典型阔叶红松林干扰历史重建及干扰形成机制

该文依托于小兴安岭典型阔叶红松(Pinus koraiensis)林9 hm²森林动态监测样地, 对样地内林窗边缘主要树种红松和臭冷杉(Abies nephrolepis)进行生长释放判定分析, 重建了冠层树木的干扰历史。结果表明: 整体上林窗木与非林窗木的生长变化百分率变化规律基本一致, 而不同林窗间生长变化百分率存在明显的差异, 林窗干扰及其产生的影响存在较大的变异性。在1733-1738、1748-1752、1769-1771、1798-1801、1827-1833、1841-1844、1935-1939及1968-1973年间红松生长释放较强, 其中1752、1770、1800、1830、1842、1937及1970年出现了明显的干扰峰; 在1889-1904、1932-1938、1947-1973和1986-2005年间臭冷杉生长释放较强, 其中1894、1934、1951、1968和1990年出现了明显的干扰峰。红松干扰存在2.0 a、3.5 a、3.8 a、7.3-7.9 a和9.1-18.2 a的显著周期, 臭冷杉干扰存在3.5-3.6 a、7.5-48.8 a和65-85 a的显著周期。风干扰是典型阔叶红松林干扰释放的主要因子, 异常温度也影响该地区树木生长释放事件。太阳活动通过影响局地风速、温度、降水等气候因子以及其他大尺度气候模态影响林窗动态, 可能是小兴安岭典型阔叶红松林的干扰机制之一。     

地形对阔叶红松林幼苗更新的影响

依托黑龙江凉水国家级自然保护区9 hm²典型阔叶红松林动态监测样地的900个2 m×2 m多年生幼苗(H≥30 cm,DBH<1 cm)样方,基于2006、2008和2010年3次调查数据,分析了地形对幼苗建立的影响.结果表明: 样地内共有乔木幼苗26种,2006、2008和2010年的乔木幼苗总数分别为4514、6464和5611株·hm^-2.其中个体数前10位树种的幼苗数量占幼苗总数的90%以上.地形对8个主要乔木幼苗的分布有显著的影响,其中暴马丁香、冷杉、色木槭、春榆、花楷槭、紫椴和青楷槭幼苗与其成树分布基本一致,而红松幼苗的空间分布与成树分布有所不同.暴马丁香、冷杉、裂叶榆、青楷槭和紫椴幼苗的死亡与地形显著相关.暴马丁香、春榆、红松、冷杉、水曲柳、色木槭和紫椴新增幼苗与地形显著相关.
     

长白山红松混交林干扰历史的重构研究

 本文通过对取自300棵林木的年轮盘年轮宽度分析,利用林木年轮中表现出的释压(release)反应,进行红松混交林干扰历史重构研究,结果表明：利用林木的释压反应,分析诸如长白山红松混交林这种以风作为主要干扰类型的林分干扰历史是合理的方法,也是现行林分干扰历史推测方法中最准确、可靠、提供信息量最大的方法;只要满足一定的样本数,是可以通过样树的释压反应分析出林分的干扰历史;对红松混交林而言,臭松、鱼林松和红松是干扰历史分析的理想树种;在天然红松混交林中被压林木比率与干扰密切相关,一次干扰导致林分被压林木一次大幅度下降,而当较长时间不发生干扰时,林分被压林木比率逐渐上升。群落干扰历史的重构为群落和生态系统动态研究提供有利的历史资料。     

Simulation of forest net primary production and the effects of fire disturbance in Northeast China

 森林净初级生产力(NPP)是衡量陆地碳源/汇的重要参数, 准确地估算森林生态系统的NPP, 同时通过引入干扰因子以期更加完整地描述生态学过程及其响应是目前森林生态系统碳循环研究的重点。因此, 该研究基于北方生态系统生产力(BEPS)模型, 结合遥感数据和气象数据等模拟2003年东北林区NPP; 将BEPS模型模拟的结果作为整合陆地生态系统碳收支(InTEC)模型的参考年数据, 模拟东北林区1901–2008年的NPP, 并在InTEC模型中加入林火干扰数据, 模拟大兴安岭地区1966–2008年的森林NPP。结果显示: 在1901年, 东北林区NPP平均值仅为278.8 g C·m^–2·a^–1, 到了1950年, NPP平均值增加到338.5 g C·m^–2·a^–1, 2008年NPP平均值进一步增加到378.4 g C·m^–2·a^–1。其中长白山地区的NPP平均值始终最高, 大兴安岭次之, 小兴安岭始终最低。到了2008年, 大、小兴安岭和长白山地区的NPP平均值都有较大涨幅, 其中涨幅最高的是长白山地区, 达到200–300 g C·m^–2·a^–1; 东北三省中, 黑龙江和吉林的NPP平均值和总量都比较高, 辽宁相对较低, 但相比于1901年的涨幅最高, 达到70%; 重大火灾(100–1000 hm²)对NPP的影响不是很大, 而特大火灾(>1 000 hm²)的影响比较大, 使NPP下降幅度达到10%左右, 其他火灾年份, NPP增长迅速并保持在较高水平; 对火灾面积在100 000 hm²以上的4个年份的NPP进行分析, 发现NPP平均值都大幅度下降, 其中1987年下降幅度最大, 为11%以上。     

气候变化对阔叶红松林不同演替阶段红松种群生产力的影响

本文以长白山地区阔叶红松林不同演替阶段(次生杨桦林、次生针阔混交林、原始红松林)内红松种群作为研究对象,采用树轮学与相对生长式相结合,获取红松种群净初级生产力(NPP)连年生长(1921—2006年)数据以及相对增长率的年际变化数据,建立红松种群NPP与年际和季节性气候因子的关系,分析不同气候时期长白山阔叶红松林不同演替阶段内红松种群NPP年际变化特征及其对气候变化的响应差异.结果表明： 研究期间,不同演替阶段红松种群NPP与气候因子响应关系存在差异.随着温度上升,次生杨桦林红松种群NPP与上年生长季和当年生长季低温由显著负相关关系转变为显著正相关关系;次生针阔混交林红松种群NPP由与当年春季最低温度的正相关关系转变为与上年和当年生长季温度的显著正相关关系,气候因素对次生针阔混交林红松种群NPP影响的滞后效应增强;原始红松林红松种群NPP与温度的相关性减弱,与上年生长季降水量的正相关关系增强.研究区气候变化表现为低温和平均温度显著上升,而最高温度和降水没有明显变化.气候变化有利于提高演替初级阶段次生杨桦林和演替中级阶段次生针阔混交林内红松种群生产力,尤其是次生针阔混交林,而对演替顶极阶段红松种群NPP影响不明显.     

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。     

阔叶红松林林隙结构与树种多样性关系研究

对阔叶红松林林隙与林下不同层次树种多样性进行比较,探讨林隙大小及发育阶段与树种多样性间的关系.结果表明,林隙与林下树种多样性存在显著差异（P<0.01）.与林下相比,林隙更新层树种多样性、丰富度和均匀度增大,生态优势度减小（P<0.01）;演替层树种多样性、丰富度和均匀度减小,生态优势度增大（P<0.0001）.林隙中不同层次树种多样性随着林隙大小呈现出相反的变化趋势.长白山阔叶红松林林隙演替层树种多样性和丰富度总体上呈单峰形变化,中等大小林隙（100～250 m²）中树种多样性和丰富度较高,生态优势度较小.而更新层树种多样性和均匀度在≥250 m²和<100 m²的林隙中最大,在200～250 m²的林隙中最小;生态优势度在200～250 m²的林隙中达到最大.更新层和演替层树种对林隙面积大小反应不同,有利于更新层幼苗建立的林隙面积并不是演替层幼树发育和成活的最适面积;随林隙年龄的增加,更新层和演替层树种多样性在不同层次上呈互补关系.     

树木年轮在干扰历史重建中的应用

干扰是影响森林生态系统结构和功能的重要因子,重建森林群落干扰历史可以掌握干扰发生的机制和规律,对森林经营有重要意义。年轮记载了树木逐年的生长历史,利用年轮可以重建不同尺度上干扰的时空格局,具有重建历史长、定年准确和材料容易获得的优点,是森林动态历史研究不可替代的资料。干扰对树木个体的影响可以分为伤害干扰和生长干扰两种类型。不同类型的干扰的特点和对树木的生长影响不同所以重建方法也不同,对树干造成直接伤害的干扰可以利用树干的疤痕重建,如火灾和泥石流等;生长干扰对树木的生长势造成影响,可以通过识别年轮中的生长抑制和释放发生和持续的时间来确定干扰的时间和强度。但是对破坏性的干扰事件要通过群落中个体的建成时间高峰来判断。欧洲和北美地区利用树木年轮重建森林干扰历史的研究已经很广泛,主要包括火灾、虫灾、地质灾害和气象灾害等干扰类型,在中国利用年轮重建群落干扰的研究还处于起步阶段。本文探讨了应用树木年轮重建不同森林干扰事件的方法,总结了不同的重建方法和干扰重建取得的进展,并指出了以后研究的方向,为以后的干扰重建提供了参考。     

Gap-scale disturbance processes in secondary hardwood stands on the Cumberland Plateau,Tennessee, USA

Disturbance regimes in many temperate, old growth forests are characterized by gap-scale events. However, prior to a complex stage of development, canopy gaps may still serve as mechanisms for canopy tree replacement and stand structural changes associated with older forests. We investigated 40 canopy gaps in secondary hardwood stands on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee to analyze gap-scale disturbance processes in developing forests. Gap origin, age, land fraction, size, shape, orientation, and gap maker characteristics were documented to investigate gap formation mechanisms and physical gap attributes. We also quantified density and diversity within gaps, gap closure, and gap-phase replacement to examine the influence of localized disturbances on forest development. The majority of canopy gaps were single-treefall events caused by uprooted or snapped stems. The fraction of the forest in canopy gaps was within the range reported from old growth remnants throughout the region. However, gap size was smaller in the developing stands, indicating that secondary forests contain a higher density of smaller gaps. The majority of canopy gaps were projected to close by lateral crown expansion rather than height growth of subcanopy individuals. However, canopy gaps still provided a means for understory trees to recruit to larger size classes. This process may allow overtopped trees to reach intermediate positions, and eventually the canopy, after future disturbance events. Over half of the trees located in true gaps with intermediate crown classifications were Acer saccharum, A. rubrum, or Liriodendron tulipifera. Because the gaps were relatively small and close by lateral branch growth of perimeter trees, the most shade-tolerant A. saccharum has the greatest probability of becoming dominant in the canopy under the current disturbance regime. Half of the gap maker trees removed from the canopy were Quercus; however, Acer species are the most probable replacement trees. These data indicate that canopy gaps are important drivers of forest change prior to a complex stage of development. Even in relatively young forests, gaps provide the mechanisms for stands to develop a complex structure, and may be used to explain patterns of shifting species composition in secondary forests of eastern North America.     

小兴安岭阔叶红松林物种组成及主要种群的空间分布格局

研究了黑龙江省凉水国家自然保护区阔叶红松林的物种组成和径级结构,并应用点格局分析方法对其主要种群的空间分布格局及空间关联性进行了研究.结果表明: 该保护区内阔叶红松林中胸径≥1 cm的乔木共有16种,种群密度差异性很大,针叶树种红松和冷杉处于明显的优势地位;种群的径级结构近似倒“J”形,林分更新良好;主要种群的分布格局多呈聚集分布,只有红松在19～21 m和44 m尺度上以及青楷槭在接近所研究的最大尺度上时才呈现出随机分布.其中,红松在所研究尺度上一直都接近于随机分布,聚集强度也最小,冷杉、紫椴和青楷槭的分布格局都呈现出随机分布的趋势;除红松和冷杉在2～3 m的小尺度上,以及冷杉和青楷槭在37～81 m尺度上呈显著正相关外,其余种群的空间关联性均不显著.所有树种的总体联结关系均表现为不显著的正关联.
     

Biomass carbon density and carbon sequestration capacity in seven typical forest types of the Xiaoxing’an Mountains,China

森林生物碳储量作为森林生态系统碳库的重要组成部分,在全球碳循环中发挥着重要作用。以小兴安岭7种典型林型为研究对象,通过外业样地调查与室内实验分析相结合的方法,从林分尺度对林分生物量与碳密度进行计量,分析了林分生物碳储量的空间分配格局,并对林分年固碳能力与碳汇潜力进行了探讨。结果表明:小兴安岭不同林型从幼龄林到成熟林的乔木层碳密度增长速率为:蒙古栎(Quercus mongolica)林>兴安落叶松(Larix gmelinii)林>云冷杉(Picea-Abies)林>樟子松(Pinus sylvestris var.mongolica)林>山杨(Populus davidiana)林>红松(Pinus koraiensis)林>白桦(Betula platyphylla)林。7种典型林型不同龄组(幼龄林、中龄林、近熟林和成熟林)林分生物量碳密度分别为:红松林31.4、74.7、118.4和130.2 t·hm–2;兴安落叶松林28.9、44.3、74.2和113.3 t·hm–2;樟子松林22.8、52.0、71.1和92.6 t·hm–2;云冷杉林23.1、44.1、77.6和130.3 t·hm–2;白桦林18.8、35.3、66.6和88.5 t·hm–2;蒙古栎林25.0、20.0、47.5和68.9 t·hm–2;山杨林19.8、28.7、43.7和76.6 t·hm–2。红松林、兴安落叶松林、樟子松林和蒙古栎林在幼龄林时林分年固碳量较高,其他林型在成熟林时林分年固碳量较高。7种典型林型不同龄组的林分生物量碳密度均随林龄增长而增加,但不同林型的碳汇功能存在差异,同一林型不同林龄的生物量碳密度增幅差异也较大。林分年固碳量在0.4–2.8 t·hm–2之间,碳汇能力较强、碳汇潜力较大。尤其是小兴安岭目前林分质量较差,幼龄林和中龄林所占的比重较大,具有较大的碳汇潜力。研究结果可为森林经营管理及碳汇功能评价提供参考。     

Uncertainty in detecting the disturbance history of forest ecosystems using dendrochronology

QuestionsUncertainty in detecting disturbance histories has long been ignored in dendrochronological studies in forest ecosystems. Our goal was to characterize this uncertainty in relation to the key parameters of forest ecosystems and sample size. In addition, we aimed to provide a method to define uncertainty bounds in specific forest ecosystems with known parameters, and to provide a required (conservative) minimal sample size to achieve a pre-defined level of uncertainty if no actual key forest parameters are known.LocationTraining data were collected from Žofínský Prales (48°40′N, 14°42′E, 735–830 m a.s.l., granite, Czech Republic).MethodsWe used probability theory and expressed uncertainty as the length (the difference between the upper and lower bounds) of the 95% confidence interval. We studied the uncertainty of (i) the initial growth of trees – if they originated under canopy or in a gap; and (ii) the responses to disturbance events during subsequent growth – on the basis of release detection in the radial growth of trees. These two variables provide different information, which together give a picture of the disturbance history. While initial growth date the existence of a gap in a given decade (recent as well as older gaps are included), release demonstrates the moment of a disturbance event.ResultsWith the help of general mathematical deduction, we have obtained results valid across vegetation types. The length of a confidence interval depends on the sample size, proportion of released trees in a population, as well as on the variability of tree layer features (e.g., crown area of suppressed and released trees).ConclusionsMost studies to date have evaluated the initial growth of trees with higher uncertainty than for canopy disturbed area. The length of the 95% confidence interval for detecting initial growth has been rarely shorter than 0.1 (error ± 5%) and has mostly been much longer. To reach 95% confidence interval length of 0.1 (error ± 5%) when detecting the canopy disturbed area, at least 485 tree cores should be evaluated in studied time period, while to reach a 0.05 interval length (error ± 2.5%) at least 1925 tree cores are required. Our approach can be used to find the required sample size in each specific forest ecosystem to achieve pre-defined levels of uncertainty while detecting disturbance history.     

Gap structure,disturbance and regeneration in a primeval Picea abies forest

We investigated patterns of disturbance and recovery in Fiby urskog, a primeval spruce (Picea abies) forest, situated south of the border between the Boreo-nemoral and Boreal regions in East-central Sweden. The main types of disturbances are storm damage, fungal infection and insect attacks. The response of the different tree species varied and the mode of tree-fall depended on the different combinations of disturbance agents. The DBH distributions of gap creators and gap-border trees were almost the same. There was a high age diversity (100–240 yr) among the fallen trees. We concluded that all canopy trees (DBH > 20 cm) had the same probability of being felled by storms, irrespective of their age and DBH. According to an estimate along transect lines, gaps made up 31% of the spruce forest area. Individual gap sizes ranged from 9 m² to 360 m², but 83% of the gaps were < 150 m². The varied age structure of logs in individual gaps indicated that gap enlargements were common. 96 tree-falls were observed on four days with an hourly mean wind speed > 12.0 m/s; all trees fell in the direction of the wind. However, when we consult the 30-yrrecord(l 959–1989)ofthemeanhourly wind speed >12.0 m/s, it is clear that the pattern of storm-directions does not match the pattern of orientation of fallen logs. The present disturbance regime and the predominance of small gaps were more favourable for the regeneration oí Picea abies than of light-demanding tree species. In one large, 2900 m² gap, not crossed by the transects, all the major tree species had established within 7 yr, suggesting that classical succession in the sense of complete species replacement or ‘relay floristics’ didnot occur. Our observations seem rather to fit the ‘initial floristic’ model. Estimates of turnover time ranged from 170 to 228 yr, depending on the method used.     

Gap disturbance regime and composition in the Atlantic Montane Rain Forest: the influence of topography

In the Atlantic Montane Rain Forest of south-eastern Brazil, a field study was carried out to describe the forest disturbance regime, analyse canopy gap composition and evaluate the influence of habitat parameters on gap tree species composition. We characterized canopy gaps considering the group of variables as follows: area, type and number of tree/branch falls, topographic position, soil coverage and surrounding canopy trees. Gap composition was assessed at species level by measuring all individuals inside gaps higher than one meter. Mean gap area of the 42 canopy gaps analysed was 71.9 ± 9.0 m2 (mean ± SE). Out of the studied gaps, 35.7% were created by uprooted and by snapped trees, 16.7% by dead-standing trees and 11.9% by the fall of large branches. The disturbance regime was characterized by gap openings predominantly smaller than 150 m2 and by spatial patterning related to topography. Ridges had smaller gaps and higher proportions of gaps created by branch falls; slopes had bigger gaps generally created by uprooting events. The more abundant and frequent species were shade tolerant and the more species-rich families found inside gaps did not differ from the forest as a whole. Pioneer species were rare and restricted to medium and large size classes. The Indicator Species Analysis and the Canonical Correspondence Analysis indicated gap area, topography and the percentage of soil cover by the genera Calathea and Ctenanthe were the predominant variables correlated with woody species distribution. So, topography emerged as an important issue not only to the gap disturbance regime, but also to gap colonization. In respect to the influence of gap processes on the Atlantic Montane Rain Forest regeneration, our results support the view that canopy gap events may not be working as promoters of community wide floristic shifts.     

The spatio-temporal pattern of historical disturbances of an evergreen broadleaved forest in East China: a dendroecological analysis

Evergreen broadleaved forests (EBLF), the zonal forest ecosystem of the subtropical zone in east China, have been degraded from recent anthropogenic disturbance. Understanding the role of past disturbances in EBLFs would be helpful to the restoration of degraded EBLFs. We used dendroecological techniques to reconstruct the disturbance history of a secondary EBLF dominated by Schima superba and Castanopsis carlesii in Tiantong National Forest Park (29°48′N, 121°47′E), Zhejiang Province, East China. The disturbances were inferred from tree-ring growth release and long-term establishment patterns obtained from 91 overstory trees. The initial growth rates of these trees were compared to trees originating in the understory to evaluate the intensity of past disturbances. The spatial distribution patterns of disturbances were portrayed with tree mapping. The results revealed that there were five disturbances, averaging one disturbance per decade over the past half century. The first disturbance event was probably most intense given that most canopy trees established at that time and displayed high initial growth rates. The timing of the second disturbance event coincided with the documented selective logging. The last three disturbances, having lower tree growth responses and a clumped spatial distribution of gap creation, were probably the result of recurring typhoons. The first two disturbances led to tree regeneration and secondary succession, represented mainly by long-lived deciduous trees in the forest. The subsequent disturbances facilitated the stand development process, creating a complex three-dimensional structure from a pre-existing single-age cohort. This study suggests that EBLFs affected by large disturbances can recover in a few decades and the frequent gap disturbances probably facilitate its process in the early successional stages.     

Study on canopy disturbance regime and mechanism of tree species diversity maintenance in the lower subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest,South China

ABSTRACT

The canopy disturbance, the gap environment, gap regeneration and maintenance of tree species diversity in the lower subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest (LSEBF) of South China were studied in this paper. The most common manner of gap formation in the forest was by stem breakage. Most gaps were formed by two gap makers. The sizes of most expanded gaps (EG) and canopy gaps (CG) were in the range of 100 – 300 m² and 50 – 100 m², respectively. The ecological factors in gaps were analysed on the basis of contrasting measurement of the microclimatic regimes in gaps of different sizes and in non-gap stands. Tree species in the LSEBF were classified into 5 ecological species groups on the bases of their changes in order of importance values in gaps and in non-gap stands. Most of the species reached their peak of regeneration density around the gap sizes of 100 m² and 500 m². The curves of regeneration density vs. gap age for major species revealed two types. Regeneration densities of most species, and species diversity indices in gaps were greater than those in non-gap stands.     

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。     

Structure and dynamics of the subalpine coniferous forest on Changbai mountain,China

The composition and structure of the subalpine coniferous forest communities on Changbai mountain, China, were studied. Two mixed-conifer forest types, indicated by different combinations of Picea jezoensis var. komarovii, Picea koraiensis, Abies nephrolepis, Pinus koraiensis, and one type dominated by Larix olgensis and Abies nephrolepis were sampled. The number of woody species become less towards the higher elevation, while the herb layer was richer in the upper part due to the lower crown density. The Larix-dominated stand was established in a large gap presented as a building phase, and its composition and structure were simpler than the other two types. The dynamics of the forest zone, which had a mosaic structure consisting of Picea- and Larix-dominated patches, is characterized by patches transforming from one to another. This mosaic structure, with patch interchanging, is defined as the climax of the forest zone. Larix played an important role in sustaining the coniferous forest communities as a gap revegetator and a conditioner for the regeneration of Picea and Abies. Windfall was considered to be a frequent disturbance factor which caused the vegetation to become more heterogeneous and offered opportunities for Larix to establish.     

长白山阔叶红松林树木种群动态的长期监测

基于1981-2016年对长白山阔叶红松林固定样地(面积 1 hm²)4次调查的监测数据,研究了阔叶红松林树种组成与结构的变化特征,分析了各树种的径阶分布、空间分布、数量变化等.结果表明: 35年间,林分的树种组成变化不大,林分总密度呈下降趋势.总胸高断面积和蓄积量分别为 43～45 m²·hm^-2和474～496 m³·hm^-2,其中,红松的优势度最大,胸高断面积和蓄积量分别占57.8%～59.7%和62.5%～65.4%.所有优势树种的空间分布无明显变化,均呈随机分布.其中,红松的径级结构呈近似正态分布,乔木层全部树种的径级结构呈倒 “J” 型分布.小径级(10～26 cm)死亡个体的绝对数量最多,死亡比例为30%,而中径级(30～50 cm)死亡比例最高,为30%～50%.乔木层中除色木槭外的主要树种均没有明显进阶,死亡率高于更新率,特别是红松,完全没有更新或进阶,种群处于衰退状态.原始阔叶红松林中红松、紫椴等优势树种的更新受到阻碍,这些树种的种群维持可能需要自然干扰.     

长白山云冷杉林幼苗幼树空间分布格局及其更新特征

长白山云冷杉针阔混交林是我国东北主要的森林类型之一,其乔木树种幼苗幼树的结构和动态决定着未来林分的结构和生长动态。在长白山地区设置一块具有代表性的云冷杉针阔混交林幼苗幼树更新样地,统计分析幼苗幼树更新特征,绘制地径结构图、树高结构图及其空间分布图。运用点格局分析中的单变量O-ring统计方法,分析更新树种的空间分布格局;用双变量O-ring统计方法,分析更新树种种间的空间关联性。研究结果表明:(1)更新树种组成有冷杉(Abies nephrolepis)、色木槭(Acer mono)、紫椴(Tilia amurensis)、红皮云杉(Picea koraiensis)、红松(Pinus koraiensis)、蒙古栎(Quercus mongolica)、春榆(Ulmus japonica)7种,其中以冷杉、色木槭为主,更新幼苗幼树的地径近似呈倒J型分布,树高结构近似呈双峰分布;(2)所有更新树种、冷杉、色木槭在小尺度1—10 m的范围内呈聚集分布,随着尺度增加,聚集程度减弱,逐渐趋于均匀分布和随机分布,紫椴、云杉和红松在空间所有尺度上以随机分布为主;(3)更新树种之间的空间关联性在小尺度范围上正关联性比较多,较大尺度范围上负关联性比较多,随着尺度增加,空间关联性减弱。