Performance of an age series of alnus-cardamom plantations in the Sikkim Himalaya: productivity,energetics and efficiencies

Biomass, net primary productivity, energetics and energy efficiencies were estimated in an age series of Alnus-cardamom plantations in the eastern Himalaya. The impact of stand age (5, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 years) on the performance of mixtures of N2-fixing (Alnus nepalensis) and non-N2-fixing (large cardamom) plants was studied. Large cardamom (Amomum subulatum) is the most important perennial cash crop in the region and is cultivated predominantly under Alnus trees. Net primary productivity was lowest (7 t ha(-1) per year) in the 40-year-old stand and was more than three times higher (22 t ha(-1) per year) in the 15-year-old stand. Agronomic yield of large cardamom peaked between 15 and 20 years of age. Cardamom productivity doubled from the 5- to the 15-year-old stand, and then decreased with plantation age to reach a minimum in the 40-year-old stand. Performance of cardamom in association of N2-fixing Alnus remained beneficial until 20 years of age. Annual net energy fixation was highest (444 x 10(6) kJ ha(-1) per year) in the 15-year-old stand, being 1.4 times that of the 5-year-old stand and 2.9-times that of the 40-year-old stand. Inverse relationships of production efficiency, energy conversion efficiency and energy utilized in N2-fixation against stand age, and a positive relationship between production efficiency and energy conversion efficiency suggest that the younger plantations are more productive. The Alnus-cardamom plantation system will be sustainable by adopting a rotational cycle of 15 to 20 years.     

Influence of stand age on nutrient and energy release through decomposition in alder-cardamom agroforestry systems of the eastern Himalayas

The influence of stand age (5, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 years) on the decomposition of litter fractions, nutrient and energy release of mixtures of N₂-fixing alder (Alnus nepalensis) and non-N₂-fixing large cardamom (Amomum subulatum) systems was compared. Seasonal decomposition rates were distinct with the highest rate in the first 6 months followed by subsequent seasons. The decomposition rate was substantially high in younger stands (10- to 15-years) and declined in the older stands. Heat sink from the stand floor litter increased from 171 × 10⁶ kJ year⁻¹ in 5 years to 299 × 10⁶ kJ year⁻¹ at 15 years and then considerably decreased with advancing age. However, energy and nutrient releases were slow at a high initial lignin-to-initial N ratio and C-to-N ratio, and there was an inverse relationship between the k-value of ash-free-mass and N expressed as a function of the C-to-N ratio. Quantities of nutrient release and energy loss per unit area in 24 months of decomposition were highest in 15 years and subsequently they lowered with advancing age. Nutrient loss indicated approximately uniform absolute and relative rates. Absolute energy consistently decreased by 81–88% in 24 months. Ash-free mass of decomposing litter remaining at different retrieval dates was associated with a narrowing of the C-to-N ratio. The relative loss rate of ash-free mass, nutrients and energy content was strongly related to the C-to-N ratio, litter temperature and litter moisture. The influence of Alnus in the younger stands on nutrient and energy releases were rapid, indicating accelerated nutrient cycling and energy dynamics. The intensity of the processes was highly phenomenal and considerably high in younger stands up to 20 years. Thus, an appropriate management cycle of the Alnus-cardamom system for sustainability is 15–20 years.     

辽东山区落叶松人工林地上生物量和养分元素分配格局

落叶松是我国北方最主要的人工用材林树种,由于人工林树种单一、结构简单等原因,导致土壤养分循环出现失衡.研究落叶松生物量和养分元素分配规律,可以为落叶松人工林的合理经营和养分循环研究提供科学参考.本文以辽东山区19年生二代落叶松人工林(胸径12.8 cm,树高15.3 m,密度2308株·hm^-2)为对象,研究其地上各器官(干、枝、皮、叶)生物量、碳和养分元素含量(N、P、K、Ca、Mg、Fe、Mn、Cu、Zn)的积累规律和分配格局.结果表明：单株落叶松生物量为70.26 kg,林分水平落叶松生物量为162.16 t·hm^-2,各器官生物量差异显著,排序为：树干>树枝>树皮>树叶;单株落叶松养分积累量为749.94 g,林分水平落叶松养分积累量为1730.86 kg·hm^-2,其中,大量元素和微量元素的养分积累量均为树干显著高于树枝、树皮和树叶.全叶期每砍伐一棵落叶松(19年生),平均从系统中带出749.94 g养分元素;如果将树皮、树枝、树叶留在林地仅仅带走树干,带出的养分元素可减少40.7%.
     

Structure and function of shisham forests in central Himalaya,India: nutrient dynamics

The structure and function of Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.) forests were investigated in relation to nutrient dynamics in 5- to 15-year-old stands growing in central Himalaya. Nutrient concentrations and storage in different layers of vegetation were in the order: tree > shrub > herb. Forest soil, litter and vegetation accounted for 80.1-91.9, 1.0-1.5 and 7.0-18.4%, respectively, of the total nutrients in the system. There were considerable reductions (trees 32.8-43.1; shrubs 26.2-32.4; and herbs 18-8-22-2%) in nutrient concentrations of leaves during senescence. Nutrient uptake by the vegetation as a whole and also by the different components, with and without adjustment for internal recycling, was investigated. Annual transfer of litter nutrients to the soil from vegetation was 74.8-108.4 kg ha(-1) year(-1) N, 56.8-4 kg ha(-1) year(-1) P and 38.7-46.9 kg ha(-1) year(-1) K. Turnover rate and time for different nutrients ranged between 56 and 66 % year(-1) and 1.5 and 1.8 years, respectively. The turnover rate of litter indicates that over 50% of nutrients in litter on the forest floor are released, which ultimately enhances the productivity of the forest stand. The nutrient use efficiency in Shisham forests ranged from 136 to 143 kg ha(-1) year(-1) for N, 1,441 to 1,570 kg ha(-1) year(-1) for P and 305 to 311 kg ha(-1) year(-1) for K. Compared with natural oak forest (265 kg ha(-1) year(-1) and an exotic eucalypt plantation (18 kg ha(-1) year(-1), a higher proportion of nutrients was retranslocated in Shisham forests, largely because of higher leaf tissue nutrient concentrations. This indicates a lower nutrient use efficiency of Shisham compared with eucalypt and oak. Compartment models for nutrient dynamics have been developed to represent the distribution of nutrients pools and net annual fluxes within the system.     

不同林龄刺槐叶片养分重吸收特征及其对土壤养分有效性的响应

为揭示丘陵沟壑区刺槐的养分重吸收特征及其驱动因素,研究该区不同林龄刺槐叶片全氮和全磷的浓度,以及土壤有机碳、全氮、全磷、铵态氮、硝态氮和速效磷浓度及其化学计量,分析了叶片氮磷重吸收效率与土壤养分特性之间的关系。结果表明: 植物和土壤的养分随林龄增长发生显著变化,而土壤总磷和速效磷浓度较低。氮重吸收效率随林分生长先增加后降低,范围为48.2%～54.0%,平均为48.5%;磷重吸收效率则显著增加,范围为45.2%～49.4%,平均为46.9%。氮重吸收效率与土壤氮素和氮磷比呈负向响应,而磷重吸收效率与氮磷比呈显著正相关,与土壤速效磷呈负相关。表明土壤养分有效性的变化负向驱动养分重吸收效率。由于该生境中刺槐林的固氮效应及磷限制,叶片养分重吸收策略对土壤氮磷比响应强烈。     

杉木(Cunninghamia lanceolata)、火力楠(Michelia macclurei)纯林及其混交林细根分布、分解与养分归还

用土钻法研究了杉木（Ｃｕｎｎｉｎｇｈａｍｉａｌａｎｃｅｏｌａｔａ）、火力楠（Ｍｉｃｈｅｌｉａｍａｃｌｕｒｅｉ）纯林和混交林的细根分布,用分解袋法研究了杉木和火力楠细根的分解,计算了３个林分中细根分解的Ｎ,Ｐ,Ｋ,Ｃａ,Ｍｇ的归还量。活细根的垂直分布以火力楠纯林层次性最强,混交林次之,杉木纯林最差。火力楠细根的养分含量比杉木细根高,而Ｃ／Ｎ比低。火力楠细根年分解率比杉木快,火力楠为５７．７％,而杉木为３２．７８％。细根分解的养分归还量多少顺序依次为：火力楠纯林、杉木火力楠混交林和杉木纯林。混交林中,细根分解的Ｎ,Ｐ,Ｋ,Ｃａ和Ｍｇ归还量分别为枯枝落叶的３３．３８％,５．８２％,２６９．３３％,３４．１２％和３７６．０８％。细根在３个林分的物质循环和周转中起着不可忽视的作用。     

Nutrient Dynamics in Himalayan Alder Plantations

Dynamics of four macro-nutrients were studied in an age series(7, 17, 30, 46 and 56 years) of Himalayan alder (Alnus nepalensisD. Don) plantations in the Kalimpong forest division of theeastern Himalayas. Concentrations of nutrients were in the orderN > K > Ca > P in most of the tree components and inunderstorey vegetation. There was an inverse relationship betweennutrient concentrations of perennial parts and diameter at breastheight. The relative contributions of standing state of nutrientsin different tree components of mature plantations were in theorder; bole > branch > below-ground part > twig andleaf > catkin. Sequential arrangement of nutrient storagein tree components was: N > K > Ca > P. Soil totalN and available P increased with plantation age. Annual inputsof nutrients (kg ha^-1) to the forest-floor via litterfall were:183-235 N, 4·9-7·0 P, 33·5-39·5K, and 9·2-10·8 Ca. Total annual accretion ofN through biological fixation ranged from 29 to 117 kg ha^-1in different plantations. Turnover rate and turnover time fordifferent nutrients in the age series of plantations fluctuatedbetween 0·10-0·55 year^-1 and 1·8-9·3years, respectively. Nutrient use efficiencies decreased withplantation age for all nutrients except for calcium. Uptakeof nutrients is a more energy consuming process than release.Copyright1993, 1999 Academic Press Alnus nepalensis D. Don, plantation age, nitrogen accretion, nutrient concentration, standing state, uptake, turnover     

Changes in nutrient cycling with age in a Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation forest北大核心CSCD

Aims The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristics of nutrient cycling in Cunninghamia lanceolata plantations with different ages, and to provide scientific basis for the management of high-yield plantations in China. Methods In this study, we used the ecological data of the past 25 years in Hunan Huitong Ecological Station and analyzed the nutrient cycling characteristics of the C. lanceolata plantation forests with different ages according to the law of tree growth and the dynamics of nutrient uptake. Important findings For most nutrients, their concentrations ranked in order as leaf > twig > bark > root > stem for all C. lanceolata trees with any ages. When the tree age was less than 12 years, nutrient concentrations increased with age, while they decreased with age when the tree was more than 12 years old. The changes in average annual nutrient uptake with age showed two peaks. Nutrient return gradually increases with age. For the same age, the nutrient use efficiency followed the order of phosphorus (P) > potassium (K) > nitrogen (N) > magnesium (Mg) > calcium (Ca). After the stand was closed, the nutrient utilization efficiency increases with the growth and development of trees. The cycling intensity of Ca and Mg was greater than that of N and P at the same stand age. The changes in nutrient cycling intensity with age varying curve with stand age acted as parabolic curve. Utilization of N, P and K was longer than displayed a parabolic shape for all elements. The utilization time of each element got shorter with increasing stand age. These results suggested that the nutrient uptake in different growth stages was not only controlled by the quantity of biomass, but also affected by the difference in nutrient concentration between previous and current stages. The nutrient cycling processes were jointly controlled by the mechanisms of nutrient redistribution and storage in Cunninghamia lanceolata, during the growth and development stages, and the nutrient use efficiency during different growth stages. © 2018 Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. All rights reserved.     

橡胶人工林养分循环通量及特征

对不同树龄的PR107无性系橡胶人工林N、P、K 3种元素的养分循环通量及特征进行了研究.结果表明:(1)橡胶林生态系统养分循环通量中养分总吸收量为315.28～949.13 kg/hm2,总存留量为282.78～714.51 kg/hm2,总归还量为32.50～205.74 kg/hm2,胶乳总损失量为10.18～37.73 kg/hm2,土壤中养分总输入量为111.73～652.79 kg/hm2,总输出量为315.28～949.13 kg/hm2,平均亏损量为-249.94 kg/hm2,各循环通量都随着树龄的增加而增大,其中3种养分元素的大小顺序均为N>K>P;(2)胶林生态系统养分循环特征参数中吸收系数随林分生长呈凸抛物线变化(先增大后减小),归还系数逐渐上升,存留系数不断下降,周转时间加快,而6a后,胶林的枯落物养分平衡指数与土壤养分平衡指数开始下降,胶园土壤养分收支失衡,另外,产胶对养分的利用效率在14a前后表现为先升高后降低;(3)不同元素循环特征参数有差异.吸收系数、归还系数中的大小顺序为N>P>K,存留系数为K>P>N,枯落物养分平衡指数为K>N>P,土壤养分平衡指数为P>N>K,养分利用率为P>K>N,表明N的流动性大,故循环速率最快,循环水平最高,其次是K,而P的循环速率最慢,水平最低.     

连栽第1和第2代杉木人工林养分循环的比较

森林生态系统的养分循环是生态系统的重要功能过程之一,直接影响着森林的生产力,很大程度上影响和制约着林地的肥力水平,而且人工林连栽地力衰退和生产力下降现象普遍存在,寻求杉木林连栽两代杉木人工林养分循环差异与连栽林分生产力下降的关系,无疑具有重要的现实意义。利用30多年连续定位的测定数据,分析了连栽第1、2代杉木人工林在物质生产养分利用有效性、生物地球化学循环、地球化学循环的差异。结果表明,杉木速生阶段,第2代林每生产1 t干物质需要的养分比第1代林多1.58-3.29 kg,干材生长阶段,第2代林每生产1t所需养分比第1代林多4.23-5.92kg;速生阶段生物地球化学循环的养分利用系数第2代林比第1代林分下降19.7%-22.8%,养分循环系数下降12.8%-15.6%,干材生长阶段养分利用系数比第1代林分下降35.3%-36.2%,养分循环系数下降23.2%-27.0%,养分周转利用的生物地球化学循环功能第2代林比第1代林差;由干材生长进入成熟阶段的生长期内,伴随水文学过程的养分地球化学循环中,第2代杉木人工林生态系统的养分积累的地球化学循环的能力下降,养分流失率是第1代林的2倍左右,养分的积累率还不到第1代林的60%,对森林地力的维持和林木生长都是不利的。从生态系统水平上定位研究,定量分析了杉木连栽两代人工林养分循环功能过程,研究成果为我国南方人工林持续经营措施的制定提供了理论指导和科学依据。     

不同林龄杉木人工林土壤C:N:P化学计量特征及其与土壤理化性质的关系

为了阐明林龄对杉木人工林土壤理化性质及碳氮磷(C∶N∶P)生态化学计量特征的影响,在福建农林大学三明莘口林场选取4个林龄(4, 20, 24, 33a)的杉木人工林为研究对象,测定0—20,20—40,40—60 cm深度土壤的水分-物理性质、pH、总碳(TC)、全氮(TN)、全磷(TP)、全钾(TK),探讨它们随林龄的变化及其与C∶N∶P化学计量比之间的关系,为杉木人工林持续经营管理提供科学依据。结果表明:(1)随着林龄的增加,质量含水量、田间持水量和毛管孔隙度先减小后增加,在20 a达到最小,TN和TP也有相似的变化趋势,但在24 a林分的深层土壤达到最小,TC和TK保持不变;(2)随着林龄的增加,C∶N保持不变,C∶P和N∶P在24 a成熟林达到最大,但只在20—60 cm达到显著差异;(3)TC与多数水分-物理性质及3个生态化学计量比显著相关,质量含水量和孔隙度与C∶N∶P生态化学计量比均显著相关,TP与C∶P和N∶P显著负相关。土壤物理性质与土壤养分循环存在一定关联,有机质与土壤结构及养分平衡的调节有关,研究区杉木林发育过程中土壤腐殖质化进程较缓慢,24 a成熟林杉木的生长受到土壤磷的限制,在杉木速生阶段适当增施磷肥,保证林木的良好生长,促进土壤与植物的良性养分循环。     

不同年龄日本落叶松人工林生物量、碳储量及养分特征

以7、17、30和40年生4个发育阶段(幼龄、中龄、近熟和成熟阶段)的日本落叶松人工林为对象,研究了林龄对生物量、碳储量和养分特征的影响.结果表明: 在单木水平上,不同发育阶段干、枝、皮、叶、根生物量和养分浓度差异显著.随年龄增加,各器官生物量呈增大趋势,N、P、K浓度呈下降趋势,Mg浓度先降后升,Ca浓度持续升高.优势木、平均木和劣势木的各器官生物量之间差异显著,但养分浓度差异不显著,表明竞争对各器官养分浓度影响不大.在林分水平上,总生物量、碳储量和养分储量随林龄增加呈增大趋势,与幼龄林相比,成熟林分别增加217.9%、218.4%和56.4%,表明日本落叶松林生长后期能以较少的养分生产较多的干物质,养分利用效率较高.5种元素的积累量除P和K在近熟林(30年生)略有降低外,其他元素都随林龄增加而增加.N集中在叶中,Ca集中在树干,K和Mg主要集中在根,P在不同器官中的分配较均匀.日本落叶松林分年均生物量积累率、固碳率和养分积累率均随林龄的增加而降低,从幼龄林每年7.16 t·hm^-2、3.40 t·hm^-2、104.64 kg·hm^-2降低到成熟林的3.99 t·hm^-2、1.89 t·hm^-2、28.64 kg·hm^-2,表明日本落叶松林幼、中龄阶段固碳潜力大,但养分消耗也高.     

不同林龄油茶人工林土壤-叶片碳氮磷生态化学计量特征

油茶是世界四大木本油料植物之一,在我国有着2000多年的栽培和利用历史。碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)化学计量元素是近年来研究的热点,通过C、N、P化学计量我们可以深入了解植物-土壤间元素相互关系,并能揭示土壤养分限制状况。为了解油茶人工林生态系统C、N、P化学计量特征及油茶人工林养分元素限制因素,以长江中下游油茶适宜栽培区湖南、江西和湖北三省油茶林为研究对象,采用空间代替时间的研究方法,在区域尺度上随机选择32个典型油茶人工林并分为4个林龄组(9年低龄林;9—20年高产林;21—60年低产林; 60年生产退化林)。测定油茶人工林土壤与油茶叶片中的C、N、P含量并分析其化学计量特征。研究结果表明:(1)随林龄增加,油茶人工林土壤有机碳(SOC)和全氮(TN)含量增大,而土壤全磷(TP)和速效/kg和5.43 mg P在一定的林龄(60 a)内具有增加的趋势。(2)随林龄增加,油茶人工林叶片C含量无显著变化,N、P含量降低,叶片的C、/kg、11.66—15.46 g增大。此外,叶片N∶P阈值分析发现,叶片N∶P比在四个林龄段均16。(3)相关分析结果表明,油茶人工林土壤SOC和TN具有显著正相关,油茶叶片N和P具有显著正相关。同时,叶片N含量与土壤TN无相关性,而油茶叶片P含量与土壤Olsen-P显著正相关。油茶人工林土壤化学计量C∶N、C∶P和N∶P与叶片C∶N、C∶P呈显著正相关,以及叶片N∶P与土壤C∶P、N∶P呈显著正相关(P0.05)。由以上可见,油茶人工林土壤主要受P养分限制,且随林龄增加,P限制增加。此外油茶叶片N、P吸收具有协同效应,且油茶叶片与土壤元素存在广泛的计量耦合关系。本研究综合分析油茶林叶片与土壤的C、N、P计量特征及其关系,有助于全面系统的揭示油茶人工林生态系统的养分状况,对油茶林高效培育、养分补充或退化林诊断等具有指导意义。     

Leaf nutrient dynamics and nutrient resorption: a comparison between larch plantations and adjacent secondary forests in Northeast China

Aims Conversion of secondary forests to pure larch plantations is a common management practice driven by the increasing demand for timber production in Northeast China, resulting in a reduction in soil nutrient availability after a certain number of years following conversion. Nutrient resorption prior to leaf senescence was related to soil fertility, an important nutrient conservation strategy for plants, being especially significant in nutrient-poor habitats. However, the seasonal dynamics of leaf nutrients and nutrient resorption in response to secondary forest conversion to larch plantations is not well understood.Methods A comparative experiment between larch plantations (Larix spp.) and adjacent secondary forests (dominant tree species including Quercus mongolica, Acer mono, Juglans mandshurica and Fraxinus rhynchophylla) was conducted. We examined the variations in leaf nutrient (macronutrients: N, P, K, Ca and Mg; micronutrients: Cu and Zn) concentrations of these tree species during the growing season from May to October in 2013. Nutrient resorption efficiency and proficiency were compared between Larix spp. and the broadleaved species in the secondary forests.Important findings Results show that the seasonal variation of nutrient concentrations in leaves generally exhibited two trends, one was a downward trend for N, P, K, Cu and Zn, and another was an upward trend for Ca and Mg. The variations in foliar nutrient concentrations were mainly controlled by the developmental stage of leaves rather than by tree species. Resorption of the observed seven elements varied among the five tree species during leaf senescence. Nutrient resorption efficiency varied 6–75% of N, P, K, Mg, Cu and Zn, while Ca was not retranslocated in the senescing leaves of all species, and Mg was not retranslocated in Larix spp. Generally, Larix spp. tended to be more efficient and proficient (higher than 6–30% and 2–271% of nutrient resorption efficiency and resorption proficiency, respectively) in resorbing nutrients than the broadleaved species in the secondary forests, indicating that larch plantations had higher leaf nutrient resorption and thus nutrient use efficiency. Compared with Larix spp., more nutrients would remain in the leaf litter of the secondary forests, indicating an advantage of secondary forests in sustaining soil fertility. In contrast, the larch plantation would reuse internal nutrients rather than lose nutrients with litter fall and thus produce a positive feedback to soil nutrient availability. In summary, our results suggest that conversion from secondary forests to pure larch plantations would alter nutrient cycling through a plant-mediated pathway.     

不同林龄短枝木麻黄小枝单宁含量及养分再吸收动态

通过对福建省惠安县不同林龄短枝木麻黄人工林不同发育阶段小枝单宁含量及氮磷再吸收率的研究,探讨了短枝木麻黄林分发育过程中的营养保存策略。结果表明,幼龄林(5年生)成熟小枝中的总酚(TP)、可溶性缩合单宁(ECT)总缩合单宁(TCT)含量及蛋白质结合能力(PPC)显著高于成熟林(21年生)和衰老林(38年生)。随着林分发育,成熟小枝中N含量显著升高,而P含量呈降低趋势。不同发育阶段林分成熟小枝中N:P比均大于20,且随着林龄的增加而升高。磷再吸收率(PRE)显著高于氮再吸收率(NRE),均以成熟林分最高。这表明短枝木麻黄小枝单宁含量与养分再吸收受林龄影响,其养分保存机制会随着林分生长发育的变化而进行调节。     

Nutrient cycling in Pinus sylvestris stands in eastern Finland

Nutrient cycling within three Pinus sylvestris stands was studied in eastern Finland. The aim of the study was to determine annual fluxes and distribution of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Zn, Fe, B, and Al in the research stands. Special emphasis was put on determining the importance of different fluxes, especially the internal cycle within the trees in satisfying the tree nutrient requirements for biomass production. The following nutrient fluxes were included, input; free precipitation and throughfall, output; percolation through soil profile, biological cycle; nutrient uptake from soil, retranslocation within trees, return to soil in litterfall, release by litter decomposition. The distribution of nutrients was determined in above- and belowground tree compartments, in ground and field vegetation, and in soil.The nitrogen use efficiencies were 181, 211 and 191 g of tree aboveground dry matter produced per g of N supplied by uptake and retranslocation in the sapling, pole stage and mature stands, respectively. Field vegetation was more efficient in nitrogen use than trees. Stand belowground/aboveground and fine root/coarse root biomass ratios decreased with tree age. With only slightly higher fine root biomass, almost three times more nitrogen had to be taken-up from soil for biomass production in the mature stand than in the sapling stand.The annual input-output balances of most nutrients were positive; throughfall contained more nutrients than was lost in mineral soil leachate. The sulphate flux contributed to the leaching of cations, especially magnesium, from soil in the mature stand.Retranslocation supplied 17–42% of the annual N, P and K requirements for tree aboveground biomass production. Precipitation and throughfall were important in transferring K and Mg, and also N in the sapling stand. Litterfall was an important pathway for N, Ca, Mg and micro nutrients, especially in the oldest stands.     

树木细根养分内循环

养分内循环是树木减少养分损失,提高养分利用效率的重要途径。树木细根寿命短、周转快．每年大量凋落死亡,因此,近20多年来树木细根养分内循环的研究逐渐受到人们的重视。关于树木细根养分内循环目前的研究结论比较复杂。本文从细根在树木地下部分养分内循环中的重要地位、细根养分内循环对树木减少养分损失的重要性、细根中各养分元素内循环的研究现状以及细根养分内循环研究方法存在的问题等方面综合论述了国内外的进展情况,并对今后的研究趋势进行了展望。     

喀斯特峰丛洼地不同类型森林养分循环特征

以中国西南喀斯特峰丛洼地为研究区域用标准木法和收获法对人工林、次生林、原生林3个不同类型森林的6个代表性群落的生物量、营养元素生物循环量及循环特征进行了研究。结果表明:(1)不同类型森林群落乔木各器官的养分含量大小顺序为:叶枝根干,林下植被层和凋落物层的养分含量比较高,其含量普遍高于乔木层各组分,仅次于乔木叶片;各组分中营养元素以K、Ca最高,P、Mg最低;(2)3种类型森林间乔木层的养分积累量总规律表现为原生林(4540.30 kg/hm~2)次生林(2107.09 kg/hm~2)人工林(719.51 kg/hm~2),分别占林分养分积累量的88.30%、79.57%和62.60%;(3)3种类型森林生态系统养分总贮量相差不大,均主要集中在土壤层在各层分配格局有所差异;营养元素的年吸收量和年归还量均为次生林原生林人工林,年吸收量分别为:418.80、271.17和148.79 kg hm~(-2)a~(-1);年归还量分别为:182.98、111.43和43.37 kg hm_(-2)a~(-1);(4)不同类型森林养分利用系数总规律为人工林(0.35)次生林(0.20)原生林(0.10);循环系数则相反,为原生林(0.48)次生林(0.46)人工林(0.30);而周转时间为原生林(37.32)人工林(18.63)次生林(13.93)。喀斯特峰丛洼地土层薄,养分贮存能力差,森林养分循环能力相对较弱,沿着强、中、弱干扰递减梯度,3种类型森林养分利用效率和循环能力呈增长趋势。     

洞庭湖湿地3个林龄杨树人工林叶与土壤碳氮磷生态化学计量特征

选取洞庭湖洲滩湿地挖沟抬垄造林的6林龄、9林龄和13林龄杨树人工纯林为研究对象,通过比较不同林龄杨树叶及沟垄土壤的C、N、P含量差异,研究湿地杨树人工林不同生长阶段养分元素的分配格局及生态化学计量学特征,揭示杨树种植对洞庭湖湿地生态系统的影响。结果显示,叶N、叶P以及C∶P和N∶P与林龄显著相关,但叶C和C∶N与林龄不相关。3个林龄杨树人工林叶N∶P均大于16,说明P是限制洞庭湖杨树生长发育的主要因子,9林龄叶P量显著低于6林龄和13林龄,而N∶P和C∶P则显著高于6林龄和13林龄,说明P的限制在9林龄尤为显著。3个林龄湿地杨树人工林树垄和树沟土壤有机C、全N和C∶N呈现出与林龄和土层深度的负相关关系,但全P与两者没有显著关系。C∶P在树垄样地中呈现出与林龄和土层深度的负相关关系,而在树沟样地中呈现出与土层深度的正相关关系,与林龄无显著关系。N∶P在9林龄和13林龄树垄样地和6林龄树沟样地中与土层深度呈负相关关系,说明挖沟抬垄造林方式不利于土壤有机C和全N的积累,也不利于维持洞庭湖湿地土壤的肥力。     

辽东山区不同林龄日本落叶松人工林土壤微生物、养分及酶活性

对辽宁省抚顺市大孤家林场11、20、34和47年生日本落叶松人工纯林表层土壤(0~5 cm)微生物群落结构、养分及酶活性进行了研究.结果表明: 土壤微生物、养分及酶活性各项指标基本呈现11或47年林龄较高,而20或34年林龄较低.随林龄增加,土壤地力呈现衰退趋势,土壤微生物群落结构及酶活性变化对地力衰退呈现响应趋势,不同林龄真菌群落结构的差异较细菌显著.典范对应分析(CCA)表明,土壤养分含量及pH值对微生物群落结构的季节变化没有影响,但对在不同林龄间微生物的变化有影响.土壤全氮、有机碳、C/N、速效氮和pH值对不同林龄细菌分布影响较大,土壤速效磷、全钾、交换性镁离子和pH值对真菌分布影响较大.细菌与真菌群落主要的T RFs片段与氮、磷的相关性都较高,而真菌群落与有机碳、钾的相关性高于细菌群落.11和47年林龄微生物群落与土壤养分、酶活性的相关性高于20与34年.因此,土壤微生物(尤其是土壤真菌)可以敏感地指示土壤肥力的变化.