亚热带季风常绿阔叶林植被恢复Ⅰ．原理：不同干扰林地植物光合作用对环境因子的反应

研究了亚热带季风常绿阔叶林密林、中等疏密林和疏林及丘陵草坡植物光合速率（ＰＮ）和气孔传导率（ｇ）对光强、ＣＯ２浓度和叶片／空气水汽压差的反应．结果表明,九节和桃金娘具有较高ＰＮ和ｇ,且有较高光合量子产率,适于较高光强环境生长．空气ＣＯ２浓度增高有利于植物ＰＮ增高,九节和桃金娘较罗伞明显．Ｃｉ为１５０μｌ·Ｌ（－１）时,苋菜ＰＮ最大．较高Ｃｉ有利于叶片保持高的传导率．叶片／空气水汽压差增高引起罗伞和九节ＰＮ降低,但桃金娘ＰＮ降低比例较小,表明桃金娘适于空气干旱环境．干扰林地应先引入具较高ＰＮ的先锋树种,以改善立地条件．     

羊草叶片气孔导度对环境因子的响应模拟

准确定量描述植物气孔对环境的响应是了解植物光合作用机理、预测植物生产力及其大气－植被－土壤系统中水分和热量交换的关键。利用松嫩平原盐碱化草地羊草光合生理特征的野外观测数据,分析了羊草叶片气孔导度对环境因子的反应,结果表明：羊草叶片气孔导度对环境因子变化敏感,尤其对瞬时光合有效辐射（ＰＡＲ）、叶片与空气间的水汽压亏损（ＶＰＤ）和空气温度（Ｔａ）反应十分明显。依据野外实测资料对国际上两类代表性气孔导度     

人工针叶林林下11种植物叶片解剖特征对不同生境的适应性

人工林内两种主要生境（林窗和林内）的光照条件存在着显著差异,而这种差异也是影响人工林林下植物叶片形态和结构的重要环境因子。对川西米亚罗林区60a人工云杉林2种不同生境（林窗和林内）的11种植物比叶重、叶片解剖结构及气孔特征等进行了比较研究,结果显示：林窗生境中11种供试植物比叶重（LMA）均显著大于林内生境;多数阔叶物种叶片厚度（LT）、栅栏组织厚度（PT）、栅栏组织厚度／海绵组织厚度（PT／ST）、栅栏细胞层数在林窗生境中更大或更多,但叶表皮细胞厚度（UET、LET）、海绵组织厚度（ST）在两种生境中无显著差异;林窗生境中生长的各物种栅栏细胞均为长形且长度大于林内生长的相同物种;不同物种气孔密度（SD）对两种生境有一致的响应趋势,但显著程度有异,除三褶脉紫菀外10种植物的气孔长径（SL）受两种生境影响不大,这与气孔特性受多种环境因素制约,且各种因素对气孔作用效应和作用方面不同有关。结合各物种喜光特性综合分析后认为同一群落的林下植物对光生境具有一定程度的趋同适应性;从可塑性方面分析发现叶片光合组织的可塑性大于非光合组织,且各物种叶片平均可塑性与喜光特性基本吻合。     

高温和低湿对干热河谷7个植被恢复树种光合参数的影响

采用人工气候室控制环境条件,研究了高温（30℃和40℃）对印楝（Azadirachta indica A．Juss．）、木豆[Cajanus cajan（Linn．）Huth]、赤桉（Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn．）、蓝桉（E．globulus Labillardiere）、柠檬桉（E．citriodoraHook．）、大叶相思（Acacia auriculiformis A．Cunn．）和麻风树（Jatropha curcas Linn．）7个干热河谷植被恢复树种幼苗叶片光合参数的影响,以及低湿条件对麻风树幼苗叶片光合参数的影响,并对高温及低湿条件下各树种叶片光合参数与叶片含水量的关系进行了探讨。结果表明：在高温条件下,供试树种叶片的净光合速率（Pn）和Fv／Fm值均随叶片含水量的提高逐渐增加,但在40℃条件下各树种的Pn以及刚nn值均明显降低,表明叶片含水量高有利于各树种叶片Pn和n／Fm的提高,而40℃高温则对其Pn和Fv／Frn有明显抑制作用。在非干旱条件下,高温对各树种幼苗的Pn、气孔导度（Gs）、胞间c0：浓度（ci）和蒸腾速率（Tr）均有不同程度影响。在40℃条件下,供试树种中印楝和赤桉幼苗的Pn降幅最小;大叶相思、蓝桉和木豆幼苗的Gs明显增加;各树种幼苗的ci均明显提高;除印楝外,其他6个树种幼苗的Tr明显加剧且叶片水分利用效率降低。在叶片含水量较高的状况下,供试7个树种中印楝和赤桉幼苗的FV／Fm值受高温的影响较小。在空气相对湿度20％的条件下,麻风树幼苗的Pn、Cs、ci及Tr均明显降低,且均随叶片含水量的提高而增加,表明叶片含水量下降是麻风树幼苗光合作用减弱的重要影响因素。研究结果表明：干热河谷地区的高温引起的植物光合限制以非气孔因素为主导;在供试的7个树种中,印楝和赤桉对干热河谷高温干旱生境的适应或忍耐能力较强。     

植物气孔扩散传导率的研究(以花生为例)

本文对生长在可控环境温室中的花生气孔扩散传导率进行了实验研究,揭示了单个植株之间、上下表面之间、叶片不同部位以及冠层垂直方向上气孔扩散传导率的变异性。同时以气孔扩散传导率与环境条件的测定值为基础,对传导率对环境因子的反应进行了分析,植株顶部叶片气孔扩散传导率与太阳总辐射和空气饱和差有关系;冠层传导率与冠层截留辐射和空气饱和差有相关关系。     

植物气孔扩散传导率的研究

本文对生长在可控环境温室中的花生气孔扩散传导率进行了实验研究,揭示了单个植株之间、上下表面之间、叶片不同部位以及冠层垂直方向上气孔扩散传导率的变异性。同时以气孔扩散传导率与环境条件的测定值为基础,对传导率对环境因子的反应进行了分析,植株顶部叶片气孔扩散传导率与太阳总辐射和空气饱和差有关系;冠层传导率与冠层截留辐射和空气饱和差有相关关系。     

麦冬、土麦冬和阔叶土麦冬叶表皮形态结构的观察

用光镜和扫描电镜观察了麦冬（Ophiopogon japonicus（L．f）Ker—Gawl.]、土麦冬（Liriope spicata Lour．）和阔叶土麦冬（L．platyphylla Wanget Tang）叶表皮显微结构、亚显微结构和角质层内表面的形态结构。结果表明,气孔主要分布于麦冬、土麦冬和阔叶土麦冬叶片的下表皮,气孔密度分别为76．4、114．3和99．8个·mm^-2;仅阔叶土麦冬叶片上表皮有少量气孔分布。3种植物的气孔器均不具有副卫细胞,并在叶脉间形成纵向气孔带。表皮细胞长方形,气孔带与非气孔带处表皮细胞的形态和大小差异较明显。麦冬气孔周围的表皮细胞平周壁具明显瘤状突起,导致气孔下陷;土麦冬气孔周围的表皮细胞平周壁呈波浪状突起,使气孔相对下陷;阔叶土麦冬气孔周围的表皮细胞平周壁基本无突起,气孔不下陷。3种植物的叶表皮均有发达的角质层和丰富的蜡质,且蜡质主要分布于下表皮气孔带处。这些结构特征可能与它们所具有的喜阳、耐阴和耐旱等特性有一定的相关性。     

山茶属五种植物叶片解剖特征及与光合生理相关性研究

利用扫描电子显微镜观察山茶属（ＣａｍｅｌｌｉａＬｉｎｎ．）五种植物叶片解剖特征,并与光合生理相关性进行分析。实验选择的五种植物均为Ｃ３植物,其中小黄花茶（ＣａｍｅｌｌｉａｌｕｔｅｏｆｌｏｒａＹ．Ｋ．Ｌｉ）和四球茶（Ｃ．ｔａｃｈａｎｇｅｎｓｉｓＦ．Ｃ．Ｚｈａｎｇ）为阴性植物．叶绿素含量较高;咸宁短柱茶（Ｃ．ｓａｌｕｅｎｅｎｓｉｓＳｔａｐｆ．ｅｘＢｅａｎ．）为偏阴性植物,叶绿素含量较低;美丽红山茶（Ｃ．ｄｅｌｉｃａｔａＹ．Ｋ．Ｌｉ）和狭叶瘤果茶（Ｃ．ｎｅｒｉｉｆｏｌｉａＣｈａｎｇ）则属于半阴性植物。它们的光合生理指标值差异取决于叶片解剖特征的差异;与光补偿点,光饱和点,净光合速率（Ｐｎ）,光呼吸速率（Ｐｒ）,暗呼吸速率（Ｄｒ）相关性最密切的解剖指标是栅栏组织厚度、栅栏组织中的细胞层数、栅栏细胞内的叶绿体数,栅栏组织厚与叶厚的比值、与栅栏细胞粗度的比值、与海绵组织厚度的比值．叶片上表皮厚、上表皮角质层厚及下表皮气孔密度亦与上述光合生理指标呈弱正相关,叶片大小、气孔器大小及气孔口长则与上述光合生理指标呈弱负相关;下表皮厚、海绵组织厚度及栅栏细胞内叶绿体大小与各项光合生理指标几乎无关。该五种植物的叶片解剖和光合生理特     

运用气孔阻力监测大气TSP污染及其监测机理研究

在承德市不同功能区测定了９ 种木本植物叶片上下表皮气孔阻力,并在扫描电镜下观察了气孔受颗粒物的影响。结果发现,繁忙道路区和生活居住区气孔阻力很大。９ 种植物上下表皮气孔阻力平均值为１０．５±５．１ ｓ·ｃｍ － １,繁忙道路区植物平均气孔阻力是相对清洁区的２倍以上,个别植物达８ 倍以上。植物上下表皮气孔阴力相差很大,最大相差２５ 倍,一些植物如白蜡树（Ｆｒａｘｉｎｕｓａｍ ｅｒｉｃａｎａ）上表皮气孔阻力太大,仪器测不出。植物气孔阻力与大气ＴＳＰ的关系以下表皮最明显,其中白蜡树和旱柳（Ｓａｌｉｘ ｍ ａｔｓｕｄａｎａ）的相关系数分别达０．９９６８（Ｐ＜０．００１）和０．９９５１（Ｐ＜ ０．００１）,而上表皮除个别植物外相关性较差或没有关系。在扫描电镜下,上表皮颗粒物大小变化于１—９０ μｍ ,有些积累成大型颗粒。繁忙道路区和工业区下表皮受到严重污染,有些气孔部分被堵塞或完全堵塞。研究地区植物气孔大小一般在７—１５ μｍ之间,而颗粒大小为１—９０ μｍ ,这样气孔既能被吸附进气孔孔下室的小型颗粒物（＜ ５ μｍ ）堵塞,又可被大型颗粒物（＞ ３０ μｍ ）所封盖。这两种情况均造成气孔阻力增大,是气孔阻力监测ＴＳＰ污染的主要机理     

H2S位于SOS上游参与盐胁迫诱导的拟南芥气孔关闭

以拟南芥野生型、SOS突变体印tsosl、Atsos2和Atsos3）、H2S合成相关酶L-／D-半胱氨酸脱巯基酶（L-／D-CDes）基因缺失突变体（Atl-cdes和Atd-cdes）和过表达株系（OEL—CDes和OED-CDes）为材料研究了H,s和SOS信号转导途径在盐胁迫诱导拟南芥气孔关闭中的作用及其相互关系。结果表明,盐胁迫能够引起拟南芥叶片H,S含量、L-／D-CDes活性及其基因表达量显著升高,诱导野生型拟南芥和OEL—CDes和OED．CDes叶片气孔关闭,但对Atl-cdes和Atd-cdes气孔开度无显著影响;而H2S清除剂次牛磺酸（hypotaurine,HT）可减弱盐胁迫诱导的拟南芥气孔关闭的作用,表明H2S参与盐胁迫诱导的拟南芥气孔关闭过程。外源H2S诱导野生型拟南芥气孔关闭,但对SOS突变体气孔开度无显著影响;同时盐胁迫下Atsosl、Atsos2和Atsos3亦表现出H2S含量及L-／D-CDes活性显著升高,且与野生型相比,盐胁迫对Atl-cdes和Atd-cdes叶片AtSOS基因表达量无显著影响。表明盐胁迫诱导气孔关闭过程中H2S位于SOS上游。     

Hydraulic and photosynthetic characteristics differ between co-generic tree and liana species: a case study of Millettia and Gnetum in tropical forest

木质藤本是热带森林的重要组成部分, 显著影响森林的结构和功能。已有研究发现木质藤本与乔木的水力结构存在显著差异: 木质藤本的缠绕或攀缘茎细小, 但其木质部具有粗大的长导管, 输水效率高, 抗栓塞能力低。为降低基因型差异对比较结果的影响, 该研究选取热带崖豆藤属(Millettia)和买麻藤属(Gnetum)的乔木和木质藤本, 比较同属内不同生长型植物的水力和光合性状的差异, 分析水分传导效率与抗栓塞能力之间以及水力与光合性状之间的相关关系。结果发现: (1)崖豆藤属植物水力性状的种间差异大, 与生活型和需光性有关。耐阴的木质藤本反而具有较低的水分传导效率和较高的抗栓塞能力。(2)买麻藤属植物是裸子植物较为进化的类群(具有导管和阔叶), 其乔木的水分传导效率很低, 但是其木质藤本的水分传导效率高于其他阳生性的被子植物。(3)不论乔木还是木质藤本, 水分传导的有效性与安全性在枝条和叶片水平上均没有显著的权衡关系。(4)与同属乔木相比, 木质藤本的叶片较枝条的抗栓塞能力更强, 在旱季具有更高的最大净光合速率和气孔导度, 支持了木质藤本的“旱季生长优势假说”。该研究揭示了热带木质藤本水力性状的多样性和重要性, 为阐明环境变化对这一重要植物类群的影响, 需要对它们的水力特征进行更广泛的研究。     

浑善达克沙地不同植物功能型光合作用和水分利用特征的比较

为了比较不同植物功能型在沙地生境下光合作用和水分利用效率的差异,测定了浑善达克沙地3种功能型的代表种的气体交换特征来比较它们的光合碳固定能力和水分利用状况。3个代表种的气体交换日变化结果表明乔木的光合速率和水分利用效率比草本和灌木的低,而蒸腾速率和气孔导度较高,经过中午的光合午休后,乔木的光合速率在下午没有恢复,而草本和灌木都有不同程度的恢复。在所测定的所有代表物种中,研究地全部的乔木(3种)和灌木(6种)以及典型的草本(2 5种) ,气孔导度与光合速率和蒸腾速率都成显著的正相关关系;另外,在同样的叶片水势情况下,乔木植物的气孔导度最低,在同样的蒸腾速率情况下,乔木植物的光合速率最低。这些结果表明乔木在CO2 同化和H2 O蒸腾平衡上具有低的水分利用效率。从这个角度考虑,我们认为在对沙地进行恢复时,一些草本和灌木种比乔木更合适     

Liana community and functional trait analysis in tropical dry evergreen forest of India

Aim Lianas are abundant and diverse throughout the world and constitute an important structural and functional component of tropical forests. This study aims to investigate liana diversity, abundance and their functional traits in Indian tropical dry evergreen forest (TDEF).Methods A total of ten 1-ha plots, one each in 10 Indian TDEF sites were demarcated. Each 1-ha plot was divided into one-hundred 10- × 10-m quadrats to facilitate woody species inventory. All lianas ≥1cm diameter measured at 130cm from the rooting point and all trees ≥10-cm girth at breast height (gbh) were recorded from the study sites to analyze the patterns of liana diversity and abundance and also to compare the contribution of lianas to the total woody species richness, density and basal area. Liana variables across the study sites were compared using one-way analysis of variance. The qualitative functional traits of inventoried lianas and trees were assessed on the field and referring to pertinent field manuals.Important findings A total of 9237 liana individuals (ranged from 408–1658 individuals ha^-1) representing 52 species, 45 genera and 28 families were encountered from the 10 study sites. Liana species richness ranged from 11–31 species ha^-1 in 10 sites, which averaged 23.4 (±5.7) species ha^-1. The total basal area of lianas in the study sites was 7. 3 m 2 (0.20–1.76 m 2 ha^-1). There was a significant variation in liana species richness, density and basal area across the studied sites. On the whole, lianas contributed 52%, 49.3% and 4.1% to the total woody species (lianas and trees) richness, density and basal area, respectively. Liana trait analysis revealed the majority (50%) of lianas belonged to brevi-deciduous type. Stem twining was the chief climbing mechanism, exhibited by 21 species (52.6% of total abundance). More than half of the liana species (34 species; 6925 individuals) had microphyllous leaves. Fleshy-fruited lianas mostly bearing berries and drupes constituted the major fruit type in the studied sites. Zoochory was the predominant dispersal mode observed in 63.4% of species. Considering the ecological and functional role of lianas in Indian TDEF, the need for conservation is emphasized.     

Environmental effects on Neotropical liana species richness

Aim Lianas differ physiologically from trees, and therefore their species‐richness patterns and potential climate‐change responses might also differ. However, multivariate assessments of spatial patterns in liana species richness and their controls are lacking. Our aim in this paper is to identify the environmental factors that best explain the variation in liana species richness within tropical forests. Location Lowland and montane Neotropical forests. Methods We quantified the contributions of environmental variables and liana and tree‐and‐shrub abundance to the species richness of lianas, trees and shrubs ≥ 2.5 cm in diameter using a subset of 65 standardized (0.1 ha) plots from 57 Neotropical sites from a global dataset collected by the late Alwyn Gentry. We used both regression and structural equation modelling to account for the effects of environmental variables (climate, soil and disturbance) and liana density on liana species richness, and we compared the species‐richness patterns of lianas with those of trees and shrubs. Results We found that, after accounting for liana density, dry‐season length was the dominant predictor of liana species richness. In addition, liana species richness was also related to stand‐level wood density (a proxy for disturbance) in lowland forests, a pattern that has not hitherto been shown across such a large study region. Liana species richness had a weak association with soil properties, but the effect of soil may be obscured by the strong correlation between soil properties and climate. The diversity patterns of lianas and of trees and shrubs were congruent: wetter forests had a greater species richness of all woody plants. Main conclusions The primary association of both liana and tree‐and‐shrub species richness with water availability suggests that, if parts of the Neotropics become drier as a result of climate change, substantial declines in the species richness of woody plants at the stand level may be anticipated.     

Liana cover in the canopies of rainforest trees is not predicted by local ground‐based measures

Lianas (woody climbers) are structural parasites of trees that compete with them for light and below‐ground resources. Most studies of liana–tree interactions are based on ground‐level observations of liana stem density and size, with these assessments generally assumed to reflect the amount of liana canopy cover and overall burden to the tree. We tested this assumption in a 1‐ha plot of lowland rainforest in tropical Australia. We recorded 1072 liana stems (≥1 cm diameter at breast height {dbh}) ha^?1 across all trees (≥10 cm dbh) on the plot and selected 58 trees for detailed study. We estimated liana canopy cover on selected trees that hosted 0–15 liana individuals, using a 47‐m‐tall canopy crane. Notably, we found no significant correlations between liana canopy cover and three commonly used ground‐based measurements of liana abundance as follows: liana stem counts per tree, liana above‐ground biomass per tree and liana basal area per tree. We also explored the role of tree size and liana infestation and found that larger trees (≥20 cm dbh) were more likely to support lianas and to host more liana stems than smaller trees (≤20 cm dbh). This pattern of liana stem density, however, did not correlate with greater liana coverage in the canopy. Tree family was also found to have a significant effect on likelihood of hosting lianas, with trees in some families 3–4 times more likely to host a liana than other families. We suggest that local ground‐based measures of liana–tree infestation may not accurately reflect liana canopy cover for individual trees because they were frequently observed spreading through neighbouring trees at our site. We believe that future liana research will benefit from new technologies such as high‐quality aerial photography taken from drones when the aim is to detect the relative burden of lianas on individual trees.     

七种热带雨林树苗叶片气孔特征及其可塑性对不同光照强度的响应

对生长在荫棚3种不同光照条件下和全自然光下的热带雨林4个冠层种(望天树、绒毛番龙眼、团花、红厚壳)和3个中层种(玉蕊、藤黄、滇南风吹楠)树苗叶片气孔特征以及它们的可塑性进行了研究、结果表明,这些植物的气孔全部着生在远轴面．7种植物中,玉蕊和绒毛番龙眼的气孔密度较大,滇南红厚壳和团花的保卫细胞最长．随光强的增大,气孔密度和气孔指数增大,单位叶气孔数在低光强下较大．除团花外,其它植物叶片气孔导度在50％光强处最大,而光强对保卫细胞的长度影响不显著．相关分析表明,气孔密度与植物单位叶的面积呈负相关。而与气孔导度的相关性不显著、尽管两种不同生活型植物气孔指数和单位叶气孔数在不同光强下的可塑性差异较小,但冠层树种气孔密度和气孔导度的可塑性显著高于中层树种．     

热带雨林木质藤本植物叶片性状及其关联

热带雨林中木质藤本植物较为丰富。随着全球气候变化加剧,木质藤本植物的丰富度具有不断增加的趋势,有可能对热带森林的结构、功能和动态产生重要影响。然而,目前对木质藤本响应环境变化的机制所知甚少。本研究以13个科20种热带雨林常见木质藤本植物为材料,测定了冠层叶片的17个形态特征及结构性状,并分析了性状间的相互关系。结果表明,叶片相对含水量的种间变异最小（变异系数为5%）,而上表皮厚度的种间变异最大（变异系数为80%）,其它性状的种间变异系数为24%~61%。木质藤本植物的叶脉密度、叶片密度均与气孔密度呈显著正相关,叶片干物质含量与比叶面积呈显著负相关。与相同生境的树木相比,木质藤本的叶面积更小、气孔密度和叶片密度更低、比叶面积更高,但两种植物类群的叶片横切面组织结构厚度无显著差异。研究结果对理解木质藤本植物的生态适应性具有重要意义。     

Effects of Logging on the Diversity of Lianas in a Lowland Tropical Rain Forest in Hainan Island, South China

Lianas are an integral part of tropical forest ecosystems, which usually respond strongly to severe disturbances, such as logging. To compare the effect of different logging systems on the lianas diversity in tropical rain forest, we recorded all lianas and trees ≥1 cm dbh in two 40-year-old forest sites after clear cutting (CC) and selective cutting (SC) as well as in an old-growth (OG) lowland tropical rain forest on Hainan Island in south China. Results showed that OG contained fewer liana stems and lower species richness (stems: 261, richness: 42 in 1 ha) than CC (606, 52) and SC (727, 50). However, OG had the highest Fisher's α diversity index (17.3) and species richness per stem (0.184). Species composition and dbh class distribution of lianas varied significantly with different logging systems. The mean liana dbh in OG (22.1 cm) were higher than those in CC (7.0 cm) and SC (10.4 cm). Stem twining was the most frequent climbing mechanism represented in the forest, as shown by the greatest species richness, abundance, basal area, and host tree number with this mechanism. The percent of host tree stems ≥4 cm dbh hosting at least one liana individual in SC (39%) was higher than CC (23%) and OG (19.5%). Large host trees (dbh≥60 cm) were more likely to be infested by lianas in SC and OG. Our study demonstrated that logging disturbance could significantly change the composition and structure of liana communities in the lowland tropical rain forest of south China.
     

Seedling growth strategies in Bauhinia species: comparing lianas and trees

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Lianas are expected to differ from trees in their growth strategies. As a result these two groups of woody species will have different spatial distributions: lianas are more common in high light environments. This study determines the differences in growth patterns, biomass allocation and leaf traits in five closely related liana and tree species of the genus Bauhinia. METHODS: Seedlings of two light-demanding lianas (Bauhinia tenuiflora and B. claviflora), one shade-tolerant liana (B. aurea), and two light-demanding trees (B. purpurea and B. monandra) were grown in a shadehouse at 25% of full sunlight. A range of physiological, morphological and biomass parameters at the leaf and whole plant level were compared among these five species. KEY RESULTS: The two light-demanding liana species had higher relative growth rate (RGR), allocated more biomass to leaf production [higher leaf mass fraction (LMF) and higher leaf area ratio (LAR)] and stem mass fraction (SMF), and less biomass to the roots [root mass fraction (RMF)] than the two tree species. The shade-tolerant liana had the lowest RGR of all five species, and had a higher RMF, lower SMF and similar LMF than the two light-demanding liana species. The two light-demanding lianas had lower photosynthetic rates per unit area (A(area)) and similar photosynthetic rates per unit mass (A(mass)) than the trees. Across species, RGR was positively related to SLA, but not to LAR and A(area). CONCLUSIONS: It is concluded that the faster growth of light-demanding lianas compared with light-demanding trees is based on morphological parameters (SLA, LMF and LAR), and cannot be attributed to higher photosynthetic rates at the leaf level. The shade-tolerant liana exhibited a slow-growth strategy, compared with the light-demanding species.     

元江干热河谷木质藤本的多样性及其与宿主树木的关系

木质藤本是森林生态系统的重要组分。本研究在元江干热河谷地区随机设置了30个20 m×20 m的样方,调查样方中胸径≥0.5 cm的木质藤本多样性及其与宿主树木之间的关系。结果显示:30个样方中记录到胸径≥0.5 cm的木质藤本植物共945株(隶属于22种20属11科),其中,豆科木质藤本的丰富度和多度最高;胸径≤2 cm的木质藤本占个体总数的63.7%;茎缠绕类木质藤本的个体数最多。样方中胸径≥5 cm的树木共有1060株(隶属于38种31属16科),36.0%的树木上至少附藤1株。不同径级和不同树皮粗糙度的树木被木质藤本侵扰的百分比之间存在极显著差异(P0.001)。随着宿主树木平均枝下高的增加,附藤率呈下降趋势。76.5%的木质藤本选择离其根生长点最近的树木进行攀援。表明元江干热河谷中的木质藤本以小径级占优势,树木胸径、枝下高、树皮粗糙度和木质藤本根生长点到树木的距离是影响木质藤本侵扰树木的重要因素,支持木质藤本对宿主树木的侵扰具有选择性的假说。研究结果对中国西南干热河谷退化植被的恢复与物种多样性保护具有重要意义。