乡村振兴背景下皖南农业发展研究——大别山带C村为例

农村劳动人口不断外流对农业生产提出了挑战,特别是在耕地细碎化地区,面临着弃耕抛荒风险。乡村振兴战略的提出,对农村发展提出新的要求,而耕地是农业发展最重要、最基本的要素,耕地问题的解决对于农业发展具有重要意义。本研究以大别山带C村为案例,就耕地利用现状、抛荒问题出现的原因以及如何解决抛荒问题等方面展开研究,通过对居民、承包户的访谈以及对居民生活进行考察,对该地区耕种现状进行摸底,发现耕地细碎化地区的耕种形式以承包、代耕、散耕为主,难以吸收全部耕地,不具有长久性。从农村社会发展的视角出发,并围绕利用在村资源延伸宗族模式、合理承包转租、促进整地复耕、推动土地整合四个方面,提出了缓解耕地细碎化弃耕问题、提高耕地利用率的建议。     

冻融循环作用对黑土团聚体破碎机制的影响

为探究冻融循环作用对黑土团聚体抵抗不同破坏作用能力的影响,以黑龙江省典型黑土耕作层土壤为研究对象,通过LB法的3种不同破碎处理,分析冻融循环次数、初始含水量对不同初始粒级土壤团聚体稳定性的作用机制。结果表明:冻融循环作用对1～2,2～3,3～5 mm不同粒级团聚体稳定性有显著影响(P0.05),其稳定性均呈现为湿润振荡(WS)慢速湿润(SW)快速湿润(FW),快速湿润(FW)处理对黑土团聚体稳定性的破坏作用最大,而慢速湿润(SW)和湿润振荡(WS)破坏作用较小。同时,初始含水量和冻融循环次数对3种不同粒级团聚体的快速湿润平均重量直径(MWD_(FW))、慢速湿润平均重量直径(MWD_(SW))、湿润振荡平均重量直径(MWD_(WS))均具有极显著影响(P0.01)。随着冻融循环交替次数的增加,0.2 mm的大团聚体破碎而小团聚体(0.2 mm)含量增加。初始含水量对于2～3,3～5 mm粒级团聚体具有破坏作用,而对1～2 mm粒级团聚体有助于改良团聚体结构,增大团聚体稳定性。     

草原景观下昆虫群落及种群对生境破碎化的反应

生境破碎化是制约生物多样性重要的“瓶颈”之一。本研究在已有资料的基础上,论述了影响生物群落结构和种群动态过程的生境破碎化的生物反应特征,以及破碎化生境对生物多样性和种间关系的影响机理及基本理论假说,重点对草原景观下有关昆虫群落结构、丰富度、种群数量与动态、种间关系及群落次生演替等与生境破碎化关系的试验研究进行归纳总结, 提出了在草原环境下进行破碎化生境与昆虫群落和种群发生关系研究的问题及优势条件,指出了种间关系和次生演替与生境斑块格局的关系是草原生物多样性保护研究的关键之一。     

Dispersal potentials determine responses of woody plant species richness to environmental factors in fragmented Mediterranean landscapes

While maximizing plant species richness continues to be central in the design, conservation and reforestation action plans, plant life histories are receiving increasing attention in assessments for the conservation of biodiversity in fragmented landscapes. We investigated the determinants of woody plant species (trees, shrubs and climbers) richness in the forest patches of the Guadalquivir river valley, a Mediterranean agricultural landscape with ∼1% forest cover. We analyzed three species richness variables, total, and those corresponding to species with short-distance (ballistic, barochorous, myrmecochorous and short-distance anemochorous) and long-distance (anemochorous, endozochorous, exozoochorous, hydrochorous and dyszoochorous) dispersal systems, which significantly characterize earlier and late successional stages, respectively. We selected eleven predictor variables related to habitat structure (patch area, shape, distances to the nearest patch and reserve, and general isolation), physical environment (temperature, precipitation, elevation, and lithological heterogeneity), and anthropogenic influences (disturbance and proportion of old-growth forest). We used ordinary-least-squares multiple regression (OLS) and the Akaike's information criterion (corrected for spatial autocorrelation) and derived indices to generate parsimonious models including multiple predictors. These analyses indicated that plant species richness increase primarily along with increasing patch area and decreasing disturbance, but also detected secondary effects of other factors when dispersal was considered. While the number of species with potential long-distance dispersal tended to increase in more isolated patches of areas with greater precipitation and lithological heterogeneity (e.g. highlands at the valley edges), the number of species with short-distance dispersal increased towards drier and less lithologically complex zones with shorter between-patch distances (e.g. central lowlands). Beyond emphasizing the need to consider dispersal in fragmentation studies, our results show that woody plant species richness would be favoured by actions that increase patch area and reduce anthropogenic disturbances particularly in lowland forests.     

Agronomic performances of biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastic film mulching on a maize cropping system in the semi-arid Loess Plateau, China

Biodegradable plastic film mulch (PFM) is considered an alternative to non-biodegradable PFM to mitigate the negative impacts of residual film.However,the agronomic performance of biodegradable PFM in comparison to non-biodegradable PFM still needs to be tested.In this study,we evaluated the effects of biodegradable and non-biodegradable PFM on soil physicochemical properties,microbial community,and enzyme activities,as well as maize growth performance.Biodegradable and non-biodegradable PFM bot...     

Impacts of land fragmentation on input use,crop yield and production efficiency in the mountains of Nepal

Amidst the growing concern about agricultural underdevelopment in developing countries, this study addresses the causes and trends of land fragmentation. It analyses the impact of land fragmentation on input use efficiency, crop yield and production efficiency, especially with reference to a mountain district in Nepal. Necessary information was obtained from discussions with groups and individual land users and a questionnaire survey covering 184 households representing different degrees of land fragmentation. The analyses focused on two staple crops, namely, maize and paddy. The analysis revealed an increasing trend in the number of land parcels and a decreasing trend in the size of land parcels, primarily due to the heredity tradition of equal division of land among the inheritors. Other factors such as land purchase have also contributed to land fragmentation. Yield analysis revealed that small parcels are more productive than large parcels, because of higher applications of inputs. Consistent with this, small parcels also appeared to have a higher production efficiency than large parcels—considering both benefit and cost of purchased inputs—indicating a positive impact of land fragmentation on farmers' income. However, an analysis considering also the cost of inputs produced on the farm revealed an opposite trend, that is, on large land parcels, production is more efficient than on small parcels. In view of the need to also recover the cost of the inputs produced on‐farm, it is concluded that land fragmentation—leading to small plots—has a negative impact on production efficiency, thereby constraining agricultural development. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

文峪河流域景观格局动态及其驱动力分析

以文峪河流域为研究对象,分析流域2000—2018年景观格局数量动态的面积、转移及速度特征。从斑块类型尺度与景观尺度2个层面选取景观指数分析流域近18年的景观格局动态,并在流域尺度上沿城市—林区梯度线分析沿线景观格局指数的梯度分布,基于数量统计模型对景观格局动态驱动力进行研究。结果表明,流域耕地、林地、草地面积有所减少,向其余地类支出面积,水域、建设用地、未利用地面积增加,向其余地类吸收面积,不同地类土地转移、变化速度情况不同。不同景观类型的格局动态不同,流域整体景观破碎化程度增加,连通性下降、景观规则度下降、景观核心面积下降,不同景观指数的梯度分布特征不同。自然驱动因子、社会驱动因子对流域景观格局变化均具有驱动作用,文峪河流域的景观动态在过去18年间经历了快速、复杂的变化,社会经济驱动因子是景观格局演变的主要驱动力量,经济与人口发展、产业结构及工业化进程是文峪河流域景观格局演变的重要驱动力量。     

纳板河自然保护区景观连接度变化分析

自然保护区是保护物种栖息地的重要基础,但频繁的人类活动干扰导致自然保护区内生物栖息地斑块破碎化的问题依然存在,景观连接度定量评价对于保护区生物栖息地保护具有重要作用。以纳板河自然保护区为例,基于图论的指数方法利用2014年和2018年高空间分辨率遥感数据,对保护区栖息地的景观连接度指数的变化及其驱动力因素进行分析。结果表明:1)2014—2018年的景观连接度指数中整体性连接度指数(IIC)、概率连接度指数(PC)都呈现下降趋势,IIC和PC指数分别下降0.29和0.53,指示保护区内栖息地破碎化加剧;2)最大斑块的重要性指数从85.14减少到84.19,重要性前十的斑块时空变化表明了自然保护区栖息地斑块面积不断减小,中部、中西部地区破碎化显著;3)土地利用变化对保护区景观连接度产生重要影响,其中橡胶林、耕地、水库、茶园4类土地利用增加是栖息地破碎化的驱动力因素。研究结果可为纳板河自然保护区栖息地保护管理提供科学依据。     

Roads limit of seed dispersal and seedling recruitment of Quercus chenii in an urban hillside forest

Paved roads in urban forests cause forest fragmentation and thus reduce animal populations, threaten dispersal and recruitment of animal-dispersed plants. Here, we tracked animal-mediated seed dispersal of Quercus chenii in the urban forest centre and near roadsides to test the effect of paved roads on seed dispersal and recruitment. We conducted experiments in a forest patch in urban areas of Wuhan, China. The forest was dominated by the focal tree species and separated by paved roads. Only two potential seed dispersal animals, one rodent (Niviventer confucianus) and one jay (Garrulus glandarius) were observed in this stand. Seeds were removed farther but not as fast in the forest centre compared to roadsides, while no differences of seed fate, dispersal direction, and seedling establishment were detected between the forest centre and roadsides, indicating the thick vegetation along roadsides provided feeding shelters for small animals. However, when compared with primary forests containing more seed dispersers, seed removal rate in this urban forest fragment was much slower in both forest centre and roadside. Furthermore, due to road barriers, seeds were seldom moved across the paved road and remained in the fragmented stand, reflecting a limited function of seed dispersers. These results suggested paved roads isolated forests into small “islands” and weakened the ecological function of seed dispersers by impeding long distance seed dispersal. Reintroducing dispersers and building wildlife corridors would be impactful ways to restore urban forest patches.     

Habitat selection by East Caucasian tur (Capra cylindricornis)

Habitat selection by East Caucasian tur (Capra cylindricornis), a species of global conservation concern, was examined in relation to terrain, climate and degree of human disturbance using a Geographical Information System and logistic regression. The study area was in the part of the Greater Caucasus of Georgia, where the species protection was not enforced. Two models of tur habitat requirements were obtained: one model at a scale of 20 × 20 m plots, and the other one at a scale of different habitat fragments made up of 20 × 20 m plots identified by the first model at its optimal cut-off value. The second model refined the first one.The first model suggested that the probability of a 20 × 20 m plot being part of tur habitat was positively correlated with slope, distances to roads and livestock summer camps, and negatively correlated with human population density and annual rainfall. The probability had a bell-shaped correlation with elevation, reaching its maximum at 3008.4 m. The second model suggested that a fragment of a land made up of 20 × 20 m plots with optimal characteristics for tur occurrence was more likely to contain tur if the area of the fragment was larger and its distance to the nearest area where tur occurred was shorter.The results show that the occurrence of East Caucasian tur is affected by climate, terrain, human disturbance and habitat fragmentation, and can be predicted regardless of seasonality in the species movements. These models can be applied to the management of the species and its habitat in the areas of the Caucasus that lie at >1000 m asl and have an annual rainfall >600 mm, and where the species protection is not enforced.