干湿交替对臌囊苔草草丘生理生态的影响

苔草草丘作为一种典型的湿地植被景观,其生理生态特征受到水文情势变化的影响。本文以臌囊苔草(Carex schmidtii)为研究对象,通过室内模拟实验,研究了不同生长期干湿交替对臌囊苔草株高、茎粗、叶宽和生物量等生态特征的影响,并对苔草的叶绿素含量进行了分析。结果表明:生长初期,30天干湿交替(A1)条件下臌囊苔草生长旺盛,株高、茎粗和叶宽明显高于其他处理;生长后期,苔草生长对不同季节处理的响应显著,5月处理组(A组)苔草的茎粗和叶宽更具优势;臌囊苔草的生物量和叶绿素含量主要受不同生长期处理的影响,而干鲜比随干湿交替处理变化明显。因此,在臌囊苔草生长初期,保持较长周期的干湿交替有利于促进臌囊苔草的生长和叶绿素含量的提高,而生长后期适宜的补水和缩短干湿交替周期可以有效增强臌囊苔草物质积累的能力,增加生物量。研究结果为臌囊苔草草丘湿地的恢复与保护提供了科学依据。     

两种水分生态型小叶章的生理生态特征研究

通过野外调查与控制试验相结合的方法,比较研究了两种水分生态型小叶章的生理生态特征,结果表明:(1)自然条件下,小叶章沼泽化草甸群落Simpson多样性指数显著高于小叶章草甸群落,但是小叶章草甸群落中小叶章种群生物量显著高于沼泽化草甸群落;草甸小叶章的株高、节长、叶长、叶宽及叶绿素含量均显著高于沼泽化草甸小叶章;叶片干重和叶鞘干、鲜重以及叶片与叶鞘生物量分配比为沼泽化草甸小叶章较高,而茎的干、鲜重和叶片鲜重、总地上生物量及茎生物量分配比均为草甸小叶章较高,但差异均不显著.(2)在人工控制水位条件下,两种生态型小叶章种群密度差异显著,而种群高度则无显著差异;两种生态型小叶章在0 cm、20 cm水位梯度下的叶长,30 cm水位梯度下的叶宽,以及0 cm水位梯度下的叶面积均存在显著差异,沼泽化草甸小叶章个体生长指标均对水位梯度具有显著响应,而典型草甸小叶章仅叶绿素含量对水位梯度具有显著响应.研究发现,两种生态型小叶章对水位条件的敏感程度不同,不同条件下对水位梯度具有不同的响应规律.     

莫莫格湿地芦苇生理生态特征对水深梯度的响应

通过在莫莫格湿地测量芦苇的生态特征、叶绿素含量和光化学效率,对水深梯度影响芦苇生理生态的规律进行了分析.芦苇株高、生物量、叶绿素含量以及最大光化学效率与湿地水深呈显著正相关关系,这些指标随水深的增加而提高;芦苇盖度与水深呈负相关关系,随着水深增加,芦苇盖度逐渐降低;芦苇最大光化学效率在6～7月份达到最大,进入8月后下降,同时芦苇生长减慢.结果表明,6～7月份是芦苇生长的关键时期,应尽量满足芦苇需水要求.15 cm水深是芦苇最小生态水位,而35～45 cm的水深能确保芦苇最佳生长状态,是芦苇生长的最适宜生态水位.     

不同高程短尖苔草对水位变化的生长及繁殖响应

在淡水湿地生态系统中,水位通常是制约植被生长和繁殖动态的关键因素,进而对物种组成、群落演替和植被分布格局产生决定性影响。无性繁殖是洞庭湖湿地克隆植物适应环境胁迫的重要策略之一,以洞庭湖湿地典型克隆植物-短尖苔草(Carex brevicuspis C.B.Clarke)为对象,研究了不同分布高程(23.7 m和25.8 m)的植物对水位变化(0 cm,-15 cm,-30 cm)的生长和繁殖特征响应。结果表明:水位变化对不同分布高程分布短尖苔草的生长和克隆繁殖特征均产生显著影响(P0.05)。对高程区的短尖苔草而言,克隆繁殖特征如分株数、分株总生物量、芽数和芽生物量随水位的降低而增加,而对生长特征(株高及总生物量)无显著影响(P0.05),表明适当干旱有利于高程区苔草的克隆繁殖。对于低程区分布短尖苔草而言,水位变化对其生长特征有显著影响(P0.05),如株高和总生物量随着水位的降低而增加;分株数和总芽生物量等克隆繁殖特征则随水位的降低而减少,而水位对低程区短尖苔草的分株总生物量和总芽数影响不显著(P0.05)。因此,短尖苔草的克隆繁殖特征除受到水位的影响外,还受其分布高程的影响。可见,同一种短尖苔草因长期适应于不同生境而对相同的环境胁迫表现出了不同的生长繁殖策略,     

人工恢复与自然恢复模式下苔草草丘生态特征比较

本研究以哈尔滨太阳岛草丘湿地为对象,对比了人工恢复与自然恢复下苔草草丘个体和种群的生态特征,并分析其与环境因子的关系.结果表明:苔草植株生长随时间呈现先增加后降低的变化趋势(5—8月),初期(5—6月)生长迅速,6月达到峰值.人工恢复和自然恢复模式下,苔草草丘个体和种群特征差异显著:自然恢复下苔草叶面积、叶宽、单株鲜重、单株干重、丘墩高度、直径、丘顶面积、丘墩表面积、丘墩体积等苔草草丘个体特征均显著高于人工恢复,人工恢复下苔草草丘密度、盖度、生物量等种群特征显著高于自然恢复,物种多样性无显著差异.土壤含水量、水深、草丘密度、丘间距离是导致2种恢复模式下苔草草丘生长差异的主要因素,自然恢复区土壤含水量、水深、间距均显著高于人工恢复区,对草丘个体的形成和发育具有促进作用,人工恢复区高移栽密度是导致草丘密度、盖度、生物量高于自然恢复区的主要因素.建议未来开展苔草草丘湿地恢复和保护时,应参考自然恢复湿地中草丘的分布特点,适当调整丘间距离(54.22～117.89 cm)和种群密度(1.9～3.1 墩·m^-2),同时采取干旱区春季适当补水措施,保持适宜的土壤含水量和水深,促进苔草草丘的生长发育和快速恢复,维持其种群长期健康稳定.     

不同生长阶段毛苔草（Carex lasiocarpa）克隆繁殖对水文情势的响应

毛苔草为三江平原沼泽湿地分布区典型沼生植物.通过幼苗移植水位控制试验,研究不同生长期毛苔草克隆繁殖对水文情势的响应.结果表明,干湿交替条件下,毛苔草分蘖能力最强;苗期处理对后期分蘖有显著影响,后期水分增多明显促进分蘖,但不同经历的毛苔草分蘖对水分条件改变的响应速度不同.-5cm水位条件下,毛苔草根茎长度最大,而持续淹水15cm条件下,毛苔草根茎后期伸展最快.稳定水文条件的改变,抑制根茎生长,从波动水文情势转到稳定的水文环境中,根茎生长得到促进.-5cm水位条件下,毛苔草根茎生物量占总生物量的比重最大;而且水文情势改变后,无论苗期还是生长季末期,仍以经历-5cm水位处理的毛苔草根茎生物量比重较大.淹没对毛苔草的克隆繁殖具有明显的抑制作用.为实现湿地植被重建的目标,应综合考虑植物在不同环境中繁殖策略的差别,以及不同阶段水文需求的差别.     

青岛地区鹅掌楸叶片的表型可塑性和生长规律

以青岛地区常见乔木鹅掌楸为研究对象,对其成株叶片的叶长、叶宽及生物量进行大样本测量,分析其叶片的生长规律。结果表明,鹅掌楸叶片有较大的表型可塑性。其叶片的生长规律可由幂函数形式比较好地表达出来,叶片的生物量分别与叶长、叶宽呈异速生长规律,叶长与叶宽也呈异速生长规律。青岛地区的鹅掌楸叶片在叶长、叶宽及生物量等数量特征上有较大的表型可塑性,为鹅掌楸的合理开发和利用提供科学参考。     

黄菖蒲和美人蕉对水深梯度的响应差异

通过野外观测研究了黄菖蒲和美人蕉对水深梯度(10、30、50和70cm)的适应性。结果表明:随着水深的增加(1)黄菖蒲和美人蕉的分蘖数显著减少(P<0.05),但对株高、叶长和叶宽的影响不大;(2)2种植物叶片的叶绿素含量和根系活力均逐渐降低,叶片的丙二醛含量则逐渐升高,其中美人蕉的叶绿素含量、根系活力和叶片丙二醛含量的差异显著(P<0.05),而黄菖蒲仅根系活力的差异显著(P<0.05);(3)叶绿素荧光参数中,PSⅡ的最大光能转换效率(Fv/Fm)、表观电子传递速率(ETR)和光化学淬灭(qP)均呈显著下降的趋势(P<0.05),非光化学淬灭(qN)则显著增加(P<0.05);相对电子传递速率(rETR)及潜在最大电子传递速率(rETRm)、对光能的利用效率(α)和对强光的耐受能力(Ik)也都表现出明显的下降;美人蕉在10cm水深条件下各指标均高于黄菖蒲,但在水深较大的条件下总体上低于黄菖蒲。可见,水深较大时对黄菖蒲和美人蕉的生长产生了抑制作用,且对后者的抑制程度要大于前者。因此,在选择黄菖蒲和美人蕉进行湿地植物修复时,应保持浅水条件以利于其生长,其中黄菖蒲适应的水深(30～70cm)大于美人蕉(10cm...     

鄱阳湖越冬雁类食源植被适宜取食时间窗口

雁类是长江中下游越冬水鸟的优势种群,以苔草(Carex spp)等湿生植被为主要食物来源。作为长江中下游仅存的通江湖泊之一,鄱阳湖显著受到水文波动的影响,湿地植被的生长发育与洲滩淹没和出露时间密切相关。雁类对食物资源具有高度的选择性,建立雁类取食植被的特征和苔草生长过程之间的关系,是刻画适宜栖息地时空分布范围,开展雁类及其食物资源保育的关键。选择鄱阳湖典型子湖泊常湖池作为研究区,对苔草春季生长期开展了原位观测试验,对4个高程梯度的苔草株高和生物量等关键生长因子进行了12次野外监测和采样。同时,结合遥感影像、气温数据及实地观测记录,确定了4个高程梯度洲滩的出露时间和苔草有效生长时间。在此基础上,建立了基于Logistic方程的苔草株高和生物量的生长过程曲线。并根据实地观测的雁类觅食苔草的特征,反推得到雁类适宜取食苔草的时间窗口。结果表明:苔草株高与地上生物量显著正相关,水文条件和气温是影响苔草生长的关键因素,而退水时间的推迟,会导致生长期缩短和低温限制下的有效生长时间减少,影响雁类食物资源的分布。苔草在秋季生长期出露达到12—28 d,而在春季生长期出露达到83—182 d时适宜雁类取食。研究提出了确定越冬雁类苔草适宜取食时间窗口的方法,证实洲滩退水时间推迟超过20 d,苔草生长节律将难以匹配雁类数量峰值期觅食的需要。本研究对鄱阳湖湿地水文调控和湿地资源管理具有重要意义。     

水深梯度对钝脊眼子菜生长和繁殖的影响

水深是影响湿地植物生长和分布的一个重要限制性因子,该研究以具有典型异型叶性的钝脊眼子菜(Potamogeton octandrus)为对象,通过分析浅水处理(10 cm和30 cm)和深水处理(50 cm和70 cm) 4个水深梯度下幼苗生长、生物量及繁殖策略等,探讨钝脊眼子菜在不同水深条件下的适应机制和表型可塑性。结果表明,钝脊眼子菜植株到达水面后出现异型叶,相对生长率显著降低,且与水深梯度呈正相关。钝脊眼子菜的株高随着水深的增加呈现爆发式的增长,10 cm水深的总茎长显著低于其他水深处理。水深对节间数也有显著性影响,其中,30 cm组处理节间数最多;而深水处理组的节间长和生物量均显著高于浅水处理组。分蘖数在4组处理之间均表现出显著性差异,随着水深的增加呈现显著性递减。生物量和地上生物量分配则随着水深增加而明显增加。水深处理对有性生殖指标有显著性影响,水深的增加抑制其有性繁殖。其中,10 cm条件下无花序形成,50 cm水深下的花粉量、P/O比和花序数显著高于其他处理组,且深水处理的结实数和结实率均显著高于30 cm组。这表明钝脊眼子菜可通过调整形态可塑性和生物量分配,并采取不同的繁殖策略,以达到对水深的最佳适应,其中最适水深生长范围在50 cm左右。     

Morphological responses of two plant species from different elevations in the Dongting Lake wetlands,China, to variation in water levels

The vegetation of wetlands show strong zonation patterns, but the mechanisms determining these patterns are not fully understood. In the present study, growth and morphological responses to a water level gradient (–20 cm (i.e. water level 20 cm below soil surface), –10 cm, 0 cm, 10 cm, 20 cm) were compared between a higher elevation plant (Imperata cylindrica) and a lower elevation plant (Carex brevicuspis) in the Dongting Lake wetlands of China. For both species, the aboveground, belowground, and total biomass were greater at –10 cm than at any other water level.. However, when the water level increased from –10 cm to 0 cm, there was a greater decrease in the biomass of I. cylindrica than in that of C. brevicuspis. Plant height, tiller number, leaf length, leaf width and leaf area showed greater variation along the water level gradient in I. cylindrica than in C. brevicuspis. Generally, with increasing water level, root length, rhizome number, and adventitious root biomass and number all decreased in I. cylindrica. However, in C. brevicuspis, neither the rhizome number nor the primary adventitious root biomass differed significantly among the five water levels. These results indicate that I. cylindrica have a lower tolerance for flooding and higher water sensitivity than C. brevicuspis and these differences may explain why I. cylindrica is found at relatively higher elevations that are not prone to flooding, while C. brevicuspis is found at comparatively lower elevations in the Dongting Lake wetlands.     

色季拉山急尖长苞冷杉叶片及细根性状随海拔的变异特征

叶片和细根是植物对环境变化响应的主要功能器官,在气候变化趋势下,研究其随环境梯度的变化,对理解植物对环境的适应策略具有重要意义。本文是在色季拉山急尖长苞冷杉分布区,按海拔梯度(3800、3900、4000、4100、4200、4300、4400m)选择7个典型样地,在样地内对其叶片基本特征、叶绿素含量、比叶重和细根特征(0—60cm)等参数进行了测量。结果表明:(1)随海拔梯度升高,急尖长苞冷杉叶片叶面积减小、叶片厚度增加、叶绿素含量逐渐降低、比叶重显著增大。3900m处急尖长苞冷杉的叶片形态特征表现最好,叶片长度、宽度和面积均显著优于其他海拔,海拔4200m叶片厚度达到最大值,叶片面积、叶绿素含量随海拔升高呈下降趋势,但在4200m处出现第二峰值。(2)随海拔梯度增加,细根各性状与海拔表现出非线性关系,其中细根生物量和细根体积在3900m和4200m处出现两次峰值,3900m处细根生物量达到最大值,4200m处细根体积达到最大值,4400m处细根生物量和细根体积均显著少于其他海拔。细根根长密度在海拔3900、4200、4300m较高,三者之间差异不显著,但显著高于其余海拔,4400m海拔细根根长密度最小。细根表面积在3900m海拔处达到最大值,显著高于其他海拔,4200和4300m次之,3800、4000和4400m海拔下细根表面积相对较小。4400m处细根比根长达到最大值。各海拔上细根均主要分布在0—20cm土层。随土层厚度增加,各海拔细根生物量和根系体积在0—60cm土层范围内均逐渐减小;细根根长密度、表面积在20—40cm和40—60cm显著提高;同一海拔细根比根长随土层深度增加呈明显的增加趋势。各海拔40—60cm土层细根比根长显著高于20—40和0—20cm土层。(3)综合叶片及细根特征,海拔3900m为急尖长苞冷杉的最适宜生长区域;随海拔升高,环境因子逐渐恶劣,环境胁迫加剧,急尖长苞冷杉最终形成在4400m处为其分布上限的海拔梯度格局。     

Differential effects of water depth and sediment type on clonal growth of the submersed macrophyte <Emphasis Type="Italic">Vallisneria natans</Emphasis>

The response of clonal growth and ramet morphology to water depth (from 60 to 260 cm) and sediment type (sand versus organic clay) was investigated for the stoloniferous submersed macrophyte Vallisneria natans in an outdoor pond experiment. Results showed that water depth significantly affected clonal growth of V. natans in terms of clone weight, number of ramets, number of generations, clonal radius and stolon length. V. natans showed an optimal clonal growth at water depths of 110–160 cm, but at greater depths clonal growth was severely retarded. A high allometric effect was exhibited in ramet morphology. Along the sequentially produced ramet generations, ramet weight and plant height decreased while stolon length and the root:leaf weight ratio increased. When using ramet generations as covariate, sediment type rather than water depth more strongly affected the ramet characteristics. For plants grown in clay, ramet weight, ramet height and stolon length were greater, and plants exhibited lower root:leaf weight ratio. These data suggest that water depth and sediment type have differential effects on clonal growth of V. natans: Water depth appears primarily to affect numerical increase in ramets and spatial spread, whereas sediment type mainly affects biomass accumulation and biomass allocation. Handling editor: S. M. Thomaz     

极小种群野生植物对开蕨种群结构特征和群落物种多样性

以国家Ⅱ级保护极小种群野生植物——对开蕨(Phyllitis scolopendrium)为研究对象,分析了在海拔729、1008m群落内,其种群大小、分布频度和密度,个体形态特征指标及其在种群内、种群间差异,苗高分布规律、相对苗高组替代年龄级结构,分布格局和群落各层次的物种多样性,群落的相似性。结果表明:对开蕨在自然分布区内为偶见种,呈斑块状分布。在400m~2内,海拔1008m处(01群落)种群密度为31株,样地分布频度为43.75%,最大密度15株/25m~2;海拔729m处(02群落)种群密度为91株,样地分布频度为93.75%,最大密度30株/25m~2。通过对其自然苗高,叶片数量,有孢子囊叶片数量,最大叶片长、宽值,最小叶片长、宽值,冠径,叶片厚度7个形态指标的分析显示,种群内变异较大,随着植株高度(年龄)的增加,其变异系数均随之减小而趋于稳定;种群间在自然苗高,最大叶片长度和宽度,成熟孢子叶片数量,冠径,叶片厚度上达到极显著差异(P0.01)。其苗高分布呈现双峰型,01种群波谷出现在15.1—20.0cm处;02种群波谷出现在10.1—15.0cm处,两群落均显示有一次较大的更新过程,同时01种群在40.1—45.0cm出现间断。年龄级分析得出,01种群划分为5个龄级,近于正态分布;02种群划分为4个龄级,为倒J型分布;两种群分别处于中龄期和幼龄期,没有出现衰退型年龄结构。格局分析得出,对开蕨种群均为聚集分布。两群落的乔木、灌木、草本层的Shannon-Wiener指数、Pielou均匀度指数、Marglef丰富度指数、生态优势度和种间相遇机率较低(与地带顶级植被相比)而且分布不均;对开蕨在两群落的草本层中重要值较低,仅为伴生种。两群落相似性分析显示,乔木、灌木、草本层的相似度指数分别为66.67%、69.23%和38.46%,草本层差异较大。     

Importance of the gradient in photosynthetically active radiation in a vegetation stand for leaf nitrogen allocation in two monocotyledons

Carex acutiformis and Brachypodium pinnatum were grown with a uniform distribution of photosynthetic photon flux density (PFD) with height, and in a vertical PFD gradient similar to the PFD gradient in a leaf canopy. Distribution of organic leaf N and light-saturated rates of photosynthesis were determined. These parameters were also determined on plants growing in a natural vegetation stand. The effect of a PFD gradient was compared with the effect of a leaf canopy. In Brachypodium, plants growing in a vegetation stand had increasing leaf N with plant height. However, distribution of leaf N was not influenced by the PFD gradient treatment. The gradient of leaf N in plants growing in a leaf canopy was not due to differences within the long, mostly erect, leaves but to differences between leaves. In Carex, however, the PFD gradient caused a clear increase of leaf N with height in individual leaves and thus also in plants. The leaf N gradient was similar to that of plants growing in a leaf canopy. Leaf N distribution was not affected by nutrient availability in Carex. In most cases, photosynthesis was positively related to leaf N. Hence, lightsaturated rates of photosynthesis increased towards the top of the plants growing in leaf canopies in both species and, in Carex, also in the PFD gradient, thus contributing to increased N use efficiency for photosynthesis of the whole plant. It is concluded that in Carex the PFD gradient is the main environmental signal for leaf N allocation in response to shading in a leaf canopy, but one or more other signals must be involved in Brachypodium.     

广西多穗柯叶片性状变异及幼苗生长量研究

多穗柯是一种珍贵天然野生药用植物,可以开发出保健食品色素和天然医用药品,广西的资源较丰富,该研究采集巴马、那坡、德保及田林等4个产地的多穗柯种子进行播种育苗,并跟踪调查测定一年生幼苗的叶片性状及幼苗生长量,并进行相关性分析。结果表明:(1)不同产地间叶片性状及幼苗生长指标均存在不同程度的差异,其中巴马与那坡、德保、田林在叶长、叶宽、叶面积、叶脉间距、叶鲜重、叶片干物质含量、叶片组织密度等叶片性状上的差异均达到显著水平,在株高、地径、单株干重、主根长、单株根干重及单株叶干重等生长指标上亦存在显著差异,且生长量是后3个产地的1~2倍;通过比较各产地的叶片保水力及植株净生长量,巴马的多穗柯植株耐旱性及生长速度优于其他三地。综合各性状表现,认为巴马的多穗柯苗期表现比较好,生长速度快,长势好,抗旱性较强,可作为多穗柯优良种源的初步选择。(2)8月份是多穗柯株高、地径的生长高峰期,建议此时应加强肥水管理,调节适宜的水肥光热条件,尽量延长幼苗的快速生长时间,以获得苗木的最大累积生长量。(3)叶片性状与幼苗生长量的相关性分析结果显示,叶面积与株高、地径、单株干重、单株根干重以及单株叶干重等呈极显著正相关,叶脉间距、叶绿素相对含量(SPAD)与株高、单株干重呈显著或极显著正相关,比叶面积与株高、地径呈显著负相关。因此,在以后的优株表型选择中,要优先考虑叶子大、叶脉间距宽、中老熟叶片叶色浓绿的植株。该研究结果为多穗柯优良种质资源的早期筛选提供了一定的依据。     

泥沙掩埋和干旱对三峡库区消落带狗牙根生长恢复的影响

三峡库区消落带植物恢复不仅面临长期淹水逆境,还面临泥沙、干旱等环境因素的胁迫。蓄水期后引种三峡库区消落带狗牙根,掩埋于不同粒径和埋深的沉降泥沙,探讨泥沙掩埋、干旱对反季节淹水后狗牙根出苗和生长恢复的影响。结果表明:在埋深≥8cm和粒径1.25 mm条件下消落带狗牙根萌发苗不能穿透覆盖层出苗。泥沙掩埋导致狗牙根出苗率显著降低,随着埋深增加狗牙根出苗率迅速下降;并且在埋深相同的条件下随着粒径减小狗牙根出苗速率呈增大趋势。随着埋深增加和粒径减小处理组株高、叶长的增长显著被抑制,处理组的株高、叶片数、叶长显著低于对照组。随着干旱、泥沙掩埋复合胁迫时间延长狗牙根分株株高、叶片数、叶长、叶宽的生长发育显著被抑制,且随着泥沙粒径减小和埋深增加其光合电子传递速率呈显著降低趋势,热耗散量显著增大。同时,干旱、泥沙掩埋复合胁迫导致处理组分株光合电子传递速率和热耗散能力显著低于对照组,光合作用能力显著降低,易受到夏季高光伤害。因此,三峡库区周年淹水导致狗牙根对泥沙掩埋以及干旱复合胁迫的耐受能力显著降低,在泥沙掩埋以及干旱复合胁迫下消落带狗牙根的生长恢复能力随粒径减小和埋深增加呈显著降低趋势,会导致库区消落带狗牙根种群衰退演替加快。     

三峡库区多年高水位运行对消落带狗牙根生长恢复的影响

为深入了解三峡库区多年高水位运行对消落带优势植物生长恢复的影响,分别于2008年和2017年定量调研了库区长寿段消落带狗牙根(Cynodon dactylon)种群的变化,探讨了库区高水位运行对消落带狗牙根萌发、生长和物质分配的影响。结果表明,多年的高水位运行导致不定芽形成和萌发显著被促进,形成更多的分株;高水位运行导致狗牙根分株的株高、茎宽和叶片数被显著抑制,而叶长和种群的总叶片数被显著促进,且随着消落带水位的降低叶长呈降低趋势,而叶宽和总叶片数呈增加趋势;高水位运行导致狗牙根种群匍匐茎和地下茎的茎长、茎节数和总茎长均被显著促进,且随着消落带水位降低匍匐茎茎长和茎节数呈显著的降低趋势,而地下茎茎长和茎节数呈增加趋势;高水位运行导致狗牙根地下茎储存的干质量呈增加趋势,而分株和匍匐茎的干质量呈降低趋势,而且在种群物质分配中地下茎所占的比例呈增大趋势,低水位狗牙根种群的分株和高水位种群的匍匐茎所占的比例也呈增加趋势。因此,狗牙根不仅具有很强的耐淹和生长恢复能力,也具有很强的拓殖能力,可以作为库区中低位消落带恢复和重建的主要原生物种。     

Seasonal variability of groundwater level effects on the growth of Carex cinerascens in lake wetlands

Groundwater level is crucial for wetland plant growth and reproduction, but the extent of its effect on plant growth can vary along with changed precipitation and temperature at different seasons. In this context, we investigated the effect of two groundwater levels (10 cm vs. 20 cm depth) on growth and reproductive parameters of Carex cinerascens, a dominant plant species in the Poyang Lake wetland, during three seasons (spring, summer, and autumn) and during two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). Carex cinerascens showed low stem number, height, and individual and population biomass in summer compared to spring and autumn. 10 cm groundwater level was overall more suitable for plant growth resulting in higher stem height and biomass. However, the interactive effect between groundwater level and season clearly demonstrated that the effect of groundwater level on plant growth occurred mainly in autumn. After the withering of the plant population in summer, we observed that C. cinerascens growth recovered in autumn to similar values observed in spring only with 10 cm groundwater level. Consequently, we could deduce that lowering groundwater level in the studied Poyang Lake wetland will negatively impact C. cinerascens regeneration and growth particularly during the second growth cycle occurring in autumn. Additionally, our results showed that, independently of the season and groundwater level, population biomass of C. cinerascens was lower during drier year. Altogether, our findings suggest that water limitation due to both reduction in precipitation and decreased groundwater level during the year can strongly impact plant communities.     

Allometric relationships ofmalva parviflora growing in two different bioclimatic regions

A total of 660 individual plants ofMalva parviflora, a medicinal plant in many countries, growing in two bioclimatic regions were randomly collected with the aim of examining the differences in the allometry of this herbaceous plant growing in two bioclimatic regions. Allometric relationships were found in plant height, stem width, leaf area, leaf length, leaf width, petiole length, and leaf dry weight whereas no relationship was found between plant height or petiole length with specific leaf area. Plants growing in the cool bioclimatic region showed that plant height increases more than the increase in stem width, leaf length, leaf width, and petiole length while plants growing in the warm bioclimatic region showed that plant height increase was lower than that of stem width, leaf length, leaf width, and petiole length. Plant height relationship with root length indicated that in the cool region the plant height increase was less than the increase in the root length while the opposite occurred in the warm region. These differences can be explained by the effects of the different environmental conditions present in the two bioclimatic regions such as water scarcity and availability on the growth ofM. parviflora.