山西关帝山森林上限附近植被的性质与空间格局

山西关帝山是中国暖温带落叶阔叶林区域第四高峰，对气候指标的推算表明，关帝山主峰孝文山接近气候意义的林线，对其森林上限附近植被空间格局和性质的分析有助于认识中国东部暖温带高山林线的形成机制。通过野外调查和植被数量分析，探讨了关帝山森林上限附近植物群落的类型、植物群落与环境的关系、植物种类多样性的梯度、植被的性质等理论问题，初步得出：（1）气候和地形条件共同决定关帝山森林上限附近的植被格局；（2）对植被性质的分析表明，关帝山山顶植被为亚高山灌丛和亚高山草甸，不具备高山带的性质，验证了根据气候数据进行的推断；（3）关帝山森林上限附近植物物种多样性随海拔增加而上升，不同于暖温带具有高山带的山地。     

贡嘎山东坡亚高山林区土壤的微形态特征

在贡嘎山东坡海拔2200一3600m的亚高山林区，有原始森林(包括成熟林和过熟林)、次生林、新生林和砍伐迹地等林地类型。研究土壤的微形态特征，对了解该区土壤演化及其对生态环境的影响都有重要意义。分别采制上述不同土壤类型或林型下的土壤表层和表下层的原状土祥，制取土壤薄片，进行土壤微形态学比较研究。研究结果表明：贡嘎山亚高山不同土壤或林型下的土壤，在土壤细粒物质、土壤骨骼颗粒和矿物、土壤有机质转化、土壤微结构等微形态特征上都有一定的特点和差异。从这些土壤微形态特征，分析了土壤演化特点和趋势及与生态环境条件演变的关系。     

林窗对格氏栲天然林更新层物种竞争的影响

采用Hegyi单木竞争指数模型探讨林窗和林下格氏栲(Castanopsis kawakamii)幼苗幼树种内和种间竞争强度,分析林窗对格氏栲天然林更新层物种竞争的影响。结果表明:随着对象木高度的增加,林窗和林下格氏栲幼苗幼树的种内竞争强度逐渐减少。林窗种间竞争强度的顺序为:梨茶(Camellia octopetala)>褐毛石楠(Photinia hirsuta)>黄润楠(Machilus grijsii)>桂北木姜子(Litsea subcoriacea)>毛鳞省藤(Calamus thysanolepis)>酸味子(Antidesma japonicum)>少叶黄杞(Engelhardtia fenzelii)>矩圆叶鼠刺(Itea chinensis)>小叶赤楠(Syzygium grijsii)>山黄皮(Clausena dentata)>光叶山矾(Syplocos lancifolia)>沿海紫金牛(Ardisia punctata)>丝栗栲(Castanopsis fargesii)>狗骨柴(Diplospora dubia)>木荷(Schima superba)>赤楠(Syzygium buxifolium)>杜茎山(Maesa japonica)。林下种间竞争强度的顺序为:桂北木姜子>梨茶>黄润楠>木荷>毛冬青(Ilex pubescens)>狗骨柴>毛鳞省藤>香港新木姜子(Neolitsea cambodiana)>酸味子>沿海紫金牛>山黄皮>光叶山矾>赤楠>小叶赤楠>尖叶水丝梨(Distyliopsis dunnii)>杜茎山>丝栗栲。格氏栲幼苗幼树的竞争主要来自种间竞争,种内竞争对格氏栲影响不大,林窗格氏栲幼苗幼树的种内竞争强度和种间总体竞争强度大于林下。通过筛选林窗和林下格氏栲对象木树高与竞争强度的竞争模型,发现对象木树高与竞争指数之间存在负相关,预测结果表明,在林窗格氏栲幼苗生长初期应加强对其保护,林下格氏栲幼苗高度达到100～150 cm后适当采取创造林窗环境以实现其快速生长,从而有效促进林窗和林下格氏栲种群的保护与更新。     

美国南达科他州Black Hills国家森林公园2000年森林火灾后植被恢复过程研究(英文)

森林火灾在景观上往往造成不同程度的森林冠层损失,而冠层影响光合作用和蒸散,因此刻画灾后森林冠层恢复的轨迹对于了解生态系统过程具有重要意义。森林冠层的损失和恢复通常采用叶面积指数(LAI)或其它能够反映冠层光合能力的植被指数进行表征。本研究中,我们采用Terra卫星搭载的中分辨率成像光谱仪(MODIS)的长时间序列影像(2000-2009年)来重建火灾后森林冠层恢复的过程。以美国南达科他州布莱克山国家森林公园(The Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota)为例,该地区在2000年8月24日经历了一次大的自然火灾,烧毁了近33 785 ha森林,其中大部分是美国黄松林。基于LAI的研究表明,植被冠层光合能力在3年内(2001-2003年)基本恢复,这主要来自于林下未烧毁草地在灾后的快速生长;火烧迹地的NDVI和EVI在这3年内也呈现恢复的态势。可见,LAI、NDVI和EVI在火灾几年之后便难以有效地识别火烧迹地。然而,陆地表面水分指数(基于近红外和短波红外波段的遥感标准化指数,简称LSWI),能够有效地识别和追踪火烧迹地至今的整个过程(2000-2009年)。这一研究结果也使得采用其它具有近红外和短波红外波段的传感器研究森林火灾迹地恢复和干扰过程成为可能,其中包括Landsat 5 TM影像(可追溯至1984年)。更长时间序列的数据对于研究森林火灾灾后生态系统干扰和恢复过程、森林演替模拟以及碳循环具有重要的支撑作用,LSWI指标证明能够有效地刻画这一过程。     

GIS based ecotourism potential assessment in Munessa Shashemene Concession Forest and its surrounding area,Ethiopia

This study aims to understand GIS based ecotourism potential of Munessa Shashemene Concession Forest and its surrounding area in Ethiopia. Landsat images from 2009/2010 and 2013 were used to drive baseline data including land cover, land use, stream and road. Elevation based agro-ecology and slope map were derived from SRTM DEM. Rapid wild animals survey, identifying the location of known historical, cultural and unique features were carried out in the filed with the help of key-informants. A suitability model was designed in GIS environment to assess the suitability of an area for tourism considering suitability factors such as land cover types, wild animal zone, unique features, topography and distance to a road. The result showed areas which are highly suitable, moderately suitable, marginally suitable, or unsuitable for tourism. The old giant, Podocarpus (Podocarpus falcatus) trees that serve as habitat of the endangered and endemic mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni), were identified as very high suitable areas for tourists. The highly suitable areas include forest area along the lake which is seasonally visited by mountain nyala and areas of plantation forest that are found adjacent to natural forest. These areas follow remnants of the natural forest and found along boundary between the mid-highland and the highland agro-ecologies. The agricultural land use types consisting of maize/haricot-bean and wheat/barley were evaluated as marginally suitable, nevertheless these could be considered as potential for agri-tourism. The study revealed that the concession area is found to be a suitable area with its huge potential for ecotourism development.     

干旱气候因子与森林火灾

森林火灾作为一种自然灾害, 气候变化直接或间接影响森林燃烧的火环境, 进而对火发生和火行为产生影响. 干旱气候条件与森林火灾的发生有密切的关系, 气象条件通过气温、 日照、 蒸发量、 风力、 空气湿度等影响着森林火灾的发生和发展. 一般情况下, 气温高、 降水少、 湿度小、 风力大易发生森林火灾. 在山区, 山谷风和地形影响森林火灾蔓延, 森林火灾的蔓延主要受山谷风所控制, 具有间歇性, 另外地形的变化在很大程度上制约着火势的蔓延. 所以, 要利用不同时段的气象条件、 山风出现的时间及有利地形, 及时组织灭火和控制火势蔓延. 森林火灾的发生有各种类型, 通过对森林火灾中一些特殊火行为及相关元素对火灾发展蔓延影响分析, 找出森林火灾扑救与逃生的方法及注意事项.     

西双版纳热带季节雨林细根周转的研究

研究了季节雨林0~20 cm土层中≤2 mm细根的生物量、分解量、死亡量、生长量和周转率,并比较了0~10 cm和10~20 cm土层细根生物量的差异。结果表明:0~10 cm的细根生物量明显多于10~20 cm的细根生物量;在0~20 cm土层中,季节雨林活细根和死细根生物量分别为5 418 kg.hm-2和707 kg.hm-2;细根生物量的季节变化显著,其中活细根生物量的最大值出现在5月,最小值出现在8月;年分解量、年死亡量、年生长量和年周转率分别为391 kg.hm-2,1 061 kg.hm-2,3 776 kg.hm-2和0.70 times.a-1。     

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Generalized Averaging Principle and the Secular Evolution of Planet Crossing Orbits

Planet crossing orbits give rise to mathematical singularities that make it not possible to apply the classical averaging principle to study the qualitative evolution of Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs). Recently this principle has been generalized to deal with crossings in a mathematical model with the planets on circular coplanar orbits. More accuracy is needed to compute the averaged evolution of planet crossing orbits for different purposes: computing reliable crossing times for the averaged motion, writing more precise proper elements and frequencies for NEAs, etc. In this paper we present the generalization of the averaging principle using a model where the eccentricity and the inclination of the planets are taken into account.     

Effect of Pinus radiata plantations on water balance in Chile

The effect of Pinus radiata (D. Don) plantations on water resources at different Chilean sites located between 33 and 40 south was determined. Incoming precipitation, canopy interception loss, evapotranspiration, net evapotranspiration (transpiration and evaporation from the soil), percolation and soil water content were measured in each site, where Pinus radiata plantations were 12 to 17 years old and between 700 and 830 trees ha^?1 dense. The results were compared with those obtained from areas covered with perennial grasses and shrubs at the same sites. The pine canopies intercepted on average 36–40% of the annual rainfall at all sites where rainfall was less then 1200 mm, while only 15% of the mean rainfall was intercepted in the southernmost and rainy (2081 mm year^?1) site. Annual net evapotranspiration increased from south to north from 32% of the incoming precipitation for the southernmost site to 55% for the one located at the lower latitude. In this northernmost site almost the entire incoming precipitation was evapotranspired. Annual percolation registered its minimum value in the northern site (5% of incoming precipitation) and its maxima in the southern one (53%). The values of net evapotranspiration and percolation were regulated by the pluviometric regime and the soil moisture retention capacity in each site. Compared with the shrub or grass covers, sites under Pinus radiata plantations registered higher water consumption by evapotranspiration and reduced percolation. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.