸭公树(Neolitsea chuii)、广东琼楠(Beilschmiedia fordii)和尖连蕊茶(Camellia cuspidata)为群落的主要伴生树种。用完全随机模型不排除生境异质性的条件下, 主要种群多数呈聚集分布; 用异质性随机模型排除生境异质性的条件下, 主要种群的聚集程度显著下降, 仅在小尺度上呈聚集分布; 主要树种均在一定尺度上表现为两两间正相关, 且在0-50 m的大部分尺度上显示出相互独立的特点, 没有表现出负相关。     

荒漠植物红砂与西北针茅种群的空间格局及其关联性

植物种群的空间分布格局及关联性是研究种群扩散、群落演替及生物与环境因子相互作用的重要手段。该研究以甘肃省皋兰县老虎台干旱荒漠区的主要物种——红砂(Reaumuria songarica)和西北针茅(Stipa sareptana var. krylovii)为对象,采用Ripley K 函数分析了不同坡向红砂和西北针茅种群的点格局特征及其关联性,以揭示干旱荒漠区植物演替过程中优势种群之间的竞争关系和生存繁衍策略。结果表明：(1)红砂和西北针茅在4个坡向上的分布格局具有显著差异性,随着坡向由西北坡向南坡的转变,红砂种群的株数、盖度及重要值先增加后降低,西北针茅种群则不断增加;西北坡向上,红砂种群的空间格局在0~2.1 m尺度上呈聚集分布,随着尺度的增加聚集强度减弱并趋向于随机分布,而西北针茅种群在整个尺度内均呈聚集分布;西坡坡向上,在整个研究尺度内,红砂种群表现为随机分布,而西北针茅种群表现为聚集分布;西南坡向上,红砂种群在0~3.7 m尺度上表现为聚集分布,3.7~5 m的尺度上表现为随机分布,西北针茅种群在0~1 m及4.2~5 m尺度上表现为随机分布,1~4.2 m尺度上表现为聚集分布;南坡坡向上,在整个研究尺度内,红砂种群表现为聚集分布,西北针茅种群表现为随机分布。(2)在西北坡与西坡坡向上,红砂和西北针茅种群的空间关联性在小尺度上均表现为负相关关系,随着研究尺度的增大,种间关联度均趋向于不相关;在西南坡与南坡坡向上,两物种在整个尺度范围内均表现为无关联性。     

放牧干扰和种内竞争对伊犁河谷黑鳞顶冰花种群空间分布格局的影响

植物种群格局分析已有大量研究,但是大多数研究都是从格局推测过程,而很少根据已知的生态过程来检验格局。以新疆伊犁河谷分布的黑鳞顶冰花为研究对象,在放牧干扰和无放牧干扰地点分别建立了8个重复样地(样地面积2 m×2 m),分析放牧干扰和种内竞争两种生态过程对黑鳞顶冰花种群空间分布格局的影响。两个地点共测量了4677株,其中放牧地点819株,未放牧地点3858株。在放牧干扰下,8个样地的黑鳞顶冰花均在小尺度(r < 2 cm)上表现为随机分布,在大尺度(r > 2 cm)上表现为聚集分布,主要与放牧践踏形成的生境异质性有关;在无牧条件下,8个样地黑鳞顶冰花种群均在小尺度上表现出显著的均匀分布特征,在较大尺度则显示为随机分布特征,前者主要与种内资源竞争过程有关,后者主要与生境均质化有关。无论在无牧还是放牧干扰下,黑鳞顶冰花种群最大聚集规模与种群密度之间均存在显著的负相关关系。放牧干扰下各样地种群最大聚集规模介于20.26-168.71 cm²之间,平均值54.61 cm²,明显高于无牧条件的8.26 cm²。放牧干扰和种内竞争两种生态过程产生了明确且不同的空间分布格局,放牧导致黑鳞顶冰花个体出现更大程度的空间聚集,突出显示出干扰在种群空间分布格局形成中的重要性。     

浙江省红楠生境地群落数量分类和环境解析

为探讨群落结构与环境因子对红楠Machilus thunbergii在浙江省分布及发展的影响,采用双向指示种分类(TWINSPAN)、典范对应分析(CCA)并结合种间联结分析,对浙江省172个红楠生境地群落进行数量分类排序与环境解析。结果表明:(1)TWINSPAN将172个样地群落分成8个群落类型,红楠在群落中为优势种或主要伴生种。群落类型的不同是影响红楠生长及更新的重要原因。(2)海拔高度及坡度是决定红楠分布及发展的主导环境因子。红楠作为优势种的生境地主要特征为海拔900m以下、坡度35°以下。(3)甜槠(Castanopsis eyrei)、青冈(Cyclobalanopsis glauca)、木荷(Schima superba)为群落中的稳定优势种,种间联结结果显示与红楠均为显著正关联。     

桥山林区麻栎种群不同发育阶段空间格局及关联性

为探究麻栎种群不同发育阶段的空间分布特征及关联性,以黄土高原南部桥山林区麻栎天然次生林为研究对象,用L(r)函数对麻栎种群不同发育阶段空间分布特征及关联性进行分析。结果表明:(1)样地内麻栎种群各发育阶段数量结构均为不规则倒"J"型,种群结构稳定,能实现持续更新。(2)麻栎种群总体的空间分布特征受生境异质性影响较大,纯林样地中,种群在0—10 m尺度上表现为高强度聚集分布,5—35 m尺度表现为低强度聚集;混交林样地中,0—5 m尺度上表现为高强度聚集分布,5—35 m尺度上则表现为低强度聚集分布。(3)随着种群的发育及尺度的增大,麻栎种群空间聚集强度减弱,纯林样地内,麻栎幼苗在0—6 m的小尺度表现为聚集分布,6—12 m尺度上表现为随机分布;幼树在各尺度上均表现为聚集分布;中龄树与成龄树在各尺度上均表现为随机分布。混交林样地中,仅幼苗在0—6 m尺度上表现为聚集分布,其余各阶段在各尺度下均趋于随机分布。(4)种群不同发育阶段不同尺度空间关联性不同,纯林样地中,幼苗与幼树在1—2 m小尺度上呈负相关,幼树与中龄树在8 m尺度呈正相关,其余各生长阶段之间在任意尺度上均无关联性;混交林样地中,幼树与中龄树在2—12 m尺度上表现为正相关,其余各生长阶段之间在各尺度上均无关联。在未来的森林经营中,应对不同发育阶段、不同生境的种群进行不同抚育措施,促进种群良性发育。     

Difference of invasion behavior between two climax species,Castanopsis cuspidata var.sieboldii andMechilus thunbergii,on lava flows on Miyakejima,Japan

The invasion behavior of two climax species,Machilus thunbergii Sieb. et Zucc. andCastanopsis cuspidata (Thunb.) Schottky var.sieboldii (Makino) Nakai, was studied on the 1874 and 1962 lava flows on Miyakejima, Japan. On the 1962 lava, zoochorousM. thunbergii appeared almost only under crowns of pioneeringAlnus sieboldiana Matsum, while bolochorousC. cuspidata var.sieboldii occurred only along the borders of the lava. The three species,A. sieboldiana, M. thunbergii andC. cuspidata var.sieboldii, corresponded, in order, to the temporal sequence of invasion in the boundary forest and the spatial sequence from margin to center on the 1962 lava. Seed or fruit dispersion is important in primary succession in the case of large disturbances.     

Seedling establishment ofCastanopsis cuspidata var.sieboldii andPersea thunbergii on lava and scoria of the 1962 eruption on Miyake-jima Island,the Izu Islands

Seedling establishment ofCastanopsis cuspidata var.sieboldii Nakai andPersea thunbergii Kosterm. (Machilus thunbergii Sieb. et Zucc.) in early succession was studied on the lava and the scoria of the 1962 eruption on Miyake-jima Island of the Izu Islands. While tall individuals (> 1 m) ofP. thunbergii were found on both the lava and the scoria, those ofC. cuspidata (> 1 m) were found only on the lava. The height growth rate ofC. cuspidata was very low on the scoria, and there was no individual ofC. cuspidata taller than 0.4 m on the scoria. The proportion of yellow leaved individuals was much higher (37.1%) inC. cuspidata than inP. thunbergii (4.0%) on the scoria, while it was similar between the two species on the lava.Persea thunbergii seemed to be able to establish on both the lava and the scoria, butC. cuspidata established only on the lava. The differences in growth rate and vigor between the two species on the lava and the scoria in early succession may influence later stages of succession.     

Effects of microsite conditions on seedling establishment on the foreland of Coleman Glacier,Washington

Abstract. Questions: How do physical microsite conditions of microsites affect germination and seedling survival in different successional stages? Do different species germinate in similar microsites in a given successional stage? Location: Coleman Glacier foreland, Mount Baker, Washington State, USA. Methods: Two methods were used to characterize safe sites. 1. Grids of 300 10 cm × 10 cm plots were located in four different age classes on the foreland. 2.105 pairs of plots, with and without seedlings of Abies amabilis, were located in each age class. For each plot we identified all seedlings and all individuals < 1 m tall. Microsite characteristics such as topography and presence of rocks or woody debris were noted for each plot. Microsite characteristics were compared between plots with and without each species. In addition we examined the effect of distance from seed sources on the presence of Alnus viridis seeds and seedlings in a newly disturbed area. Results: In early successional sites, seedlings of several species were positively associated with depressions and presence of rocks, and negatively associated with ridges. Patterns were generally consistent among species. In later succession, seedlings were not significantly associated with any microsite characteristics. For Alnus viridis, seed density decreased with distance from seed sources but seedling density did not. Conclusions: Because of harsh conditions in early succession, physical microsites are important, and most species have similar microsite requirements. In later succession, physical microsites characteristics are not as important and are more variable. Microsites appear to be more important than seed rain in controlling the distribution of Alnus viridis in early succession.     

A Panax-centric view of invasive species

Plant-centric sampling provides a novel approach to quantifying the potential impact of invasive species on native plant species. The aim of this study was to determine the level of exposure of individuals and populations of Panax quinquefolius to invasive plant species using this approach in thirty natural ginseng populations. A high level of invasion was found with 63–70% of ginseng populations containing at least one invasive species. Approximately one-third of all individuals were found in close proximity to invasive plants. The most prevalent invasive species were Rosa multiflora and Berberis thunbergii. The exposure to invasives of plants in different size classes varied among populations. Invasive species presence increased with greater ginseng population sizes and presence of harvest. The abundance of invasives plants within forest interiors near this valuable medicinal herb suggests that the economic and ecological costs of competitive interactions with native species could be high.     

Initial regenerative processes ofDistylium racemosum andPersea thunbergii in an evergreen broad-leaved forest

We studied the initial regenerative processes ofDistylium racemosum andPersea thunbergii, major canopy species, in an old-growth evergreen broad-leaved forest, Kagoshima, southwestern Japan. Although the two species coexisted, the patterns of seed production, seedling emergence, and sapling survival were different between them. During the observation (1989–1991),P. thunbergii produced large numbers of seeds in alternate years, whileD. racemosum had no mast year. The density of established seedlings was high and increased with mass seed production forP. thunbergii, but was fairly low forD. racemosum. The mortality of seedlings and saplings ofP. thunbergii was higher than that ofD. racemosum. In a closed stand, the sapling bank was maintained by dense seedling supply forP. thunbergii, and by extremely low mortality of individuals germinated before the beginning of observation forD. racemosum. Since saplings ofD. racemosum showed continuous height growth beneath the closed canopy, the possibility of recruitment into the upper layer seems to be high. The strategy ofP. thunbergii might be to wait for suitable conditions favoring sapling growth on various site by means of frequent and large seed productivity and wide dispersal of seeds. Thus both species might be able to coexist through environmental heterogeneity.     

Effect of streaked shearwaterCalonectris leucomelas on species composition ofPersea thunbergii forest on Kanmurijima Island,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan

The effects of trampling and burrowing by streaked shearwaters were studied on thePersea thunbergii forest in Kanmurijima Is. The vegetation data were analysed using both the phytosociological tabulation method and principal component analysis (PCA). The vegetation ordination on the first axis reflected the environmental gradient from light to heavy disturbance by the streaked shearwater, and the vegetation ordination on the second axis represented the gradient from the latter phase of forest succession to retrogressive succession. The position of the three vegetation groups in the ordination diagram successfully explained the relation between the habitat and the species composition. The disturbance caused by activities of the streaked shearwater such as burrowing and trampling causes a decrease of species, especially character species of Camellietea japonicae, and also causes retrogressive succession: patches ofMallotus japonicus develop and many heliophytes occur.     

Large-Scale Patterns of Quercus ilex, Quercus suber, and Quercus pyrenaica Regeneration in Central-Western Spain

In Central-Western Spain, forests and woodlands composed of Quercus sp. support outstanding levels of biodiversity, but there is increasing concern about their long-term persistence due to a lack of regeneration. We hypothesize that this regenerative lack is operating on a large geographic scale; that there are differences in the abundance of regeneration between three oak species; that oak regeneration is governed mainly by forest management and structure; and that shrubs act as important physical protectors of seedlings and saplings. We analyzed whether densities of oak seedlings and saplings in several size classes were related to stand-structure, understory, and physiographic variables potentially affecting regeneration. Data collected at a regional level (1 km × 1 km grid) by the Spanish Forest Inventory were evaluated from 2,816 plots. Results revealed that regeneration failure was common for all size categories, from small seedlings to large saplings, and for the three oak species studied, especially the evergreens. Of the Quercus ilex, Q. suber, and Q. pyrenaica plots studied, 49%, 62%, and 20% were lacking any small seedlings, and 82%, 96%, and 56% did not have any large saplings, respectively. Regeneration was positively correlated with tree cover and density, especially of small and medium-sized trees, and negatively correlated with the presence of large trees, indicating that regeneration failure is mostly associated with more open, uniform, and/or aged woodlands. Regeneration densities of Q. ilex and Q. suber were positively correlated with all understory variables, suggesting that the presence of pioneer shrubs represent a major safe site for early tree recruitment, independent from specific shrub species.