An assessment of the aquatic and wetland vegetation of the Upper Mississippi River

Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin have strong botanical traditions that have resulted in a macrophyte literature which documents the identity, taxonomy, floristics, and ecology of aquatic macrophytes and wetland vegetation of the Upper Mississippi River and its floodplain. These findings are reviewed with respect to floristics, vegetation dynamics (patterns, history, production and management), and environmental changes that impact vegetation. Aspects requiring future study are noted to direct subsequent investigations.     

《中国植被志》研编内容与规范

植被志是基于植被(或植物群落)调查资料, 全面记叙植被的外貌、物种组成、结构和功能, 以及地理分布和生境条件等特征, 并对同类植被进行归纳和总结的志书。《中国植被志》是第一部对中国植被进行全面记述的志书, 预计完成约48卷110册。在借鉴《中国植被》(1980)(简称“80方案”)植被分类基本原则的基础上,《中国植被志》将对中国植被分类系统的高级分类单位(植被型组、植被型和植被亚型)进行归纳和总结, 对中级和低级分类单位(群系组、群系、亚群系, 群丛组、群丛)进行详细描述。植被高级分类单位的描述具有概括性质, 是在中国植被分类系统中级和低级分类单位描述的基础上, 对其在全球和中国境内的地理分布、自然环境、群落外貌、植被类型及多样性、优势种或共优势种、生物多样性保育价值以及资源现状等进行概述, 并对“80方案”相关内容进行修订和拓展, 将提供对中国植被基本特征客观、准确的记述。在植被中级和低级分类单位中, 群系组描述的内容包括地理分布、自然环境、群落外貌、植被类型以及价值与保育等内容; 群系描述的主要内容包括地理分布、自然环境、生态特征、物种组成、群落结构、群丛组和群丛的分类与描述、优势种的生物学特性、生物量与生产力、植被动态与演替以及价值与保育等方面。作为植被志研编的核心内容, 群丛组和群丛的分类与描述主要基于植被调查资料, 采用数量分类方法, 根据群落结构和物种组成的差异划分出不同的植被类型, 并对其基本特征进行定量描述和归纳。其中, 群落的层片结构、特定植被分类单元的特征种或特征种组的筛选与甄别是植被类型划分的关键环节; 而群落外貌, 群落结构, 物种组成, 各类物种的生长习性、生境的偏适性等是群丛组和群丛描述与归纳的重点内容。该文提出了中国植被中级和低级分类单位的命名方案, 其特点在于植被类型的科学名称中同时体现了植被分类单元特征种或优势种的名称及其所属的高级植被分类单位(植被型组或植被型)的名称, 兼顾了植被名称的规范性与实用性。《中国植被志》的研编工作由文献整编、群落调查、数据分析与整理、文本撰写等环节组成。该文对植被样方的调查与收集, 文献收集与整编, 气候、土壤、地形等相关数据的来源及其整理方法, 植被分类方法, 植被命名, 植被分类单元描述的内容, 植被志章节编写大纲、体裁及撰写等多个规范进行了详细的阐述或示例。     

Reconstructing pre-impact vegetation cover in modified landscapes using environmental modelling, historical surveys and remnant vegetation data: a case study in the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia

Aim To investigate the application of environmental modelling to reconstructive mapping of pre‐impact vegetation using historical survey records and remnant vegetation data. Location The higher elevation regions of the Fleurieu Peninsula region in South Australia were selected as a case study. The Fleurieu Peninsula is an area typical of many agricultural regions in temperate Australia that have undergone massive environmental transformation since European settlement. Around 9% of the present land cover is remnant vegetation and historical survey records from the ad 1880s exist. It is a region with strong gradients in climate and topography. Methods Records of pre‐impact vegetation distribution made in surveyors’ field notebooks were transcribed into a geographical information system and the spatial and classificatory accuracy of these records was assessed. Maps of remnant vegetation distribution were obtained. Analysis was undertaken to quantify the environmental domains of historical survey record and remnant vegetation data to selected meso‐scaled climatic parameters and topo‐scaled terrain‐related indices at a 20 m resolution. An exploratory analytical procedure was used to quantify the probability of occurrence of vegetation types in environmental domains. Probability models spatially extended to geographical space produce maps of the probability of occurrence of vegetation types. Individual probability maps were combined to produce a pre‐impact vegetation map of the region. Results Surveyors’ field notebook records provide reliable information that is accurately locatable to levels of resolution such that the vegetation data can be spatially correlated with environmental variables generated on 20 m resolution environmental data sets. Historical survey records of vegetation were weakly correlated with the topo‐scaled environmental variables but were correlated with meso‐scaled climate. Remnant vegetation records similarly not only correlated to climate but also displayed stronger relationships with the topo‐scaled environmental variables, particularly slope. Main conclusions A major conclusion of this study is that multiple sources of evidence are required to reconstruct past vegetation patterns in heavily transformed region. Neither the remnant vegetation data nor historical survey records provided adequate data sets on their own to reconstruct the pre‐impact vegetation of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Multiple sources of evidence provide the only means of assessing the environmental and historical representativeness of data sets. The spatial distribution of historical survey records was more environmentally representative than remnant vegetation data, which reflect biases due to land clearance. Historical survey records were also shown to be classificatory and spatially accurate, thus are suitable for quantitative spatial analyses. Analysis of different spatial vegetation data sets in an environmental modelling framework provided a rigorous means of assessing and comparing respective data sets as well as mapping their predicted distributions based on quantitative correlations. The method could be usefully applied to other regions where predictions of pre‐impact vegetation cover are required.     

宁夏近20年来植被覆盖度及其与气温降水的关系

利用1981—2004年的植被指数(NDVI)资料,结合实地植被调查资料,将宁夏植被类型划分4个区域,确定了各地植被指数与覆盖度的关系,分析了宁夏各区域植被覆盖度的年际变化、季节变化、植被覆盖度的面积变化及其与气温和降水量的关系。结果表明:24年来宁夏贺兰山与贺兰山东麓的年植被覆盖度呈下降趋势,中部干旱带植被覆盖度呈上升趋势;近4年来,贺兰山植被状况整体变好;贺兰山东麓植被状况整体变差;中部干旱带的植被状况夏季变差,秋季变好;南部山区的植被覆盖度整体变好。宁夏春夏季降水量是影响植被覆盖度的关键性因子,气温对植被覆盖度的影响不显著。     

《中国植被志》的植被分类系统、植被类型划分及编排体系

植被志(vegegraphy)是基于植被调查资料, 全面记叙植被的群落外貌、种类组成、结构和功能、生境条件, 以及地理分布等特征, 并对同类植被进行归纳和总结的志书。“植被志”的英文译为“vegegraphy”, 是本文的新造词, 它是由“vegetation”的词头“vege-”和英文后缀“-graphy” (记叙之意)组成的合成词。《中国植被志》的研编是一项时间紧迫、内容复杂、工作量浩繁的重大科学工程。它的完成将极大提升中国植被科学和生态学的研究水平, 并为中国植被资源的合理利用、生物多样性保护及生态环境治理等提供不可或缺的基础资料。本文首先简述了植被的基本特征(主要包括外貌特征、种类组成、群落结构以及动态变化等)和国内外植被调查的进展情况, 简要回顾了中国植被分类系统的研究历史, 并对以往的分类系统进行了若干修订。在此基础上, 着重讨论并提出了《中国植被志》卷册编排体系和用于《中国植被志》研编的植被类型划分方案。在对植被分类系统的修订方面, 主要对高级分类单位及相对应的英文名称进行了讨论和修订。按照本文修订的分类系统, 中国植被的分类单位及其对应的英文名称分别是: 植被型组(Vegetation Formation Group)、植被型(Vegetation Formation)和植被亚型(Vegetation Subformation)、群系组(Alliance Group)、群系(Alliance)和亚群系(Suballiance)、群丛组(Association Group)以及群丛(Association)。在植被型组中, 划分为9类: 森林、灌丛、草本植被、荒漠、高山冻原与稀疏植被、沼泽与水生植被、农业植被、城市植被及无植被地段。关于《中国植被志》的卷册编排和“植被类型”划分, 首先按高级分类单位——植被型划分相应的“卷”; 在此框架下, 模糊“植被亚型”、“群系组”和“群系”的概念, 确定“植被类型” (Vegetation type), 并将其作为植被志各卷中的“册”。这样处理不仅保证了研编工作的可操作性, 也保持了同一卷册中特定植被类型的完整性。《中国植被志》编排体系中的“植被类型”的划分很重要, 它是指具有相同建群种及相同优势类群(如种、属)的植被组合, 但它不是严格意义上的植被分类单位。“植被类型”的划分遵循“优势类群及生活型的同一性, 生境条件的相对重要性, 植被特征及用途的差异性, 以及突出植被志的应用性”等原则。按该编排体系, 《中国植被志》将由48卷约110册组成。     

绿量快速测算模式

着重讨论绿量快速测算方法中的原始数据自动采集问题。这里以原LVV基本测算模型的分树种径-高方程（D-HEqs）为基础,通过加权归纳和系统误差调整,给出了测算精度较好的模糊径-高相关方程（G_D_HEq）,LVV测算误差与原基本模型相比仅低7．6％;通过树冠信息提取、噪声去除和边界跟踪等技术,给出了树冠边界周长面积比与冠径的相关方程（P／A_DEq）,并由实验证明了树冠的周长面积比（P／A）对冠径变化敏感。冠径自动提取和计算误差约为10％。该研究不仅改变了原来LVV遥感测算模式中多数原始数据必须通过人工判读量算的现状,也实现了LVV数据更新的自动化。     

Flowering phenology in the vegetation of Shervaroys,South India

Flowering phenology of 475 herbaceous and 348 arborescent taxa that form the vegetation of Shervaroys (Eastern Ghats: South India) was studied in relation to growth form, altitude and vegetation type. It was found that the majority of the herbaceous taxa flowered following rains while the arborescent taxa bloomed predominantly during the dry period irrespective of altitude and vegetation type.     

海南岛热带森林植被的类群及其特征

对海南岛热带森林植被的历史变迁进行了回顾。讨论了海南岛热带森林植被类型的分类单位与等级 ,提出了海南岛热带森林的植被分类系统 ,海南岛热带森林植被可分为 2个植被型组 ,7个植被型 ,4个植被亚型 ,35个群系 ,2 1个亚群系 ,1 0 9个群丛组或群丛 ;并对代表类群进行了描述     

中国喀斯特植被分类系统

我国喀斯特地貌分布广泛,是全球喀斯特集中分布区面积最大且岩溶发育最强烈的典型区域。喀斯特植被物种组成独特,生物多样性丰富,群落结构复杂,植被类型极其丰富。该文对已发表的喀斯特植被类型和近期的调查资料进行系统整理,依据《中国植被志》的分类原则,在群系尺度上编制了中国喀斯特植被分类系统,包括3个植被型组、13个植被型和554个群系。探讨了喀斯特植被的分类系统与原有分类系统的衔接,并依据相关资料,对喀斯特生境专性群系进行了识别和判定,以期为喀斯特区域的石漠化治理、植被修复提供科学参考。     

江苏省海滩植被演替的研究

江苏省海滩植被可分为滨海盐土植被、盐沼植被及海滩沙生植被三个基本类型。本文论述了这些植被类型的演替规律。滨海盐土植被与盐沼植被的演替,外因于土壤盐分含量递减与有机质含量的递增;海滩沙生植被的演替,外因于土壤沙颗粒大小及其相应的土壤含水量的变化,所以海滩植被演替为外因动态演替。     

Freshwater and wetland plant communities of Loch Lomond

Information on the aquatic and wetland vegetation of Loch Lomond, Scotland, is summarised for the period 1957–90. Aquatic macrophyte growth is estimated to occupy about 1% of the loch's total surface area, being limited to the 0–10 m euphotic zone, and probably excluded from much of this area by wave disturbance and unsuitable substrates. Aquatic vegetation is however abundant in sheltered bays and less-exposed shorelines, particularly in the South Basin of the loch. Although Littorella uniflora (L.) Aschers is the commonest, ubiquitous, submerged plant of the loch, three separate euhydrophyte communities have been identified within the loch. One of these is characterised by abundant stands of Elodea canadensis Michx., which appears to have invaded Loch Lomond some time between 1967–88, and has rapidly spread throughout the loch.     

近20年辽宁省植被动态特征及其对气候变化的响应

区域归一化植被指数(NDVI)变化特征对环境容量和生态发展方向有重要指示作用。基于SPOT/VEGETATION NDVI数据和ESA CCI-LC植被分类数据,利用Theil-Sen+Mann-Kendall、变异系数、Hurst指数和相关性分析方法,对辽宁省2000—2019年不同植被类型归一化植被指数时空变化特征和气候因子之间的响应关系进行分析。结果表明：(1)NDVI均值呈现从乔木到草原逐渐降低的趋势,不同植被类型在生长季具有不同的生长习性;(2)各植被类型都呈增加趋势,结合Hurst指数和Sen趋势,辽宁省36.26%的植被将趋于改善,约有61.51%的植被将趋于退化;(3)变异系数结果表明：所有植被类型中以乔木植被最为稳定,草原型植被最不稳定。(4)辽宁省各植被类型NDVI与降水显著正相关,与气温相关性相对较低。结果可为辽宁省生态评价和碳循环研究提供植被覆盖动态参考。     

2000—2018年黄河流域生长季植被指数变化及其对气候因子的响应

黄河流域位于我国干旱、半干旱地区,生态环境脆弱,探究其植被指数变化和对气候因子的响应对该地区生态建设具有重要意义。基于黄河流域2000—2018年MODIS归一化植被指数、增加型植被指数和气象数据,利用最大值合成法、趋势分析和相关分析等方法,分析了两种植被指数的时空变化特征及受气候因子的影响机制,探讨了NDVI与EVI在反映植被变化和对气候因子响应的差异。结果表明：2000—2018年,黄河流域地区植被NDVI、EVI分别以0.059/10a、0.038/10a的变化率增加,空间上以显著改善为主,面积占比分别为77.13%和75.27%,大多分布在1000—1500 m海拔处,中游地区改善较为良好,林地改善率最高。显著退化区域较小,主要分布在巴颜喀拉山西北部、西宁市、银川市、包头市、呼和浩特市、太原市、西安市及关中盆地和洛阳市周边,建设用地退化率最高。在生长季期间,植被指数变化与气温和降水以正相关为主,气温滞后时间为1个月,降水滞后时间为3个月,都为草地最为相关;与辐射之间为负相关,滞后时间为3个月,其中林地最为相关。在0.05显著性检验水平下,驱动黄河流域生长季植被变化的主要气候因子...     

Aquatic and terrestrial vegetation of the Prespa area

We studied the vegetation of the aquatic ecosystems ofLake Mikri Prespa. The lacustrine vegetationcomprises three distinct forms: floating plants,benthic hydrophytes and helophytes, which aredescribed and classified from the phytosociologicalpoint of view, as follows: (a) the vegetation of thefloating plants belong to the Lemnetea class and isrepresented by two plant communities; (b) thevegetation of the benthic hydrophytes, belongs to thePotametea class consisting of two differentcategories, namely the submersed formations and theemergent formations of the hydrophytes. Various plantcommunities were recognised in this type of vegetationand three among them are considered as the mostrepresentative; (c) the vegetation of helophytes, theprevailing life form in this wetland, belongs to thePhragmitetea class and is represented mainly by sevenwell organised plant communities. The respectivevegetation of two of the five more important wetlandsites is described.The terrestrial vegetation is composed of forestand meadow vegetation. The forest vegetation of theNational Park belongs to the class Querco-Fagetea andshows the following zonation: (a) in the vicinity ofthe lake, at the elevation of 860–1000 m, twoassociations have been found: the mixed deciduous andevergreen forests of Ostryo-Carpinion orientalis andthe evergreen forests of Ostryo-Carpinion adriaticum;(b) the deciduous oak forests surround the previouszone at the altitude of 900–1300 m with two principalassociations, namely the Quercetum frainetto and theQuercetum petraeae; (c) in the upper forest layerbetween 1200–1800 m asl, dominate beech forests of theassociation Fagion moesiacum and the less extensiveoccurrence of the mixed beech-fir stands (Ass.Abieti-Fagetum moesiacum).The zone above the tree limit is distinguished by itssubalpine character semi-shrub vegetation extendinghigher than the forest (1800–2000 m), whereas alpine meadowscover the vegetation at higheraltitudes. On the plains and in the forest clearingsexist herbaceous meadow formations of variablestructure, in parallel with the vegetation of specifichabitats, such as nitrophilous and ammophilousplants.     

Plant and lichen colonization in an asbestos mine: Spontaneous bioattenuation limits air dispersion of fibres

Abstract

Plant and lichen phytosociological studies describe the different dynamic stages of colonization. This approach has been applied to the Balangero asbestos mine, the most important of Western Europe up to 1990, which is a potential source for the air-dispersion of carcinogenic fibres. Vegetation relevés and maps have shown that plants and lichens develop spontaneously on the asbestos-rich substrates. Early colonization stages with low-covering hyperaccumulators, such as Thlaspi sylvium and Minuartia laricifolia, and with Thymus alpestris and T. cfr. humifusus, are followed, some decades later, by mature plant communities, which completely cover the asbestos-rich debris, thereby limiting the dispersion of fibres. Lichen colonization, even when limited to low covering early stages with pioneer crustose species, such as Scoliciosporum umbrinum and Candelariella vitellina, and young foliose thalli of Xanthoparmelia tinctina, is important whenever asbestos veins are exposed on serpentinite blocks and walls. Plants and lichens can be considered as bioattenuation (spontaneous bioremediation) agents in ecological recovery.     

基于TM遥感影像的陕北黄土区结构化植被因子指数提取

根据结构化植被因子指数的概念,以TM影像为信息源,探讨了利用遥感技术提取陕北黄土区结构化植被因子指数（C_s）的途径与方法.结果表明：在陕北黄土区,C_s能更好地描述植被群落的水土保持效益,其与绿度植被指数（归一化植被指数NDVI、修正土壤调整植被指数MSAVI）和黄度植被指（归一化差异衰败指数NDSVI、归一化耕作指数NDTI）等单一的遥感植被指数虽然均存在良好的相关关系,但用绿度与黄度植被指数相结合可综合反映植被的水土保持功能,能较好地克服单一指数在描述植被控制水土流失中的不足;MSAVI、NDTI分别是基于遥感影像提取C_s较为理想的绿度和黄度植被指数;根据群落结构化植被因子指数与遥感植被指数的关系推算区域尺度上的结构化植被因子指数是可行的,但由于不同地区植物物候期的差异,要使该方法在其他地区适用,仍需开展相应的率定和验证工作.     

黄土高原植被-降水关系的临界现象及其在植被建设中的意义

以退耕还林还草为主要内容的大规模的生态环境建设正在我国兴起,如何进行科学的植被配置规划,是一个急待解决的理论和实践问题。以自然植被初级生产力(NPP)表征潜在的即最大可能的植被条件,并与现在的森林覆盖率分布以及植被构成特征进行了比较。通过大量实测资料的分析,查明了降水条件对森林覆盖率和NPP的影响及其临界条件。研究表明,以NPP表征的天然植被特征值在黄土高原地区的分布具有显著的地带性。NPP与年平均降水量的关系中存在着两个临界点,分别代表着植被类型的变化,Pm=250mm可视为荒漠与草原植被之间的临界点,而Pm=480mm则为草原(森林草原)与森林(落叶阔叶林)之间的临界点。尽管次生的人工植被受人为因素的控制,由于存在着自然稀疏化过程,将使人工林地最终达到某种与水分承载能力相一致的平衡状态,自然条件如年降水仍然是决定其覆盖度的重要因素。在森林覆盖率与年平均降水量的关系中表现出一个临界点。当Pm<480mm时,森林覆盖率很低,且随年降水的增大而增大的速率很慢;当Pm>480mm时,森林覆盖率随年降水量而急剧增大。人为建造的水土保持植被,是一个自然的人工生态系统,也是一个自组织系统,它通过自我调节而趋向于达到某种平衡,建立一定的群落结构甚至于趋向于某种顶极群落,从而实现乔木、灌木、草本植物组成的最优组合。从这一原理出发,提出了一个基于实测资料进行统计分析的方法,来确定使乔木面积在乔木、灌木、草本总面积中的最优或较优的比例,得出了具体的数据。     

黄土丘陵区坡面植被盖度及其配置格局的水蚀效应模拟

黄土高原因土壤侵蚀严重被视为生态脆弱地带,探讨植被盖度及其所处坡位对土壤侵蚀的响应,对坡面侵蚀产沙的预测和调控具有重要意义。基于WEPP模型情景模拟,分析了分布广泛、耐旱性强的长芒草和典型恢复灌木植被柠条在不同雨强(0.5、1.0、1.5 mm/min)、不同植被盖度(20%、40%、60%、80%)和不同坡位(坡上、坡中、坡下)条件下的土壤侵蚀变化情况,运用双因素方差分析和相关贡献指数阐明坡面侵蚀产沙特征对坡位和植被盖度交互作用的响应,并提出植被配置的优化模式。结果表明:(1)提高植被有效覆盖度是减小土壤侵蚀的重要举措,且当植被分布在下坡位时坡面土壤侵蚀最少;(2)植被盖度可以有效减少产沙量。小雨强时,柠条和长芒草随盖度增加对泥沙的拦截率分别从38%增加到90%,64%增加到96%;中、大雨强时,植被盖度小于20%或者大于80%时,长芒草坡面产沙量大于柠条坡面。盖度为40%—60%时,长芒草坡面产沙量小于柠条坡面;(3)双因素方差分析表明:坡位和植被盖度对坡面侵蚀产沙量有极显著的影响(P0.001);当植被是长芒草时,坡位和植被盖度交互作用对坡面侵蚀产沙有显著影响(P0.01),植被是柠条时,坡位和植被盖度交互作用对坡面侵蚀产沙作用不显著;(4)通过模拟柠条和长芒草不同配置情景得出:长芒草分布在坡面下部产沙量较小,且当柠条和长芒草配比为1∶2时产沙量最小。