澳门蝶类物种多样性及其区系研究

2013年6月至2014年5月对澳门的蝶类群落进行了系统研究,共获得蝶类标本876号,隶属于9科50属65种。灰蝶科的种类数(16种)和个体数(234头)均为最多,为优势类群,酢浆灰蝶为优势种。蛱蝶科的种级多样性指数最高,凤蝶科次之。分析了澳门各个区域蝶类的多样性指数、物种丰富度、均匀度指数、优势度指数和优势集中性指数,结果表明生境条件的变化对蝶类多样性产生了明显的影响,人类活动对环境和森林植被的干扰越大,蝶类多样性指数就越低。路环岛的城市化发展程度最低,植被覆盖率最高,最适合蝶类生存和繁衍,因此具有最高的多样性指数、物种丰富度、均匀度指数、物种数和个体数以及最低的优势度指数和优势集中性指数;澳门半岛和氹仔岛的城市化发展程度较高,生境质量相对较差,蝶类的多样性指数、物种丰富度和均匀度指数较低,而优势度指数和优势集中性指数较高。蝶类的多样性特征可以作为城市生境质量和环境变化的指示物。澳门的蝶类区系只有东洋种(50种)和广布种(15种),所占的比例分别为76.92%和23.08%,可见澳门蝶类东洋种占有绝对的优势。     

八仙山自然保护区蝴蝶群落多样性及区系组成

选取(a)小港、(b)山门→太平沟、(c)山门→栈道、(d)栈道→仙姑泉和(e)仙姑泉→明安梁5个样地,对天津八仙山国家级自然保护区内的蝴蝶群落进行了系统研究。共采集蝴蝶2218只,隶属于8科56属88种。蛱蝶科的种类数(35种)和个体数(784只)均为最多,是保护区的优势类群;喙蝶科(23只)和绢蝶科(1只)都只有1种,是保护区的稀有类群。计算并分析了5个生境中蝶类的多样性指数、物种丰富度、优势度指数、均匀度指数和生境间相似性系数。结果显示:生境条件的变化对蝴蝶多样性产生了明显的影响:总体上来讲,人类活动对环境和森林植被的干扰越大,蝴蝶多样性指数就越低。其中生境d的植物群落结构最为稳定和复杂,环境质量优越,最适合蝶类生存和繁衍,因此具有最高的多样性指数、物种丰富度、物种数和个体数以及最低的优势度指数;生境a的植物群落结构单一,环境质量相对较差,蝴蝶的多样性指数、物种丰富度和均匀度指数均为最低,而优势度指数最高;生境e的多样性指数H′(FGS)低于生境d和c,这种现象符合中度干扰假说。因此对保护区提出以下建议:恢复和提高生境质量;保护濒危珍稀物种;适度合理地发展旅游资源;适度的开发和利用蝴蝶资源。对八仙山蝴蝶区系组成进行了分析,广布种、古北种和东洋种所占的比例分别为56.82%,35.23%和7.95%,可见八仙山保护区内的蝴蝶广布种占有绝对的优势,古北种明显多于东洋种。     

西双版纳热带森林地区不同生境蜜蜂的物种多样性研究

本文研究了西双版纳热带森林地区不同生境蜜蜂的物种多样性。共鉴定蜜蜂总科5科、22属、77种。8个生境的物种丰富度指数D_MA的取值范围在1.914～7.877之间,多样性指数H′的范围是0.608～1.398,均匀度指数J_sw为0.716～0.956,其中保护区、雨林和灌丛拥有较高的物种丰富度指数和多样性指数,橡胶林的最小,而均匀度指数以曼养广龙山最大,农田最小。根据不同生境物种的相似性系数C进行系统聚类,8个生境在相似性系数0.169的水平时全部聚合在一起。傣族龙山在保持雨林的蜜蜂物种多样性中可以起一定的作用,但很有限,且当龙山面积越小,受人为干扰越严重时,物种多样性的损失就越大。雨林一旦被开垦为橡胶林或农田,雨林中原有的许多蜜蜂将会消失,物种多样性显著减少。     

新疆东部天山蝶类多样性及其垂直分布

2006-2008年研究了新疆东部天山蝶类多样性和垂直分布.结果表明:研究区域内共记录蝴蝶7科43属63种,占新疆已记录蝶类种数的24.80％,区系组成主要是古北种,占73％;其次是广布种,占27％,没有发现东洋种.其中蛱蝶科的物种数最多,为11属19种,蚬蝶科的物种数最少,只有1属1种.按海拔将生境分为5个垂直自然带,包括低山灌木草原带、山地森林草原带、亚高山草甸带、高山草甸带、垫状植被带.蝶类物种数和个体数排序为亚高山草甸带＞山地森林草原带＞低山灌木草原带＞高山草甸带＞垫状植被带.采用Shannon-Wiener指数和G-F指数对蝶类物种和科、属的多样性进行了分析评价,结果显示亚高山草甸带的蝶类多样性最为丰富,其次是山地森林草原带和低山灌木草原带,而高山草甸带和垫状植被带的蝶类多样性相对较低,物种和科、属多样性分析结果均一致.蝶类垂直分布明显,物种数和个体数随海拔变化的趋势类似,均为先增加后下降.蝶类区系成分随着海拔升高发生改变,广布种的比例逐渐降低,高山草甸带和垫状植被带只有古北种分布.研究结果显示,生境改变对蝴蝶群落影响明显,保护生境是保护蝴蝶生存的最主要措施.     

湖南高望界国家级自然保护区及其周边蝶类多样性与影响因素

为了解湖南高望界国家级自然保护区蝶类多样性本底及其影响因素, 2016年5月至2018年10月, 我们采用样线法对保护区内外的6种生境(保护区内4种, 区外2种)开展了20次蝶类多样性调查。共记录蝴蝶个体13,956只, 依照五科分类系统, 隶属5科113属239种, 其中湖南省蝶类新记录17种。区系成分以东洋种为主(139种, 占58.1%), 广布种次之(97种, 占40.6%), 古北种最少(3种, 占1.3%)。对不同生境的蝶类群落多样性指数进行分析后发现, 人为干扰程度和生境异质性共同影响蝶类多样性。不同生境相似性分析结果表明, 蝶类群落的相似度与人为干扰程度和植被类型差异密切相关。3年间, 蝶类多样性指数月度变化基本一致, 蝶类物种数、多样性指数与月均温间呈显著正相关, 与月降水量无相关性。综上, 蝶类多样性受到人为干扰程度和气象因子的影响。为保护蝶类资源, 建议保护好蝶类栖息地, 减少人为干扰。     

中国石蕊科地衣多样性与区系研究

通过实地调查我国华北、西南等地区的石蕊科地衣多样性,结合前人的研究资料,从物种多样性、生境、区系成分等多方面对我国石蕊科地衣进行研究。结果显示,我国石蕊科地衣共有5属107种,其中石蕊属(Cladonia)占优势,有94种,占石蕊科地衣总种数的87.9%。共鉴定出山西省新记录8种,云南省新记录种3种。石蕊科地衣生境共分为5种:藓丛生、树生、草地生、石生和多生境,其中多生境占比最高(49.5%)。我国石蕊科地衣区系成分多样共分为7种,包括:世界广布成分(除外)、环北极成分(37.8%)、泛热带成分(12.2%)、欧亚成分(6.1%)、东亚-北美成分(9.8%)、东亚成分(24.3%)和中国特有成分(9.8%)。     

青海玉树高原不同生境类型蝶类群落结构与多样性

2016年和2017年的5—8月,在玉树市选取森林、灌木、高寒灌丛、高寒草甸草原和裸岩5种生境进行蝴蝶种类资源和群落多样性的调查,共记录到蝶类个体数1580头,62种,隶属于7科40属。其中古北界19种,占总种数的30%,东洋界2种,占总种数的3%,两界共有种(广布种) 41种,占总种数的67%。蛱蝶科(535只)个体数量最多,占蝶类个体总数的34%。计算并分析了5种生境中蝴蝶多样性指数(H')、优势度指数(D)、物种丰富度指数(R)、均匀度指数(J)和相似性系数(I),结果表明:灌木生境具有最高的多样性指数,较高均匀度指数和物种丰富度指数以及最低的优势度指数;高寒草甸草原蝶类的多样性指数、均匀度指数、物种丰富度指数均为最低,而优势度指数最高。     

湖北崩尖子自然保护区夏季鸟类群落及多样性研究

2014 至2015 年每年的6—8 月, 采用样线法对崩尖子自然保护区夏季鸟类群落组成与结构进行了研究, 野外调查共记录鸟类9 目29 科 56 种, 其中国家重点保护鸟类 3 种。从居留型来看, 留鸟39 种,夏候鸟16 种, 旅鸟1种; 在地理区系构成上, 东洋种37 种(66.07%),古北种8 种(14.29%),广布种11 种(19.64%)。多样性分析结果显示,该区鸟类群落Shannon-Wiener 指数、Pielou 指数、和Simpson 指数分别为3.33、0.83 和0.95。从各生境群落多样性指数看,常绿落叶阔叶混交林中鸟类群落多样性指数最大,其次是落叶阔叶—温性针叶林,高山灌丛草甸带的多样性指数最小; 优势度指数在不同生境的变化趋势与群落多样性指数相似; 高山灌丛草甸中鸟类群落Pielou 均匀度指数最高,常绿阔叶林中的鸟类群落均匀度指数最低,旨在为崩尖子自然保护区的生物多样性保护提供科学依据。     

江苏蜻蜓区系及多样性

2005-2010年,在江苏一些比较适合蜻蜓生长的水域附近进行了蜻蜓采集,用静观和网捕法记录采集路线两侧各20m范围内的蜻蜓,鉴定统计后分析其区系成分及多样性.结果表明:江苏地区现有蜻蜓53种,隶属于11科35属;古北-东洋种类较多,有18种,占总数的33.96%;古北界种类相对较少,只有5种,约占总数的9.43%;江苏地区蜻蜓的多样性指数为3.108,均匀度指数为0.782,优势度指数为0.169,优势集中性指数为0.072;南京和连云港地区蜻蜓的物种丰富度、多样性指数和均匀度指数最高,优势集中性指数最低,这可能与这两地生境的多样性相对较高、适宜蜻蜓生存的生境多有关.     

陕西太白山南坡蝶类的多样性及区系特征

2009年4—10月,对太白山南坡的蝴蝶进行了系统调查,分析其各科的多样性指数、均匀度指数、优势度指数和物种丰富度.结果表明:太白山南坡有蝴蝶5科77属126种.其中,蛱蝶科的多样性指数和丰富度指数最高,为3.3621和9.9363,粉蝶科的均匀度和优势度指数最高,为0.8352和0.0573.6—8月蝶类属、种数量较多,7月蝴蝶多样性指数最高,为3.4094,8月物种丰富度最高,为10.7.124种蝶类中,广布种最多(51种),占总种数的40.5%;古北种41种,占32.5%;东洋种最少(32种),占25.4%.这反映了该地区古北界和东洋界种类交汇过渡的特点.对比分析太白山南坡和北坡的蝶类种类及区系组成,其共有种为85种,蝶类相似度为62.0%,说明两地虽然地理位置接近,但蝶类仍有一定的差异.     

西双版纳热带季节雨林的研究

本文以多个样方的资料分析,从群落综合特征上研究了西双版纳热带季节雨林的特点和类型、物种组成、生活型谱、叶级谱等。根据上层标志树种、群落生态外貌特征和生境把西双版纳的热带季节雨林区分为低丘雨林和沟谷雨林二个群系组,各包括若干群系。低丘雨林中面积最大和最有代表性的群系是大药树、龙果林,而沟谷雨林中最有代表性的群系是番龙眼、千果榄仁林。二者相比,低丘雨林的物种多样性要小一些,附生植物相对少一些,小、矮高位芽植物和小叶、落叶树种比例稍高,在生态上向季雨林和热带山地的常绿阔叶林过渡,有更强的地方代表性。沟谷雨林则更接近典型的湿热带雨林。     

Ecometagenetics confirm high tropical rainforest nematode diversity

The general patterns of increasing biodiversity from the poles to the equator have been well documented for large terrestrial organisms such as plants and vertebrates but are largely unknown for microbiota. In contrast to macrobiota, microbiota have long been assumed to exhibit cosmopolitan, random distributions and a lack of spatial patterns. To evaluate the assumption, we conducted a survey of nematode diversity within the soil, litter and canopy habitats of the humid lowland tropical rainforest of Costa Rica using an ultrasequencing ecometagenetic approach at a species-equivalent taxonomic level. Our data indicate that both richness and diversity of nematode communities in the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica are high and exceed observed values from temperate ecosystems. The majority of nematode species were unknown to science, providing evidence for the presence of highly endemic (not cosmopolitan) species of still completely undiscovered biodiversity. Most importantly, the greater taxonomic resolution used here allowed us to reveal predictable habitat associations for specific taxa and thus gain insights into their nonrandom distribution patterns.     

物种多度和径级尺度对于评价群落系统发育结构的影响: 以尖峰岭热带山地雨林为例

研究不同径级尺度群落系统发育多样性有助于了解不同年龄模式下物种的亲缘关系及其群落系统发育结构; 但是关于物种多度对群落系统发育结构影响的研究较少。以海南尖峰岭热带山地雨林群落为例, 首先在不同径级尺度比较物种多度加权与否分别对4个广泛采用的系统发育指数的影响, 继而利用其中2个经过标准化处理的系统发育多样性指数: 净种间亲缘关系指数(net relatedness index, NRI)和净最近种间亲缘关系指数(nearest taxon index, NTI), 结合群落的生境类型来量度不同局域生境条件下不同径级尺度木本植物系统发育关系。结果发现: (1)未考虑物种多度加权的系统发育平均成对距离(mean pairwise distance, MPD)指数比考虑物种多度加权的MPD指数显著地高估了群落整体系统发育多样性, 且这种现象在小径级尺度(1 cm≤DBH<5 cm)最为明显。因此, 在森林监测样地中对于中、小径级群落系统发育结构研究中建议考虑物种多度信息。(2) 从群落组成整体系统发育结构来看, 尖峰岭热带山地雨林在几乎所有径级尺度和生境下均倾向于系统发育发散, 且随着径级的递增发散程度趋于明显(NRI<0)。(3)从群落组成局部系统发育结构来看, 尖峰岭热带山地雨林在中、小径级倾向于系统发育聚集(NTI>0), 而在大径级(DBH≥15 cm)则倾向于系统发育发散(NTI<0)。总之, 研究群落系统发育结构时应考虑物种多度的影响以及径级尺度效应。     

滇东南热带雨林种子植物区系的初步研究

通过对滇东南地区热带雨林植被的初步调查 ,统计滇东南热带雨林种子植物区系有种子植物 119科 ,378属 ,6 73种 (包括变种和亚种 )。种子植物分布区类型组成是主产热带和亚热带的科占 82 .35% ;热带分布属占非世界属数的 93.87% ;典型热带分布种占总种数的 75.93%。热带分布属中以亚洲热带分布属最多 ,占非世界属数的 4 0 .2 7% ;典型热带分布种中以热带亚洲分布及其变型越南 (印度支那 )至云南 (华南 )分布占比例最高 ,分别为 71.4 7%和 16 .34 %。分布区类型分析表明滇东南热带雨林种子植物区系具有热带亚洲区系的特点 ,属于古热带植物区中的马来亚森林植物亚区之中的北部湾区系。进一步分析表明此区系具热带北缘的性质。分布区类型的组成也表明此区系古特有种丰富。     

Can rodents enhance germination rates in rainforest seeds?

The decline of large coevolved frugivorous species within fragmented habitats can have an effect on ecological processes, for example, seed dispersal and germination. It is therefore necessary for more resilient species to ensure essential processes are maintained within the system. This study investigates the influence of two rodent species, Melomys cervinipes (Fawn‐footed Melomys) and Rattus fuscipes (Bush Rat), on the germination process of rainforest fruits. Both species are endemic to north Queensland rainforest and commonly found in fragmented habitats in high densities. We found in 85% of fruit species tested, rodent feeding increased seed germination rate by a factor of 3.5. Our results suggest that rodents can play a significant role in enhancing germination rates of fruits in the tropical rainforest of far north Queensland.     

Assessing the vulnerability of an assemblage of subtropical rainforest vertebrate species to climate change in south‐east Queensland

Global climate change is a threat to ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity and endemism, such as the World Heritage‐listed subtropical rainforests of central eastern Australia. Possible effects of climate change on the biota of tropical rainforests have been studied, but subtropical rainforests have received less attention. We analysed published data for an assemblage of 38 subtropical rainforest vertebrate species in four taxonomic groups to evaluate their relative vulnerability to climate change. Focusing on endemic and/or threatened species, we considered two aspects of vulnerability: (i) resistance, defined by indicators of rarity (geographical range, habitat specificity and local abundance); and (ii) resilience, defined by indicators of a species potential to recover (reproductive output, dispersal potential and climatic niche). Our analysis indicated that frogs are most vulnerable to climate change, followed by reptiles, birds, then mammals. Many species in our assemblage are regionally endemic montane rainforest specialists with high vulnerability. Monitoring of taxa in regenerating rainforest showed that many species with high resilience traits also persisted in disturbed habitat, suggesting that they have capacity to recolonize habitats after disturbance, that is climate change‐induced events. These results will allow us to prioritize adaptation strategies for species most at risk. We conclude that to safeguard the most vulnerable amphibian, reptile and bird species against climate change, climatically stable habitats (cool refugia) that are currently without protection status need to be identified, restored and incorporated in the current reserve system. Our study provides evidence that montane subtropical rainforest deserves highest protection status as habitat for vulnerable taxa.     

The role of Pleistocene forest refugia in the evolution and biogeography of tropical biotas

Refuge theory postulates that repeated oscillation of dry and moist climatic periods during the Pleistocene caused an alternating fragmentation and coalescence of areas of lowland tropical rainforest vegetation, leading to genetic differentiation and speciation in isolated populations of rainforest organisms and hence accounting for much of the high diversity now apparent in these habitats. The theory, which became widely accepted during the 1970s, is still based largely on inferences from modern species distribution patterns and on selected palaeoclimatic and geomorphic data. However, much of this evidence has multiple interpretations; indeed, modern population genetic theory argues against many of the tenets of refuge theory. Moreover, there is no palynological evidence against which refuge theory might be tested. Although large-scale dynamic processes have undoubtedly played many parts in promoting diversity in tropical rainforest, refuge theory must be seriously questioned on many counts.     

Effects of Habitat Structure and Adjacent Habitats on Birds in Tropical Rainforest Fragments and Shaded Plantations in the Western Ghats, India

As large nature reserves occupy only a fraction of the earth’s land surface, conservation biologists are critically examining the role of private lands, habitat fragments, and plantations for conservation. This study in a biodiversity hotspot and endemic bird area, the Western Ghats mountains of India, examined the effects of habitat structure, floristics, and adjacent habitats on bird communities in shade-coffee and cardamom plantations and tropical rainforest fragments. Habitat and birds were sampled in 13 sites: six fragments (three relatively isolated and three with canopy connectivity with adjoining shade-coffee plantations and forests), six plantations differing in canopy tree species composition (five coffee and one cardamom), and one undisturbed primary rainforest control site in the Anamalai hills. Around 3300 detections of 6000 individual birds belonging to 106 species were obtained. The coffee plantations were poorer than rainforest in rainforest bird species, particularly endemic species, but the rustic cardamom plantation with diverse, native rainforest shade trees, had bird species richness and abundance comparable to primary rainforest. Plantations and fragments that adjoined habitats providing greater tree canopy connectivity supported more rainforest and fewer open-forest bird species and individuals than sites that lacked such connectivity. These effects were mediated by strong positive effects of vegetation structure, particularly woody plant variables, cane, and bamboo, on bird community structure. Bird community composition was however positively correlated only to floristic (tree species) composition of sites. The maintenance or restoration of habitat structure and (shade) tree species composition in shade-coffee and cardamom plantations and rainforest fragments can aid in rainforest bird conservation in the regional landscape.     

Recovery of mammal diversity in tropical forests: a functional approach to measuring restoration

Ecological restoration is increasingly applied in tropical forests to mitigate biodiversity loss and recover ecosystem functions. In restoration ecology, functional richness, rather than species richness, often determines community assembly, and measures of functional diversity provide a mechanistic link between diversity and ecological functioning of restored habitat. Vertebrate animals are important for ecosystem functioning. Here, we examine the functional diversity of small‐to‐medium sized mammals to evaluate the diversity and functional recovery of tropical rainforest. We assess how mammal species diversity and composition and functional diversity and composition, vary along a restoration chronosequence from degraded pasture to “old‐growth” tropical rainforest in the Wet Tropics of Australia. Species richness, diversity, evenness, and abundance did not vary, but total mammal biomass and mean species body mass increased with restoration age. Species composition in restoration forests converged on the composition of old‐growth rainforest and diverged from pasture with increasing restoration age. Functional metrics provided a clearer pattern of recovery than traditional species metrics, with most functional metrics significantly increasing with restoration age when taxonomic‐based metrics did not. Functional evenness and dispersion increased significantly with restoration age, suggesting that niche complementarity enhances species' abundances in restored sites. The change in community composition represented a functional shift from invasive, herbivorous, terrestrial habitat generalists and open environment specialists in pasture and young restoration sites, to predominantly endemic, folivorous, arboreal, and fossorial forest species in older restoration sites. This shift has positive implications for conservation and demonstrates the potential of tropical forest restoration to recover rainforest‐like, diverse faunal communities.     

FEEDING BEHAVIOUR AND ECOLOGY OF NEW GUINEA RAINFOREST INSECTIVOROUS PASSERINES

Fifty species of insectivorous warblers Sylviidae, flycatchers Muscicapidae and whistlers Pachycephalidae were studied in primary rainforest at various localities in New Guinea. The structure of the various forest types is described and the birds' feeding ecology and behaviour analysed by recognizing three main foraging techniques and five horizontal and three vertical basic structural divisions of the habitats. Altitudinal ranges of the species are assessed to determine potential co-existence and they are divided into lowland and lower montane groups (either side of the main avifaunal discontinuity at 1500 m) with a third small group occurring in both areas and a fourth group of 12 lower montane species that occur also in the structurally much simpler Upper Montane forest. The feeding behaviour and ecology of the species within each major habitat are compared, with particular attention to taxonomically related and ecologically similar species. Other important considerations—additional behavioural differences, notable morphological distinctions, altitudinal separation of ranges within the habitat—are also noted. The likely importance of differences in foraging behaviour and feeding sites for reducing competition between related species is amply demonstrated, members of several pairs and groups of species have nearly mutually exclusive preferences. The overall pattern of habitat utilization is, however, extremely complex with nearly all stations used, in a variety of ways, by several species and there are many instances of substantial similarity between pairs of species, often involving congeners. The calculation of information theory derived indices of foraging diversity and overlap enables more general comparisons between the altitudinally graded habitats to be made and differences related to current ideas on tropical species diversity. Between Lowland and Lower Montane forest there is a fairly general trend of reduction in foraging diversity and decrease in the mean overlap between species in many genera and groups. The 12 species that continue into the simpler Upper Montane forest show very significantly reduced foraging diversity (compared with their values in lower montane forest) and also less overlap, indicating a different relationship between these species in the absence of the other Lower Montane forest birds. Together these results suggest that the most tropical (i.e., lowland) species show greatest overlap but do not necessarily have smaller niches. In progressively higher habitats there is a bias to the disappearance of generalist (high diversity index) species. These mainly use flycatcher-gleaning techniques supporting suggestions that the increase in insectivorous species in the tropics is partly due to exploitation of feeding strategies related to hovering. Habitat and ecological factors influencing this are assessed. The importance of altitudinal isolating mechanisms is also discussed and, amongst the species studied, both on average and in specific cases, those with the greatest similarities in foraging behaviour and ecology are segregated altitudinally and do not co-exist. It is suggested, however, that substantial overlap between many co-existing tropical species may not be abnormal, but rather an adaptation for ensuring maximum efficiency of habitat utilization in the prevailing environmental conditions of tropical rainforest.