西双版纳地区附生与非附生植物叶片角质层对水分的透性研究

为了探讨雾水对西双版纳地区不同类型植物的生态学效应,干季于20℃及30℃下用自制的设备测定了西双版纳地区4种附生和4种非附生植物叶片上表皮水分进出角质层的透性,比较研究了不同类型植物叶片通过角质层蒸腾失水速率(P_T)、叶片通过角质层吸水速率(P_A)以及吸水与失水速率的比值(R=P_A/P_T)高低,及其与生活方式的关系。结果表明,附生植物的R值都高于非附生植物且大于1,说明附生植物通过叶片吸收的水分大于蒸腾失水,雾水对于附生植物具有更重要的生态学意义;P_T和P_A在不同植物间有显著差异,这可能与不同植物的角质层化学成分和物理结构不同有关,对其适应各自生活方式及多雾环境有重要意义。除附生植物贝母兰(Coelogyne occultata)和掌唇兰(Staurochilus dawsonianus)以及非附生植物大叶藤黄(Garcinia xanthochymus)外,30℃下其余植物的P_T和P_A都显著高于20℃的,说明温...     

亚热带森林附生植物叶片气孔特征及其可塑性对光照变化的响应

附生植物是热带亚热带森林生态系统中物种多样性极高且极其脆弱敏感的生物类群之一。光照被认为是促进附生植物由陆生类群演化而来并决定其生长和分布的关键因素。然而,由于接近林冠和规范性采样的限制,附生植物与光照的关系仍亟待阐述。为揭示附生植物对光强变化的响应和适应策略,该研究以亚热带常绿阔叶林6种附生植物(林冠层木本:鼠李叶花楸、毛棉杜鹃;林冠层草本:狭瓣贝母兰、毛唇独蒜兰;树干区草本:点花黄精、距药姜)为对象,对其在4个光处理梯度下生长的叶片气孔特征及其可塑性进行了对比分析。结果表明:(1) 2种附生小乔木的气孔面积(SA)、气孔密度(SD)、潜在气孔导度指数(PCI)和表皮细胞密度(ECD)均对光强改变显著响应。2种附生兰科植物的SA最大,而SD最小;附生乔木叶片SD和ECD的光响应趋势与陆生植物更相似,而附生草本则出现种间差异。(2) 6种附生植物的气孔、表皮细胞特性及其表型可塑性,在草本-木本、常绿-落叶植物、林冠-树干区之间,均无明显差别。(3)附生植物气孔特性和表皮细胞平均可塑性指数均低于陆生植物。综上结果表明,亚热带常绿阔叶林中附生植物对于光环境变化的适应性相对较弱。不同的附生植物可以通过不同程度地增加叶片SD和ECD来适应高光强生境,并通过对SD和SA的双重调节以增大潜在光合能力从而应对低光胁迫。     

西双版纳热带雨林土壤与叶片生态化学计量特征的干湿度效应

基于地理格局对西双版纳热带雨林的干湿度梯度效应和生态化学计量学的研究思路,结合野外试验监测和室内分析,对西双版纳热带雨林土壤-植物系统元素化学计量特征对海拔和干湿度效应响应进行了研究探讨,结果发现:西双版纳热带雨林土壤和叶片碳氮磷化学计量特征均不同程度的受到海拔和干湿季影响。季雨林与山地雨林的水热梯度受海拔梯度重要影响,随海拔梯度升高,土壤含水率变化显著,且含水率在干湿季均对土壤有机碳(SOC)存在显著影响(P0.01),雨季其对土壤全氮(STN)和土壤全磷(STP)的影响要显著于干季;叶片全磷(TP)随含水率的增大而升高,而叶片全氮(TN)在干季会随含水率的升高而增大,雨季含水率升高到一定程度时会抑制TN含量的增加并出现单峰现象;而土壤C/P与海拔和干季土壤含水率的极显著相关性(P0.01)及干季叶片C/N与叶片含水率的显著相关关系(P0.05)说明,干季水分匮乏条件下,土壤含水率影响土壤P的矿化度和植物对P的吸收利用水平,而且叶片C/N对反馈植物水分含量具有明显指示作用。因此,水热梯度是土壤-叶片系统碳氮磷生态化学计量特征变化的重要驱动因素。此外,全球变化区域响应方面,多雨高温可能会削弱季雨林叶片C的同化能力,且叶N含量降低,但受氮沉降的影响,对C/N的影响尚无法确定;由于P循环对其他元素的耦合作用,雨林土壤-叶片系统的元素循环周期将会被缩短,但干季山地雨林植物生态系统P的限制作用有可能会减弱。     

附生植物对全球变化的响应及其生物指示作用

附生植物是一类生活在其他植物体上但不从宿主载体吸收营养和水分的特殊植物,其特有的形态结构和生态习性导致了它们对周围环境变化具有高度的敏感性和脆弱性.研究附生植物对全球变化的响应及其生物指示作用,具有重要的指导意义和应用价值.本文概述了附生植物对大气组成变化、气候变化和土地利用/覆盖方式转变等全球变化事件的响应及其生物指...     

西双版纳绞杀植物斜叶榕的水分利用策略

以斜叶榕为研究对象,通过测定其不同生长阶段木质部与各潜在水源的稳定氢、氧同位素组成,以及土壤水分含量、土壤水势、叶片水势等参数,揭示西双版纳地区不同生长阶段的绞杀榕（斜叶榕）在不同季节的水分利用策略.结果表明：浅层土壤（10～50 cm）的水势在干热季与雾凉季变化较大,较深土壤（51～120 cm）的水势在各季节无明显变化;雾凉季与干热季的土壤含水量之间无显著差异（P=0.64）;植物黎明前叶片水势与中午叶片水势随不同生长阶段而异;根据木质部水与各潜在水源的稳定氧同位素以及植物水势等其他参数判定,浅层土壤水是斜叶榕全年最主要的水分来源,不同生长阶段的斜叶榕在不同季节采取了不同的水分利用策略来应对环境的变化.     

石斛属植物叶片生物量与叶片养分含量间的关联进化

叶片生物量和元素含量是显著影响叶片生理功能的两类重要的叶片经济性状, 且二者紧密相关。然而过去的研究多数关注C、N和P三种元素含量, 而对其他元素含量关注较少。维管附生植物不能直接从土壤中吸收养分而经常遭受养分胁迫, 养分含量与生物量之间的协同关系在这类植物中表现得尤为突出。选择维管附生石斛属植物为研究对象, 应用系统发育独立对比分析, 检测了叶片生物量和元素含量的系统发育保守性以及这些性状间的关联进化。结果表明, 叶片干物质含量、比叶重、C含量、N含量、P含量以及C/N具有较强的系统发育信号, 并且叶片干物质含量和比叶重与这四个元素含量性状间存在较强的关联进化。另外, 经系统发育校准后, Ca含量和Mg含量间存在显著正相关; P含量与Si含量间存在显著正相关; Zn含量与N含量、N/P以及Mn含量间存在显著正相关, 而与C/N间存在显著负相关。结果为探讨维管附生植物叶片生物量和元素含量的主要影响因素, 以及从进化角度探讨二者在植物进化适应过程中的生态协同功能提供案例, 对进一步了解维管附生植物的功能适应性具有重要意义。     

喀斯特地区不同类型兰科植物的叶片性状

叶片性状能够反映植物对环境的适应.认识喀斯特地区兰科植物的叶片性状及其适应意义对其科学合理的保育具有重要参考价值.本文于干季与雨季研究了广西雅长兰科植物自然保护区内落叶、常绿地生、常绿石附生三种类型共19种野生兰科植物的叶片性状及其相互关系,并比较了不同类型兰科植物之间的差异.其中18种兰科植物为C3植物,仅棒叶鸢尾兰(Oberonia myosurus)为CAM植物.相比于落叶兰,常绿兰具有较高的比叶重( LMA)和叶片碳氮比(C/N),但其叶片氮、磷含量较低.在常绿兰科植物中,石附生兰的叶片Ca含量与δ13C高于地生兰.石附生兰的叶片磷含量在雨季要高于干季,而地生兰的叶片δ13C在于季要高于雨季.该地区常绿兰科植物的N/P值＞16,表明其可能受到磷的限制.     

西双版纳热带雨林干季林冠层雾露形成的小气候特征研究

对西双版纳热带雨林干季林冠层雾露形成的小气候特征进行了观测研究。结果表明,雾露首先形成于最上林冠层,林下露水的形成迟于林上3～4h,林下雾是由上层雾变浓、下沉而来。夜间,雾形成前,气温高于叶表温;雾形成后,气温则低于叶表温,且气温及叶表温均有回升。雾露的形成不仅凝结了水汽进入森林,同时也对森林起到了一定的保温作用,这对热带雨林的生存和发展具有致关重要的作用。     

哀牢山常绿阔叶林常见兼性附生植物的化学计量特征

作为山地森林生态系统附生植物区系的重要组分,兼性附生植物是一类既能附生于树皮,又能根植于土壤的特殊植物类群,是同一物种在不同生长基质上的生态型。研究兼性附生植物在不同生境下的化学计量特征及其变化,有助于了解兼性附生植物对生境变化的响应与养分利用策略。以云南哀牢山亚热带山地湿性常绿阔叶林中常见的兼性附生植物长叶粗筒苣苔(Briggsia longifolia)为研究对象,通过对其地生、树干基部和1.3 m树高处不同生境的基质、植株叶片和根系中C、N、P含量及其化学计量比的测试与分析,探讨不同生境下兼性附生植物的化学计量特征及其养分利用策略。研究结果显示:长叶粗筒苣苔的生长基质以及各器官的化学计量特征在不同生境间存在差异。林地土壤C、N、P含量以及C∶N、C∶P和N∶P均低于树干附生基质,树干基部基质的C、N、P化学计量特征介于两者之间。与地生生境相比,在附生生境下长叶粗筒苣苔的N、P含量较高,而C∶N、C∶P和N∶P则较低,说明其养分利用效率较低。在3种生境下长叶粗筒苣苔叶片的N含量与N∶P均低于根系,而C∶N则高于根系。长叶粗筒苣苔叶片中N、P元素以及N∶P比的内稳性指数高于根系,叶片和根系的内稳性均表现为:H_N∶P > H_N > H_P。根中较弱的化学计量内稳性,说明其通过调节根系的元素组成与养分吸收来维持叶片代谢活动的相对稳定。综上所述,兼性附生植物通过调整其在不同生境间的养分吸收与利用策略以及叶片和根系间的化学计量内稳性,以此来适应生境的变化。这些研究结果丰富了植物生态化学计量学理论,也为深入研究森林生态系统生物多样性形成及其维持机制、以及山地森林资源的保护与管理提供了科学依据。     

基于树干液流和土壤-叶片水势梯度分析荷木干湿季整树水分利用特征

运用Granier热消散探针连续监测荷木的树干液流,于2009年的湿季(8月)和干季(11月)选择天气晴朗的3d测定叶片水势,同步连续监测林冠上方光合有效辐射、土壤含水量、气温和空气相对湿度.结果表明:干湿季下荷木树干液流存在显著差异,此外,土壤水势和液流有较好的相关性,且干季时的相关性更好;荷木的叶面积/边材面积比值平均为(0.416±0.033)m2·cm-2,并与树高呈指数函数下降关系;随着11月土壤水势下降,荷木的整树水力导度和午间叶片水势也有所下降,但不明显;对叶片水势和整树蒸腾进行回归分析,二者之间呈二次多项式关系(P＜0.01),叶片水势并非无限制下降;结果还表明,大气水汽压亏缺(D)和叶片水势呈负相关,这是否空气温度和相对湿度或共同作用影响叶片水势,需要进一步研究.     

Strategies of leaf water uptake based on anatomical traits

• The ability of leaves to absorb fog water can positively contribute to the water and carbon balance of plants in montane ecosystems, especially in periods of soil water deficit. However, the ecophysiological traits and mechanisms responsible for variations in the speed and total water absorption capacity of leaves are still poorly known.
• This study investigated leaf anatomical attributes of seven species occurring in seasonal tropical high‐altitude ecosystems (rocky outcrop and forest), which could explain differences in leaf water uptake (LWU) capacities. We tested the hypothesis that different sets of anatomical leaf attributes will be more marked in plant individuals living under these contrasting environmental conditions. Anatomical variations will affect the initial rate of water absorption and the total storage capacity, resulting in different strategies for using the water supplied by fog events.
• Water absorption by leaves was inferred indirectly, based on leaf anatomical structure and visual observation of the main access routes (using an apoplastic marker), the diffusion of water through the cuticle, and non‐glandular or glandular trichomes in all species.
• The results suggest that three LWU strategies coexist in the species studied. The different anatomical patterns influenced the speed and maximum LWU capacity. The three LWU strategies can provide different adaptive advantages to adjust to temporal and spatial variations of water availability in these tropical high‐altitude environments.

     

The contribution of fog to the water relations of Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don): foliar uptake and prevention of dehydration

Fog is a defining feature of the coastal California redwood forest and fog inputs via canopy drip in summer can constitute 30% or more of the total water input each year. A great deal of occult precipitation (fog and light rain) is retained in redwood canopies, which have some of the largest leaf area indices known (Westman & Whittaker, Journal of Ecology 63, 493–520, 1975). An investigation was carried out to determine whether some fraction of intercepted fog water might be directly absorbed through leaf surfaces and if so, the importance of this to the water relations physiology of coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens. An array of complimentary techniques were adopted to demonstrate that fog is absorbed directly by S. sempervirens foliage. Xylem sap transport reversed direction during heavy fog, with instantaneous flow rates in the direction of the soil peaking at approximately 5–7% of maximum transpiration rate. Isotopic analyses showed that up to 6% of a leaf's water content could be traced to a previous night's fog deposition, but this amount varied considerably depending on the age and water status of the leaves. Old leaves, which appear most able to absorb fog water were able to absorb distilled water when fully submersed at an average rate of 0.90 mmol m² s^?1, or about 80% of transpiration rates measured at the leaf level in the field. Sequoia sempervirens has poor stomatal control in response to a drying atmosphere, with rates of water loss on very dry nights up to 40% of midday summer values and rates above 10% being extremely common. Owing to this profligate water use behaviour of S. sempervirens, it appears that fog has a greater role in suppressing water loss from leaves, and thereby ameliorating daily water stress, than in providing supplemental water to foliar tissues per se. Although direct foliar absorption from fog inputs represents only a small fraction of the water used each day, fog's in reducing transpiration and rehydrating leaf tissues during the most active growth periods in summer may allow for greater seasonal carbon fixation and thus contribute to the very fast growth rates and great size of this species.     

丛林式橡胶林内植物水分利用效率与叶片养分含量

选取西双版纳地区丛林式橡胶林为研究对象,以纯橡胶林为对照,分别在2016年干季(3月)和雨季(5、6、7月)进行取样,测定两个样地内植物叶片δ13C值,比较植物水分利用效率,测定叶片C、N、P含量,计算叶片N/P值,分析植物对养分的利用与竞争关系,并综合分析植物水分利用效率与养分之间的相关性。结果表明,干季橡胶树受到干旱胁迫,其水分利用效率显著高于雨季,此时叶片N、P含量也显著高于雨季;丛林式橡胶林内橡胶树水分利用效率低于纯橡胶林内橡胶树,叶片N、P含量和N/P值均高于纯橡胶林中橡胶树;两个样地内不同植物与不同时间的水分利用效率,叶片C、N、P含量和N/P值均存在显著差异;相关性分析表明,水分利用效率与叶片N、P含量呈正相关,与叶片C含量、N/P值呈负相关。因此,丛林式橡胶林内橡胶树能更好地应对干旱,具有较强的养分获取能力。该研究揭示了丛林式橡胶林内植物水分利用效率以及养分利用特征,表明丛林式橡胶林是一种值得推广的农林复合生态系统。     

Foliar water uptake: a common water acquisition strategy for plants of the redwood forest

Evaluations of plant water use in ecosystems around the world reveal a shared capacity by many different species to absorb rain, dew, or fog water directly into their leaves or plant crowns. This mode of water uptake provides an important water subsidy that relieves foliar water stress. Our study provides the first comparative evaluation of foliar uptake capacity among the dominant plant taxa from the coast redwood ecosystem of California where crown-wetting events by summertime fog frequently occur during an otherwise drought-prone season. Previous research demonstrated that the dominant overstory tree species, Sequoia sempervirens, takes up fog water by both its roots (via drip from the crown to the soil) and directly through its leaf surfaces. The present study adds to these early findings and shows that 80% of the dominant species from the redwood forest exhibit this foliar uptake water acquisition strategy. The plants studied include canopy trees, understory ferns, and shrubs. Our results also show that foliar uptake provides direct hydration to leaves, increasing leaf water content by 2–11%. In addition, 60% of redwood forest species investigated demonstrate nocturnal stomatal conductance to water vapor. Such findings indicate that even species unable to absorb water directly into their foliage may still receive indirect benefits from nocturnal leaf wetting through suppressed transpiration. For these species, leaf-wetting events enhance the efficacy of nighttime re-equilibration with available soil water and therefore also increase pre-dawn leaf water potentials.     

西双版纳热带季节雨林与橡胶林林冠的持水能力

基于2003～2004年的实验室和野外实测数据,采用尺度上推法对西双版纳地区热带季节雨林和橡胶林林冠持水能力进行了研究.结果表明,热带季节雨林林冠持水 能力为0.45～0.79 mm、橡胶林为0.48～0.71 mm,其中林冠木质部分（枝和树皮）的持水能力占较大优势;雾凉季（11月至翌年2月）和干热季（3～4月）的 林冠持水能力高于雨季（5～10月）;林冠各部分达到饱和所需的时间为叶（5 min）＜树皮（2～3 h）＜枝（2.5～4 h）.对两种林分林冠各部分在浸水/风干过程 的分析结果表明,叶易吸水和风干,在历时较短的降雨事件中是林冠截留的主体,在林地中,面积指数较大的枝和树皮吸水和风干较难,在强度大、历时长的降雨事件中可 以较好地发挥截留作用.与橡胶林相比,热带季节雨林林冠持水能力虽较小,但是其多层林冠结构林冠持水能力较强.     

Niche Differentiation in Tank and Atmospheric Epiphytic Bromeliads of a Seasonally Dry Forest

Factors influencing the niche differentiation of epiphytes have been determined for the epiphytic bromeliads that coexist in the seasonally dry forest of Chamela, Mexico. Over 40 percent of the bromeliad epiphytes were distributed in only 5 percent of the trees. The occurrence of compound leaves in host trees was highly correlated with abundance of epiphytes, as these allow scattered light to penetrate throughout the canopy. The effect of leaf type overrides the effect of bark type, the main factor determining seedling establishment in moist forests. Eight species had the atmospheric life form, while only two species had tanks, formed by overlapping leaf bases and associated to a lower drought tolerance. Distribution in the canopy is counter to that observed in moist forests, since tank species occur in the upper canopy. Tank life forms showed most annual carbon gain during the rainy season, when the newly leafed out trees provide shade to the lower canopy. Atmospheric species had photosynthetic activity for longer into the dry period, possibly supported by dew and fog events. Leaf angles, orientation, trichome, and stomata densities are discussed in relation to water and light use among the species with contrasting ecological strategies.     

The periodic wetting of leaves enhances water relations and growth of the long‐lived conifer Araucaria angustifolia

The importance of foliar absorption of water and atmospheric solutes in conifers was recognised in the 1970s, and the importance of fog as a water source in forest environments has been recently demonstrated. Araucaria angustifolia (Araucariaceae) is an emergent tree species that grows in montane forests of southern Brazil, where rainfall and fog are frequent events, leading to frequent wetting of the leaves. Despite anatomical evidence in favour of leaf water absorption, there is no information on the existence and physiological significance of a such process. In this study, we test the hypothesis that the use of atmospheric water by leaves takes place and is physiologically relevant for the species, by comparing growth, water relations and nutritional status between plants grown under two conditions of soil water (well‐watered and water‐stressed plants) and three types of leaf spraying (none, water and nutrient solution spray). Leaf spraying had a greater effect in improving plant water relations when plants were under water stress. Plant growth was more responsive to water available to the leaves than to the roots, and was equally increased by both types of leaf spraying, with no interaction with soil water status. Spraying leaves with nutrient solution increased shoot ramification and raised the concentrations of N, P, K, Zn, Cu and Fe in the roots. Our results provide strong indications that water and nutrients are indeed absorbed by leaves of A. angustifolia, and that this process might be as important as water uptake by its roots.