绿洲-荒漠过渡带景观的植被与土壤特征要素的空间异质性分析

采用变异函数的理论和方法,通过空间异质性特征比较,研究了阜康绿洲-荒漠过渡带景观中的植被盖度和土壤环境因子的空间异质性、空间格局及其关系．在此基础上,应用Kriging局部块段插值法,以三维图形显示出各个要素的空间分布格局．结果表明,除土壤全盐量空间相关性较弱外,其他各要素具有中等程度以上的空间相关性,且空间变异主要发生在较小尺度上．其中,植被盖度的空间异质性程度较高,在3km的尺度内具有明显的空间格局．从空间分布格局看,植被盖度、土壤表层含水量和土壤pH值沿样带相邻点差异对比明显,高值区和低值区交错．草本盖度与土壤表层含水量、土壤pH间有相关关系,灌木平均盖度主要依靠深层次地下水维系．灌木和草本盖度的块金值具有明显差异,可能因为二者要求不同的生态条件,因而在同等尺度上具有不同的生态学过程．     

额济纳绿洲不同林隙胡杨根蘖的发生特征

额济纳绿洲在维持我国西北广大地区脆弱的生态平衡方面起着至关重要的作用.但目前由于水资源匮乏和水污染,以及人为干扰,该绿洲中胡杨林退化严重,更新主要依赖林隙中的根蘖形式的无性繁殖实现.从胡杨根蘖幼苗的发生和生长与林隙的特征关系着手,揭示胡杨根蘖更新的规律.在研究中,调查了胡杨林内不同林隙条件下,胡杨根蘖幼苗的密度、苗高和基径等生长状况,以及林隙内主要的环境影响因子,包括地被物、土壤条件、胡杨母株和人为干扰等.研究结果表明:在胡杨的根蘖幼苗生长过程中,苦豆子与土壤条件是主要的影响因子,苦豆子密度、人为干扰和周边大树数量对根蘖的基径和高生长具有显著的影响,但根蘖的发生的密度与苦豆子和土壤条件等环境因子的相关性却不显著.在分析原因中提出了根蘖发生机制的随机性与环境资源异质性的假说.     

Nouveaux sites paléolithiques de l’oasis de Djizak

The present paper is devoted to the study of Paleolithic settlements recently discovered in the territory of the Djizak Oasis. Some Paleolithic settlements such as Yangikichlak, Azimboulak, Gourdara 1, 2 and Shachmai-Doston were discovered at the roof of the Nourata mountain range in the Farich district. Their cultural layers are not conserved but the single discoveries testify to the presence of prehistoric human camps in the Upper Paleolithic period. The lithic assemblage from the sites of the Djizak Oasis has some similarities with the material coming from the Tachkent site complex and from the Samarkand drainage basin. The discovery of the settlements and their later studies fill gaps on the Paleolithic map of the region.     

Correlation between vein density and water use efficiency of Salix matsudana in Zhangye Wetland,China

Aims The correlation between vein density and water use efficiency (WUE) affects the balance between water supply and demand of plant leaves, which is significant for comprehending the ecological adaptation strategies of plants. The objective of this study was to study how Salix matsudana modulated vein density and WUE along a soil moisture gradient in Zhangye Wetland, China. Methods The study was conducted in floodplain wetland near Heihe River in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China. Three sample plots, at a spatial interval of 70 m, were set up along a soil moisture gradient ordinally from the area near the water body to the wetland edge, plot I (69.23%), spot II (48.38%) and spot III (35.27%). Community traits were investigated by using diagonal method, and all individuals of S. matsudana were used for measurements of height and canopy. At each plot, 5 individuals of S. matsudana at 4 vertices and diagonal intersection were selected for measurements of vein density, WUE, net photosynthetic rate (P_n), transpiration rate (T_r), photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), saturated vapor pressure differences (VPD), specific leaf area, stomatal conductance (G_s) and intercellular CO₂ concentration (C_i). We used mathematical methods of correlation analysis and standardized major axis to investigate relationships between vein density and WUE. Important findings With decreasing soil moisture, the height, canopy, specific leaf area, G_s and C_i of S. matsudana decreased gradually, while the vein density, WUE, P_n, T_r, PAR and VPD increased gradually. The correlation between vein density and WUE was positive in all the three plots, but the relationship varied along the soil moisture plots gradient. There was a highly significant positive correlation (p < 0.01) between the vein density and WUE at plot I and III, whereas the correlation only reached a significant level (p < 0.05) at plot II; The correlation coefficient between vein density and WUE is significantly smaller than 1 at plot I (p < 0.05), while the correlation coefficient is significant greater than 1 at plot II and III (p < 0.05). We can conclude that varied relationships between vein density and WUE of S. matsudana along a soil moisture gradient could reflect plant acclimation.     

Trade-off relationship between vein density and vein diameter of Achnatherum splendens in response to habitat changes in Zhangye wetland

Aims The coevolution between vein traits has influences on water use strategies of plant and the formation of leaf economic spectrum, and therefore is important for understanding the trade-off between carbon input in leaf vein construction and the functional feedback from leaf veins. Our aim is to study the allometric relationship between vein density and vein diameter of Achnatherum splendens populations at three natural microhabitats (subcanopy, transitional and open areas) in Zhangye wetland. Methods According to the shade condition of the arbor canopy and the distance to arbor, the A. splendens community were divided into three microenvironments: subcanopy, transitional and open areas. We sampled 10 (4 m × 4 m) A. splendens plots from each microenvironment and investigate the biological characteristics of the plots and leaf traits of the plants within the plots. Then the soil physical and chemical properties, and community photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) were investigated at three gradients. Six individual of A. splendens were selected in each plot and the leaf length, leaf width, vein density and vein diameter of two or three healthy and complete leaves from four directions of each individual were measured in laboratory. The SMA estimation method and correlation analysis were then used to examine the allometric relationship between vein density and vein diameter. Important findings Along the gradient from subcanopy, transitional zone to open areas, soil moisture displayed a pattern of initial decrease of plant community, and soil electric conductivity displayed increase changing trends. Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), vapor pressure deficit (VPD), vein density (1.28-1.59 mm·mm^-2), leaf width and water use efficiency (WUE) increase gradually, while the leaf length, vein diameter (0.21-0.16 mm) of A. splendens decrease. The average value of plasticity indexes of leaf characteristics was 0.19. Leaf net photosynthetic rate (P_n), transpiration rate (T_r) and bundle density increase first and them decrease. The vein density and vein diameter of A. splendens were negatively correlated with each other in subcanopy environment (p < 0.01), transitional and open areas (p < 0.05). The SMA (0.54-1.50) slope of regression equation in the scaling relationships between vein density and vein diameter decrease gradually from subcanopy to open areas.     

民勤绿洲边缘沙丘生物土壤结皮发育对浅层土壤质地、养分含量及微生物数量的影响

为探明干旱沙区沙丘生物土壤结皮形成及发育对浅层土壤质地、养分含量及微生物数量的影响,以民勤绿洲边缘结皮前期阶段(NCS)、物理-藻类结皮阶段(PACS)、藻类-地衣结皮阶段(ALCS)以及地衣-藓类结皮阶段(LMCS)的0—1 cm层土壤为研究对象,研究了土壤颗粒组成、土壤有机质、全氮、速效磷、速效钾含量以及土壤微生物数量动态变化。结果表明:1)生物土壤结皮在NCS向ALCS的发育过程中,其有效地提高了0—1 cm层土壤细沙粒(0—200μm)含量,同时降低了粗砂粒(200—2000μm)含量;在ALCS向LMCS演替过程中,土壤粒度组成无明显变化。2)土壤结皮形成与发育对0—1 cm层土壤有机质、全氮、速效磷以及速效钾含量均有显著影响(P0.05),4种养分含量均随生物结皮演替逐渐增大。3)在土壤结皮形成与演替过程中,0—1 cm层土壤细菌、放线菌以及真菌数量均呈现出先增大后减小趋势(峰值均出现在PACS),土壤总藻生物量一直处于持续增大趋势;在5—12月期间,土壤微生物数量或生物量变化均呈现出先增大后减小趋势。4)土壤结皮在NCS向PACS演替过程中,土壤颗粒组成的改变是土壤微生物量及养分变化的主要驱动因子;PACS向LMCS演替过程,土壤藻类、地衣、藓类是提高土壤养分含量的主要因子。表明民勤绿洲边缘沙丘生物土壤结皮形成与发育能有效地改善浅层土壤质量,提高土壤肥力,同时对土壤生态系统改善及生态环境保护具有重要作用。     

张掖湿地芦苇比叶面积和水分利用效率的关系

密度制约下植物比叶面积与水分利用效率的关系,对于认识土壤-植物-大气的物质循环和能量流动机制具有重要意义。采用样方调查法,研究了3种密度(高密度Ⅰ:210—230株/m~2;中密度Ⅱ:130—150株/m~2;低密度Ⅲ:50—70株/m~2)条件下芦苇种群比叶面积(SLA)和水分利用效率(WUE)的关系。结果表明:随着芦苇种群密度的逐渐降低,湿地群落的土壤含水量逐渐减小,芦苇的株高、叶面积、叶干重、SLA和蒸腾速率(Tr)均呈逐渐减小的趋势,净光合速率(Pn)、叶厚度和WUE呈逐渐增加的趋势;不同密度条件下湿地植物芦苇比叶面积(SLA)与水分利用效率(WUE)的关系存在显著差异(P0.05),在高密度(Ⅰ)与低密度(Ⅲ)样地,芦苇SLA与WUE呈极显著负相关关系(P0.01);在中密度(Ⅱ)样地,二者呈显著负相关关系(P0.05)。不同种群密度的湿地生境中,芦苇通过调整叶片形态构造,使比叶面积和水分利用效率形成了相反的变化趋势,反映了植物适应光照条件、土壤含水量等异质性环境因子的资源利用策略和光合产物积累模式。     

Geographic expansion of the invasive red crayfish <Emphasis Type="Italic">Procambarus clarkii</Emphasis> (Girard, 1852) (Crustacea: Decapoda) in Mexico

The red crayfish Procambarus clarkii, which is native to southcentral USA and northeastern Mexico, has been successfully introduced into several countries around the world. This study documents the geographic expansion of the exotic red crayfish in Mexico and discusses the consequence of a greater propagation of this species in Mexican inland waters. New state records of this crayfish in the Baja California peninsula and in the states of Durango and Sinaloa indicate its progressive dispersion. The propagation of P. clarkii in Mexico has been caused mainly by human introduction, but it is also facilitated because of the species’ tolerance to an ample range of environmental conditions. Because of the invasive capability of P. clarkii, we suspect that this exotic species is competing for habitat and food with native freshwater shrimp of the genus Macrobrachium in many sites of northern Mexico.     

生态足迹方法:可持续性定量研究的新方法——以张掖地区1995年的生态足迹计算为例

生态足迹是一种定量测量人类对自然利用程度的新方法。通过跟踪区域的能源和资源消费,将它们转化为提供这种物质流所必须的各种生物生产型土地类型的面积,并同区域能提供的生物生产型土地面积进行比较,能定量判断一个区域的发展是否处于生态承载能力的范围内,介绍了生态足迹的概念及生态足迹计算模型,分析总结了生态足迹模型的优缺点等,在此基础上,对张掖地区1995年生态足迹进行了实证计算和分析,结果表明1995年张掖地区人均生态字为0．34hm^2.     

典型喀斯特山区植被类型对土壤有机碳、氮的影响

选取典型喀斯特山区荒草地、灌丛地、次生林地和原生林地作为研究对象,分别在4个季节对选定区域分层(0~15和15~30 cm)进行土壤采集,探讨不同植被类型下土壤养分的动态变化。结果表明:不同植被类型下,土壤有机碳和全氮含量差异较大,其中原生林2项指标全年平均分别为72.61和7.39 g·kg-1,显著高于次生林(30.33和2.90 g·kg-1)、灌丛地(19.32和2.04 g·kg-1)和荒草坡(17.75和1.83 g·kg-1)。在土壤各理化指标中,土壤有机碳、氮储量与其他指标均有良好相关性,影响研究区土壤理化指标的主要因素是植被因素(74.31%),次要因素是季节因素(14.85%)。不同植被类型土壤有机碳、全氮含量及其储量在各个季节变化趋势大致相同,表现为春秋两季较高,夏冬两季较低。