青藏高原典型人工林幼树生物量模型构建

森林生物量计算是全球碳储量估算的基础,现已纳入全球国家森林清单项目。普遍的森林碳汇计量采用的材积源生物量法针对胸径5 cm以上的树木,幼树(胸径<6 cm,树高>0.3 m)的碳汇量并未被完整计入其中,导致生态系统碳汇能力被低估。基于青藏高原137株5种典型人工林幼树的实测生物量数据,以地径代替胸径作为预测变量,采用加权广义最小二乘法建立独立生物量模型,选择比例总量直接控制及代数和控制2种结构形式的相容性生物量模型,并通过加权非线性似乎不相关回归进行方程组估算,建立了整株及各组分的相容性生物量方程。结果表明: 二元相容性模型优于一元以及独立模型,对整株生物量来说,R²达到0.90～0.99,两种相容性模型对于不同树种来说各有优势但精度差距可以忽略,从林业生产实践角度考虑,比例总量直接控制生物量模型更有实践意义,从遥感技术的变量提取角度考虑,本研究构建了更适于遥感估算的幼树生物量模型,其整体上拟合精度高,可以准确地进行类似气候环境中的幼树整株和各组分生物量的估算。     

崇明东滩围垦堤内植被快速次生演替特征

崇明东滩湿地98大堤内的生态示范区由于人工排水而干涸,芦苇塘成为次生裸地,土壤条件发生变化,呈明显的旱化和盐渍化,植被群落结构呈典型的次生演替,适宜旱地的耐盐植物獐茅和碱蓬等先锋植物出现.文中分别于2003年秋季、冬季和2004年春季沿植被带对塘内各种植物的生物量、高度、密度等指标进行取样分析.结果表明,堤内植被群落已形成明显的带状獐茅草-獐茅草/碱蓬-碱蓬/芦苇-芦苇旱生植被群落.碱蓬在裸地中2003年秋季平均生物量达到415.4 g·m^-2、2004年春季为391.53 g·m^-2,成为裸地的优势种,并向芦苇中扩散,生物量和高度逐渐增加,密度逐渐稳定,表现出良好的生长趋势.     

鼎湖山森林植被主要优势种黄果厚壳桂、厚壳桂生物量及第一性生产力研究

 本文研究鼎湖山森林植被主要优势种黄果厚壳桂和厚壳桂的生物量和第一性生产力。通过野外样地调查,测定2000m2样地中2个种的数量、每木高度和胸高半径,同时砍伐样木,测定2个种各部分的比例,确定它们的相对生长式,进而测定种的各部分的生物量及群落中2个种的生物量;利用红外线CO2分析仪,对2个种三年来的光合速率进行测定,进而估算2个种的光合量和第一性生产力。 本文研究结果表明,黄果厚壳桂和厚壳桂在厚壳桂群落中的生物量干重分别为：39.053t·ha-1和24.092t·ha-1(鲜重分别为68.208t·ha-1和43.733t·ha-1);净第一性生产力分别为2.384t·ha-1·a-1和1.13t·ha-1·a-1。文章对研究结果作进一步的讨论,以揭示2个种在群落中的作用和地位。     

Grazing and landscape controls on nitrogen availability across 330 South African savanna sites

The availability of nitrogen (N) is an important determinant of ecosystem and community dynamics for grasslands and savannas, influencing factors such as biomass productivity, plant and herbivore composition, and losses of N to waters and the atmosphere. To better understand the controls over N availability at landscape to regional scales, we quantified a range of plant and soil characteristics at each of 330 sites in three regions of South Africa: Kruger National Park (KNP), private game reserves adjacent to KNP (private protected areas – PPAs) and Hluhluwe‐iMfolozi Park (HiP). In comparing regions and sites within regions, grazing appeared to have a strong influence on N availability. Sites in the PPAs adjacent to KNP as well as sodic and alluvial sites in general typically had the highest N availability. The high N availability of these sites was not generally associated with greater potential N mineralization, but instead with less grass biomass and more forb biomass that indicated greater grazing pressure. Whereas sodic sites had a long history of high N availability as evidenced by their high soil δ¹⁵N, the greater N availability in the PPAs over the two parks appeared to be relatively recent. Grazer biomass, average potential mineralization rates and grass biomass for HiP were greater than KNP, yet there were no differences in N availability as indexed by soil and foliar δ¹⁵N between sites in the two parks. Although the short‐term increase in N availability in PPAs is not necessarily deleterious, it is uncertain whether current productivity levels in those ecosystems is sustainable. With differences in management causing herbivore biomass to be 150% greater in the PPAs than the adjacent KNP, changes in plant communities and nitrogen cycling might lead to long‐term degradation of these ecosystems, their ability to sustain herbivore populations, and also serve as an economic resource for the region.     

利用简易测量板估测白三叶群落地上生物量

地上生物量是草地群落的一个重要指标,而直接收割法对生态系统较脆弱的地区有极大的破坏.为了更有效地估测白三叶群落地上生物量而又不破坏草地,采用自制测量板对陕西省杨凌区大寨镇杜寨村的白三叶群落高度和地上生物量进行了研究.采用铝塑板和高分子板不同规格的17种测量板,将各测量板分别置于白三叶群落上方,记录测量板下方到地面的植物群落高度,重复20次,然后将测量板下方对应面积内的植物齐地面刈割,烘干后,称量得到地上生物量,最后进行数学模型建立、相关性分析,并对模型进行验证.结果表明: 以测量板下方群落高度为自变量,对应面积内群落地上生物量为因变量,建立多种回归方程,群落高度和地上生物量之间呈正相关,R²为0.37～0.76;铝塑板与高分子板相比,其测量得到的生物量变异系数和建立的回归方程决定系数均表现较好,精度较高;最佳测量板为直径35 cm的圆形铝塑板,其最优估测模型为: y=1.6460x-3.3462 (R²=0.76),预测精度达到92.1%.     

Spatial heterogeneity and plant species richness at different spatial scales under rabbit grazing

Herbivores influence spatial heterogeneity in soil resources and vegetation in ecosystems. Despite increasing recognition that spatial heterogeneity can drive species richness at different spatial scales, few studies have quantified the effect of grazing on spatial heterogeneity and species richness simultaneously. Here we document both these variables in a rabbit-grazed grassland. We measured mean values and spatial patterns of grazing intensity, rabbit droppings, plant height, plant biomass, soil water content, ammonia and nitrate in sites grazed by rabbits and in matched, ungrazed exclosures in a grassland in southern England. Plant species richness was recorded at spatial scales ranging between 0.0001 and 150 m(2). Grazing reduced plant height and plant biomass but increased levels of ammonia and nitrate in the soil. Spatial statistics revealed that rabbit-grazed sites consisted of a mixture of heavily grazed patches with low vegetation and nutrient-rich soils (lawns) surrounded by patches of high vegetation with nutrient-poor soils (tussocks). The mean patch size (range) in the grazed controls was 2.1 +/- 0.3 m for vegetation height, 3.8 +/- 1.8 m for soil water content and 2.8 +/- 0.9 m for ammonia. This is in line with the patch sizes of grazing (2.4 +/- 0.5 m) and dropping deposition (3.7 +/- 0.6 m) by rabbits. In contrast, patchiness in the ungrazed exclosures had a larger patch size and was not present for all variables. Rabbit grazing increased plant species richness at all spatial scales. Species richness was negatively correlated with plant height, but positively correlated to the coefficient of variation of plant height at all plot sizes. Species richness in large plots (<25 m(2)) was also correlated to patch size. This study indicates that the abundance of strong competitors and the nutrient availability in the soil, as well as the heterogeneity and spatial pattern of these factors may influence species richness, but the importance of these factors can differ across spatial scales.     

不同林分起源的相容性生物量模型构建

目前为止已有不同方法构建生物量相容性模型,但不同林分起源的生物量相容性模型很少报道。针对此问题,以150株南方马尾松(Pinus masson iana)地上生物量数据为例,利用比例平差法和非线性联立方程组法建立不同起源地上生物量以及干材、干皮、树枝和树叶各分项生物量相容的通用性模型。根据分配层次不同,两种方法又各自考虑总量直接控制和分级联合控制两种方案。从直径、树高、地径、枝下高和冠幅5个林分变量中选取不同的变量构建一元、二元和三元生物量模型,并利用加权最小二乘回归法消除生物量模型中存在的异方差性。结果为:比例平差法和非线性联立方程组法都能有效保证各分项生物量总和等于总生物量,模型预测精度满足要求。总体而言,非线性联立方程组方法比比例平差方法精度高,同时两种方法中总量直接控制法比分级联合控制法预测效果好;各分项生物量模型本身作为权函数能有效消除异方差;各分项对应的三元生物量模型预测精度最高,其次是二元生物量模型,最低是一元生物量模型,但这些差异不是很大。总之,为权衡考虑模型预测精度和调查成本,建议把直径和树高作为协变量利用总量直接控制非线性联立方程组法对不同起源生物量建模。     

千烟洲人工林主要树种地上生物量的估算

利用不同参数和函数,模拟了千烟洲人工林主要树种马尾松、湿地松和杉木的枝条、叶生物量和总生物量及单株各器官生物量,选择最佳函数计算生物量在各树种不同器官中的分配,估算不同林型的地上生物量.结果表明,不同树种的枝条基径(d)和枝条生物量(BW)、叶生物量(LW)之间,当d³为自变量时,相关系数最高,湿地松利用线性函数、马尾松和杉木利用幂函数模拟效果最佳;单木总生物量以利用D²H(胸径²×树高)为自变量的幂函数模拟相关系数最高;3个树种叶和枝生物量各有不同的最佳自变量和函数类型,但同一树种的叶、枝生物量最佳拟合方程的自变量和函数类型一致.马尾松林、湿地松林和杉木林的地上生物量分别为83.6、72.1和59 t·hm^-2,其中树干生物量所占比重最大,叶生物量最小.根据前人的研究结果推算3种林分地下生物量分别为10.44、9.42和11.48 t·hm^-2,其固碳量分别为47.94、45.14和37.52 t·hm^-2.     

苏门答腊金合欢群落生物量和凋落物量的研究

本文从群落生态学的角度探讨了厦门地区苏门答腊金合欢人工群落的生物量和凋落物量等生态特征。1． 5年生苏门答腊金合欢群落总生物量为81t·ha-1,平均年净生产量为16.2t·ha-1;秋季消光系数为0.52;年均光能利用率为0.56%。运用生物量基径二次相关方程,可估测该群落的生物量。2． 5年生苏门答腊金合欢群落年凋落物量为7.9t·ha-1。年凋落物中氮、磷和钾的含量分别为152.1、32.3和26.0kg·ha-1。 凋落叶中的氮、磷和钾含量均高于同一生境中先锋树种台湾相思和马尾松凋落叶中的相应指标,且其凋落物的分解速率高。     

岩生植物金发草生长特征研究

研究了重庆地区金发草在3种基质种生境中的生长特征.结果表明,种生境下金发草基径、冠幅、高度及根系面积、最长根和根深差异极显著.3种基质中,紫色土中金发草的地上部分基径(15.18cm)、冠幅(3086.77cm²)和高度(66.8cm)均为最大值,而紫色砂岩金发草的基径(10.89cm)、冠幅(1868.79cm²)和高度(60.7cm)均为最小值,但差异不显著.砂岩中金发草的根系比紫色土中分布广泛,差异显著,说明岩石生境中金发草将较多生物量投入到根系,通过增加根系的生长,提高其在岩石上的固着能力,扩大根系吸收面积,忍耐岩石基质的干燥和贫瘠.     

Allometric Models for Tree Volume and Total Aboveground Biomass in a Tropical Humid Forest in Costa Rica1

Allometric equations for the estimation of tree volume and aboveground biomass in a tropical humid forest were developed based on direct measurements of 19 individuals of seven tree species in Northern Costa Rica. The volume and the biomass of the stems represented about two‐thirds of the total volume and total aboveground biomass, respectively. The average stem volume varied between 4 and 11 Mg/tree and the average total aboveground biomass ranged from 4 to 10 mg/tree. The mean specific gravity of the sampled trees was 0.62 ± 0.06 (g/cm³). The average biomass expansion factor was 1.6 ± 0.2. The best‐fit equations for stem and total volume were of logarithmic form, with diameter at breast height (R²= 0.66 ? 0.81) as an independent variable. The best‐fit equations for total aboveground biomass that were based on combinations of diameter at breast height, and total and commercial height as independent variables had R² values between 0.77 and 0.87. Models recommended for estimating total aboveground biomass are based on diameter at breast height, because the simplicity of these models is advantageous. This variable is easy to measure accurately in the field and is the most common variable recorded in forest inventories. Two widely used models in literature tend to underestimate aboveground biomass in large trees. In contrast, the models developed in this study accurately estimate the total aboveground biomass in these trees.     

几种狼尾草属观赏植物在北京地区的生长特性

在北京地区气候条件下评价了狼尾草‘紫光’（Pennisetum alopecuroides（L．）Spreng‘Ziguang’）、绒毛狼尾草（Pennisetum setaceum（Forssk．）Chiov．）、羽绒狼尾草（Pennisetum villosum R．Br．ex Fresen）、狼尾草‘小兔子’（Pennisetum alopecuroides Desv．ex Ham‘Little Bunny’）和东方狼尾草（Pennisetum orientale Willd．ex Rich．）的田间生长状况、越冬存活率、根系生物量分布和繁殖特性。结果表明,这5种植物在北京地区气候条件下,能正常发芽、生长、抽穗、开花和结实。其中狼尾草‘紫光’、绒毛狼尾草植株高大,分蘖旺盛,盛花期花序高度达135CH和156cm,植株茎数达156和217个／株,地上生物量达608．7和535．3g/株,根系密集分布空间在距地表10～40cm,距茎秆0～30cm。狼尾草‘小兔子’和东方狼尾草株型矮小,株高为40cm,植株茎数分别为162和108个／株,地上生物量分别为124．2和39．8g／株,根系密集分布空间为距地表10～30cm,距茎秆15～30cm。羽绒狼尾草的茎秆半匍匐生长,分蘖能力强,盛花期花序高为79cm,植株茎数为389个／株,地上生物量高达619．9g／株,根系密集区为距地表0～30am,距茎秆0～30cm。狼尾草‘紫光’、狼尾草‘小兔子’和东方狼尾草在北京地区能安全越冬,成活率为100％,羽绒狼尾草和绒毛狼尾草在自然条件下不能越冬,成活率为0。5种狼尾草都可以播种和分株的方式扩繁。     

Stimulation of hybrid poplar growth in petroleum-contaminated soils through oxygen addition and soil nutrient amendments

Hybrid poplar trees (Populus deltoides x nigra DN34) were grown in a green-house using hydrocarbon-contaminated soil from a phytoremediation demonstration site in Health, Ohio. Two independent experiments investigated the effect of nutrient addition on poplar growth and the importance of oxygen addition to root development and plant growth. Biomass measurements, poplar height, and leaf color were used as indicators of plant health in the selection of a 10/5/5 NPK fertilizer applied at 1121 kg/ha (112 kg-N, 24.4 kg-P, 46.5 kg-K per ha) to enhance hybrid poplar growth at the Health site. Five passive methods of oxygen delivery were examined, including aeration tubes, gravel addition, and an Oxygen Release Compound (ORC). When ORC was placed in coffee filters above hydrocarbon-contaminated soil, a statistically significant increase of 145% was observed in poplar biomass growth, relative to unamended controls. The ORC in filters also stimulated significant increases in root density. A 15.2-cm interval of soil directly below ORC addition exhibited an increase from 2.6 +/- 1.0 mg/cm3 to 4.8 +/- 1.0 mg/cm3, showing stimulation of root growth in hydrocarbon-stained soil. The positive response of hybrid poplars to oxygen amendments suggests that overcoming oxygen limitation to plants should be considered in phytoremediation projects when soil contamination exerts a high biochemical oxygen demand, such as in former refinery sites.     

基于年轮分析的桂林岩溶区青冈栎地上生物量研究

采用年轮分析法对岩溶区青冈栎样树年轮和生物量进行测定并对其群落生物量进行估算。研究结果显示,青冈栎平均树龄46a,平均胸径20.52cm,单位地上生物量为98.668t.hm-2。随着植株的生长,胸径越大则生物量越大,两者形成明显的幂函数关系。d、e、f、g和h样树地上生物量为2.884、22.567、108.183、134.314和379.799kg,生物量分配状况是主干>枝条>树叶,大部分的生物量分配在主干,生物量随着胸径的增大明显加大。     

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.%.     

疏花水柏枝幼苗生物量与构件对模拟土壤地下水位变化的响应

通过模拟不同地下水位的方法,对疏花水柏枝（Myricaria laxiflora（Franch.）P.Y.Zhang et Y.J.Zhang）一年生幼苗在不同条件下地上与地下部生物量及构件的变化进行测定,分析幼苗生长对地下水位变化的响应。结果显示：随着地下水位的降低,疏花水柏枝幼苗的生长特征指标均呈先增加后减少的趋势,其中地上、地下部分生物量的最高值分别为0.0438、0.0100 g,最低值分别为0.0177、0.0026 g。幼苗地上部生物量在-10 cm处理水平最高;地下部生物量在-15 cm处理水平最高。幼苗直径、根表面积、株高、主根长度、根体积、一级枝数、二级枝数等指标也分别在-10 cm或-15 cm处理水平达到最高值。疏花水柏枝幼苗主要构件的生长与地下水位的变化存在显著相关性。主成分分析结果表明,幼苗的地下部分更容易受到土壤地下水位变化的影响,幼苗性状症候群随地下水位的变化而发生移动,说明该物种幼苗在不同地下水位时的生长投资策略具有较大差异。     

模拟氮沉降对中亚热带杉木幼树根系生物量的影响

植物根系是全球陆地生态系统碳储量的重要组成部分,在全球生态系统碳循环中起着重要作用,日益加剧的氮沉降会影响根系生物量在空间和不同径级的分配,进而影响森林生态系统的生产力和土壤养分循环。以杉木幼树为研究对象,通过野外氮沉降模拟实验,研究氮沉降四年后对不同土层、不同径级根系生物量的影响。结果发现：（1）低氮和高氮处理总细根生物量较对照均无显著差异（P > 0.05）,高氮处理粗根生物量及总根系生物量较对照分别增加45%和40%（P < 0.05）;（2）与对照相比,施氮处理显著增加20-40 cm与40-60 cm土层细根和粗根生物量,且在低氮处理下,20-40 cm土层细根、粗根在总土层细根与粗根生物量的占比显著提高。（3）与对照相比,高氮处理显著增加了2-5 mm、5-10 mm及10-20 mm径级的根系生物量,低氮处理显著增加2-5 mm、5-10 mm径级根系生物量,且显著降低20-50 mm径级根系生物量。综上所述表明：氮沉降后杉木幼树通过增加较粗径级根系来增加对养分及水分的输送,同时通过增加深层根系生物量及其比例的策略来维持杉木幼树的快速生长;而根系生物量的增加,在一定程度上会增加根系碳源的输入,影响土壤碳循环过程。     

Biomass,anatomical changes and osmotic potential in Atriplex nummularia Lindl. cultivated in sodic saline soil under water stress

Atriplex nummularia exhibits excellent adaptability to environments with high salinity and low water availability. Accordingly, many studies have been conducted to identify the tolerance of the plant. We cultivated Atriplex in sodic saline soil under conditions of water stress in Northeast Brazil. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the growth characteristics and production of leaves, stems and roots of Atriplex under these conditions in order to identify anatomical changes in vesicular cells in leaf epidermis as well as to assess the osmotic potential of the soil solution and the leaves. The experiment was performed in a greenhouse where Atriplex was cultivated for 134 days in pots with sodic saline soil. The treatments comprised four moisture levels (35%, 55%, 75% and 95% of field capacity – FC). The height, diameter and dry mass of leaf, stem and root exhibited their highest values at levels of soil moisture that were 75% and 95% of FC. The high yields of dry biomass indicate the potential use of this halophyte for restoration of salt-affected soils. The vesicular cells were influenced by the soil moisture. The osmotic potential can serve as a good index for evaluating plant responses to water stress and salinity.     

Seagrass monitoring at Perezoso, Cahuita, Costa Rica (CARICOMP site)

The seagrass of Perezoso (Cahuita National Park, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica) was monitored using the CARICOMP protocol. Productivity (2.7 +/- 1.15 g/m2/d; n=74) was intermediate, compared to other Caribbean sites. Total biomass was intermediate to high (750-1500 g/m2) at most CARICOMP sites (Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela) including Costa Rica (822.8 +/- 391.84 g/m2; n=32). Turnover rates were high (5.5 +/- 1.36%; n=74) compared to what was found in March and August at other sites. Shoot densities average 725 shoots/m2, in the Caribbean region, while in Costa Rica the value was higher (1184 +/- 335.5 shoots/m2). Average leaf length and width in the entire region were 14.4 cm and 10.6 mm, respectively, similar to what we found, but leaf area index average 3.4 m2 m(-2), higher than what was found in Costa Rica (0.92 m2 m(-2)). At Cahuita, seagrass productivity was significantly lower in March 2005 compared with the previous six years, and biomass has decreased with time. Seagrass productivity and biomass are being affected by the maximum temperatures, which increased by almost 10 degrees C from 1999 to 2005, and show a high negative correlation. Turnover rate and temperature were not correlated. Recreational boating, swimming and nutrient loading from deforested lands in the coast, the upstream rivers and local pollution are potential sources of impact to the seagrass beds at Cahuita.     

Characterization of a Casuarina glauca nodule-specific subtilisin-like protease gene, a homolog of Alnus glutinosa ag12

In search of plant genes expressed during early interactions between Casuarina glauca and Frankia, we have isolated and characterized a C. glauca gene that has strong homology to subtilisin-like protease gene families of several plants including the actinorhizal nodulin gene ag12 of another actinorhizal plant, Alnus glutinosa. Based on the expression pattern of cg12 in the course of nodule development, it represents an early actinorhizal nodulin gene. Our results suggest that subtilisin-like proteases may be a common element in the process of infection of plant cells by Frankia in both Betulaceae (Alnus glutinosa) and Casuarinaceae (Casuarina glauca) symbioses.