广州市城市道路绿化树种群落结构研究

采取典型抽样的方法对广州市城市要道林带绿化树种群落进行调查分析,对该群落的树种组成、重要值、生物多样性、群落结构进行量化研究,并对广州市城市要道绿化建设模式进行全面评价,为城市绿化建设提供科学依据。       

Long-term trends in vegetation changes of managed versus unmanaged Eastern Carpathian beech forests

A vegetation survey of semi-permanent plots was conducted between years 1955–1962 and 2005–2009, and aimed to determine floristic changes occurring in beech forests located on a scarcely populated, dense forest area. The survey encompassed all natural beech forest types within the Polish part of the “Eastern Carpathians” International Reserve of Biosphere. A comparison of trends in changes between unmanaged (Bieszczady National Park) and managed (the remaining part of the Biosphere Reserve) forests was attempted. DCA analysis was used for the determination of changes on the community level. The density of vegetation, species richness, frequency of occurrence and cover, and functional groups of species were determined. Much more profound community changes were determined to have occurred in managed beech forests. However, a similar direction in vegetation changes within both managed and unmanaged forests verifies the existence of a regional pattern of changes in beech forests. This regional pattern involves (1) a decrease in the shares of arborescent species within the shrub layer, (2) disturbance of the canopy layer, (3) acidification of the top layer of the soil, (4) change of light conditions, (5) increase in shares of generalist species and decrease in shares of specialist species. A decreasing anthropogenic pressure, aging of forest stands, functioning of large, dense forest areas and sustainable forest management strategies forestry management system mimicking natural deciduous forest disturbance regime constitute factors shaping the regional changes of the forest vegetation. The undergoing changes can lead to biotic and spatial homogenization of the Eastern Carpathian beech forests.     

广州市森林生态系统碳储量格局分析

相对准确地计量地带性森林碳库大小是估算区域森林碳汇潜力的前提。根据全市不同森林类型设置样地900个,运用样地清查法估算广州市森林生态系统碳储量和碳密度。结果表明:广州市森林生态系统碳储量为52.16 Tg C。其中,植被层和土壤层碳储量分别为21.97 Tg C和27.16 Tg C。碳储量空间分布主要集中在从化区和增城区;总碳储量的组成中,土壤层碳库比例最大(58%),其次为乔木层碳库比例(40%),而灌木层、草本层、凋落物层和细根(≤ 2.0 mm)的生物量比例大多在1%~2%;天然林碳储量与人工林接近,但是碳密度显著大于人工林(p < 0.05);不同林龄从小到大排序为:幼龄林、中龄林、近熟林、过熟林、成熟林;天然林以阔叶混和它软阔的碳储量最高,阔叶混和黎蒴的碳密度最高。人工林不同林型从大到小排序为:南洋楹 > 黎蒴 > 木荷 > 木麻黄 > 它软阔 > 阔叶混 > 湿地松。森林生态系统碳密度为178.03 t C hm-2,其中,植被层和土壤层碳密度分别为79.61 t C hm-2和98.42 t C hm-2。本研究全面计量了广州市森林生态系统碳库现状,这对评估该地区森林固碳潜力和指导碳汇林经营管理具有重要参考价值。     

广州市城郊森林生长状况调查

以广州市城郊森林为研究对象,选取面积为400 m2的标准地34块,进行了森林生长状况调查。调查结果显示,广州市城郊森林树种组成较丰富,以混交林为主;大部分林分为密林,疏林地极少。共调查树种45种、1 215株,结果为乡土树种占80.2%,表明广州市城郊森林植物种类以乡土树种为主;其中主要优势树种为马尾松、马占相思、荷木等。调查所有乔木的平均胸径为15.3 cm,平均树高为8.9 m,以胸径10~20cm、树高5~10 m范围数量居多,表明广州市城郊森林幼龄林多于成过熟林。从林木生长状况看,大部分树种生长状况良好,少数树种如马尾松、南洋楹、桉树、黎蒴、秋枫等局部受到病虫危害。     

广州城区公园风景游憩林径级和高度级结构分布

【目的】探明广州风景游憩林群落结构现状以及存在的问题,进一步为城市风景游憩林群落结构调整和配置优化提供理论依据。【方法】以900 m^2样方为单元分别在广州发展公园风景游憩林群落样地设置样方15个,华南农业大学风景游憩林群落样地设置样方25个,火炉山森林公园风景游憩林群落样地设置样方20个,采用群落生态学的方法,研究了不同生态位风景游憩林径级和高度级结构分布。【结果】1)3个样地风景游憩林径级结构呈现一定差异:广州发展公园以大、中径级乔木占绝对优势,华南农业大学样地风景游憩林小径级乔木相对优势明显,火炉山样地风景游憩林群落以中、小径级乔木占绝对优势。2)根据群落中个体的胸径和树高呈现不同的相关关系表明:广州发展公园样地风景游憩林大径级树木开始出现衰退现象;华南农业大学样地风景游憩林由于存在大量小径级的速生树种,导致胸径—树高曲线在初期迅速增高;火炉山样地风景游憩林结构配置拟自然化,胸径—树高曲线增长较为平稳。【结论】根据高度级比重、相对频度和分布均匀度分析结果得出:广州发展公园样地风景游憩林中、大高度级树木比重较大,且分布更为集中,华南农业大学样地风景游憩林的小、中高度级的树木所占比重较高,小高度级树木分布更为集中;火炉山样地风景游憩林小高度级比重,且分布更为集中。建议通过人工择伐、补植特定树种的方式,调控城市风景游憩林群落的径级和高度级结构分布,促进风景游憩林的逐步稳定。     

Trema micrantha (L.) Blume (Ulmaceae): A promising neotropical tree for site amelioration of deforested land

The genus Trema includes many species that are fast growing, short living pioneer trees common in early successional vegetation and large recent gaps of many tropical moist forests. They establish themselves and grow in open sites with microclimatic and soil conditions which are contrasting to those prevailing in dense forests. With time they change the environmental conditions by attenuating the wide alternations of soil temperature and lower midday air relative humidity characteristic of open places. At the same time, soil moisture and organic matter content, as well as nutrient levels increase due to the reestablishment of an organic cycle in the soil. Consequently they help generating an environment that permits the establishment of mature forest species that often do not survive under the environmental conditions of open places. The propagules of mature forest trees can be reintroduced from conserved areas nearby. The biological and ecological traits related to the potential use of T. micrantha for site amelioration previous to the reintroduction of mature forest trees are presented in this paper. Furthermore, some preliminary experiences in the field are cited. The same use may apply to other fast growing short living pioneers.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Effect of abiotic factors on understory community structures in moist deciduous forests of northern India

Understory vegetation controls, in a significant way, the regeneration of overstory trees, carbon sequestration and nutrient retention in tropical forests. Development and organization of understory vegetation depend 3n climate, edaphic and biotic factors which are not well correlated with plant community structures. This study aimed to ~xplore the relationships between understory vegetation and abiotic factors in natural and planted forest ecosystems. A non-metric multidimensional scaling （NMS） ordination technique was applied to represent forest understory vegetation among five forest communities, i.e., a dry miscellaneous forest （DMF）, a sal mixed forest （SMF）, a teak plantation （TP）, a low-land miscellaneous forest （LMF） and a savanna area （SAV） of the Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, located in northern India. Microclimatic variables, such as photosynthetically active radiation （PAR）, air temperature （AT）, soil Lemperature （ST）, ambient atmospheric CO2 concentration, absolute air humidity （AH）, physical and chemical soil ~roperties as well as biological properties were measured. Understory species were assessed via 100 random quadrats （5 m x 5 m） in each of the five forests in which a total of 75 species were recorded encompassing 67 genera from 37 families, consisting of 32 shrubs and 43 plant saplings. DMF was the most dense forest with 34,068 understory individuals per ha of different species, whereas the lowest understory population （13,900 per ha） was observed in the savanna. Ordination and correlation revealed that microclimate factors are most important in their effect compared to ~daphic factors, on the development of understory vegetation in the various forest communities in the north of India.     

江苏虞山国家森林公园的天然植被

江苏虞山国家森林公园的森林覆盖率达96%以上.根据样地调查研究,将虞山国家森林公园约占山地面积为74.8%的天然林依群落优势种划分14类群系,为7类植被型.虞山天然林以马尾松林和马尾松、阔叶树混交林为主,山麓有落叶阔叶林和小面积的常绿、落叶阔叶林.论述虞山天然植被的组成、结构、演替和多样性指数,分析虞山天然林顺向演替的稳定性群落.结果表明:依立地环境可分3种不同类型.从演替规律来研究分析虞山植被,从而提出保护和可持续发展该森林公园植被的建议,并从旅游观光角度提出虞山部分森林类型改造的原则和方法.     

油松—白桦混交林种间关系研究

在调查河北隆化县油松－白烨混交林的林木生物量（地上部生物量及根系生物量）、林下草灌木、林地枯落物的总量以及不同混交距离油松地上地下部分生长发育状态的基础上，研究了混交林的种间关系。结果表明，该混交林作为华北地区广泛分布的一种林型，林下草灌木繁茂，林地枯落物分解迅速，有利于土壤理化性质和林分营养状况的改善，种间关系处于基本协调状态。由于林龄及密度原因，混交林生物量略低于油松纯林，在混交林中白桦对油松的生长有一定的抑制作用，抑制作用因混交距离而变化。本文提出了合适的混交距离和混交方式。     

广州市森林群落特征与物种多样性研究

广州市的天然次生林,其植物种类丰富,主要的植被类型有常绿季雨林、常绿阔叶林、针阔混交林和常绿灌丛,其地带性植被为南亚热带季风常绿阔叶林;植被组成种类丰富,具有较强的热带性,主要的科有豆科、茜草科、大戟科、樟科、桑科、山茶科、壳斗科、紫金牛科、芸香科、金缕梅科、冬青科等一些以热带亚热带为分布中心的类群;根据实地调查和收集的有关资料统计,目前一些珍稀濒危植物几乎都分布在森林公园内得以很好的保护;建议将兰花40种和另外52种植物列为广州市重点保护植物。       

Ecological integrity of remnant montane forests along an urban gradient in the Sierra Nevada

Urban development typically has extensive and intensive effects on native ecosystems, including vegetation communities and their associated biota. Increasingly, urban planning strives to retain elements of native ecosystems to meet multiple social and ecological objectives. The ecological integrity of native forests in an urbanizing landscape is challenged by a myriad of impacts, such as forest management and invasive species. Environmental protection efforts in the Lake Tahoe basin, spanning the California/Nevada border in the Sierra Nevada mountains, over the past half century have resulted in the retention of thousands of parcels of remnant native forest located throughout the urbanizing landscape. The basin landscape provides an opportunity to evaluate the effects of land development on the composition and structure of remnant native forests along a gradient of urbanization. We sampled 118 sites located in remnant forests in the lower montane zone surrounded by 0–70% development. We also sampled forest structure in the landscape surrounding 75 of these sites to evaluate the contribution of remnant forests to the retention of native forest elements in the larger landscape. We characterized plant species composition and cover, vertical structure, and the density of trees, snags, and logs, as well as levels of ground disturbance and human activity. We found that remnant native forests retained much of their compositional and structural character along the development gradient, including large tree density, total canopy cover, and plant species richness. Notable exceptions were reductions in the density and decay stage of snags and logs, and the density of understory trees. We also observed increases in the richness and cover of herb and grass species and increases in the number of exotic plant species. In contrast, structural complexity was reduced in the landscape surrounding forest remnants in all measures except large tree density. We conclude that remnant native forests contribute significantly to maintaining native species in an urbanizing landscape, and that land conservation practices have an important role to play in protecting native forest ecosystems.     

Foliar C/N stoichiometry in urban forest trees on a global scale

Foliar C/N stoichiometry is an indicator of geochemical cycling in forest ecosystems,but the driving changes for its response to urbanization at the wide scale is not clear.In this study,data on tree-leaf C and N stoichiometry were collected in papers from across 105 tree species from 82 genera and 46 families.The foliar C/N of urban forest trees varied among different climate zones and tree taxonomic variation and tended to be higher in trees of urban forests near the equator and in eastern regions,mainly driven by lowered foliar N concentration.Neither the foliar C concentration nor foliar C/N for trees of urban forests was statistically higher than those of rural forests.For variation by taxonomic classification,C_4 species Amaranthus retroflexus and Chenopodium ambrosoides(Amaranthaceae) had lower foliar C/N than did other species and families.Myrsine guianensis(Primulaceae) and Myconia fallax(Asteraceae) had the highest foliar C/N.Therefore,urbanization has not caused a significant response in forest trees for foliar C/N.The change in foliar N concentration was globally the main force driving of the differences in foliar C/N for most tree species in urban forests.More work is needed on foliar C/N in trees at cities in polar regions and the Southern Hemisphere.     

Nitrogen dynamics during ecosystem development in tropical forest restoration

We considered whether ecological restoration using high diversity of native tree species serves to restore nitrogen dynamics in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We measured δ¹⁵N and N content in green foliage and soil; vegetation N:P ratio; and soil N mineralization in a preserved natural forest and restored forests of ages 21 and 52 years. Green foliage δ¹⁵N values, N content, N:P ratio, inorganic N and net mineralization and nitrification rates were all higher, the older the forest. Our findings indicate that the recuperation of N cycling has not been achieved yet in the restored forests even after 52 years, but show that they are following a trajectory of development that is characterized by their N cycling intensity becoming similar to a natural mature forest of the same original forest formation. This study demonstrated that some young restored forests are more limited by N compared to mature natural forests. We document that the recuperation of N cycling in tropical forests can be achieved through ecological restoration actions.     

Conservation of forest biodiversity and ecosystem properties in a pastoral landscape of the Ecuadorian Andes

High Andean cloud forests are home to a diversity of unique wildlife and are important providers of ecosystem services to people in the Andean regions. The extent of these cloud forests has been widely reduced through conversion to pasture for livestock, which threatens the forests’ ability to support biodiversity and provide ecosystem services. This paper explores whether impacts on woody plant biodiversity and four ecosystem properties (woody plant species richness, juvenile timber tree abundance, soil organic matter content and soil moisture) from converting forest to pasture can be mitigated if some woody forest vegetation is maintained within pastures. Woody vegetation in pastures was found to conserve those woody plant species that are more tolerant to exposure and grazing, but conservation of the high montane cloud forest community required areas of forest from which livestock were restricted. The sampled sites clustered according to woody plant species cover; these clusters represented a gradient from pasture with patches of shrubs to mature forest. Clusters differed in both woody plant species richness and number of juvenile timber trees whereas soil organic matter and soil moisture were observed to be similar among all clusters. This suggests that the different habitats may have some equivalent ecosystem properties. We conclude that the presence of woody vegetation in pastures may reduce some of the impacts of converting forest to pasture, but should not be considered a substitute for protecting large areas of forest, which are essential for maintaining woody plant species diversity in high Andean cloud forest.     

南方雨雪冰冻灾后林业生态恢复的措施

分析了2008年南方雨雪冰冻灾害对植被和土壤生态系统等产生的影响,认为林木受灾、珍稀濒危植物和名木古树受损、动物栖息地破坏和土壤生态系统受损等雪灾引发的生态问题影响巨大而长远。探讨了灾后生态恢复与重建的措施:开展植被与生态环境受损情况监测与调查,受损生境及土壤生态系统恢复,受损植物物种的恢复,受损森林生态系统恢复与重建,野生动物栖息地的恢复与完善,以及灾区可持续发展规划与防灾减灾对策制定等。     

Edge effects on soil seed banks and understory vegetation in subtropical and tropical forests in Yunnan,SW China

Human-induced forest edges are common in many forest landscapes throughout the world. Forest management requires an understanding of their ecological consequences. This study addressed the responses of three ecological groups (non-forest species, secondary forest species and primary forest species) in edge soil seed banks and edge understory vegetation, and explored the relationship between the invasion of non-forest species in edge understory vegetation and the accumulation of their seeds in edge soil seed banks. The soil seed banks and understory vegetation were sampled along transects established at the edges of a continuous subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest tract (Lithocarpus xylocarpus forest) bordering anthropogenic grasslands and three tropical seasonal rain forest fragments (Shorea wantianshuea forest) bordering fallows. Species composition in both soil seed banks and understory vegetation showed great difference among edge sites. In soil seed banks, the dominance (relative abundance and relative richness) of each ecological group did not change significantly along the edge to interior gradient. In understory vegetation, the invasion of non-forest species concentrated on the first several meters along the edge to interior gradient. The dominance of secondary forest species decreased with distance from the edge, while the dominance of primary forest species increased with distance from the edge. In forest edge zones, the invasion of a majority of non-forest species in understory vegetation lags behind the accumulation of their seeds in soil seed banks. Forest edges do not act as a good barrier for the penetration of non-forest species seeds. The lack of non-forest species in understory vegetation must then be due to conditions that are not appropriate for their establishment. Therefore, to prevent germination and survival of non-forest species further into the forest, management should focus on maintaining interior forest conditions.     

广东大宝山周边植被现状及矿区植被恢复重建

文章通过对广东韶关大宝山矿区及周边地区的实地调查,发现矿区现有植被类型以草丛和灌草丛为主,矿区周边则以自然次生常绿阔叶林、常绿和落叶阔叶混交林、毛竹林及各种人工林等为主;矿区土壤都呈强酸性,各土地类型土壤理化性状普遍偏差,重金属含量普遍偏高;针对矿区的这些植被和土壤特性,分别对采矿区、废矿区和排土场等提出相应的环境整治和植被恢复措施及树种选择,并为保障矿区造林成功率提出相应的高强度营林措施。     

Estimated Forest Ecological Water Requirements in the Jinghe Watershed—Theory and Case Study

The ecological water requirement of forests is defined as the water resources used to maintain and improve the natural balance of forest ecosystems, which can be expressed by evapotranspiration of trees during the growing season. The relationship of evapotranspiration and soil moisture of forestland with tree growth showed that, if the soil moisture was above the temporary wilting point or the point of growth retardation, the growth of trees can, respectively, be basically or normally sustained. Therefore, they can be taken as the minimum and the suitable ecological water requirements of the forest. These points can be estimated by introducing the soil factor (K _s) and tree species factor (K _t) to potential evapotranspiration with the Penman formula. With geographic information system (GIS), the ecological water requirement for forests in the Jinghe watershed, western China was estimated. The results revealed that the minimum and suitable ecological water requirements of the forests in the Jinghe watershed were approximately 204×10⁷ and 340×10⁷ m³, respectively. Translated from Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2004, 18(6) (in Chinese)     

广州海珠湿地垛基果林植被优化与养护管理探讨

面积广阔的海珠湿地垛基果林是广州市内重要的半自然果林,但因受人为干扰和果树自然退化而出现植被衰败、生境破坏等生态问题。从尊重海珠湿地以垛基果林为景观基底的角度出发,基于场地果林树木的健康状况评价,将海珠湿地垛基果林植被分为 3 个功能区,探讨相应区域植物优化的构思,并提出海珠湿地垛基果林植被分区养护管理的原则与目标。     

深圳市羊台山森林公园健康林分构建技术研究

通过对广东省深圳市羊台山森林公园林分状况的调查发现,该公园地带性植被为次生南亚热带常绿阔叶林和南亚热带沟谷雨林,组成种类以桃金娘科、樟科、五加科等热带、亚热带特征较强的科属为主,形成以红鳞蒲桃、鸭脚木、浙江润楠、芳槁润楠、樟树等为优势种的几种森林群落。由于林分主要是由受严重干扰的植物群落恢复形成的天然次生林,普遍质量差,生物多样性面临的问题比较突出。研究分析了羊台山森林公园的主要群落类型、群落主要乔木树种的重要值、优势科及组成比等,提出了地带性乡土树种、景观和环境友好树种选择的建议,对森林公园的次生林改造和森林保育具有参考作用。