太白山林线附近太白红杉种群的生态特征

高山林线对外界环境的变化和干扰异常敏感,已成为全球气候变化研究的热点。太白红杉(Larix chinensis)是太白山的高山林线树种,对高海拔生态环境的保护起着重要的作用。在太白山林线附近采用样方调查的方法,对太白红杉种群的生态特征进行了研究,结果表明:(1)林线附近不同海拔区域,种群的平均基径、平均胸径、平均树高等基本特征随着海拔的升高明显降低。(2)太白红杉的胸径与年龄存在着较明显的回归关系,而树高与年龄相关性较低。随着海拔的升高,回归方程的拟合优度呈下降趋势。(3)林线附近不同海拔区域,太白红杉种群的径级结构与年龄结构均存在一定的波动。表明该区域存在着波形的更新,可能与太白红杉的年龄结构受外界环境的影响较大有关。(4)太白红杉种群各龄级的空间格局基本上是聚集型。随着取样尺度的增加,聚集强度呈增加的趋势。随年龄增加,种群分布由聚集型向随机型过渡,聚集强度减弱。

Ecological characteristics of Larix chinensis population near timberline on Taibai Mountain in China

Because alpine timberline is a kind of ecotones which is highly sensitive to disturbances and environmental changes,it has become a major focus of global climate change research.Larix chinensis is a timberline trees species on Mt.Taibai in the Qinling Mountains.It is densely distributed on Mt.Taibai and plays an important role in environmental protection in the high altitude zone.The forest near timberline was divided into three transects,i.e.,below timberline,at timberline and at tree line.Regression equat...