黄淮海地区林地最小生态需水量研究

以黄淮海地区为例 ,对林地最小生态需水量的理论和方法进行探讨 ,研究内容主要包括 :(1 )从林地生态系统水量平衡关系出发 ,分析林地生态需水的各种表现形式 ,并对林地生态需水量概念进行界定 ;(2 )提出林地最小生态需水量的计算方法 ,对其中的土壤最小含水定额和最小蒸散定额进行理论探讨 ;(3)按照区域生态环境保护目标的要求 ,对黄淮海地区的林地合理面积进行规划 ;(4 )根据规划结果 ,在 GIS支持下计算研究区的林地最小生态需水量。研究表明 ,黄淮海地区的林地合理面积为 7.80万 km2 ,占总面积的 1 8.85 % ,其每年所需的最小水量为 6 0 7亿 m3 ,其中 ,林地蒸散需水大约为 4 83亿 m3 ,土壤含水需要 1 2 5亿 m     

盐池县荒漠草原人工植被重建对区域生态系统蒸散的影响

[目的]研究荒漠草原人工植被重建对区域蒸散的潜在影响,旨在为区域生态恢复重建提供理论依据。[方法]基于2001—2018年MODIS ET和NDVI产品,利用趋势分析、相关分析和分区统计等方法,以宁夏回族自治区盐池县为例,研究了荒漠草原人工植被重建对区域生态系统蒸散的影响。[结果]①2001—2018年盐池县NDVI整体呈上升趋势,增长幅度为0.006 0/a,98.55%的区域显著上升。②2001—2018年均蒸散量(ET)为266.73 mm,空间上表现为西南高于西北的特征,近18 a盐池县蒸散量显著上升(p0.01),增长幅度为6.27 mm/a,全县区域内ET均达到了显著上升趋势。③盐池县大面积人工植被重建后,ET显著升高,ET与NDVI呈显著正相关。ET与NDVI的变化趋势相关性为0.76(p0.01)。④在盐池荒漠草原地区,人工植被重建造成的植被结构变化导致生态系统蒸散量更大,消耗更多的水分,同时也使ET增长速率加快。[结论]盐池荒漠草原人工植被重建提高了区域NDVI值,也增强了生态系统的ET,水分消耗的加剧将影响生态系统的稳定性。     

基于生态环境功能分区的关中-天水区生态需水量测评

为了解研究区生态功能区内生态需水的分布特征,明确区域水土资源利用方向和生态整治重点,以关中—天水区为对象,将RS和GIS技术结合,完成其生态功能区划指标体系的建立与功能区划分,利用植被和土壤生态需水测评模型对该地区植被—土壤复合系统生态需水量和空间分布规律进行计算和分析,并借助CA-Markov模型对各生态功能区2020年、2025年的单位面积生态需水进行了模拟预测。结果表明:关中—天水区生态环境功能区可划分为河道保护区、防旱抗旱区、农业种植区、植被保护区、水源涵养区和古城保护区6类;林地—黏壤土的生态需水最大,约为659.60 mm,草地—砂砾质壤土的生态需水最低,约为366.34 mm,极差为293.26 mm;功能区内林地、耕地、草地分布范围越广,生态需水量越大,其中单位面积生态需水量最小的为古城保护区,生态需水总量最小的为河道保护区;预测结果显示,2015年、2025年单位面积生态需水量最大的为植被保护区,2020年则为水源涵养区,而各年份生态需水总量最大的均为植被保护区。研究表明生态需水与土地利用方式和生态功能分区关系密切。     

基于SEBAL模型评估干旱半干旱区人工灌丛植被对陆表蒸散的影响

评估人工灌丛植被重建对干旱半干旱区陆地生态系统蒸散的影响,不仅能揭示植被变化与水文过程的耦合机理,又可为区域生态治理与水资源管理提供科学指导。该研究利用Landsat-8OLI/TIR遥感影像及气象数据等驱动SEBAL模型,反演宁夏盐池县的年内不同日期的陆表蒸散,结合目视解译选取的人工灌丛区与对照草地,评估了人工灌丛植被对陆表蒸散的影响。结果表明:1)SEBAL模型的蒸散反演精度与站点观测结果较为一致,可用于干旱半干旱区蒸散反演及空间特征研究;2)盐池县人工灌丛植被区日平均蒸散为1.20mm/d,高于对照草地1.17mm/d的日平均蒸散量,即干旱半干旱区人工种植灌木林增加了生态系统水分消耗,但不同季节和不同生物地理条件下的蒸散增强作用存在差异,蒸散增强在8月份最大,而3、4月份呈现负效应;3)人工灌丛的密度越大、植被盖度越高,对陆表蒸散的增强作用越强,特别在NDVI0.4的高盖度情况下蒸散增强作用更加明显。由此可知,在水资源紧缺的干旱半干旱区开展以灌木树种为主的植被重建需在合理的生态水文阈值范围内开展,才能构建出稳定可持续的人工生态系统。     

基于RS和GIS的宁夏盐池县土地利用变化对生态系统服务价值的影响

以宁夏盐池县1989年、1995年、1999年、2003年、2006年和2009年6期TM影像为基础,运用GIS方法提取各年土地利用数据,分析盐池县土地利用动态变化;采用中国陆地生态系统的服务价值测算方法,分析土地利用变化引起的生态系统服务价值变化。结果表明,1989—2009年间盐池县土地利用变化显著,林地和建设用地面积持续增加,草地面积先减少后增加,耕地和未利用地面积先增加后减少,水域面积小幅波动变化;研究期内盐池县生态系统服务价值总体呈增加趋势,林地面积的增加起到主导作用;盐池县生态系统服务价值构成中,草地居于主导地位,贡献率为49.8%~60.4%,林地的贡献比例持续增加,致使盐池县生态系统服务价值结构格局发生良性转变;各土地利用类型生态系统服务价值敏感性指数都小于1,表明盐池县生态系统服务价值对生态服务功能价值系数缺乏弹性,研究结果可信。     

滇中城市群土地利用转型及生态系统服务价值交叉敏感性分析

为探清滇中城市群土地利用转型对生态系统服务功能的影响,基于2000年、2010年、2020年3期Landsat TM/OLI遥感土地利用解译数据,运用土地利用动态变化模型、生态系统服务价值计算模型和土地利用转型生态贡献度研究了不同土地利用转型过程和生态系统服务价值的时空演变特征,并结合交叉敏感性系数模型定量评估了土地利用转型对生态系统服务价值的响应程度并划定敏感性分区。结果表明:(1)滇中城市群土地利用类型以林地、草地、耕地为主,建设用地持续扩张及耕地、水域、未利用地面积不断减少,草地和林地经历了“先减少后增加”的变化过程;(2)研究期间生态系统服务价值呈“先减少后增加”的趋势,地均生态系统服务价值高值区主要分布在滇池、抚仙湖和星云湖三大高原湖泊流域;(3)近20 a来,退耕还林、还草、还湖对生态系统服务功能改善的贡献度达49.10%,毁林开荒、围湖造田对林地、草地和水域的占用导致生态系统服务价值减少约2.65亿元;(4)耕地、林地、草地和水域向其他地类转型对生态服务价值的响应较为敏感,耕地、林地和草地与建设用地间转型的高生态敏感区集中在曲靖和楚雄,耕地与林地间转型的高生态敏感区分布较小,林地向草地和水域转型的低生态敏感区空间分布范围最广。综上,该区不同土地利用转型对生态系统服务功能影响显著。     

额济纳绿洲草地蒸散系数研究

联合国粮农组织推荐的蒸散计算方法中,蒸散系数是计算实际蒸散必不可少的参数。本文从蒸散系数的定义出发,在2005年额济纳绿洲生长季连续观测的基础上,运用波文比能量平衡法计算额济纳绿洲草地的实际蒸散量,利用FAO 56Penman-Monteith模型计算草地的参考蒸散,将实际蒸散与参考蒸散相除即得到额济纳绿洲草地的蒸散系数。通过研究发现:生长季草地的蒸散量(ETc)为446.96mm,从生长季初期开始,草地的蒸散量开始增加,在6月后半月达到最大值6.724mm/d,此后蒸散量开始快速下降,在生长季末期达到最低值1.215mm/d;蒸散系数(Kc)呈现出与蒸散量(ETc)相同的变化趋势,自生长季初期开始蒸散系数快速上升,在6月后半月达到生长季最大值0.623,之后随着草地生长减缓,蒸散系数快速下降,直至生长季末期草地停止生长。对额济纳绿洲草地蒸散系数的计算可以为该地区准确估算草地生态需水量提供依据。     

山西省大同市2000-2019生态系统服务价值时空变化

[目的] 分析山西省大同市退耕还林以来生态系统服务价值（ESV）的时空特征,为大同市国土空间规划和生态修复工程提供科学参考。[方法] 以Landsat TM/ETM遥感影像为数据源,运用RS和GIS技术提取研究区2000,2005,2010,2015和2019年土地利用数据,通过土地利用动态度、土地利用转移矩阵,揭示了大同市近20 a土地利用变化规律,并采用价值当量法对大同市生态系统服务价值进行分析。[结果] ①2000—2019年,耕地、草地、林地为大同市主体土地利用类型,2005—2010年综合土地利用动态度最高,土地利用转移主要是草地转化为林地,耕地转化为建设用地; ②大同市整体生态系统服务价值大幅度下降,20 a内总价值减少3.16亿元; ③各单项生态系统服务功能的价值由高到低依次表现为：调节服务>支持服务>供给服务>文化服务; ④各区县生态系统服务价值分为5个等级,空间分布整体趋势南高北低,呈波动状态。[结论] 林地和草地在生态系统服务中贡献最大,建设用地的负价值极高。因此,在国土空间规划中要提高建设用地的利用效率,控制建设用地规模,生态修复工程应以建设林地和草地为主。     

2000—2020年湖北省土地利用变化对植被覆盖度的影响

[目的] 土地利用及其对陆地生态系统的影响是当前全球变化研究的重要内容。科学分析土地利用变化对植被覆盖度的影响,促进社会经济与生态环境质量的协调发展及地区经济的平衡发展,为政府部门对区域生态保护和恢复管理提供借鉴和参考。[方法] 以湖北省为研究对象,利用2000,2020年2期Landsat遥感影像、土地利用遥感数据,利用遥感数据的空间处理、像元二分模型、土地利用转移矩阵等方法,分析研究湖北省植被覆盖的时空变化、土地利用类型变化特征及其对植被覆盖度的影响。[结果] ①2000-2020年,湖北省耕地、草地和未利用地面积减少,水域以及建设用地面积增加,林地面积基本保持不变,其面积大小顺序为:林地>耕地>水域>建设用地>草地>未利用地。②湖北省植被覆盖度平均值上升了6.50 %。林地、耕地、草地和未利用地的平均植被覆盖度均有所增加,建设用地的平均植被覆盖度有所降低。③湖北省植被覆盖度总体呈现增加的趋势。植被覆盖度增大的区域主要集中在湖北省的西部和东南部地区,局部地区也存在植被退化的区域,主要集中在湖北省中南部及襄阳北方部分区域。④不同土地利用类型FVC转移过程中,耕地较高植被覆盖与高植被覆盖之间的转移过程最为剧烈,林地不同等级植被覆盖的转移量占转移总量的47.87 %,草地不同水平植被覆盖度的转移量占转移总量比例较小,仅为3.40 %。[结论] 2000-2020年湖北省土地利用变化较大,不同土地利用类型的植被覆盖度相互转移,尤其是林地、耕地及草地的平均植被覆盖度均有所增加,使得湖北省近20 a来整体植被覆盖度呈现出上升趋势。     

夏季黑河中游绿洲样带蒸散量遥感估算

黑河中游绿洲集中了全流域95%的耕地,利用了全流域68%的水资源,绿洲农田蒸散是水资源的主要支出项。为了解绿洲生态系统不同景观单元的耗水规律,高效管理区域水资源,该文利用2011年6-8月的7期Landsat TM影像,结合地面气象、物候数据和土地覆盖类型,基于SEBAL-METRIC模型估算了夏季黑河中游样带尺度不同土地覆盖类型蒸散量,并利用涡度观测数据对卫星过境日模型估算的蒸散量进行验证,发现遥感估算值与实测值具有较好的一致性。结果表明:由于土地覆盖类型和灌溉的差异,黑河中游样带尺度内蒸散量空间变化较大,6-8月农田平均总蒸散量是340 mm,林地是328 mm,草地的平均值是214 mm,荒漠区只有97 mm;夏季不同土地覆盖类型蒸散量均保持在较高水平,农田日蒸散量在6月底达到最大值,荒漠日蒸散量于7月中旬达到最大值,草地6月和7月平均日蒸散值较8月大,林地蒸散量月际变化较小。另外,荒漠与绿洲土壤类型差异较大,在荒漠区与绿洲区分别选取"热点"可有效提高模型估算精度。研究对于干旱半干旱区域水资源利用与管理有参考价值。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

Staff members of the Department of Botany of Palacký University in Olomouc and Gene Bank Department – Workplace Olomouc, Research Institute of Crop Production in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted an expedition in seven European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) in August/September 1999 to collect wild Lactuca spp. germplasm and study its geographic distribution, ecology and biodiversity. During the mission, more than 600 locations were visited resulting in the collection of 602 seed samples (accessions) of wild Lactuca species and 13 seed samples of related genera (Chondrilla and Mycelis). Lactuca serriola f. serriola, L. serriola f. integrifolia, L. saligna and L. viminea subsp. chondrilliflora were prevalent in southern Europe (Italy, France), however, only L. serriola was common in central and western Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland). The greatest diversity of Lactuca species was found in France, where also the most seed samples (165) were collected. The most characteristic habitats with a high density of Lactuca spp. populations were observed along roads and highways, grassy ditches, ruderal communities, and dust-heaps. Natural infections by powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) and downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) on some wild Lactuca spp. were observed. Recent observations concerning the geographic distribution, population structure, habitats, and natural occurrence of diseases of Lactuca spp. are discussed. This assemblage of genetic resources of Lactuca spp. can serve as the basis of future studies of species diversification, spatial population structure, plant microevolution, domestication processes, and genetic variability of host-parasite interactions.     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Properties of anaerobically digested and composted municipal solid waste assessed by linking soil mesofauna dynamics and nitrogen modelling

We have studied the effect of anaerobically digested (ADMSW) and composted municipal solid waste (CMSW) on mineralization and foodweb dynamics to verify the hypothesis that ADMSW would immobilize N right after addition to soil in contrast to addition with CMSW. Another hypothesis was that the mesofauna (enchytraeids and microarthropods) would stimulate N release from the decomposer community. We measured excretion of -N and urea-N from the mesofauna and hypothesized that enchytraeids would release urea. ADMSW and CMSW were amended to pots with sandy loam and barley. The pots were divided into treatments with or without mesofauna. Mesofauna, plant N and biomass, soil N and ergosterol (fungal biomass) were measured over a 113-day period of four equidistant samplings. Soil respiration, N mineralization and N release by the mesofauna were modelled from concurrent studies. ADMSW- and CMSW-treated soils initially (<20 days) immobilized N. The amendments did not increase plant growth substantially, and this was probably due to N-limitation in the early stages of plant growth. Enchytraeid abundance was about three times higher in ADMSW- than CMSW-treated soils, indicating that ADMSW contained more labile compounds, bacteria, and microfauna. The mesofauna did not affect N-content, but the cumulated -N excreted by the mesofauna was estimated to be substantial and about one-fifth of total plant N in ADMSW. An explanation for this discrepancy might be that in the absence of the mesofauna, other members of the detrivore and microbivore community performed the mesofauna’s function. Neither enchytraeids nor microarthropods excreted urea.     

Faculty positions: Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Faculty positions: Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Assessing the effectiveness of conservation measures: Resolving the “wicked” problem of the Steller sea lion

“Wicked” problems are those that are complex and that change when solutions are applied. Many conflicts in conservation fall into this category. The study approached the problem of how to constrain the apparent wickedness of a problem in the conservation management of a species by using simple empirical indicators to carry out iterative assessment of the risk to a population and to document how this risk evolves in relation to the addition of new data and the implementation of management actions. Effects of high levels of uncertainty within data and also concerning population structure were examined through stochastic simulation and by exploration of scenarios. Historical trends in the example used, the Steller sea lion, showed rapid declines in abundance in some regions during the 1980s. The current total population is 130,000-150,000 Steller sea lions through Alaska and British Columbia and this number has been stable since about 1990 in spite of regional differences in population dynamics. Regional differences in the sequence of changes in the number of pups and non-pups, suggested that an internal re-distribution of juveniles could have happened between 1980 and 1990. Current productivity also appears close to the long-term mean. Stochastic population projection using various scenarios showed that, based upon this history, the risk of extinction for the population has declined and is below reasonable thresholds for considering the population to be endangered. The trends in risk suggest that management actions taken since 1990 have probably been effective. Consequently, the conservation management objectives for the Steller sea lion are probably being met. The approach provides a mechanism, based upon experience and scenario analysis, for exploring future policy options and may help to constrain the debate amongst stakeholders about the cost-benefit trade-offs associated with different options.     

Soil-profile distribution of primary and secondary plant-available nutrients under conventional and no tillage

Nutrient distributions under no tillage (NT) compared with conventional disk-and-bed tillage (CT) management in the warm, humid region of the southeastern USA need to be assessed so that future placement, quantity, and type of fertilizers can be altered, if necessary, to efficiently match crop demands. We determined soil-profile distributions of pH, N, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu to a depth of 0.9 m at the end of 8.5 years of continuous CT and NT management on a Weswood silty clay loam (fine, mixed, thermic Fluventic Ustochrept) in southcentral Texas. Most dramatic changes occurred within the 0–0.05 m depth, where soil under NT had lower pH, Fe, and Cu than under CT, but greater P, K, Zn, and Mn. Greater P and K under NT than under CT also occurred below the till-zone (0.15–0.3 m). At a depth of 0–0.3 m, soil under NT contained greater amounts of extractable P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu than under CT. Nitrogen fertilization had little effect on nutrient distributions, except resulting in greater extractable K at 0–0.05 m and greater nitrate at 0–0.15 m. Few changes in soil-profile distributions were observed for extractable S, Ca, Mg, and Na. Long-term continuous use of NT on this fine-textured, high-fertility (except for N) soil had no apparent adverse effects on nutrient distributions relative to CT, but enhanced conservation and availability of P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu near the soil surface where crop roots proliferate.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.