河南种子植物种分布区类型研究

河南省地处我国暖温带与亚热带过渡的重要地带 ,植物区系成分非常复杂。本文在最新植物区系资料的基础上 ,从种的层次上对河南省种子植物分布区类型进行了划分与分析。结果为 ,本省 2 95 3种野生种子植物归为 15个分布区类型和 2 4个亚型 ,其中中国特有分布有15 14种 (占 5 2 2 2 % ) ,分属 2 2个亚型。 2 95 3种种子植物在性质上属于热带亚热带分布的有910种 ,属于温带分布的有 94 9种 ,属于跨亚热带和温带分布的有 92 0种 ,其余少数为广布种 ,前三者大约各占近三分之一。这种比例关系充分显示了本省植物区系的南北过渡性。     

“关于建立植物区系特征参数的设想”的理论问题

本文就“关于建立植物区系特征参数的设想”一文中几个主要理论问题即植物区系的有关概念、植物分类系统的主要缺陷和植物区系的特征等进行了分析和讨论,并提出了自己的主张和看法。     

山东泰山种子植物区系的研究

泰山位于山东中部,共有种子植物１００科４０７属７５７种。世界性单型属和少型属共有５１属,占总属数的１２．５％,并有不少起源古老的科、表明了本区系起源的古老性。中国种子植物区系的１５种类型在泰山均有分布,其中北温带分布居首位,占３４．５％,泛热分布次之,占１９．１％,再次是旧世界温带分布和东亚分布,分别占１４．３％和１０．１％。类温带性质属共有２５７属,占７２．２％,而热带质属有则９９属,占２７．８     

香港东平洲岛的植物区系研究

于1997和2008年间赴香港东平洲岛进行实地调查,记录该岛共有维管植物207种,隶属于65科173属。植物区系以热带亚热带植物地理成分为优势,表现出较强的热带性。植被类型主要有次生林常绿阔叶林、灌丛群落和海边沙滩植物群落以及人工林等。该岛的植物区系与临近岛屿具有较大的相似性。     

丹霞山风景地貌的植物区系研究

描述了丹霞山植物区系的特征,对其科、属、种进行系统分析,并与邻近地区植物区系作了对比研究,探讨了丹霞地貌对本区植物区系组成成分的影响。丹霞山植物区系体现了华夏植物区系的特征,其表征科有不少同时也是华夏区系的表征科。从属的地理分布区类型来看,以泛热带分布局的比例最高,其次为热带亚洲分布属、东亚分布局及北温带分布属。丹霞山植物区系相对其纬度来说热带性较强,这与其特定的地貌特征有关。另外,本区的苦藓植物较为丰富,据初步统计共有27科70属,其中石生性苔藓分布尤其广泛。     

乌岩岭国家级自然保护区种子植物区系的特征分析

乌岩岭国家级自然保护区地处亚热带,气候温暖湿润。该地区植物种类丰富,共有野生种子植物134科、578属、1197种;根据地史资料和自然条件,通过对种子植物种类的组成和分布区类型的分析,认为该区系起源古老,区系成分复杂;珍稀特有植物多,如南方红豆杉、钟萼木、香果树、福建柏、榧树、闽楠、花榈木等大量古老树种,并且绝大多数具有重要的经济价值和科研价值;区内578属可分为14个类型,热带和温带分布的属分别占48．6％和49．2％（不包括世界分布类型）,具较明显的南北过渡的现象,与世界各地有广泛的联系。这些区系特征与本区古老的地质和优越的水热条件密切相关。     

关于地区间植物区系亲缘关系研究方法问题讨论

属的分布区类型组成（谱）中各类型所占百分比的类似性不能实质性反映各地区间植物区系的亲缘,因为亲缘关系疏远的不同分类群（属）可以有同样的分布区类型。植物属的分布区类型组成的类似性只反映了不同地区植物区系各地理成分的比例关系的类似性,并非直接的亲缘关系。地区植物区系之间的亲缘关系应是指它们的分类群的类似性,即血缘或共同起源关系,通常是由它们共有的植物科、属、种相似性系数,特别是其共特有分类群相似系数来反映的。     

中国种子植物属的分布区类型

中国种子植物属的分布区类型的研究起始于1952年,当时由于全国植物学工作者的共同努力,已基本完成了中国种子植物属的检索表,而为本项研究提供了极其初步,却比较清晰的轮廓。其后,在中国科学家组成访苏代表团时,我又结合中国植物区系分区问题,初步分析了中国全境以及境内各自然植物区的特有科、属。     

试论中国种子植物特有属的分布区类型

中国种子植物特有属是局限分布于中国行政区域范围内的植物成分,就其分布特点看,集中分布于中国南部亚热带广阔区域。由于中国地域广袤,虽然大多数特有属分布在东亚自然地域范围内,但南部特有属的分布范围已进入古热带植物区的马来亚森林植物亚区的北部,而西部的特有属的分布范围已进入青藏高原地区。局限于不同地域分布的特有属,各自的起源发生、所经历的地质历史过程存在一定差别。本文以自然地理区划作为研究中国种子植物特有属分布区类型的依据,将中国特有属分布区类型划分为中国东部和中部特有分布变型、中国南部特有分布变型、中国西部特有分布变型和中国北部特有分布变型4类。其中中国南部特有分布变型所含特有属为热带区系成分,其它3个特有分布变型所含特有属为温带区系成分。这样能较客观地反映中国特有属的自然地理特征,有利于研究局部地区植物区系的地质历史演变过程。     

安徽大别山区种子植物区系的初步研究

通过对安徽大别山区种子植物资料收集和实地勘察,在此基础上得到了安徽大别山区种子植物区系的特征和珍稀濒危保护种子植物的分布,并与周边山区进行了对比分析。结果表明:(1)安徽大别山区种子植物种类繁多、类型丰富,区域内种子植物共计145科,731属,1 648种(不含种以下分类)。(2)通过统计和PCA方法分析,表明安徽大别山区植物区系整体上呈现亚热带向温带过渡的性质。(3)安徽大别山区与岳西古井园种相似性系数最高(64.52%),与清凉峰次之(40.22%),与舒城万佛山最低(24.65%)。(4)安徽大别山区内含21种珍稀濒危保护种子植物,包括5种濒危植物、2种国家一级保护植物和14种国家二级保护植物。     

Floristic Geography of Piper (Piperaceae) in China

Piper is the largest genus and important Pantropical components of the Piperaceae family with approximately 1000-2000 species in the world. China is in the northern verge of its natural distribution. In this study, floristic geography of the Piper genus in China was analyzed to reveal its botanical characteristic, origins of speciation and its dispersal channels. The study results showed Yunnan province is one of the very important distribution regions for Piper species, served as the center of the Piper species dispersal toward to the eastern and northern regions of China with gradually reduced species numbers. The similarity level appeared to be low for its species among different provinces, and the Piper distribution regions could be approximately clustered into three clades: tropical clade, subtropical clade and Taiwan clade. Cladistically, Piper species found in China have the highest proportions which were endemic to China, and then followed by Piper species distributed in Tropical Asia, only few species belonged to Pantropical and East Asia areal types. The floristic geography of Piper genus in China is related to that of Indo Chinese Peninsula, Java Islands and Indian Peninsula in some degrees, but not closely related. This study revealed Yunnan province is one of the central of origins for the Piper species, and or one of the central of regions for its species diversification, and the Piper species of Taiwan mainly came from Philippine islands and further diversified into Taiwan clade. Our study results presented a useful method for the systematic studying of Piper genus taxonomy and the evolution of Piper speciation.     

中国蕨类植物区系地理若干问题研究进展

在简述蕨类植物系统发生关系、传统分类系统与基于分子系统学的现代分类系统的基础上,概述了中国蕨类植物区系地理研究的现状及最新进展,并对今后的研究工作进行了展望。根据分子系统学研究,传统的蕨类植物门以及一些蕨类植物类群并不是自然类群。中国蕨类植物区系及分布的基本规律是东南多、西北少,华南、西南极为丰富,西南地区是许多温带属的分布中心。分析了中国蕨类植物区系研究的主要问题,指出关于蕨类植物在生态系统中发挥的作用,特殊生境研究、数值分析方法在蕨类区系地理中的应用,区系地理学与其他学科的交叉是今后可能的热点与亟待加强的几个领域。     

珍稀濒危植物长苞铁杉群落植物区系分析

对天宝岩国家级自然保护区3600m^2的长苞铁杉群落植被进行调查。结果表明,该群落有维管束植物49科86属140种,其中蕨类植物7科7属9种,裸子植物2科4属4种,被子植物40科75属127种。植物区系地理成分中,科属组成以泛热带分布为主,温带成分占有一定比例;种组成以中国特有分布和东亚分布为主,而温带成分占较大比例,并伴有一定的热带成分;区系起源古老,保留有大量原始植物,且群落具有濒危性。     

“田中线”及其在生物地理上的运用问题

日本学者根据对柑桔种系的地理分布设想了一条从云南西北部(28°N,98°E)向东南部延伸到越南北部东京湾(大约18°45’N或19°N、108°E)的分界线,将其命名为"柑桔分布的田中线",简称"田中线"。后来它被认为在区分中国-日本植物分布属与中国-喜马拉雅分布属上具有生物地理意义,并与一些兰科植物属的分布相结合提出了"田中-楷永线",建议将它作为一条划分东亚植物区系东部的中国-日本植物亚区与西部的中国-喜马拉雅植物亚区的区系线。一些研究显示该线对一些物种的种群分化和谱系地理有意义,但主要是气候和地貌引起的环境梯度变化,不支持它是一条古老的生物地理分界线。另外,这条"柑桔分布的田中线"本身,未得到柑桔属内及其近缘属的系统发育关系研究的支持。云南植物区系的生物地理分异明显,但与"田中线"无显著联系,在云南植物区系分区上,"田中线"也基本无意义。云南复杂的地质历史、多样的气候和地貌,影响了植物区系的生物地理分异,用这条设想的从云南西北部向东南部延伸的斜直线作为一条生物地理界线,与最近的研究具有不相符性。     

Endemism and speciation in a lowland flora from the Gape Floristic Region

Taxonomic, edaphic and biological aspects of endemism were studied in a phanerogamous flora from the Agulhas Plain, a coastal lowland area of the Cape Floristic Region. Of the 1751 species in the flora, 23.6% were regional endemics and 5.7% were local endemics. Families which were over-represented in terms of endemics included the Ericaceae, Rutaceae, Proteaceae and Polygalaceae. Under-represented families included the Poaceae, Cyperaceae, Scrophulariaceae and Orchidaceae. Highest levels of local endemism were recorded on limestone and colluvial acid sand. Sixty-nine percent of regional endemics and 85% of local endemics were confined to a single substratum. An analysis of the frequency of biological traits associated with species with different categories of endemism enabled the establishment of a biological profile of a local endemic: a dwarf to low, non-sprouting shrub with soil stored seeds which are ant-dispersed and/or form a symbiotic relationship with microbes. It is argued that lineages with these characteristics are vulnerable to severe population reduction or even local extinction. An effect of this would be the promotion of rapid, edaphic speciation as a result of catastrophic selection. Thus, certain traits (e.g. non-sprouting) prevail or even predominate in the flora not because of any adaptive advantage but because high speciation rates of lineages which possess them, overwhelm low survival rates.     

中卫山羊核心产地种子植物生活型和区系地理特征

对中卫山羊的核心产区——宁夏香山荒漠草原区的植物物种生活型和区系地理特征进行初步统计,结果表明所有调查的种子植物区系组成具有明显的温带性质,并且植物区系地理成分组成的脆弱性是本地植物区系的显著特点。植物生态、生活型中以地面芽植物、旱生及一年生植物较多,体现了干旱环境、山地微地形及长期的放牧干扰下物种种系发育的特征。     

Insect species richness tracking plant species richness in a diverse flora: gall-insects in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

The Cape Floristic Region (CFR) is one of the most plant-species-rich regions in the world. It is also a warm temperate region and hypothetically should have high gall-insect species richness, making it interesting to investigate the relationship between the insects of the region and the rich flora. The relationship between gall-insect species richness (GSR) and plant richness was investigated for the Fynbos and for representatives of vegetation of the whole CFR. Samples (of up to 600 plants per transect for Fynbos) of woody shrubs were investigated for the presence of galls. The species richness of these insects was quantified, as well as plant species richness for each transect. GSR for Fynbos was compared to global figures for GSR. Fynbos harboured significantly more gall-insect species than other CFR vegetation types. GSR was positively correlated with CFR plant richness. GSR also closely tracked plant richness in Fynbos. GSR was not significantly influenced by other variables (elevation and aspect), suggesting that plant richness per se was an important factor in generating GSR. Fynbos GSR is comparable to other sclerophyllous regions of high GSR globally, corroborating that this vegetation type is conducive to gall-insect diversification. There is likely to be a high percentage of gall-insect endemism in the Fynbos, as might be expected from the high host fidelity of this insect group. Received: 22 September 1997 / Accepted: 16 February 1998     

Floristic Quality Index for woodland ground flora restoration: Utility and effectiveness in a fire-managed landscape

Monitoring is a critical component of ecological restoration and requires the use of metrics that are meaningful and interpretable. We analyzed the effectiveness of the Floristic Quality Index (FQI), a vegetative community metric based on species richness and the level of sensitivity to anthropogenic disturbance of individual species present (Coefficient of Conservatism (CC)), using ground layer vegetation data from forests and woodlands with different fire histories in the Missouri Ozarks, USA. Specifically, we used total species richness, mean CC, and FQI to quantify differences in ground layer vegetation between burned and unburned sites, determine if relationships between richness and mean CC were consistent at local and landscape-scales, and evaluate the influence of richness and mean CC on FQI values using empirical data. Concerns regarding FQI identified in previous studies were also observed in this study, including a negative relationship between richness and mean CC. However, we observed this negative relationship using data from all study plots (landscape-scale) but not within discrete site types (local-scale). Relationships among mean CC, richness, and FQI were complicated because species richness was strongly correlated to FQI values across plots in which richness was low, whereas mean CC was only correlated with FQI values across plots in which richness was high. We conclude that the interpretation of the Floristic Quality Index may be challenged by: (1) the possibility of obtaining the same FQI value through different combinations of mean CC and richness; and (2) the dominating effect of richness on FQI. Although the FQI metric appears responsive to prescribed fire effects on plant communities in the Missouri Ozarks, the inclusion of species richness and mean CC provide more complete indication of plant community response than FQI alone.     

Ground‐dwelling beetle assemblages in the northern Cape Floristic Region: Patterns,correlates and implications

Abstract Recent studies have both shown and predicted that global climate change will have a substantial influence on biodiversity. This is true especially of a global biodiversity hotspot, the Cape Floristic Region. Although the effects of predicted changes have been widely assessed for plants, little is known about how insect diversity in the region might be affected. In particular, patterns in and the correlates of diversity in the region are poorly understood, and therefore the likely affects of a changing abiotic environment on this significant group of organisms are not clear. Therefore, we investigate patterns in, and correlates of, epigaeic beetle (Tenebrionidae and Carabidae) diversity in one of the most climate change‐sensitive areas in the Cape Floristic Region, the Cederberg. In particular, we determine whether epigaeic beetle assemblage structure differs between the main vegetation types in the Cederberg (Strandveld, Mountain Fynbos and Succulent Karoo), how restricted these beetles are to specific vegetation types, and which environmental variables might be associated with site‐related differences in beetle richness and abundance. Sampling was undertaken during October 2002 and 2003 across an altitudinal gradient ranging from sea level (Lambert's Bay) to approximately 2000 m above sea level (Sneeukop, Cederberg) and down again to 500 m above sea level (Wupperthal) using pitfall traps. The environmental correlates of abundance and species density in the epigaeic beetles were similar to those identified previously for ants across the transect, with both taxa being positively related to several temperature variables. Several species showed habitat specificity and fidelity, and clear distinctions existed between the vegetation types across the transect. A larger proportion of the variance in tenebrionid species density was explained by environmental variables and spatial factors than for carabids. The most likely explanation for this difference is that the correlates might well reflect collinear historical processes, rather than a causal relationship between contemporary environmental variables and species density. If this is the case, it suggests that caution should be exercised when interpreting environmental correlates of species density, and making climate change predictions based on these correlates.