大兴安岭呼中林业局森林景观格局变化及其驱动力

以大兴安岭呼中林业局为研究区,利用TM数据、森林资源清查数据和采伐统计资料,结合野外调查,以GIS为技术手段,剖析研究区1989～2000年景观变化,结果表明该区主要景观类型为针叶林、针阔混交林和阔叶林,这3种类型面积总比例达90%以上,其他景观类型面积比例小于10%,主要有荒草地、火烧迹地、采伐迹地、沼泽、居民点和道路.10a间景观由原有的大面积连续的针叶林为基质、小面积的阔叶林和针阔混交林斑块散布其中的格局,转变成大面积针阔混交林为基质的格局.研究区1989年是成过熟林、高公顷蓄积量、高郁闭度占优势的景观,2000年中幼龄林、低公顷蓄积量和低郁闭度森林面积增大,并趋于连续,形成低质量的相对均质化的景观.最后,结合历史资料,通过比较分析火烧、人工更新、土地利用和人为采伐活动这几种主要驱动力的特征,论证了采伐活动在该地区景观变化中所发挥的主导作用.     

川西亚高山森林恢复的空间格局分析

以米亚罗林区为例,利用森林样地调查和遥感影像解译方法,通过森林植被图与数字地形的叠加,分析了川西亚高山森林大规模采伐和更新后,主要森林植被类型外貌与起源之间的联系,以及各类型分布的地形分异规律和空间格局.结果表明,大规模采伐和更新后,森林植被类型的外貌与起源相关,老龄针叶林为保留下来的原始林,中幼龄针叶林为人工林,落叶阔叶林为天然次生林,而针阔混交林中既有天然次生的成分,也有人工、天然更新共同作用的成分.海拔2 800~3 600 m是米亚罗的主要伐区,森林恢复表现出坡向分异:人工更新的中幼龄针叶林主要分布于阳坡、半阳坡;落叶阔叶林和针阔混交林受天然更新的影响,主要分布于阴坡、半阴坡.老龄针叶林主要保留在海拔3 600 m以上.恢复过程中各种森林植被类型镶嵌分布,景观破碎化严重.     

退化红壤不同植被恢复类型的土壤弹尾虫群落结构

以退化红壤的侵蚀裸地、旱生性草坡、稀疏针叶林、针叶林、针阔混交林5种植被恢复类型及常绿阔叶林（对照）为研究对象,对各类型植被的土壤弹尾虫群落进行了调查,共捕获弹尾虫2亚目7科23属,其中符跳属、类符跳属、小圆跳属等为优势类群.应用个体密度、类群数及多样性指数等指标,研究了植被类型对弹尾虫群落特征的影响.结果表明：各项指标以常绿阔叶林为最高,裸地最低,基本没有弹尾虫存在;旱生性草坡、稀疏针叶林、针叶林和针阔混交林4种植被恢复类型的土壤弹尾虫群落得到了一定恢复,但各类型之间土壤弹尾虫群落没有明显差异,均处于恢复的早期阶段;Bray-Curtis指数显示,侵蚀裸地与顶级常绿阔叶林的差异最大（0.99）,其它植被恢复类型与顶级常绿阔叶林的差异也较明显,但各植被恢复类型间弹尾虫群落的差异较小.     

退化红壤不同植被恢复类型的土壤弹尾虫群落结构

以退化红壤的侵蚀裸地、旱生性草坡、稀疏针叶林、针叶林、针阔混交林5种植被恢复类型及常绿阔叶林（对照）为研究对象,对各类型植被的土壤弹尾虫群落进行了调查,共捕获弹尾虫2亚目7科23属,其中符跳属、类符跳属、小圆跳属等为优势类群.应用个体密度、类群数及多样性指数等指标,研究了植被类型对弹尾虫群落特征的影响.结果表明：各项指标以常绿阔叶林为最高,裸地最低,基本没有弹尾虫存在;旱生性草坡、稀疏针叶林、针叶林和针阔混交林4种植被恢复类型的土壤弹尾虫群落得到了一定恢复,但各类型之间土壤弹尾虫群落没有明显差异,均处于恢复的早期阶段; Bray-Curtis指数显示,侵蚀裸地与顶级常绿阔叶林的差异最大（0.99）,其它植被恢复类型与顶级常绿阔叶林的差异也较明显,但各植被恢复类型间弹尾虫群落的差异较小.     

川西亚高山森林恢复的空间格局分析

以米亚罗林区为例,利用森林样地调查和遥感影像解译方法,通过森林植被图与数字地形的叠加,分析了川西亚高山森林大规模采伐和更新后,主要森林植被类型外貌与起源之间的联系,以及各类型分布的地形分异规律和空间格局.结果表明,大规模采伐和更新后,森林植被类型的外貌与起源相关,老龄针叶林为保留下来的原始林,中幼龄针叶林为人工林,落叶阔叶林为天然次生林,而针阔混交林中既有天然次生的成分,也有人工、天然更新共同作用的成分.海拔2 800～3 600 m是米亚罗的主要伐区,森林恢复表现出坡向分异:人工更新的中幼龄针叶林主要分布于阳坡、半阳坡;落叶阔叶林和针阔混交林受天然更新的影响,主要分布于阴坡、半阴坡.老龄针叶林主要保留在海拔3 600 m以上.恢复过程中各种森林植被类型镶嵌分布,景观破碎化严重.     

浙江西天目山主要森林类型的苔藓多样性比较

苔藓是森林的重要组分, 是森林保护区的重要保护对象, 在物种资源和生态系统功能维护中有重要作用。该研究以浙江西天目山国家自然保护区内7种主要森林类型(落叶矮林、落叶阔叶林、常绿-落叶阔叶混交林、常绿阔叶林、针阔混交林、针叶林和竹林)内的苔藓植物为对象, 调查了32个10 m × 10 m的样地, 记录地面生苔藓植物盖度和树附生苔藓植物多度, 采用重要值、相似性系数、多样性指数分析了森林类型间的苔藓植物多样性差异。共采集969份标本, 隶属41科84属142种, 其中苔类植物13科18属33种, 藓类植物28科66属109种, 优势科为灰藓科、青藓科和羽藓科。2种混交林(常绿-落叶阔叶混交林和针阔混交林)的物种丰富度和多样性指数均高于其余5种森林, 其中物种丰富度以针阔混交林最高, 苔藓植物多样性则以常绿-落叶阔叶混交林最高, 竹林两者均为最低。海拔等环境因子较为接近的植被类型的苔藓植物多样性相似性较高, 常绿阔叶林与针叶林相似性最高, 而落叶矮林和竹林相似性最小。     

基于机载激光雷达的小兴安岭温带森林组分生物量反演

使用小兴安岭温带森林机载遥感-地面观测同步试验获取的机载激光雷达(light detection and ranging, Lidar)点云数据和地面实测样地数据, 估测了典型森林类型的树叶、树枝、树干、地上、树根和总生物量等组分的生物量。从激光雷达数据中提取了两组变量(树冠高度变量组和植被密度变量组)作为自变量, 并采用逐步回归方法进行自变量选择。结果表明: 激光雷达数据得到的变量与森林各组分生物量有很强的相关性; 对于针叶林、阔叶林和针阔叶混交林三种不同森林类型生物量的估测结果是: 针叶林优于阔叶林, 阔叶林优于针阔叶混交林; 不区分森林类型的各组分生物量估测与地面实测值显著相关, 模型决定系数在0.6以上; 区分森林类型进行建模可以进一步提高生物量的估测精度。     

基于马尔柯夫模型的怒江流域中段植被动态变化预测

运用GIS、RS和GPS技术,采用1994和2004年2个时期的TM影像建立了植被分类系统,分析了2个时期的植被景观格局特征及其变化,并利用马尔柯夫模型,对未来该区域植被景观的动态变化进行了预测。结果表明,怒江流域中段植被景观以灌草丛为基质,其他景观类型镶嵌于其中。1994—2004年,各种植被景观类型之间发生转移最多的是在灌草丛、半湿润常绿阔叶林和针阔混交林之间。变化最大的是海拔较低的灌草丛和半湿润常绿阔叶林等;海拔较高的针阔混交林、寒温性针叶林等的变化均不明显。结果预示,未来10年,人为干扰对整个流域植被演替的影响将进一步加强,灌草丛、寒温性针叶林等面积不断增加,半湿润常绿阔叶林和中山湿性常绿阔叶林面积不断减少,景观整体趋于破碎化,研究区的生态环境受到人类活动严重影响。     

大兴安岭北坡火烧迹地森林景观恢复及其影响因子——以郁闭度指标为例

197年发生在大兴安岭北坡的特大火灾造成了森林资源的巨大损失,森林景观恢复一直是人们关注的热点.本研究选取与森林生产力密切相关的郁闭度因子作为研究对象,以ArcView、ArcGIS等地理信息系统软件为研究平台,采用1987年和2000年两期森林资源二类调查数据,对郁闭度、火烧强度、抚育类型和地形因子等进行分级,利用Kendall等级相关分析、相似性分析等方法,探讨了森林郁闭度格局的恢复状况以及火烧强度、更新类型、地形因子对郁闭度恢复的影响.结果表明,2000年郁闭度等级构成与1987年火前相比发生了明显变化,无林地以及高郁闭度等级比重明显下降,较低郁闭度等级比重显著上升;火烧强度对火后恢复的影响最为关键,火烧强度与郁闭度等级呈负相关;更新措施短期内对郁闭度恢复影响不显著,但可以缩短森林演替的周期,对未来针叶林群落生产力恢复具有重要的促进作用;地形因子中坡度对郁闭度恢复影响最为明显,其次为坡位,坡向影响最弱.     

大兴安岭北坡火烧迹地森林景观恢复及其影响因子——以郁闭度指标为例

1987年发生在大兴安岭北坡的特大火灾造成了森林资源的巨大损失,森林景观恢复一直是人们关注的热点.本研究选取与森林生产力密切相关的郁闭度因子作为研究对象,以ArcView、ArcGIS等地理信息系统软件为研究平台,采用1987年和2000年两期森林资源二类调查数据,对郁闭度、火烧强度、抚育类型和地形因子等进行分级,利用Kendall等级相关分析、相似性分析等方法,探讨了森林郁闭度格局的恢复状况以及火烧强度、更新类型、地形因子对郁闭度恢复的影响.结果表明,2000年郁闭度等级构成与1987年火前相比发生了明显变化,无林地以及高郁闭度等级比重明显下降,较低郁闭度等级比重显著上升;火烧强度对火后恢复的影响最为关键,火烧强度与郁闭度等级呈负相关;更新措施短期内对郁闭度恢复影响不显著,但可以缩短森林演替的周期,对未来针叶林群落生产力恢复具有重要的促进作用;地形因子中坡度对郁闭度恢复影响最为明显,其次为坡位,坡向影响最弱.     

Effects of heterogeneity of pre-fire forests and vegetation burn severity on short-term post-fire vegetation density and regeneration in Samcheok,Korea

This study investigated the combined effects of heterogeneity of pre-fire forest cover and vegetation burn severity on post-fire vegetation density and regeneration at an early stage in Samcheok, Korea. To measure the spatial heterogeneity of pre-fire forests, spatial pattern metrics at a landscape level and class level were adopted, and a regression tree analysis for post-fire vegetation density and regeneration was used to avoid spatial autocorrelation. Two regression tree models were estimated for post-fire vegetation density and post-fire vegetation regeneration with the same independent variable sets, including heterogeneity of pre-fire forest cover and vegetation burn severity. The estimated model suggested that the percentage of Japanese red pine and burn severity were the most significant variables for post-fire vegetation density and regeneration, respectively. The compositional and spatial heterogeneity of pre-fire forest and burn severity, as well as the degree of burn severity, was found to have significant impacts on post-fire vegetation density and regeneration. Overall, more rapid vegetation regeneration can be expected in more severely burned areas. However, this rapid vegetation regeneration at an early stage is due mostly to perennials and shrubs, not to the sprouting or regrowth of trees. The study results strongly indicated that a susceptible forest cover type and its spatial patterns directly influence the heterogeneity of burn severity and early vegetation density and regeneration. Hence, the management of susceptible forest cover types is particularly critical for establishing more fire-resilient forests and for post-fire forest restoration.     

Fire as a Recurrent Event in Tropical Forests of the Eastern Amazon: Effects on Forest Structure,Biomass, and Species Composition1

The effects of fire on forest structure and composition were studied in a severely fire-impacted landscape in the eastern Amazon. Extensive sampling of area forests was used to compare structure and compositional differences between burned and unburned forest stands. Burned forests were extremely heterogeneous, with substantial variation in forest structure and fire damage recorded over distances of <50 m. Unburned forest patches occurred within burned areas, but accounted for only six percent of the sample area. Canopy cover, living biomass, and living adult stem densities decreased with increasing fire inrensiry / frequency, and were as low as 10–30 percent of unburned forest values. Even light burns removed >70 percent of the sapling and vine populations. Pioneer abundance increased dramatically with burn intensity, with pioneers dominating the understory in severely damaged areas. Species richness was inversely related to burn severity, but no clear pattern of species selection was observed. Fire appears to be a cyclical event in the study region: <30 percent of the burned forest sample had been subjected to only one burn. Based on estimated solar radiation intensities, burning substantially increases fire susceptibility of forests. At least 50 percent of the total area of all burned forests is predicted to become flammable within 16 rainless days, as opposed to only 4 percent of the unburned forest. In heavily burned forest subjected to recurrent fires, 95 percent of the area is predicted to become flammable in <9 rain-free days. As a recurrent disturbance phenomenon, fire shows unparalleled potential to impoverish and alter the forests of the eastern Amazon.     

Understory responses to restoration in aspen‐conifer forests around the Lake Tahoe Basin: residual stand attributes predict recovery

The removal of conifers from aspen (Populus tremuloides) stands is being undertaken throughout the western United States to restore aspen for local‐ and landscape‐level biodiversity. Current practices include mechanically removing conifers or hand thinning, piling, and burning cut conifers in and adjacent to aspen‐conifer stands. To evaluate the effectiveness of restoration treatments, we examined tree regeneration and herbaceous vegetation cover in thinned, thinned and pile burned, and non‐thinned control stands. Growth rates of small conifer saplings threatening to outcompete and replace aspen were also measured. Two to four years after pile burning, herbaceous vegetation cover within the footprint of burned piles (i.e. burn scars) was 35–73% of that in adjacent areas. Aspen was more likely to regenerate inside burn scars where fewer surrounding trees were true firs. Conifer seedlings were more likely to regenerate in burn scars where more of the surrounding trees were conifers (pine or fir) as opposed to aspen. Fir saplings had much slower growth than did aspen saplings. Overall, our findings show that restoration treatments are promoting desirable outcomes such as enhancing aspen regeneration but that follow‐up treatments will be needed to remove numerous conifer seedlings becoming established after restoration activities. Eliminating conifers, while they are small, growing slowly, and contributing little to fuel loads may be an economical way to prolong restoration treatment effectiveness.     

Human intervened post-fire forest restoration in the Northern Great Hing’an Mountains: a review

The devastating fire in May 1987 in the northern Great Hing’an Mountains created a mosaic of burned severity. Subsequent log harvesting and tree planting complicated the restoration process. Based on intensive field work and GIS analysis for the burned area, we studied the landscape pattern change in relation with its influencing factors, the restoration of some ecosystem functions and the long-term effect of human planting on vegetation restoration. A post-fire vegetation restoration process was also established using spatial series instead of temporal series. The results indicated that coniferous forest, broad-leaved forest and mixed forest increased obviously in the burned area. Factors influencing the restoration process are ranked as the burned severity, way of restoration (planting, promoted restoration or natural restoration) and topographical factors. The latter was further ranked as the slope, elevation, slope position and aspect. Primary productivity, hydrological functions, habitats for wild animals and permanent frozen soil of the area have all largely been restored to the pre-fire level after more than 15 years. Parameters demonstrated a transitional character of the forest from the early succession stage to middle stage. LANDIS simulation for the long-term forest succession under pure natural restoration and human-intervened restoration indicated that post-fire tree planting largely influenced the age structure, spatial pattern and timber stock of dominant species such as Larix gmelini, Betula platyphylla and Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica. In general, the influence of post-fire human planting can remain for more than 200 years.     

塔河林业局林火对植被的影响

针对大兴安岭地区塔河林业局不同林型下,不同火烧强度的火烧迹地的森林植被更新及恢复情况进行了调查研究。结果表明：（1）针叶林过火迹地上,落叶松幼苗较少,阔叶树萌条更新强度同火烧程度成正比;火烧前生长有白桦、赤杨的林地上,火烧后阔叶树成为主导树种,林相完全发生变化。（2）重度火烧下有利于天然更新,促使白桦、山杨萌生。中度火烧最初形成以杨桦为优势树种的阔叶林,后逐渐演变为针阔混交林。轻度火烧有利于针叶林的更新。（3）火烧后不同林型下灌木草本植被种类变化不同。从盖度方面来看,杜鹃落叶松林型中林下灌木草本更新最为良好。     

Effects of fire on landscape heterogeneity in Yellowstone National Park,Wyoming

Abstract. A map of burn severity resulting from the 1988 fires that occurred in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) was derived from Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery and used to assess the isolation of burned areas, the heterogeneity that resulted from fires burning under moderate and severe burning conditions, and the relationship between heterogeneity and fire size. The majority of severely burned areas were within close proximity (50 to 200 m) to unburned or lightly burned areas, suggesting that few burned sites are very far from potential sources of propagules for plant reestablishment. Fires that occurred under moderate burning conditions early during the 1988 fire season resulted in a lower proportion of crown fire than fires that occurred under severe burning conditions later in the season. Increased dominance and contagion of burn severity classes and a decrease in the edge: area ratio for later fires indicated a slightly more aggregated burn pattern compared to early fires. The proportion of burned area in different burn severity classes varied as a function of daily fire size. When daily area burned was relatively low, the proportion of burned area in each burn severity class varied widely. When daily burned area exceeded 1250 ha, the burned area contained about 50 % crown fire, 30 % severe surface burn, and 20 % light surface burn. Understanding the effect of fire on landscape heterogeneity is important because the kinds, amounts, and spatial distribution of burned and unburned areas may influence the reestablishment of plant species on burned sites.     

次生林区斑块形状动态与森林恢复过程分析

以1959年以来4期航片为基础资料,在ARC／INFO支持下,分析丁关帝山天然次生林区森林恢复过程中各类景观要素斑块异圆指数和类斑边界分维数及其动态。研究表明,采用斑块异圆指数即可揭示景观要素斑块形状特征及其变化规律;研究地区景观恢复过程中,各类非林地斑块的异圆指数总体上高于林地斑块,但呈持续下降趋势,形状趋于规则;林地斑块的异圆指数呈持续上升趋势,景观处于活跃的森林恢复和斑块演替中期,演替后期森林斑块的扩展和合并过程始终占主导地位,斑块形状更趋复杂多变,相邻斑块间的联系密切,先锋性森林群落的斑块形状较为简单,斑块逐渐消退。为研究景观结构与功能的关系和变化规律提供了基础。     

Monitoring Landscape‐Scale Ponderosa Pine Restoration Treatment Implementation and Effectiveness

We evaluated landscape‐scale forest restoration treatment implementation and effectiveness in meeting objectives in a ponderosa pine forest at Mt. Trumbull, Arizona, U.S.A. The goal of the project was to alter forest structure by thinning and burning to more closely resemble forest conditions prior to Euro‐American settlement in 1870. We measured 117 permanent plots before (1996/1997) and after (2003) treatments. The plots were evenly distributed across the landscape (approximately 1,200 ha), about half of which was an untreated control. We evaluated treatment implementation and effectiveness based on 1870 structure and/or goals outlined by managers. The success of treatment implementation varied: about 94% of the area originally planned for restoration was treated in some manner by 2003, but only 70% received the full planned treatment (thin and burn). Although density of ponderosa pines >2.5 cm was reduced significantly by 66% from approximately 429 pines/ha to approximately 146 pines/ha in the treated area, the targeted residual density was exceeded by 111–256% (all plots) or 10–85% (thinned and burned plots). Thirteen percent of the pre‐settlement pines died in the treated area by 2003, but 9% percent also died in the control, indicating that pre‐settlement pines in untreated areas were nearly as vulnerable as those exposed to restoration treatments. Large snags increased 45%, and 65% of logs >50 cm were retained, achieving implementation goals. Although restoration treatments were not implemented totally to specifications, they were effective in attaining the overall project goal of restoring more open forest structure while preserving more than 75% of the pre‐settlement pines. Canopy fuel loads were substantially reduced, allowing for the reintroduction of surface fires.     

1987年大兴安岭特大火灾后北坡森林景观生态恢复评价

通过空间直观景观模型(LAND IS)来探讨大兴安岭北坡1987年特大森林火灾后,在目前这种恢复方案下以及完全依靠天然更新下森林景观的长期动态,通过对比研究来评价目前所采取的恢复措施是否能够有效地恢复森林资源。研究结果表明:1987年大火后所采取的恢复措施可以在很大程度上增加针叶树种在该区所占的比例,而相应地降低阔叶树种的比重。由于在目前的恢复措施下,不仅大面积地种植针叶树种,同时也采伐了大量的成、过熟林,使落叶松和樟子松的蓄积量在开始阶段不仅没有增加,反而有大幅度的下降。但最终,所更新的幼苗逐渐成材,落叶松和樟子松的蓄积量逐渐超过天然更新下的。在演替前期,白桦的蓄积量在这2种模拟方案下相差不大;而在演替后期,白桦在天然更新方案下的蓄积量要高于在目前恢复措施下的蓄积量。另外,物种在不同的区域的变化动态又有较大的差异。在重度火烧区,由于人为种植大量的针叶树种,使它们所占的面积比例明显高于完全依靠天然更新下其在重度火烧区所占的比例;而阔叶树种则相反,在完全依靠天然更新方案下所占的面积百分比明显高于在目前恢复方案下的比例。而在未火烧和轻中度火烧区,由于火后人为采伐大量的落叶松和樟子松,使这2个树种在该区所占的比例在开始100多年里要低于完全依靠天然更新下的比例,随后逐渐高于天然更新下所占的比例,但相差不大;阔叶树种则正好相反。另外,目前恢复方案不仅极大地改变了主要物种在该区所占的比例,而且还明显的影响了它们的空间分布格局。     

Vegetation responses to burning in a rain forest in Borneo

During the 1997/98 ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) event more than 5 million ha of East Kalimantan, Indonesia burned. Here we quantify the initial stages of regeneration (19982001), both in forest that burned and in unburned controls. Sapling and seedling density and species richness remained significantly lower in burned than in unburned forest and community composition remained substantially different between both forest types throughout the sampling period. The only pronounced edge effect was a significantly higher density of seedlings in the interior of unburned forest. Sapling density increased and seedling density declined in both unburned and burned forest during the four-year study period. In the unburned forest, sapling and seedling species richness remained stable, but sapling species richness declined significantly with time in the burned forest. The pioneer community in the burned forest was, furthermore, characterised by higher growth and recruitment than in the unburned forest but mortality did not differ between both forest types. Differences in environment (burned versus unburned: 2965% of variation explained) and the distance between sample sites (1323% of variation explained) explained substantial amounts of variation in sapling and seedling community similarity. Similarity was, however, only marginally (< 1% explained) related to the edge position and temporal variation (difference among sample events). Our results, four years after the initial burn, indicate that burned forest still differed greatly from unburned forest in terms of density, species richness and community composition. There was also no clear trend of a return to pre-disturbance conditions, which indicates that the burned forest may remain in a severely degraded state for a prolonged period of time.