三峡大老岭地区山地常绿落叶阔叶混交林林隙干扰研究 I. 林隙基本特征

 为探讨我国亚热带山地常绿落叶阔叶混交林的林隙干扰特征,对三峡大老岭地区这一植被类型进行调查,分析了植被中林隙的数量、类型及成因;林隙形成木(GM)的类型、数量、物种构成和径级结构,以及林隙和GM的多尺度空间格局特征。结果表明：1)林隙密度为11.7个·hm-2;冠林隙和扩展林隙分别占森林面积的11.09％和27.06％。平均每个林窗的形成木为4.5株;单株GM形成的林隙只占17.46％,其中翻倒木集群性最强。对林隙形成的贡献大小次序是：翻倒木>折干>枯立>折枝。2)林隙成因方面：冬雪和春、秋冻雨的影响最大     

三峡大老岭山地常绿落叶阔叶混交林林隙干扰研究II.林隙干扰的地形格局

 根据对三峡大老岭地区山地常绿落叶阔叶林林隙的调查结果,运用多种方法定量分析和检验了5种地形要素对林隙和3类林隙形成木(GM)各方面特征的空间格局的影响。结果反映了地形对林隙时空格局的影响,和不同类型林隙形成木的响应特征：1）林隙干扰随海拔上升、坡度增大、坡位从山脊到沟谷、坡形由凸到凹而加剧;坡向影响的规律不明显。林隙特征对各地形因素梯度有显著的响应,其中扩展林隙面积、林隙高度、GM数量、种数以及平均胸径是反映地形影响的敏感指标。2）GM的平均胸径、最大胸径和扩展林隙面积与海拔显著正相关;GM平均胸径还与坡位正相关;GM数量沿N→S的坡向梯度减少,而随坡度增大及坡形由凹转凸而增加;GM种类沿坡度和坡形梯度有相同的变化趋势。林隙高度（亦即植被高度）随海拔和坡度增大而减小,但随坡位上升而增大。地形要素对林隙高度和GM平均胸径的空间格局的贡献最大,分别达到75.9%和67.0%。3）折干特征的空间格局受海拔和坡位的显著影响;枯立木的分布特征主要受小地形的坡位和坡形控制;影响翻倒木的最根本地形因素是坡度。     

三峡大老岭山地常绿落叶阔叶混交林林隙干扰研究II.林隙干扰的地形格局

根据对三峡大老岭地区山地常绿落叶阔叶林林隙的调查结果,运用多种方法定量分析和检验了5种地形要素对林隙和3类林隙形成木(GM)各方面特征的空间格局的影响。结果反映了地形对林隙时空格局的影响,和不同类型林隙形成木的响应特征：1）林隙干扰随海拔上升、坡度增大、坡位从山脊到沟谷、坡形由凸到凹而加剧;坡向影响的规律不明显。林隙特征对各地形因素梯度有显著的响应,其中扩展林隙面积、林隙高度、GM数量、种数以及平均胸径是反映地形影响的敏感指标。2）GM的平均胸径、最大胸径和扩展林隙面积与海拔显著正相关;GM平均胸径还与坡位正相关;GM数量沿N→S的坡向梯度减少,而随坡度增大及坡形由凹转凸而增加;GM种类沿坡度和坡形梯度有相同的变化趋势。林隙高度（亦即植被高度）随海拔和坡度增大而减小,但随坡位上升而增大。地形要素对林隙高度和GM平均胸径的空间格局的贡献最大,分别达到75.9%和67.0%。3）折干特征的空间格局受海拔和坡位的显著影响;枯立木的分布特征主要受小地形的坡位和坡形控制;影响翻倒木的最根本地形因素是坡度。     

塔里木荒漠河岸林干扰状况与林隙特征

对塔里木河中游荒漠河岸林林隙基本特征和干扰状况进行了研究。结果表明：形成的林隙形状近似于椭圆形,椭圆长短轴比率在扩展林隙(EG)和冠空隙(CG)有所不同,平均分别为1.52和2.31;林隙密度约为62.5个?hm-2, EG和CG在塔里木荒漠河岸林景观中的面积比例分别为69.52%和29.03%,干扰频率分别为1.45%?a-1和0.61%?a-1,林隙干扰返回间隔期约为164a。林隙大小结构表现出以小林隙为主的偏正态分布,EG大小40—200m2,CG大小0—80m2。林隙形成速率为1.30个?hm-2a-1,20—30a前形成的林隙最多。林隙形成方式由树木折干 枯立形成的最为普遍,占形成木总数95.73%。林隙大多由2—5株形成木形成, 而由4株形成木创造的林隙最多,平均每个林隙拥有形成木4.1株。林隙形成木主要为森林建群种,林隙形成木分布最多的径级在5—25cm,高度在4—8m,每株形成木所能形成的EG面积为27.12m2, CG面积为11.32m2。边缘木的径级结构呈正态分布,而高度结构呈偏左的正态分布,平均每个林隙拥有8.375株边缘木,林隙边缘木平均胸径比形成木平均胸径高73.1%,表明荒漠河岸林林隙干扰十分频繁,地下水位的持续下降是林隙形成的驱动力。     

卧龙自然保护区林隙干扰特征

 林隙干扰对森林的结构和多样性的维持具有重要意义。对五一棚周围林隙干扰格局和林隙特征进行了3条样线调查,样线总长度为4.4 km。结果表明：1)本区以小型林隙干扰为主,林隙平均密度为12.5个•km-1,林隙的分布格局在阳坡和山脊为集聚分布,阴坡近均匀分布;林隙形成木以针叶树为主,岷江冷杉(Abies faxoniana)、铁杉(Tsuga chinensis)和糙皮桦(Betula utilis)在形成木的数量和径级组成上均居前列。2)林隙形成木的腐烂等级分布揭示出林隙形成木的形成方式和种类组成均随时间变化。表现为针叶树组形成木对林隙的贡献随时间降低,阔叶树组反之;砍伐和倒木是早期林隙形成的主要方式,而枯立和折干是近期林隙形成的主要方式。3)林隙木形成方式关联度分析结果为砍伐与倒木、折干与倒木之间存在显著负关联,林隙其它各形成方式之间的关联不显著,但砍伐与其它形成方式的负联结系数均较高。     

藏东南亚高山冷杉林林隙特征与干扰状况研究

从林隙的大小结构、干扰频率、形成方式及林隙内形成木的数量特征等几个方面,对藏东南色季拉山亚高冷杉林的典型群落类型－－藓类冷杉林的林隙干扰关况进行了分析。结果表明,在冷杉林中,扩展林隙（EG）和冠空隙（CG）的面积分别占林分总面积的41．73％和14．71％;平均每年有0．82％的林分面积转化为扩展林隙,0．29％的林分面积转化为冠空隙;每年1hm^2面积上约有0．31个林隙形成;林隙的干扰周期为345年,在调查的16个林隙中,共有形成木（GM）78株,平均每个林隙中有4．88株,形成林隙最主要的方式是形成木的折倒,其次为根和枯立,主要外力作用是风,当主林层林木直径达到40－60cm、高度15－20m时,形成林隙的可能性最大;同一林隙常常受到形成木多种死亡方式的影响,且形成时期各不相同,藏东南亚高山杉林林由不同年代的多次干扰而形成。     

卧龙自然保护区亚高山暗针叶林林隙特征研究

以卧龙亚高山暗针叶林为研究对象,分析了森林群落林隙的大小结构、形成方式及林隙形成木(GM)的结构特征．结果表明,林隙密度为18．5个·hm^-2冠林隙和扩展林隙分别占森林面积的28．4％和60．0％;冠林隙的大小变化在10～1134．7m^2之间,平均面积为153．45m^2;扩展林隙的大小变化在84．11～1646．3m^2之间,平均面积为324．34m^2;平均每个林隙的形成木为5．14株,单株形成木形成的林隙只占8．1％．不同形成木类型对林隙形成的贡献大小次序为：折干>掘根>枯立>断梢;暗针叶林林隙大多由岷江冷杉、铁杉、糙皮桦形成．径级在60～70cm,高度在30～35m之间的林冠上层的岷江冷杉,发生折倒形成林隙的可能性最大．     

川西亚高山针叶林林窗特征的研究

为探讨川西亚高山针叶林的林窗干扰特征 ,对王朗自然保护区的这一植被类型进行了调查 ,分析了该类型森林中林窗的数量、大小、形状及其成因 ;林窗形成木 (GM )的类型、数量和物种构成。结果表明 ,在川西亚高山原始针叶林林区 ,大多数形成木都是因树木达到一定年龄后衰老等原因引起其抗性下降而死亡的 ;由树木基折形成的林窗最为普遍 ,占 5 1 2 3% ,由干折形成的占 2 0 37% ;单株形成木林窗几乎达到所调查林窗的一半 (占总数的 4 6 99% ) ,平均每个林窗拥有 1 95株形成木。扩展林窗大小多在 10 0～ 4 0 0m2 ,10 0～ 2 0 0m2 所占的数量比例最大 ,占 2 6 5 1% ;而 30 0～ 4 0 0m2 所占的面积比例则最大 ,占 2 2 6 4 %。冠空隙的面积多在 2 0 0m2 以下 ,其中以 5 0～ 10 0m2 所占的数量比例和面积比例均为最大 ,分别为 32 5 3%、17 72 %。冠空隙、扩展林窗的平均面积为 71 6 8m2 、15 4 14m2 。     

蛟河阔叶红松林林冠干扰及林隙更新研究

研究了吉林蛟河实验林场阔叶红松林的林冠干扰状况及林隙更新的基本规律。结果表明,扩展林隙（ＥＧ）和冠空隙（ＣＧ）在阔叶红松林中所占的面积比例分别是１８．０９％和１２．５１％,林冠干扰的返回间隔期为７００ａ左右;ＣＧ的大小平均为ＥＧ的６９％,ＥＧ的面积变化在１７—２８４ｍ２之间,平均为７５．４９ｍ２,而ＣＧ的面积变化在１０—２３４ｍ２之间,平均为５１．９８ｍ２,大多数林隙的平均直径仅为主林层树高的２０—６０％;大多数的林隙是由单株形成木形成的,形成林隙最重的方式是干基折断和掘根风倒;林隙形成木主要是由红松、沙松、枫桦和鱼鳞松四个树种组成,林隙形成木的胸径大都在４０—８０ｃｍ之间,树高在２５—３０ｍ之间;林隙的空间分布格局是均匀型的。不同树种在林隙内外的数量特征不同,随着林隙与非林隙的交替变化,不同树种的优势地位亦发生相应的变化,根据不同树种在林隙内外重要值位序差值的大小,可将蛟河阔叶红松林内树种对林隙的更新反应划分为三种类型。林隙及非林隙林分的物种多样性特征不同     

中亚热带常绿阔叶林林隙及其自然干扰特征的研究

通过对福建万木林中亚热带常绿阔叶林中96个林隙的调查,研究了中亚热带常绿阔叶林的基本特征和自然干扰规律,结果表明,在中亚热带常绿阔叶林中,扩展林隙(EG)和冠空隙(CG)在中亚热带常绿阔叶林景观中的面积比例分别为50．86％和16．66％,每年干扰频率分别为0．85％·年^-1和0．28％·年^-1,林隙干扰的返回间隔期约为357年．林隙形成方式由树木折干形成的最为普遍,占形成木总数58．04％。其次是由于掘根风倒而形成的,占33．48％．林隙大多由两株树木形成,平均每个林隙拥有形成木2．33株．扩展林隙的大小多在100～300m^2之间,其中以200～300m^2者所占的面积比例最大,而以100～200m^2者所占的数量比例最大,冠空隙的大小多在100m^2以下,其中50m^2以下所占的数量比例和面积比例都是最大的．林隙形成木分布最多的径级在20～30cm之间。     

Factors influencing sapling composition in canopy gaps of a temperate deciduous forest

To detect the factors that affect sapling species composition in gaps, we investigated 55 gaps in an old-growth temperate deciduous forest in Ogawa Forest Reserve, central Japan. Gap size, gap age, gap maker species, topographic location, adult tree composition around gaps, and saplings of tree species growing in the gaps were censused. For gaps 5 m², mean gap size was 70 m² and the maximum was 330 m². Estimated ages of gaps had a tendency to be concentrated in particular periods relating to strong wind records in the past. The sapling composition in gaps was highly and significantly correlated to that under closed canopy, indicating the importance of advance regeneration in this forest. However, some species showed significant occurrence biases in gaps or under closed canopy, suggesting differences in shade tolerance. The result of MANOVA showed that gap size and topography were important factors in determining the sapling composition in gaps. Species of gap makers affected the sapling composition indirectly by influencing gap size. The existence of parent trees around gaps had effects on sapling densities of several species. Gap age did not have clear influences on sapling composition. Variations in gap size and topography were considered as important factors that contribute to maintenance of species diversity in this forest.     

Gap characteristics and gap regeneration in subalpine old-growth coniferous forests,central Japan

Gap characteristics and gap regeneration were studied in three old-growth stands of subalpine coniferous forests in the northern Yatsugatake and the northern Akaishi mountains, central Japan. With the results of the present study and those of a previous study conducted in another locality, general features of gap characteristics and gap regeneration behavior of major tree species in subalpine coniferous forests of central Japan were summarized and discussed. Of the total 237 gaps investigated in the 14.48 ha of forested area, the percentage gap area to surveyed area, gap density and mean gap size were 7.3%, 17.2 ha⁻¹, and 43.3 m², respectively. The gap size distributions were similar among stands and showed a strong positive skewness with a few large and many small gaps; gaps <40m² were most frequent and those >200 m² were rare. Gaps due to the death of multiple canopy trees comprised 44.7% of the total ones. Canopy trees died in various states; standing dead (42.6%) or trunk broken (43.7%) were common and uprooted (12.2%) was an uncommon type of death of canopy trees. These figures indicate that general features of gap characteristics in this forest type are the low proportion of gap area and the high proportions of small gap size and multiple-tree gap formation. In general, shade-tolerantAbies frequently, andTsuga, infrequently, regenerate in gaps from advance regenerations recruited before gap formation, whilePicea and shade-intolerantBetula possibly regenerate in gaps from new individuals recruited after gap formation. Gap successors of conifers occurred in a wide range of gap size and did not show the clear preference to species specific gap size. In old-growth stands without large-scale disturbance (≥0.1 ha in area) of subalpine coniferous forests of central Japan, major tree species may coexist with their different gap-regeneration behaviors and, probably, different life history traits.     

四川缙云山森林群落林窗边缘效应的研究

 本文运用Shannon—Wiener物种多样性指数、Simpson生态优势度指标以及边缘效应强度指数,对缙云山亚热带森林群落林窗的边缘效应现象进行了初步研究。29个林窗样地不同部位上述指标的测定表明用物种多样性指数拟合边缘效应测度通式,缙云山亚热带森林群落林窗的边缘效应强度值为1—3左右;而用生态优势度值拟合边缘效应强度测式,则上述边缘效应强度值为0.1一1.2左右。研究表明林窗边缘区由于边缘效应的作用有增大物种多样性的趋势。而林窗面积、所处坡向以及林窗所在的森林群落类型,都对处于不同发育阶段的林窗的边缘效应强度具有影响。在此基础上,本文对林窗边缘效应强度的变化规律、效应性质、测定意义以及对森林营造和优化管理上的作用进行了一定探讨。     

玉龙雪山自然保护区丽江云杉林林窗特征研究

研究了玉龙雪山自然保护区云杉坪典型丽江云杉林林窗干扰的基本特征．结果表明,滇西北亚高山丽江云杉林林窗占林分面积比例冠层林窗和扩展林窗分别为28．8％和42．5％,干扰频率以林窗密度计算,林窗出现的平均密度为35个·hm^-2左右．林窗大小分布为面积大于100m^2的大林窗约占25％,面积为50～100m^2的中等林窗占41％,面积小于50m。的小林窗占34％．形成林窗最重要的方式是干基和干中折断,其次是枯立滇西北亚高山丽江云杉林林窗形成木80％以上是丽江云杉,通常直径为40～50cm、高度为15～25m．每个林窗形成木数量多为1～2株,约占68．8％,5株以上很少,最多为6株．随着林窗面积由大变小,林窗中更新苗木的密度逐渐变大,小林窗中更新木密度约为大林窗的5倍．     

Gap dynamics in climaxFagus crenata forests

Gap characteristics and gap regeneration were studied in several climaxFagus crenata forests in Japan. 278 gaps were observed. Gaps covered 12% of the total land area of 20.05 ha. Gap density was 13.9 gaps per ha and, mean gap size was 92.0 m². Smaller gaps were much more frequent than larger ones. Gaps larger than 400 m² were rare. Most gaps were created by the death of single trees. Canopy trees died more often standing or with broken trunks than by uprooting, although uprooted trees were relatively abundant in the site with poor soil drainage and in the site on upper slope. Differences of gap regeneration behaviour were recognized among tree species.F. crenata regenerates in gaps from saplings recruited before gap creation and can replace not only its own gaps but also gaps of other species. Most species other thanF. crenata andMagnolia obovata could not regenerate in their own gaps. More successful regeneration ofF. crenata may occur in gaps smaller than 200 m², althought it regenerated in a wide range of gap size. However, increased relative density ofF. crenata in the canopy layer seems to prevent its successful regeneration. Gap regeneration of other species did not clearly depend on a species-specific gap size.     

Forest gap formation and closure along an altitudinal gradient in Tongariro National Park,New Zealand

24 treefall gaps accumulated over a 10 year period along an altitudinal transectcovering 4.6ha on Mt. Hauhungatahi, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand were described quantitatively in terms of the area of damage (‘expanded gap’), the canopy opening (‘Tight-gap’) and the size of the root mound. Tree mortality and branch loss following cyclone Bola, 1988, were recorded. In each gap saplings were ranked by species according to their vigour. Pre-gap and post-gap vertical and horizontal branch growth rates were calculated. Effects in the subalpine forest (> 1050 m) were compared with those in the montane zone. Tree mortality was highly episodic, associated with major storms, and patchy. Falling canopy trees destroyed, on average, 1.3 additional trees (> 10 cm diameter at 1 m). About half the trees were uprooted and the remainder broken off. Uprooted angiosperm (canopy) trees frequently resprouted from their bases, gymnosperms rarely. Expanded gap area averaged 56 m² in the sub-alpine forest and 88 m² in the montane zone. Median expanded gap areas were about twice those of light gaps. Gap size frequency distribution was highly skewed. The largest gap was formed by a single Dacrydium cupressinum which destroyed six other trees creating a gap of ca. 0.03 ha. Expanded gaps, light gaps, and root mounds comprised 4.5, 2.8 and 0.1 % of the forest area in the sub-alpine zone, and 3.8, 2.5 and 0.06 % in the montane forest. These values represent 10 years of accumulation, and imply light gap ‘return times’ of 360 years for the sub-alpine and 400 years for the montane forest. These periods are in agreement with the known longevities of the canopy and emergent trees. Vertical shoot growth rate was about twice that in the horizontal plane, and both increased following gap formation. The relative increase was greatest in the subalpine forest. Using the measured growth rates it is estimated that gaps of median dimensions are filled by lateral extension growth in 31–44 yr. Saplings require longer to reach the mean canopy height and consequently require large (multiple tree) gaps or sequential gap events.     

Gap characteristics and replacement patterns in the Knysna Forest,South Africa

Abstract. We investigated gap formation and gap replacement in the Knysna Forest. Most (70 %) trees died standing, most gaps were small (median gap size of 35 m²; Gap diameter/Canopy height ratio of 0.24) and were formed by a single dead individual. No large differences were found among the more common species in terms of the size of gaps they created when they died or in the size of gaps they colonised. This is probably because the more common species are shade tolerant and they established before the gaps were formed. Regenerating individuals were almost never found on root mounds in pits or on logs. There were no indications of specific replacement patterns. In contrast, random replacement appears to be the dominant pattern for the more common species. Overall successional patterns suggest that the forest is relatively stable. We conclude that the gaps/non-gaps paradigm is not as useful as a lottery paradigm for explaining gap dynamics in the Knysna Forest.