洪河自然保护区生物多样性保护

阐述洪河国家级自然保护区的生态环境和生物多样性 ,该区保留了三江平原原始湿地生态系统的完整性。据考察有野生高等植物 16 4科 4 2 3属 938种 ,脊椎动物 71科 2 84种 ,其中 6种属于国家级珍稀濒危植物 ,5 1种为国家级重点保护动物。然而该区生态环境遭到破坏 ,生物多样性受到威胁。提出相应的保护对策 ,如加强湿地保护和恢复 ,发展生态安全农业等     

长江上游优先保护生态系统类型及分布

以最新的长江上游植被图为基础数据源,以生态区的优势生态系统类型、特殊生态系统类型、特有生态系统类型、物种丰富度高的生态系统类型和特殊生境等5项指标作为评价准则,在专家咨询的基础上,借助GIS分析工具,综合分析了长江上游优先保护生态系统类型和分布特点,提出了长江上游优先保护生态系统的重点分布区.结果表明,长江上游301类生态系统中有优先保护生态系统类型83类,其中森林生态系统40类,灌丛生态系统16类,草原生态系统7类,草甸生态系统6类,湿地生态系统10类,荒漠生态系统4类.根据优先保护生态系统的分布特点,筛选了秦巴山区、横断山北端-岷山地区、横断山南端地区、川黔渝鄂交界处山地、长江源区、三峡库区6个优先保护生态系统的集中分布区域,这些地区可作为长江上游生态系统优先保护的重点地区.研究结果对于合理布局长江上游自然保护区,提高长江上游生物多样性保护的有效性具有重要参考价值.     

Non-stochastic colonization by pioneer plants after deglaciation in a polar oasis of the Canadian High Arctic

Initial plant colonization is critical in determining subsequent ecosystem development. In a High-Arctic oasis showing atypical “directional primary succession”, we quantified the microhabitat characteristics associated with colonization by pioneer vascular plants of a bare moraine. The study moraine, formed during the Little Ice Age, is located within the proglacial area at the southern front of Arklio Glacier, Ellesmere Island, Canada. We established two line-transects on this moraine to quantify microhabitats for vascular species. Microsites favorable for plants were concave depressions, probably increasing the likelihood of colonization. At microsites distant from stable boulders, which probably protect seeds/seedlings from wind desiccation, plant colonization was less likely. Furthermore, favorable microhabitat properties differed depending on topographical location within the moraine, suggesting that, even within a single moraine, microhabitats favorable for plant colonization are heterogeneously-distributed. This moraine was characterized by two major pioneer species, Epilobium latifolium and Salix arctica. Their species-specific microhabitat requirements highlight the importance of biotic factors in colonization processes. Favorable sites for plants are generally distributed at random in harsh environments. However, we showed that initial plant colonization is a deterministic process rather than random, indicating the possibility of non-stochastic processes even during the early phase of ecosystem development in High-Arctic ecosystems.     

近20 a呼和浩特市城市化对植被物候的影响

了解植被物候与城市化之间的关系对于认识人类活动对生态系统的影响至关重要。基于呼和浩特市近20 a MODIS的两种植被指数数据,利用动态阈值法提取了植被物候,结合城市化指标,研究了2001—2020年呼和浩特市植被物候对城市化的响应。研究表明：森林和灌木地返青期（Start of growing season,SOS）发生较早（平均值第132 d）,但其枯黄期（End of growing season,EOS）也较早（第265 d）。SOS较晚的是耕地（第168 d）,EOS较晚的是草地（第275 d）,表明研究区木本植物SOS和EOS均早于草本植物。人造地表植被物候年际变化较大,在SOS和EOS的物候变化率分别为每10 a提前4.1 d和推迟0.7 d。此外,以人造地表比率和城乡梯度信息（即从城市核心到周边农村地区的同心环）为城市化指标,探讨了呼和浩特市中心城区植被物候对城市化的响应。研究发现SOS随人造地表比率上升而提前,EOS则出现相反的趋势。从城乡梯度上看,在特定范围内,远离城市中心SOS波动上升,即距城市中心越远植被SOS越晚,而EOS逐渐下降,即距城市中心越远植被EOS越早。总之,不同的城市化指标显示了植被物候对城市化的非线性响应。     

Changes in rainfall amount and frequency do not affect the outcome of the interaction between the shrub Retama sphaerocarpa and its neighbouring grasses in two semiarid communities

We evaluated the net outcome of the interaction between the shrub Retama sphaerocarpa, our target plant, and different herbaceous neighbours in response to changes in the magnitude and frequency of rainfall events during three years. The experiment was conducted in natural and anthropogenic grasslands dominated by a perennial stress-tolerator and ruderal annual species, respectively. In spite of the neutral or positive effects of neighbours on water availability, neighbouring plants reduced the performance of Retama juveniles, suggesting competition for resources other than water. The negative effects of grasses on the photochemical efficiency of Retama juveniles decreased with higher water availabilities or heavier irrigation pulses, depending on the grassland studied; however, these effects did not extent to the survival and growth of Retama juveniles. Our findings show the prevalence of competitive interactions among the studied plants, regardless of the water availability and its temporal pattern. These results suggest that positive interactions may not prevail under harsher conditions when shade-intolerant species are involved. This study could be used to further refine our predictions of how plant–plant interactions will respond to changes in rainfall, either natural or increased by the ongoing climatic change, in ecosystems where grass–shrubs interactions are prevalent.     

Plant impacts on nitrogen and carbon cycling in the Monte Phytogeographical Province,Argentina

In arid and semiarid ecosystems, primary productivity and nutrient cycling are directly related to the amount and seasonal distribution of precipitation. However, depending on morphological, phenological, physiological, and biochemical traits, plants may influence the quality and quantity of organic matter inputs to the soil and thus the biomass and activity of the soil biota responsible for carbon and nitrogen dynamics. In this paper, we review the available knowledge on plant functional traits and their impacts on ecosystem processes such as N and C cycling throughout the Monte Phytogeographical Province. We address the mechanisms of N conservation, the quantity and quality of leaf litterfall and root traits of the dominant plant life forms and their effects on decomposition processes, soil organic matter accretion, and soil-N immobilization and mineralization. We conclude that plant functional traits affect ecosystem processes in the Monte Phytogeographical Province since the chemistry of senesced leaves and root biomass exerts an important control on organic matter decomposition and N availability in soil.     

A comparison of methods to assess long-term changes in Sonoran Desert vegetation

Knowledge about the condition of vegetation cover and composition is critical for assessing the structure and function of ecosystems. To effectively quantify the impacts of a rapidly changing environment, methods to track long-term trends of vegetation must be precise, repeatable, and time- and cost-efficient. Measuring vegetation cover and composition in arid and semiarid regions is especially challenging because vegetation is typically sparse, discontinuous, and individual plants are widely spaced. To meet the goal of long-term vegetation monitoring in the Sonoran Desert and other arid and semiarid regions, we determined how estimates of plant species, total vegetation, and soil cover obtained using a widely-implemented monitoring protocol compared to a more time- and resource-intensive plant census. We also assessed how well this protocol tracked changes in cover through 82 years compared to the plant census. Results from the monitoring protocol were comparable to those from the plant census, despite low and variable plant species cover. Importantly, this monitoring protocol could be used as a rapid, “off-the shelf” tool for assessing land degradation (or desertification) in arid and semiarid ecosystems.     

黄土丘陵沟壑区乔灌草植物空间优化配置——以甘肃省定西地区为例

黄土丘陵沟壑区水土流失的影响因素有气候、植被、土壤、地形等,而乔灌草植物在空间上的不合理配置是造成该区水土流失严重的主要原因之一。本文选择研究区内限制植物生长与分布的4个关键环境因子 (高程、坡度、坡向和降雨量),利用多属性决策分析(MCDA)的方法,探讨乔灌草植物在空间上的优化配置,将整个研究区划分为5类乔灌草植物空间优化配置主模式和18类乔灌草植物空间优化配置子模式;同时,应用GIS聚类分析与统计分析方法,对所划分的乔灌草植物空间优化配置模式进行空间布局分析。结果显示:农民赖以生存的经济林/农林复合配置模式和农田/庭院经济配置模式是研究区的主要配置模式,占配置模式总面积的76.02％。     

荒漠生态系统C、N、P生态化学计量研究进展

生态化学计量学是通过研究生物有机体主要元素含量及其比值的变化关系,揭示生态系统各组分间元素循环规律的一门学科,生态化学计量也是荒漠生态系统研究的重要内容。因此,综合掌握水分和养分限制环境下C、N、P生态化学计量的关系对揭示荒漠生态系统植物的限制性元素、土壤营养的供给能力、养分的有效性等都具有重要的意义。基于此,回顾和分析了国内外荒漠生态系统C、N、P生态化学计量最新研究和动态,分别从植物、凋落物、土壤、土壤微生物、土壤酶进行较为系统的评述,讨论了植物-土壤-微生物-酶四者的关系,提出了荒漠生态系统C、N、P生态化学计量的未来研究方向,期望为全面理解固沙植被的演变过程、稳定性维持机制及其科学管理提供理论指导。     

塔里木河下游丛枝菌根植物的侵染

通过对塔里木河下游自然和人工植物群落中的15种主要建群种植物根系菌根的定殖状况的调查及对菌根侵染部位、菌根中的泡囊、丛枝和菌丝的观察,其结果显示:其中11种植物可被AM真菌侵染,占所调查植物种总数的73.33%,野生乡土植物表现出较高的菌根侵染率和侵染强度,其中有84.62%的植物为菌根植物,且乔木、多年生草本和灌木类植物全部为菌根植物,一年生草本植物未见AM真菌侵染;人工引入种蓼科的泡果沙拐枣(Calligonum junceum)和藜科的梭梭柴(Haloxylon ammodendron)均未见有AM真菌侵染。丛枝菌根真菌侵染率、侵染强度与植物所属的科属关系较密切,也与真菌群落所处时空环境及土壤深度有关。     

Is the analysis of plant community structure better than common species-diversity indices for assessing the effects of livestock grazing on a Mediterranean arid ecosystem?

Grazing in arid Mediterranean ecosystems brings about changes in species diversity, but the best way to measure such changes is unclear. In this study we compared various methods in order to identify indicators that might be useful for the management and conservation of grazed arid Mediterranean ecosystems.Changes in community structure and composition were compared along a previously studied grazing gradient in Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park. Plant diversity was measured by calculating diversity (Shannon information index), evenness (Pielou index) and richness (species number). Rarefaction curves were used to measure plant species richness and the results were compared with traditional richness values. Community structure was measured as the percentage of bare ground and the coverage of overall perennial grasses, Stipa tenacissima L., perennial shrubs and annual plants. Our results showed that the proportion of bare ground, the cover of perennial shrubs and the relative abundance of S. tenacissima are good indicators of grazing effects on vegetation. Overall plant community structure was more sensitive to the grazing gradient than were the diversity indices. Finally, the adequacy of standardized methods for comparing species richness (i.e. rarefaction curves) along a grazing gradient are discussed.     

Land use and disturbance effects on the dynamics of natural ecosystems of the Monte Desert: Implications for their management

The complex interactions between human activity and natural processes determine non-linear dynamics in ecosystems that can difficult their management. Human settlements in arid lands contribute to the modification of disturbance regimes, including the introduction of new disturbances and the elimination of others. In consequence, they can alter the functional mechanisms that allow systems to overcome limiting factors, leading to desertification. In this revision, we evaluated the effects of the changes on disturbance regimes produced by the different forms of land transformation on the structure and function of ecosystems of the Monte Biogeographical Province, in Argentinean arid west. Two approaches were used: the analysis of land use history and the analysis of the effects of the main disturbances on the dynamics of different communities. We concluded that throughout the history of the Monte Desert, the joint action of natural and anthropic agents has resulted in complex dynamics that lead most area of the Monte to a moderate to severe status of desertification. The modification of the disturbance regime had strong consequences for several aspects of the dynamics of communities, such as species composition and diversity, water dynamics, soil conditions, trophic structure and productivity of Monte Desert ecosystems. However, disturbance regimes could be managed to promote favorable transitions in ecosystems and, therefore, could be a tool for optimizing productivity of agro-ecosystems, and recovering and conserving natural ecosystems.     

黑河流域荒漠生态系统地面土壤动物群落的组成与多样性

以中国西北内陆干旱区黑河流域典型的戈壁荒漠生态系统为研究对象,采用国际通用的陷阱法在6月和9月对天然戈壁荒漠草地土壤动物群落进行了调查,探讨了荒漠生态系统土壤动物群落组成与多样性及其季节变异特征。研究发现:①共捕获地面土壤动物3 407头（只）,隶属1门2纲14目31科,优势类群是长椿科和蚁科,常见类群有拟步甲科、象甲科、平腹蛛科、皿网蛛科、赤螨科、长角跳科和蝗总科。②依据体型大小将捕获的土壤动物划分为大、中、小型3个类群,分别占群落总个体数的94.1%、5.6%和0.3%;依据取食类型将捕获的土壤动物划分为捕食性、植食性、腐食性、菌食性和杂食性5个功能群,分别占群落总个体数的10.8%、38.5%、18.2%、4.7%和27.8%。③土壤动物群落组成、数量及多样性表现了明显的季节变异,主要体现在群落结构与多样性以及不同类群个体数量的季节变异等方面。研究结果为进一步开展戈壁荒漠生态系统土壤动物生态学的研究奠定了基础。     

阿拉善高原荒漠植被组成分布特征及其环境解释 Ⅲ.植物功能群多样性对环境因素的响应

采用水分生态型(包括旱生植物、旱中生植物、中生植物和湿生植物)、生活型(灌木、半灌木、多年生草本和一二年生草本)和植物主要光合途径(C3和C4)等方法将研究区的植物种类进行了功能群(functional groups/types)划分,为进一步认知荒漠生态系统的结构、功能和过程提供了分析基础。植物功能类群相对集中是阿拉善荒漠植被组成的一个重要特点,这主要和植物趋于旱化、生态型相对简单密切相关。按优势功能群依次为:PFTs1(旱生C3一二年生草本)、PFTs2(旱生C3多年生草本)、PFTs3(旱生C3灌木)、PFTs4(旱生C3半灌木)、PFTs5(旱生C4一二年生草本)、PFTs7(旱生C4灌木)和PFTs8(旱生C4半灌木)。气候、土壤理化指标决定着植物功能类群的分布。其中年均降水量、湿润系数决定着植物的生态型、生活型在水平地带上的分布特征,同时,也影响C3和C4植物(海拔梯度上)的分布。土壤容重、砂粒、粉粒含量决定着植物生活型特征,而土壤pH值、Cl-、SO42-和Ca2+决定着植物水分生态类型的空间分布。这些结果揭示了极端干旱区植物对胁迫环境响应的多样性,是对极端环境条件下如何理解生物多样性维持机制和可持续发展的较好生态学解释。     

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.     

Nitrogen limitation in arid-subhumid ecosystems: A meta-analysis of fertilization studies

Evidence supporting water limitation in arid-semiarid ecosystems includes strong correlations between aboveground net primary production (ANPP) and annual precipitation as well as results from experimental water additions. Similarly, there is evidence of N limitation on ANPP in low precipitation ecosystems, but is this a widespread phenomenon? Are all arid-semiarid ecosystems equally limited by nitrogen? Is the response of N fertilization modulated by water availability?We conducted a meta-analysis of ANPP responses to N fertilization across arid to subhumid ecosystems to quantify N limitation, using the effect-size index R which is the ratio of ANPP in fertilized to control plots. Nitrogen addition increased ANPP across all studies by an average of 50%, and nitrogen effects increased significantly (P = 0.03) along the 50-650 mm yr⁻¹ precipitation gradient. The response ratio decreased with mean annual temperature in arid and semiarid ecosystems but was insensitive in subhumid systems. Sown pastures showed significant (P = 0.007) higher responses than natural ecosystems. Neither plant-life form nor chemical form of the applied fertilizer showed significant effects on the primary production response to N addition. Our results showed that nitrogen limitation is a widespread phenomenon in low-precipitation ecosystems and that its importance increases with annual precipitation from arid to subhumid regions. Both water and N availability limit primary production, probably at different times during the year; with frequency of N limitation increasing and frequency of water limitation decreasing as annual precipitation increases. Expected increase N deposition, which could be significant even in arid ecosystems, would increase aboveground net primary production in water-limited ecosystems that account for 40% of the terrestrial surface.     

Fe、Mn、Cu在锡林河流域温带草原植被中的含量特征

本文研究了Fe、Mn、Cu三个同周期的植物营养元素在内蒙古锡林河流域三个主要草原群落植被中的含量特征,研究表明:三个元素在凋落物及根系中的含量较高,在立枯中较低,在活体中最低;沿降水、气温和海拔梯度,活体、凋落物中的含量按贝加尔针茅草原、羊草草原、大针茅草原递减,Cu例外,在植物生长末期是递增的;立枯中的元素含量在生长初期递增,在后期递减,Cu也例外,初期和后期都是递增的;在植物系统各组成部分中,生长初期三个元素的含量要高于生长后期;地上部植物体分解程度越高,三个元素的含量也越高;Cu强烈富集于根系中;土壤及降水分别是影响植物元素含量及植物分解的重要因子;三个元素在各草原群落地上部活体中的含量都能够满足牲畜的需要。     

The altitudinal distribution center of a widespread cushion species is related to an optimum combination of temperature and precipitation in the central Tibetan Plateau

Climate warming may threaten the survival of alpine cushion plants, which may have great implications for the stability of alpine ecosystems. However, little research has investigated the climatic causes of the altitudinal distribution of cushion plants. We hypothesize that for a widespread cushion species in semi-arid regions, there is a unimodal pattern of plant cover associated with an optimum combination of temperature and precipitation. We conducted a livestock exclosure experiment across the upper (5300 m) and lower (4430 m) limits of a widespread cushion species (Androsace tapete) along the south-facing slope of the Nyaiqentanglha Mountains during the period 2006–2010. The plant cover and survival across the fenced and unfenced quadrats were observed near weather stations at eight altitudes. There was a unimodal pattern in the coverage of A. tapete along the experimental gradient, which was confirmed by additional data from other species and mountains in this region. The coverage showed quadratic relationships with mean temperatures and the ratio of growing-season precipitation to the ≥5 °C accumulated temperature sum. Five-year monitoring data under fenced conditions demonstrated that the annual survival of A. tapete decreased away from the optimum distribution center. The results supported the hypothesis, suggesting a shift in the limiting factors of plant distribution between low and high altitudes.     

高光谱指数法用于确定多枝柽柳(Tamarix ramosissima)蒸腾速率

蒸腾速率(Tr)是植物生理生态学研究中表征蒸腾耗水的常用指标,研究植物的蒸腾耗水有助于了解当地生态系统稳定性和水资源的可持续利用,但在遥感应用尤其在干旱区遥感应用中很少被使用。本文以古尔班通古特沙漠南缘的主要建群种多枝柽柳(Tamarix ramosissima)作为研究对象,应用高光谱指数法对其Tr日变化过程进行研究,寻找和确定最佳的Tr光谱指数。选择的6个光谱指数判定系数R2介于0.06~0.73,其中简单比值(SR)光谱指数有最高的判定系数(R2=0.73)、较低的均方根误差(RMSE=0.24)和较为简单的形式,光谱范围处于近红外波段(1 645~1 655nm)/(1 775~1 785nm)。SR作为Tr最佳光谱指数,对植被水分关系变化敏感,能够较好地记录和监测Tr日变化过程,有益于揭示光谱指数物理和生理机制。     

荒漠河岸林地下水位时空动态及其对地表径流的响应

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