天目山米心水青冈群落物种组成特点与萌条更新

由于特定的温湿需求,中国的水青冈多分布于亚热带山地,而分布于欧洲和北美的水青冈则为温带的优势种。本文对浙江天目山自然保护区内米心水青冈群落物种组成特点和更新进行了研究。结果表明：在3个30 m×30 m样方中共发现132种高等植物,分属于51科86属;种-面积关系符合Arrhenius模型,lg S=0.384 lg A+0.6443;log-series模型能很好地模拟米心水青冈群落中乔木层种-多度关系(R²=0.9596);乔木层优势种为壳斗科的米心水青冈、短柄枹、锥栗等;灌木层优势种有伞形绣球、宜昌荚蒾等;草本层优势种为箬竹、苔草等;群落物种多样性较高,而灌木层和草本层物种多样性与乔木层多样性呈负相关;群落结构表明,天目山米心水青冈群落是稳定的顶极群落,萌条更新在米心水青冈群落中十分常见,55%的乔木层物种具有萌条现象;尤其是米心水青冈,萌条数与母株的胸径呈显著的正相关。     

啮齿动物对米心水青冈种子命运的影响

有性生殖(实生更新)和无性生殖(萌生更新)是植物繁殖的两种关键方式。自然界中,个别物种同时具备两种更新方式,米心水青冈(Fagus engleriana Seem.)就是典型的物种。已有研究表明萌生更新在米心水青冈种群生活史中普遍存在,可使其占据原有生态位(生态位占据假说),但对米心水青冈实生更新的研究却未见报道。为了探索啮齿动物对米心水青冈实生更新的作用机制,笔者在神农架米心水青冈林中通过坚果摆放实验,研究啮齿动物对米心水青冈坚果传播机制的影响。结果显示,鼠类对坚果的原地捕食率高达81.22%;坚果被扩散率低,仅18.56%;坚果在原地平均留存时间为(5.25±5.95)d;坚果扩散距离为(2.63±1.60)m。研究发现,米心水青冈坚果被啮齿动物捕食率极高,贮藏率极低,且坚果被传播距离在同属植物中较小,不利于该物种更新繁殖。萌生更新在很大程度上弥补了米心水青冈实生更新繁殖方式的不足。本研究结果有助于对水青冈属植物繁殖策略的理解。     

神农架地区米心水青冈萌枝过程的研究

米心水青冈是水青冈属３种多主干的树种之一,萌枝是它的主要更新方式。本文通过样方法和树木年代学方法对神农架地区米心水青冈的萌枝更新过程进行了研究。结果表明,米心水青冈的萌枝现象是普遍存在的,但萌枝数量不同地点差异较大。９丛米心水青冈完整的年轮分析结果表明,它们萌枝的时间不是连续的,而与森林的受干扰有关。根据８３个圆盘和生长锥芯资料,米心水青冈在萌枝后成长为乔木层或林冠层的过程中,径向生长表现为５种模式,这是根株内竞争的结果。萌枝在米心水青冈林的维持和发展过程中,具有重要的生态学作用。     

林隙与林下环境对锐齿槲栎和米心水青冈种群更新的影响

锐齿槲栎 (Quercusalienavar.acuteserrata ) 和米心水青冈 (Fagusengleriana) 是广泛分布在我国暖温带和亚热带山地中海拔地段的主要建群种, 对水土保持和维持生态系统稳定具重要意义。该文通过在神农架地区的典型样地调查, 分析了这 2个种群在林隙和林下不同光环境中的更新状况和径级结构 ;利用便携式Licor₆ 4 0 0光合仪测量了 2种苗木的光饱和及光诱导曲线, 探讨了光对这 2个树种更新的影响机理。实验结果表明, 在所调查的林地中, 锐齿槲栎和米心水青冈种群都有充足的幼苗库, 锐齿槲栎幼苗以实生为主, 米心水青冈幼苗以萌生为主 ;从幼苗到幼树的转化过程中, 锐齿槲栎的成活率几乎为零, 而米心水青冈的成活率约为 6 %~ 8% ;在两者的混交林中, 米心水青冈种群呈稳定的金字塔形年龄结构, 而锐齿槲栎则是某一生长阶段的种群占据主导地位。光饱和曲线显示, 对 2年生同生群苗木, 在林窗下, 锐齿槲栎的最大净光合速率 (4.6 1μmol·m-2 ·s-1) 比米心水青冈的 (4.16 μmol·m-2 ·s-1) 要高 ;而在林冠下, 米心水青冈的最大净光合速率 (Pn=3.89μmol·m-2 ·s-1) 比锐齿槲栎的最大净光合速率 (Pn=3.6 8μmol·m-2 ·s-1) 要高。无论在林窗下或林冠下, 米心水青冈幼苗的光饱和点比锐齿槲栎的要低。两者混交林下的光诱导曲线显示, 与米心水青冈幼苗相比, 锐齿槲栎幼苗对光的反应速度较慢, 最大净光合速率也较低, 在林冠下表现出较弱的竞争力。资源分配试验证明, 锐齿槲栎在幼苗阶段以地上部分生长为主, 而米心水青冈倾向于把更多的干物质贮藏在根部, 显示出不同的光利用策略。     

神农架地区米心水青冈-曼青冈群落的结构与格局研究

 米心水青冈(Fagus engleriana)-曼青冈(Cyclobalanopsis oxyodon)常绿落叶阔叶混交群落是神农架山地植被垂直带谱的重要类型。通过分析乔木层结构及优势种的分布格局,探讨群落的特点及动态。结果表明,群落乔木层可分为3个亚层：第一亚层落叶阔叶树种占优势,势树种为米心水青冈;第二及第三亚层以常绿树种为主,优势种为曼青冈。应用偏离指数、Lloyd的平均拥挤度和聚块性指数及Morisita指数,在8个尺度下对米心水青冈及曼青冈两种优势树种进行格局分析,发现两者总体上均为聚集分布,米心水青冈的聚集强度高于曼青冈。按1～4cm, 4～8cm及8cm以上３个径级对曼青冈分布格局进行比较,各径级间聚集强度相似,没有自疏现象。由于米心水青冈及曼青冈占据乔木层不同的高度,且均不缺乏更新贮备,因此形成稳定共存的群落。     

太阳坪米心水青冈林林窗更新动力学的初步研究

研究了太阳坪米心水青冈林中林窗的特征和更新行为。在５０００ｍ＾２的研究样地中,观察到林窗１０个,林窗面积占研究面积的４０．１％,平均大小２０１ｍ＾２。探讨了林窗的形成原因,米心水青冈的更新成分与林窗的大小呈正相关性。米心水青冈的更新是在由一个或几个林冠层树种死亡后形成的林窗中进行的。     

基于种群分布地形格局的两种水青冈生态位比较研究

提出了根据不同植物种在地形梯度上的分布格局测度和比较其生态位的思路.将地形分解为海拔、坡向、坡位和坡度4个属性指标,作为多维生态位空间的环境梯度轴.根据对三峡大老岭地区米心水青冈(Fagusengleriana)和亮叶水青冈(F.lucida)群落样方及其地形因子调查,分析了两个种的多维生态位宽度及种间的生态位重叠.结果1)大老岭米心水青冈种群的生态位宽度总体上大于亮叶水青冈.亮叶水青冈在坡向梯度上的生态位较宽;米心水青冈在海拔、坡位和坡度梯度上的生态位较宽;2)两个种在海拔、坡向、坡位和坡度梯度上的生态位重叠度分别为0.259、0.831、0.670、0.676,其总体重叠度为0.087;3)亮叶水青冈和米心水青冈分布的海拔范围分别为1300～2000m和1450～2600m.米心水青冈主要分布于NW80°～NE80°之间的阴坡和半阴坡;亮叶水青冈集中于NW20°～SW10°和NE20°～SE10°的半阴半阳坡.亮叶水青冈不见于沟谷底部,其重要值随坡位上升而增大;而米心水青冈在湿润稳定的中、下坡位重要值最高.米心水青冈适应的坡度范围很宽,主要在20°～40°;而亮叶水青冈集中在35°～45°的坡度范围.上述结果表明在景观尺度上,采用地形因子表征植物多维生态位空间的梯度特征是一个有效而可行的途径,能够很好地反映两种植物生态位的差异.最后讨论了不同尺度上生态位测度的相互验证问题.     

高原鼠兔个性特征的地理变异及其对环境的适应

个性特征是指动物稳定且可遗传的综合行为特征,反映出其对特定环境的适应。限制性假说认为个性特征主要受遗传因素制约,个体间行为的表达差异不以环境条件而发生随意性改变;然而,适应性假说则认为个性特征主要由环境因素决定,生活于相同环境中的物种,其个性特征将产生趋同现象。本研究通过比较2个高原鼠兔地理种群的个性特征,检验适应性假说和限制性假说的相关预测。结果表明,刚察县高原鼠兔野外种群个体的行为特征聚为3类,玛沁县则为2类。实验室内驯化2-3个月后,两个地理种群个体行为特征聚为1类。两地理种群个体的观察、攀爬行为及边缘区域活动、移动累计时间均无显著差异,但静止累计时间存在明显地理差异。个体的中心区域活动累计时间在野外和驯化后均存在明显差异,且与地理空间的交互作用不显著。两地理种群之间个体的温顺性无明显差异;心率亦无显著差异。高原鼠兔个性特征中主要行为参数无显著的地理差异,主要由遗传因素决定,验证了限制性假说的相关预测。     

香溪河流域河流中树叶分解速率的比较研究

应用分解网袋法,对神农架地区的1条1级支流河岸林4种乔木树种的树叶凋落物进行了连续90d的分解研究。结果表明,不同树种树叶干重的损失程度不一样,华西枫杨,连香树树叶干重损失达77%,71%;而米心水青冈和多脉青冈树叶干重损失为43%和42%,利用指数方程Wt=W0e^-kt对4种树叶凋落物的干重损失过程进行拟合,效果较好,根据分解速率值的大小,将华西枫杨,连香树划分为快组,米心水青冈和多脉青冈树叶干重损失为43%和42%,利用指数方程Wt=W0e^-kt对4种树叶凋落物的干重损失过程进行拟合,效果较好,根据分解速率值的大小,将华西枫杨,连香树划分为快组,米心水青冈和多脉青冈为中等组,收集到无脊椎动物22种,分属于3纲、6目、21科,在不同时期,不同植物种类叶袋中无脊椎动物的数量各不相同,可能与树叶中营养成分的不同有关,在早期分解阶段。无脊椎动物数量较多,个体体长较短;在分解中后期,个体绝对数量减少,但个体体长增加。     

蓝尾石龙子杭州和宁德种群繁殖生活史特征的差异

测定处于不同纬度的浙江杭州和福建宁德的蓝尾石龙子(Eumeceselegans)种群的个体大小和繁殖特征。宁德种群的产卵时间为5月27日—6月22日,早于高纬度杭州种群(6月4日—7月12日)。宁德种群最小繁殖雌体及性成熟个体大小均显著小于杭州种群。宁德和杭州两种群的相对窝卵重无显著差异;当统计去除母体体长的影响之后,两地种群的窝卵数和窝卵重也无显著差异,但杭州种群的卵重量显著大于宁德种群。蓝尾石龙子窝卵数和卵重量呈负相关,窝卵数和卵大小的权衡存在种群间差异。特定窝卵数条件下,杭州种群的卵重量显著大于宁德种群。由此可见,蓝尾石龙子种群间的繁殖生活史特征存在显著差异,而且与母体大小的差异密切相关。推测不同纬度地区的蓝尾石龙子种群的繁殖策略存在差异。     

Structure and stem growth of multi-stemmed trees of Fagus engleriana in China

Fagus engleriana Seem. occurs in the mountains of southern China. It has a multi-stemmed form at several sites, but it is single-stemmed at other sites. It is not known whether this tree naturally develops the multi-stemmed form at all sites of its range. This paper describes the occurrences of multi-stemmed F. engleriana at eight sites that are spread over its range. The clonal structure and stem growth patterns for selected F. engleriana individuals are also given. Our results suggest that F. engleriana is able to develop a multi-stemmed form at all sites of its range. The beech clones examined usually had closed centres, suggesting that they were younger than the Japanese Fagus japonica clones that have open centres. There were usually dominant and suppressed stems within the F. engleriana clones. Often, the dominant and some suppressed stems within a clone were of similar-age and had strong initial stem-radial growth rates. These similar-aged stems probably emerged in a large opening. The suppressed stems usually had radial growth rates that were initially similar to, but later much less than that of the dominant ones. At one site that was intensively studied, decrease of stem growth with increase of stem size was found in the multi-stemmed beech but not in single-stemmed Fagus hayatae Palibin ex Hayata. Both species had comparable initial radial growth rates. At this latter site there were two large peaks in the ages of all F. engleriana stems sampled, suggesting two major disturbances occurred in the past. F. engleriana occurs mainly in the northern part of Chinese Fagus range, where beech seed production is rather low, and in forests where dense bamboo undergrowth restricts establishment and survival of seedlings. Vigorous sprouting is probably beneficial to F. engleriana enabling it to persist in these habitats.     

History of Disturbance and Regeneration Strategies of Fagus engleriana and Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata Forests in Shennongjia,Hubei Province

Based on plot investigation, stem analysis and radial growth pattern, the authors studied the history of suppression, release and regeneration strategies of Fagus engleriana Seem. and Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata Maxim. forests, which were widely distributed in Shennongjia of Hubei Province. It was found that (85.9 ± 6.9) % of the Fagus engleriana samples showed periods of suppression during their canopy recruitment. The average number of suppression periods was 2.1 ± 0.8, the average total length of suppression time was (47 ± 24.1) a, the length of longest suppression time was 73 a, the average number of periods of release was 1.6±0.7, and the average total length of release time was 23 a. (60.83±17.3)% of the Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata samples showed periods of suppression but without release. Combined with height and radial growth characteristics, these suggest that Fagus engleriana was shade-tolerant species, and its regeneration strategies was release from seedling sprouts in canopy gaps, while Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata was shade-intolerant species, and its regeneration strategies was seedling establishment and growth in large canopy gaps by producing large amount of seeds.     

Size Dependency of Post-Disturbance Recovery of Multi-Stemmed Resprouting Trees

In frequently burned ecosystems, many plants persist by repeated resprouting from basal or belowground buds. This strategy requires that plants reach a balance between biomass loss and recovery, which depends on the shape of the relationship between pre- and post-fire size. Previous analyses of this relationship, however, have focused on the size of the largest stem, which ignores the importance of the multi-stem growth habit that is common in pyrogenic ecosystems. We hypothesized that the presence of multiple stems causes a substantial shift in the relationship between pre- and post-fire size and in the relationship between pre-fire size and size recovery. We measured the height and basal diameter, then calculated volume and biomass, of all stems of six tree species before and nine months after complete removal of aboveground biomass via coppicing. The number of resprouts was correlated with the original number of stems for four species. For all species, the relationship between pre-coppicing and resprout size fit a positive curvilinear function, and the shape of this curve did not differ for maximum and total stem size. Smaller individuals recovered a larger proportion of their pre-coppicing size than larger individuals, but the shape of the size recovery curves were the same regardless of whether the analysis was performed with all stems or only the largest stem. Our results indicate that measuring only the largest stem of multi-stemmed individuals is sufficient to assess the ability of individuals to recover after complete loss of aboveground biomass and persist under frequent burning.     

Tree competition and species coexistence in a cool-temperate old-growth forest in southwestern Japan

Abstract. The growth dynamics and mode of competition between adult trees ≥ 4 cm in DBH (stem diameter at breast height 1.3 m) of eight abundant species occupying ca. 90 % of the total basal area were investigated in a 4-ha study plot (200 m × 200 m) of a cool-temperate, old-growth forest on Mount Daisen, southwestern Japan. In the study plot, 30 tree species with individuals ≥ 4.0 cm DBH co-occurred. A bimodal DBH distribution showing upper and lower-canopy layers was found for the most dominant and largest species, Fagus crenata (ca. 78 % of the total basal area), whilst other tree species showed unimodal DBH distributions corresponding mostly to the lower-canopy layer. We developed a model for individual growth incorporating both intra and interspecific competition and the degree of competitive asymmetry. Onesided interspecific competition was detected only from Fagus crenata (upper-canopy species) to Acer japonicum and Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (lower-canopy species) on the scale of the 4-ha study plot. Only Acanthopanax sciadophylloides showed symmetric intraspecific competition. However, a positive (non-competitive) interspecific relationship between adult trees prevailed over a competitive relationship; for example, individual DBH growth rate of Fagus crenata (especially lower-canopy trees) was correlated with the abundance of Acer mono. The positive relationship represented a group of species with similar habitat preference [soil type (mature or immature) caused by landslide disturbance and the presence/absence of Sasa dwarf bamboos in the understorey], where tree densities were not so high as to bring about competition. Competitive interactions between adult trees ≥ 4 cm in DBH occurred only locally between a few specific species and were suggested to be almost irrelevant to the variation in species coexistence on the 4-ha scale of cool-temperate forest. Rather, the coexistence of 30 tree species (species diversity) on this large scale was suggested to be governed by the regeneration pattern of each component species (habitat preference, seedling establishment, sapling competition) with respect to landslide disturbance.     

Structure of primary Japanese beech (Fagus japonica maxim.) forests in the Chichibu Mountains,central Japan,with special reference to regeneration processes

The floristic composition, structure and dynamics of three primaryFagus japonica stands were investigated in the Chichibu Mountains.F. japonica was dominant [RD(%): 64.9–87.0] and showed a slightly inverse J-shaped DBH class distribution in the quadrats [No. of canopy stems (H>20m): 87–138/ha]. The stems ofF. japonica for each size were distributed in the form of colonies, being scattered almost uniformly, and arranged in positive association with each other. Detailed examination of the bases of the stem groups forming colonies revealed that most of them originated from the bases of dead mother stems and that they were from common stools [No. of large stems (H>10 m) per stool: 6–11]. Among six major canopy gaps observed, only one included stems sprouting from the outer part ofF. japonica stools, while all the others were occupied by individuals of species other thanF. japonica. After tree-fall, several undercanopyF. japonica stems remained. Thus canopy gaps in these forest stands recovered through the sprouting of remainingF. japonica stools or by new sprouting ofF. japonica individuals adjacent to the gaps. However, it was considered difficult to fill canopy gaps only with sprouts when the distance between the center of a gap and that of a stool surpasses the crown vector. Such places that are not fully occupied by sprouts will be filled by individuals of other canopy and/or under-canopy species.     

Sprouting traits and population structure of co-occurring Castanopsis species in an evergreen broad-leaved forest in southern China

The role of sprouting in regeneration was compared betweenfour co-occurring Castanopsis species in an evergreen broad-leavedforest in southern China. We considered the largest stem of an individualto be the main stem, while all of the other stems were consideredto be sprouts. To evaluate the degree of dependence on sproutingin the regeneration of each species, we measured the ratio of thenumber of all sprouts to the number of main stems in a population. The ratio was 4.3 in Castanopsis fordii and > 1in Castanopsis fabri and Castanopsis carlesii, althoughit was < 1 in Castanopsis fargesii. The ratioof the number of all sprouts to the number of main stems in a populationwas represented by the product of two factors of sprouting ability:the proportion of sprouting individuals among all individuals andthe number of sprouts per sprouting individual. The proportion ofsprouting individuals among all individuals differed significantlyamong the four species, while the number of sprouts per sproutingindividual did not. Specific variations in sprouting traits werein agreement with the population structure of each species. Specieswith fewer small individuals in the size distribution had a higherratio than species with L-shaped distribution. Furthermore, specieswith a clumped distribution had a larger ratio than species thatwere randomly distributed. These results suggested that specieswhose recruitment by seedlings was temporally and spatially restrictedwere relatively more dependent on sprouting in the regeneration. The specific gradient of sprouting ability and the relative dependencyon sprouts to maintain a population can enhance the coexistenceof these four congeneric species.     

Analysis of the multi-stem clump structure ofLitsea japonica Juss. growing in a coastal dwarf forest

The multi-stem clump structure of a coastal dwarf forest dominated byLitsea japonica Juss. was investigated in order to clarify the sprouting characteristics and self-maintenance of clumps by stem alternation. The size and age distribution of multi-stem clumps were analyzed using cumulative relative frequency curves.L. japonica had a large number of stems and an even height distribution or young age-biased distribution of stems within a clump. These results indicated the sequential flushing of sprouts at high frequency. Height distribution within a clump ofL. japonica was relatively even compared to other species. This clump structure suggested the stable self-maintenance of individuals in all ranges of size and age without disturbances. It originated specific sprouting characteristics as a response to the severe stress of salty wind.Ardisia sieboldii Miq. had few stems within a clump. Although the stem height distribution of large individuals tended to be even, most clumps had a large size-biased distribution of stem height which indicated simultaneous sprouting. From this structure, sprouts of this species were thought to be of less significance in the stable self-maintenance of individuals thanL. Japonica.