Evaporation of intercepted precipitation from fruit litter of Liquidambar styraciflua L. (sweetgum) in a clearing as a function of meteorological conditions

Interception of precipitation by fruit litter is a poorly understood component of the hydrologic cycle in forested ecosystems. Even less well understood is the effect of meteorological conditions on the evaporation of precipitation intercepted by forest litter. This study sought to examine the influence of meteorological conditions on the evaporation of intercepted precipitation by fruit litter from Liquidambar styraciflua L. (sweetgum) by deriving and calibrating a regression model to estimate evaporation from the fruit litter that may be of potential use to forest and watershed managers. Data on evaporative losses from the fruit litter used to derive and calibrate the statistical model were acquired through a larger field experiment conducted from mid November 2002 through April 2003. Results from the forward stepwise least squares multiple regression model demonstrated that evaporative losses from the fruit litter were estimated with a high degree of accuracy based on the amount of water stored, solar radiation inputs, and vapor pressure deficit (adjusted R²=0.836, F=82.28, P<0.00001). The amount of water stored in the fruit litter explained the highest proportion of variance in the regression model. Storm to storm comparisons also highlighted the importance of solar radiation and wind speed in determining evaporation from the fruit litter. The regression model potentially may be used in conjunction with a canopy interception model to predict interception losses from L. styraciflua dominated forests and plantations.     

Hydrologic balance in an intact temperate forest ecosystem under ambient and elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration

Abstract Increasing atmospheric CO₂ concentration decreases stomatal conductance in many species, but the savings of water from reduced transpiration may permit the forest to retain greater leaf area index (L). Therefore, the net effect on water use in forest ecosystems under a higher CO₂ atmosphere is difficult to predict. The free air CO₂ enrichment (FACE) facility (n = 3) in a 14‐m tall (in 1996) Pinus taeda L. stand was designed to reduce uncertainties in predicting such responses. Continuous measurements of precipitation, throughfall precipitation, sap flux, and soil moisture were made over 3.5 years under ambient (CO₂^a) and elevated (CO₂^e) ambient + 200 µmol mol^?1). Annual stand transpiration under ambient CO₂ conditions accounted for 84–96% of latent heat flux measured with the eddy‐covariance technique above the canopy. Under CO₂^e, P. taeda transpired less per unit of leaf area only when soil drought was severe. Liquidambar styraciflua, the other major species in the forest, used progressively less water, settling at 25% reduction in sap flux density after 3.5 years under CO₂^e. Because P. taeda dominated the stand, and severe drought periods were of relatively short duration, the direct impact of CO₂^e on water savings in the stand was undetectable. Moreover, the forest used progressively more water under CO₂^e, probably because soil moisture availability progressively increased, probably owing to a reduction in soil evaporation caused by more litter buildup in the CO₂^e plots. The results suggest that, in this forest, the effect of CO₂^e on transpiration was greater indirectly through enhanced litter production than directly through reduced stomatal conductance. In forests composed of species more similar to L. styraciflua, water savings from stomatal closure may dominate the response to CO₂^e.     

三峡库区常绿阔叶林优势种群的结构和格局动态

重庆丰都世坪森林公园的常绿阔叶林是长江三峡库区低海拔区残存的较典型的常绿阔叶林.在此地选择具有代表性群落设立1hm2固定样地,应用相邻格子法进行每木调查,通过乔木层优势种群结构和格局研究,探讨群落的特点和动态.结果表明(1)此群落的优势树种是小红栲(Castanopsis carlesii)、丝栗栲(Castanopsis fargesii)和枫香(Liquidambar formosana).(2)小红栲和丝栗栲种群立木级结构呈不规则金字塔型,幼苗储备丰富,为增长种群,种群从Ⅰ、Ⅱ级幼苗发育到幼树过程中的死亡率较高,中等径级的株数偏少.枫香种群幼苗缺乏,为衰退种群.(3)应用偏离指数、Lloyd的平均拥挤度和聚块性指数及Morisita指数,在10×10m2尺度下对优势种群进行格局分析,发现3种优势种群成树总体上均为集群分布;小红栲和丝栗栲种群在发育过程中分布格局是由集群分布过渡到随机分布,而枫香是由随机分布过渡到集群分布.     

枫香变红过程中叶片组织结构、光合特性及色素含量变化研究

枫香(Liquidambar formosana)因其叶片入秋后逐渐变红而极具观赏价值,是优良的景观生态树种。为了解枫香叶片结构变化与叶色的关系,该文通过连续监测枫香叶片变红过程中组织结构、光合特性及色素含量的变化,分析叶片结构与其光合特性和色素的关系。结果表明：(1)叶片变色过程中,表皮细胞均为椭圆形,紧密排列,未观察到明显的细胞变异,表面未附着绒毛和蜡质,且上表皮细胞与栅栏组织细胞间排列紧密,未出现较大的气室。(2)随着叶片逐渐变红,叶片结构变化显著,其中叶片、上表皮、栅栏组织和海绵组织厚度及气孔开度均逐渐减小,而气孔器长和宽、单个气孔器面积则逐渐增大。(3)随着叶片结构的变化,其叶绿素含量逐渐减少,致使净光合速率逐渐减小,在出现光破坏时,叶片通过在栅栏组织细胞液泡内合成花色苷来自我保护,而大量的花色苷致使叶片表面呈现红色。综上认为,叶绿素含量降低,花色素苷大量积累是导致枫香叶片变红的直接原因,而枫香叶色变红则是其一系列生理结构特征综合作用的结果。     

High-frequency induction of adventitious shoots from hypocotyl segments ofLiquidambar styracifiua L. by thidiazuron

The effects of thidiazuron (TDZ) on adventitious bud and shoot formation from hypocotyl segments of sweetgum (Liquidambar styracifiua) were tested alone and in combination with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). The combination of 1 mg/1 TDZ with 0.01 mg/l 2,4-D resulted in the highest frequency of bud production. Lower concentrations of TDZ stimulated shoot production, generating the most shoots at 0.1 mg/1 TDZ with 0.01 mg/1 of 2,4-D. Inhibition of shoot elongation by TDZ was overcome by transferring shoot cultures to a shoot proliferation medium lacking TDZ or containing naphthaleneacetic acid and benzyladenine in addition to TDZ. Shoot production in liquid culture was significantly greater than that in solid culture. Comparisons of in vitro and ex vitro rooting of the adventitious shoots demonstrated that ex vitro rooting produced plants with faster growth rates and more extensive root systems.Abbreviations BA Benzyladenine - IBA indole-3-butyric acid - NAA naphthaleneacetic acid - PGR plant growth regulator - TDZ thidiazuron - 2,4-D 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid     

鄂东南低丘马尾松林和枫香林土壤异养呼吸及温湿度敏感性

采用野外监测方法,研究了鄂东南低丘地区主要森林类型枫香林和马尾松林土壤异养呼吸、土壤温湿度的年动态;并通过室内试验研究了土壤呼吸随土壤深度的变化以及表层土壤(0～5 cm)异养呼吸的温湿度敏感性,建立了表层土壤异养呼吸的温湿度响应模型,探讨全球温暖化对该区土壤异养呼吸的潜在影响.结果表明:枫香林和马尾松林0～5 cm土壤呼吸速率分别是5～10 cm、10～15 cm层的2.39、2.62倍和2.01、2.94倍,说明土壤异养呼吸主要发生在土壤表层(0～5 cm);枫香林和马尾松林0～5 cm、5～10 cm及10～15 cm土壤的Q10分别是2.10、1.86、1.78和1.86、1.77、1.44;枫香林和马尾松林表层土壤呼吸对温度(T)的响应符合指数模型[R=αexp(βT)],对湿度(W)的响应符合二次函数模型(R=a+bW+cW2);0～5 cm土壤对温湿度双因子的响应符合lnR=a+bW+cW2+dT+eT2模型,且异养呼吸对湿度的响应具有温度依赖性,即在高温下敏感,低温下敏感性下降;应用表层土壤异养呼吸温湿度模型预测枫香林和马尾松林土壤异养呼吸年动态及总量,枫香林土壤异养呼吸量的模拟值比实测值略高...     

Environmental and stomatal control of photosynthetic enhancement in the canopy of a sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) plantation during 3 years of CO2 enrichment

Light‐saturated photosynthetic and stomatal responses to elevated CO₂ were measured in upper and mid‐canopy foliage of a sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L) plantation exposed to free‐air CO₂ enrichment (FACE) for 3 years, to characterize environmental interactions with the sustained CO₂ effects in an intact deciduous forest stand. Responses were evaluated in relation to one another, and to seasonal patterns and natural environmental stresses, including high  temperatures, vapour pressure deficits (VPD), and drought. Photosynthetic CO₂ assimilation (A) averaged 46% higher in the +200 µmol mol^?1 CO₂ treatment, in mid‐ and upper canopy foliage. Stomatal conductance (g_s) averaged 14% (mid‐canopy) and 24% (upper canopy) lower under CO₂ enrichment. Variations in the relative responses of A and g_s were linked, such that greater relative stimulation of A was observed on dates when relative reductions in g_s were slight. Dry soils and high VPD reduced g_s and A in both treatments, and tended to diminish treatment differences. The absolute effects of CO₂ on A and g_s were minimized whenever g_s was low (<0·15 mol m^?2 s^?1), but relative effects, as the ratio of elevated to ambient rates, varied greatly under those conditions. Both stomatal and non‐stomatal limitations of A were involved during late season droughts. Leaf temperature had a limited influence on A and g_s, and there was no detectable relationship between prevailing temperature and CO₂ effects on A or g_s. The responsiveness of A and g_s to elevated CO₂, both absolute and relative, was maintained through time and within the canopy of this forest stand, subject to seasonal constraints and variability associated with limiting air and soil moisture.