高寒草甸土壤有机碳储量及其垂直分布特征

青藏高原是全球变化的敏感区。高寒草甸草原是青藏高原上最主要的放牧利用草地资源之一。选择青藏高原东北隅海北站内具有代表性的高寒草甸土壤进行高分辨率采样,测定土壤根系和有机碳含量。研究得出,青藏高原高寒草甸土壤贮存有巨大的根系生物量 (23544.60 kg ha^-1~27947 kg ha^-1) 和土壤有机碳 (21.52 GtC);自然土壤表层 (0~10 cm) 储存了整个剖面土壤有机碳总量的30%左右。比较发现,高寒草甸土壤的有机碳平均贮存量 (23.17×10⁴ kgCha^-1) (0~60 cm) 较相应深度的热带森林土壤、灌丛土壤和草地土壤的有机碳贮存量高约1~5倍多。在全球碳预算研究中,青藏高原高寒草甸土壤有机碳库不可忽视。随着全球变暖,表层土壤有机碳分解释放的CO₂将增加。为了减少高寒草甸生态系统的碳排放,应加强高寒草甸土壤地表覆被的保护,合理种植深根系植物。这对减缓全球大气CO₂浓度升高的速率以及可持续开发高寒草甸的生态服务功能都具有重要意义。     

滇西北亚高山草甸退化梯度上马蹄黄地上形态特征变化

马蹄黄(Spenceria ramalana)是滇西北亚高山草甸的旅游景观资源,其地上形态特征随草甸退化梯度的变化趋势尚少见报道。于2018年7月在香格里拉市调查、对比了3个退化梯度(一级退化,DI;二级退化,DII;无退化对照,CK)上马蹄黄的植株高度、展度、叶片数量、叶片长度、叶片宽度、叶面积、叶片长宽比和生存状态。结果表明:(1)与CK相比,DI和DII梯度上马蹄黄的植株高度、展度、叶片数量、叶片长度、叶片宽度和叶面积均显著减小(P<0.05);(2)DII梯度上马蹄黄的叶片长度、叶片宽度和叶面积显著高于DI梯度(P<0.05);(3)CK、DI和DII中马蹄黄的叶片长宽比分别为3.5±0.3、2.9±0.4和2.3±0.1,叶片形状由倒披针形向倒卵形过渡;(4)DI、DII和CK中马蹄黄的生存状态指数分别是0.12、0.23和0.63。     

斑块状海草床对大型底栖动物群落的影响

本研究根据2013年5月在山东省广饶县潮间带海草床及附近海域大型底栖动物的采样数据,对斑块状海草床及邻近海域的大型底栖动物群落多样性、组成和结构进行了比较研究。结果显示,在本研究的海草床及附近海域共获得大型底栖动物41种,其中甲壳动物的物种数量最多(16种),多毛类动物(15种)和软体动物(10种)次之。大型底栖动物优势种有7种,包括多毛类3种,甲壳动物和软体动物各2种。整个研究海域大型底栖动物群落的平均丰度为661.33 ind/m~2,最主要的丰度贡献者为光滑河篮蛤和丝异须虫,它们的丰度均表现出显著的空间差异;动物丰度在海草床覆盖海域明显高于非海草覆盖海域。聚类分析、nMDS排序、SIMPER分析和IMS分析结果显示,在沿海草床的距离梯度上,大型底栖动物并未表现出明显的线性趋势。因此,斑块状海草床的生态服务功能仍然存在,但相当有限。因此,对功能退化的斑块状海草床的保护势在必行,以期恢复其原有的生态服务功能。     

Soil organic carbon storage and soil CO_2 flux in the alpine meadow ecosystem

High-resolution sampling,measurements of organic carbon contents and 14C signatures of selected four soil profiles in the Haibei Station situated on the northeast Tibetan Plateau,and application of 14C tracing technology were conducted in an attempt to investigate the turnover times of soil organic car-bon and the soil-CO2 flux in the alpine meadow ecosystem. The results show that the organic carbon stored in the soils varies from 22.12×104 kg C hm-2 to 30.75×104 kg C hm-2 in the alpine meadow eco-systems,with an average of 26.86×104 kg C hm-2. Turnover times of organic carbon pools increase with depth from 45 a to 73 a in the surface soil horizon to hundreds of years or millennia or even longer at the deep soil horizons in the alpine meadow ecosystems. The soil-CO2 flux ranges from 103.24 g C m-2 a-1 to 254.93 gC m-2 a-1,with an average of 191.23 g C m-2 a-1. The CO2 efflux produced from microbial decomposition of organic matter varies from 73.3 g C m-2 a-1 to 181 g C m-2 a-1. More than 30% of total soil organic carbon resides in the active carbon pool and 72.8%―81.23% of total CO2 emitted from or-ganic matter decomposition results from the topsoil horizon (from 0 cm to 10 cm) for the Kobresia meadow. Responding to global warming,the storage,volume of flow and fate of the soil organic carbon in the alpine meadow ecosystem of the Tibetan Plateau will be changed,which needs further research.     

升温处理对植物碳同位素测试结果的影响

通过研究内蒙古锡林郭勒典型草原生态系统和青海海北高寒草甸生态系统的12种植物在不同升温条件下的碳同位素测试结果,讨论升温处理及其造成的轻微炭化对植物碳同位素组成的影响并分析其作用机理。升温处理对多数植物样品的碳同位素组成没有强烈影响,但也可能导致部分植物的碳同位素组成变重(尤其是当样品发生轻微炭化时),其分馏程度会因物种的不同而不同。     

祁连山海北高寒草甸地区微气候特征的观测研究

对祁连山海北高寒草甸地区近夏至日微气象观测分析表明：（１）１４：００（北京时,下同）太阳总辐射瞬时值最高可达１０６１Ｗ．ｍ＾－２,净辐射、反射辐射、光合有效辐射和紫外辐射分别为６７０、２１８、３８０和１６８Ｗ．ｍ＾－２,分别约为在太阳总辐射的５８％、２０％、３６％和１４％,６月下旬日平均反射率约为０．２２;（２）土壤热通量、感热通量和潜热通量瞬时值最大分别为９１、２７４和３６２Ｗ．ｍ＾－２,相应占     

Effects of grazing exclusion on plant productivity and soil carbon,nitrogen storage in alpine meadows in northern Tibet,China

Grazing exclusion is widely adopted in restoring degraded alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. However, its effectiveness remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of grazing exclusion on plant productivity, species diversity and soil organic carbon （SOC） and soil total nitrogen （STN） storage along a transect spanning from east to west of alpine meadows in northern Tibet, China. After six years of grazing exclusion, plant cover, aboveground biomass （AGB）, belowground biomass （BGB）, SOC and STN were increased, but species diversity indices declined. The enhancement of AGB and SOC caused by grazing exclusion was correlated positively with mean annual precipitation （MAP）. Grazing exclusion led to remarkable biomass increase of sedge species, especially Kobresia pygmaea, whereas decrease of biomass in forbs and no obvious change in grass, leguminous and noxious species. Root biomass was concentrated in the near surface layer （10 cm） after grazing exclusion. The effects of grazing exclusion on SOC storage were confined to shallow soil layer in sites with lower MAP. It is indicated that grazing exclusion is an effective measure to increase forage production and enhance soil carbon sequestration in the studied region. The effect is more efficient in sites with higher precipitation. However, the results revealed a tradeoff between vegetation restoration and ecological biodiversity. Therefore, carbon pools recover more quickly than plant biodiversity in the alpine meadows. We suggest that grazing exclusion should be combined with other measures to reconcile grassland restoration and biodiversitv conservation.     

青藏高原典型高寒草甸植被生长发育对气候和冻土环境变化的响应

利用青藏高原河南县典型高寒草甸生态系统群落结构、地上生物量、发育期及其气候、冻土环境观测资料,系统研究了高寒草甸植被生长发育特征及其对气候变化和冻土退化的响应机理.研究表明：20世纪80年代后期以来,随年代进程高寒草甸植被出现了牧草返青初期无明显变化,而黄枯初期显著延迟,致使生长期延长,覆盖度总体下降,但自2004后开...     

青藏高原高寒草甸土壤水分运移机制

查明青藏高原高寒草甸区土壤水分运移机制,对正确理解土壤水分迁移过程、提高高寒草甸重建效率具有重要指导意义。通过开展土壤剖面负压、地温观测等原位试验,结合气象资料,对土壤剖面地温、含水率及总水头特征进行分析。结果表明,土壤的冻结期起始于10月,解冻期起始于4月;地温最高值出现在植物生长旺盛期8月,最低值出现在1月;1～3月土壤水分呈固态,6～10月土壤水分呈液态,处于稳定变化阶段,4～5月、11～12月土壤水分呈固液转化态,含水率变化幅度较大,处于过渡阶段。随着气温升高及降水量增加,6～8月水热同季有利于高寒草甸生长,属于高寒草甸主要生长阶段;春季土层由表及深土壤解冻,冻土层滞水性能保障了返青期春旱牧草生长的水分需求;深秋季节的由表及深的土壤冻结,深层土壤水分随水汽发生的表聚作用保障了牧草生长的水分需求,也是高原生态系统能够维持稳定的原因之一。     

北麓河流域多年冻土区退化草甸的土壤水文特征分析

选取长江源北麓河地区受冻融作用影响而严重退化的高寒草甸典型区域进行取样, 通过实验和模拟等方法, 对该区域内不同深度土层的土壤特征曲线、土壤饱和导水率、土壤粒径、容重和总孔隙度进行了研究和分析.结果表明: 土壤的水分特征曲线由Gardner等与van Genuchten提出的幂函数方程拟合效果良好, 0.1 MPa为土壤水分特征曲线的临界值. 0~5 cm表层土壤的持水能力最小, 20~30 cm土壤的持水能力最大. 0~5 cm表层土壤供水能力最小, 15~30 cm土层的供水性能最好, 适合植被根系的生长.土壤的饱和导水率随着深度的增加而减小.