Effects of Disturbance Frequency on Canopy Age Structure and Species Composition in a Managed Midwestern Oak Savanna     

《自然地理学》2013,34(6):519-533

In the Midwest, the oak savanna is a unique plant community located between the western prairies and northern forests, but, once the most common plant community in Wisconsin, it is now one of the region's rarest plant communities. To assess the success of varying intensities of management practices, standard dendrochronology and vegetation surveying methods were used to determine the age structure and species composition in oak savanna sites that varied from intensely managed to unmanaged. Size and age distributions revealed that the number of distinct cohorts of oaks increased in less managed sites. Seedlings and saplings were present in high frequencies in all sites; however, management practices such as fire applications that were too frequent apparently decreased oak survivorship, as did the competition in the closed canopies of the unmanaged sites. A fire frequency of 2-3 years eliminates competition, but a frequency of 4-6 years, typical of fire-adapted forest communities, allows for slower-growing species and younger oaks to survive, while still maintaining a low density. In these conditions, where growth rates vary in time, the use of dendrochronology is necessary to obtain an accurate canopy structure for fire-adapted forest communities. Quercus macrocarpa was dominant in the more managed sites, but shade-tolerant species were dominant in the unmanaged site. At present, the canopy composition in the managed sites represented an oak savanna assemblage; however, the unmanaged composition was shifting to a woodland assemblage. Thus, remnant oak savanna can be over- or under-managed, and unmanaged oak savanna can be overlooked as woodlands.  相似文献   

西藏灌木林种群分布格局     

张超  黄清麟  普布顿珠  旦增 《山地学报》2011,29(1)

以西藏地区370个灌木林标准地调查数据为基础,计算了包括负二项式K值、方差/均值比率t值、丛生指标、平均拥挤指数、聚块性指标、扩散指标、格林指数和Cassic指标,定量测度了各标准地内种群的分布格局类型及集聚强度,分析了西藏灌木种群分布格局随海拔和坡度的变化特征。研究结果表明,1.西藏优势灌木种群分布格局包括集群分布和随机分布两种,其中,随机分布占60%;2.随着海拔及坡度的增加,西藏灌木种群均呈现由集群分布向随机分布变化的趋势,且大部分地区的灌木种群呈随机分布。  相似文献   

The diversity of soil culturable fungi in the three alpine shrub grasslands of Eastern Qilian Mountains     

Junzhong ZHANG  Baiying MAN  Benzhong FU  Li LIU  Changzhi HAN 《Frontiers of Earth Science》2013,(1)

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Advanced studies on adaptation of desert shrubs to environmental stress     

HaiXia Huang  Gang Wang  NianLai Chen 《寒旱区科学》2011,3(5):0455-0462

The combined stress of drought, high temperature and excessive light characterizes the desert area. In order to survive the desert habitat, desert shrubs have evolved a number of special eco-physiological mechanisms to resist environmental stress during long-term evolution. In this paper, adaptation mechanisms of desert shrubs to environmental stress are reviewed in terms of morphological structure, water potential, photosynthesis and water use efficiency, transpiration and stomatal conductance, osmotic adjustment and anti-oxidation protection. In addition, some suggestions for future research are proposed.  相似文献   

拉萨河谷灌丛草原与农田水热平衡及植被水分利用特征   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

尹志芳  欧阳华  徐兴良  宋明华  段德玉  张宪洲 《地理学报》2009,64(3)

以青藏高原的拉萨河谷下游的灌丛草原和农田为研究对象,在中国科学院拉萨高原生态试验站的农田与附近的灌丛草原开展实验.利用SHAW模型模拟了2004年10月-2005年9月灌丛草原与农田水热平衡以及根系吸水过程.模拟结果经分析得出,(1)农田所接收的净辐射比灌丛草原要多,农田接收的能量大部分以潜热形式支出,全年的波文比为0.29;而灌丛草原的波文比为0.89.灌丛草原全年的潜热通量是农田的53%,具有一定的抑制蒸散发的功能.(2)农田耗水量是灌丛草原的1.8倍.农田由于大量的灌溉造成较大的渗漏损失,同时也增加了土壤蒸发这一无益损耗.(3)深层土壤水向上的补给与根系吸水两方面的模拟都表明,灌丛草原的植被比农田能更大程度地利用深层土壤水.  相似文献   

Distribution, use pattern and prospects for conservation of medicinal shrubs in Uttaranchal State, India   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Bhupendra S. Adhikari Mani M. Babu Prem L. Saklani Gopal S. Rawat 《山地科学学报》2007,4(2):155-180

The present paper gives an insight into the distribution and use pattern of medicinal shrubs in Uttaranchal State. A total of 222 medicinal and aromatic shrub species have been appended based on secondary information. Euphorbiaceae, Rosaceae, Verbenaceae, and Fabaceae have the highest repre- sentatives of medicinal shrubs. Twenty one families had one species each in medicinal use. Verbenaceae and Euphorbiaceae in the sub-tropical region, Rosaceae in the temperate region, and Ericaceae and Rosaceae in the sub-alpine and alpine regions, respectively, had the highest representatives of medicinal shrubs. The distribution of medicinal shrubs was 42 % in sub-tropical, 29 % in warm temperate, 13 % in cool temperate, 9 % in sub-alpine and 7 % in the alpine region. Of the total species, 70 medicinal shrubs were native to the Himalayas and 22 native to Himalayan region including other Hima- layan countries. The most frequently used plant parts for various ailments were leaves (31 %) and roots (23 %). Most shrubs are being used for the diseases, viz. skin diseases, dysentery, cough, fever, wounds, and rheumatism. The present paper will help in the execution of strategies for promotion and cultivation of medicinal shrubs in Uttaranchal State.  相似文献   

Tree‐ring records unveil long‐term influence of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation on snowpack dynamics in the Stikine River basin,northern British Columbia     

Cedar Welsh  Dan J. Smith  Bethany Coulthard 《水文研究》2019,33(5):720-736

Long hydroclimate records are essential elements for the assessment and management of changing freshwater resources. These records are especially important in transboundary watersheds where international cooperation is required in the joint planning and management process of shared basins. Dendrochronological techniques were used to develop a multicentury record of April 1 snow water equivalent (SWE) for the Stikine River basin in northern British Columbia, Canada, from moisture‐sensitive white spruce (Picea glauca) tree rings. Explaining 43% of the instrumental SWE variability, to our knowledge, this research represents the first attempt to develop long‐term snowpack reconstructions in northern British Columbia. The results indicated that 15 extreme low April 1 SWE events occurred from 1789 to the beginning of the instrumental record in 1974. The reconstruction record also shows that the occurrence of hydrological extremes in the Stikine River basin is characterized by persistent below‐average periods in SWE consistent with phase shifts of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). Spectral analyses indicate a very distinct in‐phase (positive) relationship between the multidecadal frequencies of variability (~40 years) extracted from the SWE tree‐ring reconstruction and other reconstructed winter and spring PDO indices. Comparison of the reconstructed SWE record with other tree‐ring‐derived PDO proxy records shows coherence at multidecadal frequencies of variability. The research has significant implications for regional watershed management by highlighting the hydrological response of the Stikine River basin to prior climate changes.  相似文献   

灌木植被分布区阻力特性理论及试验研究   总被引：1，自引：2，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

陆彦  王唯旭  陆永军  宋云涛  鄢栋梁 《水科学进展》1990,31(4):556-564

为探明河道灌木植被分布区阻水规律，对灌木植被主干、分枝产生的水流阻力特性及其定量特征进行研究。提出原型植被体积修正系数和灌木植被水力半径确定方法，理论推导灌木植被阻力系数计算公式，并结合水槽试验建立植被阻力系数与植被水力半径为特征长度的植被雷诺数之间的关系式。研究结果表明：引入原型植被体积修正系数和灌木植被水力半径使灌木植被阻力计算更为准确；植被阻力系数与植被雷诺数之间呈指数函数关系，随植被雷诺数的增加呈单调减小的趋势，与水槽试验结果吻合很好。  相似文献   

岷江干旱河谷植被分类及其主要类型   总被引：24，自引：2，他引：24  

关文彬  冶民生  马克明  刘国华  汪西林 《山地学报》2004,22(6):679-686

沿岷江干旱河谷(流域-海拔梯度)剖面线设置“U”形样带3条，对植被和环境因子进行了调查，就岷江干旱河谷调查的48个样方，151个物种创建样地一物种数据库，应用TWINSPAN植被数量分类方法进行分类，并根据中国植被的分类原则和调查的样地物种组成特征，对数量分类的结果进行适度调整，建立了岷江干旱河谷地区植被(生态系统)分类系统。将岷江干旱河谷的植被划分为11个群系，18个群丛，均为灌丛单一类型。11个群系分别为：绣线菊灌丛、小花滇紫草灌丛、黄花亚菊灌丛、莸灌丛、驼绒藜灌丛、小马鞍羊蹄甲-白刺花灌丛、瑞香灌丛、西南野丁香灌丛、檀子栎灌丛、金花小檗-忍冬灌丛、华帚菊-小黄素馨灌丛。  相似文献   

沙粒粒径组成的空间异质性及其与灌丛大小和土壤风蚀相关性分析   总被引：8，自引：2，他引：8  

王利兵  胡小龙  余伟莅  李钢铁  郭建英 《干旱区地理》2006,29(5):688-693

空间异质性是土壤的重要属性之一。采用地统计学的理论和方法,研究了浑善达克沙地沙粒粒径组成的空间异质性。分析结果表明,各粒径的比例具有明显的空间异质性。在于107.30 m范围内,粉沙约有59.3%的空间异质性由随机因素引起的,而由空间自相关部分引起的空间异质性占40.7%;其余的空间异质性很少由随机因素引起的,其空间自相关部分引起的空间异质性占绝大部分。相关性分析表明:灌丛的冠幅越大,越有利于细沙、极细沙和粉沙的截留;各月的风蚀值与沙粒粒径的百分含量的相关性均和各月的平均风速有关。  相似文献