广西雅长自然保护区兰科植物多样性研究

对广西雅长兰科植物自然保护区的兰科植物多样性进行调查研究。该保护区兰科植物多样性具有如下特点:(1)物种多样性丰富,居群数量大,共有兰科植物44属113种(含5变种);(2)分布广泛,生境复杂多样;(3)地理成分兼备热带和亚热带性质,生活类型齐全;(4)垂直分布格局呈现一定规律性。文章最后提出了该保护区兰科植物多样性保护及利用的初步建议。     

齐云山自然保护区兰科植物资源分布及其区系特点

根据调查,齐云山自然保护区有兰科(Orchidaceae)植物33属62种,以地生兰占优势,有22属45种;附生兰11属16种;腐生兰1属1种。从海拔分布来看,1000 m以上的高海拔区域主要分布的是中国特有种和温带分布种;400 m以下的低海拔区域则以热带分布种为主。单种属有21属,占保护区兰科植物总属数的63.6 %。保护区兰科植物属的地理成分可划分为11个分布型和2个变型,种以东亚分布占主体。保护区特有种丰富,中国特有种15种。与邻近地区相比,保护区兰科植物与井冈山自然保护区的相似性系数最高(44.0%),与庐山自然保护区的最低(38.2%)。     

Diversity and Vertical Distribution Characteristics of Vascular Epiphytes in Bulong Nature Reserve Mengsong Section,Xishuangbanna

The first survey of vascular epiphytes was conducted using ground based inventory assisted by single rope technique in the recently established Bulong Nature Reserve, Xishuangbanna, China. Results indicated that vascular epiphytes were abundant and diverse there. On a total of 77 phorophytes in six plots (96 trees were examined in total, covered ca. 02ha area), 1756 individuals were recorded and were identified to 103 species (47 genera, 14 families). Compared with other regions, the epiphytes were as diverse as Paleotropics, and more diverse than temperate zone, but significantly less than the Neotropics. Orchids and ferns comprised 60%, 24% of the total flora, respectively, while others only took up 16%. The highest species richness and richest life form diversity was found in the middle canopy zone from 10 to 15m (51% of total species), where also supported high individual abundance (19% of total individuals). Besides the middle canopy, the most abundant zone of epiphyte individuals was detected at the base of the trunk (zone 0-5m, 24% of total individuals and 37% of total species), indicating another important niche for epiphytes in this forest environment. Primary hemiepiphytic figs were rare in the area and were not found on the surveyed host trees, while hemiepiphytic Araliaceae species (Schefflera elliptica and Tupidanthus calyptratus) were popular.     

Fate of epiphytes on phorophytes with different architectural characteristics along the perturbation gradient of Sabal mexicana forests in Veracruz,Mexico

Question: Vascular epiphytes and hemiepiphytes (E/HE) in neotropical forests account for a large fraction of plant richness, but little is known of how the interplay between phorophyte architectural characteristics and habitat perturbation affect communities of E/HE. Location: Sabal mexicana forests in a coastal area of Veracruz, Mexico. Methods: We compared communities of E/HE on phorophytes with different architectural characteristics – the palm S. mexicana and non‐palm phorophytes – in three environments: conserved sites, perturbed sites and small regenerated forest fragments. We combined traditional (abundance, species richness, similarity and complementarity indices) and more recent (phylogenetic diversity) metrics to describe the communities of E/HE. Results: Overall, we recorded 924 E/HE individuals (nine families, 16 genera and 21 species). The abundance and species richness of E/HE was higher on palms than on non‐palm phorophytes. Abundance‐based complementarities between phorophytes and sites were high. We detected clear changes in community structure of E/HE with habitat perturbation, but there were no effects on the phylogenetic diversity of the E/HE community. Palm phorophytes hosted a more phylogenetically diverse community of E/HE than did non‐palm phorophytes. Conclusions: Palm phorophytes are key elements supporting the conservation of resilient communities of E/HE in S. mexicana forest. Habitat fragmentation has a strong effect on the structure of the E/HE community in S. mexicana forests. Ferns are the group of epiphytes most severely affected by habitat perturbation, but we detected no significant effect on the phylogenetic diversity of the community.     

Orchis patens Desf.: seed morphology of an endangered Mediterranean orchid

The loss of orchid habitats has increased the investment on orchid conservation efforts to reduce the risk of extinction of rare species. In northwestern Italy, orchids are among the most threatened of all plant groups in the region, but little is known about the biology of most of the less abundant taxa. In this study, we used light and scanning electron microscopy to characterize the morphology of the seeds of the threatened Orchis patens Desf., a declining species present in semi-natural habitats. We found a marked positive relationship between seed size and embryo size that may be not restricted to O. patens but also occur in other orchid species. The comparative analysis of the observed seed traits revealed hidden morphological affinities at the reproductive level among O. patens and the three subspecies of O. mascula, showing the potential of this approach to test the taxonomic relationships among the different taxa included in the genus Orchis.     

云南哀牢山国家级自然保护区附生蕨类植物的多样性与附载植物的关系

为了探讨附生蕨类植物多样性与附载植物的关系,调查了附载植物胸径、树高、枝下高及附载植物种类对附生蕨类植物多样性的影响.按照径级分别对不周径级下的附载植物的附生蕨类植物的多样性进行偏相关分析,并采用方差分析判断附载植物种类对附生蕨类植物多样性的影响.结果表明,附载植物树高和胸径与附生蕨类植物多样性之间存在明显正相关,附载植物的枝下高与附生蕨类植物多样性之间存在着明显的负相关,表明较低的枝下高有利于附生蕨类植物多样性的增加.附载植物种类对附生蕨类植物多样性具有重要的影响.     

九连山自然保护区兰科植物资源分布及其特点

九连山自然保护区是江西兰科植物集中分布的地区之一。据调查,保护区有30属63种,以地生兰占优势,有20属（45种）;附生兰9属（15种）;腐生兰2属（3种）。其中单种属16个,占九连山兰科植物总属数的53.3%。与邻近地区相比,九连山自然保护区兰科植物与广东南岭自然保护区共有属最多（24属）,与甘肃麦积山共有属最少（11属）。九连山自然保护区兰科植物属的地理成分可划分为9个分布型和2个变型,种的分布以温带分布为主体,以东亚分布为核心,占总种数的38.1%。     

井冈山自然保护区野生兰科植物资源分布及特点

通过对江西省井冈山自然保护区兰科(Orchidaceae)植物的调查,分析了保护区内兰科植物的物种多样性、区系特点、分布格局,并采用SPSS18.0软件对井冈山及其邻近保护区属的种类进行相关和聚类分析。结果表明:井冈山兰科植物种类丰富,共有兰科植物34属75种,中国特有兰科植物19种。井冈山兰科植物资源垂直分布格局明显,不同海拔段的兰科植物分布差异较大,中低海拔的物种分布较多,资源相对保存较好;区系成分复杂多样,井冈山兰科植物属的地理成分可以划分为10个类型2个变型,热带性属占优势,占总属数的67.3%,但热带分布的种仅占本地区总种数的37.3%,而温带分布的种却占62.7%,故井冈山自然保护区属热带植物区系与温带植物区系过渡的交汇地带。井冈山兰科植物与齐云山自然保护区的相似性最高,与武夷山自然保护区的相似性最低。     

The effect of human disturbance on tree species composition and demographic structure in Kalinzu Forest Reserve,Uganda

Tree abundance and species composition in the mechanically logged, intensively pitsawn and minimally disturbed areas of Kalinzu Forest Reserve were determined. The spatial and diameter size‐class distribution of ten selected tree species representing pioneer, secondary colonizer, understorey, canopy, dominant and endangered species were also assessed. The species were: Musanga leo‐errerae, Trema orientalis, Funtumia africana, Strombosia scheffleri, Oxyansus speciosus, Parinari excelsa, Tabernaemontana holstii, Newtonia buchananii, Lovoa swynnertonii and Entandrophragma angolense. The mean stem density of all trees ≥0.5 m in height was 2809.1 per hectare and 150 species were enumerated in the three forest areas. Most individuals (47.73%) and species (75.0%) were recorded in the minimally disturbed and least in the mechanically logged areas. Of the selected species, F. africana was the most abundant (n = 789) and widely distributed in each of the areas. Entandrophragma angolense was the least abundant (n = 63) and most of its individuals (74.6%) were recorded in the minimally disturbed area. Funtumia africana and S. scheffleri (subcanopy), O. speciosus and T. holstii (understorey), N. buchananii (canopy) and P. excelsa (an upper canopy and a climax species of this forest reserve) had an inverse J‐shaped diameter size‐class structure while pioneer species (M. leo‐errerae and T. orientalis) had a bell‐shaped size‐class structure.     

广东象头山国家级自然保护区兰科植物垂直分布格局

于2019～2022年对广东象头山国家级自然保护区内的兰科植物进行专项调查,记录兰科植物种类、数量、生活型、海拔、生境等信息,分析保护区内兰科植物的垂直分布格局,并根据《广东高等植物红色名录》和《国家重点保护野生植物名录》对各海拔高度兰花濒危等级的物种数量进行统计。结果显示：(1)实地记录兰科植物33属48种,多数种类种群数量较少;(2)随着海拔上升,各海拔梯度的兰科植物总种数和不同生活型的种数均呈现“中间高度膨胀型”分布特点,峰值在中低海拔区域;(3)濒危物种主要集中在海拔200～500 m区间;(4)相邻海拔段的兰科植物种类相似性系数较高,垂直梯度差异越大,相似性系数越小。低海拔地区可能由于人为干扰频繁,兰科植物物种多样性较低;中海拔物种多样性最丰富;高海拔地区生长环境较苛刻,物种数量较少。     

广东惠东莲花山白盆珠兰科植物多样性分析

基于野外实地调查和文献记录,分析广东惠东莲花山白盆珠自然保护区的野生兰科植物物种多样性、属种地理分布特点及其种群结构。结果表明,白盆珠保护区野生兰科植物有40种,隶属于27属,包括地生兰26种、附生兰13种和腐生兰1种;以人为干扰较少的山林和溪谷沟边较为丰富。白盆珠保护区兰科植物属和种的地理成分均以热带亚洲分布成分为主,与邻近地区七目嶂保护区最为相似,两地的属种相似性系数分别达71.11%和61.11%。此外,调查中发现1个广东省兰科植物新记录种全唇盂兰Lecanorchis nigricans,及深圳拟兰Apostasia shenzhenica 1个新分布点。     

Analyzing the Spatial Structure of Broughtonia cubensis (Orchidaceae) Populations in the Dry Forests of Guanahacabibes,Cuba

A current key issue in ecology is the role of spatial effects on population and community dynamics. In this paper, we test several hypotheses related to spatial structures and coexistence of epiphytic tropical orchid species with special emphasis on the endemic species Broughtonia cubensis. More specifically, we explored the spatial structure of orchid–host plant communities at three different levels of organization (occupied vs. nonoccupied host trees, trees with B. cubensis vs. other orchids, and reproductive vs. nonreproductive B. cubensis plants). We mapped all potential host trees and orchids at three 20 × 20 m plots and applied techniques of spatial point pattern analysis such as mark connection and mark correlation functions to evaluate departures from randomized communities. We found spatial aggregation of trees with epiphytic orchids and segregation between trees with and without epiphytic orchids, and that there was an intraspecific spatial aggregation of B. cubensis in relation to the other seven epiphytic orchid species. Furthermore, we found spatial aggregation of reproductive B. cubensis individuals and segregation between reproductive and nonreproductive individuals on their phorophytes. Thus, orchid–host plant communities show hierarchical spatial structuring with aggregation and segregation at different levels of organization. Our results point to an enhancement of local species in the coexistence of tropical epiphytic orchid communities, by reducing competition through niche differentiation.     

金佛山自然保护区兰科植物多样性及保护对策研究

通过对保护区内兰科植物的调查,分析了保护区内兰科植物的物种多样性、垂直分布格局.结果表明,金佛山兰科植物种类丰富,区系成分复杂多样,共有兰科植物48属114种;金佛山兰科植物特有现象明显,中国特有兰科植物47种,3种为金佛山特有;垂直分布格局明显;不同海拔段的兰科植物濒危程度差异较大,低海拔地区物种?受威胁程度较低,资源保存状况更好.对造成兰科植物濒危的主要原因进行了分析,并提出了保护对策.     

内蒙古白音敖包国家自然保护区种子植物多样性及区系研究

通过野外实地调查,结合标本鉴定和文献研究,对内蒙古白音敖包国家级自然保护区种子植物多样性和区系特征进行了统计分析,并对白音敖包自然保护区与周边4个地区(章古台、木兰围场、达里诺尔、乌斯吐)种子植物区系的相似性进行比较分析。结果表明:(1)白音敖包自然保护区植物物种多样性较为丰富,共有野生种子植物72科261属526种,但多样性却表现出一定的脆弱性。(2)在植物区系科的组成上,主要有8个优势科;属的组成则主要为单种属和寡种属,共计246属,占本区系总属数的94.26%;在生活型方面草本植物占绝对优势,而在水分生态类型的分布上中生植物最多。(3)在科、属的地理分布类型中,温带成分占绝对优势,区系温带性质明显;而且区系成分具有一定的古老性,但特有程度较低。(4)该研究区与邻近4个植物区系的属相似性分析发现,白音敖包自然保护区与达里诺尔的属相似系数最高,与乌斯吐相似性较低。     

王朗自然保护区地栖脊椎动物群落结构和生境类型的关系

2006年8—11月,采用围栏陷阱法对四川省王朗自然保护区地栖脊椎动物的群落结构进行了研究,结合森林砍伐、旅游和植被恢复方式等干扰因子所推动的动物栖息生境变化,探讨了动物群落结构和生境类型的关系。监测历时75 d,8个样地共捕获3纲6目17科21种778只地栖脊椎动物,物种组成包括3种两栖类、1种鸟类和17种哺乳类。每百陷阱日的捕获率为32.4%;以普通鼩鼱、高山姬鼠、纹背鼩鼱、高原林蛙等4种为优势种,占全部捕获数的76.9%;其余17种的个体数均较少,物种多度和其分布区域呈显著线性相关(P0.001)。动物群落多样性指数,以干扰相对弱的原生针叶林物种多样性指数和均匀度指数为最高,而优势度指数最低;其次为旅游干扰的原生林灌丛和自然更新的次生林灌丛;人工种植的次生针叶林多样性指数和均匀度指数最低,而优势度指数最高。以动物群落相似性指数进行系统聚类,8个样地的动物群落聚为3类:即干扰相对弱的原生针叶林动物群落、严重干扰的人工针叶林动物群落、部分干扰的原生林灌丛和次生林灌丛动物群落。     

Variation in Mycorrhizal Associations with Tulasnelloid Fungi among Populations of Five Dactylorhiza Species

Background

Orchid species rely on mycorrhizal symbioses with fungi to complete their life cycle. Although there is mounting evidence that orchids can associate with several fungi from different clades or families, less is known about the actual geographic distribution of these fungi and how they are distributed across different orchid species within a genus.

Methodology/Principal Findings

We investigated among-population variation in mycorrhizal associations in five species of the genus Dactylorhiza (D. fuchsii, D. incarnata, D. maculata, D. majalis and D. praetermissa) using culture-independent detection and identification techniques enabling simultaneous detection of multiple fungi in a single individual. Mycorrhizal specificity, determined as the number of fungal operational taxonomic units (OTUs), and phylogenetic diversity of fungi were compared between species, whereas discriminant analysis was used to compare mycorrhizal spectra across populations and species. Based on a 95% cut-off value in internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence similarity, a total of ten OTUs was identified belonging to three different clades within the Tulasnellaceae. Most OTUs were found in two or more Dactylorhiza species, and some of them were common and widespread, occurring in more than 50% of all sampled populations. Each orchid species associated with at least five different OTUs, whereas most individuals also associated with two or more fungal OTUs at the same time. Phylogenetic diversity, corrected for species richness, was not significantly different between species, confirming the generality of the observed orchid mycorrhizal associations.

Conclusions/Significance

We found that the investigated species of the genus Dactylorhiza associated with a wide range of fungal OTUs from the Tulasnellaceae, some of which were widespread and common. These findings challenge the idea that orchid rarity is related to mycorrhizal specificity and fungal distribution.     

White Fringed Orchid as indicator of Sphagnum bog integrity

Ecosystem integrity often needs to be evaluated rapidly; indicator species may be used to do so. In this study we aim to evaluate whether White Fringed Orchid is an indicator of ombrotrophic peatland (Sphagnum bog) integrity in northeastern North America. The study was carried out in 113 sampling plots located in 60 bogs of southern Quebec, Canada. Vegetation (species cover and strata) and abiotic variables were collected within the plots and disturbance variables were determined using aerial photographs and satellite imagery. The level of integrity on each plot was assessed by calculating a Floristic Quality Assessment Index (FQAI) and an Anthropogenic Activity Index (AAI). Data were analyzed with ANOVAs, multivariate techniques and logistic multiple regression. Results indicated that the presence and abundance of White Fringed Orchid were positively linked to the FQAI and negatively to the perimeter/area ratio variable, suggesting that this species is most abundant and frequent at sites that are less disturbed and influenced by human activities. ANOVA showed that the AAI was lower in plots with high orchid abundance than in those without, suggesting that the orchid grows in more pristine sites. Our study showed that White Fringed Orchid abundance and presence may be used to rapidly and accurately evaluate Sphagnum bog integrity.     

广西雅长林区野生兰科植物资源现状与保护策略

广西雅长林区野生兰科植物资源丰富,约有52属156种,其中雅长保护区几乎每座山头都有兰科植物的分布,但其种类与居群基株数量等分布不均匀,且不连续,呈现出破碎化现象,其中面积较大的局部密集分布区有16处.文中根据野生兰科植物的资源现状及生物生态学特性,针对目前兰科植物保育存在的问题,分析人畜干扰及自然条件变化等不利因素,从兰科植物维持机制角度出发,提出雅长野生兰科植物的保护应以就地保护为主、迁地保育为辅的保育措施与策略:保护区应加快建设的步伐,构建野生兰科植物种质资源基因库,同时对密集分布区在人畜干扰大的区域,优先拉设铁丝网围护,并派专人巡护,重点保护,确保野生兰科植物及基因库安全.     

An examination of nectar production in 34 species of Dendrobium indicates that deceptive pollination in the orchids is not popular

Nectar, the most common floral reward, is generally used to determine whether an orchid species involves deceptive pollination. Estimates of the deceptive pollination systems with nectarless flowers have ranged from one quarter to one third of the nearly 30 000 species of orchids. These estimates, however, are biased towards temperate-zone, usually terrestrial, orchids. Here we investigated nectar production and property in 34 epiphytic orchid species of the Southeast Asian genus Dendrobium. Twenty-one species were observed producing nectar. The amount and sugar concentration (in bagged flowers) of 12 species varied from 0.45 to 2.78 μL and from 8.1% to 31.1%. The nectar was sucrose-dominant, typical of bee-pollinated flowers. Reconstruction of phylogenetic relationship indicated that transition of nectar secretion occurred in the genus. Spur length was positively correlated with flower size but species with relatively long spurs tended to produce small volume of nectar. Nectar production was strikingly variable among and within individuals in some species, suggesting that a vital measurement of bagged and fresh flowers is needed. Given that the quantitative measurement of nectar or floral reward in orchid species remains scarce, an estimate of deceptive pollination systems awaits further survey in diverse genera.     

辽东次生林木腐菌的物种多样性及其分布特征

2013年7—9月,以清原林场、老秃顶子国家级自然保护区和宽甸白石砬子自然保护区为研究区域,对辽东次生林中木腐菌的物种多样性及其分布特征进行了研究.经过野外调查,共采集和记录木腐菌1062份,经鉴定为92种,隶属于48个属;其中白石砬子国家级自然保护区木腐真菌物种最丰富,Shannon多样性指数为4.04.从物种的地理成分来看,辽东地区的木腐菌以世界性广布和北温带分布为主,具有明显的北温带特征.白腐真菌是该地区倒木的主要分解者;该地区的木腐菌主要生长在腐烂等级为2、3的倒木上,主要优势寄主为槭属倒木,有243份真菌采集于槭属倒木,占总数的23.2%.