植物地理学教材更新刍议

近20 a来,植物地理学研究已从描述走向解释和分析,并在不同水平不同时空尺度上全面地探究植物的分布格局、形成过程和机制。然而,国内现行的植物地理学教材仍然沿袭20世纪60~70年代的结构体系,内容陈旧、时效性差,明显滞后于学科的发展。因此,在分析植物地理学教材现状的基础上提出建议：① 在现行教科书的结构和内容上增加全球变化对植物分布格局的影响和植物地理学的实践应用2个版块;② 删减教科书中常见的植物学、生态学知识以及植物区系和植被专著的内容;③ 在绪论中补充近20 a来该学科的主要进展和发展趋势,主要理论和研究方法,国内外刊登该学科研究的重要学术期刊简介,在每章末尾增加一个建议阅读书目和文献;④ 用彩色照片更新教科书中的黑白图片;⑤ 制作质量精良的教学课件和光盘;⑥ 编写与教科书相互呼应的实习教材,补充和更新植物地理学的研究方法,如植物谱系地理学研究方法、植物群落取样设计与野外监测技术、数据处理与分析、植被遥感与植被制图等。

Mini-review on Updating Plant Geography Textbook

In recent twenty years, the study of plant geography has gained essential achievement in its theory and methodology, tended to synthetically interpret and analyze plant’s distribution pattern mode, formative process and mechanism from different levels at different temporal and spatial scales. However, current plant geography textbooks published in China still followed the outdated structure framework and content proposed during the period of 1960 to 1970. This status lagged obviously behind new development of the discipline. Therefore, some detailed suggestions are proposed to adjust, delete, update and supplement structure and content of current plant geography textbook as following. 1) The effect of global change on plant distribution pattern and practical applications in plant geography should be added into current textbook’s structure framework and content. 2) Some common knowledge and content in botanical and ecological textbook or in flora and vegetation monographs of the world and China are should be deleted or reduced. 3) Main advancement and future trend on plant geography, major theory and methodology, an introduction to international important academic journals should be supplemented into introduction part, some classical monographs and literatures should be attached to the end of each chapter. 4) All old black and white figures and photos should be replaced and updated with current colorful pictures. 5) High-quality multimedia teaching courseware, videos and CD should be made elaborately as a part of textbook. 6) New methodology are should be supplemented and updated into experimental materials and fieldwork guides of plant geography, such as plant phylogeography, plant community sampling and field monitoring techniques, data processing and analysis, remote sensing of vegetation, and vegetation mapping.