Morphological responses of two plant species from different elevations in the Dongting Lake wetlands,China, to variation in water levels

The vegetation of wetlands show strong zonation patterns, but the mechanisms determining these patterns are not fully understood. In the present study, growth and morphological responses to a water level gradient (–20 cm (i.e. water level 20 cm below soil surface), –10 cm, 0 cm, 10 cm, 20 cm) were compared between a higher elevation plant (Imperata cylindrica) and a lower elevation plant (Carex brevicuspis) in the Dongting Lake wetlands of China. For both species, the aboveground, belowground, and total biomass were greater at –10 cm than at any other water level.. However, when the water level increased from –10 cm to 0 cm, there was a greater decrease in the biomass of I. cylindrica than in that of C. brevicuspis. Plant height, tiller number, leaf length, leaf width and leaf area showed greater variation along the water level gradient in I. cylindrica than in C. brevicuspis. Generally, with increasing water level, root length, rhizome number, and adventitious root biomass and number all decreased in I. cylindrica. However, in C. brevicuspis, neither the rhizome number nor the primary adventitious root biomass differed significantly among the five water levels. These results indicate that I. cylindrica have a lower tolerance for flooding and higher water sensitivity than C. brevicuspis and these differences may explain why I. cylindrica is found at relatively higher elevations that are not prone to flooding, while C. brevicuspis is found at comparatively lower elevations in the Dongting Lake wetlands.     

距树干不同距离处华北落叶松人工林细根生物量分布特征及季节变化

 该文研究了华北落叶松(Larix principis-rupprechtii)人工林细根生物量水平分布和季节变化特征。采用钻土芯法(土钻内径7.0 cm), 在距树干20、50和100 cm处设取样点, 每个样点处分3层(0~10、11~20和21~30 cm)钻取土芯, 取样时间为5、7、9和10月。华北落叶松人工林细根(≤2 mm)生物量全年平均值为224.89 g•m^–2, 在水平分布上表现为100 cm处细根生物量最大(244.20 g•m^–2), 其次为20 cm处(221.03 g•m^–2), 50 cm处最少(209.45 g•m^–2)。在0~30 cm土层, 总细根(包括活跟和死根)生物量季节变化范围在169.67~263.09 g•m^–2之间, 9月细根生物量最大, 5月细根生物量最少。0~10 cm土层细根生物量季节变化差异显著(p＜0.05), 11~20和21~30 cm差异不显著(p＞0.05)。距树干100和20 cm处(0~10 cm土层), 细根生物量的季节变化差异明显(p＜0.05), 9月总细根生物量最大(172.82和185.68 g•m^–2), 5月总细根生物量最少(69.28和73.47 g•m^–2); 50 cm处季节变化差异不明显(p＞0.05)。细根生物量分布和季节变化不仅受土壤垂直格局影响同时也与距树干不同水平距离有很大的关系。     

中国结缕草属植物(Zoysia spp.)地下部分分布和形态类型的多样性

通过对分布于我国的结缕草属(ZoysiaWilld.)54份种质地下部分特点的研究,发现其地下茎分布都在15cm土层内,其中大部分在5cm深度的土层范围内(97.23%),很少达到15cm(0.29%);不定根一般可分布到40cm左右,但表层15cm内分布了不定根总量的81.62%,其下的25cm土层中分布的不定根只占不定根总量的18.38%。地下茎在10～15cm、不定根在30～40cm土层中各性状的变异都比较显著。相关分析表明,随着纬度的升高,地下茎在较深的土层(5～15cm)中分布密度有增加的趋势,而伴随着纬度升高不定根分布密度趋小。根据地下茎和不定根分布的特点,可将我国结缕草属植物地下部分划分为3大类型,即浅茎密根型、中茎密根型和深茎浅根型。     

The sediment burial depth and salinity control the early developments of Suaeda salsa in the Yellow River Delta

Sediment deposition is a common phenomenon in the estuary area. Pot control experiments were conducted to evaluate the interaction effects of sediment burial depth and salt stress on the seed germination and early seedling growth of Suaeda salsa (L.) Pall., an pioneer species of tidal wetland near the Yellow River Delta. The results showed that the percentage of seedling emergence, seedling emergence rate, seedling height, branch number, shoot biomass and root biomass were all significantly affected by salt stress and sediment burial depth. While the interaction of salt and burial depth significantly influenced the branch number, leaf biomass, shoot biomass and total plant biomass. Only 5 cm burial depth without salt stress should 6.25 ± 3.61% seedlings emergence. With the increasing of sediment burial depth and salt stress, percentage of seedling emergence, seedling emergence rate and plant height decreased significantly. However, under the salt treatment of 0 and 1%, the branch number increased dramatically with the increasing of sediment burial depth from 0 to 3 cm. The ratio of leaf to total biomass increased with increasing of burial depth, on the contrary, the ratio of root to total biomass decreased. 0–1 cm sediment burial depth was proved the suitable depths for seed germination of S. salsa in the coastal wetland of the Yellow River Delta. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of how to improve the seedling establishment of S. salsa under the dynamic changes of sediment deposition and salinity in the coastal wetland of the Yellow River Delta.     

Root distributions and elemental accumulations of Chinese brake (Pteris vittata L.) from As-contaminated soils

A field investigation was conducted to understand the root distributions and elemental accumulations of Chinese brake (Pteris vittata L.), an As-hyperaccumulator, grown in soils with a gradient of As concentration near an arsenic sulphide mine. The root distribution was affected not only by the levels of soil As, but also by soil texture. Plants grew better in sandy loam soils than in clay soils. Increases in the ratio of frond biomass to underground biomass were correlated with decreasing soil As concentration. Root densities of the plant decreased from 0–10 cm, 10–20 cm to 20–30 cm in the soil profiles. Most of the roots were concentrated in the upper 0–10 cm layer. Under high As conditions, As concentrations in different tissues followed the trends: pinnae > rhizomes ≈ roots of 0–10 cm > roots of 10–20 cm > roots of 20–30 cm > petioles, however, As concentrations in pinnae were higher than those in rhizomes under low As conditions. The rhizomes and pinnae were the main As pools, storing 75–86% of the total As uptaken by the plants. The rhizome, a `buffer-storage' for plant As, maintained high concentrations of As under high soil As while the pinnae became the most important organ of storing the As under low soil As. Chinese brake might possess the ability of adjusting its As-storage under different soil As levels. The plant can not only hyperaccumulate As from the soils, but also enriched P and Ni from the soils and translocated them to the fronds. It is important to improve the root distribution for phytoremediation of As-contaminated soils using Chinese brake.     

Characterisation of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) roots under different growing conditions

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is mainly grown for its fibre and is considered a desirable crop for sustainable production systems. In a field trial carried out over two years in Northern Italy the root system of a hemp crop, cultivated at contrasting plant densities, was sampled and analysed with an image analysis software. Root length density (RLD) was highest in the first 10 cm of soil, almost 5 cm cm^?3; it decreased progressively until the depth of 130 cm, a part from a peak at 90–100 cm in response to a perched water table. Roots were found to 130 cm of depth in one year and to 200 cm in the other. Root diameter was finer (190 μm) in the upper soil layer, it increased with depth until 100 cm, and remained constant at 300 μm thereafter. Following the same trend of RLD, root biomass was highest in the first soil layer; 50% of the root biomass was found in the first 20 cm or 50 cm when taproot biomass was considered or not. Total root biomass was 3.21 t ha^?1 and 2.41 t ha^?1 in the two years of trial, but the ratio between aboveground and below ground biomass was constant at 5.46. None of the root parameters were significantly affected by plant population, which seems to confirm the plastic behaviour that hemp shows for aboveground development. The high root biomass production measured in this study, especially in deeper soil layers, provides additional evidence of the positive role that hemp can play in sustainable cropping systems.     

水深梯度对钝脊眼子菜生长和繁殖的影响

水深是影响湿地植物生长和分布的一个重要限制性因子,该研究以具有典型异型叶性的钝脊眼子菜(Potamogeton octandrus)为对象,通过分析浅水处理(10 cm和30 cm)和深水处理(50 cm和70 cm) 4个水深梯度下幼苗生长、生物量及繁殖策略等,探讨钝脊眼子菜在不同水深条件下的适应机制和表型可塑性。结果表明,钝脊眼子菜植株到达水面后出现异型叶,相对生长率显著降低,且与水深梯度呈正相关。钝脊眼子菜的株高随着水深的增加呈现爆发式的增长,10 cm水深的总茎长显著低于其他水深处理。水深对节间数也有显著性影响,其中,30 cm组处理节间数最多;而深水处理组的节间长和生物量均显著高于浅水处理组。分蘖数在4组处理之间均表现出显著性差异,随着水深的增加呈现显著性递减。生物量和地上生物量分配则随着水深增加而明显增加。水深处理对有性生殖指标有显著性影响,水深的增加抑制其有性繁殖。其中,10 cm条件下无花序形成,50 cm水深下的花粉量、P/O比和花序数显著高于其他处理组,且深水处理的结实数和结实率均显著高于30 cm组。这表明钝脊眼子菜可通过调整形态可塑性和生物量分配,并采取不同的繁殖策略,以达到对水深的最佳适应,其中最适水深生长范围在50 cm左右。     

青藏高原多年冻土区不同水分条件的高寒草甸根系功能性状对增温的响应

在青藏高原多年冻土广泛分布的风火山地区,选择小嵩草（Kobresia pygmea）草甸和藏嵩草（Kobresia tibetica）沼泽化草甸为研究对象,采用开顶增温室（Open top chambers, OTCs）模拟气候变暖,探讨模拟增温对土壤水分差异的两种草甸地下生物量及根系功能性状的影响。结果显示,（1）增温显著增加小嵩草草甸0—20 cm根系生物量,主要是由于表层（0—10 cm）根系生物量显著增加,而对藏嵩草沼泽化草甸根系生物量无影响。（2）增温显著增加了小嵩草草甸根组织密度,同时提高了藏嵩草沼泽化草甸10—20 cm的比根长和比根面积（3）增温降低了小嵩草草甸的根系碳含量及10—20 cm根系氮含量,增加了藏嵩草沼泽化草甸的碳含量及10—20 cm根系氮含量,显著提高了小嵩草草甸和藏嵩草沼泽化草甸深层（10—20 cm）根系碳氮比。这些结果预示着增温使得土壤水分较低的小嵩草草甸朝着资源保守的慢速生长型发展,以适应暖干化的环境;土壤水分较高的藏嵩草沼泽化草甸朝着资源获取的快速生长型发展,加速利用土壤中的养分满足植物生长需要。可见,土壤水分可以调节高寒草甸对气候变暖的演变趋势,强调了水分的重要性。     

Modelling facilitation or competition within a root system: importance of the overlap of root depletion and accumulation zones

Background and aims

Relevant soil properties and nutrient distributions influencing crop root growth might be different under no-till (NT) and mouldboard plough (MP) management. The possible different root systems within different managements might have key impact on crop nutrient uptake and consequently crop production. Our objective was to assess the long-term combined effects of tillage and phosphorus (P) fertilization on corn (Zea mays L.) root distribution and morphology.

Methods

Corn root and soil samples were collected during the silking stage at five depths (0–5, 5–10, 10–20, 20–30 and 30–40 cm) and three horizontal distances perpendicular to the corn row (5, 15 and 25 cm) under MP and NT with three P fertilizations (0, 17.5, and 35 kg P ha^?1) for a long-term (22 years) experiment in eastern Canada. Root morphology and soil properties were determined.

Results

NT practice decreased corn root biomass by ?26 % compared to MP, mainly by decreasing the primary and secondary roots. Additionally, corn roots in NT tend to be more expansive on the surface layer with higher root length and surface densities for the depth of 0–5 cm at two sampling distances of 15 and 25 cm. The 35 kg P ha^?1 rate increased the root biomass by 26 and 41 % compared to the 0 and 17.5 kg P ha^?1 rates.

Conclusions

No-tillage practice and low rates of P fertilization reduce corn roots. This is probably caused by the weed competition in NT and the continued downward P status with low P rates over 22 years.

     

长江口九段沙湿地海三棱藨草生物量分配特征及其影响因子

海三棱藨草(Scirpus mariqueter)为长江河口盐沼湿地先锋植物。以长江口九段沙湿地为主要研究区域,在江亚南沙、上沙、中下沙等不同区域设置固定站点,进行植被和环境因子的取样调研,分析研究了海三棱藨草的生物量分配特征及其主要影响因子,以期为海三棱藨草的培育与恢复、盐沼湿地生态系统的保护与利用提供科学依据。结果表明:(1)不同站点海三棱藨草的茎基高度、球茎生物量占比、根茎与球茎之比均不存在显著差异(P0.05),而植株密度、植株高度、根茎生物量占比、果实生物量占比、茎叶生物量占比、须根生物量占比、果实与根茎之比、果实与球茎之比在不同站点间存在显著差异(P0.05);(2)不同站点的沉积物电导率、盐度、容积密度(5—10、25—30 cm土层)、总碳含量(10—15、20—25、25—30 cm土层)、总氮含量(5—10 cm土层)存在显著差异(P0.05);(3)海三棱藨草的果实与根茎的生物量之比和沉积物5—10、25—30 cm总碳含量,0—5、5—10 cm总氮含量,0—5 cm容积密度,茎基高度6种因子的组合存在极显著相关(P0.01);而其他生物量分配指标与本文涉及到的环境因子、植物表形参数均不存在显著相关性(P0.05)。海三棱藨草生物量分配特征是其自身生长特征与环境因子综合作用的结果。在今后的研究中需拓展生境因子涵盖范围,深入分析多因子综合作用对海三棱藨草生物量分配特征的影响。     

杉木成熟林细根形态与功能特征的海拔梯度变异特点

为探究植物对环境变化的适应策略,在安徽省金寨县天马国家自然保护区,以不同海拔高度(750、850、1000、1150 m)杉木(Cunninghamia lanceolata)成熟林为对象,采用土钻法获取土壤细根样品,分别测定了不同海拔不同土层(0—10 cm、10—20 cm、20—30 cm)土壤细根生物量、形态特征参数和碳氮含量。结果表明:(1)随海拔梯度增加,0—30 cm土层细根生物量、根长密度、比根长、表面积密度、体积密度均呈先减少后增加趋势,在海拔750 m生物量最大,其余指标在海拔1150 m最大;随土层深度增加,同一海拔细根生物量、根长密度、表面积密度、体积密度均呈减少趋势。(2)随海拔梯度增加,0—30 cm土层细根C和N含量呈先增加后减少趋势,C/N比呈先减少后增加再减少趋势;随土层深度增加,同一海拔细根C含量呈先减少后增加趋势,N含量呈降低趋势,C/N比呈上升趋势。(3)细根N含量与生物量、根长密度和体积密度显著正相关,C/N比与生物量、根长密度、表面积密度和体积密度极显著负相关。(4)土壤水分对细根生物量及其形态指标影响显著。     

Effects of field experimental warming on wheat root distribution under conventional tillage and no‐tillage systems

Despite the obvious importance of roots to agro‐ecosystem functioning, few studies have attempted to examine the effects of warming on root biomass and distribution, especially under different tillage systems. In this study, we performed a field warming experiment using infrared heaters on winter wheat, in long‐term conventional tillage and no‐tillage plots, to determine the responses of root biomass and distribution to warming. Soil monoliths were collected from three soil depths (0–10, 10–20, and 20–30 cm). Results showed that root biomass was noticeably increased under both till and no‐till tillage systems (12.1% and 12.9% in 2011, and 9.9% and 14.5% in 2013, in the two tillage systems, respectively) in the 0–30 cm depth, associated with a similar increase in shoot biomass. However, warming‐induced root biomass increases occurred in the deeper soil layers (i.e., 10–20 and 20–30 cm) in till, while the increase in no‐till was focused in the surface layer (0–10 cm). Differences in the warming‐induced increases in root biomass between till and no‐till were positively correlated with the differences in soil total nitrogen (R² = .863, p < .001) and soil bulk density (R² = .853, p < .001). Knowledge of the distribution of wheat root in response to warming should help manage nutrient application and cycling of soil C‐N pools under anticipated climate change conditions.     

中亚热带森林植物多样性增加导致细根生物量“超产”

细根在森林生态系统C分配和养分循环过程中发挥着重要作用, 但对地下细根与植物多样性之间关系的研究相对较少。该研究选择中亚热带从单一树种的杉木(Cunninghamia lanceolata)人工林到多树种的常绿阔叶林(青冈(Cyclobalanopsis glauca)-石栎(Lithocarpus glaber)林)的不同植物多样性梯度, 用根钻法采集细根并测定其生物量, 用Win-RHIZO 2005C根系分析系统测定细根形态参数, 以验证以下3个假设: 1)植物种类丰富度高的林分其细根生产存在“地下超产”现象; 2)根系空间生态位的分离水平是否随着植物多样性增多而增大? 3)细根是否通过形态可塑性对林木竞争做出响应?结果显示: 从单一树种的杉木人工林到植物种类较复杂的青冈-石栎常绿阔叶林, 0-30 cm土层的林分细根总生物量和活细根生物量均呈增加的趋势, 即细根总生物量为杉木林(305.20 g·m^-2) <马尾松(Pinus massoniana)林(374.25 g·m^-2) <南酸枣(Choerospondias axillaris)林(537.42 g·m^-2) <青冈林(579.33 g·m^-2), 活细根生物量为杉木林(268.74 g·m^-2) <马尾松林(299.15 g·m^-2) <南酸枣林(457.32 g·m^-2) <青冈林(508.47 g·m^-2), 各森林类型之间的细根总生物量差异显著(p < 0.05), 但活细根生物量差异不显著。土壤垂直剖面上, 除杉木林细根生物量随土层变化不显著外, 其他森林类型的活细根生物量和总细根生物量均随土层变化显著, 表层细根生物量随树种多样性的升高呈减小趋势, 据此推测树种间的生态位分离水平逐渐增大。植物多样性的不同对林分的细根形态及空间分布格局影响不显著, 细根形态可塑性对生物量变化响应不明显。     

Growth and Physiological Responses to Water Depths in Carex schmidtii Meinsh

A greenhouse experiment was performed to investigate growth and physiological responses to water depth in completely submerged condition of a wetland plant Carex schmidtii Meinsh., one of the dominant species in the Longwan Crater Lake wetlands (China). Growth and physiological responses of C. schmidtii were investigated by growing under control (non-submerged) and three submerged conditions (5 cm, 15 cm and 25 cm water level). Total biomass was highest in control, intermediate in 5 cm treatment and lowest in the other two submerged treatments. Water depth prominently affected the first-order lateral root to main root mass ratio. Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activity decreased but malondialdehyde (MDA) content increased as water depth increased. The starch contents showed no differences among the various treatments at the end of the experiment. However, soluble sugar contents were highest in control, intermediate in 5 cm and 15 cm treatments and lowest in 25 cm treatment. Our data suggest that submergence depth affected some aspects of growth and physiology of C. schmidtii, which can reduce anoxia damage not only through maintaining the non-elongation strategy in shoot part but also by adjusting biomass allocation to different root orders rather than adjusting root-shoot biomass allocation.     

Shoot and root physiological responses to localized zones of soil moisture in cultivated and wild lettuce (Lactuca spp.)

Cultivated crisphead lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) has a shallower root system than its wild relative, Lactuca serriola L. The effects of localized soil water, at depth, on plant water relations, gas exchange and root distribution were examined in the two species using soil columns with the soil hydraulic-ally separated into two layers, at (0–20 cm and 20–81) cm, but permitting root growth between the layers. Three treatments were imposed on 7-week-old plants, and maintained for 4 weeks: (i) watering, both layers to field capacity; (ii) drying the upper layer while watering the lower layer to field capacity, and (iii) drying both layers. Drying only 0–20 cm of soil had no effect on leaf water status, net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance or biomass production in L. serriola compared to a well-watered control, but caused a short-term reduction (10 d) in leaf water status and photosynthesis in L. sativa that reduced final shoot production. The different responses may be explained by differences in root distribution. Just before the treatments commenced, L. serriola had 50% of total root length at 20–80 cm compared to 35% in L. sativa. Allocation of total biomass to roots in L. serriola was approximately double that in L. sativa. The wild species could provide germplasm for cultivated lettuces to extract more soil water from depth, which may improve irrigation efficiency.     

Root Biomass of Individual Species, and Root Size Characteristics After Five Years of CO2 Enrichment on Native Shortgrass Steppe

Information from field studies investigating the responses of roots to increasing atmospheric CO₂ is limited and somewhat inconsistent, due partly to the difficulty in studying root systems in situ. In this report, we present standing root biomass of species and root length and diameter after five years of CO₂ enrichment (∽720 μmol mol⁻¹) in large (16 m² ground area) open-top chambers placed over a native shortgrass steppe in Colorado, USA. Total root biomass in 100 cm long×20 cm wide×75 cm depth soil monoliths and root biomass of the three dominant grass species of the site were not significantly affected by elevated CO₂. Root biomass of Stipa comata in the 0–20 cm soil depth was nearly 100% greater in elevated vs. ambient CO₂ chambers, but this was not statistically significant (P=0.14). However, there was a significant 37% increase in fine root length under elevated CO₂ in the 0–10 cm soil depth layer. Other reports from this study suggest that the increase in fine roots is primarily from improved seedling recruitment of S. comata under elevated CO₂. Few treatment differences in root length or diameter were detected in lower 10 cm depth increments, to 80 cm. These results reflect the root status integrated over two wet, two dry and one normal precipitation years and approximately one complete cycle of root turn-over on the shortgrass steppe. We conclude that increasing atmospheric CO₂ will have only small effects on standing root biomass and root length and diameter of most shortgrasss steppe species. However, the potential increased competitive ability of Stipa comata, a low forage quality species, could alter the ecosystem from the current dominant, high forage quality species, Bouteloua gracilis. B. gracilis is very well adapted to the frequent droughts of the shortgrass steppe. Increased competitive ability of less desirable plant species under increasing atmospheric CO₂ will have large implications for long-term sustainability of grassland ecosystems.     

Root plasticity in Mediterranean herbaceous species

Abstract

Root plasticity has been largely studied on herbaceous species of north European temperate flora and is defined as the ratio between root depth in dry soils and root depth in wet soils. In summer dry habitats such as Mediterranean environments, the soil water deficit is a common feature to which root systems of plant species should adapt to improve their ecological efficiency. The aim of this study was to compare root plasticity in annual Mediterranean species that regenerate exclusively from seeds, and herbaceous perennial Mediterranean species that use dual regeneration strategies. Root plasticity of ten herbaceous species, six perennials and four annuals, was compared in this study. The annuals species studied occur in lowland Mediterranean grasslands referred to Tuberarietea guttatae class (Dasypyrum villosum, Lophochloa pubescens, Ornithopus compressus, Rumex bucephalophorus), while the perennial species occur in montane sub-Mediterranean grasslands referred to Festuco brometea (Bromus erectus, Festuca ovina., Lotus corniculatus., Minuartia verna, Sanguisorba minor, Thymus longicaulis). The examined species were subjected to water stress according to standard methods applied in comparative ecology, i.e., half of the seedlings of each species received 20 ml de-ionized water daily for three weeks, while the other half did not. After seedling harvesting the following parameters were analysed: (i) total root length; (ii) root length in the first 10 cm of soil; (iii) shoot height; (iv) root biomass in the first 10 cm of soil; (v) shoot biomass; (vi) shoot and root plasticity. Results show that root plasticity increased significantly in dual-regenerator sub-Mediterranean mountain species.     

Root biomass distribution of triploid Populus tomentosa under wide- and narrow-row spacing planting schemes and its responses to soil nutrients

三倍体毛白杨(triploid Populus tomentosa)是我国华北地区主要纸浆林品种, 在该地区多采用宽窄行模式栽植。为基于根系结构特征制定该模式下毛白杨人工林高效水肥管理策略和明确影响其根系空间分布的主要因子, 在5年生林分中于8株样树周围挖取2106个土柱, 研究该栽植模式下毛白杨根系生物量的空间分布特征, 并分析了细根垂直分布对土壤有机质、速效磷和碱解氮等的响应。结果表明, 一维垂向上, 宽行内细根根重密度(FRBD)在0-30 cm土层中随深度增加而递减, 但在30 cm以下土层呈均匀分布(p = 0.079); 窄行内FRBD呈“双峰”分布, 即在0-20 cm (22%)和70-110 cm (31%)土层均有较多细根分布; 10-150 cm各土层中, 窄行FRBD较宽行高17%-148%。宽、窄行内, 随深度增加, 粗根根重密度(CRBD)均呈先增后减变化, 而细根粗根比(F/C)无显著变化(p > 0.05), 窄行平均F/C较宽行高60%。一维径向上, 宽、窄行内FRBD均呈近均匀分布, 而CRBD和F/C均随距离增加分别显著递减和增大。二维尺度上, FRBD在窄行内分布相对均匀, 但在宽行内主要集中在表土层且随距离增加细根浅层化程度增强; CRBD在树干两侧呈“不对称”分布; 垂向0-20 cm、径向160-300 cm范围是宽行内平均FRBD和F/C较高区域, 分别为宽行相应指标总平均的2.8和1.1倍。FRBD在0-30 cm土层中随土壤有机质、速效磷和碱解氮含量的增加而逐渐增大, 但在30 cm以下土层中无明显变化趋势。研究结果表明, 宽、窄行间毛白杨根系分布的差异性主要体现在细根一维垂直分布和细根、粗根二维分布上。土壤有机质、速效磷和碱解氮是0-30 cm土层中毛白杨细根垂直分布的重要影响因子, 但对下层土壤中根系分布无影响。对宽窄行栽植的毛白杨林分灌溉时, 灌溉水应供给到窄行区域; 施肥时, 缓释肥和速效肥应分别浅施在宽行中央附近和窄行内。     

Root and rhizome distribution as an indicator of upper salt marsh wetland limits

Four wetland plant species, Deschampsia cespitosa, Distichlis spicata, Grindelia integrifolia, and Salicornia virginica, were tested to determine the effect of soil moisture on the vertical distribution of roots and rhizomes. In an 8-month greenhouse experiment involving plants grown from seeds and rhizomes the occurrence of more than 65% of the root and rhizome mass in the upper 10 cm of soil was indicative of saturated conditions. Roots and rhizomes were more evenly distributed under field capacity and low moisture conditions. The percent of total root and rhizome biomass in the upper 10 cm of a 35 cm core may be useful in determining whether or not a plant is experiencing saturated soil conditions, a criterion often used for defining wetlands. Limited field studies support the conclusion of the greenhouse study.     

采伐干扰对华北落叶松细根生物量空间异质性的影响

以华北落叶松天然林为研究对象,选择采伐干扰林分(样地A)和未采伐干扰林分(样地B),利用根钻法分3层(0—10cm,10—20cm,20—30cm)获取各径级细根(≤1mm、1—2mm、2—5mm3级活细根,≤2mm死亡细根)生物量数据。采用地统计学变异函数和经典统计相结合的数据分析方法对采伐干扰造成的细根生物量空间异质性的变化进行定量研究。主要研究结果如下:采伐干扰林分样地A各经级细根生物量均值减少;同一土层相同径级细根生物量样地A与样地B相比差异显著(P<0.05);不同土层的细根生物量异质性具有显著差别(P<0.05)。0—10cm土层,未采伐干扰林分≤1mm细根生物量呈现较明显的空间自相关变异,采伐干扰林分则表现为随机性变异特征,采伐干扰导致≤1mm细根生物量空间分布特征更加复杂(分维数D=1.978);10—20cm土层,采伐干扰林分各径级细根生物量异质性程度明显降低,只有未采伐干扰林分的5.4%—88.9%。20—30cm土层,未采伐干扰林分≤1mm细根生物量在较小尺度范围(<2.9m)表现出明显的空间自相关变异(结构方差比86.1%),受采伐干扰林分各径级细根生物量异质性程度只有未采伐干扰林分的8.9%—45.9%,且呈现随机性变异。各径级细根生物量空间异质性的垂直分异均表现为随土层深度的增加异质性强度明显降低。