亚热带常绿阔叶林植物叶小枝的异速生长

 植物生态学研究的重要内容之一是识别和定量刻画种间生态变异的主要维数,叶大小小枝大小维（谱）是其中之一,目前的研究相对比较薄弱,两者之间是异速还是等速生长关系仍存在着争论。亚热带常绿阔叶林植物叶大小-枝大小维的研究报道很少。该文以我国东部亚热带典型区域福建梅花山常绿阔叶林的68种常绿乔灌木植物为对象,进行了叶-小枝关系及其生态意义的研究。结果表明：1）小枝茎截面积与叶干重、总叶面积和单叶面积之间的SMA斜率分别为1.29、1.23和1.18,呈现异速生长关系,支持叶大小 小枝大小为异速生长的相关研究结论,但SMA斜率低于预期值,其原因及生态意义有待进一步研究;2）小枝总叶面积与单叶面积呈显著正相关,而与叶片数量不相关,反映了小枝总叶面积的增加主要是由单叶面积大小决定的,可能与这一地区湿润气候有关;而单叶面积与枝条长度呈正相关则可能反映了植物对常绿阔叶林内较弱光照环境的适应;3）叶干重同小枝干重、叶面积为等速生长关系,可能反映了植物与动物之间代谢方式的差异。     

常绿和落叶阔叶木本植物小枝内生物量分配关系研究：异速生长分析

生物量分配是植物净碳获取的重要驱动因素,当年生小枝内部的生物量分配是植物生活史对策研究的一个重要内容。本文采用标准化主轴估计(Standardized major axis estimation,SMA)和系统独立比较分析(Phy1ogenetica11y independent contrast analysis,PIC)的方法,研究了贡嘎山常绿和落叶阔叶木本植物当年生小枝内各组分生物量分配之间的关系。结果显示：小枝干重与茎干重、叶(含叶柄)干重和叶片(不含叶柄)干重,以及茎干重与叶(含叶柄)干重之间均呈极显著的等速生长关系,表明分配到叶或者叶片中的生物量独立于小枝生物量;叶柄干重与叶片(不含叶柄)干重和小枝干重呈极显著的异速生长关系,显示叶柄对小枝内的生物量分配具有重要的影响;在某一给定的小枝干重或叶片干重时,常绿物种比落叶物种具有更大的叶柄干重,即更大的支撑投资。这些结果表明叶柄作为叶片生物量最大化的一个不利因素,影响了小枝内的生物量分配,并且叶片与其支撑结构之间的异速生长关系随叶片生活型的变化而变化。     

小兴安岭不同功能型阔叶植物的柄叶权衡

在叶水平上, 叶柄(支撑结构)与叶片(同化结构)的权衡关系受多种因素的影响, 研究不同功能型植物柄叶性状之间的权衡关系有助于更好地理解植物的生长特性与生活史策略。该研究选定小兴安岭地区典型阔叶红松(Pinus koraiensis)林林内乔木、灌木、草本植物, 采用最小显著差异法比较植物叶片性状与叶柄性状在不同生活型间的变异, 并用标准化主轴法从生活型、叶型、耐阴性3个方面研究叶片与叶柄性状之间的权衡关系。结果表明: (1)不同生活型、叶型植物以及不同耐阴性乔木叶片性状与叶柄干质量之间具有显著的异速生长关系, 且斜率均小于1; (2)随着叶柄干质量增加, 乔木叶片鲜质量、叶片干质量增长速度比灌木、草本更快, 但相同叶柄干质量, 乔木叶柄所能支撑的叶片面积最小; (3)单叶植物叶片面积-叶柄干质量的回归斜率显著大于复叶植物, 叶片鲜质量-叶柄干质量的回归斜率小于复叶植物, 并且相同叶柄干质量下, 单叶植物的叶片干质量总是大于复叶植物; (4)比起喜光树种, 相同叶柄干质量, 耐阴树种的叶柄能够支撑的叶片面积与叶片鲜质量更大, 并且叶柄生物量分配比例(叶柄干质量/叶干质量)与叶片性状的回归斜率均表现为喜光树种>0, 耐阴树种<0。该研究结果表明叶片大小(叶片面积、叶片鲜质量、叶片干质量)与叶柄性状之间存在典型的权衡关系, 其在不同生活型、叶型植物及不同耐阴性乔木内的差异有助于揭示不同功能型植物的生长特性与生活史策略。     

长柄双花木叶性状异速生长关系随发育阶段和海拔梯度的变化

长柄双花木(Disanthus cercidifolius var. longipes)是一种仅分布于我国东南地区的珍稀濒危植物。为研究该物种叶性状异速生长关系和叶片资源利用策略及其随发育阶段和海拔梯度的变化规律,该文以分布于江西省不同海拔梯度的长柄双花木群落为研究对象,调查分析了群落中不同发育阶段长柄双花木植株的叶片面积、叶片体积以及叶片含水量与叶片干重之间的异速关系。结果表明:不同发育阶段植株之间叶性状异速生长关系有着显著差异。成树叶片面积的增长速度低于或等于叶片干重的增长速度,幼树、幼苗叶片面积的增长速度低于叶片干重的增长速度; 成树叶片体积与叶片干重呈等速增长,幼树、幼苗叶片体积的增长速度高于叶干重的增长速度; 成树叶片含水量的增长速度低于叶干重的增长速度,幼树、幼苗两性状间保持等速增长。海拔梯度对长柄双花木叶性状异速生长关系也有影响,植株叶体积和叶含水量与叶干重的异速生长指数在不同海拔间有显著性差异。在低海拔区域,叶体积与叶干重呈等速增长,叶含水量的增长速度低于叶片干重的增长速度。在高海拔区域,叶体积的生长速度低于叶干重的生长速度,叶含水量和叶片干重呈等速增长。这说明长柄双花木叶片资源投资策略随着发育阶段和海拔梯度的不同发生变化。成树主要将叶生物量投资于光捕获面积和同化结构,幼树和幼苗则主要投资于维管组织的建设。由于海拔升高会引起风力增大、光强增强和土壤理化性质改变,长柄双花木在中低海拔倾向于增大叶体积以抢占资源,在高海拔倾向于加强机械组织和维管组织的建设来抵抗外界因子干扰。     

东灵山不同林型五角枫叶性状异速生长关系随发育阶段的变化

分析植物叶片性状种内水平的异速生长关系有助于加深理解生长发育过程中叶片的资源利用模式.分析了东灵山3个主要林型(白桦林、胡桃楸林、辽东栎林)中五角枫成树、幼树、幼苗的叶面积、叶体积、叶含水量与叶干重之间的异速生长关系.结果表明:成树叶面积增长速度小于叶干重的增长速度,幼树、幼苗叶面积与叶干重保持同速增长;成树、幼树叶干重与叶体积保持同速增长,幼苗叶体积的增长速度超过了干重的增长速度;成树叶含水量的增长速度小于叶干重的增长速度,幼树、幼苗两性状间保持等速增长.叶含水量与叶干重的异速生长指数在不同的林型间有显著差异,白桦林叶含水量的增长速度小于叶干重的增长速度,其余两个林型均为等速增长趋势.这些结果揭示了不同发育阶段五角枫资源利用方式的转变.随叶干重的增加,成树将更多的叶生物量投资于同化和支持结构;幼树则保持对光合面积和光合同化结构的稳步投资;而幼苗主要投资于叶面积的增大.叶含水量与叶干重的异速曲线在不同林型间的差异说明叶片代谢活性相较于其他叶性状可塑性更高.     

我国温带山地森林48种常见树种叶片重量-出叶强度的关系

叶片是植物的主要光合器官, 其质量与数量的权衡关系体现植物对环境的适应策略。在全球气候变化的背景下, 研究叶片质量与数量关系有助于理解植物对环境变化的响应趋势。该研究应用标准化主轴回归方法, 探讨了我国温带山地森林中48个常见树种的单叶干重与出叶强度的权衡关系。结果表明, 所有物种以及落叶阔叶林、常绿和落叶阔叶树种、单叶以及亚冠层阔叶树种的单叶干重与出叶强度表现为异速生长关系; 针叶林、针阔混交林、常绿及落叶针叶树种、复叶以及冠层阔叶树种则表现为等速生长关系。研究结果表明, 叶大小和出叶强度并无恒定的权衡关系。     

中国四种森林类型主要优势植物的C:N:P化学计量学特征

为了评价不同森林类型的生态化学计量特征的差异, 以吉林长白山温带针阔混交林、广东鼎湖山亚热带常绿阔叶林、云南西双版纳热带季雨林和江西千烟洲亚热带人工针叶林为研究对象, 通过对2007年4月-2008年5月4种典型区域森林植物叶片和凋落物的碳(C)氮(N)磷(P)元素质量比与N、P再吸收率的分析, 探讨了4种森林类型N、P养分限制和N、P养分再吸收的内在联系。结果表明: 1)从森林类型上看, 温带针阔混交林叶片的C : N : P为321 : 13 : 1, 亚热带常绿阔叶林叶片的C : N : P为561 : 22 : 1, 热带季雨林叶片的C : N : P为442 : 19 : 1, 亚热带人工针叶林叶片的C : N : P为728 : 18 : 1; 凋落物的C : N : P也是亚热带人工林最高, 达1 950 : 27 : 1, 温带针阔混交林的最低, 为552 : 14 : 1, 热带季雨林的为723 : 24 : 1, 亚热带常绿阔叶林的为1 305 : 35 : 1, 不同森林类型凋落物的C : N : P的计量大小关系与叶片的结果一致; 2)从植物生活型上看, 常绿针叶林叶片的C : N均显著高于常绿阔叶林及落叶阔叶林; 叶片C : P与森林类型的关系并不十分密切; 常绿阔叶林叶片的N : P最高, 常绿针叶林次之, 落叶阔叶林最低; 3)植物叶片的N : P与月平均气温有显著的负相关关系, 但叶片的C : P基本不受月平均气温影响, 叶片的C、N、P计量比与降水的线性关系不显著; 4)高纬度地区的植物更易受N元素限制, 而低纬度地区植物更易受P元素的限制; 但受N或P限制的植物并不一定具有高的N或P再吸收率。研究结果表明, 不同类型森林的叶片与凋落物的化学计量特征具有一致性, 但是环境因子对不同类型植物化学计量比的影响并不相同。     

亚热带常绿林不同冠层小枝叶面积-叶生物量关系研究

叶面积与叶生物量的关系对于理解植物叶片的碳收益和投资权衡策略具有重要意义。收益递减假说认为植物的叶面积与叶生物量成显著异速生长关系,其异速生长指数<1.0,但该假说是否适用于不同生活型（常绿与落叶）亚热带木本植物不同冠层高度（上下冠层）当年生小枝的叶片仍不清楚。以江西亚热带常绿阔叶林的69种常绿与落叶木本植物当年生小枝上的叶为研究对象,采用标准化主轴回归估计（standardized major axis estimation,SMA）方法检验不同冠层高度和生活型叶面积与叶生物量的异速生长关系。结果显示：（1）当年生小枝叶生物量在不同冠层高度和生活型的植物中无显著差异（P>0.05）,叶面积在常绿和落叶植物中有显著差异（P<0.05）,常绿和落叶植物的比叶重存在显著差异（P<0.05）,而落叶植物的比叶重在不同冠层高度存在显著差异（P<0.05）,同一冠层,常绿植物比叶重显著高于落叶植物（P<0.05）;（2）69种植物的叶面积与叶生物量异速生长指数具有物种特异性,60.9%的物种叶面积与叶生物量呈等速生长关系;（3）不同冠层和生活型植物的叶面积与叶生物量呈等速生长关系,但其异速生长常数在不同冠层高度与生活型间存在差异。这些结果表明冠层高度和生活型未改变叶面积-生物量之间的等速生长关系,不支持"收益递减"假说。     

EFFECTS OF TWIG SIZE ON BIOMASS ALLOCATION WITHIN TWIGS AND ON LAMINA AREA SUPPORTING EFFICIENCY IN RHODODENDRON: AL. LOMETRIC SCALING ANALYSES

 当年生小枝是多年生植物体上最活跃的部分之一, 其生物量分配是植物生活史对策研究的一个重要内容。该文采用标准化主轴估计(Standardized major axis estimation, SMA)和系统独立比较分析(Phylogenetically independent contrast analysis, PIC)的方法, 研究了杜鹃花属(Rhododendron)植物一年生小枝的大小对小枝叶片、叶柄和茎的生物量分配的影响, 以及对叶面积支持效率(即单位质量小枝支持的叶面积)的影响。结果显示: 1)小枝大小对叶片生物量分配比率的影响不显著, SMA斜率为1.040 (95%的置信区间(CI)=0.998～1.085); 但是, 小枝越大, 叶柄生物量分配比例越高(SMA斜率为1.245, 显著大于1.0, 呈显著的异速生长关系)。2)小枝越小, 单叶面积越小(支持Corner法则), 单位质量小枝所支持的叶面积越大, 即具有较小枝条和较小叶片的物种可能具有较高的叶面积支持效率。这些结果有助于我们更好地理解亲缘关系十分接近的杜鹃花属植物, 在不同生境条件下叶片大小的差异, 以及为什么在胁迫生境条件下小叶物种更为常见。     

气候变化下西南地区植物功能型地理分布响应

以中国西南地区(云南、贵州、四川和重庆)为研究区,基于中国植被图划分植物功能型,筛选影响各植物功能型分布的主导环境因子,进而通过最大熵模型结合未来气候情景(2050年)预测西南地区植物功能型地理分布。结果表明:(1)根据植物冠层特征(针叶/阔叶、常绿/落叶)及对水分和温度的需求,结合研究区实际植被数据,筛选得到15类植物功能型,包含6类乔木、6类灌木和3类草本功能型;(2)影响西南地区热带乔木分布的主导因子为最冷月最低温度和年降水量(贡献率达90.3%),亚热带植物功能型分布主要受到温度变化影响(贡献率达41.7%),温带植物功能型则受降水因子的影响最大(贡献率约40.1%),高寒草甸草和高寒常绿阔叶灌木主要受温度和海拔因子影响,高寒落叶阔叶灌木受降水因子影响大;(3)随CO_2排放量增加,未来西南各植物功能型分布呈现不同变化,其中,热带常绿阔叶乔木适宜区逐渐扩大;亚热带落叶木本类植物功能型的高适宜区面积2050年(RCP8.5)增至10.3%,呈东移趋势;亚热带常绿木本和草本类植物功能型适宜区广(占研究区总面积86.5%),未来气候下分布呈不规则波动;温带植物功能型(除温带灌木类外)适宜区面积减小至2050年(RCP8.5)的13.6%;温带常绿针叶灌木适宜区面积增大,2050年(RCP2.6)高适宜区向西移动且面积增至当前的8.25倍;高寒类植物功能型适宜区面积则呈缩小趋势,高适宜区东移。     

Do we Underestimate the Importance of Leaf Size in Plant Economics? Disproportional Scaling of Support Costs Within the Spectrum of Leaf Physiognomy

BACKGROUND: Broad scaling relationships between leaf size and function do not take into account that leaves of different size may contain different fractions of support in petiole and mid-rib. METHODS: The fractions of leaf biomass in petiole, mid-rib and lamina, and the differences in chemistry and structure among mid-ribs, petioles and laminas were investigated in 122 species of contrasting leaf size, life form and climatic distribution to determine the extent to which differences in support modify whole-lamina and whole-leaf structural and chemical characteristics, and the extent to which size-dependent support investments are affected by plant life form and site climate. KEY RESULTS: For the entire data set, leaf fresh mass varied over five orders of magnitude. The percentage of dry mass in mid-rib increased strongly with lamina size, reaching more than 40 % in the largest laminas. The whole-leaf percentage of mid-rib and petiole increased with leaf size, and the overall support investment was more than 60 % in the largest leaves. Fractional support investments were generally larger in herbaceous than in woody species and tended to be lower in Mediterranean than in cool temperate and tropical plants. Mid-ribs and petioles had lower N and C percentages, and lower dry to fresh mass ratio, but greater density (mass per unit volume) than laminas. N percentage of lamina without mid-rib was up to 40 % higher in the largest leaves than the total-lamina (lamina and mid-rib) N percentage, and up to 60 % higher than whole-leaf N percentage, while lamina density calculated without mid-rib was up to 80 % less than that with the mid-rib. For all leaf compartments, N percentage was negatively associated with density and dry to fresh mass ratio, while C percentage was positively linked to these characteristics, reflecting the overall inverse scaling between structural and physiological characteristics. However, the correlations between N and C percentages and structural characteristics differed among mid-ribs, petioles and laminas, implying that the mass-weighted average leaf N and C percentage, density, and dry to fresh mass ratio can have different functional values depending on the importance of within-leaf support investments. CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate that variation in leaf size is associated with major changes in within-leaf support investments and in large modifications in integrated leaf chemical and structural characteristics. These size-dependent alterations can importantly affect general leaf structure vs. function scaling relationships. These data further demonstrate important life-form effects on and climatic differentiation in foliage support costs.     

The effects of leaf size,leaf habit,and leaf form on leaf/stem relationships in plant twigs of temperate woody species

Question: Do thick‐twigged/large‐leaf species have an advantage in leaf display over their counterparts, and what are the effects of leaf habit and leaf form on the leaf‐stem relationship in plant twigs of temperature broadleaf woody species? Location: Gongga Mountain, southwest China. Methods: (1) We investigated stem cross‐sectional area and stem mass, leaf area and leaf/lamina mass of plant twigs (terminal branches of current‐year shoots) of 89 species belonging to 55 genera in 31 families. (2) Data were analyzed to determine leaf‐stem scaling relationships using both the Model type II regression method and the phylogenetically independent comparative (PIC) method. Results: (1) Significant, positive allometric relationships were found between twig cross‐sectional area and total leaf area supported by the twig, and between the cross‐sectional area and individual leaf area, suggesting that species with large leaves and thick twigs could support a disproportionately greater leaf area for a given twig cross‐sectional area. (2) However, the scaling relationships between twig stem mass and total leaf area and between stem mass and total lamina mass were approximately isometric, which indicates that the efficiency of deploying leaf area and lamina mass was independent of leaf size and twig size. The results of PIC were consistent with these correlations. (3) The evergreen species were usually smaller in total leaf area for a given twig stem investment in terms of both cross‐sectional area and stem mass, compared to deciduous species. Leaf mass per area (LMA) was negatively associated with the stem efficiency in deploying leaf area. (4) Compound leaf species could usually support a larger leaf area for a given twig stem mass and were usually larger in both leaf size and twig size than simple leaf species. Conclusions: Generally, thick‐twigged/large‐leaf species do not have an advantage over their counterparts in deploying photosynthetic compartments for a given twig stem investment. Leaf habit and leaf form types can modify leaf‐stem scaling relationships, possibly because of contrasting leaf properties. The leaf size‐twig size spectrum is related to the LMA‐leaf life span dimension of plant life history strategies.     

Within-twig biomass allocation in subtropical evergreen broad-leaved species along an altitudinal gradient: allometric scaling analysis

We studied the effects of twig size and altitude on biomass allocation within plant twigs (terminal branches of current-year shoots), to determine whether species with large twigs/leaves or living at low altitude allocate a higher proportion of biomass to laminas than their counterparts with small twigs/leaves or living at high altitude. Stem mass, lamina mass and area, and petiole mass were measured for terminal branches of current-year shoots in 80 subtropical evergreen broad-leaved species belonging to 38 genera from 24 families along an altitudinal gradient of Mt. Emei, Southwest China. The scaling relationships between the biomass allocations of within-twig components were determined using model type II regression method. Isometric relationships were found between leaf mass and twig mass and between lamina mass and twig mass, suggesting that the biomass allocation to either leaves or laminas was independent of twig mass. Petiole mass disproportionally increased with both lamina mass and twig mass, indicating the importance of leaf petioles to the within-twig biomass allocation. These cross-species correlations were consistent with those among evolutionary divergences. In addition, species at low altitude tended to have a greater leaf and lamina mass but a smaller stem mass at a given twig mass than at middle and high altitudes. This is possibly due to the high requirement in physical support and the low efficiency of eco-physiological transport for the species living at high altitude. In general, within-twig biomass allocation pattern was not significantly affected by twig size but was greatly modulated by altitude.     

Morphological differentiation of current-year shoots of deciduous and evergreen lianas in temperate forests in Japan

Morphological variation in current-year shoots within plants was examined in five deciduous and four evergreen liana species from temperate forests in Japan to elucidate the role differentiation in shoots. All lianas had both shoots that twined or developed adventitious roots to gain support on host materials (searcher shoots) and self-supporting shoots with no climbing structures (ordinary shoots). Searcher shoots were 20–295 times longer than ordinary shoots. The allometric relationships between stem length and leaf area differed between searcher and ordinary shoots, and the stem length for a given leaf area was greater in searcher shoots. Leaf area per shoot mass was 1.4–4.3 times higher in ordinary shoots because of the greater allocation to leaf biomass. Searcher shoots comprised only 1–6% of total shoots but 30–85% of total shoot length in deciduous lianas. Ordinary shoots accounted for 70–95% of the total leaf area in these liana species. These results suggest that the exploration of new space was primarily achieved by searcher shoots, whereas a large proportion of current photosynthetic production was achieved by ordinary shoots. The range of stem length and leaf mass ratio of ordinary shoots was similar to that in shoots of tree species. Specialization of shoots in lianas is discussed.     

发育阶段和海拔对岷江源区陇蜀杜鹃小枝功能性状及生物量分配的影响

本研究分析了岷江源区卡卡山典型高山灌丛植物陇蜀杜鹃不同发育阶段(花芽期和开花期)及不同海拔(3600 m低海拔和3800 m高海拔)下功能小枝和叶片性状的差异,以及空间异质性对花芽期和开花期小枝功能性状相关性及其权衡作用的影响。结果表明: 低海拔同一生长期陇蜀杜鹃小枝长度显著大于高海拔,高海拔开花期小枝的花数量和花质量显著高于低海拔。同一海拔花芽期的小枝质量、叶片数量、总叶质量、总叶面积和总叶柄质量均显著大于开花期,单叶质量和单叶柄质量均显著小于开花期。与花芽期相比,开花期叶生物量占比减少了13%,而小枝质量占比显著增加。小枝的生物量权衡表明,花芽期性状倾向于小枝质量,开花期倾向于总叶质量;花芽期的叶偏好分配于单叶质量,低海拔和高海拔开花期叶片分别偏好分配到单叶柄质量和单叶质量。低海拔开花期小枝质量与总叶面积、总叶质量均为异速生长,单叶柄质量和单叶面积为异速生长。海拔和发育阶段共同影响了陇蜀杜鹃功能小枝和叶片的性状。     

The leaf size-twig size spectrum of temperate woody species along an altitudinal gradient: an invariant allometric scaling relationship

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The leaf size-twig size spectrum is one of the leading dimensions of plant ecological variation, and now it is under development. The purpose of this study was to test whether the relationship between leaf size and twig size is isometric or allometric, and to examine the relationship between plant allometric growth and life history strategies in the spectrum. METHODS: Leaf and stem characters-including leaf and stem mass, total leaf area, individual leaf area, stem cross-sectional area, leaf number and stem length-at the twig level for 59 woody species were investigated along an altitudinal gradient on Changbaishan Mountain in the temperate zone of China. The environmental gradient ranges from temperate broad-leaved mixed forest at low altitude, to conifer forest at middle altitude, and to sub-alpine birch forest at high altitude. The scaling relationships between stem cross-sectional area and stem mass, stem mass and leaf mass, and leaf mass and leaf area at the twig level were simultaneously determined. KEY RESULTS: Twig cross-sectional area was found to have invariant allometric scaling relationships with the stem mass, leaf mass, total leaf area and individual leaf area, all with common slopes being significantly larger than 1, for three altitudinal-zoned vegetation types under investigation. However, leaf mass was found to be isometrically related to stem mass and leaf area along the environmental gradient. Based on the predictions of previous models, the exponent value of the relationship between twig cross-sectional area and total leaf area can be inferred to be 1.5, which falls between the confidence intervals of the relationship at each altitude, and between the confidence intervals of the common slope value (1.17-1.56) of this study. This invariant scaling relationship is assumed to result from the fractural network and/or developmental constraints of plants. The allometric constants (y-intercepts) of the relationships between the stem cross-sectional area and leaf area (both total leaf area and individual leaf area) were found to decrease significantly along the altitudinal gradient. This suggests that the species would support less leaf area at a given twig cross-sectional area with increasing environmental stress. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that plants respond to the environmental gradient by changing the y-intercepts of the relationship between leaf size-twig size, while keeping the exponent value of the allometric relationship as an invariant constant. The allometric growth in the twig size-leaf size spectrum is related to many other components of plant life history strategy, including the well established life history trade-off between efficiency and safety in the hydraulic transport of water.     

中国神农架蕨类植物概况

神农架是我国亚热带及暖温带的过渡地带,为多种植物区系的汇合处,其中蕨类植物资源丰富,种类繁多。文中详细报道了神农架地区蕨类植物的种类特点,各种类数目２、新种,以及它们的分布特点。     

植被气候关系与我国的植被分区

气候制约着植被的地理分布,植被是区域气候特征的反映和指示,两者之间存在密不可分的联系.揭示植被与气候之间的关系是正确认识植被分布的前提,是进行植被区划的理论基础.植被区划是植被研究的归纳和总结,是其他自然地理区划和农林业区划的基础.本文在简要回顾中国植被气候关系及植被分区的研究历史的基础上,对我国以往的主要植被分区原则、依据和方案进行了评述,对有争议的主要植被界线进行了讨论.我们认为,在当今我国大部分地区的原生植被已遭到破坏的现实情况下,根据原生植被及其衍生植被类型的分布,确定其分布与限制性气候因子的关系,以此来进行植被带(区)的划分,不仅反映植被气候间密不可分的关系,在实践上也便于操作.尽管在一些植被带的命名、具体界线的划定上有分歧,但最近的中国植被分区方案大都认为我国基本的植被区有8至9个,即针叶林、针阔叶混交林、落叶阔叶林、常绿落叶阔叶混交林、常绿阔叶林以及雨林季雨林、草原、荒漠以及高寒植被.通过分析主要植被带附近的植被、气候等特征,本文认为,1)秦岭淮河线是一条重要的水分气候带,而不是温度带,不是亚热带植被的北界;2)我国亚热带植被的北界基本上沿长江北岸,从杭州湾经太湖、安徽宣城、铜陵经大别山南坡到武汉往西,与WI值130-140 ℃·月一致;3)我国热带区域的面积极小,仅分布在海南岛的东南部和台湾南端及其以南地区; 4) 我国东部地区暖温带的水热条件南北差异甚大,建议以秦岭淮河为界,将暖温带划分为两个植被带,即落叶阔叶疏林带和落叶常绿阔叶混交林带;华北地区的地带性植被为落叶阔叶疏林.最后,本文还强调了对应于气候变化进行动态植被分区的重要性.