Fractal root system of Melica przewalskyi along different aspect in degraded grassland

Aims Fractal root system is phenotypic plasticity result of plant root architecture to respond to environmental heterogeneity, may reflect the growth strategy of plants to adapt to environmental conditions. Our objective was to explore the relationship between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance of fractal root system of Melica przewalskyi population in response to aspect variation in the northwest of China. Methods The study site was located in a degraded alpine grassland on the northern slope in Qilian Mountains, Gansu Province, China. Survey and sampling were carried out at 40 plots which were set up along four slope aspects transects with 20 m distance between adjacent plots. Handheld GPS was used to determine the elevation, longitude and latitude of each plot. ArcGIS was used to set up digital elevation model (DEM). Community traits were investigated and six individuals roots of M. przewalskyi were collected randomly at each plot. The samples were cleaned and divided into different organs, then scanning the root with the Win-RHIZO for measurements of fractal dimension and fractal abundance in laboratory, and their biomass were then measured after being dried at 80 °C in an oven. Important findings With the slope aspect turned from north to east, west, and south, the density, height and soil moisture content of the plant community displayed a pattern of initial decline, the height, density, root fractal abundance of M. przewalskyi increased and the root fractal dimension decreased. The root fractal dimension was negatively associated with the fractal abundance in all aspects, but the relationship varied along the slope aspects gradient; there was a highly significant negative correlation (p < 0.01) between the root fractal dimension and fractal abundance at north slope and south slope aspect, whereas the correlation only reached a significant level (p < 0.05) at the east slope aspect and west slope aspect; indicating that there is a trade-off between the root fractal dimension and fractal abundance. In addition, when the slope aspect changed from north to east, west and south, the standardized major axis (SMA) slope of the regression equation in the scaling relationships between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance increased (p < 0.05), indicating that the roots of M. przewalskyi at the droughty southern slope have less branch and more sparse in the same soil volume of root exploitation and utilization. Consequently, the resource allocation pattern on reasonable trade-off between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance in different slope aspect of M. przewalskyi, reflects the relationship between the income and the cost of construction of plant root architecture.     

“生态效益”的内涵及其特征

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树qu（Tuapaia belangeri chinensis）的动脉

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露水草的光合特性及其生态学意义

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菱斑食植瓢虫生物学特性及其防治

<正> (艹舌)蒌是一种重要中药材。近几年来,菱斑食植瓢虫在中牟县(艹舌)蒌上发生普遍,为害严重,造成大量枯叶和死株,成为(艹舌)蒌上最主要的害虫。如1988～1990年中牟县林业局及林场的几十棵(艹舌)蒌受害十分严重。最多一株上有虫3800头,一般500多头,最少300头。因受此     

丹江口水库氮干沉降的时空特征及生态影响

氮沉降是水库水体外源氮输入的重要途径,对水生态系统有直接影响。通过采集丹江口水库淅川库区162个大气氮干沉降样品,分析了库区氮干沉降通量特征、典型农业期对氮沉降的贡献以及潜在的生态影响。结果表明：库区氮干沉降通量为22.60 kg N·hm^-2·a^-1,有机氮沉降量占总氮沉降通量的50.8%,以有机氮沉降为主;库区东北与西南区域氮干沉降通量较高,而北部和东南区域较低;春、秋季库区总氮、有机氮和尿素沉降通量高于夏、冬季,铵态氮沉降通量在夏季最高,硝态氮沉降通量在冬季最高,与氮素的来源、农业生产活动以及气象因素有关;典型农业期氮干沉降量月均值是非典型农业期的1.75倍,农业活动对总沉降量的贡献不容忽视;淅川库区大气氮干沉降通量是我国湖泊营养盐总氮沉降临界负荷的2.26倍,有潜在的水体富营养化风险,需重点关注典型农业活动期对水生态系统的影响。     

古尔班通古特沙漠生物结皮微鞘藻分类学研究

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莎草属果皮微形态特征及其分类学上的意义

首次报道了在立体显微镜及扫描电子显微镜下对莎草属(Cyperus Linn.)14种、2变种植物果皮微形态特征的观察结果。根据纹饰特点的不同,可分为三种类型:(1)网——瘤状复合纹饰;(2)网状纹饰;(3)疣状纹饰。莎草属植物在果皮微形态特征上存在的种间差异可为种的划分提供依据,并为探讨该属的系统演化提供有价值的资料。