哀牢山北段主要森林类型凋落物的研究

本文研究了哀牢山北段东西坡垂直带上分布的７种森林凋落物的数量,组成,动态变化和化学元素归还量,为了解我国西南季风区山地森林凋落物的养份归还规律,对亚热带山地森林的经营,土壤资源合理的开发,保护及生产力的提高提供了依据。     

沿海拔梯度武夷山3种典型森林凋落物及养分归还动态

为了解武夷山森林凋落物量和养分归还特征,对武夷山3个海拔典型森林的凋落物量和养分动态开展连续3年的监测。结果表明,常绿阔叶林(645 m)、针阔混交林(1 028 m)和针叶林(1 442 m)的凋落物总量分别为471.25、453.77和409.84 g/m~2,森林凋落物总量随海拔升高呈减少的趋势。武夷山3种典型森林的凋落物总量具有明显的季节变化,均呈双峰型,但常绿阔叶林与针阔混交林和针叶林的凋落物总量峰值和次峰值出现时间近似相反。3种典型森林凋落物中落叶占绝对优势(78.1%～87.6%),落枝和其他组分较少。武夷山3种典型森林凋落物的养分年归还量均表现为C N K P,且养分归还总量随海拔升高而减少。常绿阔叶林的凋落物量和养分归还量较高,可能与环境条件和植被特征相关。这为中亚热带森林生态系统养分循环和森林碳循环机理研究提供了理论依据。     

神农架海拔梯度上4种典型森林凋落物现存量及其养分循环动态

研究神农架地区典型森林凋落物现存量及其养分动态对认识我国北亚热带森林生态系统养分循环过程及森林碳循环的机理具有重要的参考价值。通过对神农架海拔梯度上4种典型森林常绿阔叶林、常绿落叶阔叶混交林、落叶阔叶林及亚高山针叶林凋落物年凋落量及其养分归还量的研究,发现:森林凋落物量随海拔增加呈现先上升后降低的趋势,由低海拔到高海拔,凋落物年凋落量分别为6807.97、7118.14、6975.2和4250.67 kg/hm²。各森林类型凋落物量年变化呈双峰型,高峰期出现在4-5月份、11月份。凋落物养分归还以N 最高(132.06、162.29、157.12和185.77 kg/hm²),以P最少(4.62、4.39、8.24和4.15 kg/hm²),养分归还总量随海拔高度增加而减少。     

长白山红松云冷杉林林内降水的养分输入

1 引言 在林地里,树木的叶子、枝条、树皮、果实,有时甚至整株树木都周期性地归还土壤,这种凋落物养分归还是森林生态系统的一个重要特点。但林木吸收的大部分养分,除由凋落物归还土壤外,还能由树冠淋洗归还土壤,在我国东北地区森林生态系统研究工作中,红     

中亚热带森林转换对凋落物养分归还及养分利用效率的影响

为了解中亚热带森林转换对森林生态系统碳及养分循环的影响,以中亚热带米槠天然林、森林转换后的米槠次生林和杉木人工林为对象,对3种林分的凋落物量、养分归还量和养分利用效率进行4年研究.结果 表明:米槠天然林转换为米槠次生林和杉木人工林后,年凋落物量分别下降29.0％和45.7％,凋落物氮归还量分别下降34.0％和72.7％...     

四川红杉-岷江冷杉原始林凋落物K和Na的归还动态

以凋落物为载体的养分归还是生态系统物质循环的主要过程,也是林木生长所需养分的重要来源。相对于其他元素,钾(K)和钠(Na)在调节渗透压方面有着极其重要的作用,且淋溶作用强烈,极易流失,但缺乏必要关注。因此,以海拔3589 m高山峡谷区典型的四川红杉(Larix mastersiana)-岷江冷杉(Abies faxoniana)原始林为研究对象,在2015年9月到2016年8月期间调查了不同类型凋落物中K和Na元素在不同时期的归还特征。结果表明:1)凋落物K和Na元素年归还量分别为25.34和4.44 kg·hm^-2,表现为:凋落叶>凋落枝>其他凋落物>凋落皮>附生植物>繁殖器官。其中,凋落叶和枝占总凋落物K和Na元素归还的85%以上;2)总凋落物、凋落叶和枝的K、Na元素归还动态呈现"双峰型",最大值出现在5月和10月;凋落皮和繁殖器官K、Na元素归还动态呈现"单峰型",最大值出现在5月;3)乔木层树种凋落物的K和Na元素呈现"双峰型"的归还模式,最大值在5月和10月,灌木树种凋落物的K和Na元素呈现"单峰型"归还模式,最大值在9-10月。这些结果说明了高山峡谷区典型针叶林不同类型凋落物元素归还的季节性特征,为进一步认识区域森林物质循环及相关的生态学过程提供了基础数据。     

四川红杉-岷江冷杉原始林凋落物K和Na的归还动态

以凋落物为载体的养分归还是生态系统物质循环的主要过程,也是林木生长所需养分的重要来源。相对于其他元素,钾(K)和钠(Na)在调节渗透压方面有着极其重要的作用,且淋溶作用强烈,极易流失,但缺乏必要关注。因此,以海拔3589 m高山峡谷区典型的四川红杉(Larix mastersiana)-岷江冷杉(Abies faxoniana)原始林为研究对象,在2015年9月到2016年8月期间调查了不同类型凋落物中K和Na元素在不同时期的归还特征。结果表明:1)凋落物K和Na元素年归还量分别为25.34和4.44 kg·hm~(-2),表现为:凋落叶凋落枝其他凋落物凋落皮附生植物繁殖器官。其中,凋落叶和枝占总凋落物K和Na元素归还的85%以上; 2)总凋落物、凋落叶和枝的K、Na元素归还动态呈现"双峰型",最大值出现在5月和10月;凋落皮和繁殖器官K、Na元素归还动态呈现"单峰型",最大值出现在5月; 3)乔木层树种凋落物的K和Na元素呈现"双峰型"的归还模式,最大值在5月和10月,灌木树种凋落物的K和Na元素呈现"单峰型"归还模式,最大值在9—10月。这些结果说明了高山峡谷区典型针叶林不同类型凋落物元素归还的季节性特征,为进一步认识区域森林物质循环及相关的生态学过程提供了基础数据。     

樟树人工林凋落物养分含量及归还量对氮沉降的响应

氮沉降的持续增加对陆地生态系统的健康发展构成严重威胁,森林是陆地生态系统中重要的组成部分,大量的氮沉降对其结构和功能造成严重影响。凋落物是森林生态系统养分循环的重要组成部分,它对土壤肥力、森林生态系统养分循环等方面具有重要作用。为了探讨亚热带常绿阔叶森林凋落物对氮沉降增加的响应,在湖南省森林植物园以樟树人工林为研究对象进行模拟氮沉降的实验,实验设置4种氮添加水平CK(0g N m~(-2)a~(-1),对照)、LN(5g N m~(-2)a~(-1)),MN(15g N m~(-2)a~(-1)),HN(30g N m~(-2)a~(-1)),研究氮沉降对樟树林年凋落物量、凋落物养分含量以及归还量的影响。结果表明:不同施氮水平下(CK、LN、MN、HN),樟树林凋落物的年凋落量分别为(4.53±0.32)t hm~(-2)a~(-1)、(3.95±0.28)t hm~(-2)a~(-1)、(3.56±0.41)t hm~(-2)a~(-1)、(4.46±0.48)t hm~(-2)a~(-1),施氮抑制了樟树林的凋落量,且低、中氮处理下差异显著(P0.05);施氮处理后凋落物的养分含量大小顺序为:CNCaKMg,凋落物的碳含量没有显著变化,但氮含量都有所增加,因此,施氮降低了樟树凋落物各组分的C/N比;凋落物中元素的年归还量大小顺序表现为:CNCaKMg,施氮处理对凋落物C、K、Ca、Mg归还量有抑制作用,但对凋落物N归还量表现为促进作用。     

杉木乳源木莲混交林凋落物研究

分析10年生杉木乳源木莲(3∶1)混交林和杉木纯林凋落物的数量、组成以及凋落规律、分解速率和养分归还量。结果表明,混交林平均年凋落物量4004kg·hm-2(8~10年),是杉木纯林凋落物量的3·15倍。在凋落物各组分中,落叶占比重最大。乳源木莲一年中有3次凋落高峰,95%的凋落物分解仅需2·1年,杉木需要4·4年,主要营养元素归还较快,对维持地力,实现森林的可持续发展有积极的作用。     

神农架常绿落叶阔叶混交林凋落物养分特征

凋落物是联结陆地生态系统植物与土壤养分的重要媒介,了解凋落物养分特征有助于理解陆地生态系统物质循环的机理。该研究于2015年收集了神农架地区常绿落叶阔叶混交林的新鲜凋落物及现存凋落物,测定其不同器官中大量元素(C、N、P、K、Ca、Mg)的含量,据此分析其养分含量、养分归还量、养分储量及化学计量比的特征。结果发现:该常绿落叶阔叶混交林新鲜凋落物的C、K养分含量显著高于现存凋落物,N、P、Ca、Mg养分含量显著低于现存凋落物;其凋落物大量元素的养分归还量及养分储量大小顺序均为C Ca N Mg K P,分别为1569.84、52.44、34.82、6.24、5.24、1.30 kg hm~(-2) a~(-1)及1835.29、87.87、51.17、12.12、3.90、1.95 kg hm~(-2) a~(-1);其新鲜凋落物及现存凋落物的C∶N∶P分别为1307.33∶27.73∶1及976.48∶26.77∶1,新鲜凋落物的C∶N、C∶P显著高于现存凋落物,N∶P无显著区别。研究表明,新鲜凋落物与现存凋落物养分含量之间的差异与不同元素在分解过程中的可淋溶性及生物固持等因素有关。该地区常绿落叶阔叶混交林凋落物养分归还量及养分储量相对于亚热带阔叶林平均水平较低;且显著低于喀斯特地区同类型森林,主要与其凋落物产量、降水量及植被类型有关。该森林生态系统新鲜凋落叶与中国及全球范围内阔叶树种凋落叶相比C∶N较低,C∶P、N∶P较高,这可能是由于该地区N沉降及P限制现象较为严重所致。     

贡嘎山峨眉冷杉林凋落物的特征

 研究了贡嘎山峨眉冷杉（Abies fabri）林凋落物量、凋落物特征及其N、P、K、有机碳的归还量,并探讨了它们在演替进程中的变化。结果表明,峨眉冷杉成熟林、中龄林和幼龄林的凋落物量依次为：2 809.925、2 787.086、2 043.585 kg·hm-2·a-1;其中N、P、K的归还量依次为：34.850、33.917、42.571 kg·hm-2· a-1。峨眉冷杉林凋落物量及其N、P、K的归还量较少,与我国其它森林区针叶林存在一定差异,而与美国西北部冷杉林相近。     

浙江普陀山岛森林凋落物动态与微气候的关联性

森林凋落物动态是森林生态系统过程中的重要组成部分, 探索森林凋落物动态特征与微气候间的关系, 对深入了解生态系统变化过程运行机理具有重要意义。该研究以浙江普陀山岛典型森林类型枫香(Liquidambar formosana)林、天竺桂(Cinnamomum japonicum)+红楠(Machilus thunbergii)林、马尾松(Pinus massoniana)林、青冈(Cyclobalanopsis glauca)林、台湾蚊母树(Distylium gracile)林为研究对象, 探究森林凋落量与微气候的关系。结果表明: 1)森林年凋落量介于3.45-5.36 t·hm^-2·a^-1, 年凋落量各组分比例表现出不同的组成特征, 森林类型与森林月凋落量无关。2)森林月凋落量动态模式主要呈双峰型和三峰型, 凋落峰值和风速峰值趋势相一致, 主要集中在台风干扰较大的4、7、12月份。3)冗余分析结果表明, 影响不同组分月凋落量的微气候因子不同: 月总凋落量、叶凋落量、果凋落量和碎屑凋落量的主要控制因素均为空气温度, 随空气温度的升高而增大; 枝凋落量的主要影响因素是森林上层风速, 同样起着显著的正向作用; 花凋落量与空气湿度之间呈负相关关系。森林年凋落量各组分所占比例存在差异, 森林月凋落量和森林类型无关, 主要与空气温度、空气湿度、森林上层风速等微气候因子有关。     

Associations between litterfall dynamics and micro-climate in forests of Putuoshan Island,Zhejiang, China

Aims Seasonal litterfall production plays an important role in the carbon and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. This study examines the effects of micro-environmental factors on seasonal litterfall dynamics in the forests of Putuoshan Island, Zhejiang Province of eastern China.
Methods The study covers five forest types, including Liquidambar formosana forest, Cinnamomum japonicum and Machilus thunbergii forest, Pinus massoniana forest, Cyclobalanopsis glauca forest, and Distylium gracile forest, in Putuoshan Island. We collected micro-meteorological data, and measured monthly litterfall in stands of the five forest types over one year. Redundancy analysis (RDA) was performed to determine the effects of micro-climatic factors on litterfall production．
Important findings The average annual litterfall production ranged from 3.45 to 5.36 t·hm^-2·a^-1 across five types of forests, albeit no effect of forest types on the litterfall production. The partitioning of litterfall components differed among the five forest types. The seasonal litterfall production exhibited two contrasting patterns, i.e. double climax curve and triple peaks, and varied significantly among the five forest types. Moreover, the peak in the litterfall production mostly occurred in the windy months of the year, such as in April, July and December, which was consistent with the dynamics of wind speed. RDA results showed that components of litterfall production in different months were controlled by different micro-climatic factors. The total, leaves, fruits, and miscellaneous litterfall productions were directly and positively affected by air temperature. Twig litterfall production was positively affected by the overstory wind velocity. Flower litterfall production was negatively affected by air humidity. In summary, forest types had no effects on litterfall production. However, variations in litterfall productions were explained by air temperature, air humidity, and overstory wind velocity in the forests studied.     

Variation in litterfall-climate relationships between coniferous and broadleaf forests in Eurasia

Aim The objectives of this study were to determine the relationships between climatic factors and litterfall in coniferous and broadleaf forests in Eurasia and to explore the difference in litterfall between coniferous and broadleaf forests as related to climate at a continental scale. Location We have used data from across Eurasia. Methods The relationships between litterfall and climatic factors were examined using linear regression analysis of a compilation of published data from coniferous and broadleaf forests in Eurasia. Results The relationships between litterfall and climatic factors show that in the temperate, subtropical, and tropical areas, broadleaf forests had higher litterfall than coniferous ones, whilst the opposite was found for boreal forests. Combining all climatic zones, a multiple regression analysis using annual mean temperature (T) and annual precipitation (P) as independent variables gave an adjusted R² () of 0.272 for total litterfall in coniferous forests (n = 199, P < 0.001), 0.498 for broadleaf litterfall (n = 240, P < 0.001), and 0.535 for combined coniferous and broadleaf litterfall (n = 439, P < 0.001). The linear models for broadleaf stands have significantly higher coefficients for T and P than those for coniferous ones but the intercepts were similar. Thus, litterfall in broadleaf forests increased faster with T and P than that in coniferous forests. Further, a transformation of temperature and precipitation to relative units showed that a relative‐unit change in T had a larger impact than P on total litterfall in broadleaf forests. The results indicate that at a continental scale, climatic controls over litterfall differ between coniferous and broadleaf forests. Conclusions A relative unit change in annual mean temperature has a greater effect on litterfall compared to the same change in annual precipitation across the Eurasian forests. Further, the higher response to T for broadleaf forests indicates a difference in climate control between coniferous and broadleaf forests at a continental scale, and consequently different litterfall responses to climate change.     

Litterfall and Element Fluxes in a Natural Hardwood Forest and a Chinese‐fir Plantation Experiencing Frequent Typhoon Disturbance in Central Taiwan

Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is the most important forest plantation species in subtropical Asia and is rapidly replacing natural forests. Such land‐use change may affect ecosystem nutrient cycling through changes in litterfall nutrient flux. Tropical cyclones often cause pulses of litterfall. Previous studies, however, have mostly focused on the effects of a single cyclone with little effort examining the effects of repeated cyclones. We examined litterfall in a natural hardwood forest and a Chinese‐fir plantation in central Taiwan experiencing an average of one typhoon per year. The natural hardwood forest had 54 percent higher annual litterfall (11,400 kg/ha/yr) than the Chinese‐fir plantation (7400 kg/ha/yr). Four typhoon‐affected months (typhoon period) contributed to approximately 60 percent of the litterfall and litterfall element flux in the natural hardwood forest and 80 percent in the Chinese‐fir plantation, with contributions from individual typhoons varied by more than twofold. Litterfall N and P concentrations were significantly higher in typhoon period than in non‐typhoon period, likely the result of limited retranslocation. Precipitation was a better predictor of quantity of typhoon‐associated litterfall than wind velocity. Both types of forests in southeastern China beyond the reach of typhoons have litterfall peaks in the dry season. In contrast, we measured higher litterfall during the typhoon period than during the dry season, suggesting that in regions with frequent cyclones, cyclones drive temporal variation of litterfall. Global climate change is affecting the frequency and intensity of cyclones; therefore, knowledge of typhoon‐litterfall dynamics is indispensable for understanding the effects of climate change on ecosystem nutrient cycling.     

绵阳官司河流域主要森林类型凋落物含量及动态变化

对绵阳官司河流域代表性森林——桤柏混交林、柏木纯林、松栎混交林和松柏混交林的凋落物量、组成特征和季节动态变化及其凋落物中N、P、K含量进行了定位观测和研究,结果表明：其年均凋落物量分别为4．229（3．732—4．828）、5．133（4．215—6．545）、5．701（5．133—6．642）t·hm^-2和5．351（4．762—5．854）t·hm^-2;叶、枝、花果、松皮和杂物的比例分别为72．1：8．9：11．9：0：7．1、75．4：9．0：9．0：0：6．5、79．7：11．0：6．3：0．5：2．4和60．4：9．5：16．0：7．5：6．5;灌木凋落量分别占总凋落量的16．4％、1．5％、9．5％和12．1％;凋落物的年变化规律为：桤柏混交林和柏木林主要集中在生长季,松柏混交林为双峰型,出现在生长季早期和休眠期,松栎混交林为单峰型,为12月份;凋落物中N、P、K元素含量以N素最高,其次是K素,P素最少,N、P、K总量分别为62．702、70．596、79．228kg·hm^-2a^-1和80．011kg·hm^-2·a^-1。     

Regional‐Scale Variation in Litter Production and Seasonality in Tropical Dry Forests of Southern Mexico1

Highly seasonal rainfall creates a pulse of litterfall in the southern Yucatan peninsula region, with cascading effects on the timing of essential nutrient fluxes, microbial dynamics, and vegetation growth. I investigated whether forest age or a regional environmental gradient related to rainfall has a greater effect on patterns of litterfall in this increasingly human‐dominated landscape. Litterfall was sampled in 10–13 stands in each of three locations spanning a rainfall gradient of ca 900–1400 mm/yr. Litter was collected monthly from November 1998 through January 2000 in mature forests and in secondary forests aged 2–25 yr. Despite a substantial precipitation gradient, age was the only significant predictor of annual litter mass. Two‐ to five‐yr‐old forests produced significantly less litter than 12–25‐yr‐old secondary forests (4.6 vs. 6.2 Mg/ha/yr), but the difference between older secondary forests and mature forests (9 percent) was not significant. Litter production increased with rainfall, but not significantly so. The pattern of litterfall was similar across locations and age classes, with a peak during late March or early April. However, litterfall seasonality was most pronounced in the old secondary and mature forests. Litterfall was more evenly distributed throughout the year in forests under 10 yr old. Seasonality of litterfall was also less pronounced at the wettest site, with less disparity between peak litterfall and off‐peak months. Seasonality was not related to soil texture. Forest age and rainfall are important drivers of litterfall dynamics; however, both litter mass and degree of seasonality depended more strongly on forest age. Thus, the impact of land‐use change on litter nutrient cycling is as great, if not greater, than the constraint imposed by the major natural environmental factor affecting tropical dry forests.     

Litterfall Production Along Successional and Altitudinal Gradients of Subtropical Monsoon Evergreen Broadleaved Forests in Guangdong, China

Evaluation of litterfall production is important for understanding nutrient cycling, forest growth, successional pathways, and interactions with environmental variables in forest ecosystems. Litterfall was intensively studied during the period of 1982–2001 in two subtropical monsoon vegetation gradients in the Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve, Guangdong Province, China. The two gradients include: (1) a successional gradient composed of pine forest (PF), mixed pine and broadleaved forest (MF) and monsoon evergreen broadleaved forest (BF), and (2) an altitudinal gradient composed of Baiyunci ravine rain forest (BRF), Qingyunci ravine rain forest (QRF), BF and mountainous evergreen broadleaved forest (MMF). Mean annual litterfall production was 356, 861 and 849 g m⁻² for PF, MF and BF of the successional gradient, and 1016, 1061, 849 and 489 g m⁻² for BRF, QRF, BF and MMF of the altitudinal gradient, respectively. As expected, mean annual litterfall of the pioneer forest PF was the lowest, but rapidly increased over the observation period while those in other forests were relatively stable, confirming that forest litterfall production is closely related to successional stages and growth patterns. Leaf proportions of total litterfall in PF, MF, BF, BRF, QRF and MMF were 76.4%, 68.4%, 56.8%, 55.7%, 57.6% and 69.2%, respectively, which were consistent with the results from studies in other evergreen broadleaved forests. Our analysis on litterfall monthly distributions indicated that litterfall production was much higher during the period of April to September compared to other months for all studied forest types. Although there were significant impacts of some climate variables (maximum and effective temperatures) on litterfall production in some of the studied forests, the mechanisms of how climate factors (temperature and rainfall) interactively affect litterfall await further study.     

浙江建德青冈常绿阔叶林凋落量研究

 本文报道了浙江建德青冈常绿阔叶林的凋落量及各类凋落物的凋落特征。 6年的测定结果表明,青冈林的年均凋落量为5547.6kg/(hm2·a),其中枯叶量占68.32%,枯枝、落果、其它凋落物各占14.82%、15.04%和1.82%。各类凋落量具有明显的季节与年际变化规律,其季节分配还具年际波动现象。各类凋落物的凋落特征从一定角度反映了植物群落一般的生物学与生态学特性,以及植物对特殊环境条件的适应性。