近20年内蒙古鄂托克旗草地降水利用效率时空演变的驱动力量化

降水利用效率(PUE)是评价干旱半干旱地区草地生产力与降水关系的有效指标。为进一步探究气候变化和人类活动对草地PUE的驱动机理,本研究采用改进的CASA模型估算了2001—2020年鄂托克旗草地净初级生产力(NPP),结合同期降水量的空间插值数据获取了研究区草地PUE,利用简单线性回归和分段线性回归分析了PUE的时空演变特征及其空间格局对6类气候因子的响应,并引入基于偏导数的量化分析方法定量评估了气候变化和人类活动对PUE动态的相对贡献。结果表明: 鄂托克旗草地PUE多年均值为0.748 g C·m^-2·mm^-1,年际波动呈显著下降趋势,下降速率为0.014 g C·m^-2·mm^-1·a^-1;PUE在空间上西低东高,沿气温、降水、相对湿度、日照时数和ET₀的增长梯度呈显著的单峰分段线性模式,而沿风速梯度表现为先快后慢的持续显著增长模式;研究区94.3%的草地表现为PUE衰减态势,且有43.6%为严重衰减,这一突出问题是气候变化和人类活动共同作用导致的,二者的贡献分别为-1.162×10^-2和-0.240×10^-2 g C·m^-2·mm^-1·a^-1,而气候变化是首要驱动力,其中降水是关键气候驱动因子。     

内蒙古草甸草原地下芽库对极端干旱的响应

全球变化引发的极端气候事件严重影响草地生态系统结构与功能。然而,作为多年生草地重要繁殖体库,半干旱草甸草原地下芽库如何响应极端干旱尚未明确。本研究以内蒙古呼伦贝尔草甸草原为对象,利用模拟极端干旱样地平台,探究地下芽库及其与地上植被关系对模拟生长季极端干旱的响应。结果表明,环境降水水平与干旱处理下总芽密度分别为1443和1128芽·m^-2;分株总密度分别为1791和1346株·m^-2;群落整体分生组织制约系数分别为0.84和0.83。极端干旱对草甸草原地下芽库、地上分株密度以及二者之间关联均无显著影响。就优势植物功能群根茎型禾草而言,极端干旱对其地下芽库同样无显著影响。因此,地下芽库表现出对极端干旱一定程度的抵抗力,可作为草甸草原植被应对极端气候事件的保险策略,有效促进草甸草原在极端气候胁迫下的种群更新与植被恢复,有助于草甸草原植被稳定性与生态系统功能维持。     

中国旱区水循环变化特征及其对植被净初级生产力的影响

了解全球气候变化背景下旱区植被净初级生产力(NPP)的变化特征及对水循环变化的响应机制,对于旱区水资源优化配置和生态系统管理具有重要意义。本研究基于2003—2017年的水文、气候数据和CASA模型模拟的NPP数据,分析了中国旱区水循环变化特征及其对NPP的影响,并采用气候枢轴点方法量化了不同干旱梯度下NPP对水循环变化的响应系数和阈值。结果表明：中国旱区整体呈暖湿化趋势,降水、蒸散和土壤水年均增加2.94 mm·a^-1、1.79 mm·a^-1和0.0005 m~3·m^-3·a^-1,水循环过程加速;中国旱区平均NPP为146.82 g C·m^-2·a^-1,年均增加0.93 g C·m^-2·a^-1;NPP增加区域主要分布在陕北、山西、内蒙东南部和新疆塔里木盆地边缘;降水、蒸散、土壤水与NPP显著正相关(相关系数分别为0.593、0.781和0.702,P<0.05),其中NPP对蒸散的响应最敏感;当降水、蒸散...     

人工生境条件下几种红树植物的净初级生产力比较研究

选择3种红树植物海桑(Sonneratia caseolaris)、秋茄(Kandelia candel)和桐花树(Aegiceras corniculatum),每种分别按45%、30%和15%的面积比例种植于滩涂海水养殖塘.种植后连续2年对红树植物进行生态监测.结果表明,海桑增高457.0cm,基径增加86.1mm,成活率92.9%;桐花树高、基径分别增长2.1cm和36.5mm,成活率93.9%;秋茄成活率44.7%,增高20.4cm、基径增加2.4mm,说明在不受自然潮汐影响的人工生境条件下,海桑和桐花树对环境的适应能力强,生长较好,秋茄的生长适应性较差.据不同时期树高、基径与干、枝、叶、根的生物量,求得植物各器官生物量与树高、基径的回归方程,分析了3种红树植物的生物量与净初级生产力.海桑单位面积生物量5597.8g·m^-2,桐花树962.5g·m^-2,秋茄66.0g·m^-2.生物量在植物各器官的分配按大小排序,海桑为树干＞树枝＞树根＞树叶;桐花树为树叶＞树枝＞树干＞树根;秋茄为树干＞树根＞树叶＞树枝.单位面积净初级生产力海桑为7051.5g·m^-2,桐花树1105.8g·m^-2,秋茄93.0g·m^-2.高生产力伴随高归还量,凋落物归还量占净初级生产力的比重为海桑20.5%、桐花树15.4%、秋茄7.%.     

1999—2015年若尔盖草原湿地净初级生产力时空变化

植被净初级生产力(NPP)是草原湿地生态系统碳收支平衡和气候变化的核心内容之一。本研究基于植被指数、气象数据(降水和气温)、植被类型数据,利用CASA模型对若尔盖草原湿地1999—2015年NPP进行估算,分析了若尔盖草原湿地NPP时空格局特征及其与气候因子的关系。结果表明: NPP实测值与模拟值之间显著相关,R²为0.78,均方根误差为120.3 g C·m^-2·a^-1;研究区年均和生长季(4—9月)NPP分别为329.0、229.4 g C·m^-2·a^-1,年际间波动明显,以2.3、1.6 g C·m^-2·a^-1的微弱趋势下降,不同植被类型的年均及生长季NPP的年际波动与整个研究区的波动趋势基本一致;年均和生长季NPP的变化斜率分别为-21.3～18.7、-31.5～23.1 g C·m^-2·a^-1,显著增加的面积分别占研究区总面积的0.3%和0.7%,主要分布于森林覆盖区和湿地生态补偿区;显著下降的面积分别占研究区总面积的1.4%和6.4%,主要分布于人类活动集中的地区;研究区不同植被的固碳能力存在差异,其中,森林最强,草地次之,湿地最弱;降水是影响草原湿地植被NPP的主导气候因子。     

干旱胁迫降低了内蒙古羊草草原的碳累积

采用涡度相关法, 分析了2004年(平水年)和2005-2006年(干旱年)生长季内蒙古锡林河流域羊草(Leymus chinensis)草原的净生态系统碳交换(net ecosystem exchange, NEE)、总初级生产力(gross primary productivity, GPP)和生态系统呼吸(ecosystem respiration, R_e)的季节和年度变化。结果表明: 平水年羊草草原的日最大GPP和R_e分别为4.89和1.99 g C·m^-2·d^-1, 而干旱年GPP和R_e分别为1.53-3.01和1.38-1.77 g C·m^-2·d^-1。与平水年相比, 干旱年日最大GPP、R_e分别下降了38%-68%和11%-12%。平水年羊草草原累积的GPP、R_e分别为294和180 g C·m^-2, 而在干旱年分别为102-123 g C·m^-2和132-158 g C·m^-2。和平水年相比, 干旱年的GPP、R_e分别下降了58%-65%和12%-27%。用Van’t Hoff模型模拟的8个窄土壤含水量(θ)跨度生态系统呼吸(R_e)对土壤温度(T_s)的敏感程度表明: 曲线斜率在θ = 0.16-0.17 m³·m^-3范围内达到最大, 高于或者低于这个阈值, R_e对T_s的敏感度降低。干旱胁迫降低了生态系统生产力和生态系统呼吸量。与平水年相比, 干旱年的GPP比R_e下降的幅度更大, 干旱胁迫降低了内蒙古羊草草原的碳累积, 使生态系统由碳汇变为碳源。     

高寒草甸土地退化及其恢复重建对植被碳、氮含量的影响

以青海省达日县高寒草甸原生高寒嵩草(Kobresia)草甸封育系统为对照,研究了土地退化对植被生产力的影响,检验了不同人工重建措施(两个人工种植处理:混播(HB)、翻耕单播(DBF)和1个退化草地封育自然恢复处理(NR)及1个退化草地自然状态(SDL))对植被生产力的相对影响程度。结果表明,原生植被封育处理(YF)地上总生物量为265.1 g·m^-2,混播(HB)和翻耕单播(DBF)处理中地上总生物量分别为原生植被封育处理的116%和68%。退化草地封育自然恢复处理(NR)和重度退化自然状态下地上总生物量分别为原生植被封育的76%和53%。YF处理根系生物量远大于其它处理。原生植被封育系统中植被地上部分碳储量为 110.14 g·m^-2,地下根系(0~30 cm)碳储量为2 957 g·m^-2,植被总碳储量为 3 067.14 g·m^-2;重度退化草地系统中植被地上部分碳储量为 57.07 g·m^-2,地下根系(0~30 cm)碳储量为 357 g·m^-2,植被总碳储量为 414.07 g·m^-2。由此可见,高寒草甸严重退化后,通过植物组织流失的碳达到2 653.35 g·m^-2,即86.5%的碳损失;原生植被封育系统植被总氮储量为 56.85 g·m^-2,而重度退化草地植被总氮储量为 18.02 g·m^-2,高寒草甸严重退化使植物组织68.30%氮损失。与重度退化地相比,由于恢复重建措施增加了植物的生物量输入和群落组成,除翻耕单播处理外,其它恢复重建措施均能恢复系统植被的碳氮储量。这些恢复重建措施将会逐步改善土壤的物理和化学特性,最终使这些生态系统逐步由碳源向碳汇方向的转变成为可能。     

锡林郭勒盟净初级生产力时空变化及其气候影响

净初级生产力(NPP)是表征生态系统质量与功能的核心指标,监测生态工程区NPP的时空变化是生态建设成效评估的重要内容。本文利用2000—2015年时序遥感数据与光能利用效率模型(CASA),分析了锡林郭勒盟NPP的时空变化以及气温与降水的影响。结果表明:2000—2015年锡林郭勒盟的NPP为108.66~359.74 g C·m^-2·a^-1,多年平均值为254.18 g C·m^-2·a^-1,年均增加13.47 g C·m^-2;锡林郭勒盟的NPP由东向西递减趋势明显,40.13%的区域NPP高于280 g C·m^-2·a^-1,且集中在太仆寺旗、多伦县、西乌珠穆沁旗和东乌珠穆沁旗等地区;相比2000年,2015年锡林郭勒盟有94.56%的区域NPP升高,其中33.95%的区域NPP增幅高于120 g C·m^-2;锡林郭勒盟的NPP与降雨量呈显著正相关,31.18%的区域NPP与气温呈正相关,NPP与年均气温及降水量的复相关系数为0.59。综合来看,锡林郭勒盟约55%的区域NPP明显受气候因素驱动,其生态修复治理应充分利用气候变化的积极影响,而其他区域则需注重施加生态工程措施。     

近60年来印江河流域极端气候演变及其对净初级生产力和归一化植被指数的影响

极端气候事件的发生改变了区域水热条件，并影响着生态环境变化。然而，目前长时间尺度上极端气候的演变规律及其对生态环境的影响尚不明晰。采用Mann-Kendall趋势及突变检验法、连续小波变换和Hurst指数法揭示了喀斯特槽谷印江河流域极端气候的变化趋势、突变时间、周期性特征和未来演变规律，并利用Lindeman-Merenda-Gold模型定量评估了极端气候溶变对生态环境变化的影响。结果表明：(1)印江河流域极端气温显著上升，降雨量增多，呈现湿热多雨的气候特征。未来极端气温事件持续等级将更高，持续强度也更强。(2)同类型极端气候具有潜在的关联性，但不同类型极端气候间的影响较小，且多呈负相关。(3)印江河流域平均净初级生产力(NPP)和归一化植被指数(NDVI)在2000—2015年间呈现相反的变化趋势，NPP平均值为598.53 g C m^-2 a^-1,平均减少速率为-3.32 g C m^-2 a^-1。NDVI平均值为0.59,平均增长速率为0.0013/a。(4)冷持续指数(CSDI)、平均温差(D...     

黄土丘陵区微地形对草地植物群落结构组成和功能特征的影响

对黄土丘陵区微地形(阳坡坡上、中、下部,坡顶,阴坡坡上、中、下部)条件下草地植物群落进行群落组成调查和地上、地下生物量测定,分析微地形对草地植物群落结构组成和功能特征的影响.结果表明： 研究区内草地植物群落主要由菊科、禾本科和豆科物种组成.群落地上和地下生物量以及根系年生长量分别为164.12 g·m^-2、1044.87 g·m^-2、731.77 g·m^-2·a^-1.群落地上和地下生物量以及根系年生长量在不同坡向的大小均为：阴坡>阳坡>坡顶.在阴坡,群落生物量和根系年生长量的大小为：坡下部>坡中部>坡上部>坡顶部,阳坡群落生物量在不同坡位的大小顺序与阴坡不同.根系生长主要集中在0～20 cm土层,且从上到下逐渐减小.根系周转率的平均值为0.75 a^-1,在不同微地形条件下不同土层内大小不同.     

Contrasting above‐ and belowground sensitivity of three Great Plains grasslands to altered rainfall regimes

Intensification of the global hydrological cycle with atmospheric warming is expected to increase interannual variation in precipitation amount and the frequency of extreme precipitation events. Although studies in grasslands have shown sensitivity of aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) to both precipitation amount and event size, we lack equivalent knowledge for responses of belowground net primary productivity (BNPP) and NPP. We conducted a 2‐year experiment in three US Great Plains grasslands – the C₄‐dominated shortgrass prairie (SGP; low ANPP) and tallgrass prairie (TGP; high ANPP), and the C₃‐dominated northern mixed grass prairie (NMP; intermediate ANPP) – to test three predictions: (i) both ANPP and BNPP responses to increased precipitation amount would vary inversely with mean annual precipitation (MAP) and site productivity; (ii) increased numbers of extreme rainfall events during high‐rainfall years would affect high and low MAP sites differently; and (iii) responses belowground would mirror those aboveground. We increased growing season precipitation by as much as 50% by augmenting natural rainfall via (i) many (11–13) small or (ii) fewer (3–5) large watering events, with the latter coinciding with naturally occurring large storms. Both ANPP and BNPP increased with water addition in the two C₄ grasslands, with greater ANPP sensitivity in TGP, but greater BNPP and NPP sensitivity in SGP. ANPP and BNPP did not respond to any rainfall manipulations in the C₃‐dominated NMP. Consistent with previous studies, fewer larger (extreme) rainfall events increased ANPP relative to many small events in SGP, but event size had no effect in TGP. Neither system responded consistently above‐ and belowground to event size; consequently, total NPP was insensitive to event size. The diversity of responses observed in these three grassland types underscores the challenge of predicting responses relevant to C cycling to forecast changes in precipitation regimes even within relatively homogeneous biomes such as grasslands.     

Contingent productivity responses to more extreme rainfall regimes across a grassland biome

Climate models predict, and empirical evidence confirms, that more extreme precipitation regimes are occurring in tandem with warmer atmospheric temperatures. These more extreme rainfall patterns are characterized by increased event size separated by longer within season drought periods and represent novel climatic conditions whose consequences for different ecosystem types are largely unknown. Here, we present results from an experiment in which more extreme rainfall patterns were imposed in three native grassland sites in the Central Plains Region of North America, USA. Along this 600 km precipitation–productivity gradient, there was strong sensitivity of temperate grasslands to more extreme growing season rainfall regimes, with responses of aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) contingent on mean soil water levels for different grassland types. At the mesic end of the gradient (tallgrass prairie), longer dry intervals between events led to extended periods of below-average soil water content, increased plant water stress and reduced ANPP by 18%. The opposite response occurred at the dry end (semiarid steppe), where a shift to fewer, but larger, events increased periods of above-average soil water content, reduced seasonal plant water stress and resulted in a 30% increase in ANPP. At an intermediate mixed grass prairie site with high plant species richness, ANPP was most sensitive to more extreme rainfall regimes (70% increase). These results highlight the inherent complexity in predicting how terrestrial ecosystems will respond to forecast novel climate conditions as well as the difficulties in extending inferences from single site experiments across biomes. Even with no change in annual precipitation amount, ANPP responses in a relatively uniform physiographic region differed in both magnitude and direction in response to within season changes in rainfall event size/frequency.     

1982—2015年气候变化和人类活动对内蒙古草地净初级生产力的影响

研究1982—2015年气候变化和人类活动对内蒙古草地净初级生产力(NPP)的影响。结果表明: 1982—1998年和1999—2015年2个时期,内蒙古草地实际NPP(ANPP)增长速率分别为1.08和1.36 g C·m^-2·a^-1,草地以恢复为主,2个时期草地恢复面积分别占研究区总面积的81.6%和76.3%;草地退化面积有增加趋势,且气候变化和人类活动对不同类型草地的影响不同。2个时期气候变化对草地恢复贡献率分别为79.3%和94.1%,气候变化是草地恢复的主要因素,其中,ANPP与降水呈显著正相关,而与温度的相关性不显著,表明降水是影响草地恢复的主要气候因子。2个时期人类活动对草地退化的贡献率分别为83.3%和87.8%,说明人类活动是导致草地退化的主要原因。气候变化对内蒙古草地恢复起主导作用,而人类活动诸如放牧数量、耕地面积和造林面积的增加,加速了草地退化。     

Asymmetric responses of primary productivity to precipitation extremes: A synthesis of grassland precipitation manipulation experiments

Climatic changes are altering Earth's hydrological cycle, resulting in altered precipitation amounts, increased interannual variability of precipitation, and more frequent extreme precipitation events. These trends will likely continue into the future, having substantial impacts on net primary productivity (NPP) and associated ecosystem services such as food production and carbon sequestration. Frequently, experimental manipulations of precipitation have linked altered precipitation regimes to changes in NPP. Yet, findings have been diverse and substantial uncertainty still surrounds generalities describing patterns of ecosystem sensitivity to altered precipitation. Additionally, we do not know whether previously observed correlations between NPP and precipitation remain accurate when precipitation changes become extreme. We synthesized results from 83 case studies of experimental precipitation manipulations in grasslands worldwide. We used meta‐analytical techniques to search for generalities and asymmetries of aboveground NPP (ANPP) and belowground NPP (BNPP) responses to both the direction and magnitude of precipitation change. Sensitivity (i.e., productivity response standardized by the amount of precipitation change) of BNPP was similar under precipitation additions and reductions, but ANPP was more sensitive to precipitation additions than reductions; this was especially evident in drier ecosystems. Additionally, overall relationships between the magnitude of productivity responses and the magnitude of precipitation change were saturating in form. The saturating form of this relationship was likely driven by ANPP responses to very extreme precipitation increases, although there were limited studies imposing extreme precipitation change, and there was considerable variation among experiments. This highlights the importance of incorporating gradients of manipulations, ranging from extreme drought to extreme precipitation increases into future climate change experiments. Additionally, policy and land management decisions related to global change scenarios should consider how ANPP and BNPP responses may differ, and that ecosystem responses to extreme events might not be predicted from relationships found under moderate environmental changes.     

荒漠草原与典型草原NPP、碳积累对不同降雨年份和利用方式的响应

不同草原利用方式正在影响着内蒙古的草原生态系统,而且在未来降水空间格局变化的背景下,它们共同决定了生态系统植被类型、净初级生产力(NPP)和生态系统碳积累。选取内蒙古中部两个重要的草地类型:荒漠草原和典型草原,研究不同草原利用方式(围栏禁牧、划区轮牧、割草、自由放牧)植物群落在降雨量不同的两个生长季节地上(ANPP)、地下净初级生产力(BNPP)的变化,同时也评估了植物群落的碳积累,研究结果表明:1)在降雨量亏缺年份,与围封相比,荒漠草原自由放牧区ANPP、BNPP及碳积累分别下降了57.1%、51.7%和56.0%,而典型草原自由放牧区分别下降了18.4%、25.1%和17.9%。2)在降雨量充足年份,与围封相比,荒漠草原划区轮牧区ANPP、BNPP以及碳积累分别增加了18.2%、9.8%和21.9%,而典型草原各处理下围封禁牧区ANPP仍是最高;3)两种草地类型下,降雨量对自由放牧的调控作用高于其它草地利用方式;4)荒漠草原ANPP在丰雨年是欠雨年的2倍,而典型草原仅增加了79.0%,降雨量对荒漠草原生产力的季节调控作用远高于典型草原。在未来全球气候变暖和降水格局变化的情况下,荒漠草原降雨量是影响荒漠植物群落NPP和碳积累的主导因子。     

西南高山亚高山区植被水分利用效率时空特征及其与气候因子的关系

水分利用效率(WUE)是深入理解生态系统水碳循环及其耦合关系的重要指标。为了揭示气候变化背景下区域尺度不同植被类型的响应和适应特征, 对中国西南高山亚高山地区2000-2014年的9种植被类型的WUE时空特征及其影响因素进行探究。该研究基于MODIS总初级生产力(GPP)、蒸散发(ET)数据和气象数据, 估算西南高山亚高山区植被WUE, 采用趋势分析及相关分析等方法, 分析了研究区植被WUE与气温、降水及海拔的关系。主要结果: (1)西南高山亚高山区2000-2014年植被WUE多年均值为0.95 g·m^-2·mm^-1, 整体呈显著增加趋势, 增速为0.011 g·m^-2·mm^-1·a^-1; 空间上WUE呈东南高西北低的分布, 85.84%区域的WUE呈增加趋势。(2)西南高山亚高山区各植被类型WUE多年均值表现为常绿针叶林>稀树草原>常绿阔叶林>有林草原>农田>落叶阔叶林>混交林>郁闭灌丛>草地; 时间上, 各植被类型WUE均呈上升趋势。(3)西南高山亚高山区89.56%区域的WUE与气温正相关, 92.54%区域的WUE与降水量负相关; 各植被类型中, 草地WUE与气温的相关性最高, 有林草原WUE与降水量的相关性最高。(4)西南高山亚高山区典型的地带性顶极植被常绿针叶林的WUE具有较强的海拔适应性及应对气候变化的能力。     

Drought timing differentially affects above- and belowground productivity in a mesic grassland

Climate models forecast an intensification of the global hydrological cycle with droughts becoming more frequent and severe, and shifting to times when they have been historically uncommon. Droughts, or prolonged periods of precipitation deficiency, are characteristic of most temperate grasslands, yet few experiments have explored how variation in the seasonal timing of drought may impact ecosystem function. We investigated the response of above- and belowground net primary production (ANPP & BNPP) to altered drought timing in a mesic grassland in NE Kansas. Moderate drought treatments (25% reduction from the mean growing season precipitation [GSP]) were imposed by erecting rainout shelters in late spring (LSP), early summer (ESM), and mid-summer (MSM, n = 10 plots/treatment). These treatments were compared to two controls (long-term average GSP [LTA] and ambient GSP [AMB]) and a wet treatment (+30% of the long-term average GSP [WET]). We found that LSP drought did not significantly reduce ANPP relative to control plots while the ESM and MSM drought did despite equivalent reductions in soil moisture. In contrast, the WET treatment did not affect ANPP. Neither the WET nor the drought treatments altered BNPP as compared to the controls. Our results suggest that forecasts of ecosystem responses to climate change will be improved if both the seasonal timing of alterations in precipitation as well as differential responses of above- and belowground productivity to drought are incorporated into models.