望天树种子散布,萌发及其种群龄级配备的关系研究

本文对勐腊县补蚌望天树(Parashorea chinensis Wang Hsie)种群进行了从种子开始各龄级生长动态的分析。在自然状况下,望天树种群平均每3—4年出现一次旺盛生殖期。处于该期的望天树,胸径30—40厘米,年龄60—80年,每株可产生种子2000—6000颗。种子主要散布在离树体15—30米的环形地带内。种子萌发率68.9％,当年能发育成幼苗的种子占22.35％。幼苗中仅0.72％进入幼树阶段成为望天树种群的预备种群。能发展为稳定的上层构造种群植株的幼苗只有0.023％,大约需要种子20000颗。由于种子的集聚型散布以及各营养生长期中高的死亡率,望天树种群难于扩张。     

秦岭独叶草种群个体和构件生物量动态研究

对秦岭地区独叶草种群个体和构件生物量动态进行了系统研究．结果表明,独叶草种群个体生长发育过程中构件生物量与年龄关系可用Logistic方程表示．种群叶和芽的生物量比率随年龄增长降低,而根系和根状茎的生物量比率增加．不同海拔地域的种群个体生物量和各构件生物量显著不同(P＜0．05),海拔2700-2900m的种群个体生物量和各构件生物量较低海拔和高海拔地区大．叶生物量比率随海拔升高降低,而根状茎的比率却增加．在较适生地域,根系生物量比率较低,而芽的比率较高．种群个体生长和各构件生物量动态与环境条件关系密切．     

望天树种群动态的初步研究

本文采用空间代替时间的方法组建了我国热带雨林的重要优势种望天树(Parashorea chinensis)种群的静态生命表,并建立了种群结构动态模型,种群材积动态模型和种群自疏模型。结果表明望天树种群现阶段足稳定型种群,具不断扩大的潜力;种群材积约170年前符合logistic增长,170年后材积下降;种群的自疏指数约为-2.1。     

秦岭北坡栓皮栎种群动态的研究

对秦岭北坡栓皮栎种群动态进行了系统研究,分析了种群的年龄结构和分布格局。编制了静态生命表。绘制了存活曲线．结果表明,秦岭北坡栓皮栎种群年龄结构属于进展型,幼龄个体多。中老龄个体少;种群在I、Ⅱ龄级时死亡率最高．随着年龄增加,死亡率逐渐降低;到Ⅶ、Ⅷ龄级。由于生理衰老。死亡率回升;栓皮栎种群存活曲线属于DeeveyⅢ型;种群分布格局总体上的呈聚集型。随年龄增加,种群聚集强度降低。在高海拔地区,种群趋向随机分布．海拔800～1100m是栓皮栎种群较为适宜的生境．对于低海拔地区栓皮栎林要加强保护,减少人为干扰;中海拔地区应加强抚育管理和适时间伐,高海拔地区应加强目的树种的抚育．     

七星瓢虫对麦长管蚜捕食作用及其模拟模型的研究

实验室内16—21℃的温度下,七星瓢虫雌成虫捕食行为集中在8:00—22:00。瓢虫各龄幼虫及雌成虫对麦长管蚜的功能反应均属Holling Ⅱ型。28℃时,瓢虫雌成虫的攻击率最大,处理时间最短。随温度增加,攻击率减小,处理时间增加。假设:猎物种群在无捕食者存在时,呈Logistic曲线增长;捕食者随机搜寻猎物。对猎物的功能反应为Holling Ⅱ型,捕食者个体间存在相互干扰;捕食者种群存在一个最低死亡率K_0,随种群增大,死亡率增加,增加速率与密度成反比;捕食者取食的猎物转化为自身部分的比例为β。 七星瓢虫-麦长管蚜捕食作用系统模拟模型:较好地描述了当麦长管蚜种群增长到某一数量时,放置一头瓢虫雌成虫后蚜虫种群增长过程。本文对模型平衡点作了局部稳定性分析。     

湖北神农架地区巴山冷杉（Abies fargesii）种群结构特征与空间分布格局

巴山冷杉群落是湖北神农架地区主要的群落类型之一,从生命表特征、年龄结构、存活曲线以及种群和不同龄级个体空间分布格局等方面研究了湖北神农架地区巴山冷杉的种群结构特征与空间分布规律.研究结果表明:巴山冷杉的种群年龄结构图呈现的是幼苗比例最大,中龄树、幼树和成龄树比例次之的规律;巴山冷杉幼苗储备丰富,巴山冷杉自身的生物学特性及环境因素是形成这种现象的主要原因;湖北神农架地区巴山冷杉种群的存活曲线接近于Deevey C型,I径级巴山冷杉死亡率最高,II径级开始巴山冷杉幼树死亡率大幅度下降,直至老龄期死亡率逐渐升高;巴山冷杉种群不同年龄级的个体呈现出集群分布或随机分布,处于不同发育阶段的个体群,其空间分布格局是随时间变化的.     

不同干扰条件下红豆树种群数量特征的比较

红豆树（Ormosia hosiei）为中国特有种,兼具材用、药用、园艺观赏及科学研究等价值,但是日益严重的干扰对红豆树种群造成了极大影响。本文基于红豆树胸径与年龄之间的关系,初步分析了受干扰程度不同的3个红豆树种群的年龄结构、种群静态生命表、存活曲线及死亡率和消失率曲线。结果显示：受严重干扰的种群幼苗严重不足,种群表现出明显的衰退趋势;近年来受中度干扰的种群幼苗个体数占绝对优势,为各级数量的7877%;长期受轻微干扰的种群年龄级结构表现出为稳定的特征。这3个种群生命表最大的差异在于受干扰最严重种群的第Ⅰ龄级和第Ⅱ龄级的死亡率为负,这说明其幼苗库不足。存活曲线都存在波动,长期受轻微干扰的种群死亡率变幅最小。研究认为,红豆树种质资源和分布面积都有所减少,应加强科学研究和保护,进行适度干扰,使种群朝着进展演替的方向发展。     

独叶草种群年龄结构及动态分析

对太白山不同生境条件下的独叶草种群年龄结构、生命表及存活曲线进行了研究,结果表明,不同生境的独叶草种群在3～6年生阶段个体数量最多。幼年个体和老年个体数量较少,生命表中。幼龄级的dx、qx、Kx等为负数,可以反映种群幼龄个体缺乏程度．以无性繁殖独叶草不同与以有性生殖为主的植物,它可产生不同龄级的无性系分株,幼龄个体少的年龄结构并不代表种群必然衰退．随海拔升高,种群密度增加,个体寿命延长,反映了种群在适应性方面的调整．独叶草种群根状茎生存于腐殖质层中,仅有叶片露出地面;种群所在的牛皮桦、巴山冷杉和太白红杉群落人为干扰较少。生境相对稳定,种群可以长期维持．对种群保护应注重所处的环境及森林群落保护。     

中国特有植物巴山榧树的种群结构与动态

为了掌握中国特有裸子植物巴山榧树的种群现状,预测种群数量动态趋势,以分布于重庆、四川、陕西、湖北、安徽、河南和甘肃等省市的15个地点的残存巴山榧树种群为对象,建立巴山榧树种群径级结构和高度级结构图,编制种群静态生命表,绘制种群存活曲线、死亡率和消失率曲线,同时结合谱分析方法分析种群数量动态变化。结果表明:巴山榧树种群密度较低,平均为5.33株/100m~2,其中神农架种群(SN)密度最高,为9.58株/100m~2,城口种群(CK)密度最低,为2.75株/100m~2。径级结构中低龄级个体占有较高的比例,种群表现为增长型年龄结构;不同局域种群的径级结构差异明显,除宝兴种群(BX)外,其余种群的径级分布不完整。高度级结构中低于6m的个体占88.74%,绝大多数个体处于群落灌木层。种群的生命期望在不同龄级间波动明显,第3、7龄级的生命期望较低。巴山榧树种群存活曲线趋于Deevey-Ⅲ型;死亡率曲线和消失率曲线变化趋势一致,均在第3、7龄级出现峰值。巴山榧树种群的数量动态除受基波的影响外,在3、5、7龄级还显示出明显的小周期波动。巴山榧树为长寿命孑遗植物,呈岛屿化斑块分布,种群规模小,自然更新能力差,面临灭绝的危险,应及时加以保护。     

北京西部山区胡枝子种群研究:个体和构件生物量

通过对北京西部山区胡枝子(Lespedeza bicolor Turcz.)种群个体和构件地上生物量进行系统研究。结果表明,种群(总和)个体和各构件地上生物量积累与年龄的关系均可用方程式Y=axb表示。不同种群的植株个体和构件生物量有显著性不同(P<0.05),在海拔910-1100m的山脊林缘的种群个体和构件地上生物量较其它种群大,植株地上营养构件的生物量比率较小,而繁殖构件生物量比率较大;不适生境中的种群则反之。种群个体生长和各构件生物量动态与环境条件关系密切。构件生物量比率也随着年龄的增长而有所变化。叶生物量比率随年龄增加而减小;枝构件生物量比率随年龄增加而增大;繁殖构件的生物量比率随年龄增加先增后减。依据相关指数R2,筛选各构件生物量估计的最优模型:枝、枝叶生物量和地上生物量均为m(DW)=a(D2H1)b,叶生物量和花果生物量均为m(DW)=a(D)b。     

神农架山地河岸带连香树的种群结构与动态

以种群统计学和树木年代学的方法, 从年龄结构、生命表、径向生长和干扰史4个方面, 研究了神农架山地河岸带连香树 (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) 的种群结构与动态。结果显示:1) 连香树种群内幼龄个体比较充足, 但在长时段内更新时有断代, 多个局域种群有明显可辨的同生群 (年龄幅宽约为50a), 其发生年代在20世纪20年代和70年代, 高峰期则在40年代和90年代;2) 萌枝更新非常突出, 与种群年龄和群落盖度有显著相关 (r>0.6, p<0.05) ;3) 经20a以下和60~100a间两个死亡高峰以后, 种群可达生活力最优阶段, 180a以后出现衰老迹象, 生存曲线总体上介于DeeveyⅡ和Ⅲ型之间;4) 前30a连香树胸径的生长速率最快, 经2次生长释放后, 约在60a前后进入林冠层, 90~120a间进入成熟期前, 胸径分化最为剧烈;5) 干扰高峰年 (20世纪20年代、70年代和90年代) 与种群更新的高峰年大致吻合。这些结果表明, 个体生长发育特征与中长期的干扰对其种群结构与动态有重要影响。由于幼苗尤其是萌枝的的数量充足, 连香树种群在中短期内可以维持。     

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of a Restored Population of Oryza rufipogon in Huli Marsh, South China

Studying the process of population restoration is helpful for managing and preserving endangered species. A population of Oryza rufipogon (wild rice), an endangered species, was reintroduced in 1993 into Huli Marsh. We conducted a detailed survey over a 5‐year period (1997–2001) to evaluate the present status of the population and to further our understanding of its habitat requirements and the population model. The population was surveyed using 2 × 2–m quadrats in mid‐September of each year. In total, 2,683 quadrats were surveyed covering the whole O. rufipogon reserve during each survey. The population's spatial distribution was mapped, and the maps were used to examine the relationship between patch replacement and water depth. The individual number of O. rufipogon increased steadily from 1993 to 2001. The patch number, patch area, mean patch size, and largest patch size increased over this time period, and Korcak patchiness exponents decreased. On average, 83% of the patches persisted from one year to the next. There was a significant positive correlation between the initial patch size and the size the following year. The probability of patch disappearance decreased as patch size increased. Fifty‐eight percent of the patches were located at water depths between 20 and 30 cm. Water depth had no significant effect on the patch transition from O. rufipogon to other species. The loss and gain of O. rufipogon patches were statistically correlated with the patch areas in different water depths. Our results show that the population of O. rufipogon can successfully be reintroduced to the original habitat after appropriate environmental conditions have been restored. We recommend the following transplantation practices: transplant many smaller patches rather than a few larger patches, use transplant patch sizes of at least 20 m², and transplant into sites vegetated with species with different regeneration niches from the transplanted species.     

Patch area of macrophyte Stratioites aloides as a critical resource for declining dragonfly Aeshna viridis

Currently, many rare and endangered species occur in fragmented habitats. Habitat patch size is often used as an easily measured surrogate of habitat quality and local population size. We investigated whether habitat patch size affects the presence and density of larvae of the endangered dragonfly Aeshna viridis, which for a large part of their life history depend on the macrophyte Stratiotes aloides rosette. The study was performed in four populations, two from Finland and two from Latvia. Our main result was that density of A. viridis and patch occupation increased with area of S. aloides patch. The results may be due to larvae actively avoiding enemies (higher survival) and/or to the possibility that females laid higher number of eggs in the large S. aloides patches. Our results indicate that local abundance and persistence of A. viridis population may depend on the few, large S. aloides patches rather than several small patches of equal total area.     

Incidence and population dynamics of the leaf beetle Gonioctena olivacea in dynamic habitats

In natural as well as in cultural landscapes, disturbance and succession are responsible for the emergence and subsequent disappearance of suitable habitat patches. The dynamics of habitat patches has important consequences for the spatial structure and dynamics of regional populations. However, there are only few studies quantifying both patch dynamics and incidence of insect species in a dynamic landscape over several years. I studied the incidence and population dynamics of the leaf beetle Gonioctena olivacea in a system of dynamic patches of the host plant Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius . The incidence of the beetle was most strongly affected by patch area, whereas connectivity, patch quality, patch age, and landscape context had no or only a minor effect when analysed with logistic regression. The size of local beetle populations was highly fluctuating between the years; however, the population dynamics of the local populations was not synchronous. Adjacent patches did not show higher degrees of synchrony than patches separated by large distances. In the three years of study, local populations became extinct through demographic or environmental stochasticity and patch destruction. Each year >10% of the patches disappeared. The extinction rate of beetles in persistent patches was decreasing with increasing patch area. On the other hand, patches newly emerged and were rapidly colonized by the beetle. The colonization rate depended on patch connectivity. Obviously, Gonioctena olivacea was capable of persisting in this system with high turnover of patches owing to its high dispersal power.     

POPULATION DIVERGENCE IN SEXUAL ORNAMENTS: THE WHITE FOREHEAD PATCH OF NORWEGIAN PIED FLYCATCHERS IS SMALL AND UNSEXY

Models of sexual selection suggest that populations may easily diverge in male secondary sexual characters. Studies of a Spanish population of the pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca, and a Swedish population of the closely related collared flycatcher, F. albicollis, have indicated that the white forehead patch of males is a sexually selected trait. We studied the white forehead patch of male pied flycatchers (n = 487) in a Norwegian population over seven years. Males with large forehead patches were in general more brightly colored, but patch height was not correlated to body mass, body size, or parasite loads. Conditions during the nestling period did not seem to influence patch height as an adult. Patch height increased slightly from the first to the second year as adults, but then remained relatively constant at higher ages. Patch height was not related to survival. Year-to-year changes showed that males who increased in patch height also increased in body mass, suggesting that expression of the forehead patch may be partly condition dependent. However, changes in body mass explained only a small proportion of the variance in patch height between males. Thus, patch height would not be a good indicator of male quality. Furthermore, patch size was also not related to male ability to feed nestlings, indicating that females would not obtain direct benefits by choosing males with large patches. However, patch height could be a Fisher trait, but this requires heritability and there was no significant father-son resemblance in patch height. Comparisons of the males visited by each female during the mate sampling period indicated that chosen males did not have larger forehead patches than rejected males. Experimental manipulation of patch height did not affect male mating success. These results indicate that females do not use patch size as a mate choice cue. Finally, patch height did not predict the outcome of male contests for nestboxes, suggesting that the forehead patch is not an intrasexually selected cue of status. Norwegian pied flycatchers have smaller forehead patches than both Spanish pied flycatchers and Swedish collared flycatchers. We suggest that this pattern may be explained by the lack of sexual selection on the forehead patch in the Norwegian population as compared to the other populations, where the patch is apparently sexually selected. We discuss possible reasons for these population divergences, such as female choice on an alternative secondary sexual character (general plumage color) and speciation among Ficedula flycatchers.     

Community structure and demography of small-mammal populations in insular montane forests in southern India

bstract Small mammals were studied in insular montane forest patches in the Upper Nilgiris in southern India from February 1994 to September 1996. Nine patches were selected at two sites, one with a single large 600-ha patch, the other with several small patches ranging in size from 0.2 to 60 ha. The population characteristics and community structure of small mammals were studied in relation to patch size and habitat structure within the patches. The two most abundant species were Rattus rattus (2–36 individuals/ha) and Suncus montanus (0–11 individuals/ha), while the abundance of seven other species recorded were very low. The population characteristics of R. rattus examined were density, biomass, proportions of juveniles, sub-adults and adults, mean weight of all animals, mean weight of adults, sex ratio and persistence. The proportion of adults, sub-adults, mean weight of animals, and mean weight of adult males were correlated with patch size. Persistence of sub-adult females in the large patch was especially high. The density and biomass of other small-mammal species were also studied. Two indices of diversity, species richness and proportion of R.␣rattus were compared as measures of community structure. Seven habitat characteristics were measured; of these, canopy cover, canopy height and tree density were correlated with the size of the patch. Density and biomass of species other than R. rattus and proportion of R. rattus were correlated with canopy height. Density and biomass of species other than R. rattus were highest in smaller patches. While the population characteristics of R. rattus may be affected by patch size, the density of rare species may be influenced by factors related to lower canopy height. Migration between patches may be an important factor in maintaining populations in these patches. Received: 5 January 1998 / Accepted: 23 March 1998     

Do invasive species undergo metapopulation dynamics? A case study of the invasive Caspian gull,Larus cachinnans,in Poland

Aim The mechanisms of initial dispersal and habitat occupancy by invasive alien species are fundamental ecological problems. Most tests of metapopulation theory are performed on local population systems that are stable or in decline. In the current study we were interested in the usefulness of metapopulation theory to study patch occupancy, local colonization, extinction and the abundance of the invasive Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans) in its initial invasion stages. Location Waterbodies in Poland. Methods Characteristics of the habitat patches (waterbodies, 35 in total) occupied by breeding pairs of Caspian gulls and an equal sample of randomly selected unoccupied patches were compared with t‐tests. Based on presence–absence data from 1989 to 2006 we analysed factors affecting the probability of local colonization, extinction and the size of local populations using generalized linear models. Results Occupied habitat patches were significantly larger and less isolated (from other habitat patches and other local populations) and were located closer to rivers than empty patches. The proximity of local food resources (fish ponds, refuse dumps) positively affected the occurrence of breeding pairs. The probability of colonization was positively affected by patch area, and negatively by distances to fish ponds, nearest habitat patch, nearest breeding colony and to a river, and by higher forest cover around the patch boundaries. The probability of extinction was lower in patches with a higher number of breeding pairs and with a greater area of islets. The extinction probability increased with distances to other local populations, other habitat patches, fish ponds and to refuse dumps and with a higher cover of forest around the patch boundaries. The size of the local population decreased with distances to the nearest habitat patch, local population, river, fish pond and refuse dump. Local abundance was also positively affected by the area of islets in the patch. Main conclusions During the initial stages of the invasion of Caspian gulls in Poland the species underwent metapopulation‐like dynamics with frequent extinctions from colonized habitat patches. The results prove that metapopulation theory may be a useful conceptual framework for predicting which habitats are more vulnerable to invasion.     

Changes in landscape structure decrease mortality during migration

I examined the dispersal of the red milkweed beetle, Tetraopes tetraophthalmus, among patches of its host plant, common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca. Over a 5-year period, the number of patches in a landscape and their mean size increased, while the distance between patches decreased. Over the same period the proportion of beetles dispersing between patches increased from 0.48 to 0.62. Estimates from the virtual migration model showed that mean migration distance decreased from 158 to 72 m for male beetles and from 129 to 72 m for female beetles. Estimated mortality per migration event decreased as the landscape changed, but was low in all years. The estimated mean migration mortality per patch decreased from 1.45 × 10⁻² to 3.70 × 10⁻⁷ for male beetles. Female migration mortality decreased from 5.48 × 10⁻³ to 3.88 × 10⁻⁶. Increasing the size and number of patches and decreasing interpatch distance decreases migration mortality and may play an important role in the conservation of species, particularly where mortality during dispersal is high.     

Drivers of local densities of endangered Lycaena helle butterflies in a fragmented landscape

Due to their specialised habitat requirements, butterflies are particularly vulnerable to habitat loss and fragmentation. Understanding the drivers of local abundances of species is essential for their effective conservation in fragmented landscapes. We investigated factors affecting population densities of an endangered European butterfly, the Violet Copper (Lycaena helle), occurring in a small metapopulation near the city of Kraków, southern Poland. The environmental parameters tested as predictors of the local densities of the species included both the variables associated with spatial structure of habitats such as patch sizes, their isolation and fragmentation as well as those potentially reflecting habitat quality. Patch area and vegetation height turned out to be the only factors significantly influencing L. helle densities, both having a positive effect. The positive impact of patch area is a bit surprising, since its relationship with population densities is typically negative in butterflies. In our study system it is likely to derive from source-sink dynamics as the smaller habitat patches are apparently too small to sustain viable local populations. In turn, the positive influence of vegetation height implies that the ongoing succession does not deteriorate the quality of the recently abandoned meadows yet, whereas higher turf may provide better sheltering places. The loss of almost half of L. helle habitat patches in the study area in recent years is alarming. However, its inclusion into the Natura 2000 system should help to conserve the species as long as this act is followed by proper management of its habitats.