Comparison of soil bacterial communities associated with actinorhizal, non-actinorhizal plants and the interspaces in the sclerophyllous matorral from Central Chile in two different seasons

The spatial heterogeneity of resources in desert and semi-arid shrubland appears to be important in determining higher soil bacteria abundance around plants than in soil without plant cover. Thus, these bacterial communities could be important contributors to nutrient cycling in arid ecosystems. Bacterial diversity from Chilean sclerophyllous matorral was determined by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-RFLP). Soil samples associated with the actinorhizal plant Colletia hystrix, non-actinorhizal plants and interspace soil without plant cover, were collected in May and October. The non-actinorhizal and interspace soil differed significantly in their potassium content in May and pH in October. The T-RFLP analysis revealed differences in the bacterial community structure from the different habitats. The soil bacterial communities associated with plants were the most similar, whereas the interspace soil community differed in both sampling times. The factors that best explained the groupings were potassium and pH. The greatest diversity was observed in the interspace soil. The Microbial Community Analysis showed a significant proportion of T-RFs identified as Firmicutes and Proteobacteria. Likewise, spatial and temporal differences were observed in the main groups' abundance. The dominance of Firmicutes suggests that the sclerophyllous matorral could be a different ecosystem to other arid and semi-arid soils with respect to the bacterial community structure.     

鄂尔多斯盐沼湿地土壤盐分特征对植物群落的影响

为研究内陆盐沼植物群落的分布对土壤盐分的响应特征,选取鄂尔多斯盐湖盐沼区作为研究区,筛选了肉质耐盐植物群落、苔草植物群落和禾草植物群落3类典型植物群落,开展了土壤含水量、pH、电导率以及Na+、K+、Mg2+、Ca2+、Cl-、SO42-、CO32-和HCO3-测定,分析了区内典型植物群落对土壤水盐因子的响应规律.探讨...     

土壤盐分特征对内陆盐沼盐生植物群落的影响

为研究内陆盐沼植物群落的分布对土壤盐分的响应特征,选取鄂尔多斯盐湖盐沼区作为研究区,筛选了肉质耐盐植物群落,苔草植物群落和禾草植物群落3类典型植物群落,开展了土壤含水量、pH、电导率以及Na_⁺,K_⁺,Mg2_⁺,Ca_{^{2 +}},Cl_^-、SO_4^2-、CO_3^2-和HCO_3^-的测定,分析了区内典型植物群落对土壤水盐因子的响应规律。探讨了3类植物群落之间土壤因子含量的差异性;采用相关性分析和CCA分析,评价了3类植物群落多样性及物种分布随土壤因子的变化规律。结果表明,区内3类植物群落中,土壤盐分含量表现为肉质耐盐植物群落最高,苔草植物群落最低,禾草植物群落居中;植物多样性与土壤中含量最高的Na_⁺和SO_4^2-的相关性最显著;植物分布同时受到土壤盐分、水分和pH的显著影响。研究结果可为鄂尔多斯盐湖区土壤盐渍化改良和植被恢复提供理论支撑。     

Soil salinity: A neglected factor in plant ecology and biogeography

This paper argues that soil salinity needs to be more broadly acknowledged as a driving factor in plant ecology—not only in the ecology of halophytes—in order to understand and make more accurate predictions for the impact of environmental change on biodiversity and vegetation patterns throughout the semi-arid world. It summarizes recent research on soil salinity and plant distributions in semi-arid environments throughout the world: there is empirical as well as experimental evidence that soil salinity, even at low levels, is an abiotic stress factor that influences vegetation patterns and diversification. Lines of evidence demonstrating salinity's potential influence as a selective agent in East Africa and North America are presented. The paper then synthesizes recent results from spatial ecology, plant and insect systematics and behavioral ecology, focusing on Australia, that support a role for salinity in evolutionary ecology of Acacia. On a shorter time scale, soil salinity may play a role in weed invasion and woody vegetation encroachment in Australia.     

地下水埋深对半干旱区典型植物群落土壤酶活性的影响

土壤酶活性是反映土壤功能的关键指标,尤其在受到水分限制的半干旱区,土壤水分驱动的土壤酶活性生态功能的变化可以改变土壤养分周转并影响土壤碳质量。地下水埋深对半干旱区典型植物群落土壤酶活性的影响机制尚不明晰。以半干旱区科尔沁沙质草地两种典型植物群落（白草Pennisetum centrasiaticum和差巴嘎蒿Artemisia halodendron）为研究对象,开展地下水埋深模拟试验,地下水埋深分别为0.5、1.0、2.0 m。分析不同土层的土壤理化性质和土壤酶活性,探讨不同地下水位埋深深度下不同植被类型土壤酶活性的变化特征。结果表明：4种土壤水解酶（酸性磷酸酶（AP）、葡萄糖苷酶（βG）、乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶（NAG）和亮氨酸氨基肽酶（LAP））和2种氧化还原酶（过氧化氢酶（CL）和多酚氧化酶（POX））活性均受地下水位埋深和植被类型的影响。随着地下水埋深的增加,白草和差巴嘎蒿群落内土壤酶活性分别呈现不显著性和显著性的变化规律。同时,在各处理中土壤酶活性均随土层深度的增加而减小。地下水埋深对科尔沁沙质草地白草与差巴嘎蒿群落的土壤水解酶和氧化还原酶活性产生不同的影响。未来在半干旱区进行植被恢复时,建议考虑不同植物群落对地下水位变化的适应对策的差异,以更好地恢复半干旱区植物群落的地上地下生态系统功能。     

额济纳绿洲不同植被覆盖下土壤特性的时空变化

额济纳绿洲地处干旱内陆河地区。在分析额济纳绿洲土壤特性的基础上,以不同植被类型下的土壤作为分析对象,根据观测的土壤含水量数据及环境因子的观测数据,研究了额济纳绿洲土壤水分的时空变化规律,分析了土壤水分变化与环境因子之间的关系,建立了土壤含水量与环境因子之间的回归模型。研究结果表明,土壤剖面土壤类型及结构差异较大,土壤类型的差异主要受成土条件的制约和外部自然环境的影响,戈壁地区与其他几种植被类型下的土壤差异最为显著;土壤类型及结构的差异,土壤容重变化的特性及土壤水势、土壤含水量的变化,直接影响着植被的生长和分布;额济纳绿洲不同植被类型下的土壤含水量变化差异显著;土壤含水量的季节变化分析表明,土壤剖面中不同层的土壤含水量变化也存在着一定的差异,可以分成不同的稳定变化层,急剧变化层和相对稳定层;土壤含水量的日变化受环境因子的影响较为明显,空气温湿度、土壤温度及地下水水位埋深是影响土壤含水量最为显著的因素。     

Self-organization and complex dynamics of regenerating vegetation in an arid ecosystem: 82 years of recovery after grazing

Understanding the relative contributions of internal dynamics versus external factors in the process of community assembly is important for establishing guidelines for conservation and restoration of native vegetation. The role of internal dynamics and external factors in the process of community assembly at the local scale is a poorly understood issue in ecology, especially in highly variable environments. We analyse an 82-year spatiotemporal record of vegetation recovering from a history of overgrazing within a semi-arid environment to investigate the relative contribution of internal and external factors on community assembly. Community composition and spatial structure were used as indicators of change over time in four sites within a vegetation reserve, which were subjected to the same environmental constraints, climate and grazing history. The four sites follow remarkably different, asynchronous trajectories characterized by periods of stability interrupted by episodic change. The high variability between sites suggests that initial communities are internally reinforced through random chance events, directing them on different pathways of assembly and self-organization; hence external factors may play a less significant role in long-term community assembly at the local scale than previously believed. These results have important implications for rangeland restoration and conservation in many of the world's semi-arid regions.     

河西走廊荒漠绿洲过渡带封育对土壤和植被的影响

在河西走廊荒漠绿洲过渡带,封育天然植被是植被群落恢复、防止绿洲沙漠化的有效措施。以流动沙丘作为对照(0年),对封育5年和15年的半固沙和固定沙丘植被群落以及土壤进行调查取样和分析。结果表明:随着封育年限增加,天然固沙植被群落生物多样性增加,灌木层和草本层植物密度、盖度和生物量都显著增加,灌木层盖度从10%增加到40%,草本层以一年生草本植物为主,物种从5种增加到8种,生物量从1 g·m^-2增加到13 g·m^-2。随着天然植被盖度增加,土壤表层沙土细粒化明显,沙土中黏粉粒含量显著增加,土壤质地由粗质沙粒向细质沙粒转变;随着沙土中黏粉粒成分的增加,沙土有机质、全氮、全磷含量也增加,灌丛下土壤养分含量高于灌丛间,“沃岛效应”明显。同时,在灌丛下表层土壤出现明显的盐分集聚现象,其中SO₄^2-、K⁺、Na⁺含量分别增加了6、3、17倍。在降水100 mm左右的荒漠绿洲过渡带,封育可以显著恢复固沙植被群落和提高沙土质地和养分。     

开垦对阿拉尔绿洲盐渍化荒漠土壤微生物群落的影响

近年来,以对天然荒漠进行开垦和耕作为标志的人类活动加速了中国西北干旱荒漠区的绿洲化进程,但这种土地利用方式的改变对干旱荒漠土壤微生物群落特征的影响及其机理尚不清楚。本研究利用qPCR和Illumina Miseq高通量扩增子测序技术对新疆阿拉尔绿洲开垦5年的棉花田（FS）和毗邻的天然荒漠（ND）的土壤细菌、古菌和真菌群落的生物量、多样性和群落结构进行了对比研究,揭示了驱动荒漠土壤微生物群落结构演变的主要因子。结果表明：（1）荒漠开垦为农田后,土壤细菌和真菌群落的生物量显著增加,而古菌群落生物量显著降低;细菌群落多样性明显提高,古菌群落的Shannon多样性指数显著降低,而真菌群落多样性没有显著变化。（2）盐渍化荒漠具有不同于其他干旱荒漠的土壤微生物群落结构,开垦显著改变了其土壤细菌、古菌和真菌的群落结构。其中,放线菌门、绿弯菌门、酸杆菌门、螺旋体菌门和浮霉菌门细菌、乌斯古菌门和芽枝霉门真菌的相对丰度显著增加,而盐纳古菌门的相对丰度则显著降低。（3）土壤电导率（EC）、总有机碳（TOC）、全氮（TN）、全磷（TP）是影响细菌群落结构的关键因子;古菌群落结构的主要影响因子为植被盖度、地上生物量和丰富度、TP和AP;EC是影响真菌群落结构的关键因子。综上所述,盐渍化荒漠开垦后由于其原生植被群落、化学肥料的使用和土壤属性（EC、TP和AP）的改变不同程度地改变了荒漠土壤微生物群落特征。相对而言,细菌群落对土地利用方式的改变响应最为敏感,而古菌和真菌群落的多样性和结构则保持相对稳定。     

Effective environmental factors in the distribution of vegetation types in Poshtkouh rangelands of Yazd Province (Iran)

The objective of this research was to study the relationships between environmental factors and vegetation in order to find the most effective factors in the separation of the vegetation types in Poshtkou rangelands of Yazd province. Sampling of soil and vegetation were performed with randomized-systematic method. Vegetation data including density and cover percentage were estimated quantitatively within each quadrat, and using the two-way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN), and vegetation was classified into different groups. The topographic conditions were recorded in quadrat locations. Soil samples were taken in 0–30 and 30–60 cm depths in each quadrat. The measured soil variables included texture, lime, saturation moisture, gypsum, acidity (pH), electrical conductivity, sodium absorption ratio, and soluble ions (Na⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺, Cl⁻, CO₃²⁻, HCO₃⁻ and SO₄²⁻). Multivariate techniques including principal component analysis (PCA) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) were used to analyse the collected data. The results showed that the vegetation distribution pattern was mainly related to soil characteristics such as salinity, texture, soluble potassium, gypsum, and lime. Totally, considering the habitat conditions, ecological needs and tolerance range each plant species has a significant relation with soil properties.     

黄河三角洲新生湿地植物群落分布格局

为阐明黄河三角洲新生湿地植被群落的分布格局,以1996年后新淤积形成的湿地植被为研究对象,选取9个典型植被群落过渡带,测定分析其群落数量特征,以期能为更好的保护与管理黄河三角洲新生湿地提供数据支持。调查结果显示：黄河三角洲新生湿地植被群落沿河向海的方向呈同心环状发展,呈现出较明显的条带状。自河岸向海岸,植物的耐盐性逐渐提高。草本植物自河岸、海岸向中心陆地演替,而木本植物则由中心陆地向河岸、海岸演替。物种丰富度及香农-威纳（Shannon-Wiener）多样性指数自河岸向海岸,先升高后降低。土壤含盐量的变化与植物群落的组成结构之间具有密切关系,这说明土壤含盐量是影响黄河三角洲新生湿地植被分布格局的主要因子。     

新疆准噶尔盆地沙尘天气的地表环境判别

在沙尘暴天气多发的季节里,对中国重要沙尘源区之一的准噶尔南部典型地区的地貌、土壤、植被及人类活动影响诸方面做了实地调查和取样,以及实验室分析,遴选出植被盖度、植物群落多样性、生态优势度、表层土壤含水量、土壤有机质、土壤质地、全盐含量、pH值等作为影响该区起沙过程的地表参数/变量。借助SPSS10.0软件系统中的典型判别分析 (CDA),对准噶尔南部沙尘天气高发的艾比湖地区和中发的古尔班通古特沙漠地表特征进行了有效判别。结果显示,广泛分布棕灰漠土和灰漠土,并且农用土地开垦强烈的艾比湖地区,影响地表稳定性的消极因素主要是土壤较高的pH、有机质含量及植被生态优势度。而以固定、半固定风沙土为主,内部少受人类高强度开发的古尔班通古特沙漠,地表良好的抗风蚀性主要得益于较高的植被盖度、植物群落的多样性和较粗的土壤质地。判别结果还显示,原属沙尘天气少发的克拉玛依农业开发区有相当面积的土地已具沙尘天气高发区的地表特征,从而对人类活动可能引发的灾害性环境问题提出警示。     

Environmental effects on distributions of culturable soil oligotrophic bacteria along an elevational gradient in the Chihuahuan Desert

Oligotrophic bacteria have been isolated from many habitats, yet environmental regulation of their distributions in soil has not been elucidated. To address the issue of environmental influence upon oligotrophic distributions, Chihuahuan Desert soils were sampled from five sites along an elevational and vegetational gradient within Big Bend National Park during January and August of 2002 and 2003. Soils were diluted and plated on oligotrophic media, and plates were incubated at 15, 25, 35, 45 and 60 °C. Additionally, measurements of soil organic matter, pH, moisture, extractable nitrate, extractable ammonium and microbial biomass carbon were collected for each sample to relate oligotrophic bacterial distributions to soil nutrient and edaphic characteristics. Analysis of variance indicated significant site, season, incubation-temperature and interaction effects on total oligotroph numbers. Canonical correspondence analysis and multiple regressions indicated that all soil-chemistry variables significantly influenced discrete morphologies of oligotrophs. Oligotroph distributions were most congruent with soil-chemistry variation in three sites, whereas oligotrophic diversity in two sites did not adhere closely to measured environmental variables. While vegetation type may structure oligotroph communities at the two mid-elevational sites, abiotic constraints are drivers in low-desert sites.     

山东湿地植被类型和演替规律的研究

山东湿地共分布有湿地高等维管植物70科277种、苔藓植物12科24种,在植物种类组成上以莎草科和禾本科植物等最为丰富。植被类型有灌丛、灌草丛、草甸、盐生、沙生、沼生和水生植被等7种。湿地植被的分布既受地理位置、气候、海拔等影响,又受制于水分、土壤和土壤含盐量等因素。湿地演替是植物群落的演替过程,即随着湿地的发育,特别是土壤水分和营养的变化,导致植物种类和群落发生改变的过程。湿地植物群落演替是气候、水文以及地貌、土壤等自然要素综合作用的结果,客观反映了湿地的形成、发育与演替过程。     

松嫩草原地形分异对土壤动物分布格局的影响

松嫩草原土壤动物的分布格局受多种因素的综合影响,地形通过影响其他环境因素进而能够影响土壤动物的分布格局。本研究分别在松嫩草原固定沙丘和草甸选取5个生境,进行为期一年的土壤动物群落调查,分析土壤动物生态分布特征和多样性特征,探讨地形和时间对土壤动物分布格局的影响。结果显示,研究期间获得土壤动物密度为5144.62 ind·m^-2,所获土壤动物隶属于4门8纲24类;不同生境土壤动物多样性指数随时间变化规律存在一定的差异性,方差分析发现,时间和地形对土壤动物数量特征和多样性特征具有明显的作用,但是地形和时间对土壤动物群落的交互作用不是十分明显。因此,地形分异能够显著地影响松嫩草原土壤动物的分布格局,这可能主要与生境的生物和非生物特征有关。     

天山南麓山前平原土壤盐分空间异质性对植物群落组成及结构的影响

将轮台天山南麓山前平原中下部自北至南分为4个地貌带:洪水剥蚀带、溢出带、三角洲带及两河交汇区带。并以土壤电导作为积盐程度的指标,分析了天山南麓山前平原4个地貌带土壤盐的分布特征:溢出带和三角洲带土壤盐分含量高,两端洪水剥蚀带和两河交汇区带盐分含量低。物种多样性及物种组成分析结果表明,自北至南物种多样性及物种数量都在下降,洪水剥蚀带主要为柽柳群落、琵琶柴群落,溢出带主要为柽柳群落、盐节木群落、盐角草群落,三角洲带及两河交汇区均为柽柳群落。通过相关性分析,土壤盐分与群落物种多样性相关性不显著。但是,土壤盐渍化的变化明显影响到植物群落物种组成的变化、群落类型的空间分布和演替。     

Shrubs promote nucleation in the Brazilian semi-arid region

Anthropogenic environmental degradation transforms mature vegetation into sites in succession, and actions to restore these altered environments must be based on ecological theories. Nucleation, promoted by facilitation, is an ecological process that can be applied to the restoration of altered environments. The original vegetation of many semi-arid regions has been profoundly altered, and is difficult to recuperate due to rigorous climates. Observations of secondary succession sites raise the following question: do some semi-arid plant species promote nucleation processes and can they therefore be considered nurse species? To address this question, vegetation surveys were undertaken in different environments: under the canopy of the shrub Combretum leprosum and in adjacent open areas. Shrubs in different stages were classified by canopy size: small, intermediate and large. Diversity and number of seedlings increased as the size of the C. leprosum canopies increased. Some of the environmental variables examined supported the role of C. leprosum as a facilitator species, such as the improvement in soil conditions under its canopy. Thus C. leprosum could be of significant importance in restoring degraded areas of the semi-arid region where it is present, by allowing the establishment of other plant species.     

伊犁河流域林业生态建设基地淡灰钙土土壤特征研究

在伊犁河流域林业生态建设基地,随机挖土壤剖面11个,依照土壤发生层分层取样,同时观察其颜色、结构、干湿度、松紧度、孔隙大小及植物根系的分布等生态特征,以此来鉴别土壤质地、土壤发育状况,并测定土壤中的盐分和养分。分0~10 cm、10~20 cm、20~30 cm、30~40 cm共4层取样,测定土壤容重,并分别在灌水前及灌水后不同日期测定了土壤含水量。实验结果表明:在伊犁河流域林业生态建设基地淡灰钙土土壤剖面发育微弱;含盐量低;有机质含量平均只有0.80%,全N、全P含量较少,全K含量较高,速效N、速效P含量较低,速效K含量较高;0~10 cm和10~20 cm的土壤容重分别为1.35~1.62 g/cm3和1.36~1.50 g/cm3之间。灌水后土壤含水量普遍都有所提高,其中0~10 cm土层土壤含水量比灌水前增加了59.31%,10~20 cm、20~30cm和30~40 cm土层的土壤含水量分别比灌水前增加了37.74%、27.29%和6.36%。     

Temporal dynamics and productivity of biogenic soil crusts in the central Karakum desert, Turkmenistan

Biogenic soil crusts (BSCs), consisting of different combinations of mosses, lichens, liverworts, fungi and cyanobacteria, are a widespread phenomenon in arid and semi-arid environments. BSCs are found throughout those areas unaffected by grazing and other anthropogenic activities. Current economic conditions in the newly Independent Central Asian States favor the development of BSCs, which may significantly influence plant communities. The data from 40-years of field observations in a protected area in the Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan, together with a sequence of aerial photographs of the same area may contribute to the study of the establishment of BSCs and understanding their role in vegetation communities. The fenced-off Karrykul area can serve as a model for the current processes in the vast desert areas in Central Asia, which are underused due to the financial constraints. It is hypothesized that after some 15 years, the role of BSCs changes from a positive (rehabilitating) effect on the first stages of protection, to a negative effect on the structure and biomass of vegetation communities. Therefore, undergrazing, as well as overgrazing, should be considered as a desertification factor.     

乌兰布和沙漠典型植物群落土壤风蚀可蚀性研究

为探明植被恢复对乌兰布和沙漠土壤风蚀可蚀性的影响,以乌兰布和沙漠内不同沙地固 定阶段的 8 种典型植物群落及群落内表土作为研究对象,对土壤物理因子（可蚀性颗粒含量、土壤 含水量、有机质含量）、土壤结皮因子、植被因子 3 类土壤风蚀可蚀性因子指标进行监测,分析土壤 风蚀可蚀性因子在不同植物群落类型间、沙地固定阶段间的差异。结果表明：（1）在乌兰布和沙漠 典型植物群落中,沙蓬、沙生针茅、盐爪爪等草本植物群落的土壤风蚀可蚀性最强,白刺、梭梭、沙 冬青等灌木植物群落土壤风蚀可蚀性弱于草本植物群落,说明灌木林能显著降低土壤风蚀作用。 （2）随着沙地的不断固定,土壤结构不断发育,土壤可蚀性不断降低,土壤风蚀可蚀性强弱表现为 固定沙地<半固定沙地<流动沙地。（3）土壤可蚀性颗粒含量、土壤有机质含量、土壤含水量、土壤结 皮、植被因子与植被类型及沙地固定阶段具有显著相关关系。因此,在沙区生态建设工程中,为了 减少土壤风蚀量,不仅要考虑物种的选择,还要促进人工生态系统的演替和恢复,从而有效降低土 壤风蚀可蚀性。研究结果可为乌兰布和沙区植被生态系统服务功能的科学评价、防沙治沙工程的 建设与管理提供一定参考。