长白山暗针叶林林隙一般特征及干扰状况

对长白山暗针叶林林隙一般特征和干扰状况进行了研究。结果表明：长白山暗针叶林林隙的线状密度为２１．１５个／ｋｍ,扩展林隙所占的面积比例为２９．４５％,冠空隙所占的面积比例为１５．８１％;冠空隙的年干扰频率为０．２４％,干扰轮回期为４１６．７ａ左右;冠空隙的大小变化在１７．９—３４０．３ｍ＾２之间,＜１００ｍ＾２的冠空隙个数较多,冠空隙的平均面积为９３．６０ｍ＾２;扩展林隙的大小变化在４３．６—４８２．３ｍ＾２之间,５０一２００ｍ＾２之间的扩展林隙个数较多,扩展林隙的平均面积为１７４．３４ｍ＾２;暗针叶林林隙形成的主要方式是风倒;在长白山暗针叶林中,大多数林隙是由２—６株形成木形成,其中由３株形成木形成的林隙员多,单株或７株以上形成木形成的林隙数量很少;在暗针叶林中,１０一４０ａ前这段时间形成的林隙较多,特别是２０一３０ａ期间形成的林隙员多。其它阶段形成的林隙较少;暗针叶林的林隙大多是由臭冷杉、落叶松和鱼鳞云杉形成。径级在１０一３０ｃｍ之间,高度在２５—３０ｍ之间的主林层树木形成林隙的可能性最大。暗针叶林林分组成、林隙干扰方式和程度随海拔高度的变化而变化。     

中亚热带常绿阔叶林林隙及其自然干扰特征的研究

通过对福建万木林中亚热带常绿阔叶林中96个林隙的调查,研究了中亚热带常绿阔叶林的基本特征和自然干扰规律,结果表明,在中亚热带常绿阔叶林中,扩展林隙(EG)和冠空隙(CG)在中亚热带常绿阔叶林景观中的面积比例分别为50．86％和16．66％,每年干扰频率分别为0．85％·年^-1和0．28％·年^-1,林隙干扰的返回间隔期约为357年．林隙形成方式由树木折干形成的最为普遍,占形成木总数58．04％。其次是由于掘根风倒而形成的,占33．48％．林隙大多由两株树木形成,平均每个林隙拥有形成木2．33株．扩展林隙的大小多在100～300m^2之间,其中以200～300m^2者所占的面积比例最大,而以100～200m^2者所占的数量比例最大,冠空隙的大小多在100m^2以下,其中50m^2以下所占的数量比例和面积比例都是最大的．林隙形成木分布最多的径级在20～30cm之间。     

卧龙自然保护区亚高山暗针叶林林隙特征研究

以卧龙亚高山暗针叶林为研究对象,分析了森林群落林隙的大小结构、形成方式及林隙形成木(GM)的结构特征．结果表明,林隙密度为18．5个·hm^-2冠林隙和扩展林隙分别占森林面积的28．4％和60．0％;冠林隙的大小变化在10～1134．7m^2之间,平均面积为153．45m^2;扩展林隙的大小变化在84．11～1646．3m^2之间,平均面积为324．34m^2;平均每个林隙的形成木为5．14株,单株形成木形成的林隙只占8．1％．不同形成木类型对林隙形成的贡献大小次序为：折干>掘根>枯立>断梢;暗针叶林林隙大多由岷江冷杉、铁杉、糙皮桦形成．径级在60～70cm,高度在30～35m之间的林冠上层的岷江冷杉,发生折倒形成林隙的可能性最大．     

小兴安岭阔叶红松混交林林隙特征

对小兴安岭阔叶红松混交林林隙基本特征进行了研究。结果表明:林隙的线状密度为31.78个/km,冠空隙和扩展林隙所占的面积比例分别为15.71%和30.78%;冠空隙的年干扰频率为0.46%,干扰轮回期约为434.8a。冠空隙的大小变化在42.12—372.52m2之间,平均为153.37m2;扩展林隙的大小变化在98.65m2—633.10m2之间,平均为300.44m2。冠空隙和扩展林隙面积分布格局均符合Weibull分布。林隙形成方式主要为干基折断,占总形成木总数的35.29%,其次为掘根风倒,占28.43%。平均每个林隙的形成木为4.98株,由红松、白桦、枫桦、冷杉形成,径级在20—30 cm之间,高度在15—30 m之间。冠空隙的直径与高度比值的相对频率的分布呈单峰型曲线,当比值为0.30—0.45时,出现峰值;而扩展林隙的直径与高度比值的相对频率的分布呈双峰型曲线,当比值分别为0.75—0.90和1.05—1.15时,出现峰值。林隙边缘木胸径级的多度分布和高度级多度分布符合Weibull分布,但不符合正态分布。约13.41%的边缘木未出现偏冠现象,偏冠率在0.5—0.7之间的边缘木占70.49%。     

南亚热带常绿阔叶林林隙形成方式及其特征的研究

分析了广东黑石顶自然保护区南亚热带常绿阔叶林林隙的形成方式及其特征．结果表明,在南亚热带常绿阔叶林中,由树木折干形成的林隙最为普遍,占５１．８６％,其次是由于掘根风倒而形成的,占３８．９８％．林隙大多由两株树木形成,平均每个林隙拥有形成木２．６３株．扩展林隙的大小多在１００～３００ｍ２之间,其中以２００～３００ｍ２者所占的面积比例最大,而以１００～２００ｍ２者所占的数量比例最大．冠空隙的大小多在１００ｍ２以下,其中以５０～１００ｍ２所占面积比例最大,而以５０ｍ２以下的所占数量比例最大．大部分林隙是在大约４０年前形成的,其中以１０年前形成的林隙最多．林隙形成木分布最多的径级在２０～３０ｃｍ之间,高度在２０～３０ｍ之间．每株形成木所能形成的扩展林隙面积为７２．９４ｍ２,冠空隙面积为２５．０６ｍ２．     

蛟河阔叶红松林林冠干扰及林隙更新研究

研究了吉林蛟河实验林场阔叶红松林的林冠干扰状况及林隙更新的基本规律。结果表明,扩展林隙（ＥＧ）和冠空隙（ＣＧ）在阔叶红松林中所占的面积比例分别是１８．０９％和１２．５１％,林冠干扰的返回间隔期为７００ａ左右;ＣＧ的大小平均为ＥＧ的６９％,ＥＧ的面积变化在１７—２８４ｍ２之间,平均为７５．４９ｍ２,而ＣＧ的面积变化在１０—２３４ｍ２之间,平均为５１．９８ｍ２,大多数林隙的平均直径仅为主林层树高的２０—６０％;大多数的林隙是由单株形成木形成的,形成林隙最重的方式是干基折断和掘根风倒;林隙形成木主要是由红松、沙松、枫桦和鱼鳞松四个树种组成,林隙形成木的胸径大都在４０—８０ｃｍ之间,树高在２５—３０ｍ之间;林隙的空间分布格局是均匀型的。不同树种在林隙内外的数量特征不同,随着林隙与非林隙的交替变化,不同树种的优势地位亦发生相应的变化,根据不同树种在林隙内外重要值位序差值的大小,可将蛟河阔叶红松林内树种对林隙的更新反应划分为三种类型。林隙及非林隙林分的物种多样性特征不同     

塔里木荒漠河岸林干扰状况与林隙特征

对塔里木河中游荒漠河岸林林隙基本特征和干扰状况进行了研究。结果表明：形成的林隙形状近似于椭圆形,椭圆长短轴比率在扩展林隙(EG)和冠空隙(CG)有所不同,平均分别为1.52和2.31;林隙密度约为62.5个?hm-2, EG和CG在塔里木荒漠河岸林景观中的面积比例分别为69.52%和29.03%,干扰频率分别为1.45%?a-1和0.61%?a-1,林隙干扰返回间隔期约为164a。林隙大小结构表现出以小林隙为主的偏正态分布,EG大小40—200m2,CG大小0—80m2。林隙形成速率为1.30个?hm-2a-1,20—30a前形成的林隙最多。林隙形成方式由树木折干 枯立形成的最为普遍,占形成木总数95.73%。林隙大多由2—5株形成木形成, 而由4株形成木创造的林隙最多,平均每个林隙拥有形成木4.1株。林隙形成木主要为森林建群种,林隙形成木分布最多的径级在5—25cm,高度在4—8m,每株形成木所能形成的EG面积为27.12m2, CG面积为11.32m2。边缘木的径级结构呈正态分布,而高度结构呈偏左的正态分布,平均每个林隙拥有8.375株边缘木,林隙边缘木平均胸径比形成木平均胸径高73.1%,表明荒漠河岸林林隙干扰十分频繁,地下水位的持续下降是林隙形成的驱动力。     

长白山自然保护区阔叶红松林林隙干扰状况的研究

 本文研究了长白山自然保护区阔叶红松林林隙干扰的基本规律,得到了描述林隙干扰状况的一些重要参数。结果表明扩展林隙在阔叶红松林中所占的面积比例是27.36％,而实际林隙所占的面积比例为13.05％,林隙干扰的频率每年约为0.15％;林隙的分布格局是均匀式的。形成林隙最重要的方式是掘根风倒,其次为干基折断;大多数的林隙都是由1～4株形成木形成的,林隙形成木主要是由红松、水曲柳、蒙古栎和紫椴组成;阔叶红松林的主林层乔木在直径为40～60cm和高度为25～30m时,形成林隙的可能性最大。     

长白山红松阔叶林林冠空隙特征的研究

将林冠空隙干扰作为红松阔叶林动态维持的重要因素,对长白山红松阔叶林林 冠空隙的形成方式、出现频度、分布格局、结构及林冠空隙内形成本的数量、年龄分布、种 群特征等进行了系统分析．结果表明．长白山阔叶红松林多数林冠空隙由双形成本形成, 每个林冠空隙拥有的形成木为２．４４株;林冠空隙形成的速率为０．９２个ｈｍ２·ａ－１,林冠空 隙干扰的间隔期（周转期）为７５１ａ;扩展林冠空隙面积大多在１００～６００ ｍ２之间,其中以 ４００～５００ ｍ２所占比例最大．冠空隙在５０～３５０ ｍ２之间,其中以２００～２５０ ｍ２所占比例最 大;每个形成本所形成的扩展林冠空隙平均面积为 １４１ ８２ ｍ２,形成的冠空隙面积平均为 ６７．６３ ｍ２．     

格氏栲林林窗自然干扰规律

通过对格氏栲(Gastanopsis kawakamii)林林窗自然干扰的基本规律的研究,得到了描述林窗干扰状况的一些重要特征。结果表明：格氏栲林中扩展林窗(EG)所占面积比例为34．46％,而实际林窗(CG)所占的面积比例为17．81％,干扰频率每年分别为0．69％和0．36％,林窗干扰返回间隔期为281a;EG的大小变化为63～1257m^2之间,平均为244m^2,而CG的大小变化为22～707m^2之间,平均为126m^2;形成林窗的主要方式是干中折断,比例占36．22％,其次为枯立,比例占32．28形;大多数的林窗是由1～5株形成木形成,3株形成木形成的林窗最多;大多数林窗是在前50a形成的,其中10～40a之前形成的林窗最多;林窗分布格局是均匀分布型的。林窗形成木主要由格氏栲、大叶乌饭(Vaccinium mandarinorum)、山胡椒(Lindera glauca)、狗骨柴(Tricalysia dubi)组成。林窗形成木的地径主要集中在60cm以下,地径20～60cm的主林层乔木形成林窗的比例较大。     

Disturbance dynamics and history of an old-growth subalpine fir (Abies fargesii) forest in central China

Disturbance history of an old-growth subalpine fir (Abies fargesii) forest in the Shennongjia Mountains of central China was reconstructed using dendroecological methods. Increment cores were extracted from 468 trees within six 100 m × 50 m permanent transects distributed across the old-growth subalpine fir forest of 300 ha. Growth patterns of 299 fir cores were examined for abrupt increases in radial growth to indicate formation of past canopy gaps and for rapid early radial growth to indicate establishment in past canopy gaps. The results showed that 70.8 % of the canopy fir trees experienced an average of 0.78 (ranging from 0 to 2) major release event for an average of 15.8 (ranging from 10 to 24) years, and an average of 1.94 (ranging from 0 to 3) moderate release events for an average of 25.6 (ranging from 10 to 36) years before they reached canopy. Recruitment pulse of trees coincided temporally with the peak of disturbance rate from the 1900s to the 1910s, suggesting occurrence of intense disturbance events during the time period. Radial growth analyses indicated that a history with small-scale disturbance events has resulted in the formation of the old-growth subalpine fir forest, and stand-replacing disturbances might not be necessary for the development of the forest. This study provides strong evidence that there are substantial variations in the disturbance severity and frequency over time. Most disturbance events might rather cause treefall gaps than clear large areas of forest at once. Thus, the old-growth subalpine fir forest experienced frequent gap-scale disturbances and few large-scale disturbances in its development history.     

云南亚高山云冷杉林林窗的研究

研究了云南碧塔海两块亚高山云冷杉（Ｐｉｃｅａ－Ａｂｉｅｓ）林内中小尺度林窗的干扰体系,结果表明：林窗和扩展林窗分别占林地面积的１９％和４１％,平均面积为４４ｍ２和１３９ｍ２,林窗的形成频率为０．００５～０．００７／ｙ。估计平均林窗周期为１６７年。大多数林窗（占８７％）的制造林窗树木（ｇａｐ－ｍａｋｅｒ,简记为ＧＭ）为１个以上,平均每个林窗的ＧＭ为２．９个,同一林窗内的ＧＭ常常死于不同的时间。在所有调查的ＧＭ中,折断占６０％,而根拔和直立死亡分别为２８％和１２％     

Gap disturbances in northern old‐growth forests of British Columbia,Canada

Abstract. We characterized the abundance, size and spatial patterning of canopy gaps, as well as gap‐forming processes and light availability in boreal, sub‐boreal, northern temperate and subalpine old‐growth forests of northwestern British Columbia. The proportion of area in canopy gaps ranged from 32% in northern temperate forests to 73% in subalpine forests. Evenly distributed developmental gaps were dominant but permanent openings created by edaphic components and by shrub communities were also common, particularly in subboreal forests. Abundant gaps, large gap sizes, high numbers of gap makers per gap and frequent gap expansion events suggest that gaps have long tenure in these forests. Snapped stems and standing dead mortality were the most common modes of mortality in all forest types resulting in little forest floor disturbance, creating few germination sites for seedling establishment. We found high mean light levels (16–27% full sun) and little difference between non‐gap and gap light environments. Our results suggest that gap dynamics in these forests differ fundamentally from those in temperate and tropical forest ecosystems.     

玉龙雪山自然保护区丽江云杉林林窗特征研究

研究了玉龙雪山自然保护区云杉坪典型丽江云杉林林窗干扰的基本特征．结果表明,滇西北亚高山丽江云杉林林窗占林分面积比例冠层林窗和扩展林窗分别为28．8％和42．5％,干扰频率以林窗密度计算,林窗出现的平均密度为35个·hm^-2左右．林窗大小分布为面积大于100m^2的大林窗约占25％,面积为50～100m^2的中等林窗占41％,面积小于50m。的小林窗占34％．形成林窗最重要的方式是干基和干中折断,其次是枯立滇西北亚高山丽江云杉林林窗形成木80％以上是丽江云杉,通常直径为40～50cm、高度为15～25m．每个林窗形成木数量多为1～2株,约占68．8％,5株以上很少,最多为6株．随着林窗面积由大变小,林窗中更新苗木的密度逐渐变大,小林窗中更新木密度约为大林窗的5倍．     

Forest gap formation and closure along an altitudinal gradient in Tongariro National Park,New Zealand

24 treefall gaps accumulated over a 10 year period along an altitudinal transectcovering 4.6ha on Mt. Hauhungatahi, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand were described quantitatively in terms of the area of damage (‘expanded gap’), the canopy opening (‘Tight-gap’) and the size of the root mound. Tree mortality and branch loss following cyclone Bola, 1988, were recorded. In each gap saplings were ranked by species according to their vigour. Pre-gap and post-gap vertical and horizontal branch growth rates were calculated. Effects in the subalpine forest (> 1050 m) were compared with those in the montane zone. Tree mortality was highly episodic, associated with major storms, and patchy. Falling canopy trees destroyed, on average, 1.3 additional trees (> 10 cm diameter at 1 m). About half the trees were uprooted and the remainder broken off. Uprooted angiosperm (canopy) trees frequently resprouted from their bases, gymnosperms rarely. Expanded gap area averaged 56 m² in the sub-alpine forest and 88 m² in the montane zone. Median expanded gap areas were about twice those of light gaps. Gap size frequency distribution was highly skewed. The largest gap was formed by a single Dacrydium cupressinum which destroyed six other trees creating a gap of ca. 0.03 ha. Expanded gaps, light gaps, and root mounds comprised 4.5, 2.8 and 0.1 % of the forest area in the sub-alpine zone, and 3.8, 2.5 and 0.06 % in the montane forest. These values represent 10 years of accumulation, and imply light gap ‘return times’ of 360 years for the sub-alpine and 400 years for the montane forest. These periods are in agreement with the known longevities of the canopy and emergent trees. Vertical shoot growth rate was about twice that in the horizontal plane, and both increased following gap formation. The relative increase was greatest in the subalpine forest. Using the measured growth rates it is estimated that gaps of median dimensions are filled by lateral extension growth in 31–44 yr. Saplings require longer to reach the mean canopy height and consequently require large (multiple tree) gaps or sequential gap events.