Effects of leaf litter extraction fluid from dominant forest tree species on functional characteristics of soil microbial communities

The effects of extraction fluids from the leaf litter from different dominant tree species on the functional characteristics of the soil microbial community were studied to understand how changes in soil quality and synergism between plants and soil contribute to the process of forest succession. Leaf litter from dominant tree species at different stages of succession were collected and extracted with sterile deionized water. After treating the soil of abandoned land with the different extraction fluids,we analyzed changes in carbon utilization of the soil microbial community in Biolog Eco Plates, then considered these results with those of our previous study on forest vegetation succession in the Malan forest. The leaf litter enhanced the metabolic capacity and functional diversity of the soil microbes, especially in the following combinations:the leaf litter of Quercus liaotungensis–Pinus tabulaeformis, P. tabulaeformis–Betula platyphylla, Q. liaotungensis and P. tabulaeformiss. Second, when litter from onespecies evaluated, the species enhanced metabolism and diversity in the order of their successional relationship: B.Platyphylla \ P. tabulaeformis \ Q. liaotungensis. After soils were treated with different leaf litters at 25 C for7 days, the sorting pattern of the PCA values, based on the similarity of carbon source utilization by the soil microbes,corresponded to the successional pattern on the basis of the similarity of community composition of forest plants.Thus, changes in soil properties caused by leaf litter from different dominant trees probably play a unique role in the successional pattern of a forest community. We thus propose a successional mechanism that underlies the natural succession process within the Malan forest region. When the dominant forest species of the climax successional stage develops during the early successional stages, its forest litter probably alters soil properties such that the soil becomes unsuitable for the gradual growth and regeneration of the original dominant tree species but promotes the growth and establishment of later-invasive plants. In this way, the originally dominant species is replaced by the newly dominant tree species during forest succession.     

不同坡位对4种阔叶乡土树种叶片养分的影响

对木荷Schima superba、灰木莲Manglietia glauca、乐昌含笑Michelia chapensis、山杜英Elaeocarpus sylvestris在不同坡位的叶片养分含量和叶片化学计量进行了研究,以期揭示这些树种在不同坡位上的适应特征。结果表明:1)4个树种在上坡、中坡和下坡的叶片碳含量范围分别为483.58～527.36、501.99～507.58和473.85～527.18 g·kg^-1,叶片氮含量范围分别为10.31～14.86、12.34～16.94和11.37～18.38 g·kg^-1,叶片磷含量范围分别为0.65～1.05、0.82～1.14和0.93～1.44 g·kg^-1;2)通常上坡的叶片氮、磷含量较低,同一树种不同坡位之间的叶片氮、磷含量大多差异显著;3)4种树种叶片C∶N高于全球平均水平,在上坡、中坡、下坡的分布范围分别为32.5～48.1、29.6～41.0、25.8～45.3;C∶P较低,在上坡、中坡、下坡的分布范围分别为500.1～766.0、439.9～614.0、329.6～557.0;N∶P在上坡、中坡、下坡的分布范围分别为14.0～16.4、12.9～15.1、12.3～16.8。     

间伐对华北落叶松人工林凋落物和土壤理化性质的影响研究

为了了解间伐对华北落叶松人工林凋落物和土壤理化性质的影响,利用试验测定和定量统计的方法,分析比较了河北省塞罕坝机械林场间伐和未间伐华北落叶松人工林凋落物层和土壤层(0~10cm、10~20cm)的理化性质,结果显示:与未间伐林分相比,50%强度间伐6a后林分内凋落物层生物量、质量含水量、有机质含量和全氮含量分别提高了17.25%、6.05%、9.08%、31.94%;土壤层的质量含水量、土壤容重和有机质含量有所上升(0~10cm土壤层分别增加4.84%、11.11%、15.67%;10~20cm土壤层分别增加10.25%、12.50%、28.97%),而全氮含量呈下降趋势(0~10cm土壤层减少20.83%;10~20cm土壤层减少16.67%);土壤pH值亦有所下降。研究进一步证实,通过间伐能够增加地表凋落物生物量,改变有机质分解速率,从而在一定程度上影响土壤的理化特性。     

Hydrological effects of forest litter and soil in the Simianshan Mountains in Chonging, China

A preliminary study of the hydrological effects of forest litter and soils in the Simianshan Mountains was carried out. Results indicate that the annual accumulation of different forest litters is about 6.80–20.21 t/hm² and the maximum water carrying capacity ranges from 1.8 to 4.6 mm. Among them the water carrying abilities of the litter of Lithocarpus glabra and natural deciduous forests are larger than that of Pinus massoniana. A power function relationship exists between the accumulated water-carrying volume and time. An investigation of the physical properties shows that forest soils, to a depth of 1 m, have a powerful water-carrying ability, varying from 7.84 to 18.87 mm. Non-linear regression analysis shows that the soil infiltration rate is significantly correlated with time. __________ Translated from Journal of Beijing Forestry University, 2005, 27(1): 33–37 [译自: 北京林业大学学报]     

不同抚育强度对侧柏林下土壤养分含量的影响

以辽宁省朝阳县地区的侧柏人工林为研究对象,通过实施不同强度的抚育来研究林下0~10cm和10~20cm两个土层的土壤养分含量。结果表明,不同的抚育强度都能对两个土层抚育后的pH值产生影响。抚育对0~10cm土层有机质含量影响显著,而对10~20cm土层无显著影响。土壤中氮磷钾养分含量,在0~10cm土层以强度抚育含量最高,弱度抚育作用不明显,10~20cm土层的养分含量以中度抚育最高。     

湖州市主要林分类型枯落物和土壤持水能力

对湖州市7种主要林分类型植被的枯落物层持水性能和土壤层蓄水能力进行了研究.结果表明:7种林分类型林地枯落物层和土壤层的持水量存在差异,枯落物现存量变化范围为5.92～ 9.88 t/hm2,土壤总孔隙度的变化范围为49.00％ ～58.11％,土壤最大持水量的变化范围为1 934.8～2 324.4 t/hm2.枯落物最大持水量依次为针阔混交林＞常绿阔叶林＞疏林＞马尾松林＞灌木林＞杉木林＞毛竹林,林地水源涵养能力依次为针阔混交林＞常绿阔叶林＞疏林＞灌木林＞毛竹林＞马尾松林＞杉木林,毛竹林的林地持水能力要好于马尾松林和杉木林.全市非毛管总蓄水量为12 919.2万t,最大蓄水量为43 617.7万t.     

10种常绿阔叶树种理化性质的研究

常绿阔叶树种是森林的主要植物种类,具有含水率高的特点。选择石栎Lithocarpus glaper、拟赤杨Alniphyllum tortunei、冬青Ilex chinensis、樟树Cinnamomum philippinense、木荷Schima superba、罗浮栲Castanopsis fabri、山杜英Elaeocarpus decipiens、甜槠Castanopsis eyrei、苦槠Castanopsis sclerophylla、油茶Camellia oleifera 10种常绿阔叶树种,采集不同树种的树叶、树枝和树皮,烘干粉碎后在室内进行理化性质的测定分析,以不同树种器官的含水率、热值、燃点、木质素、粗纤维、粗灰分、粗脂肪7个指标作为评价因素,对10个树种的抗火性进行聚类分析,结果表明:抗火性强的是冬青;抗火性较强的有3种,由强到弱依次是油茶、山杜英、拟赤杨;抗火性一般的有2种,由强到弱依次是苦槠、石栎;抗火性较弱的有4种,由强到弱依次是木荷、樟树、甜槠、罗浮栲。研究结果能为防火树种的筛选提供理论依据。     

Effects of tree species diversity on leaf litter decomposition process in semi-arid Mediterranean oak forests

European Journal of Forest Research - Many studies have been conducted on the effects of changes in plant diversity and species composition on ecosystem functioning and plant productivity due to...     

Variation in the chemical composition of green leaves and leaf litters from three deciduous tree species growing on different soil types

The chemical composition of green leaves and leaf litters of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), oak (Quercus robur) and beech (Fagus sylvatica) were determined for 26 sites grouped into high fertility (HF) and low fertility (LF) soils according to base saturation and N-mineralization potentials. Measurements were made of total carbon, acid detergent fibre (ADF), Klason lignin, holo-cellulose, sugar constituents of hemicellulose and phenylpropanoid derivatives of lignin, and nutrient concentrations (N, Ca, P, Mg, K and Mn). Leaf and litter constituents varied within and between species according to soil groups, but beech showed contrasting responses to oak and chestnut. Beech leaves had lower ADF, lignin and cellulose on HF soils than LF soils, whereas oak and chestnut leaves had higher ADF, lignin and cellulose on HF than the LF soils. Conversely, the same constituents in beech leaf litter were higher on HF soils than LF soils, but lower in oak and chestnut leaf litter on HF soils than LF soils. The phenylpropanoid derivatives of lignin and sugar constituents of hemicellulose also showed similar variations in relation to soil groups with contrasting patterns for in leaves and litters. Re-absorption of N from leaves before litter fall was negatively correlated with soil N mineralization potential for beech (highest on LF soils) but showed an unexpected, positive relationship for oak and chestnut (highest on HF soils). These intra-specific differences of leaf and litter chemistry in relation to soil fertility status are unprecedented and largely unexplained. The observed patterns reflect phenotypic responses to soil type that result in continuum of litter quality, within and between tree species, that have been shown in related studies to significantly influence litter decomposition rates.     

周山森林公园不同林木生长对土壤氮的动态影响

在河南洛阳周山森林公园,2009年不同时期对紫叶李(Prunus cerasifera Ehrhart)和塔柏(Sabina chinensis)不同立地林地土壤全氮含量进行了测定,结果表明:紫叶李林地土壤中全氮的含量高于塔柏林地含量,无论平地坡地皆是如此。在不同月份或季节,前者全氮的含量高于后者,且波动幅度较后者大。同时土壤中全氮含量也受地形的影响,平地的全氮含量高于坡地。不同深度,0~10cm土层,平地和坡地的差距最大,随着土层深度的增加,差距逐渐缩小,20~30cm土层,已无明显差异。总体来看,紫叶李平地和坡地土壤氮元素的含量变化要比塔柏平地和坡地土壤氮元素含量变化显著。     

针阔混交林凋落物对土壤呼吸的影响

以位于长江三峡库区的重庆缙云山针阔混交林为研究对象,利用美国LI-COR公司生产的LI-8100开路式土壤碳通量测量系统对林地有凋落物和无凋落物两种土壤呼吸速率进行了观测。结果表明:(1)有无凋落物对土壤温度、土壤含水量均无影响;(2)有凋落物和无凋落物土壤呼吸的昼夜变化都呈现为单峰曲线,下午14:00左右达到峰值,并且无凋落物土壤呼吸速率小于有凋落物土壤呼吸速率;(3)有凋落物和无凋落物土壤呼吸季节变化趋势都表现为双峰型,峰值分别出现在7月和9月;(4)针阔混交林通过土壤呼吸释放的CO2量达到24.05 t/hm2,其中由凋落物释放的CO2达到5.09 t/hm2,占总CO2释放量的21.16%,说明凋落物对土壤呼吸影响显著。     

广东流溪河5种林分的枯落物与土壤持水性*

文章以流溪河林场5 种不同林分为研究对象,分析其枯落物和土壤持水特性。结果表明：（1） 5 种林分枯落物持水能力表现为：荔枝（Litchi chinensis）林> 针阔混交林> 杉木林> 阔叶混交林> 毛竹 林;（2）5 种林分0 ~ 60 cm 土壤容重随土层深度增加而增大,60 cm 土层平均容重大小依次为：毛竹林< 针阔混交林< 阔叶混交林< 杉木林< 荔枝林;（3）5 种林分土壤总孔隙度平均大小依次为毛竹林> 针阔 混交林> 阔叶混交林> 杉木林> 荔枝林;（4）5 种林分土壤贮水量大小为毛竹林> 针阔混交林> 荔枝林> 杉木林> 阔叶混交林。总体而言,荔枝林枯落物持水性最好,毛竹林土壤持水性最强。     

Effects of soil flooding on leaf gas exchange and growth of two neotropical pioneer tree species

Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae) and Rapanea ferruginea (Ruiz & Pavon) Mez (Myrsinaceae) are two neotropical pioneer trees with wide geographical distribution in South America, highly degree of adaptation to different soil conditions and intense regeneration in areas with anthropic activities. With the aim to recommend the use Schinus and Rapanea in gallery forest restoration programs, we conducted an experiment with the objective to analyze the capacity of these two pioneer trees to tolerate soil flooding, mainly by accessing the effects of flooding on leaf gas exchange, growth and dry matter partitioning. Seedling survival throughout the 56-day flooding period were 100 and 90% for Schinus and Rapanea, respectively. The mean values of stomatal conductance (g_s) and net photosynthesis (A) observed in the control seedlings were, respectively, 0.4 mol m^–2s^–1 and 14 mmolm^–2s^–1, for Schinus, and 0.5 mol m^–2s^–1 and 14 mmolm^–2s^–1, for Rapanea. On day 20 flooding reduced gs and A by 36 and 29% in Schinus, and 81 and 61% in Rapanea. At the end of the experiment, significant decreases were also observed for root and whole plant biomass, in both species. Based on the results, we concluded that seedlings of Schinus and Rapanea can survive and grow throughout a medium period of soil waterlogging, in spite of the alterations observed in their physiological behavior, such as the decreases in stomatal conductance and in whole plant biomass.     

模拟酸雨胁迫对银杏与池杉凋落叶分解的影响

以硫酸、亚硫酸为原料配制不同pH值的酸溶液,采用分解袋法,在室内模拟酸雨处理银杏和池杉凋落叶,研究模拟酸雨胁迫对银杏和池杉凋落叶分解的影响。结果表明:不同pH值的模拟酸雨胁迫对银杏和池杉凋落叶的分解率均存在一定的抑制作用,以对照组(pH值7.0)的凋落叶分解率最高,其次是轻度(pH值5.6)酸雨胁迫和中度(pH值4.0)酸雨胁迫处理的,分解率最低的是重度(pH值2.5)酸雨胁迫处理的,表现为随酸雨胁迫强度增强即pH值的减小而减小的趋势。2个不同树种的凋落叶对酸雨胁迫的反应也存在差异,池杉落叶分解受酸雨的影响比银杏落叶的小。     

不同树种幼林生长差异及对土壤营养的影响

通过调查不同树种新造林树高生长量及其林地土壤有机质和速效氮、磷、钾含量,研究其生长及对土壤营养的影响.结果为：光皮桦、四川桤木、楸树、栾树、湿地松6年生树高分别为8.2、7.7、7.4、7.0、5.3 m;不同树种造林后对土壤营养物质含量的提高有明显差异,5个树种造林后效果排序的先后次序为光皮桦、四川桤木、栾木、楸树、湿地松;新造林均表现为造林当年土壤营养含量明显下降,第2年起逐年增加,第3～5年超过造林前水平.     

水分胁迫对侧柏和油松生长的影响

以辽西地区造林常用树种侧柏和油松幼苗为研究对象,通过不同的土壤水分胁迫来比较两种树苗的生长指标的变化。结果表明:侧柏幼苗的株高和地径随土壤含水量的增加而增加;油松幼苗株高虽然随土壤含水量的增加而增加,但是地径在初期变化不显著,后期生长缓慢,以60%的土壤含水量处理增加最多。     

桉树择伐后套种3种阔叶树的生长及土壤理化性状效应分析

为探讨桉树择伐后套种阔叶树的可行性和适生性,摸索适宜的桉树套种混交模式,对闽南山地桉树人工林择伐后分别套种米老排、卷荚相思、灰木莲所形成的复层异龄混交林分的生长量及土壤理化性状进行调查分析。结果表明:1)桉树择伐后,采用3桉∶3阔的行带状方式套种米老排、卷荚相思、灰木莲的不同混交林中,3个阔叶树种的保存率均较高且生长良好,均可达到速丰林的年均生长量标准;桉树—米老排、桉树—卷荚相思、桉树—灰木莲混交均可以有效促进桉树的生长,并在一定程度上改善土壤理化性状。2)套种后混交林中的桉树树高、胸径、材积分别比纯林提高3.35%～11.24%、4.05%～12.32%和11.85%～40.59%。3)米老排、卷荚相思和灰木莲与桉树的套种方式可作为桉树纯林择伐后套种混交的推荐模式。     

马尾松两种林型土壤养分特征及其与凋落物质量的关系

【目的】研究土壤养分和地被层凋落物养分含量的差异,为马尾松人工林营林措施及地力维持提供科学依据。【方法】以鼎湖山两种典型林型(马尾松纯林和马尾松-黧蒴混交林)为研究对象,对比分析0~60 cm土层的土壤养分含量及地被层凋落物养分含量的差异,探索凋落物质量如何影响土壤养分。【结果】1)林型对土壤有机质、全氮和硫酸根含量有显著影响(P<0.05),对土壤全磷、交换性K+、Ca2+和Mg2+有极显著影响(P<0.01),混交林土壤养分含量(除硝态氮含量和交换性H+含量以外)均高于纯林。2)相同林型不同土层间土壤养分含量差异极显著(P<0.01),其中,土壤有机质和全氮含量随土层的加深而递减,且主要聚集在0~10 cm土层,表聚效应十分明显。3)纯林凋落物有机碳、全氮、C/N和全磷等含量高于混交林;相同林型不同分解层凋落物有机碳、全钙和全镁含量有显著差异(P<0.05),均表现为未分解层>半分解层>腐殖质层。4)土壤养分与地被层凋落物质量的RDA分析表明,0~10 cm土层土壤养分与腐殖质层有机碳呈极显著负相关(P<0.01),与腐殖质层C/N呈显著负相关(P<0.05);在10~20 cm土层,土壤养分与腐殖质层有机碳呈极显著负相关(P<0.05)。【结论】纯林的土壤养分低于混交林的主要原因是纯林凋落物具有较高的C/N和有机碳含量。     

Effects of clear-cutting on decomposition processes in leaf litter and the nitrogen and lignin dynamics in a temperate secondary forest

The effects of clear-cutting on the decomposition rate of leaf litter and on nitrogen (N) and lignin dynamics were investigated in a temperate secondary forest. Decomposition processes were examined over an 18-month period by the litterbag method and compared between a clear-cut site and an adjacent uncut control site using leaf litter from five dominant tree species (Clethra barvinervis, Quercus serrata, Camellia japonica, Ilex pedunculosa and Pinus densiflora). The decomposition rate for litter from C. barvinervis, Q. serrata and I. pedunculosa was significantly greater in the clear-cut plot than in the control plot, and there was no significant difference between plots for C. japonica and P. densiflora. Water content of litter was consistently lower in the clear-cut plot than in the control plot. Nitrogen mass increased after 6 months in the control plot, whereas no net increase of N was observed in the clear-cut plot. Nitrogen concentration increased with respect to accumulated mass loss of litter and was consistently lower in the clear-cut plot for all five species. The mass of lignin remaining in decomposing litter was generally lower in the clear-cut plot, but lignin concentration in decomposing litter was not significantly different between the clear-cut and control plots.     

Non-additive Effects of Leaf Litter Mixtures from Robinia pseudoacacia and Ten Tree Species on Soil Properties

ABSTRACT

Litter decomposition plays a critical role in both nutrient cycling and the interspecific relationships between tree species. In this study, leaf litter from Robinia pseudoacacia was mixed with litter from 10 other species, this mixture was then ground and incubated in soil. The soil indexes (i.e., quantity of microbes, activities of enzymes, and chemical properties) were analyzed to study the effects of litter decomposition on soil properties and the interaction between the litters. If mixed separately with Larix principis-rupprechtii or Betula platyphylla, R. pseudoacacia litter exerted synergistic effects on the activities of most enzymes. The mixed litters of R. pseudoacacia and Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica or Ulmus pumila exerted synergistic effects on the soil available P. With regard to the soil properties as a whole, the mixed litters of R. pseudoacacia and B. platyphylla, Pinus tabulaeformis, P. sylvestris var. mongolica, or L. principis-rupprechtii exerted synergistic effects on soil during their decomposition. However, the mixed litters of R. pseudoacacia and Populus simonii, Quercus liaotungensis, U. pumila, or Caragana microphylla did not. This indicated that R. pseudoacacia mixed with the litter of other needle-leaf tree species benefits the development and regeneration of soil and thus can be used for sustainable forest management.