阿拉善荒漠不同密度白沙蒿人工种群生长、繁殖与土壤水分的关系

研究了阿拉善荒漠飞播建植的不同密度人工白沙蒿 (Artemisia sphaerocephala)种群的生长、繁殖与土壤水分的关系 ,主要结果是 :(1)不同密度白沙蒿人工种群的生长与繁殖特征存在明显差异 ,它反映在白沙蒿单株地上生物量、根量、生殖枝数和种子产量随着种群密度的增加而下降。 (2 )不同密度白沙蒿种群的存活率明显不同 ,当种群密度超过 3.1株 /m2时 ,个体植物生长发育不良 ,并出现密度制约死亡 (自疏 )现象 ,植株死亡率急剧上升。(3)不同密度白沙蒿草地不同深度土壤含水量存在明显差异 ,特别是 0～ 2 0和 2 0～ 4 0 cm两个土层的土壤含水量随种群密度的增加显著下降 ,与水资源容量相适应的白沙蒿种群密度约为 2 .1株 /m2 ,在该密度下土壤水分含量基本上能够满足白沙蒿的生理生态需水。 (4 )回归分析显示 ,白沙蒿单株地上生物量与0～ 2 0和 2 0～ 4 0 cm的土壤含水量呈显著正相关 ,而与 4 0 cm以下土层的土壤含水量无显著相关性 ,表明白沙蒿种群的生长主要受 0～ 4 0 cm土层土壤含水量的影响

Growth and reproduction and their relationships with soil moisture in artificially established Artemisia sphaerocephala populations of different densities in the Alxa Desert

At the southeastern edge of Tengger Desert in Inner Mongolia of northern China, grassland degradation usually occurs primarily due to improper management regimes in fragile environmental conditions. Over the last several decades, most sandy grasslands in this region have turned into shifting, semi-shifting and semi-fixed sandy lands, corresponding to severe, moderate and light degradation. To curb degradation and alleviate the impacts of degradation on environment and human life in this region, the central ...