油茶无性系及自然林选优调查分析

在江西省6个县进行油茶无性系及自然林选优调查分析,结果表明,长林、赣无、赣州油系列无性系优树整体表现出较好的经济性状,主要表现为鲜果含油率、平均冠幅产果量及产油量较高,高产优树较多,自然林优树整体表现低于无性系优树,但存在一部分表现高产的优树,无性系优树间、不同地区自然林优树间、同一地区自然林优树间经济性状差异较大,这为油茶选优工作提供了参考依据和空间。今后油茶选优宜重点从现行推广的无性系中进行优中选优,结合在自然林中进行一定的选择,以达到节约成本、提高效率的目标。     

浙江遂昌油茶良种栽培存在问题及对策

通过对遂昌县种植面积2 hm^2以上油茶良种基地的林分生长状况、经营管理情况进行调查,指出油茶良种栽培中存在的主要问题,提出其丰产栽培模式和技术。调查发现,现有油茶林种植密度偏大、良种配置不合理、经营管理粗放、技术推广体系不完善等造成良种不能丰产稳产。针对存在的问题,提出实现油茶良种高产稳产,除了选择适宜的造林地和油茶良种以外,优化种植模式、合理修剪、疏伐、间作套种等栽培管理技术也是关键。     

Production losses due to a summer frost in a Salix viminalis short‐rotation forest in southern Sweden

The effect of a single night frost during late spring on the current year production of two clones of Salix viminalis was determined in two monoclonal stands that displayed a gradient from virtually undamaged plants, shielded from outgoing radiation by a neighbouring spruce forest, to heavily damaged plants in the unshielded parts. Compared with the undamaged stand parts, frost caused production losses of 47% and 60% in the two clones during the first year of the second cutting cycle. The clone‐specific allometric relationship between shoot dry weight and diameter was changed by the frost in one clone, showing lower shoot weights in damaged shoots compared with undamaged shoots of the same diameter. In the other clone, allometric relations were not affected by the frost. The relative variation in weight between the stools did not differ systematically with frost damage intensity, and therefore it could not be concluded that frost in monoclonal stands would enforce a competitive hierarchy. It was inferred that the single night frost indirectly can have a negative effect on the production of the stands during the years to come.     

Growth and nut production of black walnut in relation to site, tree type and stand conditions in south-central United States

Black walnut (Juglans nigra) is a prime tree species for agroforestry practices in the United States providing highly prized wood and nuts for human consumption and wildlife. In 54 black walnut stands in south central United States, the site index (i.e., mean dominant height [DH], at age 25 years) ranged between 5.2 and 21.4 m, and was independent of stand density. There were no differences in height and stem diameter (DBH) growth rates between stands with improved varieties and native stock. Most stands were in a “free growth” stage because of either early age or wide spacing. Mean annual increments in DBH and height were positively related both for improved varieties and native stock. Understory competition had a substantial detrimental effect on DH. In a 26 year-old stand, trees growing within Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis) had a site index 5 m greater than trees growing within tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). Predicted nut yields in 2002 varied between 0 and 1370 kg of hulled nuts per ha. Improved varieties had, in general, higher nut yields than predicted from a nut yield-DBH equation developed for individual trees. Nut yields were highly variable both within and among stands, and were related to DBH in native stock but not in improved varieties.     

Development of stand structural stage indices to characterize forest condition in Upstate New York

Stand development stages are often used to describe temperate forest dynamics, but defining them using stand history or age can be difficult, especially for extensive surveys. The purpose of this study was to define stand development stage indices for forest stands on state forest land in Upstate New York using stand structure alone. A total of 508 stands were sampled, including 442 in Upstate New York. Two structural stage indices were defined for each of the 442 stands. The first index, based on SILVAH, was calculated using weighted mean diameter of trees in different size classes. The second index, based on work from Frelich and Lorimer, was calculated using the ratio of basal area of large trees to mature trees and either (1) exposed crown area (ECA) of trees in different size classes, or (2) basal area of trees in different size classes. Both indices were tested on stands with known stand histories. The second index was preferred for its superior ability to distinguish old-growth stands and was used to characterize structural stages of major forest types in Upstate New York: hemlock–hardwood (9% of state forest land), red spruce-fir (16%), and northern hardwood (51%). Results showed that the vast majority of stands in Upstate New York are in the mid-developmental stages. Structural characteristics of old-growth stands from this study were found to be in agreement with other old-growth stands in the northeastern United States.     

日本落叶松林分和基因资源保存林研究

笔者通过了1989~2004年间对日本落叶松林分和基因资源保存林研究,试验结果表明林分间生长差异大,从日本落叶松112个林分中选肓出最优良林分11个,14a生材积比对照提高22.5%。现保存有111个林分,共有4689株林木。     

油桐优良无性系的选育

在连续3年进行大范围油桐优树选择的基础上,于1985年营造了油桐无性系测定林。经过6年观测,从50个决选优树中,评选出19号、23号、36号和37号4个优良无性系。其产量比对照增产一倍以上。比所有参试无性系平均产量增加60%以上,比面上平均产量高4.5倍。可在低丘红壤区推广油桐无性系造林中应用。     

Biomass production of hybrid aspen growing on former farm land in Sweden

We construct dry weight equations for hybrid aspen growing on former farmland in Sweden. Dry weight equations for fractions of hybrid aspen trees were also made. We estimated biomass production in 24 stands. The stands were located in Sweden at latitudes ranging from 55 to 60o N. The mean age was 18 years (range 15-23), the mean stand density 1090 stems·ha-1 (range 378 2374), and the mean diameter at breast height (over bark) 178 mm (range 85 244 mm). Soil types in the hybrid aspen stands were mainly clay (21 stands), tills (2 stands) and other (1 stand). The mean total standing dry weight above stump level (≈ 200 mm) for the hybrid aspen stands was 135±53 t·ha-1 with a range of 42 219 t·ha-1 . In addition to estimating conventional dry weights of trees and tree components, basic density, specific leaf area (SLA), projected leaf area (PLA) and leaf area index (LAI) were estimated and were in agreement with published figures.     

Determination of number of stems in coniferous forest stands by means of aerial photo‐interpretation

Two models for determination of the number of stems per hectare in forest stands (N) from attributes derived by aerial photo‐interpretation were developed. The models relied on the assumption that N could be determined by dividing the total stand volume per hectare with the volume of the “average tree”; defined by stand mean height and the diameter corresponding to mean basal area of a stand. Input variables of the models were stand mean height, crown closure and site quality. Additionally, model II required input of average stand volume per hectare and average mean diameter derived from stratified field sample plot inventories. Material for 143 coniferous stands was used for the testing of the models. The stands were recorded by intensive field measurements. Aerial photographs at the approximate scale of 1:15 000 were used for photo‐interpretation. The N value was underestimated in model I by 5.4–47.0%. The standard deviation for the differences was 15.2–26.2% for mature stands and 41.4–44.2% for young thinning phase stands. For model II, the mean difference between the predicted and observed N value was in the range ‐16.1% to 12.2%.     

Effects of deforestation on microbial diversity in a Siberian larch(Larix sibirica) stand in Mongolia

For evaluating microbial community changes in a Siberian larch stand disturbed by forest fire or clearcutting,357 clones were randomly selected and sequenced using a culture-independent approach and 16S rRNA sequencing to characterize the bacterial composition and diversity from the different disturbed Siberian larch stands.Interestingly,the burned larch stand had an increase in the relative amounts of b-proteobacteria and Firmicutes and a decrease in Acidobacteria,while Gemmatimonadetes increased Verrucomicrobia decreased in the harvested larch stand.Microbial diversity and richness were higher in the undisturbed larch stand than the disturbed(burned or clear-cut)larch stands,and the influence of clear-cutting was more negative than that of the forest fire.This study indicates that evaluating the microbial diversity of undisturbed,burned,and clear-cutting Siberian larch stands provides information about the impact of forest disturbances on soil microbial communities,which may be helpful for understanding and evaluating soil health and devising reafforestation strategies for larch.