气候变暖对内蒙古羊草草原建群种的影响

通过对锡林郭勒盟锡林河流域羊草草原地区1981～1994年14年的温度观测和植被调查数据的逐年滑动平均处理,分析该地区气候和植被随时间的动态变化特征.结果表明,内蒙古羊草草原地区的气温在研究期内具有高低温变化不对称的特点,表现为全年最低温升高明显,最高温和平均温升高不明显.羊草草原的建群种羊草和大针茅对气温变化有不同的响应,最优建群种羊草的重要值和地上初级生产力随着最低温的升高有明显的下降趋势,次优建群种大针茅的重要值和地上初级生产力由于种间互补作用而略有升高.可以认为,如果这种趋势继续下去,大针茅有可能代替羊草,成为群落的最优建群种,使得群落的结构和功能发生改变.在研究与模拟羊草草原对温度变化的响应时,研究不同温度因子和年温度不同时段的变化特征,以及不同物种之间的竞争关系,有助于认识单个种群和整个生态系统对全球变化响应的机理.     

不同频率氮添加对内蒙古典型草原植物叶绿素的影响

大气氮沉降会影响植物功能性状的变异和进化,进而作用于植物个体和生态系统功能。研究草地生态系统植物功能性状在不同氮添加模式下的响应差异,对更准确地评估植物对环境变化的适应性至关重要。基于内蒙古草原野外长期氮沉降模拟实验平台,研究氮添加频率对优势物种羊草和冰草叶绿素含量的影响,结果表明每年一次氮添加使羊草叶绿素含量增加最多(15.21%),而每月一次氮添加对冰草叶绿素含量影响最大(增加了14.74%)。氮添加尤其是每年一次氮添加显著增加了土壤铵态氮、硝态氮和无机氮含量,并使土壤pH显著降低。这些结果表明:羊草叶绿素含量对低频率氮添加响应更明显,而高频率氮添加对冰草叶绿素含量的影响更显著,这两类物种间养分吸收策略存在明显差异。启示低频率氮添加可能高估了氮沉降对羊草叶绿素含量的影响,而低估了对冰草叶绿素含量的影响,这对准确预测植物叶片功能性状对大气氮沉降的变异具有重要意义,并将有助于应用到植物功能性状预测生态系统功能和过程响应未来全球变化的模型中。     

放牧与围栏羊草草原生态系统土壤呼吸作用比较

采用静态箱式法,比较分析了内蒙古典型羊草草原放牧与围栏生态系统土壤呼吸作用及其与环境因子的关系．结果表明,围栏和放牧样地的土壤呼吸作用日动态均呈单峰型曲线,高峰值一般出现在13：00～15：00,围栏样地土壤呼吸作用日动态与地表温度相关性最好,而放牧样地与地下5cm温度相关性最好．在整个观测期内,6、7月份是植物生长的旺盛期,围栏样地土壤呼吸作用明显大于放牧样地约2．7倍;到植物生长后期的8、9月份,二者差异不大,与地下生物量的变化相似,可能与牲畜的采食对不同物候期的植物影响不同及周围环境因子的改变有关,说明人类活动的干扰不一定增加土壤呼吸作用．围栏样地和放牧样地土壤呼吸作用季节动态都与0～10cm的土壤含水量相关性最好,相关系数分别是0．853和0．741,而围栏样地土壤含水量与土壤呼吸作用季节动态的相关性大于放牧样地;围栏和放牧样地不同层次土温、土壤含水量与土壤呼吸作用日、季动态的关系均表现出浅层的相关性普遍大于深层．     

Leaf functional traits of Neotropical savanna trees in relation to seasonal water deficit

The seasonal savannas (cerrados) of Central Brazil are characterized by a large diversity of evergreen and deciduous trees, which do not show a clear differentiation in terms of active rooting depth. Irrespective of the depth of the root system, expansion of new foliage in deciduous species occurs at the end of the dry season. In this study, we examined a suite of leaf traits related to C assimilation, water and nutrients (N, P) in five deciduous and six evergreen trees that were among the dominant families of cerrado vegetation. Maximum CO₂ assimilation on a mass basis (A_mass) was significantly correlated with leaf N and P, and specific leaf area (SLA; leaf area per unit of leaf mass). The highest leaf concentrations of both nutrients were measured in the newly mature leaves of deciduous species at the end of the dry period. The differences in terms of leaf N and P between evergreen and deciduous species decreased during the wet season. Deciduous species also invested less in the production of non-photosynthetic leaf tissues and produced leaves with higher SLA and maintained higher water use efficiency. Thus, deciduous species compensated for their shorter leaf payback period by maintaining higher potential payback capacity (higher values of A_mass) and lower leaf construction costs (higher SLA). Their short leafless period and the capacity to flush by the end of the dry season may also contribute to offset the longer payback period of evergreen species, although it may involve the higher cost of maintaining a deep-root system or a tight control of plant water balance in the shallow-rooted ones.     

Combined effects of water stress and high temperature on photosynthesis, nitrogen metabolism and lipid peroxidation of a perennial grass Leymus chinensis

Drought and high-temperature stresses have been extensively studied; however, little is known about their combined impact on plants. In the present study, we determined the photosynthetic gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, nitrogen level, and lipid peroxidation of the leaves of a perennial grass (Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel.) subjected to three constant temperatures (23, 29 and 32°C), and five soil-moisture levels (75–80%, 60–65%, 50–55%, 35–40% and 25–30% of field capacity, respectively). High temperature significantly decreased plant biomass, leaf green area, leaf water potential, photosynthetic rate (A), maximal efficiency of PSII photochemistry (F _v/F _m), actual PSII efficiency (Φ_PSII), the activities of nitrate reductase (NR; EC 1.6.6.1) and glutamine synthetase (GS; EC 6.3.1.2), but markedly increased the ratio of leaf area to leaf weight (SLA), endopeptidase (EP; EC 3.4.24.11) activity, and malondialdehyde (MDA) content, especially under severe water stress conditions. The A and F _v/F _m were significantly and positively correlated with leaf-soluble protein content, and the activities of NR and GS. However, both photosynthesis parameters were significantly and negatively correlated with EP activity and MDA content (P < 0.05). It is suggested that high temperature, combined with severe soil drought, might reduce the function of PSII, weaken nitrogen anabolism, strengthen protein catabolism, and provoke lipid peroxidation. The results also indicate that severe water stress might exacerbate the adverse effects of high temperature, and their combination might reduce the plant productivity and distribution range of L. chinensis in the future.     

Factors Affecting Plant Regeneration from Tissue Cultures of Chinese Leymus (Leymus chinensis)

Chinese leymus (Leymus chinensis Trin.) is a perennial grass of the Gramineae, which is widely distributed in China, Mongolia and in Russian-Siberian. In order to explore the potential of biotechnology for genetic improvement of this forage grass, an efficient tissue culture system was established and the factors affecting plant regeneration were evaluated. Immature inflorescence segments 3–5 mm in length from eight accessions were cultured on N6 medium supplemented with 2.26–22.60 µM 2,4-D. The callus induction frequency ranged from 72.11 to 82.19%. Shoots were differentiated from the calli on N6 medium containing 4.65 µM kinetin and 4.44 µM BA. Viable regenerants were developed on hormone-free medium. Normal plants were obtained after natural vernalization in the field. The plant regeneration frequency in Chinese leymus was associated with different genotypes and different combinations of growth regulators in medium. The concentration of 2,4-D in the callus induction medium had a strong effect on successive plant regeneration. Relatively higher concentrations of 2,4-D (i.e., 9.04 and 22.60 µM) were more favorable to the plant regeneration than lower ones (i.e., 2.26 and 4.52 µM). This is the first report on plant regeneration in vitro in L. chinensis.     

草甸草原羊草茎叶功能性状对长期过度放牧的可塑性响应

植物对不同功能性状进行权衡, 通过表型可塑性达到对异质生境的适应是植物的一种生态对策。羊草(Leymus chinensis)是欧亚温带草原东缘的主要优势植物, 研究其对放牧的表型反应对揭示草原生态系统的放牧响应机制具有代表意义。该文以内蒙古呼伦贝尔草甸草原为例, 通过设置不同放牧压力与围封的长期试验, 研究了羊草茎叶功能性状对放牧的可塑性响应模式。结果表明: 1)与长期围封相比, 长期放牧导致羊草茎叶性状显著小型化, 其中, 株高和个体地上生物量分别降低76.82%和89.88%, 但3年短期围封对茎性状影响不显著, 说明羊草表型矮小化现象具有一定的保守性; 2)通过排序构建羊草性状可塑性变化谱, 发现茎质量、总质量、茎高、株高、叶面积等为对放牧响应的敏感性状, 而叶片数、茎粗、叶宽等较为稳定, 为惰性性状; 3)放牧干扰下, 羊草性状可塑性程度与其变异性之间符合y = y₀ + ae^bx拟合关系, 随着植物性状的响应强度增大, 其变异性增强; 4)偏最小二乘法分析发现茎长、株高、叶面积、叶长等性状的投影重要性指标大于1, 对地上生物量变化的解释率为68.6%, 是导致长期放牧下羊草个体生物量降低的主要因子。研究认为, 矮化型变是羊草的避牧适应对策, 在亚稳态下, 通过不同性状的权衡, 充分利用环境资源完成其生活史。     

放牧影响下羊草种群生殖生态学的研究

在种群水平上系统研究了放牧对松嫩草原关草种群无性繁殖、有性生殖和生物量的生殖分配的影响。结果表明,放牧制约了羊草种群无性繁殖和有性生殖的更新途径,表现在随放牧强度增加,无性繁殖体营养技密度、根茎牙密度和有性生殖体种子生物量、结实数和生殖枝分化率等指标均显著下降,是生牧后下降迅速。随放牧强度增加,关草种群根茎生物量的分配比例显著增加,而同化器官、非同化器官和种子生物量分配比例都显著下降,极牧阶段几科     

Genetic transformation of Leymus chinensis with the PAT gene through microprojectile bombardment to improve resistance to the herbicide Basta

Chinese leymus [Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel.] is a perennial grass (tribe Gramineae) that is widely distributed throughout northern China and Mongolia where it is produced as a forage product. Severe production losses due to weed growth have serious economic consequences, and as non-selective herbicides not only kill the weeds but are also harmful to this forage grass, the introduction of a foreign gene for resistance to the herbicide Basta is necessary since this species lacks herbicide resistance. We have investigated the transformation of a gene for phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (PAT) through microprojectile bombardment in Chinese leymus. Calli from immature inflorescences cultured on N6 medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/l 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 5.0 mg/l of glutamine were bombarded. The bombarded calli survived on selection medium with 1.0 mg/l of phosphinothricin (PPT). Twenty-three plantlets regenerated from resistant calli on differentiation medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/l 6-benzylaminopurine, 1.0 mg/l kinetin, and 1.0 mg/l PPT, and five of these regenerated plantlets survived on rooting medium with 1.0 mg/l of PPT. PCR and Southern blotting analyses indicated that the PAT gene had been integrated into the genomes of two Chinese leymus plantlets and that the gene was stably transferred to its clonal offsprings. There were no other phenotypic effects associated with transgene expression during vegetative growth except tolerance to the herbicide Basta.The Biotechnology of Pasture Plant Program is funded by the Key Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX1-08)     

放牧强度对内蒙古典型草原糙隐子草功能性状的影响

研究糙隐子草株高、丛幅等11个性状指标对不同强度放牧(不放牧;5、7月两次放牧;全生长季5次放牧)的响应.结果表明:以不放牧为对照,经过连续5年的放牧处理,糙隐子草的生殖枝数、株高、茎质量、比叶面积和总叶面积显著降低,5、7月放牧处理各指标降幅分别为61.7％、21.5％、33.3％、21.6％、26.7％,全生长季放...     

Plastic responses of stem and leaf functional traits in Leymus chinensis to long-term grazing in a meadow steppe

植物对不同功能性状进行权衡, 通过表型可塑性达到对异质生境的适应是植物的一种生态对策。羊草(Leymus chinensis)是欧亚温带草原东缘的主要优势植物, 研究其对放牧的表型反应对揭示草原生态系统的放牧响应机制具有代表意义。该文以内蒙古呼伦贝尔草甸草原为例, 通过设置不同放牧压力与围封的长期试验, 研究了羊草茎叶功能性状对放牧的可塑性响应模式。结果表明: 1)与长期围封相比, 长期放牧导致羊草茎叶性状显著小型化, 其中, 株高和个体地上生物量分别降低76.82%和89.88%, 但3年短期围封对茎性状影响不显著, 说明羊草表型矮小化现象具有一定的保守性; 2)通过排序构建羊草性状可塑性变化谱, 发现茎质量、总质量、茎高、株高、叶面积等为对放牧响应的敏感性状, 而叶片数、茎粗、叶宽等较为稳定, 为惰性性状; 3)放牧干扰下, 羊草性状可塑性程度与其变异性之间符合y = y₀ + ae^bx拟合关系, 随着植物性状的响应强度增大, 其变异性增强; 4)偏最小二乘法分析发现茎长、株高、叶面积、叶长等性状的投影重要性指标大于1, 对地上生物量变化的解释率为68.6%, 是导致长期放牧下羊草个体生物量降低的主要因子。研究认为, 矮化型变是羊草的避牧适应对策, 在亚稳态下, 通过不同性状的权衡, 充分利用环境资源完成其生活史。     

羊草(Leymus chinensis)草地雨天放牧与非雨天放牧的绵羊采食特征

通过受控实验,比较了雨天和非雨天放牧在采食方式、采食损失量、践踏折损率以及土壤含水量和容重的差异.得出雨天放牧条件下,羊草各种采食方式的比例降低,去顶量依旧随放牧压升高而增加,但与非雨天放牧不同的是不再占主要比例.羊草采食损失量与非雨天差异不大,对于适口性更高的植物,如芦苇和全叶马兰,雨天放牧时损失更高.绵羊在冷湿环境中活动明显减少,羊草的践踏折损率各放牧压下差异不大,但芦苇的折损率依旧表现为随放牧压增强而增加.放牧后土壤15cm的含水量都低于对照小区,表明绵羊践踏加速了土壤水分的蒸发.放牧后土壤容重与放牧前和非牧区差异显著,并且容重随放牧压增强而增加.     

切根对羊草营养生长期内植物功能性状的影响

该研究以呼伦贝尔羊草(Leymus chinensis)草甸草原割草场为研究对象, 通过对羊草营养生长期内功能性状变化的观测, 研究切根对羊草叶、茎、植株功能性状的影响, 为干扰状态下羊草植株的响应机制和天然割草场植被的恢复提供参考。运用9QP-830型草地破土切根机对草地进行切根处理, 分期测定羊草单株高度、叶长、自然叶宽、展开叶宽、茎粗、茎长、叶质量、茎质量、单株质量等多个功能性状, 通过统计分析切根前后性状的差异, 拟合其变化方程, 探索影响羊草产量的表型性状和质量性状的驱动因子。研究结果显示: (1)切根显著降低了羊草的比叶面积、总叶质量、茎长/茎粗、茎干物质含量, 显著提高了平均叶长和叶面积, 整体上提高了单株质量、株高和植株干物质含量。(2)对照和切根羊草叶、茎功能性状均呈二次曲线变化, 拟合效果达显著或极显著水平。除叶干物质含量、茎干物质含量和茎长/茎粗外, 其余叶、茎功能性状均呈先升高后降低的变化趋势。(3)除叶片数外, 羊草各表型性状之间均呈极显著的正相关关系, 叶质量、茎质量、单株质量之间呈极显著的正相关关系, 比叶面积与质量性状关系不显著。(4)总叶长和总叶质量分别是羊草单株质量表型性状和质量性状之中的最大驱动因子。羊草功能性状间存在协同变化的关系, 切根一定程度上使羊草地上植株的生活史提前。     

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。     

封育对羊草草地土壤碳矿化激发效应和温度敏感性的影响

土壤碳矿化(或土壤异养呼吸)的温度敏感性和激发效应是深入揭示土壤呼吸控制机理及其对未来气候变化响应与适应的重要研究方向。该文以自由放牧(FG0)、封育11年(FG11)、封育31年(FG31)的羊草(Leymus chinensis)草地为研究对象, 通过0、5、10、15、20、25 ℃培养, 探讨了封育对羊草草地土壤碳矿化激发效应和温度敏感性的影响。结果表明: 封育年限、添加葡萄糖、培养温度和培养时间对土壤碳矿化速率均具有显著的影响, 不同因素间存在显著的交互效应(p < 0.000 1)。FG0的羊草草地土壤碳矿化累积量显著高于FG11和FG31的, 在添加葡萄糖处理下也呈现相同的趋势。长期封育降低了羊草草地土壤碳矿化的激发效应。在添加葡萄糖后, 培养前7天的土壤碳矿化的激发效应随温度增加而增加, 增加2.28-9.01倍; 在整个56天培养期间, 激发效应介于2.21-5.10倍, 最高值出现在10或15 ℃。土壤碳矿化速率可用经典的指数方程来表示, FG0草地的土壤碳矿化的温度敏感性指数(Q₁₀)大于长期封育草地(FG11和FG31); 与未添加处理相比, 添加葡萄糖显著增加了土壤碳矿化速率的温度敏感性, 即在添加葡萄糖后土壤微生物呼吸受温度的影响更大。长期封育会降低羊草草地土壤的碳矿化速率、温度敏感性和激发效应, 从而降低土壤碳周转速率和释放速率, 使内蒙古地区长期封育草地仍然具有碳固持能力。     

Caloric content of plant species and its role in a Leymus chinensis steppe community of Inner Mongolia, China

The caloric contents of 42 species and their composition in a Leymus chinensis steppe community of Inner Mongolia, China were determined and analyzed based on the field experiment for 11 years. The caloric content (x ± SD) of aboveground parts of plant species varied from (13156 ± 1141) J·g^?1 (ash contained) to (18141 ± 527) J·g^?1. The average caloric content of all species was (16899 ± 840) J·g^?1 and the inter-specific CV (coefficient of variation) was 4.9%. Of all the species, Caragana microphylla had the highest caloric content (18142 J·g^?1). Grasses had a higher average caloric content ((17425 ± 291) J·g^?1) than forbs ((16734 ± 844)J·g^?1). When the herbaceous species were classified into subgroups according to life-form and growth-form, the order of average caloric contents, from high to low, was: tall grasses ((17717 ± 92) J·g^?1) > legume ((17228 ± 433) J·g^?1) > short grasses ((17250 ± 218) J·g^?1) > remaining forbs ((16784 ± 529) J·g^?1) > subshrubs ((16719 ± 69) J·g^?1) > annuals and biennials ((15911 ± 1759) J·g^?1). There was a positive correlation (P < 0.05) between the caloric contents of 42 species and their relative biomass in the community. When all species were classified into 3 groups according to their composition in the community, the average caloric contents, weighed by the species relative biomass, followed the order: dominant (17740 J·g^?1) > companion (17244 J·g^?1) > incidental (16653 J·g^?1). The plants with high caloric contents were more competitive, which allowed them to gain a dominant status, whereas the competitive abilities of plants with low caloric contents were generally weak. The latter made up the companion or incidental species in a steppe community.     

Effects of water stress and high nocturnal temperature on photosynthesis and nitrogen level of a perennial grass Leymus chinensis

Water deficit and high temperature are important environmental factors restricting plant growth and photosynthesis. The two stresses often occur simultaneously, but their interactions on photosynthesis and nitrogen level have been less studied. In the present experiment, we measured photosynthetic parameters, stomatal density, and nitrogen levels, as well as soluble sugar content of leaves of a perennial grass, Leymus chinensis, experiencing two day/night temperature regimes of 30/20 °C and 30/25 °C, and five different soil moisture contents (the soil relative-water content ranged from 80% to 25%). Leaf relative water content, leaf biomass, whole plant biomass, the ratio between the leaf biomass and total plant biomass, and the photosynthetic rate, as well as water-use efficiency decreased at high night temperature, especially under severe water stress conditions. Stomatal index was also increased by soil water stress except very severe water stress, and high nocturnal temperature decreased the leaf stomatal index under soil water stress. Nocturnal warming decreased nitrogen concentration in the leaves and increased it in the roots, particularly when plants were subjected to severe water stress. There were significant positive correlations between the photosynthetic rate and both soluble sugar concentration and nitrogen concentration at low nocturnal temperature. It is suggested that nocturnal warming significantly exacerbates the adverse effects of soil water stress, and their synergistic interactions might reduce the plant productivity and constrain its distribution in the region dominated by L. chinensis, based on predictions of global climate change.     

内蒙古羊草草原植物种能量含量及其在群落中的作用

根据11a的野外实验对内蒙古羊草草原群落42种植物的能量含量（含灰分）及其在群落中的相对生物量进行了研究。不同植物种地上部分的能量含量在（13156±1141）J／g和（18141±527）J／g之间变动,所有物种的平均能量含量为（16899±840）J／g,种间变异系数4．9％。小叶锦鸡儿具有最高的能量含量。禾草的平均能量含量高于杂草。根据生活型和生长型,草本物种被进一步分组,能量含量从高到低的排列顺序为：高禾草（17717±92）J／g〉豆科植物（17228±433）J／g〉矮禾草（17250±218）J／g〉其余杂草（16784±529）J／g〉半灌木（16719±69）J／g〉1、2年生植物（15911±1759）J／g。42种植物的能量含量和它们在群落中的相对生物量存在显著正相关关系。根据它们在群落中的构成比例进行分组,以物种在群落中的相对生物量为权重,各组能量含量依次为：优势种（17740J／g）〉伴生种（17244J／g。）〉偶见种（16653J／g）。高能量含量的植物更具竞争力,在群落中通常占据优势地位,而低能量含量的植物竞争力通常较弱,构成草原群落的伴生种或偶见种。     

半干旱草地长期封育进程中针茅植物根系格局变化特征

以云雾山不同封育年限草地针茅植物根系和土壤为研究对象,对其根系特征、土壤特性及两者关系进行研究,以探讨分析封育对针茅根系格局的影响。结果表明:(1)针茅植物根系生物量、根长密度、根表面积和根体积在封育初期轻微下降,之后缓慢上升,并在封育30 a草地得到显著增加。(2)随封育年限增加,各根系指标在3种针茅物种间的组成格局具有类似变化规律,具体表现为:长芒草在放牧草地所占比例最高,之后逐渐降低,并在封育30 a草地消失;大针茅所占比例呈先升后降变化规律,并在封育22 a草地达到最大值;甘青针茅仅出现于封育30 a草地,且占据优势地位。(3)大针茅和甘青针茅0—0.6 mm径级根系比例高于大针茅,使其根系直径显著低于大针茅,比根长和比根面积显著高于大针茅;此外,长芒草根组织密度显著高于长芒草和甘青针茅。(4)长期封育在显著提高土壤水分、养分含量和土壤氮磷比的同时显著降低土壤碳氮比,但对微生物生物量碳、氮无明显影响。(5)针茅根系特征与土壤指标的关联性分析显示针茅根系受土壤氮资源的显著影响。