The detection of estrus in cattle raised under tropical conditions: what we know and what we need to know

Lack of accuracy in estrus detection in cattle is a major constraint affecting the implementation of techniques such as artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer (ET). For this reason clinicians have opted to pharmacologically manipulate the estrus cycle. The advantages and shortcomings of using this approach to improve the implementation of AI and ET are discussed in this review. Moreover, in order to highlight the reasons why estrus detection is difficult in cows kept at grazing in the tropics, this review underlines social and behavioral traits hindering the capacity of the casual observer to accurately identify cows in estrus.     

海北高寒灌丛草甸蒸散量特征

蒸散是陆地生态系统水分循环的重要分量,研究典型生态系统的蒸散规律有助于认识水分循环过程,进而为水资源合理利用提供依据.本研究基于涡度相关法研究了2003-2011年海北高寒灌丛草甸生态系统的蒸散量变化特征及水分收支状况.结果表明: 2003-2011年,研究区蒸散量的季节变化明显,最大值一般出现在生长旺季的7-8月,达4.4～5.7 mm·d^-1;最小值多出现在1月或12月(0.09±0.04 mm·d^-1).蒸散量的年际动态明显,为451.3~681.3 mm,其中,生长季占70%以上.年蒸散量与年降水量之比的平均值为1.06±0.17,表明该生态系统的年水分收支状况基本平衡,几乎所有的降水都以蒸散的形式消耗.     

毛乌素沙地油蒿-杨柴灌丛生态系统蒸散组分分配及其影响因子

蒸散发(ET)是生态系统水分循环和能量流动的重要组成部分,准确估算ET及其各组分,对认识生态生理过程对水分平衡和植物水分利用策略的影响具有重要意义。本研究于2019年5月20日至9月15日,利用涡度相关技术和微型蒸渗仪对毛乌素沙地油蒿-杨柴灌丛生态系统ET、蒸发(E)和蒸腾(T)进行测定和估算,量化了油蒿-杨柴灌丛生态系统ET组分,并分析ET及其组分的季节特征及影响因素。结果表明: T为毛乌素沙地油蒿-杨柴灌丛生态系统生长季ET的主要组分,T/ET为53.1%。T/ET值随降水减少而升高,E/ET值随降水减少而减少,蒸散组分分配主要受降水调控。在季节尺度上,E与10 cm深处土壤含水量(SWC₁₀)和太阳净辐射(R_n)呈显著正相关,其中,SWC₁₀是E的主要影响因素;T随R_n和叶面积指数(LAI)的升高而升高,随30 cm处土壤含水量(SWC₃₀)的升高呈先升高后降低的单峰趋势,受到SWC₃₀、R_n和LAI的共同影响;水分是ET的主要影响因素。生长季蒸散/降水量(ET/P)为109.2%,5月ET/P为250.5%,表明生长季初期ET耗水部分来自非生长季降水。     

西北干旱区河西走廊荒漠绿洲土地覆盖类型与蒸散的关系研究——基于Landsat 8和ZY3数据融合

蒸散是地表水热平衡的重要分量,也是陆地生态过程与水文过程之间的重要纽带,尤其在干旱区地-气相互作用、碳循环、水循环等过程所包含的物质与能量交换中占有极其重要的地位。基于Landsat 8遥感影像和资源三号影像(ZY3)的高分辨率植被信息,利用SEBS模型对西北干旱区河西走廊中段临泽绿洲北部区域地表蒸散量进行了估算,并用绿洲内部和绿洲-荒漠过渡带两个通量塔涡动相关数据对模型进行评估,分析了不同土地覆盖类型对蒸散量空间分布的影响。结果表明:(1)SEBS模型模拟值与实测日蒸散值之间拟合效果较好,且在均一地表时(绿洲农田区)估算精度更高(R~2=0.96,P0.001),RMSE、MAE分别为0.84 mm/d、0.56 mm/d;(2)从季节变化来看蒸散量与作物生长密切相关,夏季灌溉和降雨使得研究区水分充足,植被覆盖度高,蒸散量相应增加,在绿洲地区可达5.95 mm/d,而冬季最小仅为0.52 mm/d;(3)从蒸散量的空间变化来看,水体蒸散值最大,其余依次为农田、防护林、裸地和灌木丛,说明除水体外,随着植被覆盖的增大,蒸散量也逐渐增加。通过ZY3影像的高分辨率植被信息与Landsat 8影像热红外数据融合,提高了SEBS模型对该区域蒸散量的模拟效果,增进了我们对绿洲下垫面与大气间水热交换规律、水文过程、生态-水文相互作用的深入理解。     

黄河三角洲湿地蒸散量与典型植被的生态需水量

蒸散量（ET）是黄河三角洲湿地水资源的主要消耗项,包括植被蒸腾、水面蒸发以及裸土蒸发等。植被生态需水是为了保证植被生态系统能够健康维持并确保其生态服务功能得到正常发挥而必须消耗的一部分水量。准确地估算湿地蒸散量、研究植被生态需水量对于保护湿地生态环境是十分必要的。应用MODIS的地表反射率、地表温度数据与常规气象数据以及土地利用/覆盖图,利用蒸散量的遥感估算模型SEBS模型估算了晴天条件下的黄河三角洲湿地日蒸散量,采用HANTS算法插补了非晴天条件下的日蒸散量,从而得到2001～2005年的该湿地年蒸散量的时间序列,并对蒸散量进行验证和分析。结合该地区典型植被生态需水量与植被蒸散耗水量,估算了2001～2005年的生态补水量。结果表明：与实测值相比,遥感估算月蒸散量的均方差RMSD为16.4mm,平均绝对百分比误差MAPD是11.9%,两者基本一致。黄河三角洲湿地的蒸散量在空间分布上以水体及周围地区、滨海滩涂、黄河故道以及黄河两岸沼泽湿地等的蒸散量较高,居民地蒸散量较低。蒸散量的年际变化不大,季节变化呈单峰型,以5、6、7月份蒸散量最大,月蒸散量在110～120mm之间。2001～2005年期间,每年至少有40%面积的芦苇沼泽和60%面积的芦苇草甸水分供应不足,植被的正常生长受到影响,尤其2002年较为严重,2004年以后情况有所改善。2002年芦苇的生态补水量最大,在9.9×10^7～3.19×108m^3之间,而2004年的生态补水量最小,在3.0×10^7～2.39×108m^3之间。     

Land-use change and water losses: the case of grassland afforestation across a soil textural gradient in central Argentina

Vegetation changes, particularly those involving transitions between tree‐ and grass‐dominated covers, often modify evaporative water losses as a result of plant‐mediated shifts in moisture access and demand. Massive afforestation of native grasslands, particularly important in the Southern Hemisphere, may have strong yet poorly quantified effects on the hydrological cycle. We explored water use patterns in Eucalyptus grandis plantations and the native humid grasslands that they replace in Central Argentina. In order to uncover the interactive effects that land cover type, soil texture and climate variability may have on evaporative water losses and water use efficiency, we estimated daily evapotranspiration (ET) in 117 tree plantations and grasslands plots across a soil textural gradient (clay‐textured Vertisols to sandy‐textured Entisols) using radiometric information from seven Landsat scenes, existing timber productions records, and ¹³C measurements in tree stems. Tree plantations had cooler surface temperatures (?5°C on average) and evaporated more water (+80% on average) than grasslands at all times and across all sites. Absolute ET differences between grasslands and plantations ranged from ～0.6 to 2 mm day^?1 and annual up‐scaling suggested values of ～630 and ～1150 mm yr^?1 for each vegetation type, respectively. The temporal variability of ET was significantly lower in plantations compared with grasslands (coefficient of variation 36% vs. 49%). Daily ET increased as the water balance became more positive (accumulated balance for previous 18 days) with a saturation response in grassland vs. a continuous linear increase in plantations, suggesting lower ecophysiological limits to water loss in tree canopies compared with the native vegetation. Plantation ET was more strongly affected by soil texture than grassland ET and peaked in coarse textured sites followed by medium and fine textured sites. Timber productivity as well as ¹³C concentration in stems peaked in medium textured sites, indicating lower water use efficiency on extreme textures and suggesting that water limitation was not responsible for productivity declines towards finer and coarser soils. Our study highlighted the key role that vegetation type plays on evapotranspiration and, therefore, in the hydrological cycle. Considering that tree plantations may continue their expansion over grasslands, problematic changes in water management and, perhaps, in local climate can develop from the higher evaporative water losses of tree plantations.     

放牧对草地生态系统影响的研究进展

全球草地占据30%左右的陆地面积, 在全球气候变化、碳氮及养分循环、保持水土、调节畜牧业生产等方面具有重要的作用。目前草地的主要利用方式之一就是放牧, 不同的牲畜种类、放牧强度、年限、历史和制度等, 会影响草地植物群落、生物多样性及土壤微生物, 进而影响草地生态系统结构、功能和过程。该文围绕放牧对草地生态系统结构、功能和过程的影响, 1)回顾了20世纪50年代到现在各个历史阶段放牧对草地生态系统影响的研究; 2)利用文献计量分析的方法, 剖析了放牧对草地影响研究的热点内容、重要区域和关键词等; 3)阐明了放牧对草地植物生长、群落特征、碳氮及养分循环、生产力及土壤质量等的各方面影响的研究进展及国内相关研究的优势及存在的主要问题和不足; 4)基于上述分析, 从草地放牧精准管理、经典假说验证、放牧和全球变化研究相结合等方面, 提出未来研究的前沿方向和优先领域。该文在系统总结放牧对草地生态系统影响的研究进展、研究优势及存在问题的基础上, 提出未来的研究应与全球变化相结合, 为我国的草地放牧生态学研究、适应性管理和可持续利用等提供科学基础。     

Research progress on the effects of grazing on grassland ecosystem

全球草地占据30%左右的陆地面积, 在全球气候变化、碳氮及养分循环、保持水土、调节畜牧业生产等方面具有重要的作用。目前草地的主要利用方式之一就是放牧, 不同的牲畜种类、放牧强度、年限、历史和制度等, 会影响草地植物群落、生物多样性及土壤微生物, 进而影响草地生态系统结构、功能和过程。该文围绕放牧对草地生态系统结构、功能和过程的影响, 1)回顾了20世纪50年代到现在各个历史阶段放牧对草地生态系统影响的研究; 2)利用文献计量分析的方法, 剖析了放牧对草地影响研究的热点内容、重要区域和关键词等; 3)阐明了放牧对草地植物生长、群落特征、碳氮及养分循环、生产力及土壤质量等的各方面影响的研究进展及国内相关研究的优势及存在的主要问题和不足; 4)基于上述分析, 从草地放牧精准管理、经典假说验证、放牧和全球变化研究相结合等方面, 提出未来研究的前沿方向和优先领域。该文在系统总结放牧对草地生态系统影响的研究进展、研究优势及存在问题的基础上, 提出未来的研究应与全球变化相结合, 为我国的草地放牧生态学研究、适应性管理和可持续利用等提供科学基础。     

1965-2018年广西西江流域参考作物蒸散量时空演变及其影响因子

估算参考作物蒸散量(ET0)有助于揭示流域的水热平衡和水循环过程,为合理利用与开发流域水资源提供基础。本研究通过重新拟合研究区的净短波辐射系数,使用改进后的Penman-Monteith模型,计算1965-2018年广西西江流域的ET0,使用Mann-Kendall法对ET0进行趋势分析与突变点检测,用反距离权重法插值后分析ET0时空演变特征,根据气候因子的贡献率判断ET0的影响因子。结果表明:在空间上,ET0呈现随海拔降低而增加的趋势,其高值主要位于流域中部地区,而低值位于西北侧的云贵高原边缘及斜坡带,春季ET0呈现出经度梯度性,夏季ET0与年际的空间格局类似;在时间上,流域年均ET0为637.2mm,增长率为-0.018 mm·a^-1,整体呈微弱的下降趋势。除春季(0.053 mm·a^-1)呈上升趋势外,夏季(-0.053 mm·a^-1)、秋季(-0.011 mm·a^-1)和冬季(-0.007 mm·a^-1)ET0均呈现出下降趋势,ET0的下降主要体现在夏季;影响流域ET0的主导因子是相对湿度(贡献率为39.0%)、平均风速(贡献率为27.2%)、日照时数和平均气温;平均相对湿度对ET0是负贡献(r=-0.673),日照时数、平均风速和平均气温均是正贡献;影响ET0的因子组合和贡献率在流域的不同区域有一定差异。     

Effects of climatic fluctuations and land-use changes on the hydrology of temperate fluviogenous mire

The upper part of the Narew River valley (NE Poland) belongs to the last extensive undrained, non-reclaimed valley wetlands in Central Europe. However, in recent decades, the fluviogenous mire has experienced a significant change in water resources which may be linked to climatic fluctuations and changes in vegetation. In NE Poland during the last three decades, a clear trend toward milder and drier climate has been observed that has resulted in lower river discharge. Reduction in surface water inflow into the mire, diminished duration and degree of flooding, decrease in summer rainfall and increase in evapotranspiration have led to the substantial fall of the groundwater table in the valley and a decrease in volume of water stored in organic sediments. A comparison of water table measurements made in the 1970s with contemporary observations showed that presently, summer minimum groundwater levels are as much as 60 cm lower than in the past. A significant drop of water table elevation might be additionally attributed to increased ET caused by cessation in agricultural use of the mire and expansion of Phragmites. Between the 1970s and 2002, the total amount of water lost by ET increased by 42%, whereas ET_o rose by 7% only. We found that patches of common reed rushes were hot spots for ET across the Narew wetland landscape. The evaluation of the effectiveness of restoration measures aimed at restoration of the water conditions in the Narew mire led us to the conclusion that raising the river water level by use of in-stream structures may be not adequate to make up the summer moisture deficit and ensure a sufficiently high groundwater level in the adjacent wetland. The restoration goal may be partly achieved by large vegetation manipulation in the form of mowing or grazing. Vegetation management could reduce ET by 170 mm m⁻² year⁻¹, potentially minimizing the extent and the duration of groundwater drawdowns.     

Water use of a multigenotype poplar short‐rotation coppice from tree to stand scale

Short‐rotation coppice (SRC) has great potential for supplying biomass‐based heat and energy, but little is known about SRC's ecological footprint, particularly its impact on the water cycle. To this end, we quantified the water use of a commercial scale poplar (Populus) SRC plantation in East Flanders (Belgium) at tree and stand level, focusing primarily on the transpiration component. First, we used the AquaCrop model and eddy covariance flux data to analyse the different components of the stand‐level water balance for one entire growing season. Transpiration represented 59% of evapotranspiration (ET) at stand scale over the whole year. Measured ET and modelled ET were lower as compared to the ET of reference grassland, suggesting that the SRC only used a limited amount of water. Secondly, we compared leaf area scaled and sapwood area scaled sap flow (F_s) measurements on individual plants vs. stand scale eddy covariance flux data during a 39‐day intensive field campaign in late summer 2011. Daily stem diameter variation (?D) was monitored simultaneously with F_s to understand water use strategies for three poplar genotypes. Canopy transpiration based on sapwood area or leaf area scaling was 43.5 and 50.3 mm, respectively, and accounted for 74%, respectively, 86%, of total ecosystem ET measured during the intensive field campaign. Besides differences in growth, the significant intergenotypic differences in daily ?D (due to stem shrinkage and swelling) suggested different water use strategies among the three genotypes which were confirmed by the sap flow measurements. Future studies on the prediction of SRC water use, or efforts to enhance the biomass yield of SRC genotypes, should consider intergenotypic differences in transpiration water losses at tree level as well as the SRC water balance at stand level.     

Water use efficiency in response to interannual variations in flux-based photosynthetic onset in temperate deciduous broadleaf forests

Climate change has significantly influenced the productivity of terrestrial ecosystems through water cycles. Water use efficiency (WUE) is an important indicator for understanding how water couples with the carbon cycle. Abiotic factors such as climatic factors and CO₂ concentration have been investigated to understand the mechanisms involved in the coupled carbon-water cycle of terrestrial ecosystems in response to climate change. However, the effects of biotic factors on WUE are less clear. By analyzing 66 site-years of flux and meteorological data obtained from 8 temperate deciduous broadleaf forest sites across North America and Europe, we found that ecosystem-scale WUE (defined here as the ratio of gross primary production (GPP) to evapotranspiration (ET)) in the spring significantly increased with the advance of the flux-based photosynthetic onset (FPO), mainly because an earlier FPO could lead to a steeper increase in GPP than in ET. However, the advance of FPO probably reduced summer WUE as a result of the enhancement of water stress by ET in the spring in temperate deciduous broadleaf forest. Our results also implied that spring warming had an indirectly positive effect on WUE through advancing spring phenology, but such a positive effect will likely weaken once the sensitivity of spring phenology to warming decreases as reported. Here, we argue that phenology, which exerts critical biotic control over most ecological processes, plays a larger role than expected in the regulation of the seasonal WUE and cannot be ignored in earth system models.     

Land‐use change affects water recycling in Brazil's last agricultural frontier

Historically, conservation‐oriented research and policy in Brazil have focused on Amazon deforestation, but a majority of Brazil's deforestation and agricultural expansion has occurred in the neighboring Cerrado biome, a biodiversity hotspot comprised of dry forests, woodland savannas, and grasslands. Resilience of rainfed agriculture in both biomes likely depends on water recycling in undisturbed Cerrado vegetation; yet little is known about how changes in land‐use and land‐cover affect regional climate feedbacks in the Cerrado. We used remote sensing techniques to map land‐use change across the Cerrado from 2003 to 2013. During this period, cropland agriculture more than doubled in area from 1.2 to 2.5 million ha, with 74% of new croplands sourced from previously intact Cerrado vegetation. We find that these changes have decreased the amount of water recycled to the atmosphere via evapotranspiration (ET) each year. In 2013 alone, cropland areas recycled 14 km³ less (?3%) water than if the land cover had been native Cerrado vegetation. ET from single‐cropping systems (e.g., soybeans) is less than from natural vegetation in all years, except in the months of January and February, the height of the growing season. In double‐cropping systems (e.g., soybeans followed by corn), ET is similar to or greater than natural vegetation throughout a majority of the wet season (December–May). As intensification and extensification of agricultural production continue in the region, the impacts on the water cycle and opportunities for mitigation warrant consideration. For example, if an environmental goal is to minimize impacts on the water cycle, double cropping (intensification) might be emphasized over extensification to maintain a landscape that behaves more akin to the natural system.     

Seasonal variations in upwelling and in the grazing impact of copepods on phytoplankton off A Coruña (Galicia, NW Spain)

The impact of grazing by copepods on phytoplankton was studied during a seasonal cycle on the Galician shelf off A Coruña (NW Spain). Grazing was estimated by measuring the chlorophyll gut content and the evacuation rates of copepods from three mesh-size classes: 200-500 (small), 500-1000 (medium), and 1000-2000 μm (large). Between February 1996 and June 1997, monthly measurements of water temperature, chlorophyll concentration, primary production rates, and copepod abundance, chlorophyll gut content, and evacuation rates were taken at an 80-m-deep, fixed shelf station. Additionally, the same measurements were collected daily during two bloom events in March and in July 1996. Small copepods were the most abundant through the seasonal cycle. The highest grazing impact, however, was due to the medium and large size classes. Grazing by small copepods exceeded grazing by medium and large copepods only during phytoplankton spring blooms. The impact of copepod grazing (considering all size fractions) was generally low. On average, 2% of the phytoplankton biomass and 6% of the primary production were removed daily by the copepod community. Maximum grazing impact values (9% of the phytoplankton biomass and 39% of the primary production) were found in mid-summer. These results suggest that most of the phytoplankton biomass would escape direct copepod grazing in this upwelling area.     

Carbon–water coupling and its relationship with environmental and biological factors in a planted Caragana liouana shrub community in desert steppe,northwest China

宁夏荒漠草原区中间锦鸡儿灌丛群落碳水循环特征及其与生物环境因子的关系 干旱半干旱区的人工植被重建可能会改变陆地生态系统的重要生物物理过程——碳水循环,然而在人类活动背景下,仍然缺乏对这些区域生态系统的碳水耦合机制的认识。本研究基于涡度相关系统测量了宁夏盐池荒漠草原区人工种植的中间锦鸡儿(Caragana  liouana)灌丛群落的CO2和H2O通量,通过分析总初级生产力(Gross Primary Productivity, GPP)、蒸散发(Evapotranspiration, ET)和水分利用效率(Water Use Efficiency, WUE)的变化,探讨了人工灌丛生态系统碳水通量及其耦合关系,并进一步分析驱动其变化的生物环境因子。研究结果表明,气候因子的季节变化导致了生物物理特征和碳水通量呈周期性变化。在生长季,GPP和ET波动较大,而WUE变化相对稳定。GPP、ET和WUE显著受辐射(Global Radiation, Rg)、温度(Ta和Ts)、水汽压亏缺、叶面积指数和植物水分胁迫指数(Plant Water Stress Index, PWSI)的驱动。其中Rg、温度和PWSI是影响WUE的最重要因素。Rg和温度会对WUE产生直接的促进作用,但同时也会间接地提高PWSI进而抑制WUE。PWSI会抑制光合作用和蒸腾作用,当植物水分胁迫超过一个阈值(PWSI > 0.54)时,WUE会下降,这是因为GPP对植物水分胁迫的响应比ET更敏感。这些研究结果表明,在荒漠草原区通过大规模种植灌木可实现固碳的作用,但也必须充分考虑区域的水资源消耗和水分利用效率的状况。     

黑河上游排露沟流域不同时期草地蒸散发的日变化

蒸散发是水循环的重要组成部分,但高海拔山区的观测难度导致对于该区实际蒸散发时空变化规律的认识相对缺乏.本文利用称重式蒸渗仪对黑河上游山区排露沟流域的草地蒸散发进行实地观测,研究了不同生长阶段草地蒸散发的日变化规律.结果表明:冻结期蒸发过程为冰雪升华,有着与其他3个时期大为不同的蒸发日变化规律,表现为冰雪升华量在无太阳辐射的时段几乎无变化,在一天中总辐射最大和相对湿度最低的时段,冰雪升华量有所增加.生长前期是一年中的冰雪消融期,以融雪蒸发和土壤蒸发为主.生长期是蒸散发最旺盛的时期,受连续降雨事件的影响,极端大值和极端小值出现于同一时刻.生长后期以土壤蒸发为主,不同于生长前期和生长期蒸散发的日变化呈单峰型,生长后期蒸发的日变化有3个波峰.     

基于模型数据融合的千烟洲亚热带人工林碳水通量模拟

人工林生态系统是我国森林生态系统的重要组成部分,在全球碳平衡中的作用越来越受到重视.利用千烟洲亚热带人工针叶林通量观测站的碳水通量和气象观测数据,通过模型数据融合方法对碳水循环过程模型——SIPNET模型关键参数进行反演,模拟了2004-2009年千烟洲人工林生态系统的碳水通量.结果表明:仅用碳通量观测数据优化模型参数时,净生态系统碳交换量(NEE)模拟效果较好(R2=0.934),而生态系统蒸散(ET)模拟效果较差(R2=0.188);同时用碳水通量观测数据优化时,NEE模拟效果稍差(R2=0.929),但ET模拟效果显著提升(R2=0.824),说明利用碳水通量观测数据同时优化,SIPNET模型才能较好地模拟试验站点碳水通量.在此基础上,开展了人工林生态系统碳通量对降水变化响应的敏感性分析,发现降水量减少对光合作用的影响比对呼吸作用的影响更为强烈,且碳水通量同时参与优化时模型才能较好地模拟碳通量随降水减少而快速降低的趋势,表明如果不能同时利用碳水通量进行参数优化,模型无法正确揭示生态系统碳循环对降水变异的响应.     

Evapotranspiration of Maize Plant in the Northern Part of the Linze Oasis

Evapotranspiration (ET) of maize plant during the developmental stages was measured with electronic weighing lysimeters. The results show that the crop ET varied with watering conditions and reached its maximum in the blooming-grouting period. The ratio ground evaporation to maize transpiration is 1:4. Influence of field micro-climate to crop ET is comprehensive, and solar radiation plays a leading role. Stomatal diffusion resistance is negative correlateff with the rate of crop ET . Leaf water potential decreases along with the acceleration of crop ET. Our preliminary conclusion is that stomatal diffusion resistance and leaf water potential would be the two important parameters of soil-plant-atmospheric water circulation.     

短花针茅叶片水分利用效率对放牧强度的响应及其影响因素

为明确植物的用水策略及适应性机制,以内蒙古四子王旗短花针茅荒漠草原为研究对象,设置对照(CK)、轻度放牧(LG)、中度放牧(MG)和重度放牧(HG)4个放牧梯度,其载畜率分别为每1 hm^(2)每年0、0.93、1.82和2.71个羊单位的放牧强度,调查建群种短花针茅的高度、盖度、密度、地上生物量以及土壤的理化性状,并且采用稳定碳同位素法和红外光合仪法对短花针茅水分利用效率进行了测定,旨在阐明短花针茅水分利用效率在不同放牧强度下的响应规律及其影响因素。结果显示:(1)放牧对短花针茅盖度、密度以及地上生物量的影响显著;随着载畜率的增大,有利于短花针茅的扩散使其分布面积增加,且在中度放牧条件下尤为明显。(2)随着放牧强度的增加,土壤水分含量较对照显著提高,土壤全氮含量呈先增加后减少的变化趋势,土壤速效钾呈现降低的变化趋势,而对土壤全碳含量和pH无显著影响,说明适度放牧能够提高土壤水分含量、促进土壤氮含量的积累,但放牧会导致土壤速效钾减少。(3)随着放牧强度的增大,短花针茅长期水分利用效率(WUE l)呈现“V”形变化趋势,而瞬时水分利用效率(WUE t)与内在水分利用效率(WUE i)总体呈降低的变化趋势。(4)相关分析显示,放牧强度与短花针茅密度、地上生物量呈显著正相关关系,土壤全氮含量与有机碳、pH、WUE i呈显著正相关关系,WUE t与WUE i呈显著正相关关系;短花针茅内在水分利用效率与土壤有机碳含量密切相关。研究表明,重度放牧导致短花针茅株丛破碎化,增加了种群的扩散面积,是短花针茅长期水分利用效率提高的直接原因;短花针茅瞬时水分利用效率随放牧强度的增加而降低可能是由其内在水分利用效率降低引起的。     

草坪蒸散研究进展

草坪蒸散量是指导草坪合理灌溉的重要指标。自20世纪中叶以来,以节水为目的的草坪蒸散研究越来越受到人们的重视。草坪蒸散研究的内容主要包括相互关联的3个方面：草坪蒸散率的测定与比较,草坪蒸散机制的研究和草坪节水灌溉的研究。草坪蒸散率在不同草种间存在不同程度的差异。暖季型草坪草和冷季型草坪草相比普遍具有较低的草坪蒸散率。暖季型草坪草的夏季日平均最大蒸散率为3.0-9.0mm,而冷季型草坪草的为3.6-12.6mm。密度大,生长缓慢的杂交狗牙根、结缕草、野牛草和假俭草的耗水量很低,细羊茅的耗水量中等,而草地早熟禾、高羊茅、1年生早熟禾和匍匐剪股颖的耗水量很大。同种草坪草的不同品种的草坪蒸散率存在差异。有些草种内品种间差异的程度高达64％,不亚于种间。冷季型草坪草品种的蒸散率与留茬量显著相关,但环境因子对品种的蒸散率影响很大,品种的蒸散特性不稳定。与冷季型草坪草相比,暖季型草坪草的种内品种间蒸散率的差异和谐较小。草坪的冠层是草坪蒸散的一个主要外部条件,具有较低蒸散率的草坪往往具备高冠层阻力和低叶面积。土壤水分不受限制时,不同的暖季型草坪草种间的草坪蒸散率与叶片背面的气孔密度显著负相关。但在种内品种间没有表现出相关性。冷季型草坪草种间和种内的叶片气孔数目和草坪的蒸散率不相关。草坪的作物系数是确定最适灌溉量的关键参数,线性梯度灌溉系统比小型蒸渗仪提供的草坪作物系数更接近于实际。当草坪的质量维持在可接受的水平时,以彭曼公式推测的苜蓿的潜在蒸散量为参照蒸散量,高羊茅草坪的作物系数为0.60-0.80,草地早熟禾草坪的作物系数为0.50-0.80。基于草坪冠层温度的作物水分胁迫系数（CWSI）是确定灌溉时机的比较合理的指标。CWSI在不同的季节和不同的草种间表现不稳定,并且这种方法的节水效果也表现不一,还处于发展阶段。草坪蒸散的研究在我国几乎处于空白状态,开展我国的草坪蒸散研究,寻求适合的草坪节水途径已势在必行。