Establishment processes and regeneration patterns of montane virgin coniferous forest in northeastern China

Abstract. The co-occurrence of Larix olgensis var. changpaiensis, Picea jezoensis and Abies nephrolepis in the coniferous forest of Mount Changbai, northeastern China, is discussed, and the regeneration pattern of these taxa compared on the basis of the analysis of the age structure and the age-height relationship of the three conifers. The presence of tall individuals (ca. 30 m in height) of Larix olgensis var. changpaiensis, which does not show any regeneration, was related to the large eruption of Mount Changbai up to ca. 400 yr ago. Picea jezoensis compensates its small recruitment by a large stem size and long life span together with a continuous height growth. Abies nephrolepis recruits well, but its small stem size and short life span do not result in its dominance in the forest.     

大别山北坡落叶阔叶林种间相关的研究

应用联结系数AC,点相关系数PCC,x~2检验和pearson相关系数r公式测定了大别山北坡落叶阔叶林的种间关系,依据种间联结程度将乔木层划分出3个生态种组,即栓皮栎──枫香种组,化香──短柄抱种组和锐齿栎──灯台树种组。     

浙江金华北山植物区系地理的研究

金华北山约有种子植物１４０科、５１９属、１０５２种。区系成分中,以北温带、泛热带、东亚三种成分为主,植物区系具明显的亚热带性质。以植物地理成分为指标,对金华山与全国其它１４个山地的植物区系进行了模糊聚类分析。结果表明,庐山、天目山植物区系与浙南一闽北的九龙山、武夷山植物区系之间无明显的分界线。     

黄山典型植被类型土壤真菌群落特征及其影响因素

黄山地势高差明显,植被类型多样,生态系统保存完整,是研究森林生态系统土壤真菌群落的天然实验室。本研究采集黄山典型植被下土壤样本,利用Illumina NovaSeq高通量测序技术分析土壤真菌群落结构,结合土壤理化性质探讨不同植被类型影响真菌群落组成的潜在因素。结果共检测到13个真菌门,优势真菌门依次为：担子菌门Basidiomycota,获得38目,202属,相对丰度介于7.30%-90.71%,在常绿落叶阔叶混交林、山地矮林及落叶阔叶林中出现高值,局部呈现先增后减的单峰变化格局;子囊菌门Ascomycota有56目,393属,相对丰度介于4.69%-53.07%,随着典型植被类型变化无明显变化规律;被孢霉门Mortierellomycota获得1目和2属,相对丰度介于2.88%-29.92%,随着典型植被类型变化呈现U型变化模式;5种植被类型土壤中共检测到34个不同分类单元的真菌指示类群,落叶阔叶林土壤真菌指示类群最为丰富,占67%;pH显著影响土壤真菌α多样性（Pearson,P<0.001）,是黄山土壤真菌群落变异的主控因子（Monte Corlo 检验,P<0.01）。     

Multi‐species distribution modelling highlights the Adelaide Geosyncline,South Australia,as an important continental‐scale arid‐zone refugium

The mainland portion of the Adelaide Geosyncline (Mount Lofty and Flinders Ranges) has been postulated as an important arid‐zone climate refugium for Australia. To test the sensitivity of this putative Australian arid biome refugium to contemporary climate change, we compared Generalized Additive Modelling and MaxEnt distribution models for 20 vascular plant species. We aimed to identify shared patterns to inform priority areas for management. Models based on current climate were projected onto a hypothetical 2050 climate with a 1.5°C increase in temperature and 8% decrease in rainfall. Individual comparisons and combined outputs of logistic models for all 20 species showed range contraction to shared refugia in the Flinders Ranges and southern Mount Lofty Ranges. Modelling suggests the Flinders Ranges will experience species turnover while suitable climatic habitat will be retained in the Mount Lofty Ranges for the current suite of species. Fragmentation of the southern Mount Lofty Ranges poses management challenges for conserving species diversity with warming and drying. Although projected models must be interpreted carefully, they suggest the region will remain an important but threatened refugium for mesic species at a continental scale.     

Canopy structure of tropical and sub-tropical rain forests in relation to conifer dominance analysed with a portable LIDAR system

Background and Aims

Globally, conifer dominance is restricted to nutient-poor habitats in colder, drier or waterlogged environments, probably due to competition with angiosperms. Analysis of canopy structure is important for understanding the mechanism of plant coexistence in relation to competition for light. Most conifers are shade intolerant, and often have narrow, deep, conical crowns. In this study it is predicted that conifer-admixed forests have less distinct upper canopies and more undulating canopy surfaces than angiosperm-dominated forests.

Methods

By using a ground-based, portable light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system, canopy structure was quantified for old-growth evergreen rainforests with varying dominance of conifers along altitudinal gradients (200–3100 m a.s.l.) on tropical and sub-tropical mountains (Mount Kinabalu, Malaysian Borneo and Yakushima Island, Japan) that have different conifer floras.

Key Results

Conifers dominated at higher elevations on both mountains (Podocarpaceae and Araucariaceae on Kinabalu and Cupressaceae and Pinaceae on Yakushima), but conifer dominance also varied with soil/substrate conditions on Kinabalu. Conifer dominance was associated with the existence of large-diameter conifers. Forests with higher conifer dominance showed a canopy height profile (CHP) more skewed towards the understorey on both Kinabalu and Yakushima. In contrast, angiosperm-dominated forests had a CHP skewed towards upper canopy, except for lowland dipterocarp forests and a sub-alpine scrub dominated by small-leaved Leptospermum recurvum (Myrtaceae) on Kinabalu. Forests with a less dense upper canopy had more undulating outer canopy surfaces. Mixed conifer–angiosperm forests on Yakushima and dipterocarp forests on Kinabalu showed similar canopy structures.

Conclusions

The results generally supported the prediction, suggesting that lower growth of angiosperm trees (except L. recurvum on Kinabalu) in cold and nutrient-poor environments results in a sparser upper canopy, which allows shade-intolerant conifers to co-occur with angiosperm trees either as emergents or as codominants in the open canopy.     

庐山风景区碳源、碳汇的测度及均衡

旅游目的地系统碳源、碳汇的计算与分析,不仅是旅游业节能减排政策制定的重要依据,也是旅游与环境相互关系研究的一个新的科学命题.以庐山风景区为例,计算并分析了2010年的碳源及碳汇.结果表明:(1)2010年庐山风景区包括本地居民和旅游者的总碳排放为108 697 t.其中,本地居民占碳排放总量的19.52％,旅游者占碳排放总量的80.48％.在旅游者碳排放中,旅游交通碳排放占50.24％,旅游住宿碳排放占38.04％,旅游食物消费碳排放占10.65％,旅游活动碳排放仅占1.07％;(2)2010年庐山风景区内陆地生态系统碳吸收为9447 t;(3)从碳源、碳汇均衡角度看,庐山陆地生态系统的固碳量吸收了区内碳排放的23.47％.但由于旅游者的区际流动和旅游业的产业关联性强,陆地生态系统的碳吸收仅占区内和区外碳排放总量的8.69％,旅游业使庐山成为一个显著的碳源.     

江西省弄蝶四新纪录(鳞翅目:弄蝶总科)(英文)

通过对外形特征和外生殖器特征的检视,发现江西省弄蝶四新纪录:无斑珂弄蝶指名亚种Caltoris bromus bromus(Leech,1894)、襟弄蝶中南亚种Pseudocoladenia dan fabia(Evans,1949)、灰陀弄蝶黎氏亚种Thoressa gupta leechii(Evans,1932)和南岭陀弄蝶Thoressa xiaoqingae Huang&Zhan,2004。标本均采自江西九连山国家级自然保护区。文中提供了成虫标本照片。     

峨眉山与黄山藏酋猴肠道菌群组成的比较

峨眉山和黄山都是我国著名的藏酋猴Macaca thibetana生态旅游地,对两地藏酋猴肠道微生物群落结构的比较研究,有助于了解不同生境、不同旅游管理方式对野生灵长类动物的影响。本研究对峨眉山藏酋猴M. t.thibetana肠道微生物16S rRNA基因进行测序,并与黄山藏酋猴M. t. huangshanensis肠道微生物的群落结构进行了比较。结果显示,两地藏酋猴肠道菌群有大量共有的可操作分类单元,而群落组成和多样性方面存在较大差异。峨眉山藏酋猴肠道菌群的优势门类为厚壁菌门Firmicutes(69. 04%±11. 81%)、拟杆菌门Bacteroidetes(21. 59%±10. 05%)和放线菌门Actinobacteria (2. 73%±2. 17%);黄山藏酋猴为厚壁菌门(46. 34%±8. 15%)、拟杆菌门(36. 75%±6. 38%)和变形菌门Proteobacteria(14. 91%±8. 06%)。在属级水平上,峨眉山藏酋猴肠道丰度最高的为颤螺菌属Oscillospira(23. 49%±16. 63%),黄山藏酋猴为普氏菌属Prevotella(36. 35%±9. 15%)。在群落多样性方面,黄山藏酋猴α多样性指数显著低于峨眉山,且两者的菌群结构也产生了显著分化。PICRUSt功能富集分析显示,峨眉山藏酋猴在脂类代谢、外源化学物的降解与代谢等通路显著富集,而黄山藏酋猴在多糖的合成与代谢等通路显著富集。研究还发现峨眉山藏酋猴肠道存在一定丰度的传染性致病菌,这可能与峨眉山的生态旅游有关。