Flooding and groundwater dynamics in fens in eastern Poland

Abstract. Dynamics in hydrology and water chemistry in the Biebrza mires (Poland) were examined by means of a sampling survey that was repeated four times between 1987 and 1992. The dynamics in the vertical stratigraphy of water types in the peat profile are considerable from close to the mire surface to a depth of 50 cm. Water composition in the root zone correlated best with vegetation types during extremely dry or wet conditions. In the root zone of groundwater-fed rich fens with Caricetum limoso-diandrae and Calamagrostietum strictae vegetation, specific groundwater types evolve from the interaction of discharging groundwater from below the root zone and the temporal influence of precipitation and evapotranspiration. The Caricetum limoso-diandrae is fed by the continuous discharge of nutrient-poor, relatively mineral-rich water. The site conditions in the Calamagrostietum strictae are determined by occasional flooding and the presence of discharging mineral-poor groundwater in the lower part of the root zone. In the Caricetum limoso-diandrae and the Calamagrostietum strictae the maximum variations in water level were 56 and 86 cm, respectively. The composition of shallow groundwater of the Betuletum humilis/Caricetum rostratodiandrae fen is diluted most compared to other vegetation types by rainwater in wet periods. In periods of prolonged drought it has a water type that is affected by evapotranspiration and peat mineralisation. The water level varies by only 33 cm. In the Magnocaricion and Glycerietum maximae in the floodplain the water composition is determined by spring flooding of the river and the natural draw-down that occurs in the following summer. Here, maximum variations in water level were 108 and 117 cm, respectively.     

Case Study of Petroleum Contaminated Area of Novi Sad After NATO Bombing in Yugoslavia

The 1999 NATO bombing of the oil refinery in Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) has heavily contaminated the Danube River and its sediments, as well as the surrounding soil and groundwater. The destruction of the factories released 73,569 tons of crude oil of which 90% was incinerated, 560 tons reached the Danube River, and the remainder was spilled onto the soil. The contents of oil and oil derivatives in the soil were in the range of 3 to 42,000?mg/kg. The first soil layer contained an average of 67,000?mg/kg of crude oil and oil derivatives. The layers beneath it, above the groundwater table, contained 56?ml/l of free oil derivatives in the drained water. The spreading of this pollution could imperil the groundwater quality in the water supply zone because the refinery is located in the hinterland of the zone. The quality of water and sediment samples was monitored from April 1999 to November 2000 by measuring concentrations of hydrocarbons and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). The hydrocarbon content in the Danube River water in October 2000 was about 20% of the value measured at the time of the accident. Immediately after the accident the concentration of mineral oil in the surface sediment was in the range of 0.11 to 0.29?g/kg. At the same time PAH concentrations in the river sediment were up to 160?mg/kg, depending on the sampling site location. The values showed a decrease in the course of further monitoring.     

黄河流域内蒙古段植被时空变化特征及条带状分布成因

监测干旱、半干旱地区植被覆盖度的动态变化,评估大尺度区域地质背景,尤其是活动构造在植被变化过程中发挥的作用对植被时空格局的认识具有重要意义。黄河流域内蒙古段地处干旱半干旱区,植被多依赖于地下水;且该地区活动构造较发育,是认识植被非地带性特征的理想区域。基于中分辨率成像光谱仪（MODIS）、归一化植被指数（NDVI）、气象与土地利用数据,对2000-2018年黄河流域内蒙古段植被覆盖度（FVC）的时空变化及稳定性进行分析,在此基础上针对河套段植被条带状特征及其成因进行讨论。结果表明,近20年研究区的FVC总体表现为增加趋势。降雨增加是大黑河流域、浑河流域及十大孔兑区域FVC增加的主要原因,沙漠地区FVC的增加得益于三北防护林工程建设。大黑河与浑河流域水分条件较好,物种多样性丰富,植被覆盖度高,能较好的抵御气候变化;而十大孔兑区域和沙漠地区FVC较低,生态系统脆弱,对气候波动的响应较大。河套灌区受人类活动主导,对气候变化的敏感性较低。河套段山前植被赋存环境为条带状地下水溢出带,在地下水储量增多条件下呈条带状增加趋势;而在山前过渡带,新构造运动及其造成的较大地表高差使得土壤层薄且储水能力较差,表现为FVC的高波动。现今黄河干流沿岸植被受土地利用转变影响整体减少;且在河流摆动、河道变迁扰动下,稳定性较差。河套盆地与鄂尔多斯台地边界处,受隐伏断裂和地震活动影响,地下水易沿带状透水断裂下渗,难以维持浅表水分和稳定的补给条件,使得FVC呈线状显著降低,且稳定性较差。研究从宏观水文地质条件和地表过程的角度,更加深入认识了植被空间分布的非地带性特征,为相似地区的研究提供了较好的科学依据。     

绿洲边缘夹粘沙丘持水特性

夹粘沙丘是指剖面中分布有一层红褐色粘化层的沙丘,其夹粘层埋藏深度常在120—500cm左右,厚度在40—100cm之间,粘粉粒含量达到90%以上。夹粘沙丘人工梭梭固沙植被郁闭度在0.5以上,明显高于相同水热条件下的植被生产力,这可能与夹粘层通过改变土壤持水性及水分状况,从而提高了土壤水分承载力有关。以河西走廊绿洲边缘夹粘沙丘为研究对象,在测定0—8.0m剖面土壤物理性质和土壤水分特征曲线的基础上,计算了土壤孔隙分布和持水特性,研究了剖面中土壤持水性的变化规律及其影响因素。结果表明:(1)夹粘层土壤含水量最高,上覆沙土土壤含水量最少且随深度增加而增加,下伏沙土受地下水毛管作用影响水分含量较高;(2)土壤机械组成决定了不同土层的持水特性,土壤中粘粉粒含量越高,田间持水量和饱和含水量就越大,夹粘层的土壤持水性远高于沙土层;(3)夹粘层是沙丘土壤水分暂时贮存的重要土层,可以为植被提供深层土壤水分,这对绿洲边缘人工固沙植被的生存和繁衍有重要影响,而土壤持水性和毛管作用的强弱决定了夹粘层对沙丘水分调节能力的强弱。本研究为深入理解绿洲边缘雨养固沙植被斑块状分布的机理提供了一定的理论依据。     

荒漠地区柽柳人工固沙林土壤水分动态研究

柽柳林土壤剖面的含水量与裸沙地土壤含水量的变化趋势有相似性,表层（0－30cm)含水量均受蒸发量和降雨量的影响变化较大,由于树冠的遮荫作用林地该层平均含水量高于裸沙地的含水量,30－200cm范围内林地土壤的各测量层平均含水量较裸沙地的低,林地和裸沙地土壤含水量均值随深度的变化可用二次函数描述;降雨对每月的0－200cm的土壤水量没有明显的影响,说明降雨多数在当月就被蒸散和深层渗漏所消耗;发现柽柳人工固沙林能在沙土壤的0－200cm范围内有较低的含水量条件下生存。     

干旱区不同地下水埋深下胡杨细根空间分布特征

细根空间分布特征能够反映植物对环境的利用程度和适应性,这对评价植物适应逆境至关重要。为了探究胡杨细根空间分布在干旱环境下的适应性特征,以塔里木河下游极端干旱区不同地下水埋深条件下的成年胡杨(Populus euphratica Oliv.)为对象,采用人工挖掘法,对胡杨细根(D≤2 mm)空间分布及其与地下水埋深和土壤水分的关系进行了研究。结果显示:(1)在水平方向上(550 cm范围内),胡杨细根的根长密度(RLD)、表面积密度(SAD)、根质量密度(RMD)随水平距离的增加未发生显著变化;(2)在垂直方向上,土壤表层基本无细根分布,随土壤深度加深,胡杨细根RLD、RMD呈先增加后减少的分布特征,并且在地下水埋深较深处,胡杨细根在较深土壤层(280 cm)仍保持较高的比根长(SRL)和比表面积(SRA);(3)胡杨细根RLD、RMD与上层土壤(0~180 cm)含水量存在较高的正相关关系,而与深层土壤(180 cm以下)含水量存在空间差异。本研究表明生长在上层土壤(0~180 cm)的胡杨细根主要受水分的限制,而生长在土壤深层的细根很可能受地下水埋深的影响,同时为了应对干旱环境,胡杨根系不仅具有较强的水平扩展能力,也会向深层湿润的土壤发展。研究结果可为极端干旱环境下胡杨适应机制的研究提供参考。     

Giant reed genotypes from temperate and arid environments show different response mechanisms to drought

Studies at the root level and how the root–shoot interactions may influence the whole crop performance of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) under limited water conditions are largely missing. In the present study, we illustrate the effects of water stress on some phenotypic traits at the root–shoot levels of two giant reed genotypes (from Morocco and Northern Italy) that were reported to have different adaptive hydraulic stem conductivities despite the limited genetic variability of the species. The trial was carried out in 1 m³ rhizotrons (1 × 1 × 1 m) for two consecutive growing seasons. As expected, both genotypes showed an effective behavior to contrast water shortage; however, the Moroccan genotype showed a higher leaf water potential, a lower root length density (RLD) and thinner roots in the upper soil layer (0–20 cm), and similar to control RLD values at deep soil layers (40–60 cm). On the other hand the Italian genotype showed the opposite pattern; that is no drought (DR) effects in RLD and root diameter at upper soil layers and reduced RLD in deep layers, thus revealing different DR adaptation characteristics between two genotypes. This DR adaptation variability might bring new insights on DR tolerance of giant reed identifying potential traits aimed to improve the integral plant functioning, to a more efficient use of water resources, and to a more effective crop allocation to targeted stressful conditions under a climate change scenario that foresees the increase of DR periods.     

Water relations, gas exchange and abscisic acid content of Lupinus cosentinii leaves in response to drying different proportions of the root system

Soil columns in which the root system was divided into threeequal layers, each 24 cm in diameter and 33 cm high were usedto examine the influence of drying different proportions ofthe root system on the water relations, gas exchange and abscisicacid (ABA) concentration of lupin (Lupinus cosentinii Guss.cv. Eregulla) leaves. The treatments imposed were (i) all threelayers adequately watered (control), (ii) the upper layer unwateredwith the remaining layers kept adequately watered, (iii) thetwo upper layers unwatered with the basal layer kept adequatelywatered, (iv) all three layers unwatered. The treatments wereapplied at 56 d after sowing (DAS), and continued for 21 d inthe treatment in which the three layers were dried and for 36d in the other three treatments. After 21 d, the soil matricpotential in the layers that were unwatered had decreased toemdash 1.3MPa, compared to - 0.03 MPa in the adequately-wateredlayers. Within 8 d of cessation of watering, plants with the entireroot system in drying soil had significantly lower stomatalconductances, lower rates of net photosynthesis, and higherleaf ABA contents than did adequately-watered plants. Whilethe leaf osmotic potential decreased within 8 d of cessationof watering, the leaf water potential did not change for thefirst 15 d after water was withheld. After withholding waterfrom all layers, the shoot dry matter was 63% lower than thatin the adequately-watered plants. In the two partially-droughtedtreatments, 17% and 48% of the root length was subjected todrying. Compared to the adequately-watered plants, drying upto 50% of the root system for 36 d, in the two partially-droughtedtreatments, did not reduce stomatal conductance, net photosynthesis,or plant growth. Similarly, there was no significant effecton leaf water potential or osmotic potential. When either theupper or upper and middle layers of soil were dried, the ABAcontent of the leaves for most of the drying period was slightly,but not significantly, higher than in leaves of the adequately-wateredplants. The results suggest that lupins with a well-established rootsystem can utilize localized supplies of available soil waterto maintain leaf gas exchange despite appreciable portions ofthe root system being in dry soil. In contrast to other studies,the results also suggest that when only a portion of the soilvolume is dry and adequate water is available in the wet zone,root signals do not influence stomatal conductance and leafgas exchange of lupin. Key words: Abscisic acid, gas exchange, lupins, split-roots, water deficit     

半干旱区人工林草地土壤旱化与土壤水分植被承载力

近年来在黄土高原地区多年生林草地。出现了以土壤旱化为主要特征的土壤退化现象。退化土壤反过来影响植物的生长和发育,最终将导致植物群落衰败和生态系统的退化,从而影响到林草植被的长期稳定,经济效益和生态效益的持续稳定发挥,这已成为当前林草植被建设的重大问题之一。分析了土壤旱化现象与土壤干层的关系,探讨了土壤干层的划分标准。认为防止土壤旱化的主要措施就是控制林草地密度和生产力,而控制林草地密度和生产力的理论依据就是土地植被承载力。在黄土高原大部分地区植物吸收和利用的土壤水分主要依靠当地的天然降水。土壤水分是限制植物生长的决定因子,该类地区土地植被承载力实质上为土壤水分的植被承载力。作者定义土壤水分植被承载力为土壤水分承载植物的最大负荷。它是指在较长时期内,在现有的条件下,当植物根系可吸收和利用土层范围内土壤水分消耗量等于或小于土壤水分补给量时,所能维持特定植物群落健康生长的最大密度。探讨了土壤水分植被承载力的确定方法和影响因素,认为凡是影响林草地土壤水分的补给和消耗,植物群落生长发育和植物水分利用效率的因素,包括地理位置、地形、气候、植被类型及其发育阶段,抚育管理措施都影响土壤水分植被承载力数值。开展土壤水分植被承载力研究对于林草地合理经营与管理具有重要意义。     

Photosynthesis,root respiration,and grain yield of spring wheat in response to surface soil drying

The aims of this research were to test the influence of surface soil drying on photosynthesis, root respiration and grain yield of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum), and to evaluate the relationship between root respiration and grain yield. Wheat plants were grown in PVC tubes 120 cm in length and 10 cm in diameter. Three water regimes were employed: (a) all soil layers were irrigated close to field water capacity (CK); (b) upper soil layers (0–40 cm from top) drying (UD); (c) lower soil layer (80–120 cm from top) wet (LW). The results showed that although upper drying treatment maintained the highest root biomass, root respiration and photosynthesis rates at anthesis, the root respiration of the former was significantly (P < 0.05) lower than the latter at the jointing stage. There were no differences in water use efficiency or harvest index between plants from the upper drying and well-watered treatment. However, the grain weight for plants in the upper drying treatment was significantly (P< 0.05) higher than that of in well-watered control. The results suggest that reduced root respiration rate and the amount of photosynthates utilized by root respiration in early season growth may also have contributed to improve crop production under soil drying. Reduced root activity and root respiration rate, in the early growth stage, not only increased the photosynthate use efficiency (root respiration rate: photosynthesis ratio), but also grain yield. Rooting into a deeper wet soil profile before grain filling was crucial for spring wheat to achieve a successful seedling establishment and high grain yield.     

Phosphorus uptake rates of cotton roots at different growth stages from different soil layers

A greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine P uptake at different growth stages by cotton plants from upper and lower 30 cm layers of 60 cm deep uniform soil columns. A radioisotope tracer technique was used to separate uptake from the two soil layers. Root lengths were measured in both layers at each growth stage. P fluxes were calculated for each layer. Root length increased significantly with time from square formation through peak flowering. At all growth stages, total P uptake from the upper soil layer was greater than that from the lower soil layer. P flux from either layer was greater during early growth stages than during later stages. A significant decrease in P flux occurred when plants reached the flowering stage. The flux from the upper layer was about twice that from the lower layer at square forming stage but the difference decreased as the plants matured. Both layers showed similar P fluxes at the first open boll stage. Our data indicate that roots located 30 to 60 cm below the surface are less effective per unit root length than those located at 0 to 30 cm depth when all roots are in the same soil environmental conditions. However, the effectiveness of P absorption from different soil depths under field conditions may depend on the environmental conditions that exist in each soil depth.     

浑善达克沙地南缘人工固沙植被水分利用特征

探讨浑善达克沙地典型乔木青杨和灌木黄柳不同季节的水分利用特征,可为沙地人工防护林生态系统的结构优化提供理论依据.采集研究区大气降水、土壤水、地下水和典型人工固沙植被的茎干水,利用氢氧稳定同位素技术,揭示不同水源δD-δ18O值的分布特征,运用多源线性混合模型计算出各潜在水源对2种植被水的贡献率.结果 表明:研究区大气降...     

黑河下游河岸绿洲区包气带土壤水分与植被生长状况的研究

黑河下游荒漠平原区近年来由于河水流入量的持续减小,致使依赖河水补给来源的地下水呈减少趋势,造成区域性地下水位下降,从而引起一系列生态环境问题。通过研究黑河下游河岸绿洲区非饱和带的含水量、地下潜水埋深、土壤类型结构等与河岸绿洲植被生长状况之间的关系,发现土壤结构、地下水位埋深和土壤盐分是决定研究区植被生长状况的3个主要因素,而土壤结构是不可改变的,土壤盐分又与地下水关系密切,因此,地下水是极端干旱区植被生长状况的决定因素。     

沙地云杉幼苗根表土体中NPK的梯度分布

采用水平根和垂直根两种处理方法对6年生沙地云杉幼苗进行栽培实验,应用分层取样方法对幼苗根表不同距离土体进行取样,并测定不同层次土体中速效N、速效P、速效K的含量。结果表明,在沙地云杉根表不同距离的土体中,速效N、P、K呈现有规律的梯度分布,即在根表近距离土体中营养元素由于根系的吸附作用而含量较高,同时根系生命活动对营养元素的大量消耗又使得营养元素随即出现严重的亏缺区,再向外延伸营养元素含量又逐渐上升而达到土壤本底值,在水平根处理中,由于沙地云杉对N、P、K吸收和利用的强度不同,亏缺区出现的位置不同,速效N和速效K的亏缺区出现在距离根表1cm处;速效P出现在距离根表0．5cm处,在垂直根处理中,速效N、速效P、速效K的梯度变化与水平根处理的相似速效N和速效K亏缺区出现在距离根表大约1cm处,而速效P在根表附近土壤中的含量始终少于根表远处,说明沙地云杉幼苗对速效P的吸收和利用强度大,速效P可能成为沙地云杉生长发育的限制因子。因此,在沙地云杉引种栽培时,应该选择含P丰富的土壤,或者对林地适当施用一些P肥。     

Nitrogen availability and uptake by grassland in mesocosms at two water levels and two water qualities

We studied the effect of water table (-5 or -30 cm) and water type (rain- or groundwater) on the above- and below-ground phytomass production, species composition and nitrogen uptake of grassland.Nitrogen mineralization, nitrification, methane production, redox potential and pH at different depths in the profile were measured and used to monitor gradual changes in variables influencing phytomass production.The rise in the water level lowered the nitrogen uptake in the above-ground phytomass from 14.1 to 11.4 g N per m², but the DM production did not decrease and varied from 566 to 690 g per m². The total root mass increased from 82 to 363 g DM per m², with the proportion in the 5 to 10 cm layer increasing the most from 13 to 24%.The high water level lowered the potential N mineralization in the upper 5 cm of the soil from 16.1 to 4.3 g N per m² and in the deeper 5 to 30 cm layer from 12.6 to 9.4 g N per m² respectively, so the importance of the deeper layer as a source of N increased. The total amount of mineral N that accumulated in the 40 cm deep soil cores decreased from 31.3 to 15.5 g N per m². The above-ground vegetation took up 71 to 76% of this amount in the high water level treatment and only 37 to 57% under drier conditions.Redox potential and methane production indicated anaerobic conditions below 5 cm in both level treatments and in the top 5 cm of the high water level treatment. But some nitrification was measured there also, thus aerobic and anaerobic conditions occurred together. The low N mineralization was attributed to low soil respiration.Raising the water level brought about an increase in the above ground biomass of Glyceria fluitans and an increase in root mass, especially deeper in the soil. Both are responsible for the relatively greater fraction of nitrogen that was taken up from the soil, although less N was available. The nitrification indicates that oxygen is transported by the root system to soil microsites and partly compensates for the anaerobic conditions caused by water saturation.The calcareous groundwater raised the pH in the upper soil layer from 5.3 to 5.8 but no effect on N mineralization was measured.     

子午岭次生林植被演替过程的土壤抗冲性

在水土流失极为严重的黄土高原地区,土壤抗冲性决定着土壤的可蚀性.于2004年5月在黄土高原惟一的次生林区——子午岭林区,通过原状土冲刷实验对不同植被演替阶段下的土壤抗冲性进行了研究.结果表明： （1）随植被的正向演替,表层土壤（0～15cm）的抗冲性明显增大,但亚表层（15～30cm）和底层（30～50cm）土壤抗冲性则没有太大的变化;（2）植物根系能显著的增强土壤抗冲性,土壤抗冲系数与单位土体根系表面积具有极显著的（p＜0.001）线性相关关系;（3）土壤抗冲系数随土壤中水稳性团聚体含量和微生物量的增加而增大,且其相关关系极显著（p＜0.001）.综合根系（x1）、水稳性团聚体（x2）以及微生物（x3）对土壤抗冲性的影响,建立黄土高原地区土壤抗冲性方程： y=-4.89＋1.27x1＋0.079x2＋1.94E-3x3 （R^2=0.914 p＜0.001）.     

Influence of groundwater depth on the seasonal sources of water accessed by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Banksia</Emphasis> tree species on a shallow,sandy coastal aquifer

In Mediterranean ecosystems vegetation overlying shallow, transient aquifers is often dominated by woody phreatophytes, trees and shrubs that have been shown to be dependent on groundwater for their water requirements. Natural and anthropogenic alterations of groundwater tables (abstraction) are of clear importance to phreatophytic vegetation as reduction of water tables may sever these plants from their natural water sources. Seasonal water sources were determined for species growing on a coastal dune system that overlies a shallow sandy aquifer in south-western Australia. The plants studied grew over groundwater that ranged in depth from 2.5 to 30 m. The naturally occurring stable isotope of hydrogen (deuterium, '²H) was used to distinguish potential water sources. Isotopic ratios from vascular water of the dominant species of the study area (Banksia ilicifolia R. Br. and Banksia attenuata R. Br. trees) were compared with those of potential sources of precipitation, soil moisture and groundwater. A relatively shallow-rooted perennial shrub, Hibbertia hypericoides Benth., was also included as an isotopic reference. The results suggest that both B. attenuata and B. ilicifolia are phreatophytic as they derived some of their water from groundwater throughout the dry-wet cycle, with the exception of B. attenuata at the site of greatest depth to groundwater (30 m) which did not use groundwater. A high proportion (>50%) of groundwater use was not maintained throughout all seasons. With the onset of the hot Mediterranean summer, progressive drying of the surface soils resulted in increased use of groundwater and deep soil moisture. During the wet winter plants used proportionately more water from the upper layers of the soil profile. The degree to which groundwater was utilised by the study species was dependent on the proximity of groundwater, availability of moisture in shallower horizons of the soil profile, root system distribution and maximum root depth.     

黄土高原半湿润区苜蓿草地土壤干层形成及水分恢复

研究了黄土高原地区不同生长年限苜蓿草地0～1000 cm土层土壤水分消耗规律.结果表明,荒地与苜蓿草地土壤干层出现的区域及发生的程度不同:荒地在80～100 cm土层深度,出现轻度干层;生长年限低于8a(含8a)的苜蓿草地,在250～350 cm土层出现轻度干层,生长年限超过8a,出现中度干层,干层范围延至500 cm土层以下.苜蓿生长超过18a,0～200 cm上层土壤水分开始恢复,年均恢复1.49%;但在200～1000 cm土壤深层,18、26年生苜蓿草地土壤含水量仅为10.20%,深层土壤通体干化,水分难以恢复.     

Distribution of spring barley roots in Danish soils,of different texture and under different climatic conditions

Summary Spring barley root profiles have been investigated in three years with different climatological conditions during the growing season. In total, 50 root profiles were determined by measuring cm root/ml soil in different 10 cm sections of the profile. The investigations, show that the root density was nearly identical for all soil types within the upper part of the plough layer. The decrease in root density with depth is most pronounced for the sandy soils and less for the loamy soils. The mean max. root depth in the sandy soils was roughly 70 cm, while it was roughly 140 cm for the loamy soils. A comparison between the clay and silt content in the subsoil and the thickness of soil layers with more than given root densities shows that there is no correlation between texture and thickness of soil layers with more than 1.0 cm root/ml soil, while there was a clear, positive correlation between thickness of soil layers with lower root densities and the clay and silt content in the subsoil. The different climatological conditions during the growing season give rise to differences in the root development. Very wet springs seem to impede root development in loamy soils with slowly permeable subsoils, while this is not the case in the sandy soils.     

新疆天山中段巴音布鲁克高山草地碳含量及其垂直分布

对新疆天山中段巴音布鲁克高山草地(高山草原和高山草甸)的生物量和土壤有机碳进行了测定。结果表明积分和分层两种估算方法得到的土壤有机碳含量没有显著差异,但积分算法的优势在于能推算不同深度的土壤有机碳含量,便于与以往的研究进行比较;高山草甸的生物量和土壤有机碳含量均大于高山草原;其地上生物量分别为71.4和94.9 g C·m^-2,地下生物量分别为1 033.5和1 285.2 g C·m^-2; 1 m深度的土壤有机碳含量分别为25.7和38.8 kg·m^-2;地上生物量呈现较为明显的垂直分布格局,即随着海拔的增加,地上生物量先呈增加趋势,但当海拔超过一定界限后生物量突然下降;土壤含水率是导致南坡(阳坡)土壤有机碳含量空间分异的重要因素,但北坡(阴坡) 土壤有机碳含量还可能与地形、土壤质地等其它因素有关;两种高山草地(高山草原和高山草甸)的根系集中分布在40 cm以内,0~20 cm根系分别占其总量的76%和80%;土壤有机碳集中分布在60 cm以内,0~20 cm土壤有机碳分别占其总量的55%和49%;高山草原根系分布比高山草甸深,但较低的地下/地上比使得其有机碳分布比高山草甸浅。