陕北黄土丘陵区撂荒群落共存种活性氧清除指标对水分胁迫的响应

群落共存种对环境变化的生理生态响应差异是群落演替的重要因素,其中活性氧清除是生理生态响应的重要方面。该研究以黄土丘陵区10个常见撂荒群落共存种(阿尔泰狗娃花、猪毛蒿、铁杆蒿、茭蒿、小花棘豆、达乌里胡枝子、白羊草、冰草、中华隐子草和无芒隐子草)为研究对象,测定了不同水分处理条件下(适宜水分、中度胁迫及重度胁迫)生长季中3个月份(8、9和10月)个体和种群的生长表现(个体株高、生物量和种群存活率),及主要活性氧清除指标［类胡萝卜素含量、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性和谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量］,分析群落共存种的生态适合度和活性氧清除指标对水分处理的响应差异及其相互关系,以明确演替生态位置上各指标的变化趋势。结果表明：(1)随水分胁迫程度的增加,演替前期种——猪毛蒿的的适合度有所下降,后期种——白羊草有所上升。(2)GSH和类胡萝卜素含量均随水分胁迫程度增强显著升高。(3)类胡萝卜素含量、SOD活性和GSH含量存在显著的种间差异,其中达乌里胡枝子的类胡萝卜素含量、小花棘豆的SOD活性、中华隐子草的SOD活性和GSH含量、无芒隐子草的类胡萝卜素含量和GSH含量均相对较高,且这3个指标的生长季变化也较为明显,8月份类胡萝卜素含量和GSH含量相对较高,而10月份GSH含量和SOD活性相对较高。(4)演替生态位置上,10个共存种在演替序列上以前期种的适合度和类胡萝卜素含量相对较低,而演替后期种相对较高,表明演替后期的植物较为耐旱。     

黄土丘陵区撂荒群落演替序列种根系对氮素施肥方式和水平的形态响应

采用盆栽试验,研究了黄土丘陵区撂荒群落演替序列种(即,黄土丘陵区摞荒群落演替主要阶段的优势种)根系对氮素施肥方式和水平的形态响应,对了解我国氮沉降增加背景下的群落生态效应及人为施肥干扰促进植被恢复具有较好的理论和实践意义。测试并分析了6个演替序列种在不同施氮方式(匀质和异质施氮)和水平(高、低和无氮对照)条件下植株个体生物量指标(地上及地下生物量和根冠比)、根系形态指标(根长、直径、表面积、比根长和比表面积)的变化及其差异显著性;并且利用根钻法和单样本T检验比较了异质施氮方式下施氮斑块与不施氮斑块根系形态指标的差异。结果表明:1)6种演替序列种地上、地下生物量和根冠比存在种间固有差别,施氮方式和水平整体上对三者无显著影响;施氮方式和植物种类对根冠比存在显著交互作用,说明个别种的根冠比对施氮方式响应明显,其中猪毛蒿根冠比在异质施氮方式下显著高于匀质施氮。2)6种演替序列种根系塑形指标包括比根长、比表面积和直径存在种间差别,并且施氮水平对比根长影响显著,高、低施氮水平下比根长都显著低于不施氮对照。3)狗尾草和铁杆蒿分别在异质高氮和异质低氮条件下施氮斑块根系生物量密度显著高于未施氮斑块;猪毛蒿在异质高氮条件下施氮斑块发生了更多的伸长生长,其根长、根表面积、比根长和比表面积在施氮斑块中的密度显著高于未施氮斑块;猪毛蒿和狗尾草在异质高氮条件下,以及白羊草在异质低氮条件下,其根系直径在施氮斑块显著小于未施氮斑块。从根系形态变化敏感性和施氮对促进植物生长来看,演替过程中演替序列种对施氮响应的敏感性总体上呈降低趋势,前期种对施氮响应更敏感,从施氮获利也更多,因而恢复前期进行人为干扰促进植被恢复效果也会更好。     

黄土丘陵区9种群落共存种干旱胁迫下抗氧化酶的响应

通过盆栽试验,以9种黄土丘陵区撂荒演替中期群落共存种(猪毛蒿、中华隐子草、小花棘豆、冰草、无芒隐子草、铁杆蒿、达乌里胡枝子、茭蒿和白羊草)为研究对象,测定其生长季中(8~10月)重度和中度干旱胁迫及适宜水分条件下(分别为45%~50%、60%~65%和75%~80%的田间持水量)活性氧清除酶(SOD、CAT、POD、APX)活性以及MDA含量的变化,分析土壤干旱程度、植物和生长季三因素对上述各生理指标的影响,研究群落共存种对土壤水分变化的响应,揭示水分变化后群落共存种的群体效应和植被演替的植物生理生态机制。结果表明:(1)9种群落共存种的SOD、CAT、POD、APX活性以及MDA含量存在显著的种间差异,生长季中(8~10月)以及不同水分条件下也存在显著差异。(2)达乌里胡枝子SOD活性、白羊草CAT活性、中华隐子草POD活性以及小花棘豆的CAT、POD和APX活性均相对较高,而且达乌里胡枝子的MDA含量较低;生长季中(8~10月)9种群落共存种的SOD、CAT和POD活性逐月下降且MDA含量进入10月后也有所下降,说明生长旺季耐旱性指标的生理活性较高;与POD和CAT活性相比,9种群落共存种的SOD和APX活性在重度干旱胁迫下显著提高,显示SOD和APX活性对于干旱胁迫具有较好的响应能力。(3)达乌里胡枝子和小花棘豆具有较高的SOD、APX活性和较低的MDA含量,说明达乌里胡枝子和小花棘豆的耐旱性相对较强,在土壤水分较低时,其在群落中的相对多度可能会有所上升。(4)9种群落共存种在演替序列上以前期种的SOD和APX活性相对较低,而演替后期种相对较高,表明演替后期的植物较为耐旱。     

黄土高原先锋种猪毛蒿叶片形态解剖与生理特征对立地的适应性

为了揭示黄土丘陵沟壑区撂荒地植被演替前期优势种猪毛蒿(Artemisia scoparia)对该区立地环境的适应性,探讨猪毛蒿演替生态位的变化,研究了陕北黄土丘陵沟壑区3种立地环境下(阳峁坡、峁顶、阴峁坡)猪毛蒿叶片形态解剖和生理特征的变化,以及这些变化与生态因子之间的相互关系。结果表明:(1)猪毛蒿叶片具有适应该区半干旱环境的形态及解剖结构:叶片针形化、具表皮毛、环栅型叶肉组织、海绵组织特化为贮水组织、维管束退化、具裂生分泌腔,C3植物呈现类似CAM植物的叶片特性;(2)在土壤、空气湿度相对干燥和强光生境的阳峁坡与峁顶,猪毛蒿具有较小的叶面积、发达的栅栏组织、致密的表皮毛和紧密的细胞间隙,而在生境条件较好的阴峁坡则呈相反趋势;(3)阳峁坡猪毛蒿叶片相对含水量和叶绿素含量较小,超氧阴离子自由基增加,但植物体内超氧化物歧化酶和抗坏血酸含量增加以清除植物体内产生的活性氧;(4)冗余及相关性分析表明,猪毛蒿叶片形态、解剖和生理指标的可塑性对立地光照强度、土壤水分和有机质含量较为敏感,同时其形态解剖与生理可塑性可共同调节来适应生境。综合分析,猪毛蒿对陕北黄土丘陵沟壑区撂荒初期光照强度大、土壤贫瘠但土层干化现象尚未出现的立地环境有较好的适应性,使其成为黄土高原植被自然演替过程中的先锋物种。     

濒危植物峨眉含笑的种内、种间竞争

研究植物种内、种间竞争关系是探究植物濒危原因的重要方式之一, 根据竞争来源和竞争预测模型可以制定具有针对性的保护策略。本文以雅安周公山峨眉含笑(Michelia wilsonii)野生种群为研究对象, 使用逐步扩大范围法确定峨眉含笑的竞争范围半径, 运用Hegyi单木竞争模型计算竞争指数(competition index, CI), 分析其种内、种间竞争关系。结果表明: 峨眉含笑的最适竞争范围半径是10 m, 能较好地反映其种内竞争强度; 峨眉含笑的竞争压力主要来自种内, 种内竞争指数(348.72, 62.52%)远大于种间竞争指数(209.03, 37.48%); 小树、中树阶段个体的竞争强度较大, 平均竞争指数(3.97、3.14)远高于总体平均竞争指数(2.68); 内有21种竞争木, 其中杉木(Cunninghamia lanceolata)、华中樱桃(Prunus conradinae)、细刺枸骨(Ilex hylonoma)是峨眉含笑的主要竞争树种; 胸径与竞争指数间服从指数函数关系(CI = 3.8907e^-0.048x, R² = 0.1087, P < 0.01), 随着对象木胸径的增大, 竞争指数不断降低, 当胸径达到30 cm后, 竞争强度基本稳定。综上, 小树、中树阶段的峨眉含笑个体受到极强的种内竞争, 初入老树阶段的个体受到较强的种间竞争。为更好地保护峨眉含笑的天然种群, 降低竞争对种群更替的影响, 在林分管理中需要促进小树、中树的个体更新, 减轻植株间的竞争消耗, 加速峨眉含笑的生长和维持种群稳定。     

甘南亚高山草甸围封地群落演替及植物光合生理特征

为了解甘南亚高山草甸围封地恢复演替动态, 探究围封恢复进程中植物光合生理特征的变化规律及其影响因子, 对围封试验地内5个典型群落样地进行样方调查, 测定了各群落优势种及3个共有种的光合参数和叶性状参数, 并测定了群落表层土壤(0-20 cm)的水分含量及全氮含量。结果显示: 该围封地内形成一个以草本植物→半灌木→灌木的演替序列, 群落表层土壤含水量及全氮含量随着演替的进行逐渐增加; 在演替的时间尺度上, 各演替阶段优势种光合生理特征间存在明显差异, 随着演替的进行, 群落优势种的净光合速率(A_area)、光合水分利用效率(WUE)、相对叶绿素含量(SPAD)呈降低趋势, 其叶片氮含量(N_mass)、光合氮利用效率(PNUE)、比叶面积(SLA)随演替变化没有严格一致的规律, 而更多地表现为不同植物功能型之间的差异; 从演替前期到后期, 同种植物的A_area、SPAD值逐渐降低, 非豆科植物披碱草(Elymus dahuricus)、老鹳草(Geranium wilfordii)的PNUE、WUE随演替进行呈降低趋势, 其N_mass、SLA随演替进行却呈增加趋势, 然而豆科植物紫苜蓿(Medicago sativa)由于具有固氮能力, 受养分限制不明显, 这些光合生理特征值没有随演替发生明显的变化。这些结果表明, 在恢复演替过程中, 该围封地由一个物质获得能力强的群落向物质保持能力强的群落过渡, 土壤水分含量及全氮含量是推动这种过渡发生的主要因子。掌握围封地群落演替过程中的光合生理动态对于亚高寒退化草甸恢复具有一定的理论指导意义。     

施肥干扰对陕北黄土丘陵区三个典型群落结构组成的影响

在陕北黄土丘陵区,为了加快当地植被的恢复速度,结合当地条件,通过小区施肥实验与野外调查,研究了施肥对不同演替阶段的3个典型群落:猪毛蒿(Artemisia scoparia)、长芒草(Stipa bungeana)和铁杆蒿(Artemisia sacrorum)结构组成的影响。结果表明:(1)与对照相比,施肥后3个群落中物种的重要值发生改变。猪毛蒿群落中,1年生植物狗尾草(Setaria viridis)重要值减小,而多年生植物阿尔泰狗哇花(Heteropappus altaicus)、冰草(Agropyron cristatum)等重要值增大,成为群落中的主要物种;长芒草群落,与对照相比,施肥降低了优势种长芒草的重要性,而达乌里胡枝子(Lespedeza dahurica)的重要值明显增大;铁杆蒿群落则随着肥量增加,铁杆蒿的重要值表现为逐渐上升,与对照相比,群落中的伴生种二裂萎陵菜(Potentilla bifurca)、茭蒿(Artemisia giraldii)在处理区的平均重要值有所下降,而演替后期物种达乌里胡枝子的重要值增大。(2)与对照相比,通过施肥,除铁杆蒿群落高肥区密度外,3个群落的高度、生物量和密度均有显著提高,表现为高度和生物量在高肥区达最大,密度在中肥区达最高。3个群落相比,演替前期的猪毛蒿群落提高幅度最大,长芒草次之,铁杆蒿最小。(3)施肥改变了3个群落的物种多样性。群落类型不同,其变化趋势亦不同。猪毛蒿和铁杆蒿群落Patrick丰富度指数在中肥区达最高,随着施肥量的增加,Margalef(Ima)、Shannon-Wiener(Isw)和Pielou(J)指数产生不同程度的下降,而Berger-Parker优势度指数(I)逐渐增大;长芒草群落则随着施肥量的增加,Patrick指数、Ima、Isw和J均有不同程度的上升,而优势度指数I呈下降趋势。     

陕北撂荒地上优势蒿类叶片解剖结构及其生态适应性

对陕北丘陵区撂荒地上处于自然恢复演替不同时期的3种优势种蒿类铁杆蒿（Artemisia gmelinii Web．）、茭蒿（Artemisia giraldii Pamp．）、猪毛蒿（Artemisia scoparia）的叶片解剖结构进行了观察研究的结果表明,随着演替序列的发展,3种蒿类的栅栏组织随演替时间的推移呈现出全栅型-环栅型-过渡型的趋势,叶片解剖结构说明越靠近演替前期的蒿类对干旱的适应性越强。此外,3种蒿类的栅栏组织排列都很紧密,表皮细胞排列不规则,且具有表皮毛和腺毛等旱生适应结构;在猪毛蒿和茭蒿中还发现了特化的气腔结构。这些特征均能说明这些蒿类植物具有很好的抗旱适应性,作为环境改造的先锋物种,它们在当地的自然植被恢复演替中起着积极的正向推动作用。     

四川大头茶在其群落中的种内与种间竞争的初步研究

用Ｈｅｇｙｉ的单木竞争指数模型对不同演替阶段的四川大头茶群落内的四川大头茶种内,种间的竞争强度进行了定量分析,结果表明：四川大头茶种内竞争较与其伴生树种间的竞争剧烈,竞争木对对象木的竞争强度与对象木的个体大小服从幂函数关系,竞争强度随着对象木人体的增大页减小;对象木的生长速度与竞争指数之间有极显著的负相关关系。     

毛乌素沙地油蒿和牛心朴子生理生态学研究

 作为毛乌素沙地植被主要建群种的油蒿(Artemisia ordosica)在一些地方出现了不同程度的退化,而萝摩科的一种多年生草本植物牛心朴子(Cynanchum komarovii)却出现了繁茂的生长。它们之间存在着一定的演替关系。本文通过对油蒿和牛心朴子的生理生态学特性和生殖生物学特性的研究及对其生境各要素的分析,说明了油蒿具有变水植物的特点,牛心朴子具有恒水植物的特点。在不同立地条件下,两种植物的光合、蒸腾及气孔行为都不相同。即便是在相同立地条件下,牛心朴子的水分利用效率亦显著高于油蒿;并且,牛心朴子只受轻微水分胁迫或不受水分胁迫,而油蒿则始终处于水分胁迫之下,说明牛心朴子在竞争中比油蒿占有相对的优势。在生态诸因子中,土壤水分状况是演替的外因,两种植物的水分生理生态特性和生殖生物学特征的差异是演替的内因。     

Relationship between light availability and species richness during fen grassland succession

The complex relation between standing crop and species richness in herbaceous plant communities is still one of the most intensively discussed topics in vegetation ecology. In this study, we focus on the extent to which light availability is able to explain this relationship in fen grasslands. We analyse changes of light availability (measured as relative irradiance, RI), standing crop and species richness during fen grassland succession. Our study include communities representing differences in drainage intensity and nutrient status (‘land use intensification sere’) and successional stages developing after abandonment (‘abandonment seres’). Both in the land use intensification sere and in the abandonment seres, we recorded an increase in standing crop reaching highest values of approx. 800 g m^‐2. RI, species richness and number of small‐growing species declined in the successional seres. RI was highest in stands of low‐productive communities, where light compensation points (5% RI) were already attained at soil surface and light saturation points (30% RI) at soil surface or at 15 cm height. Horizontal heterogeneity of RI at soil surface and at 30 cm height decreased in the abandonment seres, but not at 30 cm height in the land use intensification sere. Furthermore, we detected a signiñcant negative relation between standing crop and RI. Species richness declined with increasing standing crop and thus consequently also with decreasing RI. This result points out that light competition might be of importance for this pattern. The number of small‐growing species decreased exponentially with an increase in standing crop (and decrease in RI). It can be assumed that low light availability negatively affects small‐growing species at standing crop values higher than 400–500 g m². As the maintenance of small‐growing species and the improvement of habitat conditions for their establishment are important aims of nature conservation in fen grasslands, management strategies should be orientated at maintaining standing crops that are not higher than these values.     

Transfer seeds,hay, or soil blocks? The importance of the completeness of biological inputs to address dispersal and establishment limitations during the restoration of plant assemblages in floodplain grasslands

This study investigated different techniques of grassland restoration to overcome dispersal or establishment limitation, which are key processes influencing early-successional plant community assembly. A fully randomized in situ experiment was set up in a former arable land in a floodplain along the Garonne river (south-western France) to test for the effect of (1) the type and completeness of the biological input (any biological material—seed, hay, and soil—transferred to the site under restoration), (2) soil disturbance by deep tillage, and (3) their interaction on plant community dynamics for 5 years. All inputs influenced the plant community structure and composition. The effects depended on the type of the input but not necessarily in link with its completeness. High density and diversity seed mixture led to high levels of richness and relative abundance of target species like soil blocks, the input considered as the most complete. During the first year, hay transfer mostly influenced community assembly through negative litter effects. Delayed germination of several species contributed to buffer these early effects. This study supports the importance of dispersal limitation during early succession in degraded grassland ecosystems whereas soil disturbance had only subtle effects on the seed bank and standing plant community, indicating that competition and establishment limitation were of secondary importance in our study system. Our results suggest that even low-frequency immigration events (e.g. when a few seeds are transferred within hay) can be of great importance providing that a sufficiently long time period is considered for grassland restoration.     

科尔沁沙地差巴嘎蒿群落及种群生态特征

对科尔沁不同类型沙地上差巴嘎蒿群落内物种重要值、多样性等生态特征进行分析后,将其划分为3个类型：差巴嘎蒿 1年生植物群聚、差巴嘎蒿 禾草类群丛、冷蒿 黄蒿+禾草类群丛,分别分布于流动、半固定和固定沙地上.随着沙地基质固定程度的增加,差巴嘎蒿群落由差巴嘎蒿-1年生植物群聚(先锋群落、盖度＜10%、多样性指数0.33)演替到差巴嘎蒿-禾草类群丛(盖度30%～35%、多样性指数0.56)再演替到冷蒿 黄蒿＋禾草类群丛(草原群落、盖度40%～45%、多样性指数0.59).在差巴嘎蒿群落演替过程中,差巴嗄蒿种群年龄结构的变化趋势是:在流动沙地上为增长型;在半固定和固定沙地上为衰退型.人工种植5年后差巴嘎蒿种群年龄结构为增长型,人工种植18年后为稳定型.     

Convergence of community composition during secondary succession on Zokor rodent mounds on the Tibetan Plateau

Aims The community succession theory is much debated in ecology. We studied succession on Zokor rodent mounds on the Tibetan Plateau to address several fundamental questions, among them: (i) During secondary succession, does the community composition converge towards one community state or multiple states depending on the initial colonization? (ii) Do mound communities located in different background communities exhibit different assembly trajectories?Methods In a sub-alpine meadow, we investigated a total of 80 mound communities at several successional stages in three different background communities resulting from different management histories and compared their changes in species composition. The distribution of plant communities over time was analyzed with quantitative classification and ordination methods. The co-occurrence patterns of species were evaluated at each successional stage, and the degree of convergence/divergence among communities was obtained by calculating two beta-diversity indices.Important findings During secondary succession, species richness of mound communities changed over time, and this change was dependent on the background community. Five life-form groups exhibited different dynamic patterns in species richness and plant cover. Community composition and the degree of species co-occurrence between communities increased over time since disturbance. There was much variation in species composition at earlier stages of succession, but communities on older mounds became more similar to each other and to their surrounding vegetation over the course of secondary succession. Post-disturbance succession of Zokor mound communities transitioned from 'multiple alternative states' to 'background-based deterministic community assembly' over time. Tradeoffs between competition and colonization, as well as the characteristics of different life-forms and mass effects within a limited species pool are the mechanisms responsible for convergence of mound communities.     

DENSITY-DEPENDENT GROWTH,ECOLOGICAL STRATEGIES,AND EFFECTS OF NUTRIENTS AND SHADING ON BENTHIC DIATOM SUCCESSION IN STREAMS1

The importance of immigration, growth, and competition for nutrients and light in benthic diatom succession was studied in experimental channels in a low-nutrient stream. Diatom accumulation was greater in channels enriched with nitrate and phosphate (NP) than in control channels, reaching about 5 × 10⁶ and 2 × 10⁶ cells-cm^?2, respectively, after 30 d. Shading during late stages of community development reduced algal standing crop. Synedra ulna (Nitz.) Ehr. and Achnanthes minutissima Kütz. were codominant during early stages of community development in both habitats, but succession to an A. minutissima-dominated community was much faster in NP-enriched than in control conditions. Species dominating early stages tended to immigrate quickly, whereas species that increased in relative abundance during community development had either fast growth rates or fast immigration and average growth rates. Decreases in growth rates indicated resource supply became limiting during community development in control and enriched channels. Density-dependent competition was indicated because nutrient concentrations in the water column and light did not decrease during the 30-d study. Species autecologies were defined by effects of nutrient enrichment, shading, and community development on species growth rates. Differing autecologies of early and late succession species indicated that competition for nutrients was more important than competition for light. Species autecologies also indicated ecological strategies. The species most stimulated by nutrient enrichment were least able to maintain growth rates as algal abundances on substrata increased. In addition, these species that best sustained their growth rates during succession tended to have the highest immigration rates, indicating that drift and immigration may have been an important mechanism of persistence for some populations when resources become limiting within thick benthic mats.     

The Impact of Herbivory and Competition on Flowering and Survival during Saltmarsh Succession

Abstract: For succession, the establishment and turnover of plants, in terms of generative spreading and renewal, is of crucial importance. Especially the success of seedling establishment into the existing vegetation might be of prime importance for the further development of plant species composition. Flowering, on the other hand, is the necessary first step towards generative output and later seed set. In a chronosequential gradient of a saltmarsh succession, we investigated the performance of transplants of three common species under different conditions: Artemisia maritima, Atriplex portulacoides and Plantago maritima were transplanted as seedlings and mature plants into plots in early-, mid-, and late-successional stages (15, 30 and 40 years) on the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog. Natural herbivory (by hares and geese) and neighbourhood competition were excluded in a factorial design. Flowering and survival rates of the three species were generally greatly reduced under natural conditions, compared to competition- and herbivory-free plots. The survival rates of Artemisia maritima and Plantago maritima reflect their position as early-successional species: early in succession, both show their highest survival and abundance. For late-dominant Atriplex portulacoides a different explanation has to be invoked for the medium-high survival and low abundance: probably winter grazing by hares and the importance of a high nitrogen supply rate, rather than flowering and survival, determine its low abundance in the early and mid-phase of this saltmarsh succession. Some long-term impacts of herbivores affecting flowering and survival are discussed.     

Characteristics of seedling survival in habitats of hill and gully slopes in hill-gully Loess Plateau region of northern Shaanxi

Aims Seedling is the fundament of vegetation restoration succession and plays a very important role in ecosystems. The objective of this paper was to explore the characteristics of seedling survival in habitats of hill and gully slopes in a hill-gully Loess Plateau region.
Methods Fifteen permanent plots in Zhifanggou and Songjiagou watershed in Ansai County were established for sentinel dynamic monitoring, and one-way ANOVA and hierarchical cluster analysis were used to analyze seedling density and survival rate in different habitats.
Important findings There were significant differences in the characteristics of seedling survival among different habitats, with smaller seedling density and higher survival rates observed on the sunny slopes and larger seedling density but lower survival rate found on the shady slopes. In competition for survival, Artemisia gmelinii, Potentilla tanacetifolia, and Heteropappus altaicus etc. took advantage of quality and were characterized by a higher seedling survival rate, while Artemisia scoparia, Ixeris chinensis, Siphonostegia chinensis etc. adopted a strategy of “quantity” and characterized by a higher seedling density. The same species in different habitats had different survival curves, and the same survival curves in different habitats applied to different species. The seedlings of Artemisia gmelinii, Potentilla tanacetifolia, Stipa bungeana, Heteropappus altaicus, and Lespedeza davurica etc. had a strong survival capability in the rainy season and were easy to overwinter successfully, whereas the seedling survival capability in Artemisia scoparia, Dracocephalum moldavica, and Artemisia hedinii etc. was strong priorto the rainy season but weak in winter. The characteristics of seedling survival in different micro-environments also differed. A change in micro-environment affected seedling growth, survival, and overwintering to some extent. Thus, a proper tending for seedlings according to the survival characteristics of species is conducive to the seedling establishment and vegetation succession in the hill-gully Loess Plateau region.     

南水北调中线水源区弃耕地草本植被演替初步研究

以南水北调中线水源区不同年限的退耕弃荒地为研究对象,分析了其草本植被恢复阶段的群落学特征,用聚类分析和极点排序的方法对各群落类型进行了划分,探讨了其自然演替规律,并对弃耕地植被恢复的一般机理进行了初步探讨。结果表明,草本植被恢复演替过程可明显分为以下几个阶段：荠菜(Capsella bursa—pastoris) 铁苋菜(Acalypha australis) 小白酒草(Conyza canadensis)群落(退耕1年);小白酒草(Conyza canadensis) 灰绿藜(Chenopodium glaucum)群落(退耕2年);艾蒿(Artemisia argyi) 小白酒草(Conyza canadensis) 猪毛蒿(Artemisia scoparia)群落(退耕3～6年);白茅(Imperata cylindrica) 牛尾蒿(Arternisia subdigitata) 野艾蒿(Artemisia lavandulaefolia) 狗尾草(Setaria viridis)群落(退耕7～12年^ )。退耕3年时群落已经趋于稳定,草本植被基本上得到恢复。     

Changes in life history trait composition during undisturbed old-field succession

This paper describes the patterns of vegetation change by spontaneous succession on former agricultural land. In 1968, initiated by Heinz Ellenberg, an experimental study site was set up on an arable field in the new botanical garden of Göttingen University (Germany). The undisturbed successions on four plots of a long sere (since 1968/69) and on four additional plots of a shorter sere (since 1982) were evaluated. The seres were classified into stages by cluster analysis, which yield to four subsequent stages for the long sere and to three subsequent stages for the short sere. The early succession is characterized by a high proportion of species invasion, whereas with developing time species extinction increased. On all study plots undisturbed succession directed to the development of pioneer forests. Altogether 247 vascular plant species were recorded. The total species richness shows a fluctuating course during the successional seres, with significantly increased numbers shortly after succession has started and a decline in the pioneer-forest stage, when stands age and close down. The primary aim was to compare the characteristics (particular traits) of species occurring at different stages of succession. The majority of the traits concerned exhibited some clear trends in the course of succession. Exclusive reproduction by seeds decreased and the ability for additional vegetative reproduction increased. Anemochorous dispersal significantly decreased, whereas the importance of dispersal by animals, especially endochorous, dominates in the pioneer-forest stage. The mean seed weight significantly increased. During early succession, plant species staying green over winter dominated, but are of none relevance in the pioneer-forest stage, where summergreen plant species dominate. The change in strategy type features a significant increase of competitive species. The mean indicator value for light in the herb layer decreased significantly in the pioneer-forest stage.