北京西山（卧佛寺附近）人工油松林群落学特性及生物量的研究

28年生人工油松林标准地设置在西山海拔300一350米的南坡与北坡山地。试用了多种数学模型预测人工林乔木层的生物量,应用w(树干)=2.372(D2H)0.664, w(枝条)=1.317(D2H)0.992,w(叶子)=1.417(D2H)0.833和w(根系)=1.593(D2H)0.757幂函数方程,分别获得树干、枝条、叶子和根系的生物量。南、北坡油松林乔木层生物量分别为29.13吨／公顷和42.46吨／公顷。用直接收获法测得不同坡向油松林的灌木层和草本层生物量的季节动态,以8月份生物量计,南、北坡灌木层生物量为8.05吨／公顷和5.78吨／公顷,草本层为0.74吨／公顷和0.77吨／公顷。南,北坡油松林的总生物量为38.08吨／公顷和48.68吨／公顷。     

亚高山针叶林土壤有机层有效氮动态及其对外源C、N增加的响应

为了解川西亚高山针叶林土壤有机层有效N的动态及其对外源C、N增加的响应,2005年4～10月采用人为施加C、N的控制实验方法,研究了川西亚高山紫果云杉(Picea purpurea Masters)林和岷江冷杉(Abies faxoniana Rehder & E. H. Wilson)林下土壤有机层(OL)的半分解层(FL)和完全分解层(HL)及矿质土壤层(MS)有效氮(NH+4-N + NO-3-N)动态及其对外源C、N的响应.云杉和冷杉林FL和HL的有效氮含量均显著高于MS.云杉林FL、HL和MS的NH+4-N分别为总有效氮含量的77.4%、72.4%和76.6%,而冷杉林分别为65.2%、57.6%和67.2%.有效氮和NH+4-N含量均以10月份最高,而NO-3-N含量以8月份最高.外源C输入使云杉林土壤FL、HL和MS有效氮含量提高了14.6%、21.2%和28.0%,使冷杉林提高了16.7%、25.3%和5 2%.外源N输入使云杉林土壤FL、HL和MS有效氮含量提高了53.9%、11.6%和13.2%,冷杉林提高了14.2%、23.8%和50.5%.OL对外源C、N输入的响应比MS更敏感,且云杉林大于冷杉林.处理时间越长,外源C、N输入对OL和MS有效氮含量的影响越大.     

贡嘎山海螺沟冷杉群落物种多样性与群落结构随海拔的变化

冷杉(Abies fabri)是贡嘎山东坡亚高山暗针叶林主要的建群种和林线树种.在海螺沟沿海拔梯度调查了19个冷杉林样方,以此分析冷杉在其垂直分布范围内,物种多样性、群落结构及生物量沿海拔梯度的变化.结果表明(1)二元指示种分析(TWINSPAN)可将全部样方分为5个群落类型 a. 冷杉+麦吊云杉(Picea brachytyla)+云南铁杉(Tsuga dumosa)混交林群落; b. 冷杉+阔叶树-杂灌群落; c. 冷杉+阔叶树-冷箭竹(Bashania fangiana)群落; d. 冷杉-杂灌-苔藓群落; e. 冷杉-杜鹃(Rhododendron spp.)-苔藓群落.群落类型的空间分异主要受海拔和坡度、坡位等小地形因素控制.(2)群落乔木层、灌木层的物种丰富度和Shannon-Wiener指数随海拔上升而减小;但草本层没有明显的变化趋势.(3)各层的β多样性指数随海拔上升均有减小趋势;海拔3300 m以上的群落构成差异较小.(4)冷杉群落和冷杉种群的最大高度、平均高度、最大胸径、平均胸径都随海拔上升而逐渐减小;海拔3550 m以上,冷杉个体的高和直径生长因受到林线环境制约而明显减小,而DBH>5 cm的冷杉和全部种的密度随海拔上升而增大.(5)冷杉林材积随海拔上升而下降,平均值为846.4 m3/hm2.     

神农架巴山冷杉群落更新特点及影响因素

采用样方法对神农架自然保护区巴山冷杉群落更新特性、环境因子对其更新的影响进行了研究.研究表明:(1)林窗更新是巴山冷杉群落重要的更新方式,以红桦为代表的阔叶树种和巴山冷杉等耐荫树种在林窗内外均存在更新差异;(2)巴山冷杉在林窗更新中具有最大优势,3a以下的巴山冷杉幼苗数量占45.7%,随着年龄的增加下降明显,7a以上的幼树数量只占6.3%;(3)用SPSS将影响巴山冷杉更新的四类环境因子进行主成分分析表明,林窗面积、坡向、林窗微环境、乔灌草盖度依次是影响巴山冷杉幼苗生长和分布的主要因子;(4)林窗微环境因子的相关分析表明,在不同的生活史阶段,更新影响因子重要性不同,光照水平和土壤水分分别对幼苗和幼树的生长具有显著影响;(5)坡向和密度的相关分析表明在北坡巴山冷杉更新幼苗数量丰富,灌草层是巴山冷杉更新过程的潜在障碍.     

北京山区的侧柏林（Platycladus orientalis）及其生物量研究

 天然侧柏林的种类组成以菊科、禾本科植物最多,豆科、百合科、蔷薇科植物次之。组成天然侧柏林植物生活型,以地面芽和高位芽植物所占比例较大,地下芽植物次之,一年生植物的比例略高于地上芽植物。31年生人工侧柏林以胸径4—5cm、树高3—4m的植株数量最多。侧柏的胸径、树高与茎重、枝条重,叶重、根系重之间具显著相关。以胸径为自变量。树木各部分干重为应变量所获得的优化模型为：茎重(Ws)=169.82D1.92(P<0.001),枝条重(WBr)=28.64D2.41,(P<0.01),叶重(WL)=10D2.82(P<0.001),根系重(WR)=e4.99+0.387D(P<0.001)。由此估算得侧柏林的各器官干重：茎15.56,枝条为6.57,叶5.16,根5.29吨／公顷。乔木层的总生物量为32.58吨／公顷。林下灌木和草本层在生长季中变化明显,9月的总生物量为7.17吨／公顷。人工侧柏林总生物量为39.75吨／公顷,年平均净生产力为1.28吨／公顷。     

白龙江上游地区森林植物群落物种多样性的研究

 白龙江上游地区属长江防护林工程重点地区之一。根据36个样地的调查资料,分析了该地区森林植物群落物种多样性的特征：群落内各层物种丰富度指数的大小顺序为“灌木层>草本层>乔木层”;均匀度指数变化比较复杂,在杜鹃巴山冷杉（Rhododendron fastigiatum-Abies fargesii）林中为“草本层>灌木层>乔木层”,在苔藓巴山冷杉林中为“乔木层>灌木层>草本层”,其余群落中为“灌木层>草本层>乔木层”;多样性指数的大小顺序为“乔木层<灌木层和草本层”,而灌木层与草本层的多样性指数随林分郁闭度变化而变化,在郁闭度30%的杜鹃巴山冷杉林中,草本层大于灌木层,在郁闭度47%的箭竹巴山冷杉林中,草本层和灌木层相当,在郁闭度55%以上的各个群落内,灌木层大于草本层。同一海拔不同坡向群落的物种多样性表现为分布于阳坡的油松（Pinus tabulaeformis）林大于分布于阴坡的草类云杉（Picea asperata）林。物种多样性沿海拔梯度的变化表现为随海拔升高先降低后增加,从海拔2 400 m的栎类阔叶林,2 600 m的草类云杉林,2 800 m的箭竹(Sinarundinaria nitida)巴山冷杉林,到3 000 m的苔藓巴山冷杉林和3 200 m的杜鹃巴山冷杉林,物种多样性依次下降,到海拔3 400 m的高山杜鹃（Rhododendron fastigiatum）灌丛,物种多样性增加。物种多样性在紫果云杉(Picea purpurea)林的演替系列中表现为随群落演替发展而增加,后降低,在针阔混交林阶段达到最大。     

川西亚高山不同暗针叶林群落类型的冠层降水截留特征

在林分和小流域尺度上,应用模型研究了四川卧龙亚高山暗针叶林冠层的降水截留特征.结果表明:生长季节(5—10月),箭竹-岷江冷杉原始林冠层截留系数在33%～72%之间,平均48%;冠层截留量与降水量之间呈显著的线性关系,截留系数与降水量之间呈负指数函数关系;试验小流域内,植被冠层最大截留量的平均值为1.74mm,不同林分间的差异显著,其顺序为藓类-箭竹-岷江冷杉林>草类-箭竹-岷江冷杉林>藓类-杜鹃-岷江冷杉林>草类-杜鹃-岷江冷杉林>杜鹃灌丛;冠层最大截留量与叶面积指数(LAI)之间呈极显著的线性关系;冠层截留量、冠层最大截留量、附加截留量分别占同期降水量的39%、25%和14%.所选模型对整个生长季平均截留量的模拟效果较好,相对误差为9%～14%.     

川西亚高山暗针叶林恢复过程中岷江冷杉天然更新状况及其影响因子

在川西亚高山米亚罗林区海拔3 100~3 600 m阴坡、半阴坡, 以立地条件基本一致的箭竹和藓类林型不同恢复阶段(20~40 a生的箭竹阔叶林、50 a生的箭竹针阔混交林、160~200 a生的箭竹原始暗针叶老龄林; 20~40 a生的藓类阔叶林、50 a生的藓类针阔混交林、160~200 a生的藓类原始暗针叶老龄林)的群落为研究对象, 共设置了50个样方(20 m×20 m), 采用空间代时间的方法分析了岷江冷杉(Abies faxoniana)的天然更新状况, 并采用通径分析法对其影响因子进行分析。结果表明: 箭竹和藓类两种森林类型岷江冷杉幼苗、幼树和小树的密度偏低。对于箭竹林型不同恢复阶段, 岷江冷杉幼苗密度＜幼树密度＜小树密度; 对于藓类林型不同恢复阶段, 藓类阔叶林幼树密度大于幼苗和小树密度, 藓类针阔混交林小树密度大于幼苗和幼树密度, 而藓类原始暗针叶老龄林幼苗密度大于幼树和小树密度。藓类林型岷江冷杉天然更新状况好于箭竹林型。对箭竹林型而言, 影响岷江冷杉天然更新的关键因子为母树密度、倒木蓄积量、箭竹盖度和苔藓层厚度, 其中母树密度和倒木蓄积量对岷江冷杉天然更新起着促进作用, 箭竹盖度和苔藓层厚度对岷江冷杉天然更新起着阻碍作用; 对于藓类林型而言, 影响岷江冷杉天然更新的关键因子为灌木盖度和苔藓层厚度。灌木和苔藓有利于幼苗的发生, 但不利于幼苗向幼树、小树的过渡。     

川西亚高山天然林岷江冷杉的更新结构与数量动态

岷江冷杉(Abies fargesii var.faxoniana)的天然更新是川西亚高山地区天然次生林生态恢复的关键。为揭示川西亚高山4种典型天然林林型(杜鹃-岷江冷杉林、箭竹-岷江冷杉林、红桦-岷江冷杉林和红桦林)中岷江冷杉的更新结构和其幼龄植株的生存过程,基于4块1 hm²样地的调查,通过单因素方差分析和多重比较对比不同林型中岷江冷杉的更新结构和更新质量;通过对数回归建立了岷江冷杉幼龄植株高度与年龄间的关系;通过建立幼龄植株的静态生命表、绘制存活曲线和计算数量动态指数分析其生存特征和存活瓶颈期。结果表明：4种林型中岷江冷杉的更新质量和幼龄植株存活状态依次为杜鹃-岷江冷杉林>红桦林>红桦-岷江冷杉林>箭竹-岷江冷杉林。各林型中岷江冷杉幼龄植株的死亡率与相邻龄级间的个体数量动态(V_n指数)随龄级增加的波动大。综合死亡率与V_n指数的龄级差异,杜鹃-岷江冷杉林和箭竹-岷江冷杉林中幼龄植株存活的年龄瓶颈期分别为第21—25年(树高0.66—1.04 m)和第11—15年(树高0.46—0.73 m);红桦-...     

长白山白桦林中红松种群动态的研究

山地红松、云杉、冷杉林(简称红松云冷杉林),是山地云冷杉林与红松阔叶林相连接带上的垂直地带性植被。在长白山分布于海拔1100—1400m之间,构成窄狭的山地红松云冷杉林亚带(周以良、李景文,1964)。红松云冷杉林受干扰后,白桦林是最为主要的派生森林类型之一。所以,红松云冷杉林演替过程中。白桦林阶段以及林下红松的更新居于重要的位置。本世纪以来,由于东北山地森林的大规模开发,红松云冷杉林面积急剧减小;而作为红松云冷杉林演替先锋阶段的白桦林比重相     

Variation in net primary productivity and biomass of forests in the high mountains of Central Himalaya

Abstract. This study describes the biomass and net primary productivity of the forests of Central Himalaya occurring in areas where vegetation ranges from close-canopy broad-leaved forest to stunted open-canopy timberline vegetation. The forests studied were Acer cappadocicum forest at 2750 m, Betula utilis forest at 3150 m, and Rhododendron campanulatum forest at 3300 m altitude in Central Himalaya. With the rise in altitude the forest biomass decreased from 308.3 ton/ha in Acer forest to 40.5 ton/ha in Rhododendron forest. The decrease in net primary productivity was less steep, from 19.6 ton/ha/yr in Acer forest to 10.0 ton/ha/yr in Rhododendron forest. The production efficiency of leaves (net production per unit leaf weight) in these forests is higher than in low altitude broad-leaved forests of Central Himalaya, i.e. from 2.89 in Acer forest to 3.41 g net production/g leaf biomass/yr, against 0.81-1.55 at lower altitudes.     

不同自然地带杉木林的生物生产力

本文对不同自然地带杉木林的生物生产力进行了比较,结果表明：中带(相当于中亚热带)生产力最高,其后依次为南带(相当于南亚热带)和北带(相当于北亚热带)。     

滇中常绿阔叶林及云南松林枯落物的初步研究

本文以滇中高原为背景。研究了通海秀山常绿阔叶林及云南松林的凋落物的数量、组成、季节变化规律、营养元素(N、P、K、Ca、Mg、Cu、Mn、Fe)含量、以及林地枯枝落叶层的现量,研究结果表明滇中地区森林的年凋落量是较大的,营养元素含量及贮量也是丰富的。两类森存林的凋落规律相似,常绿阔叶林的凋落量、营养元素含量及其贮量都大于云南松林,但两类森林的枯枝落叶现存量则相接近,说明常绿阔叶林的物质循环周期较云南松林短。文章提出为了提高森林土壤肥力、加快生物循环过程,增加生物产量,要注意保存林地内还原于土壤中的所有凋落物。     

Litter fall and decomposition in a Pinus halepensis forest on Mallorca

Abstract. Litter fall and decomposition in a Pinus halepensis forest was studied in order to help understand nutrient cycles in this ecosystem, threatened as it is by fire and tourism. The study was done over two years in an experimental forest stand at Cap des Pinar on Mallorca, Spain. The woodland area has not been disturbed for about 40 yr. Total litter fall amounted to 3.44 ton ha^-1 yr^-1 and 2.52 ton ha^-1 yr^-1 in the first and second year, and leaf fall to 2.00 ton ha^-1 yr^-1 and 1.93 ton ha^-1 yr^-1 respectively with a maximum in July. As to litter fall, there was a summer maximum for brown needles and kernels, a spring maximum for inflorescences and bud scales, and an autumn maximum for bark. Erratic maxima occurred for fall of green needles, cones and branches, linked to strong winds in winter. The total amount of litter mass on the forest soil reached 12.68 ton/ha: 5.75 ton/ha in the L organic horizon, 3.46 ton/ha needles, and 6.93 ton/ha in the F organic horizon. Weight loss from annual decomposition, measured using litter bags, was 18.1 % in year 1 and 26.8% in year 2. Over 365 days, an Olson (1963) decomposition rate of 0.045 %/day was found in year 1 and of 0.084 %/day for year 2. Decomposition half-time was 1529 for year 1 and 827 days for year 2.     

Changes in dry matter and nutrient yields during the restoration of species-rich grasslands

Abstract. In two moderately productive grasslands that had been withdrawn from agricultural use, one on humic sandy soil and one on heavy clay, the decrease in dry matter, N-, P- and K-yields were measured for 14 and 11 years respectively, after fertilization had been stopped. The grasslands were mown twice a year. The yields and concentrations of nutrients were compared with those of already unproductive grasslands under the same growing conditions. On sandy soil, the annual dry matter yield decreased from 10.2 to 6.5 ton / ha in four years. After nine years, the dry matter (4.1 ton / ha) and K (20.5 kg / ha) yields were as low as those of the unproductive grassland. At that time yields and concentrations of N and P were still greater. The low K- concentration of 0.50 % and the lack of response upon N fertilizing indicate that the supply of K limits biomass production. On clay, during the first three years, the dry matter yield decreased from 10.2 to 5.0 ton / ha, after 6 yr the production increased again. The low N-concentration of 1.52 % after 10 yr indicates that N is likely to limit biomass production, but the low P-concentration of 0.14% indicates that P shortage can also be expected. In the lower productive grassland on sand the number of species that invaded was higher.     

Carbon Sequestration Efficiency of Organic Amendments in a Long-Term Experiment on a Vertisol in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain,China

Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration is important for improving soil fertility of cropland and for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. The efficiency of SOC sequestration depends on the quantity and quality of the organic matter, soil type, and climate. Little is known about the SOC sequestration efficiency of organic amendments in Vertisols. Thus, we conducted the research based on 29 years (1982–2011) of long-term fertilization experiment with a no fertilizer control and five fertilization regimes: CK (control, no fertilizer), NPK (mineral NPK fertilizers alone), NPK+1/2W (mineral NPK fertilizers combined with half the amount of wheat straw), NPK+W (mineral NPK fertilizers combined with full the amount of wheat straw), NPK+PM (mineral NPK fertilizers combined with pig manure) and NPK+CM (mineral NPK fertilizers combined cattle manure). Total mean annual C inputs were 0.45, 1.55, 2.66, 3.71, 4.68 and 6.56 ton/ha/yr for CK, NPK, NPKW1/2, NPKW, NPKPM and NPKCM, respectively. Mean SOC sequestration rate was 0.20 ton/ha/yr in the NPK treatment, and 0.39, 0.50, 0.51 and 0.97 ton/ha/yr in the NPKW1/2, NPKW, NPKPM, and NPKCM treatments, respectively. A linear relationship was observed between annual C input and SOC sequestration rate (SOCsequestration rate  = 0.16 Cinput –0.10, R = 0.95, P<0.01), suggesting a C sequestration efficiency of 16%. The Vertisol required an annual C input of 0.63 ton/ha/yr to maintain the initial SOC level. Moreover, the C sequestration efficiencies of wheat straw, pig manure and cattle manure were 17%, 11% and 17%, respectively. The results indicate that the Vertisol has a large potential to sequester SOC with a high efficiency, and applying cattle manure or wheat straw is a recommendable SOC sequestration practice in Vertisols.     

Leaf-litter and changing nutrient levels in a seasonally dry tropical hardwood forest,Belize, C.A.

Summary Total above ground plant biomass in a 45 year old seasonally dry tropical hardwood forest was estimated to be approximately 56,000 kg/ha oven dry weight. Nutrients immobilized in the standing vegetation were: N, 203 kg/ha; P, 24 kg/ha; K, 234 kg/ha; Ca, 195 kg/ha; Mg, 47 kg/ha; Na, 9 kg/ha; Mn, 1 kg/ha; Cu, 0.5 kg/ha; Zn, 3 kg/ha; Fe, 4 kg/ha. Total nutrients returned each year through the litter were: N, 156 kg/ha; P, 9 kg/ha; K, 59 kg/ha; Ca, 373 kg/ha; Mg, 32 kg/ha; Na, 5 kg/ha; Mn, 1 kg/ha; Al, 21 kg/ha; Zn, 0.3 kg/ha; Fe, 9 kg/ha. Half of the nutrients immobilized in the standing vegetation were found in the leaves and are returned annually to the soil. Although litter fall is interrupted during the year, the mean nutrient content of the litter was high –5.2%.A decomposition rate of 0.48 percent per day was considered high for a seasonally dry tropical hardwood forest. Fluctuations in soil nutrient levels showed a sharp increase at the start of the rainy season. Later during the dry season nutrient levels decreased to concentrations similar to what they were just prior to the rainy season. Soil organic matter levels were very high –20% in the top 12 cm.     

Nutrient dynamics along a precipitation gradient in European beech forests

Precipitation as a key determinant of forest productivity influences forest ecosystems also indirectly through alteration of the nutrient status of the soil, but this interaction is not well understood. Along a steep precipitation gradient, we studied the consequences of reduced precipitation for the soil and biomass nutrient pools and dynamics in 14 mature European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests on Triassic sandstone. We tested the hypotheses that lowered summer precipitation (1) is associated with less acid soils and (2) a reduced accumulation of organic matter on the forest floor, and (3) reduces nutrient supply from the soil and leads to decreasing foliar and root nutrient concentrations. Soil acidity, the amount of forest floor organic matter, and the associated organic matter N and P pools decreased to about a half from wet to dry sites; the C/P and N/P ratios, but not the C/N ratio, of forest floor organic matter were reduced as well. Net N mineralization and P and K pools in the mineral soil did not change with decreasing precipitation. Foliar P and K concentrations (beech sun leaves) increased while N remained constant, resulting in decreasing foliar N/P and N/K ratios. Estimated N resorption efficiency increased toward the dry sites. We conclude that a reduction in summer rainfall significantly reduces the soil C, N and P pools but does not result in decreasing foliar N and P contents in beech. However, the decreasing foliar N/P ratios towards the dry stands indicate that the importance of P limitation for tree growth declines with decreasing precipitation.     

Monitoring of the ground-dwelling beetle community and forest floor environment in 22 temperate forests across Japan

This data paper reports census data of ground-dwelling beetle and other fauna of the forest floor environment; collections were made from a network of 22 forest sites in Japan. To our knowledge, this represents the largest dataset for long-term monitoring of a ground-dwelling beetle community and other taxa in a ground environment in forests, which covers a broad climatic range in the temperate zone and is freely available. The network forms part of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Project launched by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. It covers subalpine, cool- and warm-temperate and subtropical climatic zones and the four major forest types of Japan. Thirty-three permanent plots usually 1 ha in size were established in old-growth, secondary natural and a few plantation forests. Censuses of the ground-dwelling beetle community were conducted using pitfall trapping and forest floor environment monitoring every year from 2004 to the present. During the initial 9 years of the census (2004–2012), 59,762 beetle individuals (including 3182 larvae) of more than 314 species were recorded. This dataset includes taxonomy and biomass of each beetle individual and each taxonomic group of other invertebrates coincidently captured in pitfall trapping. The dataset also includes data related to ground coverage by forest floor vegetation, dry mass of the accumulated organic litter layer, and carbon and nitrogen contents and cellulose decomposition rate in organic layer and surface mineral soil. The data could be used to investigate geographical patterns and intra- and inter-annual dynamics of individual body mass, populations and community structures of ground-dwelling beetles, and their relationships with the forest floor environment. Furthermore, the data could be analyzed with other open datasets related to tree community dynamics and litter fall continuously measured in the same study plots. This dataset also provides information related to the distribution and average body mass of each beetle species.     

Forest floor respiration in a black spruce taiga forest ecosystem in Alaska

A technique was developed for measuring respiration of virtually undisturbed forest floor samples, and used to follow seasonal changes in two black spruce forest stands in interior Alaska, In the laboratory, soil respiration showed a positive response to increasing temperature: however, respiration measured in the field was negatively correlated with air and soil temperature, but positively correlated with water content of the soil within the range (100–250% of dry weight) normally experienced in the field. Moisture levels above 250% inhibited respiration. Precipitation events usually stimulate forest floor respiration, but prolonged periods of dry and rainy weather lead to limitation of respiration by sub- and supraoptimal moisture, respectively. Long-term confinement of soil has significant effects upon soil arthropod densities, moisture content, temperature, and respiration, and should not be taken to represent the natural conditions of the forest floor.