吕梁山区3种人工林植被、凋落物生物量差异特征及其与土壤养分的关系

通过样地调查和土壤样品采集分析的方法,测定了山杨、油松和辽东栎3种人工林林下植被(灌木、草本)的活地被的生物量以及地表凋落物的生物量和土壤养分的总概况,并探讨了它们之间的相关性。结果表明:活地被生物量表现为油松2.354 7 t·hm~(-2)山杨2.078 5 t·hm~(-2)辽东栎1.137 3 t·hm~(-2),地表凋落物生物量山杨4.797 5 t·hm~(-2)辽东栎2.139 9 t·hm~(-2)油松0.525 0 t·hm~(-2);林下土壤分级指标结果:有机质、全磷均呈现4~5级标准,全氮为1~3级标准;林下土壤养分含量分析比较结果:有机质含量为山杨辽东栎油松,而全氮和全磷为山杨油松辽东栎;同时分析了土壤全量养分与各林分下活地被生物量、凋落物层生物量之间的相关性,结果表明:3种人工林的3种全量养分与活地被生物量、凋落物生物量均呈现极显著相关(P0.01),同时3种林分的土壤全量养分间相关性显著(P0.05),表现出良好的协同效应。     

子午岭典型植被凋落叶-土壤养分与酶活性特征

对黄土高原子午岭任家台林区内刺槐、油松、侧柏等3种人工林以及桦树、辽东栎等两种天然次生林的凋落叶C、N、P含量、林下土壤基本理化性质和碱性磷酸酶、脲酶、蔗糖酶3种酶的活性进行分析,并研究凋落叶C、N、P含量与土壤C、N、P含量之间的相关关系,以及土壤基本理化性质与酶活性之间的相关关系,为该区植被恢复效果评价提供科学依据与参考。结果发现:刺槐、辽东栎凋落叶碳氮比值显著低于其他植被,凋落叶分解速率相对较快;辽东栎土壤有机碳、全氮含量最高,分别为19.18、1.60g/kg,刺槐土壤全磷含量最高(0.61g/kg);土壤酶活性主要受土壤有机碳、全氮、容重及p H影响,与土壤全磷相关性不显著;人工林中,侧柏土壤中3种酶活性均高于其他植被,且侧柏凋落叶碳氮比值相对较低,分解速率较快,相比于刺槐作为造林树种更占优势。     

子午岭林区3种典型树木的水力结构特性比较

为揭示黄土高原子午岭林区植被演替过程中的水分利用特性,该研究对子午岭林区演替早期种(山杨和白桦)和演替顶级种(辽东栎)的水力结构特性,包括比导水率(Ks)、比叶导水率(Kl)、Huber值(HV)和水力脆弱性等进行了比较研究。结果表明:(1)辽东栎叶片的饱和渗透势(Ψsat)、膨压损失点对应的渗透势(Ψtlp)和相对含水量(RWCtlp)明显低于山杨和白桦,且有高的叶水容。(2)辽东栎的最大Ks高于山杨和白桦,但HV值低于山杨和白桦,导致3种树种的最大Kl差异不大。(3)无论是叶还是枝干,辽东栎抵抗栓塞的能力均大于山杨和白桦,其水分传输安全距离(旱季叶最低水势Ψmin与导水率损失50%时对应的叶或枝干木质部水势Ψ50之差)和叶对枝干的水力保护作用(叶与枝干的Ψ50之差)也明显大于山杨和白桦。(4)2种演替早期树种山杨和白桦的水力结构特性差异不大。研究认为,黄土高原子午岭林区植被演替顶极种辽东栎耐脱水能力强、叶水容大、抵抗栓塞能力相对强以及水分传输安全性高等特性是其耐旱性强于演替早期种山杨和白桦的重要原因。     

陕西省3种主要树种叶片、凋落物和土壤N、P化学计量特征

以陕西省29个县(市)39个样点的刺槐、辽东栎和油松林为研究对象,分析比较不同树种乔木叶片、凋落物与土壤N、P化学计量特征及其与经纬度、海拔、年均温度和年降水等环境因子间关系的异同以及三者之间可能存在的关系,以期为认识陕西省主要森林树种养分限制状况、制定合理的植被管理和恢复措施提供理论依据。结果表明:3树种叶片N、P含量及比值均为刺槐辽东栎油松,与叶片相比,凋落物中N、P含量变化幅度较小,为刺槐辽东栎油松,N∶P比值为油松辽东栎刺槐。10—20 cm与0—10 cm土层相比,3树种中除辽东栎中P含量差异不显著外,其它指标N、P含量及N∶P比值均显著下降(P0.05)。刺槐、辽东栎和油松叶片N、P含量与土壤N、P含量均没有显著相关性,以刺槐、辽东栎和油松3种植物叶片为总体来说,P含量与土壤P含量显著正相关(P0.05)。叶片N、P含量均大致表现出随着年均温度和年降水的增加而增加,随着经纬度的增加而降低的趋势,这一点在刺槐叶中最为明显。凋落物N含量随着年均温度和年降水的增加而增加,随着纬度和经度的增加而降低;P含量随着年降水和经度的增加而降低;N∶P比值随着年均温度和年降水的增加而增加,随着纬度的增加而降低。研究区内,土壤N、P含量随着纬度、海拔的增加和年均温度、年降水、经度的降低而增加,N∶P比值则呈相反的趋势。3树种土壤N、P含量及N∶P比值中,P含量比N含量受环境影响更大,且0—10 cm和10—20 cm土层N、P含量及N∶P比值与各环境因子的关系基本一致。     

黄土高原子午岭林区两种天然次生林植物叶片-凋落叶-土壤生态化学计量特征

了解我国黄土高原子午岭林区两种天然林下植物叶片-凋落叶-土壤生态化学计量特征,有助于人们更深入地认识黄土高原子午岭天然次生林生态系统养分循环规律和系统稳定机制。结果表明:(1)辽东栎和白桦两种植物叶片碳、氮、磷平均含量为468.6、17.1、2.1 g/kg;凋落叶碳、氮、磷平均含量为457.3、12.5、1.6 g/kg;土壤碳、氮、磷平均含量分别为17.6、1.4、0.5 g/kg。(2)白桦叶片N、P含量之间II类线性回归斜率大于1(P=0.07),表明白桦叶片建成过程中存在N、P元素按比例投入的依赖。白桦凋落叶N、P含量之间的II类线性回归斜率显著小于1(P0.05),两种天然次生林凋落叶整体N、P含量之间的II类线性回归斜率也显著小于1(P0.05),反映了凋落叶中单位P含量与单位N含量间不存在等速损耗关系。(3)黄土高原子午岭两种天然次生林凋落叶氮含量与土壤氮含量具有显著相关性(P0.01),表明凋落叶分解对土壤氮库有增加作用。相比于凋落叶,植物叶片磷含量与土壤磷含量具有较紧密的关系,表现为高的土壤P含量则植物叶片也具有较高的P含量。黄土高原子午岭林区两种天然次生林下土壤有机质具有较快的矿化作用。(4)辽东栎作为植被演替到顶极群落的优势物种,其凋落叶C∶N值为26.7远低于白桦凋落叶C∶N值44.9(P0.05),有利于微生物对凋落叶的分解。两种天然次生林的植物叶片N∶P均值为7.9714,低于全国和全球尺度的其他研究结果,表明这两种天然次生林主要受N限制。     

黄土丘陵区不同森林类型叶片-凋落物-土壤生态化学计量特征

采用野外调查与室内分析相结合的方法,测定了黄土丘陵区主要人工林(刺槐、小叶杨和油松)和天然次生林(辽东栎、麻栎和白桦)中乔叶、凋落物以及土壤的碳(C)、氮(N)和磷(P)含量,探讨不同森林类型叶片-凋落物-土壤生态化学计量特征差异,旨在进一步了解研究区森林生态系统的养分供求现状。结果表明:1)人工林叶片和凋落物的C含量大于天然次生林,N、P含量均小于天然次生林,叶片和凋落物C∶N和C∶P值均表现为人工林大于天然次生林;2)人工林中土壤的C、N、P含量及化学计量比的显著性差异主要集中在土壤表层(0—10 cm),而天然次生林则集中在10—50 cm的土层,随着土层深度增加,二者的C、N、P含量逐渐减小;3)人工林N含量在叶片与凋落物间为显著正相关,天然次生林N含量在凋落物与土壤间为极显著正相关、C∶P值在叶片与土壤间则为显著负相关,其余各指标无显著相关性。揭示了除刺槐和辽东栎的生长受P限制外,其余各树种均受N限制,人工林凋落物的分解速率较快,且人工林土壤P有效性高于天然次生林,这些研究结果可为我国黄土丘陵区的植被恢复与重建工作提供理论依据。     

子午岭森林与灌丛植被的主要类型及特征的研究

子午岭森林植被主要类型有油松林、侧柏林、辽东栎林、山杨林、小叶杨林、白桦林、油松—辽东栎林、侧柏—辽东栎林、辽东栎—山杨林、白桦—山杨—辽东栎林、辽东栎—山杨—槭树—漆树杂木林等11个群丛。子午岭灌丛植被主要类型有沙棘灌丛、单瓣黄刺玫灌丛、樱草蔷薇灌丛、白刺花灌丛、虎榛子灌丛、牛奶子灌丛、山杏灌丛、山桃灌丛、酸枣灌丛、杠柳灌丛、红皮柳—皂柳—乌柳灌丛、白刺花—酸枣—单瓣黄刺玫灌丛等12个群丛。     

子午岭人工林土壤微生物生物量及酶活性

数十年来,黄土高原的生态恢复取得了显著的效益,不仅遏制了当地的土壤流失,改善了土壤质量,同时也减少了向黄河的输沙量.但是,区域森林物种和群落演替还远未得到充分发展.子午岭林区及其高度发达的森林群落,作为先进的生态区,可以将实践经验和知识借鉴到中国黄土高原的其他地区,有助于确定最有效的人工林树种,以便今后更好地进行生态恢复.为了系统地了解典型的当地树种对土壤性质的潜在影响,本研究以黄土高原子午岭天然次生林区生长状况较好的人工林(刺槐、油松和侧柏)为研究对象,并以子午岭林区顶极群落辽东栎天然林为对照,这4种林型具有较一致的树龄(25年)、立地条件等.采用传统方法测定4种乔木林0～20 cm土壤理化性质、土壤酶活性(蔗糖酶、脲酶和碱性磷酸酶)和土壤微生物生物量碳、氮.结果表明: 1)土壤蔗糖酶活性为16.94～64.49 mg·g^-1·24 h^-1,脲酶活性为0.15～0.26 mg·g^-1·24 h^-1,碱性磷酸酶为0.65～1.23 mg·g^-1·24 h^-1,且侧柏土壤的3种酶活性均显著高于刺槐和油松土壤.从3种酶活性几何平均值来看,侧柏土壤酶活性甚至高于辽东栎;2)土壤微生物生物量碳、氮变化范围分别为247.37～529.84 mg·kg^-1、41.48～77.91 mg·kg^-1,均为侧柏>油松>刺槐,且侧柏显著高于油松和刺槐.辽东栎土壤微生物生物量碳高于侧柏,而微生物生物量氮低于侧柏,但差异均不显著;3)油松土壤溶解性碳、氮含量较高,甚至高于土壤微生物生物量碳、氮,说明油松土壤中溶解性有机物是较微生物生物量更主要的活性养分;4)土壤微生物生物量碳、氮与土壤有机碳和全氮含量呈显著正相关性,刺槐和油松土壤蔗糖酶、脲酶和碱性磷酸酶活性分别与土壤有机碳、全氮和全磷含量呈显著正相关;5)主成分分析结果表明,植被类型对土壤微生物生物量碳和氮、有机碳、全氮、碳磷比、氮磷比、脲酶影响较大,土壤微生物生物量碳、氮、碳磷比、氮磷比和氮与磷呈负相关,土壤溶解性碳、氮与碳氮比呈负相关.表明侧柏是较油松和刺槐更适用于南部森林带的造林树种.     

黄龙山林区不同演替时期典型树种光诱导的气孔动力学研究

光诱导的气孔动力学响应快慢是影响植物叶水分利用效率的重要因素,为探索黄土高原不同演替阶段树种水分利用效率差异的生理机制,该研究以黄龙山林区典型树种(演替早期种山杨和白桦、演替后期种辽东栎)的幼龄实生苗为材料,采用盆栽试验,研究了叶片光诱导的气孔导度动力学参数差异及其与气孔特征、叶长期水分利用效率的关系。结果表明：(1)山杨和白桦气孔开放过程中气孔导度(g_s)增加的时间常数(K_i)小于辽东栎,但气孔关闭过程中气孔导度降低的时间常数(K_d)则大于辽东栎,表明山杨和白桦气孔开放更快,而辽东栎的气孔关闭更快。同时,气孔开放过程中山杨和白桦的g_s响应幅度均大于辽东栎,气孔关闭过程中山杨的g_s响应幅度亦大于辽东栎。(2)3种树种中,辽东栎的气孔密度最大,气孔最小,气孔指数最大,辽东栎气孔特征无法解释其慢速的气孔开放过程。 (3)山杨和白桦具有高的光合速率、最大羧化效率和最大电子传递速率,3种树种碳同位素比率(δ¹³C)表征的长期水分利用效率表现为山杨>白桦>辽东栎。研究认为,演替早期种山杨和白桦的高水分利用效率与其快速的气孔开放有关,而演替后期种辽东栎快速的气孔关闭并未增加其水分利用效率,且长期水分利用效率低于山杨和白桦,可能与辽东栎慢速的气孔开放限制了其光合速率有关。     

黄土高原不同人工林叶片-凋落叶-土壤生态化学计量特征

为探究“退耕还林(牧)”工程对陕西省子午岭林区的影响,分析3种典型的人工林(刺槐林、油松林和侧柏林)叶片-凋落叶-土壤的C、N、P含量及其生态化学计量特征.结果表明: 3种人工林不同组分中C、N、P含量大小均为叶片>凋落叶>土壤,刺槐林叶片N、P含量显著高于油松林和侧柏林.刺槐林、油松林和侧柏林叶片N∶P分别为12.2、5.4和6.1,油松和侧柏较刺槐林存在N亏损,C∶N和C∶P大小均为凋落叶>叶片>土壤,N∶P为叶片>凋落叶>土壤.油松林叶片C∶N与凋落叶C∶N间存在显著正相关关系.刺槐叶片在生长周期内吸收利用的N和P存在比例关系,且其凋落叶在元素再吸收后N和P的残留量也存在比例关系.与油松和侧柏相比,刺槐是黄土高原南部森林带最适宜的造林树种.     

N limitation increases along a temperate forest succession: evidences from leaf stoichiometry and nutrient resorption

温带森林演替加剧了氮限制：来自叶片化学计量和养分重吸收的证据 森林生产力和碳汇功能在很大程度上取决于土壤氮和磷的有效性。然而,迄今为止,养分限制随森林演替的时间变化仍存在争议。叶片化学计量和养分重吸收是预测植物生长养分限制的重要指标。基于此,本研究测定了温带森林4个演替阶段所有木本植物叶片和凋落叶中氮和磷的含量,并分析了演替过程中非生物因子和生物因子如何影响叶片化学计量和养分重吸收。研究结果表明,在个体尺度上,叶片氮磷含量在演替末期显著增加,而叶片氮磷比无显著变化;氮的重吸收效率随演替显著增加,然而磷的重吸收效率先增加后减少;氮重吸收效率与磷重吸收效率的比值仅在演替末期显著增加。此外,植物氮素循环对土壤养分的响应比磷素循环更弱。在群落尺度上,叶片氮磷含量随森林演替呈现先降低后升高的趋势,主要受香农-维纳多样性指数和物种丰富度的影响;叶片氮磷比随演替而显著变化,主要由胸径的群落加权平均值决定;氮的重吸收效率增加,主要受物种丰富度和胸径的影响,而磷的重吸收效率相对稳定。因此,氮重吸收效率与磷重吸收效率的比值显著增加,表明随着温带森林演替,氮限制加剧。这些结果可能反映了较高生物多样性群落中物种间对有限资源的激烈竞争,强调了生物因子在驱动森林生态系统养分循环中的重要性,为中国温带和北方森林可持续经营的施肥管理提供了参考。     

广西猫儿山不同海拔常绿和落叶树种的营养再吸收模式

土壤养分供给性大小是否影响植物氮和磷再吸收效率仍存在争议。调查了广西猫儿山不同海拔常绿和落叶树种成熟和衰老叶片的氮和磷含量,探讨营养再吸收是否受到叶片习性和海拔的影响。所有树种氮和磷再吸收效率的平均值分别为56.5%和52.1%。常绿树种比落叶树种有显著较高的氮再吸收效率(P0.001)和磷再吸收效率(P0.01),这与前者有较低的衰老叶片氮和磷含量密切相关。随着海拔的上升,氮再吸收效率显著下降(P0.01),磷再吸收效率显著提高(P0.05)。氮再吸收效率与土壤氮:磷比(r=-0.41,P0.05)和成熟叶片氮:磷比(r=-0.37,P0.05)负相关,磷再吸收效率与土壤氮:磷比(r=0.44,P0.05)和成熟叶片氮:磷比(r=0.47,P0.01)正相关,表明了树种对低海拔氮限制的适应逐渐转变为对高海拔磷限制的适应。此外,氮再吸收效率与年均温正相关(r=0.43,P0.05)而磷再吸收效率与年均温负相关(r=-0.45,P0.01),这表明气温也是调节树木营养再吸收格局的重要影响因素。不同海拔树种氮和磷再吸收模式的差异可能是引起广西猫儿山常绿树种沿海拔形成双峰分布的原因之一。     

Resorption proficiency and efficiency of leaf nutrients in woody plants in eastern China

Aims (i) To explore variations in nutrient resorption of woody plants and their relationship with nutrient limitation and (ii) to identify the factors that control these variations in forests of eastern China.Methods We measured nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations in both green and senesced leaves of 172 woody species at 10 forest sites across eastern China. We compared the nutrient resorption proficiency (NuRP) and efficiency (NuRE) of N and P in plant leaves for different functional groups; we further investigated the latitudinal and altitudinal variations in NuRP and NuRE and the impacts of climate, soil and plant types on leaf nutrient resorptions.Important findings On average, the leaf N resorption proficiency (NRP) and P resorption proficiency (PRP) of woody plants in eastern China were 11.1mg g ? 1 and 0.65 mg g ? 1, respectively; and the corresponding N resorption efficiency (NRE) and P resorption efficiency (PRE) were 49.1% and 51.0%, respectively. Angiosperms have higher NRP (are less proficient) values and lower NRE and PRE values than gymnosperms, but there are no significant differences in NRP, PRP and PRE values between species with different leaf habits (evergreen vs. deciduous angiosperms). Trees have higher NRE and PRE than shrubs. Significant geographical patterns of plant nutrient resorption exist in forests of eastern China. In general, NRP and PRE decrease and PRP and NRE increase with increasing latitude/altitude for all woody species and for the different plant groups. Plant functional groups show more controls than environmental factors (climate and soil) on the N resorption traits (NRP and NRE), while site-related variables present more controls than plant types on PRP and PRE. NRP increases and PRP and NRE decrease significantly with increasing temperature and precipitation for the overall plants and for most groups, except that significant PRE–climate relationship holds for only evergreen angiosperms. Leaf nutrient resorption did not show consistent responses in relation to soil total N and P stoichiometry, probably because the resorption process is regulated by the relative costs of drawing nutrients from soil versus from senescing leaves. These results support our hypothesis that plants growing in P-limited habitats (low latitudes/altitudes or areas with high precipitation/temperature) should have lower PRP and higher PRE, compared with their counterparts in relatively N-limited places (high latitudes/altitudes or areas with low precipitation/temperature). Our findings can improve the understanding of variations in N and P resorption and their responses to global change, and thus facilitate to incorporate these nutrient resorption processes into future biogeochemical models.     

Resorption efficiency of leaf nutrients in woody plants on Mt. Dongling of Beijing,North China

Aims To explore resorption efficiency of nitrogen (NRE) and phosphorus (PRE) of woody plants in relation to soil nutrient availability, climate and evolutionary history, in North China.Methods We measured concentrations of nitrogen ([N]) and phosphorus ([P]) in both full expanded mature green and senescent leaves of the same individuals for 88 woody species from 10 sites of Mt. Dongling, Beijing, China. We built a phylogenetic tree for all these species and compared NRE and PRE among life forms (trees, shrubs and woody lianas) and between functional groups (N-fixers and non-N-fixers). We then explored patterns of NRE and PRE along gradients of mean annual temperature (MAT), soil inorganic N and available P, and phylogeny using a general linear model.Important findings Mass-based NRE (NRE m) and PRE (PRE m) averaged 57.4 and 61.4%, respectively, with no significant difference among life forms or functional groups. Neither NRE m nor PRE m exhibited significant phylogenetic signals, indicating that NRE m and PRE m were not phylogenetically conserved. NRE m was not related to [N] in green leaves; PRE m was positively correlated with [P] in green leaves; however, this relationship disappeared for different groups. NRE m decreased with [N] in senescent leaves, PRE m decreased with [P] in senescent leaves, for all species combined and for trees and shrubs. NRE m decreased with soil inorganic N for all species and for shrubs; PRE m did not exhibit a significant trend with soil available P for all species or for different plant groups. Neither NRE m nor PRE m was significantly related to MAT for overall species and for species of different groups.     

Effects of artificial grassland establishment on soil nutrients and carbon properties in a black-soil-type degraded grassland

Despite a growing knowledge of nutrient limitation for mangrove species and how mangroves adapt to low nutrients, there is scant information about the relative importance of N:P ratio and leaf phenolics variability in determining nutrient conservation. In this study, we evaluated possible nutrient conservation strategies of a mangrove Rhizophora stylosa under nutrient limitation. 1. The leaf nutrient concentrations of R. stylosa changed with season, with the highest N concentration in winter and the highest P concentration in spring for both mature and senescent leaves. Leaf N and P concentrations decreased significantly during leaf senescence. Based on N:P ratios R. stylosa forest was N-limited. Accordingly, the nitrogen resorption efficiency (NRE) was significantly higher than phosphorus resorption efficiency (PRE) for the R. stylosa leaves during leaf senescence. The NRE and PRE both reached the highest in the autumn. Average N and P concentrations in the senescent leaves were 0.15% and 0.06% for R. stylosa, respectively, indicating a complete resorption of N and an incomplete resorption of P. There was a significant negative correlation between nitrogen resorption proficiency (NRP) and NRE, meanwhile phosphorus resorption proficiency (PRP) and PRE correlation was also highly significantly. 2. R. stylosa leaves contained relatively high tannin level. Total phenolics, extractable condensed tannins and total condensed tannins contents increased during leaf senescence, and changed between seasons. The lowest concentrations of total phenolics, extractable condensed tannins and total condensed tannins occurred in summer, total phenolics concentrations were inversely related to nitrogen or phosphorus concentrations. 3. Our results confirmed that resorption efficiency during leaf senescence depends on the type of nutrient limitation, and NRE was much higher than PRE under N-limited conditions. R. stylosa forest developed several nutrient conservation strategies in the intertidal coastline surroundings, including high nitrogen resorption efficiency, low nutrient losses and high tannins level.     

林龄对重庆武陵山区马尾松天然次生林C、N、P生态化学计量特征的影响

在国家碳达峰和碳中和背景下，为准确评估区域植被固碳增汇功能和科学指导其经营管理，以重庆武陵山区14、25、38、45、62年生马尾松天然次生林为研究对象，对马尾松各器官（叶、枝、干、根和皮）、凋落物以及土壤C、N、P含量及其生态化学计量特征进行研究。结果表明：（1）马尾松针叶C、N、P含量分别变化在444.48-518.03 g/kg、12.31-16.15 g/kg、1.75-2.21 g/kg之间，总体呈"C适中、N缺乏及P充足"的养分格局，且马尾松生长主要受N限制。（2）马尾松各器官C、N、P生态化学计量受林龄影响及其变化规律各有不同，但不同器官差异显著（P<0.05），其中C含量以皮最大，N、P含量则以针叶最大。（3）林龄对马尾松凋落物C、N、P生态化学计量影响不显著（P>0.05）；马尾松林土壤P含量低（变化在0.09-0.41 g/kg之间），但各土层生态化学计量比却普遍较高，且受林龄影响各不相同。（4） C、N、P生态化学计量在马尾松各器官-凋落物-土壤之间总体呈显著相关性（P<0.05），其中，针叶C、N含量均与土壤N含量呈显著正相关，但针叶P含量与土壤N含量呈显著负相关。因此，对于该区域的马尾松天然次生林，应采取适当增施氮肥或林下补植固氮树种的营林措施，以提升马尾松天然次生林的固碳增汇能力。     

Nutrient relocation,hydrological functions,and soil chemistry in plantations as compared to natural forests in central Yunnan,China

The relocation of nutrients among dominant plant species, along with hydrological functions and soil chemistry in five plant communities, including Eucalyptus plantation, Pinus plantation, shrubland, semi-natural, and natural secondary forests were investigated in central Yunnan, China. The nutrient P, N, and K accumulation in above-ground biomass of Eucalyptus smithii (stems, barks, branches, and leaves) were the highest, followed by Pinus yunnanensis of both the Pinus plantation and the semi-natural forest. The nutrient retranslocation efficiency (NRE) of E. smithii was the highest for nutrient P, N, and K with values of 56, 66, and 67%, respectively, among the dominant plant species of the five plant communities, while the NRE of P. yunnanensis in Pinus plantation had the second highest value of NRE for nutrient N. The nutrient content (available P, N, and soil organic matter) in the upper two soil layers under Eucalyptus and Pinus plantations was correspondingly found to be lower than that of the other forests. Moreover, under the Eucalyptus and Pinus plantations, surface runoff, soil erosion, and nutrient loss were more serious, and the water storage of litterfall and canopy interception were significantly lower than that in the other plant communities. Accordingly, we suggest that single-species plantations cannot present the same ecological benefits as natural forests, because of their simple, uniform structures, and the characteristics of the dominant plant species.     

江西阳际峰30种阔叶树叶片氮磷含量及再吸收效率

养分再吸收是植物养分利用的重要策略,体现了植物对养分留存、利用和适应环境的能力。为研究亚热带不同生活型(常绿与落叶)阔叶树养分含量与养分再吸收的关系,以江西阳际峰国家级自然保护区内30种阔叶树为研究对象,测定成熟和衰老叶片氮(N)和磷(P)含量,分析常绿和落叶树种叶片N和P含量及其再吸收效率差异,揭示阔叶树种叶片养分再吸收效率对植物生活型的响应。结果表明: 落叶树种成熟叶片N和P含量显著高于常绿树种,衰老叶片P含量显著高于常绿树种,而两者衰老叶N含量差异不显著;30种阔叶林木叶片的氮再吸收效率(NRE)与磷再吸收效率(PRE)平均值分别为49.6%和50.9%,两种生活型树种间叶片的NRE与PRE无显著差异;落叶和常绿树种叶片的NRE均与衰老叶N含量呈显著负相关,PRE则与衰老叶P含量呈显著负相关,且这种关系在不同生活型之间差异不显著;总物种的PRE-NRE异速生长指数为1.18。江西阳际峰30种不同生活型阔叶树的养分再吸收效率会影响衰老叶片的养分状况,且相较于N,植物偏好从衰老叶中再吸收P。     

Ecosystem development in short‐term postglacial chronosequences: N and P limitation in glacier forelands from Santa Inés Island,Magellan Strait

Glacier foreland moraines provide an ideal model to examine the patterns of ecosystem development and the evolution of nitrogen and phosphorous limitation over successional time. In this paper, we focus on a 400‐year soil chronosequence in the glacier forelands of Santa Inés Island in the Magellan Strait, southern Chile by examining forest development on phosphorus (P)‐poor substrates in a uniquely unpolluted region of the world. Results show a steady increase in tree basal area and a humped trend in tree species richness over four centuries of stand development. The increase in basal area suggests that the late successional tree species were more efficient nutrient users than earlier successional ones. Total contents of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in soils increased during the chronosequence, reaching an asymptote in late succession. The net increases in soil C : N, C : P and N : P ratios observed over successional time suggest that nutrient limitation is maximal in 400‐year‐old substrates. Foliar C : N and C : P ratios also increased over time to reach an asymptote in old‐growth stages, following soil stoichiometric relationships; however the foliar N‐to‐P ratio remained constant throughout the chronosequence. Biological N fixation was greater in early postglacial succession, associated with the presence of the symbiotic N‐fixer Gunnera magellanica. Declining trends of δ¹⁵N in surface soils through the 400‐year chronosequence are evidence of decreasing N losses in old‐growth forests. In synthesis, glacier foreland chronosequences at this high South American latitude provide evidence for increasing efficiency of N and P use in the ecosystem, with the replacement of shade‐intolerant pioneers by more efficient, shade‐tolerant tree species. This pattern of ecosystem development produces a constant foliar N : P ratio, regardless of variation in soil N‐to‐P ratio over four centuries.     

鼎湖山3种演替阶段森林土壤C、N、P现状及动态

为探讨森林演替过程中土壤C、N、P的变化,通过测定鼎湖山3种演替阶段的森林土壤有机碳(SOC)、总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)含量,对他们的化学计量进行分析。结果表明,鼎湖山3种森林土壤SOC和TN随演替阶段而增加,演替中后期表层土壤(0~20 cm)与演替初期的差异达到显著水平(P0.05),在土壤剖面上的分布都呈现显著的表层富集现象,且表层土壤与其他土层均有显著差异(P0.05)。土壤TP含量随演替阶段没有呈现出有规律的变化,不同演替阶段间也没有显著差异,但不同演替阶段土壤TP在土壤剖面上的分布表现不同,演替前期土壤TP含量随着土层深度增加而增加,演替后期土壤TP随土层深度的增加而降低,而演替中期土壤TP含量在各土层间没有显著差异。土壤C∶N不受土层深度和演替进程的影响,而土壤C∶P和N∶P均表现为随演替阶段而增加,随土层加深而降低。这些揭示了森林土壤SOC、TN和TP含量随演替进展及其在土壤剖面上的分布取决于土壤C、N、P的来源方式。