形态学图像处理方法在湿地破碎化格局中的应用

以三江平原沼泽湿地为研究单元,应用形态学图像处理技术在基于像元水平的二元沼泽湿地图上对沼泽湿地类型进行分类,并应用形态学模型和类型统计模型系统分析了三江平原1980-2000年间沼泽湿地景观破碎化的时空变化格局.结果表明,20年间,三江平原沼泽湿地面积由快速下降趋于缓慢下降.核心湿地面积急剧减小,由大面积分布逐步向三江平原东北部的别拉洪河和挠力河流域集中.孔隙湿地面积减小比例最大,目前处于消亡状态,由原来的沼泽湿地内部异质景观向同质景观过渡.核心和孔隙湿地大部分转化为斑块湿地,主要位于三江平原西北部、中部和南部,有逐步取代东北部核心湿地的趋势.边缘湿地面积比例年增长最快,且边缘像元宽度越来越宽,三江平原西部、南部和东部地区的核心湿地几乎全部由边缘湿地取代,易产生一定的边缘效应,导致种群间的竞争更加激烈.     

Phosphorus release from sediments in hardwater eutrophic lakes: the effects of redox-sensitive and -insensitive chemical treatments

1. Phosphorus (P) release from bottom sediments is an important source of nutrient enrichment in many lakes in sedimentary basins, such as those in western Canada. On the Boreal Plain, sediment P release is particularly strong during periods of seasonal anoxia.
2. In this study, the effects of reduction–oxidation (redox)-sensitive and -insensitive chemicals on P release were examined in sediment cores collected from three eutrophic lakes.
3. Contrary to expectations, redox-sensitive treatments were no more effective at lowering total phosphorus (TP) in sediment cores than some redox-insensitive treatments. Redox-sensitive treatments with FeCl₃ and FeCl₃ + O₂ reduced TP to 8 and 6%, respectively, of reference concentrations, whereas redox-insensitive treatments with alum or lime + alum reduced TP to 14% of reference concentrations. Lime and O₂ treatments reduced TP concentrations to 35 and 52% of reference concentrations, respectively.
4. The fraction of P that adsorbed and co-precipitated with iron and aluminium in the sediment cores was low (non-apatite phosphorus fractions < 5%), suggesting that P release was controlled by apatite solubility and bacterial metabolism.     

草地火行为研究

在松嫩平原采用野外放火的方法,研究了草地火速度、火强度、火烈度、火形态、火烧迹地形状及其与气象因子、可燃物、可燃物床特性的关系.结果表明,风速是影响草地头火速度最主要的因子.除风速外,晴天时相对湿度对头火速度影响较大,降水后大气温度对头火速度影响较大.头火速度＞侧翼火速度＞尾火速度.风速与火强度、火深度、火烧迹地形状呈现显著正相关.采用逐步回归方法建立了草地头火速度、火强度、火烧迹地形状的预测模型.     

Early-stage litter decomposition and its influencing factors in the wetland of the Sanjiang Plain, China

Using the litter bag technique, the decomposition rates and their influencing factors were studied by investigating three wetland macrophytes, Calamagrostics angustifolia, Carex meyeriana and Carex lasiocapa, in Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China. It was revealed that C. lasiocapa lost 28.91% of its weight, C. angustifolia lost 31.98% and C. meyeriana lost 32.99% after 164 days. Another finding was that the amount of organic carbon in the litter of C. angustifolia and C. lasiocapa fluctuated, but continuously decreased in that of C. meyeriana. However, all the three types of litter released organic carbon. Nitrogen was released substantially from the litter of both C. angustifolia and C. meyeriana, but accumulated in the litter of C. lasiocapa. Phosphorus concentrations in all the three types of litter apparently decreased first and then slightly increased. Overall, P release was observed in all the three types of litter. The C/N and C/P ratios varied significantly in the decomposition process. The decomposition rates and nutrient content variations were simultaneously influenced by the quality of the litter as well as the environmental factors in the Sanjian Plain, but they were more strongly affected by the quality of the litter.     

Recovery after African Olive invasion: can a ‘bottom‐up’ approach to ecological restoration work?

African Olive (Olea europaea ssp. cuspidata) is a densely crowned evergreen small tree, native to eastern Africa that is highly invasive in areas where it has been introduced, including Hawaii and Australia. Invasion by African Olive threatens Cumberland Plain Woodland, a critically endangered grassy eucalypt woodland from western Sydney, Australia, through the formation of a dense mid‐canopy excluding the regeneration of native species. We established a 3‐year field experiment to determine the effectiveness of direct seeding and fire, as techniques for early stage restoration of a 2 ha historically cleared and degraded Cumberland Plain Woodland site after the removal of African Olive. Direct seeding was able to re‐establish a native perennial grass cover which was resistant to subsequent weed invasion and could be managed as an important first stage in woodland restoration with fire and selective herbicide. Fire was able to stimulate some germination of colonising native species from the soil seed bank after 15 years of African Olive invasion; however, germination and establishment of native shrubs from the applied seed mix was poor. We propose a ‘bottom‐up’ model of ecological restoration in such highly degraded sites that uses a combination of direct seeding and stimulation of the soil seed bank by fire, which could be applicable to other degraded grassy woodland sites and plant communities.     

Adding carbon at a standard and a higher rate reduces soil nitrate in a grassy woodland

C addition has been used successfully in grassland restoration in Australia, generally as sucrose at a standard rate of 840 g C/m²/year. Previous experiments that have varied the rate of soil carbon application to reduce nitrate to favour native over nitrophilous exotic species have found that the benefits can increase over the whole range used for some native species, but only appear above particular rates of C addition for others. A restoration trial of degraded grassy woodland on former agricultural land in western Sydney combined burning and slashing to remove biomass with C addition at the standard rate, and a high rate, to reduce soil nitrate on the burnt or slashed plots. Soil was sampled for extractable nitrate, ammonium and phosphorus, and plant root simulator probes were used to measure nitrate and ammonium supply. Both extractable nitrate and nitrate supply were periodically high in the controls, at which times C addition at the standard rate significantly reduced extractable nitrate with an even greater reduction at the high rate, and resulted in negative relationships between nitrate supply and added C. Effects of added C on extractable nitrate or nitrate supply were not detectable in non‐peak periods. Extractable ammonium and ammonium supply were either unaffected or increased with added C. Colwell phosphorus showed temporal variation but was unresponsive to added C. Of the three nutrients, only the decline in nitrate matched the decline in plant cover which was lowest in value at the high carbon rate (Morris & Gibson‐Roy 2018). In the absence of added C, extractable nitrate was less than control values in the fire and slash treatments 1 year after treatment application but was similar to control values at other times.     

Short Research Report: high level of soil carbon addition causes possible manganese and aluminium phytotoxicity

A restoration trial of grassy woodland on former agricultural land applied carbon at a standard rate (840 g C/m²/year) and at a high rate (4,200 g C/m²/year), to test whether further benefits to native plants and suppression of exotics would emerge. Carbon addition at the high rate reduced plant cover further than the standard rate but led to severe loss of plant species; it also reduced soil pH. Soil Al, Fe and Mn levels increased across the gradient of C addition, which would be consistent with the reduction in soil pH for Al and Mn, and a decrease in soil redox potential for Mn and Fe. Nutrient analysis of leaf tissue confirmed that uptake of Fe and Mn increased over the range of C addition, with the concentration of Mn in the high carbon treatment exceeding the threshold for toxicity for a range of species. The soil and plant tissue data are consistent with the induction of increased soil acidity and of stronger reducing conditions in the soil by high level of carbon addition and localised soil flooding. Plant uptake of Mn to toxic levels occurred subsequently, leading to negative effects on plants; aluminium phytotoxicity may also have occurred.     

Gone to Texas: phylogeography of two Trachymyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species along the southeastern coastal plain of North America

Ants are widely recognized as ecologically important members of many low‐ to mid‐latitude ecosystems. Surprisingly, there is very little phylogeographical information on ants at regional scales. We examine here the phylogeography of two partially sympatric species of Trachymyrmex (Trachymyrmex septentrionalis and Trachymyrmex turrifex) ants in southeastern North America. We test the hypothesis that all Trachymyrmex species found in the USA expanded into North America from refugial populations located in northern Mexico as the post‐Pleistocene climate warmed. Phylogeographical theory predicts that these northward‐expanding species should exhibit higher genetic diversity in regions closer to Mexico and less diversity in more northern regions. We also examine, in the widely distributed T. septentrionalis, the hypothesis of vicariance that occurred at the formation of the Mississippi Embayment. Phylogeographical patterns indicate that T. septentrionalis has an eastern origin because diversity was highest east of the Mississippi, whereas T. turrifex probably has a Mexican origin because it lacked mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation throughout its range and is currently absent from eastern North America. Both species are characterized by reduced haplotypic variation in the western coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico (Texas and Louisiana), which may indicate recent expansion and/or bottlenecks associated with increased aridity and drought in these western regions. © 2015 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2015, 114 , 689–698.     

太湖平原西北部全新世以来植被与环境变化

太湖平原西北部卜弋桥Zk01孔上部8m地层孢粉资料显示该地区自全新世以来植被与气候主要经历了三个阶段:1)11000—9500cal.aB.P.,地带性植被为壳斗科为主的亚热带常绿落叶针阔混交林。森林成分以栎属(Quercus)、青冈属(Cyclobalanopsis)、栗属(Castanea)、栲属(Castanopsis)/石栎属(Lithocarpus)和松属(Pinus)为主,同时混生有少量的枫香属(Liquidambar)、冬青属(Ilex)、水青冈属(Fagus)、桦属(Betula)、榆属(Ulmus)等乔灌木。本阶段孢粉浓度较高,气候较温暖湿润,为早全新世升温期;2)9500—3900cal.aB.P.,植被演替为中亚热带性质的常绿阔叶林。此阶段特别是8000cal.aB.P.以来,植被以青冈属为主的常绿分子获得大发展为特点。当时森林繁茂,气候暖湿且较为稳定,对应于中全新世大暖期(适宜期);3)3900cal.aB.P.以来,森林植被表现为次生性质的亚热带针阔混交林。青冈属、栎属骤减,松属、禾本科(Poaceae)及水龙骨科(Polypodiaceae)含量明显增升。本阶段孢粉浓度减为最低,据研究区周边的孢粉资料推测此时期气候温凉湿润。本阶段晚期森林植被受到人类的干扰,与人类活动密切相关的农作物如禾本科(35—45μm)、十字花科和菊科等花粉类型含量持续增多,表明研究区自全新世晚期以来出现了明显的人类活动的迹象。Zk01钻孔点位处古河道,磁化率和粒度证据揭示了研究点沉积环境全新世早期为河流相,水动力较强,中期水动力条件显著增强,晚期减弱。最后,结合孢粉资料和沉积环境简述了植被变化与沉积环境之间的关联。     

松嫩平原碱化草甸天然翅碱蓬种群的密度制约模型

翅碱蓬是一年生藜科植物,耐碱性极强。本文根据在单—种群落随机取样的调查数据,从种群水平分析了松嫩平原碱化草甸天然翅碱蓬种群的密度制约特征。结果表明,翅碱蓬种群在不同生长期及不同数量性状的密度制约模型均可由多种函数形式同时较好地表达出来。但本文仅以相关性最好的拟合方程作为种群某一性状密度制约特征的模型。孕蕾期的平均植株重和单位面积籽实重的密度制约表现为变形双曲线函数y=a+b/x形式;籽实成熟期的平均植株重、平均植株籽实重、平均植株种子数和单位面积种子数均表现为幂函数y=ax-b形式;地上生物量在孕蕾期为变形双曲线函数y=1/(a+bx)形式,在籽实成熟期为对数函数y=a-blnx形式。