Understory plant communities of boreal mixedwood forests in western Canada: Natural patterns and response to variable-retention harvesting

We examined patterns of variation in richness, diversity, and composition of understory vascular plant communities in mixedwood boreal forests of varying composition (broadleaf, mixedwood, conifer) in Alberta, Canada, before and for 2 years following variable-retention harvesting (clearcut, 20 and 75% dispersed green tree retention, control). Broadleaf-dominated forests differed from mixedwood or conifer-dominated forests in that they had greater canopy cover, litter depth, soil nitrogen, warmer soils, as well as greater shrub cover, herb and shrub richness and diversity (plot scale). In contrast, conifer, and to a lesser extent mixedwood, forest had greater β diversity than broadleaf forest. Overall, mixedwood and conifer forests were similar to one another, both differed from broadleaf forest. Several species were found to be significant indicators of broadleaf forest but most of these also occurred in the other forest types. Understory composition was related to canopy composition and edaphic conditions. Variable-retention harvesting had little effect on understory cover, richness, or diversity but resulted in reduced richness and β diversity at a larger scale. The clearcut and 20% treatments affected composition in all forest types. Early successional species and those common in disturbed sites were indicators of harvesting while evergreen, shade-tolerant understory herbs were indicators of the control forest and 75% retention harvest. We conclude that it is important to maintain a range of variation in canopy composition of mixedwood forests in order to conserve the associated understory communities. The presence of conifers in these forests has a particularly important influence on understory communities. The threshold for a lifeboat effect of variable-retention harvesting is between 20 and 75% retention. Examination of richness and β diversity at a variety of scales can provide interesting information on effects of harvesting on spatial reorganization and homogenization of understory plant communities.     

不同母岩母质上土壤特性的分析与研究

不同的母岩母质，一般形成不同性质的土壤。分析研究不同母岩母质上发育的土壤特性，对于指导农林业生产具有重要的意义。本文仅就河北省西陵地区几种主要母岩质上发育的土壤做了初步的分析。经研究发现，不同母岩母质上发育形成的土壤，其物理化学性质都存在很大的差异。     

Vegetation dynamics in burnt heather-gorse shrublands under different grazing management with sheep and goats

Vegetation dynamics in previously burnt shrublands dominated by gorse (Ulex gallii) in north-west Spain were studied during 4 years under different grazing managements with sheep (Gallega breed) and goats (Cashmere or local breed). Initially (Period 1), treatments consisted of sheep or goat grazing on four plots (two replicates). After two grazing seasons, the plots were split in two and the treatments were reversed in four of the subplots; sheep were placed in subplots previously grazed by goats and vice versa (Period 2). The results from Period 1 showed that goats control the regrowth of gorse (from 19.6 to 14.2% of cover) more effectively than sheep (17.8 to 27.0% cover; P < 0.05), favouring the increase in herbaceous plants (from 21.5 to 42.1% of cover under goat grazing and from 22.1 to 26.6% under sheep grazing; P < 0.01). In Period 2, after changing treatments, there was a clear effect of the previous management (P < 0.01), conditioning the dynamics of the different plant components. Where the same animal species were maintained for 4 years, the differences between sheep or goat grazing on gorse and herbaceous plant dynamics increased (24.4% of gorse and 35.2% of herbaceous plant cover under goat grazing vs 43.8% of gorse cover and 19.1% of herbaceous plant cover under sheep grazing). Animal species change buffered the differences between sheep and goats during the second Period.     

Genetic Relationships among Prunus mume var. pendula Using AFLP Markers

Genetic relationships among Prunus mume var. pendula were studied by using AFLP markers. 18 accessions representing 14 cultivars ofPrunus murne var. pendula were selected from the germplasm collection at the Research Center of China Mci Flower. Seven Mse I-EcoR I AFLP primer combinations revealed 450 legible bands, and 269 of which were polymorphic markers. A similarity matrix was prepared using the simple matching coefficient of similarity and Nei‘s (72) distance coefficient. A UPGMA dendrogram demonstrated the genetic relationships of the cultivars. The information given by AFLP markers was basically consistent with the morphological classification and the evolutionary history of the morphotypes, and roughly supported the new revised classification system for Chinese Mci Cultivars. But there were still several exceptions: 1) the ‘Guhong Chuizhi‘ inserted between the ‘Tiaoxue Chuizhi‘ and the ‘Danfen Chuizhi‘; 2) the ‘Wufu Chuizhi‘ kept off the Pink Pendant Form, and the ‘Moshan Chuizhi‘ was removed from Viridiflora Pendant Form; 3) the ‘Danbi Chuizhi‘ and the ‘Shuangbi Chuizhi‘ of Viridiflora Pendant Form got together well but fell within the Pink Pendant Form.     

嫩江流域中下游地区植被与水文关系研究

本文通过对嫩江流域中下游地区土地利用现状的调查 ,并通过区域性试验表明 ,合理调整农业、林业、牧业等产业结构 ,是提高嫩江流域中下游地区经济发展水平的有效措施 ;通过测定 ,林木对地表径流、土壤水分、空气湿度有很大影响 ,均比无林地及耕地的影响效果显著。     

Effect of snow cover on the distribution of non-migratory sika deer on the top of Mt. Tanzawa,Japan

On the basis of 268 direct sika deer observations and 212 ratio locations of three individuals, the influence of snow on deer distribution was studied. During the period of snow absence or its shallow cover, the deer did not show any preferences towards slope aspect. However, when the snow coverage became deeper, the deer used westerly exposures (having shallower snow cover) more intensively. Later on, when the snow started to melt on the easterly slope aspects deer mostly used those exposures due to relatively abundant food resources.     

浅谈德国的“近自然森林经营”

从德国“可持续”森林利用的不同概念、德国不同森林认证体系“经营标准(Management Standards)”的比较实例、德国森林经营和“近自然森林经营”筒史、德国森林资源状况和森林资源的变化、德国有关森林资源的几个基本理念与“近自然森林经营”的主要特征、德国哥廷根市有林“近自然森林经营”实例等6个方面,简要介绍了德国的“近自然森林经营”。     

Effect of reforestation on annual water yield in a large watershed in northeast China

A simplified water balance model in conjunc-tion with an evapotranspiration (ET) model and cumulative forest cover data were used to quantify the changes in annual water yield in response to reforestat...     

砒砂岩区水土流失治理措施调研

通过对砒砂岩区治理水土流失的生物措施及工程措施进行调研,本文对最适合砒砂岩区生长的油松、沙棘、柠条的特点进行了详细的调查分析,给出砒砂岩区植被建设的几点建议.提出了砒砂岩区综合治理的总体思路,并总结了不同类型砒砂岩区的措施空间配置模式.生物措施方面以沙棘作为砒砂岩区生物措施治理的突破口,在立地条件较好的地方栽种油松、柠条,在造林方式上宜采用混交造林;在工程措施方面要结合沙棘植物"柔性坝"技术,以大、中型拦泥库为骨架,以淤地坝为主体,建设支流坝系.实现淤粗排细,改善进入下游河道的水沙条件及泥沙组成.     

丽江坝区植被覆盖度时空变化驱动力研究

植被覆盖度是表征植被生长状态、生态系统变化的重要参数,对景观格局变化、城乡发展研究有重要意义。为揭示社会经济活动对植被覆盖度时空分布的影响,基于局部加权回归法构建时间序列曲线,以丽江坝区1987、1991、1994、2010、2018年5期Landsat遥感影像为数据源,采用回归趋势与同心圆空间梯度模型获得植被覆盖度时空变化特征,并运用偏最小二乘回归模型进行驱动力分析。结果表明,1987-2018年,研究区的主城区内和村落周边的植被覆盖发生了明显退化;主城区内植被覆盖的地区破碎化程度高于郊区,主城区内中低、中等覆盖度地区的斑块形状逐渐复杂、景观连接度增加,中高、高植被覆盖度地区斑块形状越发规则,高植被覆盖度地区的连接度逐渐降低;主城区及其周边的中低、中等植被覆盖度的斑块分布逐渐密集,中高、高覆盖度的斑块聚集度逐渐降低;日照时数、人口密度、公路客运量、财政收入是丽江坝区植被覆盖度变化的主要驱动力。