黄土高原马栏林区辽东栎更新特性研究

研究了黄土高原马栏林区主要植被类型中的辽东栎幼苗的数量特征,更新层幼苗、幼树的实生和萌生特性及其辽东栎在垂直结构上的数量分布。结果表明:(1)辽东栎幼苗在黄土高原马栏林区分布广泛且数量充足。不同的植被类型中辽东栎种群表现出不同的大小级结构,在油松—辽东栎混交林、油松林和辽东栎林中辽东栎种群的幼苗、幼树和成树均占一定的比例,而在油松—白桦混交林、白桦林、山杨林和山杨—白桦混交林中辽东栎种群则以幼苗和幼树为主。表明辽东栎种群在该地区植被的发展过程中将产生重要的作用。(2)辽东栎在这一地区是由实生和萌生的个体混合组成的。在各种植被类型中实生植株的密度都高于萌生植株,辽东栎种群的更新在该地区可能主要是通过实生植株来完成的,即辽东栎实生植株在更新过程中起重要的作用。但萌生植株作为辽东栎顺利通过瓶颈的一种手段,作为辽东栎种群繁衍和稳定的一种途径,在辽东栎种群的更新中也起着一定的作用。     

东灵山地区辽东栎幼苗的建立和空间分布

研究树木实生苗的建立对森林生态系统的保育和恢复具有重要意义,在北京东灵山地区调查了辽东栎(Quercus liaotungensis)实生和萌生幼苗在几种典型的植被类型中的空间分布以及辽东栎一年生实生幼苗在1个林窗梯度上的建立。选择几种典型的植被类型,研究辽东栎实生幼苗和萌生幼苗在森林中的空间分布。结果显示,在不同植被类型中辽东栎实生和萌生幼苗的密度存在空间差异,实生苗密度随幼苗年龄增大逐渐降低,种群的更新主要依靠萌生苗完成。在1个落叶阔叶林中选择1个林窗,在不同梯度(即林窗中间、林窗和树冠连接处,以及树冠下)上,播种辽东栎坚果,第二年秋季调查实生幼苗的2个生长指标和出苗率。结果显示,林窗对一年生实生幼苗的生长高度有影响。幼苗高度在林窗中比在树冠下大;林窗对辽东栎幼苗最长叶片长度和幼苗的出苗率没有影响。说明辽东栎实生幼苗的良好生长需要阳光比较充足的生境条件。本项研究结果建议,对辽东栎种群的更新,应该适当择伐一些较大个体,使森林形成一些林窗或林中空地,以利于辽东栎实生幼苗的建立,这样才能使辽东栎种群通过实生苗进行更好的自然更新。     

黄土高原马栏林区优势种幼苗与其种群径级结构的演替研究

对黄土高原马栏林区几种典型群落类型中优势种辽东栎(Quercus liaotungensis)、油松(Pinus tabulaefor-mis)、白桦(Betula platyphylla)和山杨(Populus davidiana)的幼苗和种群径级结构进行了研究。结果表明:(1)辽东栎幼苗在马栏林区7种典型群落类型中均有分布,且数量充足,实生苗更新良好,辽东栎在不同的群落类型中表现出不同的种群径级结构。在油松 辽东栎混交林和辽东栎林中趋于稳定型;在油松林、油松 白桦混交林、白桦林、山杨林和白桦 山杨混交林中则为增长型;(2)油松幼苗在油松 白桦混交林、油松林和油松 辽东栎混交林中分布较多,但均少于辽东栎幼苗。在这些群落类型中油松种群的径级结构属于稳定型;(3)白桦和山杨幼苗数量较少,无正常更新能力,种群径级结构趋于衰退,以白桦和山杨为主的群落类型将逐渐被以油松和辽东栎为主的群落类型所取代;(4)马栏林区优势种幼苗分布的广度和丰度受到光照、水和灌草层等非生物和生物因素及其相互作用的影响。表明在黄土高原马栏林区以天然恢复为主的辽东栎种群,将在该地植被的自然恢复过程中产生重要作用;油松种群不仅过去而且将来也同样会在该地区的植被恢复中发挥重要作用。     

子午岭地区辽东栎和油松林建群种的更新生态位宽度分析

通过实地调查并采用Levins生态位宽度指数对子午岭地区主要树种辽东栎(Quercus liaotungensis)和油松(Pinus tabulaeformis)的幼苗、幼树和成树在不同坡向的辽东栎林、油松 辽东栎混交林和人工油松林3种群落中的生态位宽度进行了分析研究。结果显示:(1)辽东栎和油松的更新生态位宽度在不同群落中各不相同,成树的生态位宽度与群落类型一致;(2)辽东栎幼苗和幼树在阳坡和阴坡人工油松林中的生态位宽度分别是0.951、0.95和0.98、0.94,且生态位宽度显著大于其它2个群落,表明辽东栎幼苗和幼树能很好地适应人工油松林的环境条件;(3)在阳坡,油松幼苗的生态位宽度在辽东栎林最大为0.79,且极显著大于其它2个群落,而阳坡油松幼树的生态位宽度在人工油松林中最大为1.00;在阴坡,油松幼苗的生态位宽度在人工油松林最大为0.63,而阴坡油松幼树的生态位宽度却在油松 辽东栎混交林最大为0.83,且极显著大于其它2个群落;表明油松幼苗适应阳坡的辽东栎林环境和阴坡的人工油松林环境,油松幼树适应阳坡的人工油松林环境和油松 辽东栎林环境。结果表明,人工种植油松林有利于该地区的植被恢复,人工油松林和油松 辽东栎混交林会在该地区存在较长时间,而阳坡的油松 辽东栎混交林存在时间会更长。     

黄龙山林区不同培育措施对辽东栎种群结构与动态的影响

采用样地法对黄龙山林区实施抚育和封育措施的辽东栎林进行了调查,分析了2种培育措施对辽东栎种群径级结构、静态生命表和存活曲线的影响,并运用时间序列模型对不同培育措施的辽东栎种群数量动态进行了预测,结果表明:黄龙山林区辽东栎种群的径级结构从整体上为金字塔形,小径级个体数量较多,中、大径级个体数量较少,属于稳定型,经过抚育,辽东栎种群的径级结构更加合理;不同培育措施的辽东栎种群存活曲线都基本接近DeeveyⅢ型,种群个体早期死亡率较高,进入生理衰退年龄之后,死亡率趋于稳定;时间序列分析表明不同培育措施的辽东栎各径级株数均有不同程度的增加,径级越小增加幅度越大。根据黄龙山林区辽东栎种群的生长特点,建议在辽东栎林发育到一定时期进行抚育以创造有利的生长和发育条件,另外在种子丰产年,适时采收种子,建立苗圃,扩大人工种群。     

）种群生活史特征与空间分布

种群生活史特征和空间分布格局对于分析种群演替动态规律、判定种群分布规律和预测种群演化过程及变化趋势均具有重要的理论和现实意义。本文从静态生命表、年龄结构、存活曲线三个方面分析了东灵山地区辽东栎种群的生活史特征。结果表明：物种生物学因素是影响辽东栎种群生存力最主要因素,辽东栎种群静态生命表中生命期望值逐渐降低反映出种群生存力下降的趋势。空间分布格局分析表明辽东栎种群各个径级的个体都属于聚集分布。辽东栎实生苗和萌生苗共存是辽东栎种群适应环境压力和与环境协同进化的结果,表明自然状态下辽东栎种群具有较高的稳定性。由于辽东栎种群的这种较强的稳定性和适应能力,随着辽东栎种群发育整个群落将趋于进展演替,最终形成稳定和充分利用环境资源的顶极群落结构。     

北京东灵山地区辽东栎(Quercus liaotungensis)种群生活史特征与空间分布

种群生活史特征和空间分布格局对于分析种群演替动态规律、判定种群分布规律和预测种群演化过程及变化趋势均具有重要的理论和现实意义.本文从静态生命表、年龄结构、存活曲线三个方面分析了东灵山地区辽东栎种群的生活史特征.结果表明:物种生物学因素是影响辽东栎种群生存力最主要因素,辽东栎种群静态生命表中生命期望值逐渐降低反映出种群生存力下降的趋势.空间分布格局分析表明辽东栎种群各个径级的个体都属于聚集分布.辽东栎实生苗和萌生苗共存是辽东栎种群适应环境压力和与环境协同进化的结果,表明自然状态下辽东栎种群具有较高的稳定性.由于辽东栎种群的这种较强的稳定性和适应能力,随着辽东栎种群发育整个群落将趋于进展演替,最终形成稳定和充分利用环境资源的顶极群落结构.     

东灵山辽东栎林优势林木种群直径结构的研究

从山体下部到上部调查了北京东灵山辽东栎林一个长364 m的样带,对优势林木种群的直径结构,按山体的上部、中部、下部三个不同部位进行统计。选定乔木层优势种群辽东栎、大叶白蜡、五角枫、棘皮桦和灌木层优势种群二色胡枝子、六道木、照山白、柔毛绣线菊为研究对象,结合生物学特性分析了8种乔灌木种群的直径结构,及其沿环境梯度的动态趋势。在乔木层,棘皮桦在山体中部和下部的亚种群幼苗幼树株数少,个体生长不良,密度极低种群呈衰退趋势。其余3个物种种群的幼苗幼树数量多,种群密度较高。辽东栎种群从山体下部到上部的直径结构合理呈稳定状态。大叶白蜡和五角枫种群随海拔升高在数量、密度等方面呈现相互替代的现象。在灌木层,除过照山白种群,二色胡枝子、六道木和柔毛绣线菊3个种群的幼苗株数丰富,直径结构合理。从整体上看,如果对辽东栎林群落不加人为的干扰和破坏,辽东栎林群落将进一步向成熟林方向发展。     

灵空山油松-辽东栎林乔木树种群落学特征及空间分布格局

参照CTFS技术规范对灵空山自然保护区油松(Pinus tabuliformis)-辽东栎(Quercus wutaishanica)林的乔木进行每木调查的基础上分析了不同乔木树种的群落学特征及空间分布格局。结果表明,4hm2样地中共有乔木树种25种,总计8210株。隶属于12科18属,种的区系以东亚、温带亚洲及中国特有分布类型为主。油松、辽东栎是群落中的共优种,个体占总个体的86.81%,杜梨(Pyrus betulifolia)、白蜡树(Fraxinus chinensis)、漆树(Toxicodendron vernicifluum)为群落中主要的伴生种。优势种的径级结构与所有乔木个体的径级结构相似,近似于倒"J"形,以小径级个体居多,林下更新良好。主要树种的空间分布格局在小尺度上表现为聚集分布。油松小径级个体在20 m以内的尺度上呈聚集分布,当空间尺度超过60 m时表现为随机分布,大径级个体在所有尺度上均呈随机分布;辽东栎不同径级个体在小尺度范围内呈现聚集分布,随着尺度增大由随机分布趋于均匀分布。主要树种除漆树外在坡度较缓的生境下分布密度大。灵空山自然保护区油松-辽东栎林中油松种群优势地位更显著,各个乔木种群处于相对稳定状态。     

不同恢复群落中辽东栎种群空间格局分析

通过对茂县大沟流域人工恢复9年、人工恢复16年和自然恢复16年3个不同群落的取样调查,研究了辽东栎种群的空间分布格局及其动态变化。采用扩散系数、T检验、负二项参数、丛生指数和聚块性指数等指标进行拟合。结果表明,辽东栎种群大多呈显著性聚集分布,辽东栎幼苗、幼树和大幼树的聚集强度、格局规模在时间序列上大多呈上升趋势。辽东栎种群的聚集性与其本身具有的萌蘖性有关,聚集分布可以增强辽东栎种群的竞争能力,有利于辽东栎种群的演化和健康发展。辽东栎作为本地区的原生种是极具恢复价值的优势种,有关辽东栎种群在这一地区的生态恢复价值需要进一步的深入研究和充分利用。     

Variation of plant diversity in a temperate unmanaged forest in northern Spain: behind the environmental and spatial explanation

The persistence of seedlings in the forest understorey is of major importance for the maintenance and regeneration of canopy trees in several forested ecosystems. In the present study, we examine the small-scale spatial pattern of a mixed beech and oak seedling–sapling bank in two areas of an unmanaged temperate deciduous forest with different environmental conditions. We used environmental, biotic and spatial variables to establish the main factors that explain the spatial pattern of these seedling–sapling banks at different scales. The stand structure in both areas was similar, but while in plot A beech dominated the canopy, plot B was dominated by oaks. In both areas, established beech individuals showed a clear reverse J-shaped distribution, whereas established oaks showed a unimodal distribution with only a few young individuals. Seedlings of beech and oak were distributed in aggregates, whereas beech saplings had a random distribution. At broader scales, the abundance of seedlings and saplings is affected by the environment as well as by inter-species competition, while at finer scales the spatial pattern is mainly influenced by stochastic processes, probably related to seed predation and establishment. The structure of the seedling–sapling bank indicates an advantage of beech over oak as far as regeneration is concerned. Beech seedlings and saplings tolerate the stress induced by the canopy and the understorey and persist for many years, while oak seedlings decline in a few years. Therefore, if current conditions persist, after canopy opening beech seedlings and saplings can grow rapidly into the canopy and the stands will move towards beech dominance.     

Large-Scale Patterns of Quercus ilex, Quercus suber, and Quercus pyrenaica Regeneration in Central-Western Spain

In Central-Western Spain, forests and woodlands composed of Quercus sp. support outstanding levels of biodiversity, but there is increasing concern about their long-term persistence due to a lack of regeneration. We hypothesize that this regenerative lack is operating on a large geographic scale; that there are differences in the abundance of regeneration between three oak species; that oak regeneration is governed mainly by forest management and structure; and that shrubs act as important physical protectors of seedlings and saplings. We analyzed whether densities of oak seedlings and saplings in several size classes were related to stand-structure, understory, and physiographic variables potentially affecting regeneration. Data collected at a regional level (1 km × 1 km grid) by the Spanish Forest Inventory were evaluated from 2,816 plots. Results revealed that regeneration failure was common for all size categories, from small seedlings to large saplings, and for the three oak species studied, especially the evergreens. Of the Quercus ilex, Q. suber, and Q. pyrenaica plots studied, 49%, 62%, and 20% were lacking any small seedlings, and 82%, 96%, and 56% did not have any large saplings, respectively. Regeneration was positively correlated with tree cover and density, especially of small and medium-sized trees, and negatively correlated with the presence of large trees, indicating that regeneration failure is mostly associated with more open, uniform, and/or aged woodlands. Regeneration densities of Q. ilex and Q. suber were positively correlated with all understory variables, suggesting that the presence of pioneer shrubs represent a major safe site for early tree recruitment, independent from specific shrub species.     

Patterns of seedling recruitment in West-Mediterranean Quercus ilex forest influenced by canopy development

Abstract. Quercus ilex (holm oak) coppice forests belong to the most representative communities in the western part of the Iberian Peninsula. Due to the high sprouting potential of holm oak after coppicing, the dynamics of recruitment of new individuals in existing populations has been largely overlooked. In these forests, the density of seedlings increases in old stands, as a result of the remarkable increase in the recruitment of 1-yr and 2-yr old seedlings, probably due to better environmental conditions for germination. Older seedlings show a tendency towards increasing survival under some degree of canopy closure, since their density appears to be higher just before complete canopy closure takes place. Nevertheless, the reduced growth of seedlings in older stands due to low light levels causes age distributions of holm oak seedlings to change drastically, with saplings older than 15 yr becoming very unusual in these stands. Therefore, a bottleneck of recruitment appears at this sapling stage and prevents vigorous regeneration just before thinning. Present conditions of genet density and management tend to prevent population renewal. Dynamics of the seedling bank reinforce the role of gap formation through small or large scale perturbations in population turnover.     

The Role of Sprouts in the Restoration of Atlantic Rainforest in Southern Brazil

The relative importance of sexual reproduction (seed) and sprouting as sources for regeneration in Brazilian Atlantic Forest was evaluated in three different successional forest stages: young forest, immature forest, and late‐successional forest. Young plants (10–100 cm tall) of tree species were classified into the following categories: (1) seedlings that are nonsprouting—plants that originated through sexual reproduction as seeds; (2) stem base sprouting—plants that sprouted at the base of an existing plant; and (3) underground stem sprouting—plants that sprouted from subterranean stems of an existing plant. A total of 1,030 individuals of 48 species were collected. Underground stem sprouting is the rarest form of propagation, with stem base sprouting somewhat more common and possibly associated with recovery of damaged parts. The greatest contribution to regeneration was due to seeds: 92% of the individuals counted in 67% of the plant species. However, 13 species were “facultative” sprouters as seedlings and sprouters were observed in this group. The three forest ages differed in the proportion of regeneration strategies; in immature forest, sprouting was more common (15%) than in young (7%) and late‐successional (3%; p < 0.05) forest. In these three forest stages, germinating seeds are the major source of new plants; although sprouting as a reproductive strategy is rare, it is related to recovery after damage of an already existing plant and may be due to previous land use history (agriculture) and low soil fertility. Restoration using natural regeneration should consider these factors to understand seed arrival as seed is the main source of regeneration.     

Ecological succession following forest decline in a xeric oak forest of south-central United States

Aims The loss of canopy trees associated with forest decline can greatly influence the species composition and structure of a forest and have major impacts on the ecosystem. We studied the changes in forest composition and structure 1 and 5 years following nearly total canopy mortality on several hundreds of hectares of xeric oak forests in south-central United States. Because the forests were within an ecotonal vegetation type composed of a mosaic of forest, savanna and grassland, we sought to learn whether forest decline areas would recover to forest or change to more open savanna and grassland conditions in the landscape pattern of vegetation. Because low intensity fire shaped the vegetation type, we sought to learn whether fire would keep the decline areas open.Methods The study was conducted in a xeric oak forest in east-central Oklahoma, USA. Randomly located vegetation and regeneration surveys were conducted in decline and non-decline stands 1 and 5 years following nearly total canopy mortality. Diameter at breast height (DBH), regeneration and sprout origin were recorded for all woody species.Important findings The major canopy species post oak (Quercus stellata Wangenh.), blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica Muenchh.) and black hickory (Carya texana Buckl.) suffered 85–92% mortality; however, minor canopy components experienced limited mortality. Mortality affected all size classes of canopy trees except those below 5cm breast height diameter. There was abundant regeneration of all species and fire seemed to maintain a high level of sprouting. Decline appeared to decrease the relative importance of stump sprouting and increase other types including root sprouts. Decline areas had abundant true seedlings, with stem origin from a root with the same diameter as the stem, which is very unusual for xeric oak forests. Regeneration height in decline areas was twice that of non-decline forests. Our findings suggest that forest decline may lead to: (i) reduced oak dominance and species change in the canopy, (ii) change in reproduction type to increase success of true seedlings and maintain genetic diversity of oaks.     

北京东灵山区两种生境条件下辽东栎幼苗补充与建立的比较

 北京东灵山区的人工油松（Pinus tabulaeformis）林中常常混生有萌生的辽东栎（Quercus wutaishanica）种群。局部地带辽东栎与油松形成混交林,在山脊及山坡上部一些特殊生境辽东栎甚至取代油松林成为优势种。为了探讨北京东灵山区辽东栎林的天然更新机制及辽东栎幼苗在人工油松林中的天然更新,在油松人工林的林下和林缘两种生境条件下将辽东栎种子播种于2 cm深的土中,对辽东栎幼苗的补充和建立进行了对照试验。结果显示,在辽东栎结实丰年,两种生境条件下播种后辽东栎种子丢失差异并不显著,而辽东栎幼苗补充和建立方面的差异极显著。由于森林动物特别是啮齿类动物的活动对辽东栎幼苗建立的影响具有二重性：消耗种子与促进萌发,本试验特别关注辽东栎幼苗子叶丢失现象及其丢失后果。由于辽东栎种子萌根较早,在幼苗出土前其粗大的主根长达10～20 cm,并已初步形成根系,表明已有相当比例的营养物质从子叶转移到根部。因此当幼苗出土后如果仅仅只是子叶的丢失对辽东栎幼苗的成活和生长均无明显的影响。通过研究发现辽东栎幼苗期子叶丢失有3种形式：1）仅丢失子叶,幼苗其它部位未受伤害,多发生在林缘生境中,占发芽坚果的29.69%;2）整个幼苗连根被拖出地面,多发生在林下生境,占62.43%;3）在子叶与根颈的连接处主干被咬断,林缘为50.88%,显著高于林下的8.41%。但只有后两种形式才导致幼苗死亡。导致这些现象的原因是由于林缘土壤腐殖质含量低,比较干燥,土质较坚实,以及幼苗出土前坚果主根生长得较长等缘故,当幼苗遭受动物捕食时不会轻易地被拖出地面,拖走的往往仅仅是子叶。至生长季节结束,林缘样方辽东栎幼苗的成活率接近20%,茎干平均高度7.94 cm,芽数11.24·株-1,叶片平均干重为81.14 mg·株-1,且几乎全部由丢失子叶的幼苗所构成;而林下样方辽东栎幼苗的成活率不足2%,茎干平均高度4.74 cm,芽数7.52·株-1,叶片平均干重仅为42.27 mg·株-1,以未丢失子叶的幼苗为主。试验结果表明,林缘及类似林缘的环境条件更有利于辽东栎的实生更新。     

米心水青冈种群萌条更新与高度生长

萌条是许多木本植物更新的重要方式,尤其是在干扰生境中.有种观点认为萌条需要消耗大量资源,导致其他方面投入减少,据此提出萌条数-高度的权衡假说.对该假说的检验多比较萌条和非萌条同属植物的高度,然而由于生活史以及其他生物学习性的差异,可能使这一比较的基础不成立.在米心水青冈中比较萌条现象不同的个体间高度来检验该假说,结果表明米心水青冈萌条和非萌条个体间的高度不存在显著差异(p=0.873),多茎干和少茎干成体间的高度也没有显著差异(p=0.559),并且个体的高度与茎干数存在显著的正相关,表明在米心水青冈中不存在茎干数-高度的权衡关系,其原因是由于萌条的叶片也具有光合能力,向萌条的资源运输随着萌条的长大而逐渐减少,直至中止.在调查的米心水青冈种群中,多干指数达到96.4%,几乎所有的幼苗、幼树和小树都是通过萌条形成的,表明萌条在种群的更新中起着关键作用.     

Differences in sapling architecture betweenFagus crenata andFagus japonica

The ecological significance of architectural patterns for saplings ofFagus crenata andFagus japonica co-occurring in a secondary oak forest were evaluated by comparing the size and shape of leaves, trunks and crowns.Fagus japonica saplings were different fromF. crenata saplings in some architectural properties: (i) the leaf area and specific leaf area were larger; (ii) the ratio of sapling height to trunk length was lower, indicating greater leaning of the trunk; and (iii) the projection area of the crown was larger and the leaf area index lower indicating less mutual shading of leaves. These architectural features indicated thatF. japonica saplings were more shade tolerant thanF. crenata andF. crenata saplings were superior toF. japonica for growth in height and could, therefore, utilize sunlight in the upper layer. An erect trunk inF. crenata and a leaning trunk inF. japonica may be important characteristics associated with the regenerations patterns of each species; regeneration from seedlings under canopy gaps in the former and vegetative regeneration by sprouting in the latter.     

Sprouting traits and population structure of co-occurring Castanopsis species in an evergreen broad-leaved forest in southern China

The role of sprouting in regeneration was compared betweenfour co-occurring Castanopsis species in an evergreen broad-leavedforest in southern China. We considered the largest stem of an individualto be the main stem, while all of the other stems were consideredto be sprouts. To evaluate the degree of dependence on sproutingin the regeneration of each species, we measured the ratio of thenumber of all sprouts to the number of main stems in a population. The ratio was 4.3 in Castanopsis fordii and > 1in Castanopsis fabri and Castanopsis carlesii, althoughit was < 1 in Castanopsis fargesii. The ratioof the number of all sprouts to the number of main stems in a populationwas represented by the product of two factors of sprouting ability:the proportion of sprouting individuals among all individuals andthe number of sprouts per sprouting individual. The proportion ofsprouting individuals among all individuals differed significantlyamong the four species, while the number of sprouts per sproutingindividual did not. Specific variations in sprouting traits werein agreement with the population structure of each species. Specieswith fewer small individuals in the size distribution had a higherratio than species with L-shaped distribution. Furthermore, specieswith a clumped distribution had a larger ratio than species thatwere randomly distributed. These results suggested that specieswhose recruitment by seedlings was temporally and spatially restrictedwere relatively more dependent on sprouting in the regeneration. The specific gradient of sprouting ability and the relative dependencyon sprouts to maintain a population can enhance the coexistenceof these four congeneric species.