岷江上游退化植被不同恢复阶段群落小气候特征研究

按生态恢复的时间序列调查了6个不同类型的群落,测定了群落内光照强度、大气相对湿度、大气温度、土壤温度和土壤水分等参数。结果表明,随植被恢复时间的增加,群落内光照强度、地表温度和气温及其变动幅度逐渐减小;自然恢复群落和人工恢复群落相比较,前者有较高的群落气温和较低的大气相对湿度;随着恢复时间的增加,撂荒地各层的土壤含水量有所提高,人工恢复群落土壤上层(0-15cm)和中层(15—30cm)含水量随林龄增加而降低,而下层(30—45cm)则增加,自然恢复群落的土壤含水量高于其它群落。随之植被恢复的时间加长,群落内小气候向着稳定的方向发展,群落的环境逐渐得到改善。     

Post-fire conifer regeneration hinders digital estimation of understorey plant cover in subalpine forest vegetation

Question: Reliable estimates of understorey (non-tree) plant cover following fire are essential to assess early forest community recovery. Photographic digital image analysis (DIA) is frequently used in seral, single-strata vegetation, given its greater objectivity and repeatability compared to observer visual estimation; however, its efficacy in multi-strata forest vegetation may be compromised, where various visual obstructions (coarse downed wood [CDW], conifer regeneration, and shadows) may conceal plant cover in the digital imagery. We asked whether vegetation complexity influences plant cover estimated by DIA relative to two visual methods: plot-level (20 m²) estimation (PLE) and quadrat-level (1 m²) estimation (QLE)? Location: Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA. Methods: We estimated understorey plant cover in subalpine forest vegetation on permanent plots (n = 141) at two study areas ~30 years after the 1988 Yellowstone fires to: (a) assess differences in visual obstructions between study areas in our digital imagery; (b) compare digital to visual estimates of plant cover; and (c) determine relationships between estimated plant cover and visual obstructions measured in situ. Results: Percent conifer regeneration pixels differed significantly (odds ratio = 8.34) between study areas which represented the greatest difference in visual obstructions. At the study area with lower conifer pixels, DIA estimated 9% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 3%–14%) and 16% (95% CI = 10%–21%) more understorey plant cover than PLE or QLE, respectively, but had comparable variability. At the study area with higher conifer pixels, DIA estimated 28% (95% CI = 24%–32%) and 22% (95% CI = 18%–26%) less understorey plant cover than PLE or QLE, respectively, and had more variability. Furthermore, plot-level subcanopy regeneration (height>137 cm) density was negatively associated with digitally derived plant cover but showed no relationship with visually derived plant cover. Conclusions: Post-fire conifer regeneration hindered the efficacy of DIA in estimating understorey plant cover. Digital estimation is advantageous in single-strata vegetation but should not be used in complex, multi-strata vegetation.     

茂县土地岭植被恢复过程中物种多样性动态特征

植被恢复是退化生态系统重建的重要途径,植被恢复过程物种多样性的变化反映了植被的恢复程度.通过群落调查和多样性分析,研究了岷江上游土地岭植被恢复过程中群落物种多样性特征.结果表明： 恢复过程中6类不同类型群落分别表现其对于不同环境特征、干扰及更新方式等的响应;森林是较灌丛更适合当地环境状况的植被类型;人工恢复无干扰和轻度干扰群落的多样性相对较高,是较好的恢复模式.重度干扰使得1年生植物与地下芽植物比例增加,其它口食性较好的多年生草本减少.较强的干扰是群落无法更新、长期处于灌丛阶段且多样性较低的重要原因.本地区人工恢复群落在更新进程和多样性维持上优于自然更新群落,种植华山松加速了本地区植被演替进程.建议以适合恢复区域的多种恢复配置方式进行造林,并避免较强干扰,可以加速群落演替进程并保持恢复群落较高的物种丰富度与多样性.     

大兴安岭北坡火烧迹地自然与人工干预下的植被恢复模式初探

针对大兴安岭北坡林区森林植被在不同火烧强度、火烧时间的火烧迹地上的恢复状况进行了调查研究。结果表明,轻度火烧区的植被自然更新恢复良好;中度火烧区的森林植被依靠人工促进更新要比自然更新更早达到预期目标;重度火烧区的森林植被如果完全依靠自然更新,恢复到预期目标会非常缓慢,而通过人工更新则可跨越几个演替阶段,较快接近本地的顶极群落。     

The importance of seed trees in the dioecious conifer Pilgerodendron uviferum for passive restoration of fire disturbed southern bog forests

Biological legacies are important for ecosystem recovery following disturbance as demonstrated by studies in the northern hemisphere. Southern bog forests dominated by the conifer Pilgerodendron uviferum in Northern Patagonia are a typical case of an ecosystem with low resilience to disturbance by fire, which kills most trees and seeds, on which the species depends for regeneration. In this study, we hypothesize that the natural recovery of P. uviferum populations in burned areas is limited by seed availability and this limitation may be exacerbated by the dioecy of the species. Using a multi‐scaled approach, we quantified the seed dissemination potential from P. uviferum seed trees, assessed the suitability of substrates for the germination of seedlings, and finally analysed the spatial distribution of seed trees of the species at the landscape level. Our results indicate that 70 years after a fire on Chiloé Island (43°S), natural regeneration from seed trees can assist the recovery of P. uviferum populations following large‐scale fire disturbance, but their effect is limited at a landscape level owing to a low number of reproductive female trees (0.3 trees ha^?1) and limited seed dispersal (<20 m). In this context, a mixed passive‐active restoration approach that takes into account the spatial pattern and sex of seed trees could be the most effective and efficient option to restore not only P. uviferum forests in North Patagonia, but also other heavily disturbed forests with few remnant seed trees, in particular of dioecious species.     

退化土地植被恢复群落物种多样性与生物量分配格局

研究了湘西北女儿寨小流域7种典型植被恢复群落生物量的空间分配格局、物种多样性特征及其相互关系。结果表明:1)润楠次生林乔木层生物量最高,马尾松天然林灌木层生物量最大,油桐人工林草本层生物量最高,乔木层最低,毛竹-杉木林灌木层与草本层生物量最小,群落总生物量以马尾松天然林群落最高,荒草灌丛群落最低。2)乔木层物种以润楠次生林最丰富,多样性指数最高,物种分布最均匀;灌木层物种丰富度以毛竹-杉木混交林最高,油桐人工林多样性与均匀度指数最大,优势度最小,荒草灌丛群落的物种丰富度、多样性及均匀度最低;草本层物种丰富度以油桐人工林最高,马尾松天然林最低,杉木人工林草本层多样性指数与均匀度指数最大,润楠次生林优势度最高;群落总体物种丰富度以油桐人工林最高,润楠次生林群落的多样性指数最高,种群分布最均匀,荒草灌丛群落的多样性、均匀度与优势度都最低。3)女儿寨小流域退化土地物种丰富度与群落生物量之间的关系可用"S"曲线较好地描述,双曲线能较好地描述群落多样性指数、群落均匀度指数与生物量之间的关系,而生态优势度与生物量之间为非性线关系。     

中国重要生态系统保护和修复工程区域植被覆盖时空变化研究

植被覆盖变化是气候变化和生态环境变化的双重指示器,如何量化全国尺度植被变化、评估生态修复成效,成为当前陆地表层生态系统研究领域共同的科学问题。利用2000—2020年的植被覆盖度(FVC)数据,采用增幅变化分析、Theil-Sen Median趋势分析、稳定性分析方法,对中国六大重要生态系统保护和修复工程区域的自然植被覆盖度本底和时空变化特征进行了研究,并对不同区域植被覆盖度变化与气温、降水的相关性进行了分析,以期掌握我国生态系统保护和修复“家底”。结果表明：(1)2020年,六大区域平均植被覆盖度为27.66%,2000—2020年,黄河重点生态区、北方防沙带和青藏高原生态屏障区增幅分别为54.4%、34.6%和21.8%,是全国范围平均植被覆盖度增幅的1.04—2.59倍;长江重点生态区、东北森林带和南方丘陵山地带增幅分别为18.0%、13.7%和12.9%,均低于全国增幅,我国西北方较南方改善更明显。(2)2000—2020年,六大区域植被覆盖度变化总体呈增加趋势。黄河重点生态区、东北森林带、南方丘陵山地带和长江重点生态区增加区域面积占比均超过60%,北方防沙带和青藏高原生态屏障...     

小良植被生态恢复的生态经济价值评估

应用生态经济学的核算方法,对中国科学院小良热带人工林生态系统定位站植被生态恢复系统的服务功能进行了定量评估。结果表明,小良恢复生态系统具有极高的生态经济价值。以20世纪90年代不变价计,小良植被生态恢复系统43a的累积服务功能价值超过621亿元人民币。其中直接使用价值为7．65亿元,占总生态经济价值的1．23％,间接使用价值为613亿元,占总生态经济价值的98．77％,间接使用价值远远大于直接使用价值。间接使用价值中净化环境服务功能的生态经济价值,仅以固C、释放O2、吸收SO2和滞尘计,就已达577亿元。与此同时,小良热带沿海台地的植被恢复通过复合农林经营等渠道促进了当地生态、经济与社会的协同发展。     

植被恢复对干热河谷退化土壤改良的影响

土地退化和土壤恶化是我国干热河谷主要环境问题。树种筛选及树种与土壤关键限制因子间的相互作用是生态恢复的基础和前提。对比研究了干热河谷地区植被恢复22年间不同时期(1991、1997、2005和2013年)5种人工林(新银合欢Leucaena leucocephala,苏门答腊金合欢Albizia kalkora,大叶相思Acacia auriculiformis,印楝Azadirachta indica和赤桉Eucalyptus camaldulensis)和1种自然恢复样地中土壤主要物理、化学和微生物性质。结果表明植被恢复处理和取样时间对土壤性质有显著影响。在22a的植被恢复期内,土壤物理性质提高幅度为3.0%—20.2%,远不及土壤微生物和化学性质。通过自然恢复机制改良的退化土壤,其改良率(63.6%)高于印楝(54.9%)、苏门答腊金合欢(54.3%)和赤桉(53.2%)人工林,但改良率不及新银合欢(68.2%)和大叶相思(67.3%)人工林。研究得出造林树种类型决定干热河谷土壤改良进程。与自然恢复相比,人工植被恢复(如造林)并不一定能加速退化土壤改良。新银合欢和大叶相思适合作为改良干热河谷退化土壤的先锋树种,而生态系统自然恢复也可作为改良干热河谷退化土壤的一种适宜方式。     

Soil seed bank in different vegetation types in the Loess Plateau region and its role in vegetation restoration

In the Loess Plateau region, soil erosion is a serious problem. Vegetation restoration is an effective approach to control soil erosion and improve ecosystems. The soil seed bank generally plays an important role in vegetation restoration after disturbance. Thus, we reviewed soil seed bank studies to reveal the soil seed bank characteristics and its role in vegetation restoration in three vegetation types (forest, forest‐steppe, and steppe). We selected 38 seed bank studies and analyzed several seed bank characteristics, such as seed density, species composition, and the relationship between seed size and seed bank. We also assessed the role of the soil seed bank in vegetation restoration. The soil seed bank density ranged from 2,331 ± 1,993 to 6,985 ± 4,047 seeds/m² among the different vegetation types. In the soil seed bank, perennial herbs and grasses accounted for 51.5% of the total species. Native species that were dominant or common in the standing vegetation usually had relatively high seed bank densities. Moreover, species with smaller seeds generally had higher soil seed bank densities. The present study indicates that the soil seed bank plays a significant role in spontaneous vegetation restoration, especially during the early successional stages in abandoned slope farmlands and grazing‐excluded grasslands. However, species with large seeds or transient soil seed banks should be reintroduced through seeding to accelerate target species restoration. More studies on soil seed banks need to be conducted to comprehensively reveal their characteristics.     

武汉东湖水生植被及其恢复途径探讨

１９９２～１９９３年对武汉东湖三个主要湖区（郭郑湖、汤林湖和牛巢湖）水生植被的调查表明,该湖区共有水生植物３２种,优势种为大茨藻、狐尾藻、苦草和菱。金鱼藻呈不断扩大的趋势。植被类型可分为１１个群丛,植被面积约为０．６５ｋｍ￣２,总生物量为１２３６．３９ｔ（湿重）,植被带状分布仅见于汤林湖北部和其他部分湖汊。汤林湖和牛巢湖水生植被正处于自然恢复演替阶段。     

北京山区植被动态及生态恢复的遥感监测

基于北京地区1979、1988、1999、2005和2009年5期Landsat数据,利用基于植被指数的像元线性分解模型对植被覆盖度进行反演,分析了北京山区植被覆盖的时空动态,并通过提取植被退化和修复的区域,研究了海拔、坡度和土壤类型对生态修复的影响.结果表明：1979-1988年,北京山区植被覆盖基本稳定,其后由于社会经济的快速发展,1988-2000年北京山区植被严重退化,2000年以后由于采取多种保护措施,大部分区域生态恢复效果明显,2009年平均覆盖度达到72%,比1999年增加了13%.北京山区植被覆盖变化与地理特征密切相关,土壤贫瘠和坡度较大区域在自然状态下的退化比例相对较高,且退化后不易自然恢复,而低海拔区域受人为因素的影响更大.     

Spontaneous and assisted restoration of vegetation on the bottom of a former water reservoir,the Elwha River,Olympic National Park,WA, U.S.A.

Early seral vegetation was studied on a former lake bottom after the removal of the 64‐m‐tall Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River. In 2015, vegetation cover of all vascular plant species was determined in 63 plots located on sites that emerged in 2011–2012. The sites had been planted and/or seeded, or were permitted to revegetate spontaneously. The plots were further classified by substrate texture: coarse sediments on the valley bottom and fine ones on the valley slopes. Plots were located randomly along random transects perpendicular to the former lake shore that extended into coarse sediment terraces perched above the floodplain. Additionally, 32 plots were sampled in surrounding native forests near these transects. Data were analyzed by detrended correspondence analysis and by canonical correspondence analysis. Substrate texture, that is whether fine or coarse, appeared to explain most of the variability in vegetation. The distance to forest and successional age, that is time since the site had been drained, were also significant explanatory variables, while assisted restoration by planting and seeding appeared to be insignificant to date. Spontaneous succession on fine sediments led to a species composition approaching that of adjacent natural forests. Invasive species were much less abundant than expected. Spontaneous restoration of vegetation on fine sediments in drained lake bottoms can rapidly produce a desirable vegetation composition and structure. On coarse sediments, active restoration may be useful to accelerate the development of native vegetation communities.     

Recovery of South African fynbos vegetation following alien woody plant clearing and fire: implications for restoration

Abstract The recovery of fynbos vegetation after invasion by dense stands of alien trees, and clearing by either ‘burn standing’, ‘fell and burn’, or ‘fell, remove and burn’ treatments, was investigated in two watersheds in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Native plant density, cover, functional and biological guilds and species richness were compared with matched control sites that were not invaded, but were burnt in the same fires. Species richness was lower for invaded sites compared to controls, at all scales measured (up to 2000m²). Species area curves for invaded sites did not converge with those of controls, indicating that lower richness at smaller scales was not compensated by increased species survival at a larger scale. Indigenous plant density and cover were lower for invaded sites compared to controls. Overall, treatment differences were non‐significant, but the ‘burn standing’ treatment caused the least change to vegetation variables, and the ‘fell, remove and burn’ and ‘fell and burn’ treatments caused greater, similar changes. Changes to the guild structure of the recovering fynbos stands differed among treatments, and indicated that the ‘fell and burn’ treatment had the greatest negative effect on guild survival. In the ‘fell and burn’ treatment, which resulted in an exceptionally intense fire, only non‐mycorrhizal graminoids (predominantly myrmecochores) persisted relatively well. Because of practical problems associated with the ‘burn standing’ and ‘fell, remove and burn’ treatments, managers often have little option but to apply the ‘fell and burn’ treatment. Our results illustrate the dangers of this, and highlight the need for intervention before areas become densely invaded. They also highlight the need for effective biological control agents to reduce rates of spread of aggressively invasive species.     

Spatial and temporal changes in species composition of submersed aquatic vegetation reveal effects of river restoration

We examined temporal changes in spatial patterns of submersed aquatic vegetation (SAV) in response to the restoration of geomorphic habitat in Navigation Pool 8 of the Upper Mississippi River from 1998 to 2016. The frequency of occurrence and species composition of SAV at sampling sites were spatially interpolated for each year to create annual maps. Linear models were fitted to temporal changes in SAV within each map pixel. The frequency of occurrence of SAV (across all species) increased over time in much of the impounded region of the pool, including areas near restored islands. However, impounded areas maintained a relatively consistent species composition over time, with species known to be tolerant of higher flow velocities (>0.10 m/second) and wind fetch distances (>1,000 m) (e.g. Vallisneria americana) being most abundant. In contrast, areas protected by newly constructed islands transitioned from V. americana to species found in other protected backwater habitats and known to be intolerant of high flow velocities and wind fetch distances (e.g. Ceratophyllum demersum). The results suggest that previously reported improvements in water clarity may have improved growing conditions for all SAV species, especially in the lower impounded portion of the pool, while island restoration created more backwater‐like habitats and facilitated changes in species composition. Assessing changes in SAV occurrence alone offers only a partial view of local‐scale river restoration (e.g. island building), while analyses of species composition are likely to be more indicative of the types of changes (i.e. reduced flow velocity and wind fetch) associated with restoring geomorphic habitat.     

浙江省生态公益林植被恢复过程中物种组成及多样性的变化

在浙江省生态公益林区域的现状植被中分析了6种主要群落类型的物种组成和多样性的变化格局,包括演替系列中的2种灌丛、松优势林、2种混交林和常绿阔叶林。结果表明含松较多的灌丛和松优势林常分布在环境退化较严重(土层瘠薄)的生境中,其中灌木层主要由阳性的映山红、木、白栎等组成,常绿阔叶林优势种木荷、青冈、苦槠、甜槠等在其中偶见,因此推断其自然恢复为常绿林的速度慢;含常绿阔叶树较多的灌丛及含松较少的混交林分布在土层较厚处,木荷、青冈、苦槠、甜槠等的频度和重要值都较大,较容易自然恢复为常绿阔叶林。各种群落中物种多样性指数——Gleason、Shannon-Wiener、Simpson指数基本上以常绿阔叶林为最高,其次是含松较少的混交林,含松较多的灌丛和松优势林各种多样性指数最低。本研究显示我国中亚热带东部森林植被恢复途径有3条:(1)灌草丛→针叶林(松)→针(松)阔混交林→常绿阔叶林;(2)灌草丛→针(松)阔混交林→常绿阔叶林;(3)灌草丛→常绿阔叶林。这意味着本区域的常绿阔叶林恢复可以不必经历松林阶段,在生境条件较好的地方通过人工干预、补种常绿阔叶树可以加速常绿阔叶林恢复。     

土壤线虫群落对闽北森林植被恢复的响应

为了考察地上植物群落的演替与土壤线虫群落的相互关系, 作者对闽北退化常绿阔叶林不同恢复阶段的土壤线虫群落进行了为期一年的定位研究。研究表明, 线虫群落对植被不同恢复阶段有不同的响应, 各恢复阶段线虫数量差异显著(P<0.01), 从大到小依次为: 荒地(Wj)、天然阔叶林(Cc)、针阔混交林(Clc )、针叶林(Pm); 土壤线虫数量的季节波动明显, 属数与个体密度均体现为春季＞冬季＞秋季＞夏季, 而夏季极显著少于其他季节(P<0.01); 土壤线虫群落DG指数与丰富度指数从大到小依次为天然阔叶林、荒地、针阔混交林和针叶林。而多样性顺序却表现为: 荒地>天然阔叶林>针阔混交林>针叶林; 不同恢复阶段土壤根系生物量、土壤理化特征存在明显的空间变异, 并且线虫数量与根系生物量、土壤含水率、土壤孔隙度、土壤有机质、全氮以及速效磷具有显著正相关关系。因此, 植被恢复过程中土壤线虫群落结构分异及其动态是一个重要的生态响应过程, 能为进一步研究土壤生物在植被演替中的地位和作用以及土壤生物多样性保护提供基础数据。     

黄土高原植被-降水关系的临界现象及其在植被建设中的意义

以退耕还林还草为主要内容的大规模的生态环境建设正在我国兴起,如何进行科学的植被配置规划,是一个急待解决的理论和实践问题。以自然植被初级生产力(NPP)表征潜在的即最大可能的植被条件,并与现在的森林覆盖率分布以及植被构成特征进行了比较。通过大量实测资料的分析,查明了降水条件对森林覆盖率和NPP的影响及其临界条件。研究表明,以NPP表征的天然植被特征值在黄土高原地区的分布具有显著的地带性。NPP与年平均降水量的关系中存在着两个临界点,分别代表着植被类型的变化,Pm=250mm可视为荒漠与草原植被之间的临界点,而Pm=480mm则为草原(森林草原)与森林(落叶阔叶林)之间的临界点。尽管次生的人工植被受人为因素的控制,由于存在着自然稀疏化过程,将使人工林地最终达到某种与水分承载能力相一致的平衡状态,自然条件如年降水仍然是决定其覆盖度的重要因素。在森林覆盖率与年平均降水量的关系中表现出一个临界点。当Pm<480mm时,森林覆盖率很低,且随年降水的增大而增大的速率很慢;当Pm>480mm时,森林覆盖率随年降水量而急剧增大。人为建造的水土保持植被,是一个自然的人工生态系统,也是一个自组织系统,它通过自我调节而趋向于达到某种平衡,建立一定的群落结构甚至于趋向于某种顶极群落,从而实现乔木、灌木、草本植物组成的最优组合。从这一原理出发,提出了一个基于实测资料进行统计分析的方法,来确定使乔木面积在乔木、灌木、草本总面积中的最优或较优的比例,得出了具体的数据。     

乌兰布和沙漠东缘固沙植被恢复重建与资源利用中的几个问题分析

乌兰布和沙漠是我国八大沙漠之一 ,处于我国北方半干旱与干旱区的转折位置上 ,进一步沙质荒漠化的潜在危险性。就乌兰布和沙漠东缘固沙植被恢复重建以及资源利用过程中发现的一些问题进行分析探讨 ,主要包括人工固沙植物种的选择与配置问题、绿洲外围天然植被破坏问题以及绿洲开发规模选择对未来固沙植被的潜在影响等问题。     

木美地下河流域主要植被类型物种多样性与恢复对策

研究了云南省木美地下河流域岩溶区主要植被类型的物种多样性,并将其与生境相似的广西田阳县 南部岩溶区植物群落物种多样性作比较。结果表明,云南木美地下河流域存在四种植被类型:草丛、灌丛、幼 林、成年林,其物种多样性均比广西田阳县同类型群落低,以Simpson指数为例,田阳灌丛为27．79,而木美灌 丛中最高仅为10．99,田阳幼林为25．24,木美仅为4．69。随着植被恢复演替的进展,木美群落物种多样性逐 渐增加,至成年林群落物种多样性达到最大值,外来种消失。从对比分析结果可知,要保护木美流域的物种多 样性、防止外来种入侵、维护流域生态系统安全,则应重新整合土地资源,改变土地利用方式,实施退耕还林工 程,提高植被覆盖率。