黄土丘陵沟壑区不同植被恢复格局下土壤微生物群落结构

针对典型黄土丘陵沟壑区陕西延安羊圈沟小流域坡面上单一刺槐林、单一撂荒草地以及林草搭配的草地-林地-草地及林地-草地-林地4种不同植被格局,利用磷脂脂肪酸(phospholipid fatty acid,PLFA)谱图分析法对土壤微生物群落结构进行监测研究,旨在揭示坡面上不同的植被恢复格局对土壤微生物群落结构的影响。研究发现4种不同植被格局下,2种林草搭配的植被格局磷脂脂肪酸的结构比较相似,与单一植被格局相比,表层土壤中表征真菌的特征脂肪酸所占的比例有所提高。主成分分析显示4种植被格局0—10 cm土壤微生物群落结构存在差异,差异主要存在于2种林草搭配的植被格局与2种单一的植被格局之间,其中草地-林地-草地的植被格局与刺槐林和撂荒草地之间土壤微生物群落结构的差异均达到了显著水平。不同微生物菌群的量在4种植被格局土壤间显著性差异主要存在于表层土壤中的细菌菌群和革兰氏阳性菌,革兰氏阴性菌和真菌在4种植被格局土壤之间无显著差异。总之,4种不同植被恢复格局的土壤微生物群落结构存在差异且差异主要存在于表层土壤,坡面上人工林的种植及林草搭配的恢复模式较直接撂荒更有利于提高微生物菌群的生物量。     

Factors Controlling Vegetation Establishment and Water Erosion on Motorway Slopes in Valencia, Spain

In semiarid Mediterranean areas, the widespread environmental impact caused by the construction of motorways, railways, and pipelines has created an increasing need for effective restoration. We examined the influence of slope characteristics on vegetation and water erosion on 71 motorway slopes in a semiarid Mediterranean region. Specifically, we studied the effect of slope angle, type (roadfill vs. roadcut) and aspect (north vs. south) on soil properties, vegetation cover, species richness, floristic composition, and water‐caused erosion. Temporal dynamics of soil water content was monitored and related to the soil water potential in order to explain possible differences in vegetation cover between slope types. The main factors influencing vegetation on motorway slopes were the angle, type, and aspect of the slope. Vegetation was almost completely lacking on roadcuts with slopes greater than 45°. On gentler slopes, vegetation cover was 44–78% on roadfills but did not reach 10% on roadcuts, regardless of aspect. The main soil properties affected by the slope type and aspect were the organic matter content, soil available P, and water content. Rill erosion, gully erosion, and mass movement were all significantly higher on roadcuts than roadfills. A total of 308 spontaneous colonizers and seeded species were recorded. The type and aspect of the slope also controlled species composition. The short duration of available water in the soil with respect to soil water potential proved to be a limiting factor to plant colonization on roadcuts and south‐facing slopes as well as the low soil fertility in the case of roadcuts. Our results underscore the difficulty of revegetating slopes with angles greater than 45°, where the probability of seeds moving downhill is high. Future efforts should focus on increasing the surface roughness or building terraces at regular intervals in order to reduce slope angle to less than 45° and favor seed trapping and germination. On gentler slopes, adjusting of seed mixes according to dominant species associated with each slope type and aspect should improve considerably the success of roadside revegetation.     

Influence of fire on critically endangered Swartland Shale Renosterveld in the Cape Floristic Region

Questions

The degree to which renosterveld shrublands are fire‐dependent is currently unclear. To address this issue, the following questions were asked: (1) does smoke stimulate germination of soil‐stored seeds in renosterveld; (2) does recently‐burned renosterveld display changed composition and higher diversity than unburned vegetation; and (3) how do the species compositions of renosterveld soil seed banks and standing vegetation compare?

Location

Swartland, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa.

Methods

Soil seed bank samples from a north‐ and south‐facing slope were smoke‐treated and germinated to test for smoke‐stimulated germination. Burned standing vegetation was surveyed 16 months post‐fire, as was unburned vegetation on the same slopes. Seed bank species richness and density were compared between smoke‐treated and untreated samples within and between slopes. Burned and unburned standing vegetation were compared within and between slopes in terms of species richness, abundance and aerial cover. Compositional similarity of the seed banks and standing vegetation was assessed.

Results

Seed banks were dominated by annuals and graminoids. Smoke treatment had no effect, except for driving significantly higher species richness and seedling density in south‐facing slope perennial shrubs. Species richness and seedling density were significantly higher in seed banks on the south‐facing slope compared to the north‐facing slope. Burned standing vegetation exhibited significantly higher diversity than unburned vegetation. Annuals and graminoids displayed significantly higher species richness and aerial cover in burned renosterveld. The north‐facing slope contained less than half the number of species/m² compared to the south‐facing slope. The seed banks and standing vegetation showed low to intermediate similarity (Sørensen = 31%–53%), but grouped close together on an NMDS plot, suggesting intermediate similarity overall.

Conclusions

Elevated germination of perennial shrubs in smoke‐treated seed bank samples and increased diversity of post‐fire standing vegetation suggest the renosterveld in this study shows elements of a fire‐driven system. Certain species only recruited in burned sites, suggesting fire‐stimulated germination. Aspect had a major influence on plant community composition, with the mesic south‐facing slope being more diverse than the xeric north‐facing slope. The similarity between the seed banks and standing vegetation was higher than previously shown for renosterveld, and appears to be higher than for fynbos.     

坡位对东灵山辽东栎林土壤微生物量的影响

土壤微生物量是陆地生态系统中的重要组成部分,在森林生态系统养分循环和能量转化中扮演着重要的角色。坡位作为重要的地形因子,会影响土壤微环境、土壤理化性质、地上植被的生长以及地下碳输入等,从而影响着土壤微生物量。以北京东灵山海拔1000—1800 m范围内分布的辽东栎林为研究对象,分析相同植被群落中坡位对土壤微生物量空间分布的影响。方差分析结果表明,土壤微生物量碳、氮在各坡位间均无显著差异(P>0.05),而土壤理化性质在各坡位间差异显著(P<0.05),其中,下坡位的土壤含水量、土壤有机碳、土壤全氮显著高于中坡位和上坡位。偏相关分析结果表明,土壤微生物量碳、氮与土壤含水量、土壤有机碳和土壤全氮显著正相关(P<0.05),与草本丰富度显著负相关(P<0.05)。进一步的通径分析结果表明,在上坡位和中坡位,土壤含水量和土壤有机碳是主要的影响因素;而在下坡位,草本丰富度对土壤微生物量的负作用凸显。不同坡位上影响因素的差异可能是导致土壤微生物量在不同坡位间无显著差异的原因。     

三角洲平原水库堤坝土壤水和可溶性盐空间分布特征

以辽宁省大洼县三角洲平原水库坝体不同坡向、坡位、剖面深度的土壤为研究对象,分析了土壤含水率和可溶性盐总量在水平空间与垂直空间上的变异与分布特征。结果表明:与含水率相比,土壤可溶性盐总量的变异相对较高;二者均为中等变异性且变异性的趋势较一致。坝体南坡土壤的平均可溶性盐总量、平均含水率均大于北坡。不同土层之间平均可溶性盐总量从大到小的顺序为:中层>下层>表层;而平均含水率随土壤剖面深度增加而增加。不同坡位间可溶性盐总量没有显著性差异;上坡位与中坡位的平均含水率基本持平,下坡位最高。研究结果可为辽河三角洲地区平原水库堤坝及其周边盐碱土治理与植被恢复提供依据。     

Zonal transition of evergreen,deciduous, and coniferous forests along the altitudinal gradient on a humid subtropical mountain,Mt. Emei,Sichuan, China

Altitudinal zonation of evergreen, deciduous and coniferous forests on Mt. Emei (3099 m asl, 29°34.5' N, 103°21.5' E), Sichuan, China was studied to understand the transition of vegetation zonation from tropical to temperate mountains in humid Asia. On the basis of quantitative data on floristic composition and community structure sampled at ten plots selected in different altitudes on the eastern slope of the mountain, forest zonation and the inter-relationships among different life-forms of trees in each zonal forest community were studied quantitatively. Three forest zones were identified physiognomically along the altitudinal gradient, viz. (i) the evergreen broad-leaved forest zone (660–1500 m asl), (ii) the mixed forest zone (1500–2500 m asl), and (iii) the coniferous forest zone (2500–3099 m asl). Great compositional changes were observed along elevation, and the zonal forest communities were characterized by their dominants and floristic composition. Maximum tree height decreased from 33 m at lower middle altitude (965 m asl) to 13 m near the summit (2945 m asl). There was no apparent deciduous forest zone along the altitudinal gradient, but true mixed forests of three life-forms (evergreen, deciduous, and coniferous) were formed around 2000–2500 m asl. Patches of deciduous forest were found in a lower part of the mixed forest zone, particularly on scree slopes, between 1450 m and 1900 m asl. These patches were dominated by the Tertiary relic deciduous trees, such as Davidia involucrata, Tetracentron sinense, and Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. sinense. High species diversity in the mixed forest zone resulted from the overlapping of different life-forms at middle altitudes, which is partly due to wider variety of temperature-altitude correlations. A comparison of the altitudinal zonation with the other east Asian mountain vegetation clarified that Mt. Emei is located exactly at the ecotone between tropical and temperate zonation types in eastern Asia.     

Distinguishing the effects of vegetation restoration on runoff and sediment generation on simulated rainfall on the hillslopes of the loess plateau of China

Aims

Since the 1970s, extensive croplands were converted to forest and pasture lands to control severe soil erosion on the Loess Plateau of China. We quantify the direct and indirect effects of vegetation restoration on runoff and sediment yield on hillslopes in the field to improve environmental governance.

Methods

An artificial rainfall experiment at a rainfall intensity of 120 mm h⁻¹ and a slope gradient of 22° were used to distinguish the effects of vegetation restoration on runoff and sediment yield.

Results

Compared to the farmland slopes, vegetation restoration directly prolonged the time-to-runoff by 140%, reduced the runoff rate by 20%, and increased the soil infiltration capacity by 15%. Vegetation restoration indirectly delayed the time-to-runoff by 120%, reduced the runoff rate and sediment yield rate by 50% and 94%, respectively, and increased the soil infiltration capacity by 58% on the hillslopes with vegetation restoration.

Conclusions

The direct effects of vegetation restoration on runoff and sediment yield were lower than its indirect impacts. Vegetation cover, decreases in soil bulk density, and increases in belowground root biomasses and > 0.25 mm aggregate stability were the primary causes of runoff and sediment yield reduction on the slopes with vegetation restoration.

     

黄土丘陵区小流域侵蚀环境对土壤微生物量及酶活性的影响

土壤侵蚀环境直接影响土壤的特性,对土壤微生物的形成和稳定具有重要的影响。土壤微生物量推动着土壤的物质循环和能量流动,对土壤中各种环境的变化有很强的敏感性。土壤酶活性能表示土壤微生物功能的多样性,与土壤微生物量有着紧密的联系。为了探究不同侵蚀环境对土壤微生物量和酶活性的影响,以黄土丘陵区陈家坬小流域为研究区,选择5种不同侵蚀环境下0—10cm和10—20cm土层的土壤为研究对象,对土壤微生物量及其土壤蔗糖酶、脲酶和碱性磷酸酶活性进行了研究。结果表明:(1)土壤微生物量碳、氮、磷含量均表现为0—10cm大于10—20cm土层;土壤微生物量碳和磷在阴沟坡最大,在阳梁峁坡和峁顶较小,且阴沟坡和峁顶差异显著;土壤微生物量氮在阳沟坡最大,阴阳梁峁坡最小,差异性显著(P0.01)。(2)土壤脲酶、蔗糖酶和碱性磷酸酶活性均表现为0—10cm大于10—20cm土层,且在不同侵蚀环境下均表现为阴梁峁坡最大,阳梁峁坡最小。(3)相关性分析表明,土壤微生物量碳、氮、磷与土壤脲酶、蔗糖酶、碱性磷酸酶活性之间均有极显著的正相关。     

Relations of soil properties to topography and vegetation in a subtropical rain forest in southern Taiwan

Soil chemical properties for a subtropical rain forest in the Nanjenshan Reserve, southern Taiwan, were examined to determine soil-landscape and soil-vegetation relationships. Soil sampling sites were separated into four groups based on landscape features and exposure to the prevailing northeasterly monsoon winds. Corresponding vegetation types were delimited along the first DCA axis. The forest showed a drastic change both in structure and floristic composition along the wind-stress gradient. Redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that both topographic variables and vegetation types were needed to explain the variation in soil data. Soil properties that differed significantly among landforms were pH, available N, CEC, exchangeable Al, K, Ca and Mg. Levels of pH, exchangeable Ca and Mg increased in a downslope direction, and exchangeable Al tended to be higher in the upper slope soils. These trends pointed to the importance of slope processes in redistribution of soil minerals. The main differences in soil properties attributed to the influence of the occupying vegetation were apparently aspect dependent. The contents of available N, exchangeable K, and CEC in the 0–40 cm depth of soils under windward low-stature (mostly sclerophyllous) forest were consistently lower compared to those under the leeward forest. For a given catena, however, soil variability associated with vegetation differences seemed to be confounded by the slope processes.     

遂渝铁路边坡草本植物多样性季节动态和空间分布特征

以遂渝铁路边坡植物群落为研究对象,自然边坡为对照,分别于2008年9月、12月、2009年3月和6月对其进行植物调查。采用Margalef指数、Simpson指数、Shannon-Wiener指数和Pielou指数等指标评价不同季节、坡位和植被类型条件下草本植物多样性的变化。结果表明：在时间尺度上,铁路边坡坡中物种丰富度呈现明显的季节性差异(P<0.05),以秋季最大为2376;铁路边坡各坡位草本植物多样性和均匀度指数也呈现显著季节性变化(P<0.05),且变化规律一致：春季>夏季>冬季>秋季;与铁路边坡不同,自然边坡草本植物丰富度、多样性和均匀度指数变化趋势不明显(P>0.05)。在空间分布上,坡位对铁路边坡物种丰富度影响显著(P<0.05),其中,夏季坡上植物丰富度最大为2.164,春季、秋季和冬季丰富度最大值均在坡中最大,分别为2.261、2.376和1.983;坡位仅对自然边坡秋季物种丰富度和均匀度影响显著(P<0.05),其中,物种丰富度表现为坡上>坡下>坡中,而均匀度为坡中>坡上>坡下。不同植被类型的物种丰富度、多样性和均匀度也有较大差异,自然边坡物种多样性明显大于铁路边坡,总体上自然边坡植被恢复优于铁路边坡。因此,加强对植被恢复的管理是铁路边坡生态恢复的重要环节。     

重度火烧迹地微地形对土壤微生物特性的影响——以坡度和坡向为例

通过对大兴安岭重度火烧迹地不同坡度和坡向的土壤微生物群落进行调查研究,旨在揭示重度火烧迹地过火6a后森林恢复过程土壤微生物群落的变化规律与影响因素.研究结果表明:平地土壤微生物生物量碳含量(MBC)和土壤微生物生物量碳氮比(MBC/MBN)均高于坡地,其中MBC/MBN达到差异极显著水平.平地土壤微生物的代谢活性AWCD值、对31种4类碳源(糖类、脂类、氨基酸、代谢物)的利用能力和Shannon-Winner多样性指数(H')均极显著低于坡地.西坡土壤微生物AWCD值和H'高于南坡,但AWCD和H'与土壤养分、pH值、EC无显著相关关系,说明坡向可能与土壤微生物代谢活性和多样性的关系并不密切,反映了两坡向土壤微生物群落结构的相似性.坡度由于影响了土壤养分和水分条件,进而影响了土壤微生物的生物量、群落结构、物种多样性和碳源利用能力.火烧迹地恢复初期平地土壤微生物量碳高于坡地,西坡高于南坡;恢复6a后,土壤微生物量碳的差异己不显著,但土壤微生物群落结构、物种多样性以及代谢特性仍具有显著差异,这可能与地形坡度仍然显著影响土壤水分含量的因素有关.     

Relationship between plant cover type and soil properties on Syunkunitai coastal sand dune in eastern Hokkaido

A survey of soils and trees was conducted on Syunkunitai coastal sand dune in eastern Hokkaido to clarify the relationships between the soil properties and the plant cover type. A belt transect of 360m in length was established across the dune. Three community types, that is, a Picea glehnii forest, an Abies sachalinensis forest, and a salt marsh were recognized. Soil types at the study area were determined to be sandy immature soil and peat soil. Their horizon sequences were described as A₀–V–C or T–V–C layers (A₀, T, V, and C indicate layers of leaf litter, peat, volcanic deposit, and parent material, respectively). The Abies sachalinensis forest was characterized by a relatively high calcium concentration in the surface soil layer and a tendency for podzolization in the volcanic deposit layer. The Picea glehnii forest was characterized by peat accumulation because of the high ground water table, volcanic deposits in the soil profile, and the strong influence of sea salt on the soil chemistry. The roots in the Picea glehnii forest were distributed more shallowly than those in the Abies sachalinensis forest, thus avoiding the high water table level as well as the influence of seawater in the soil. The salt marsh showed an extremely high sodium concentration and base saturation, indicating that this area was directly affected by seawater. Recently, the periphery of the Picea glehnii forest on Syunkunitai sand dune has been declining because of seawater inundation caused by ground subsidence.     

Soil fungal communities reflect aspect-driven environmental structuring and vegetation types in a Pannonian forest landscape

In temperate regions, slope aspect is one of the most influential drivers of environmental conditions at landscape level. The effect of aspect on vegetation has been well studied, but virtually nothing is known about how fungal communities are shaped by aspect-driven environmental conditions. I carried out DNA metabarcoding of fungi from soil samples taken in a selected study area of Pannonian forests in northern Hungary to compare richness and community composition of taxonomic and functional groups of fungi between slopes of predominantly southerly vs. northerly aspect. The deep sequence data presented here (i.e. 980 766 quality-filtered sequences) indicate that both niche (environmental filtering) and neutral (stochastic) processes shape fungal community composition at landscape level. Fungal community composition correlated strongly with aspect, with many fungi showing preference for either south-facing or north-facing slopes. Several taxonomic and functional groups showed significant differences in richness between north- and south-facing slopes and strong compositional differences were observed in all functional groups. The effect of aspect on fungal communities likely is mediated through contrasting mesoclimatic conditions, that in turn influence edaphic processes as well as vegetation. The compositional differences observed in fungi are largely consistent with the coenologically described forest types, which indicates the usefulness of these habitat types as a framework to better understand environmental differences that influence fungal community composition at landscape level. Finally, the data presented here provide unprecedented insights into the diversity and landscape-level community dynamics of fungi in the Pannonian forests.     

Above and belowground community development in a marine sand dune ecosystem

Transects across undisturbed marine sand dunes sequentially traversed the following plant communities: littoral, foredunes, intradune complex of ridges and hollows, deflation plain, myrtle forest, and mature conifer forest. Organic carbon levels were low in the littoral zone and increased across the dune ecosystem landward to the forest communities. The highest percentage of nutrients was isolated from the heavy fraction of soil residues. Soil microfloral populations responded to vegetation, physical dune characteristics, and seasonal moisture patterns. Populations of bacteria and actinomycetes were higher in winter than during summer sampling periods in all communities. Populations of microscopic fungi were higher in winter in all the communities except the hollows. The distribution of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi responded to vegetation and sand dune succession but did not display seasonality. Species of Gigaspora and Acaulospora were the most commonly isolated VAM fungi.Sand aggregation increased along the dune transect and was correlated to plant community succession: the most highly aggregated soil was found in the two forest communities. With scanning electron microscopy, sand grains and organic residues were observed entangled by strands of filamentous mciroorganisms. Many of the filaments were of the dimensions of VAM fungi, which may be important for the release of nutrients associated with the cementing agents of sand aggregates and for the survival of early pioneer plants of sand dunes.     

Acceleration of vegetation succession on eroded land by reforestation in a subtropical zone

Based on field investigations in the East River basin in Guangdong Province, south China, the processes of vegetation development and vegetation succession on bare slopes with high erosion rates are studied. Different reforestation measures have been applied to the slopes, which have resulted in very different processes of vegetation development and succession. On an experimental plot with burned forest but surviving roots, the vegetation restored naturally and quickly because there was little soil erosion. However, in the plots suffering from long-term severe soil erosion, natural vegetation recovery on these barren slopes is very slow. After 26 years, a barren slope has only been partly colonized by poorly developed vegetation composed of heliophilous herbages and scattered shrubs. On the other hand, plantation of some selected wood species on the slope land has dramatically accelerated the vegetation recovery and succession. The plots were reforested with plantation of Acacia auriculiformis in the early 1980s. Twelve years later, the vegetation cover of the artificial forests reached 90% and an understory vegetation community consisting of local species had naturally developed. Reforestation with suitable strategies may control erosion and greatly accelerate vegetation succession in the eroded slope land in the subtropical zones.     

六盘山小流域地形、植被特征与土壤水文物理性质的关系

利用多元统计方法,分析了六盘山分水岭沟小流域107个样地的地形、植被特征与土壤水文物理性质的关系。结果表明:饱和持水量、总孔隙度、毛管持水量、容重、石砾体积含量、非毛管孔隙度可作为土壤水文物理性质类型划分的6项重要指标,同时土壤毛管持水量还是一个敏感指标。将所有调查样地划分为土壤物理性质组间差别较大但组内接近的3组样地,发现各组样地的植被类型相近。土壤水文功能最好的第III组是以桦树和山杨为主的天然阔叶次生林样地,其主要分布在阴坡、中坡位;华北落叶松人工林为第Ⅱ组,其土壤水文功能次之;土壤水文功能最差的第Ⅰ组多是位于陡坡悬崖的华山松天然林及杂灌丛样地。土壤孔隙性受到地形和植被特征的共同影响,影响显著的地形特征主要是相对高程、坡向和坡位;植被特征主要是胸径、乔木高度和灌木层盖度。     

Shifts and plasticity of plant leaf mass per area and leaf size among slope aspects in a subalpine meadow

The composition of vegetation on a slope frequently changes substantially owing to the different micro‐environments of various slope aspects. To understand how the slope aspect affects the vegetation changes, we examined the variations in leaf mass per area (LMA) and leaf size (LS) within and among populations for 66 species from 14 plots with a variety of slope aspects in a subalpine meadow. LMA is a leaf economic trait that is tightly correlated with plant physiological traits, while the LS shows a tight correlation with leaf temperature, indicating the strategy of plants to self‐adjust in different thermal and hydraulic conditions. In this study, we compared the two leaf traits between slope aspects and between functional types and explored their correlation with soil variables and heat load. Our results showed that high‐LMA, small‐leaved species were favored in south‐facing slopes, while the reverse was true in north‐facing areas. In detail, small dense‐leaved graminoids dominated the south slopes, while large thin‐leaved forbs dominated the north slopes. Soil moisture and the availability of soil P were the two most important soil factors that related to both LMA and LS, and heat load also contributed substantially. Moreover, we disentangled the relative importance of intraspecific trait variation and species turnover in the trait variation among plots and found that the intraspecific variation contributed 98% and 56% to LMA and LS variation among communities, respectively, implying a large contribution of intraspecific trait plasticity. These results indicate that LMA and LS are two essential leaf traits that affect the adaptation or acclimation of plants underlying the vegetation composition changes in different slope aspects in the subalpine meadow.     

弄岗北热带喀斯特季节性雨林群丛数量 分类及与环境的关系

以弄岗15 ha北热带喀斯特季节性雨林监测样地各样方的相对海拔、坡度、坡向、凹凸度和物种重要值数据为变量, 采用多元回归树方法将喀斯特季节性雨林森林群落分为8个群丛。同时, 按乔木层、亚乔木层优势种为主, 灌木层指示种为辅的方法分别把8类群丛命名为: (A)南方紫金牛(Ardisia thyrsiflora)–苹婆(Sterculia monosperma)–中国无忧花(Saraca dives)群丛, 该群丛类型主要分布于土壤和空气的湿度都较大的谷底边缘; (B)对叶榕(Ficus hispida)–苹婆–董棕(Caryota obtusa)群丛, 该群丛类型主要分布于伴有季节性水淹、土壤和空气湿度都很大的谷底; (C)山石榴(Catunaregam spinosa)–广西牡荆–蚬木(Excentrodendron tonkinense)群丛, 该群丛类型主要分布于受太阳直射时间较长、水分条件中等偏旱的中下坡阳坡地带; (D)垂茉莉(Clerodendrum wallichii)–苹婆–广西棋子豆(Cychidendron guangxiensis)群丛, 该群丛类型主要分布于受太阳直射时间稍短、水分条件适中的中下坡阴坡地带; (E)米仔兰(Aglaia odorata)–闭花木(Cleistanthus sumatranus)–蚬木群丛, 该群丛类型主要分布于土壤湿度中等偏旱的中上坡半阴坡地带; (F)割舌树(Walsura robusta)–闭花木–蚬木群丛, 该群丛类型主要分布于土壤湿度中等偏旱、比较陡峭的半阳坡地带; (G)枝花流苏树(Chionanthus ramiflorus)–广西牡荆–蚬木群丛, 该群丛类型主要分布于坡度缓和、太阳直射的时间较短、水分条件适中的垭口部位; (H)齿叶黄皮(Clausena dunniana)–黄梨木(Boniodendron minius)–蚬木群丛, 该群丛类型主要分布于受到太阳直射时间最长、岩石裸露度最大、气温干燥、土壤水分严重不足的山顶及其周围。群丛划分说明该区域植被差异主要源于相对海拔和坡向变化, 各群丛物种组成并不存在明显界限, 而是随环境梯度逐渐变化, 反映了植被分布具有连续性, 间断只是相对的。     

古尔班通古特沙漠南缘固定沙丘坡面土壤水分动态随机模拟

为揭示土壤水分动态对干旱沙区坡面尺度水文和生态过程的影响机理,基于Rodriguez-Iturbe土壤水分动态随机模型,通过修正模型输入项参数,获取干旱沙区坡面土壤水分动态随机模型,并利用2015—2016年古尔班通古特沙漠南缘固定沙丘坡面生长季根系层土壤水分观测数据及2000—2016年日降水资料,分析研究区生长季坡面土壤水分动态与土壤水分概率密度函数特征,探讨该坡面随机模型参数敏感性及应用可行性.结果表明: 研究区生长季降水分布极不规则,以<5 mm降水为主,降水量主要源于>10 mm降水,降水间隔期以<10 d为主,且东坡次降水量略大于西坡;东、西坡面生长季土壤水分年际变化与降雨分布基本一致,西坡根系层土壤含水率略低于东坡,且各坡面生长季根系层土壤水分均服从正态分布;该坡面随机模型模拟得到的不同坡面生长季根系层土壤水分概率密度函数的曲线特征(峰值及其位置、95%置信区间)与观测结果基本一致,一致性指数(CM)均大于0.5,说明该坡面随机模型能对研究区坡面土壤水分概率密度函数进行高效模拟,具有较好的适用性,可为干旱沙区植被生存或恢复研究及实施荒漠化防治生态建设工程提供理论基础和科学方法.     

秦岭中段南坡油松林生态系统碳密度

在秦岭中段南坡油松林分布较为广泛的不同区域,采用典型取样的方法设置油松林标准地50块。通过样地调查和室内分析,对本区油松林生态系统植被层、枯落物层及土壤层有机碳密度进行了研究与估算,分析了油松林生态系统各层次的有机碳密度在不同立地因子下的分布规律。结果表明:秦岭中段南坡油松林生态系统总有机碳密度为150.12 t/hm2,其中土壤碳分库的碳密度占油松林生态系统总碳密度的56.74%,是构成油松林生态系统碳的主体组成部分。植被层碳密度为62.29 t/hm2,占油松林生态系统总碳密度的41.49%,高于我国森林生态系统植被碳密度平均值,且仍有较大的固碳潜力。枯落物层碳密度为2.66 t/hm2,占油松林生态系统总碳密度的1.77%。在植被碳分库中,乔木层碳密度是其主体构成部分,为61.22 t/hm2,占植被层碳密度的98.30%;灌木层、草本层碳密度及其所占植被层碳密度的比例分别为:0.65 t/hm2(1.04%)、0.41 t/hm2(0.66%)。碳在乔木不同器官中的分配大小顺序为:树干(55.82%)、树枝(21.25%)、树根(10.28%)、树叶(7.35%)、树皮(5.30%)。灌木层碳密度和草本层碳密度受地形因子影响不显著。随海拔的升高,乔木层碳密度呈先增后减的变化趋势,在海拔1500—1700 m处达到最大值,枯落物层碳密度、土壤层碳密度及总碳密度变化不显著;随着坡度的增大,油松林生态系统枯落物层碳密度、土壤层碳密度及总碳密度显著减小,乔木层碳密度呈先增后减的变化趋势,在坡度为26—35°范围达到最大值;下坡位土壤层碳密度高于中坡位和上坡位,而中坡位乔木层碳密度和生态系统总碳密度高于下坡位和上坡位,枯落物层碳密度受坡位影响不明显;阳坡乔木层碳密度大于阴坡,枯落物层碳密度、土壤层碳密度及总碳密度受坡向影响不明显。