塔里木河下游不同覆盖度灌木防风固沙功能野外观测研究

 对塔里木河下游50%、25%、10%三种覆盖度灌木降低风速观测结果表明: 50%覆盖度灌木降低风速最明显，防风效能为49.21%；25%的覆盖度灌木降低风速较明显，防风效能为24.44%;10%的覆盖度灌木对风速降低有一定作用，防风效能为9.15%。在7.7 m.s-1风速下，植被覆盖度为10%、25%的沙地输沙率分别是无植被覆盖沙地的62.44%和8.37%；在10 m.s-1风速下，植被覆盖度50%的沙地仅有轻微的风蚀。根据塔里木河下游不同覆盖度植被与降低风速之间的定量关系，得出不同风速条件下的有效植被覆盖率，在研究区常见10～15 m.s-1风速条件下，要达到有效阻沙效果，植被覆盖率应在50%以上。     

Biomass equations for shrub species of Tamaulipan thornscrub of North-eastern Mexico

Nine additive allometric equations for computing above-ground, standing biomass were developed for the plant community and for each of 18 single species typical of the Tamaulipan thornscrub of north-eastern Mexico. Equations developed using additive procedures in seemingly unrelated linear regression provided statistical efficiency in total biomass estimates at the scales of both individual species and at the plant community. A single equation for each species improves efficiency in biomass estimates by 12.5% in contrast to using a single equation for the plant community. Therefore, additive equations developed in seemingly unrelated linear regression of parameter estimation are recommended to compute biomass components and total biomass for the species described.     

The role of facilitation in seedling recruitment and survival patterns, in the Strandveld Succulent Karoo, South Africa

Several studies in arid ecosystems have demonstrated that seedling establishment and survival were greater underneath the canopies of shrubs than in the open spaces between shrubs. These results led to the formulation of the hypothesis that seedling recruitment and survival were dependent on the shelter provided by shrub species (nurse-plant hypothesis). Seedling emergence and survival beneath and between the canopies of selected perennial shrub species were investigated at five localities in the Strandveld Succulent Karoo, each dominated by a different shrub species. Seedling emergence and survival were also examined at three localities dominated by annual species. In general, species richness and seedling densities were significantly higher in open areas than underneath shrubs, while seedling survival percentages did not differ significantly between microsites. Therefore, no evidence could be found to support the hypothesis that seedling recruitment and survival were facilitated by the presence of shrub species. Although most species will be able to establish in the absence of shrubs, the presence of woody species may have other advantages when restoring vegetation in mined areas.     

西鄂尔多斯荒漠灌丛生态系统碳密度

为了估算西鄂尔多斯天然荒漠灌丛生态系统碳密度并揭示碳储量在不同层片（灌丛植株、草本层、枯落物层及土壤层）、器官间的分配规律,以该区5种优势荒漠灌丛（沙冬青Ammopiptanthus mogolicus、霸王Zygophyllum xanthoxylum、四合木Tetraena mongolica、半日花Helianthemum songaricum和红砂Reaumuria songarica）群落为对象,测定了5种灌丛生态系统碳密度。结果表明：西鄂尔多斯5种荒漠灌丛生态系统碳密度40.28~55.51 t·hm^-2,其中土壤层碳密度占绝对优势（97.15%~98.51%）,为39.40~54.48 t·hm^-2,且在0~50 cm随着土层深度的增加而增加;植被层生物量密度垂直分布格局表现为灌丛层 > 草本层 > 枯落物层,灌丛层碳密度空间上表现为距离黄河越近碳密度越大（沙冬青和半日花灌丛生物量碳分别占各自植被层生物量密度的92.16%和62.42%）,而草本层碳密度表现出与之相反的规律;草本层根系生物量碳也是灌丛生态系统碳重要组成部分,碳密度8.41~38.29 g·m^-2,占植被层碳密度的5.36%~45.18%;除红砂灌丛外,灌丛草本层地下部分碳密度显著高于地上部分（P<0.05）;灌丛个体碳储量分布表现为枝条 > 根系 > 叶片,粗枝和粗根是单株灌丛碳储量的主要贡献者,且在灌丛种间差异显著（P<0.05）,根系生物量碳占植被层碳储量的20.00%~33.53%,叶片生物量碳占总植被层碳储量的2.02%~24.54%。     

科尔沁沙地优势固沙灌木的生物量预测模型

灌木生物量预测模型对于快速估算固沙灌木林生产力具有重要作用。以科尔沁沙地3种常见的固沙灌木小叶锦鸡儿（Caragana microphylla）、差不嘎蒿（Artemisia halondendron）、黄柳（Salix gordejevii）为对象,基于对灌木地上、根系和整株生物量及高度、冠幅等的测定,建立3种灌木地上、根系和总生物量的估算模型,通过决定系数（R²）、估计值的标准误（SEE）和回归检验显著水平（P<0.05）筛选最优的生物量预测模型。结果表明：小叶锦鸡儿和黄柳生物量的最佳估算变量为冠幅体积,而差不嘎蒿的最佳预测变量为冠幅面积。幂函数回归模型具有最大的R²和较小的SEE,说明相对生长方程是估算小叶锦鸡儿、黄柳、差不嘎蒿灌木生物量较理想的模型。通过实测值检验,3种灌木幂函数模型预测生物量的预估精度在93%以上,具有较好的预测精度。     

喀斯特地区不同坡位条件下优势灌木根际与非根际土壤养分与pH的分布特征

对广西喀斯特地区2种优势灌丛植物子凌蒲桃与火棘在不同坡位条件下根际与非根际土壤养分与pH值的分布特征进行研究,揭示植物种类及其立地条件对植物根际养分与pH值分布特征的影响。结果表明,2种植物根际养分存在一定程度的富集现象,其中,火棘根际有机碳与速效磷含量富集明显,子凌蒲桃根际有机碳与全氮含量富集明显;根际与非根际土壤养分含量在不同坡位下存在显著性差异（p<0.05）;根际土壤有机碳含量与全氮含量呈显著正相关（p<0.05）,与速效磷含量呈显著负相关（p<0.05）;非根际土壤有机碳含量与速效磷、全氮含量呈显著正相关（p<0.05）。双因素方差分析显示,与植物种类相比,坡位对根际土壤养分含量影响更大。以上的研究表明,喀斯特灌丛优势植物有利于提高该地区土壤养分利用,但应该考虑植物立地条件对根际养分利用的影响。      

乌兰布和沙漠沙生灌木饲用营养成分的研究

对5种沙生灌木在不同年份和不同季节的饲用营养成分进行了测试分析,并与乌兰布和沙区12种传统饲料的营养成分作了比较,结果表明:5种沙生灌木营养成分和氨基酸含量丰富,部分指标高于紫花苜蓿、沙打旺、玉米秸和小麦秸,适宜于家畜饲养要求;不同灌木或同一灌木在不同年份和不同的季节其主要营养成分含量差异显著,变化规律明显。从营养、产量和采收加工等综合因素考虑,该区灌木饲料采收应在8月下旬进行,该期粗蛋白含量:花棒15.08%、羊柴13.49%、柠条15.99%、梭梭9.10%、沙拐枣10.06%;粗纤维含量:花棒28.69%、羊柴37.94%、柠条34.25%、梭梭24.71%、沙拐枣20.71%;粗脂肪含量:除梭梭外,其他4种灌木均处于生长季含量高值期。5种灌木的钙含量在生长期均递增,磷含量递减,只有羊柴的钙磷比未超过反刍家畜7:1的耐受极限。     

荒漠草原带沙源及灌丛对灌丛沙堆形态的影响

灌丛沙堆是干旱区一种典型的景观类型,经常出现在靠近流沙地带。在地处荒漠草原带的宁夏盐池北部的流沙边缘就发育有典型的白刺(Nitraria tangutorum)灌丛沙堆。本文对不同沙源距离和灌丛生长状况下的白刺灌丛沙堆形态特征进行了研究。结果表明:荒漠草原带白刺灌丛沙堆的高度0.2～4.8 m,90.05%的高度小于3.0 m;体积0.11～805.17 m³,6.08%的体积小于150 m³;面积0.86～333.3 m²,72.26%的小于50 m²。灌丛沙堆长轴长和短轴长、高度和面积、高度和体积、面积和体积间都存在很好的幂函数关系,随着灌丛沙堆高度的增加,其面积和体积也增加。沙源对白刺灌丛沙堆的分布特征有显著影响,灌丛沙堆的高度、面积和体积和沙源距离都有很好的抛物线形关系。白刺灌丛的生长状况对灌丛沙堆的形态特征也有明显的影响,即白刺灌丛生长状况越好,灌丛沙堆的高度、面积和体积也增大。     

均匀配置的两种仿真灌木林防风效应野外观测

建立灌木林是一种有效的防风固沙方法,灌木林空间配置是防护林体系研究与建设取得最佳效益的关键.应用两种仿真固沙灌木,建立株行距相等的均匀配置灌木林,观测林内与林前不同风速,比较其防风效能.结果表明:在风速为4.6～10.7 m·s^-1时,侧影面积为0.25 m²的无叶仿真灌木林比侧影面积为0.39 m²的有叶仿真灌木林防风效能低10%～20%.仿真固沙灌木林风速与高度变化关系呈指数函数关系,但在风沙流中拟合系数更高.仿真固沙灌木林空气动力粗糙度平均值是流沙地的5倍多,但不同风速下的粗糙度值差异较大.对相同配置的防风固沙林,调节灌丛结构可以提高其防风固沙效能.     

The measurement and modelling of stemflow in an alpine Myricaria squamosa community

Stemflow is an important hydrological process of rainfall partitioning, but it has rarely been studied in the alpine riparian shrub Myricaria squamosa in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. This study aimed to measure and model the stemflow of the unstudied M. squamosa and to identify the key controlling factors of stemflow yield. Correlations and stepwise regression analysis between stemflow and five meteorological and ten biological factors indicated that the rainfall amount and the aboveground biomass were the best variables for modelling and predicting stemflow. We used the best model to estimate annual and stand stemflow, as well as rainfall threshold for stemflow generation. Annual stemflow accounted for 2.3 to 10.2% of the annual rainfall amount, varying with different vegetation coverage and leaf area index. The annual stemflow percentage increased linearly with the annual total rainfall amount of events > 7.3 mm. For M. squamosa stands, branches with diameters of 10 to 25 mm were less frequent but contributed much more stemflow than branches with diameters smaller than 10 mm. The stemflow percentage increased sharply with increasing rainfall amounts when the rainfall amounts were less than 4, 8 or 13 mm for the M. squamosa stands with coverage of 32.6, 47.6 or 56.1%, respectively, but increased gently when the rainfall amounts were greater than these values. The rainfall threshold for stemflow generation decreased as the branch aboveground biomass increased, and the estimated median value of the rainfall threshold was 0.8 mm for M. squamosa stands, with a range of 3.0 to 0.4 mm for branches weighing 10 to 300 g, respectively. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.