青蒿素含量与土壤、植株养分含量关系的研究

调查和分析测定同一产区不同土壤类型的黄花蒿土壤和植株不同部位的养分含量及青蒿素含量,并对其进行相关分析和因子分析,结果表明,青蒿素含量与土壤Ca的含量有显著的正相关关系,与根N、茎N素含量以及植株地下部和地上部的N素含量比有显著的负相关关系,与茎部和叶部的N素含量比有极显著负相关关系;黄花蒿植株叶片的N含量与土壤P含量有显著的正相关关系;影响青蒿素含量的主要因子是黄花蒿植株体内的养分含量,其次是土壤的养分含量以及土壤和植株等综合因子。通过施肥、适当补充土壤中的Ca和P素营养,改善土壤养分状况等各种途径来调节植株体内的养分,降低地下部和地上部的N素含量比值,茎叶部N素含量比值,提高青蒿素的含量,增施K肥,有利于黄花蒿的生长。     

鼎湖山南亚热带常绿阔叶林植物营养元素含量分配格局研究

在鼎湖山南亚热带常绿阔叶林中,植物叶片营养元素含量为Ｎ ０．９４６％－２．５３５％,Ｐ ０．０３０－０．１２７％,Ｋ ０．６１４％－１．８３３％,Ｃａ ０．４４２％－１．９９５％,Ｍｇ ０．０２４％－０．１８８％。叶片各营养养元素间相关性较差,仅Ｐ与Ｍｇ及Ｍｇ与Ｋ之间存在显著的线性相关。叶片Ｎ元素平均含量在各层中的序列为：乔木Ⅲ〉乔木Ⅱ〉乔木Ⅰ〉灌木〉藤本〉草本;其它营养元素浓度随层次分配的规律性     

Plant sizes mediate mowing‐induced changes in nutrient stoichiometry and allocation of a perennial grass in semi‐arid grassland

While mowing‐induced changes in plant traits and their effects on ecosystem functioning in semi‐arid grassland are well studied, the relations between plant size and nutrient strategies are largely unknown. Mowing may drive the shifts of plant nutrient limitation and allocation. Here, we evaluated the changes in nutrient stoichiometry and allocation with variations in sizes of Leymus chinensis, the dominant plant species in Inner Mongolia grassland, to various mowing frequencies in a 17‐yr controlled experiment. Affected by mowing, the concentrations of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and carbon (C) in leaves and stems were significantly increased, negatively correlating with plant sizes. Moreover, we found significant trade‐offs between the concentrations and accumulation of N, P, and C in plant tissues. The N:P ratios of L. chinensis aboveground biomass, linearly correlating with plant size, significantly decreased with increased mowing frequencies. The ratios of C:N and C:P of L. chinensis individuals were positively correlated with plant size, showing an exponential pattern. With increased mowing frequencies, L. chinensis size was correlated with the allocation ratios of leaves to stems of N, P, and C by the tendencies of negative parabola, positive, and negative linear. The results of structure equation modeling showed that the N, P, and C allocations were co‐regulated by biomass allocation and nutrient concentration ratios of leaves to stems. In summary, we found a significant decoupling effect between plant traits and nutrient strategies along mowing frequencies. Our results reveal a mechanism for how long‐term mowing‐induced changes in concentrations, accumulations, ecological stoichiometry, and allocations of key elements are mediated by the variations in plant sizes of perennial rhizome grass.     

盐胁迫下木麻黄幼树营养元素的分配规律

利用盆栽试验,研究了盐胁迫下木麻黄幼树营养元素含量和分布规律。结果表明,不同施盐量处理的木麻黄幼树生长、营养元素含量及分布发生明显的变化。低浓度(5g/kg)NaCl处理促进了木麻黄的生长,而高浓度(20、25g/kg)则抑制木麻黄的生长。随着盐浓度的增加,木麻黄根中N、P、K,茎中N、P,小枝中N含量随之增加,并与盐浓度之间呈显著正相关,而茎和小枝中的K以及小枝中的Ca含量则与盐浓度之间呈显著负相关,说明盐胁迫下木麻黄营养元素的比例失调是导致盐害的主要原因之一。盐浓度对Mg元素影响较小。     

Effects of water and a nutrient pulse supply on Rosmarinus officinalis growth,nutrient content and flowering in the field

Rosmarinus officinalis is a dominant shrub species of calcareous Mediterranean communities that has increased its presence in wide areas due to fire frequency increase and field abandonment. We aimed to study the capacity of adult shrubs to respond to nutrient pulses such as those produced by fires and human driven eutrophycation. In a 5 years old post-fire Mediterranean shrubland we conducted an experiment to investigate the effects of irrigation and N and P fertilisation on the growth, nutrient status and flowering effort of adult plants of the dominant shrub R. officinalis in a post-fire shrubland. The responses were monitored during the immediate 3 years after fertilisation. P fertilisation increased plant growth, produced a great increase in P aerial mineralomass and P concentration in leaf and stems and had a slight positive effect on flowering effort. Irrigation increased plant growth, but did not have significant effects on nutrient contents and flowering. The results show that adult individuals of the Mediterranean shrub R. officinalis have a notable capacity to positively respond in growth and in nutritional status to a sudden increase of the limiting nutrient, in this case P, and in a lesser extent, to an increase of water supply. These capacities may be important under the more unpredictable nutrient and water availability conditions expected for the near future; they will allow to take advantage of the pulses of higher nutrient and water availability in the middle of dry periods, thus increasing the community capacity to improve the nutrient retention in the ecosystem.     

Costs of reproduction in Nyssa sylvatica: sexual dimorphism in reproductive frequency and nutrient flux

Summary We examined the influence of differential reproductive frequency between the sexes on tertiary (phenotypic) sex ratios in the the dioecious tree Nyssa sylvatica (Nyssaceae). Reproduction was evaluated in relation to sex, size and canopy exposure using flowering data collected from 1229 marked trees over a four year period. For subsets of each population we used data on flower number, fruit crop size, fruit/flower ratios, and individual flower and fruit mass to compare biomass invested in reproductive structures of males and females. We also examined seasonal changes in stem nitrogen and soluble carbohydrate content in relation to flower and fruit production for trees of each sex. Our results indicate that: 1) Male-biased tertiary sex ratios could be explained by more frequent reproduction by male trees; 2) Estimated secondary sex ratios based on sums of all known males and females were not significantly different from 1:1; 3) Flowering frequency of males and females was significantly related to plant size (DBH) and exposure of the canopy to light; 4) Estimtes of reproductive biomass allocation ranged from 1.36 to 10.8 times greater for females relative to males; 5) Flower production was related to stem nutrient status for both sexes, but nutrient depletion and its effect on subsequent flowering was much more pronounced for female trees. We conclude that less frequent flowering by female trees may result from depletion of stored reserves, and that differential flowering frequency in N. sylvatica may ultimately reduce apparent sexual differences in the costs of reproduction.     

阔叶红松林不同演替阶段灌木器官的N、P分配特征

氮（N）、磷（P）是植物生长发育重要的限制元素,N、P以及N、P间的关系是化学计量学研究的重要内容。植物不同器官对N、P的需求存在差异,因此N、P的分配与权衡对植物的生长发育起到重要的调节作用。为了探究阔叶红松（Pinus koraiensis）林不同演替阶段主要灌木器官的N、P化学计量特征及其分配格局,了解灌木的养分限制因子及其分配策略,在黑龙江凉水国家级自然保护区的阔叶红松林四个演替阶段——白桦（Betula platyphylla）次生林、阔叶混交林、针阔混交林和阔叶红松林内,选取主要灌木种,分析了叶片、枝条、茎干和根的N、P化学计量特征以及异速生长关系。结果发现：灌木不同器官之间的N、P含量差异显著,其中叶的N、P含量均为最高,茎干的N、P含量均为最低。所有器官中,叶的N ： P最高,为7.59;根的N ： P最低,为5.47。灌木叶、茎干、根之间的N ： P存在显著差异,而茎干、根与枝条之间的N ： P没有显著差异。阔叶红松林不同演替阶段对灌木同一器官N、P化学计量的影响不同,灌木叶片的N含量在不同演替中具有显著差异,其他器官的差异不显著;不同演替阶段灌木器官的P含量均无显著差异。在不同演替阶段中各器官的N ： P均小于14,说明N元素是阔叶红松林各演替阶段灌木生长的限制因子,而P对灌木的生长没有起到限制作用。研究表明在不同演替阶段中,N、P的异速生长关系普遍存在于灌木器官中,呈现显著的正相关关系;整体上各器官之间的斜率没有显著差异,说明灌木采取保守分配策略,以此来适应环境和满足自身生长发育的需要。     

不同林龄和密度对马尾松人工林凋落叶养分变化的影响

该文选择广西南宁市横县镇龙林场的4种林龄(幼龄林、中龄林、成熟林和过熟林)和4种密度(低密度林、中低密度林、中高密度林和高密度林)马尾松人工林共8种林分作为研究对象,分析了未破碎和破碎两个不同降解阶段的凋落叶C、N、P含量及其生态化学计量学特征。结果表明:(1)不同林龄中,凋落叶初始C、N含量在过熟林和成熟林中较高,P含量没有显著变化,且C∶N比值和C∶P比值从幼龄林到成熟林逐渐升高,说明较高林龄马尾松对N和P重吸收较低,而较低林龄马尾松对N和P重吸收较强,需要较大。(2)不同密度林中,随着林木密度的增加,凋落叶初始C含量逐渐升高,N含量无显著变化,P含量降低;高密度林凋落叶的初始C∶P比值和N∶P比值较高,说明高种植密度下马尾松可能对N和P养分的需求较大,P重吸收较强。(3)不同林龄和不同密度马尾松林的破碎凋落叶C含量、C∶N比值、C∶P比值和N∶P比值比未破碎凋落叶的低,N和P含量较高,说明凋落物在降解过程中出现N和P养分的富集现象。(4)中林龄和较高种植密度的马尾松破碎凋落叶与未破碎凋落物的C含量差值最大,C∶N比值和C∶P比值较低,说明这两种林分的凋落叶C的降解速率可能较大。上述结果说明,中龄林和中高、高密度林的马尾松可能对N和P养分的需求较大,重吸收效率较高,且凋落叶C的潜在分解速率较高,可能利于有机碳较快进入土壤中。     

What are Backshoots Good For? Seasonal Changes in Mineral, Carbohydrate and Water Content of Different Organs of the Epiphytic Orchid, Dimerandra emarginata

The epiphytic orchid, Dimerandra emarginata (G. Meyer) Hoehne,keeps older stems (‘ backshoots’) after the attachedfoliage dies. I investigated seasonal changes in the water,carbohydrate and nutrient content of these leafless stems alongwith associated, connected organs for 1 year. Older stems significantlyincrease the water storage capacity of a plant, allowing itto tolerate long periods of drought. Reduction in total non-structuralcarbohydrates (TNC) at the beginning of the growing season indicatedan important role of carbon stored in older stems for the re-initiationof vegetative growth after the dry season, while the lack ofan increase in TNC before fruiting suggests no such role forreproduction. While seasonal fluctuations in water contentsand TNC were pronounced, concentrations of nutrients (N, P,K) showed only small seasonal variation in all vegetative organs.Allocation of carbon and nutrients to developing fruits wasrather high, exceeding, e.g. 20% of the total plant pool ofpotassium. This large investment in fruits was derived fromall vegetative organs. I conclude that persistent stems servea crucial function in the water, carbon and nutrient relationsof epiphytes such as D. emarginata, which live in habitats whereaccess to water and key nutrients is often severely limited.Copyright 1999 Annals of Botany Company Barro Colorado Island, Dimerandra emarginata, epiphytes, mineral nutrients, orchids, reproduction, resource allocation, total non-structural carbohydrates.     

Phylogenetic and growth form variation in the scaling of nitrogen and phosphorus in the seed plants

Plant biomass and nutrient allocation explicitly links the evolved strategies of plant species to the material and energy cycles of ecosystems. Allocation of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is of particular interest because N and P play pivotal roles in many aspects of plant biology, and their availability frequently limits plant growth. Here we present a comparative scaling analysis of a global data compilation detailing the N and P contents of leaves, stems, roots, and reproductive structures of 1,287 species in 152 seed plant families. We find that P and N contents (as well as N : P) are generally highly correlated both within and across organs and that differences exist between woody and herbaceous taxa. Between plant organs, the quantitative form of the scaling relationship changes systematically, depending on whether the organs considered are primarily structural (i.e., stems, roots) or metabolically active (i.e., leaves, reproductive structures). While we find significant phylogenetic signals in the data, similar scaling relationships occur in independently evolving plant lineages, which implies that both the contingencies of evolutionary history and some degree of environmental convergence have led to a common set of rules that constrain the partitioning of nutrients among plant organs.     

三峡库区消落带4种典型草本植物的生态化学计量特征

为研究三峡水库消落带优势植物的养分利用特征及其对生境的适应策略,选择消落带分布最多的4种草本植物为研究对象,分析了植物根、茎、叶的碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)、钾(K)含量和化学计量比特征。结果表明:(1)相比陆地系统和自然湿地系统,消落带植物具有较低的C含量和较高的N、P、K含量,C/N、C/P、C/K均较低,表明植物具有低固碳和高养分积累、低养分利用效率和高生长速率的特征;(2)4种植物的养分含量和计量比存在一定差异,其中狗牙根具有较低的N、P、K含量和较高的C/N、C/P、C/K,且变异系数均低于其他3种植物,其低养分需求、高养分利用效率以及较强的内稳性可能是其在库区分布最广的重要机制;(3)4种植物在不同器官的养分分配策略相似,均表现为叶片C含量低于根和茎,而N、P、K含量则显著高于根、茎;同时,与根、茎相比,叶片C/N、C/P、C/K较低,N/P、N/K较高,且在不同生境条件下变异系数较小,表现出相对较高的稳定性;(4)落消带植物的养分含量及计量比从全库区上游至下游的空间变异性较强,其中N、C/N、N/P变异性较大,而C、P、K变异性较小,表明植物N含量受生境变化的影响较大,加之消落带不同植物生长均受到严格的N限制,因此N供给可能是影响消落带生态系统结构的重要因子。三峡库区消落带植物生态化学计量特征具有明显的变异性和特殊性,是植物群落演替及生态系统功能变化的重要驱动因素。     

Effects of cropping, nutrition and water supply on accumulation and distribution of biomass and nutrients for apple trees on'M9'root systems

The effects of cropping, nutrition and water supply on accumulation and distribution of biomass and nutrients for apple trees on'M9'root systems were examined using trees growing in lysimeters. For 3-year-old 'Golden Delicious' trees, cropping significantly increased total biomass, although leaf and root biomass were reduced. For 3-year-old'Golden Delicious', 'Coxs Orange' and 'Gloster' trees, cropping only in the third year reduced root biomass by 39 to 45%. Cropping did not affect water use by trees of any cultivar early in the season, but increased water use later in the season for 'Gloster' trees. For trees with fruit, total non-structural carbohydrate (TNC) contents at the end of the season were highest in fruit (up to 1 400 g plant ⁻¹). For trees without fruit, TNC contents were generally highest in the roots (up to 110 g planr ⁻¹). Supplying trees with nutrient solution diluted to 10% of the standard composition increased the root biomass for 'Golden Delicious' trees only, but decreased biomass of above-ground tissues for all cultivars. Reducing the nutrient supply decreased water and nutrient uptake, and reduced nutrient contents within vegetative parts of the tree more than within roots. For 'Golden Delicious' trees, restricting the water supply to 50% or 25% of that consumed by control trees significantly reduced above-ground biomass, but root biomass was not significantly affected. The N, P and K. contents for the trees were also reduced by water stress, due to reduced contents within above-ground organs. Water stress reduced the TNC and starch contents of all tissues, except the roots. These results are discussed in relation to the efficiency of root systems for water and nutrient uptake.     

红椎和西南桦营养元素的含量与储量特征

营养元素在植物不同器官及不同营养元素在同一器官中的含量与储量特征,不仅反映植物自身的生物学特性,而且还反映了植物在一定的生境下从土壤中吸收和蓄积矿质养分的能力。为了阐明我国南亚热带不同珍优乡土阔叶造林树种营养元素含量与储量特征,该文通过植物样品采集、实验室测试及统计分析的方法,对位于广西凭祥的中国林业科学研究热带林业实验中心的红椎和西南桦的5种营养元素(N、P、K、Ca和Mg)含量与储量特征进行了研究。结果表明:红椎与西南桦不同器官中营养元素总含量排序均为树叶细根树枝中根粗根干皮根蔸干材,林木各器官营养元素含量均以N和K最高,Ca和Mg其次,P最低;2树种叶片的N、P含量均显著(P0.05)高于其他器官,且叶片N∶P表征2树种均是P制约型植物。除根蔸之外,2树种各器官中营养元素总储量的分配为干材树枝干皮树叶粗根细根中根。红椎的营养元素利用效率略高于西南桦。该研究揭示了红椎和西南桦的营养需求,为调节和改善林木生长环境,以及科学制定林地养分管理策略提供了理论依据。     

Allocation strategies for nitrogen and phosphorus in forest plants

The allocation of limiting elements, such as nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), in plants is an important basis for structural stability and functional optimization in natural plant communities. However, because of the lack of systematic investigation data, the mechanisms of optimal nutrient allocation in plants in natural forests are still unclear. Using consistent measurements of N and P contents in 930 plant species, we explored the allocation strategies for N and P in different plant organs and plant functional groups (PFGs) in natural communities. The N and P contents and N:P ratio were the highest in the leaf (the most active organ) at the organ level. At the PFG level, the N and P contents were higher in herbs than in woody plants, but the trend was opposite for the N:P ratio. The elemental plasticity of root was higher than that of leaf. Furthermore, at the large scale, the allometric exponents of N and P were less than 1 and showed no difference, indicating strong conservatism of the scaling relationship in plants. In summary, higher element content in more active organs, higher element plasticity in underground organs, and conservative allometric allocation among different organs and among different PFGs jointly constitute the optimal strategies for the allocation of limiting elements.     

不同林龄短枝木麻黄小枝单宁含量及养分再吸收动态

通过对福建省惠安县不同林龄短枝木麻黄人工林不同发育阶段小枝单宁含量及氮磷再吸收率的研究,探讨了短枝木麻黄林分发育过程中的营养保存策略。结果表明,幼龄林(5年生)成熟小枝中的总酚(TP)、可溶性缩合单宁(ECT)总缩合单宁(TCT)含量及蛋白质结合能力(PPC)显著高于成熟林(21年生)和衰老林(38年生)。随着林分发育,成熟小枝中N含量显著升高,而P含量呈降低趋势。不同发育阶段林分成熟小枝中N:P比均大于20,且随着林龄的增加而升高。磷再吸收率(PRE)显著高于氮再吸收率(NRE),均以成熟林分最高。这表明短枝木麻黄小枝单宁含量与养分再吸收受林龄影响,其养分保存机制会随着林分生长发育的变化而进行调节。     

锐齿栎森林生态系统主要营养元素的层次分布

应用标准地 -标准木 -分层切割法和破坏性取样化学分析法 ,在林分器官、个体、群体和系统 4个水平上测定了秦岭锐齿栎林的生物量、营养含量和积累量。结果显示 :光合器官N、P、K和 Mg含量季节变化是从展叶到落叶逐渐下降 ,Ca则相反。枝内 N、P、K含量随枝径增加明显下降 ,Ca、Mg含量变化有所不同。树干木质部和树皮 N、P、K、Ca和 Mg含量与树干圆盘高度呈显著的正相关或正相关。根系 N、P、K、Ca和 Mg含量随根径的增加呈显著的降低趋势。 69年生锐齿栎林木生物量为 1 2 35.782 kg,营养积累量为 1 4.498kg,林木不同器官的生物量、营养含量和积累量存在较大的差异 ;叶和皮在林分营养积累和分配中具有重要意义。2 6年生锐齿栎林生态系统生物量为 1 95.7998t· hm- 2 ,营养总贮量达 390 .1 739t· hm- 2 (包括 0～ 60 cm土壤 ) ,土层占总量的 99.39% ,各层次营养积累量排序为 :土壤层 乔木层 枯枝落叶层 >灌木层 >草本层。 2 6年生锐齿栎林营养年吸收量、存留量和归还量分别为 334、374、1 38.870和 1 95.50 2 kg· hm- 2 ,且各元素的循环情况各不相同 ;林分平均归还率为0 .585,各元素的归还率不同 ,林分吸收的营养元素多一半归还予林地。     

滇池流域富磷区不同土壤磷水平下植物叶片的养分化学计量特征

滇池流域是我国典型的富磷区, 分析该区域内不同土壤磷含量下主要植物的化学计量特征, 有助于理解该区域的生态环境特点和生态恢复的特殊性。该研究测定了滇池流域滇中地区75种常见植物叶片的碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)及钾(K)含量, 综合分析了该区域不同土壤磷水平(富磷和正常)下不同生活型植物叶片的C、N、P和K的计量特征。结果表明, 研究区域植物叶片C、N和K含量的算术平均数分别是441.42、16.17和13.57 mg·g^-1, P含量的几何平均数为1.92 mg·g^-1, 植物叶片的N、P和K含量之间呈显著的正相关; 富磷区域植物叶片的P和K含量显著高于正常区域, N/P、K/P显著低于正常区域。无论是富磷还是正常区域, 草本植物的N、P和K含量均高于木本植物, 乔木与灌木差异不明显。植物叶片的P含量及N/P与土壤磷水平呈显著相关; 叶片N/P分析结果表明, N是影响滇池流域植物生长和群落恢复的主要限制元素。研究指出, 在滇池流域增加陆地植物群落及生态系统的氮素来源是进行生态修复和面源污染防治的重要切入点。     

Simulated climate change decreases nutrient resorption from senescing leaves

Nutrient resorption is the process whereby plants recover nutrients from senescing leaves and reallocate them to storage structures or newer tissues. Elemental resorption of foliar N and P has been shown to respond to temperature and precipitation, but we know remarkably little about the influence of warming and drought on the resorption of these and other essential plant macro‐ and micronutrients, which could alter the ability of species to recycle their nutrients. We conducted a 5 year manipulative field study to simulate predicted climate change conditions and studied the effects of warming (W), rainfall reduction (RR), and their combination (W+RR) on nutrient resorption efficiency in five coexisting shrub species in a semiarid shrubland. Both mature and senesced leaves showed significant reductions in their nutrient contents and an altered stoichiometry in response to climate change conditions. Warming (W, W+RR) reduced mature leaf N, K, Ca, S, Fe, and Zn and senesced leaf N, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, and Zn contents relative to ambient temperature conditions. Warming increased mature leaf C/N ratios and decreased N/P and C/P ratios and increased senesced leaf C/N and C/P ratios. Furthermore, W and W+RR reduced nutrient resorption efficiencies for N (6.3%), K (19.8%), S (70.9%) and increased Ca and Fe accumulation in senesced leaves (440% and 35.7%, respectively) relative to the control treatment. Rainfall reduction decreased the resorption efficiencies of N (6.7%), S (51%), and Zn (46%). Reductions in nutrient resorption efficiencies with warming and/or rainfall reduction were rather uniform and consistent across species. The negative impacts of warming and rainfall reduction on foliar nutrient resorption efficiency will likely cause an impairment of plant nutrient budgets and fitness across coexisting native shrubs in this nutrient‐poor habitat, with probable implications for key ecosystem functions such as reductions in nutrient retention in vegetation, litter decomposition, and nutrient cycling rates.     

Diet and nutrition in wild mongoose lemurs (Eulemur mongoz) and their implications for the evolution of female dominance and small group size in lemurs

Data collected on the feeding behavior, food intake, and chemical analyses of plant foods were used to document seasonal variation in diet and nutrition in Eulemur mongoz in northwestern Madagascar. E. mongoz conforms to the general Eulemur dietary pattern, with a predominantly frugivorous diet supplemented mainly by leaves, flowers, and nectar. Phytochemical analysis revealed high water contents in all the main plant foods; mature fruit and flowers contained the most water-soluble carbohydrates; immature leaves were richest in protein and essential amino acids; the limiting amino acids in all plant foods were methionine and cystine; ash (mineral) content was highest in petioles and mature leaves; crude lipid content was highest in seeds; and crude fiber content was indistinguishable between immature and mature fruit and leaves. High-fiber foods were eaten during both seasons; the wet season diet was dominated by high-energy foods (mature fruit, nectar, and seeds), while the dry season diet contained foods high in energy (mature fruit and flowers) and high in protein (immature leaves) and minerals (mature leaves and petioles). However, nutrient intake did not vary between seasons, implying that nutrient requirements are met throughout the year. These results suggest we draw more conservative conclusions when interpreting dietary variability in the absence of chemical analysis, and also draw into question the idea that nutritional stress is a factor in the timing of reproduction in lemurs and, by extension, is linked to the prevalence of female dominance and small group size in lemurs.     

亚热带红壤侵蚀区马尾松针叶养分含量及再吸收特征

叶片衰老过程中的养分再吸收是植物适应养分贫瘠生境的一种重要策略,一直是生态学领域的研究热点。以亚热带红壤侵蚀区生态恢复先锋树种马尾松为研究对象,分析4种不同恢复水平下马尾松叶片养分含量随叶龄的变化情况及养分再吸收特征。结果表明:(1)叶片中N、P、K含量变化范围分别在(6.10±0.52)—(12.02±0.85)mg/g、(0.17±0.03)—(1.02±0.01)mg/g、(1.58±0.49)—(9.46±0.90)mg/g,随叶龄增长整体呈先增加后降低的趋势,具有一个快速积累期和一个相对漫长衰减期的动态特征,这表明叶龄也是影响叶片养分含量的重要因素;(2)叶片N、P、K含量随生境恢复水平的提高而增加,且N、P含量在除凋落叶外的叶龄阶段均表现出显著正相关,表明叶片中这两种营养元素在动态变化上存在协同性;(3)在叶片N、P、K再吸收效率中,P、K再吸收效率较高,而N相对较低。养分再吸收受生境中营养元素的含量水平、循环方式等因素的综合影响表现出一定选择性,对生境中较为贫瘠或使其生长受到限制的元素具有较高的再吸收效率。这不仅可以减小植物对外源养分的依赖性,同时也维持了体内重要营养元素的平衡。随叶龄增长叶片中N/P逐渐增大,反映出在叶片衰老过程中对限制元素P具有较强的再吸收能力,这种反馈调节提高了马尾松对养分贫瘠环境的适应性。本文的研究结果可为亚热带红壤侵蚀退化区先锋物种在贫瘠生境条件下的养分利用机制与适应对策方面的研究提供理论依据。