黔中城市群碳储量对土地利用/覆被变化的响应及脆弱性

[目的] 探究土地利用/覆被变化对区域生态系统碳储量及生态系统脆弱性的影响,以期为区域绿色低碳和生态系统的可持续发展提供参考依据。[方法] 以2000,2010,2020年黔中城市群核心经济区3期土地利用/覆被数据为基础,运用InVEST模型和土地利用转移矩阵定量分析生态系统碳储量及其空间分布格局,并采用潜在影响指数(PI)对区域生态系统服务脆弱性进行评估。[结果] ①2000-2020年,黔中城市群核心经济区土地利用/覆被变化总体表现为耕地和林地持续下降,建设用地持续上升。研究区土地利用/覆被转移主要表现为耕地、林地、草地向其他地类的转移,其中,2000-2010,2010-2020年分别有3 339.35,3 669.15 km²土地发生了转移,前者林地转为草地是主要转移类型,后者耕地转为建设用地为主要转移类型。②2000-2020年区域的碳储量表现为减少趋势,由4.42×10⁷ t减小到4.33×10⁷ t,累计减小9.40×10⁵ t,林地转为草地是引起碳储量减少的主要原因。各年度碳储量密度均呈现西部、东部高,中部低的分布态势;20 a间,高密度区未发生明显变化,低密度区表现为由中心区域向外围扩散。③2000-2020年黔中城市群核心经济区主要扮演碳源的角色,土地利用程度指数增加了2.83,PI指数分别为-0.04,-0.31,均表现为负面潜在影响,且脆弱性不断增强。[结论] 增加林地、控制林地转为其他用地及建设用地扩张是促进区域绿色低碳和生态系统的稳定可持续发展的重要手段。     

2000-2015年四川省南充市土地利用/覆被变化及其驱动因素

[目的]对四川省南充市15 a间土地利用/覆被的时空变化特征及其驱动因素进行分析,为南充市的生态环境建设与可持续发展提供科学依据。[方法]基于南充市2000,2010,2015年3期Landsat影像和QuickBird高精度遥感数据,计算2000—2015年土地利用/覆被转移矩阵和土地利用/覆被状况指数。[结果]①近15 a来,南充市的土地利用/覆被类型以耕地和林地为主,约占研究区面积的80%,但各土地利用/覆被类型间都有不同程度的相互转换。②研究期内,林地面积增加1006.2 km~2,主要由耕地和草地转化而来;建设用地面积增加965.4 km~2,多由水体和耕地转化而来,而耕地、草地和水体面积分别减少了1 549.8,307.9,90.4 km~2。③近15 a来,南充市土地利用/覆被状况指数变化表明,林地和建设用地呈转好趋势(土地利用/覆被状况变化率为正值),耕地呈转差趋势(土地利用/覆被状况变化率为负值)。[结论] 2000—2015年南充市土地利用/覆被变化明显,其中,地形、人口、城市化水平和退耕还林工程等是造成南充市土地利用/覆被变化的主要驱动因素。     

耦合InVEST与FLUS模型的海南岛生态系统碳储量时空演变与预测

[目的] 通过研究海南岛城市化扩张下土地利用变化对碳储量的影响,揭示碳储量时空格局演变和预测未来发展趋势,为优化国土空间布局和生态敏感区的保护提供科学依据。[方法] 基于1980—2020年土地利用数据,采用InVEST模型碳储量模块反演1980—2020年海南岛碳储量时空变化,并耦合FLUS模型和InVEST模型模拟自然发展情景、快速发展情景和生态保护情景3种发展情景下2030年海南岛的土地利用和碳储量变化情况。[结果] ①海南岛土地利用类型以林地、耕地为主。1980—2020年耕地、草地、林地和未利用地面积均有不同程度减少。建设用地和水域面积增加,尤以建设用地面积增长最快,增幅为83.4%。②海南岛碳储量总体呈“中间高,四周低”的特点,1980—2000年碳储量变化较小,降幅约0.03%。2000—2020年海南岛城镇化进程加快,碳储量损失也随之加剧,年均损失约372 t,累计损失碳储量7 439 t。③未来建设用地仍会继续扩张,受此影响3个情景下2030年海南岛碳储量均呈现降低的趋势。其中,快速发展情景下建设用地土地利用变化量最大,碳储量最易流失,自然发展情景次之,生态保护情景变化最小。[结论] 在海南自由贸易港未来的土地利用规划中,应加强中部山区、自然保护地等重点生态区位的保护力度,优化土地利用格局,严格控制林地、耕地和湿地向建设用地转变,提高固碳增汇效能,实现区域可持续发展。     

生态脆弱区土地利用变化及驱动力——以河北省张北县为例

[目的]研究河北省张北县的土地利用变化及其驱动因素,为该区域土地管理决策和土地资源可持续利用供科学依据。[方法]以1989,1995,2000,2010年TM遥感影像为数据源,运用遥感、地理信息系统、数理统计分析等技术与方法,系统分析了张北县土地利用变化的时空特征,剖析了土地利用变化的驱动因素。[结果]张北县主要地类为耕地、林地和草地,1989—2010年土地利用数量变化主要表现为耕地和草地面积的减少,林地和建设用地面积的增加,其中2000—2010年土地利用变化更为剧烈;地类转换主要表现为耕地、草地向林地转变以及耕地、草地向建设用地的转变;空间变化主要表现为东部坝头地区林地增加明显,中部平原地区建设用地扩张明显。[结论]近20年来张北县土地利用变化明显,主要受自然及社会经济因素综合影响。此外政策因素也是该区域土地利用变化的主要驱动因素。     

海南岛海岸带土地利用变化及其对碳储量时空演变的影响

[目的] 预测未来土地利用/覆盖变化(land use and land cover change,LULCC)及其对生态系统碳储量的影响,为区域土地利用决策和碳管理提供科学依据。[方法] 基于30 m分辨率的海南岛1990,2000,2010,2020年土地利用遥感解译数据,运用ArcGIS与InVEST模型,探究土地利用时空演变及碳储量响应状况,并引入GeoSOS-FLUS模型预测研究区2030年土地利用多情景变化特征及其对未来不同情景下生态系统碳储量的影响机制。[结果] ①1990—2020年研究区耕地、林地、草地和未利用地面积减少,水域和建设用地面积增加。未利用地和耕地面积持续减少,建设用地面积持续增加。②30 a间LULCC导致区域碳储量持续减少,达到1.50×10⁶ t且年变化率为5.00×10⁴ t/a。建设用地的大肆扩张及林地退化是导致碳储量下降的重要原因,“未利用地→草地”为碳储量增加中最明显的图谱变化,“草地→林地(人工林地)”是碳储量减少中最显著的图谱变化。③2020—2030年的3种预测情景中,林地仅在生态优先情景下得到了有效保护,且面积增加了11.91 km²。建设用地在3种预测情景中均呈现不同程度扩张态势,且发展优先情景涨幅最大。[结论] 海南岛大面积高碳密度的天然草地转换为低碳密度的人工林地,高碳区转变为低碳区,区域固碳能力削弱。应采取提高林地、草地等地类比重等一系列的土地利用调控政策,加大区域碳源向碳汇转换的优化发展。     

基于GlobeLand 30的哈密市2000-2020年土地利用格局变化研究

[目的]研究新疆维吾尔自治区哈密市近20 a的土地利用变化,为该地区土地利用规划及生态环境保护提供有力支撑。[方法]基于2000,2010,2020年的GlobeLand 30数据集,通过利用转移矩阵、坡度分布指数、标准差椭圆以及土地利用重心迁移,分析哈密市2000-2020年土地利用的时空变化特征。[结果]①哈密市2000-2020年土地利用变化比较明显。2020年各土地利用类型面积比例为:未利用地>草地>耕地>林地>建设用地>水域。哈密市虽然面积大但能利用的绿洲面积较小。2020年草地面积为10226.39 km²,水域面积为295.17 km²。2000-2020年土地利用类型变化量中,草地的减少量最大,流失面积为671.48 km²,主要转换成未利用地、林地和少量耕地;建设用地增量最大,面积高达405.60 km²。2000-2020年其他土地利用类型中林地和耕地面积呈增长趋势;未利用地和水域呈减少趋势,其中水域面积的减少量很小,基本保持稳定。②2000-2020年草地在5个坡度梯度上分布比较均匀;而耕地和建设用地基本分布在Ⅰ级和Ⅱ级坡度梯度,耕地在Ⅰ级坡度梯度上显优势分布;林地在Ⅰ级坡度梯度上面积最大;未利用地分布面积随着坡度梯度的增加而减少。③2010-2020年土地利用变化与2000-2010时段的变化相比方向性较明显,范围更广,重心向西北方向迁移。[结论]2000-2020年哈密市的土地利用变化有着明显的时空特征,坡度对各地类分布的影响较为明显。     

西北干旱区不同土地利用情景下的碳储量及碳源/汇变化模拟与预估

[目的]研究中国西北干旱区2000—2020年以及未来2100年不同发展情景下的土地利用变化,分析土地利用变化引起的碳储量、碳源/汇变化,以期为区域土地优化管理及碳汇增加和环境保护提供参考。[方法]基于2000—2020年土地利用数据,采用FLUS模型模拟未来2100年土地利用情景;采用修正后的碳密度、土地利用数据,运用InVEST模型carbon子模块估算并分析2000—2020年及未来2100年不同土地利用情景下的区域生态系统碳储量、碳源/汇及变化。[结果](1)2000—2020年西北干旱区耕地、草地和建设用地面积持续增加,林地、水域和未利用地面积减少,21 a间全区域碳储量增长了1.60×10⁸ t,其中植被碳储总量增加2.89×10⁵ t,土壤碳储总量增加1.60×10⁸ t。(2)与2020年相比,2100年自然发展情景、耕地保护情景和生态保护情景下碳储量分别增加了6.37×10⁸,7.78×10⁸,8.49×10⁸ t,耕地、生态保护情景下碳...     

1980—2020年汾河流域生态系统服务价值的时空变化

[目的]分析1980—2020年汾河流域生态系统服务价值时空变化特征,为该流域生态环境的科学调控和管理提供理论参考。[方法]利用汾河流域1980—2020年5期Landsat-MSS/TM/ETM遥感影像解译数据研究了流域土地利用变化特征,并估算了生态系统服务价值。[结果] 1980—2020汾河流域土地利用中耕地、林地和草地一直处于主导地位,土地利用整体变化表现为耕地向建设用地转移;土地利用动态度表明2000—2020年土地变化明显高于1980—2000年。1980—2020年汾河流域土地利用总生态服务价值持续减少,空间分布整体上呈上游高,中下游低的趋势。从不同功能价值来看,调节和支持服务减少最多。不同土地利用程度与ESVI双变量LISA聚集图呈现出明显的空间负相关性,主要以汾河上游的低土地利用程度与高ESVI聚集分布为主。[结论] 1980—2020年汾河流域土地利用/覆被变化对生态服务价值有较大影响。可以通过提高土地集约利用水平,促进该区土地利用结构向高生态服务价值发展。     

基于土地利用变化的湄洲岛生态系统服务价值时空变化分析

[目的] 以“文化型”“朝圣型”“旅游型”海岛—湄洲岛为研究对象,分析2000—2020年海岛开发建设过程生态系统服务价值(ESV)的时空变化特征,为制定湄洲岛旅游区土地利用规划和生态建设提供科学参考。 [方法] 以覆盖湄洲岛的1985—2020年全球30 m精细地表覆盖动态监测数据为数据源,采用ArcGIS技术提取研究区2000,2005,2010,2015和2020年5期土地利用数据,通过土地动态度、土地利用转移矩阵和生态贡献率分析20 a间湄洲岛土地利用变化特征,并结合当量因子法估算湄洲岛生态系统服务价值(ESV)。 [结果] ①2000—2020年,湄洲岛土地利用类型以建设用地和耕地为主,面积变化上主要表现为建设用地和湿地面积的增长,耕地和林地面积的减少;土地利用转移以林地—耕地—建设用地—水域之间的相互流转和建设用地对耕地和林地的侵占为主; ②研究期限内湄洲岛ESV大幅下降,20 a内减少了1 252.69万元,林地和耕地是湄洲岛ESV的主要贡献因子,湿地和水域面积增加是ESV增加的主要影响因素; ③ 各单项生态系统服务价值主要表现为：调节服务＞支持服务＞供给服务＞文化服务; ④ESV空间分布呈中间低、四周高的特征,高值区与域内森林覆盖率高的区域高度重叠,低值区主要分布在建设用地。[结论] 林地和耕地是湄洲岛ESV的主要贡献因子,调节服务对湄洲岛生态系统服务价值量贡献最高。因此在开发建设过程中应提高建设用地利用效率,加强对耕地和林地保护。     

基于PLUS-InVEST模型的珠三角碳储量时空演变与预测

[目的] 探究珠三角地区2005-2020年土地利用变化及其对碳储量的影响,并对2035年珠三角的土地利用格局和碳储量进行模拟预测,以期为珠三角地区"双碳"目标下的国土空间规划和生态决策提供科学依据。[方法] 基于2005-2020年4期土地利用数据,以珠三角城市群为研究区域,采用PLUS模型和InVEST模型对该区的土地利用变化和碳储量演变进行分析,并预测其2035年土地利用空间格局和碳储量变化趋势。[结果] ①2005-2020年,珠三角地区碳储量先增加后减少,林地、建设用地和未利用地增多促进碳储量增长了4.82×10⁷ t,耕地、草地和水域减少导致碳储量减少了5.10×10⁷ t。②预计2035年,随着建设用地和林地的增加,该区碳储量较2020年增长5.75×10⁷ t,生态环境向好发展。③该区碳储量表现出"四周高,中部低"的空间分布格局,与土地利用空间分布具有显著一致性,即碳储量高值区集中在林地、耕地和草地,碳储量低值区集聚在建设用地。[结论] 随着未来城市发展需要,政府部门应进行土地综合开发利用,采取生物、工程技术等生态修复措施,提升区域固碳能力,助力实现碳中和目标。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

Staff members of the Department of Botany of Palacký University in Olomouc and Gene Bank Department – Workplace Olomouc, Research Institute of Crop Production in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted an expedition in seven European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) in August/September 1999 to collect wild Lactuca spp. germplasm and study its geographic distribution, ecology and biodiversity. During the mission, more than 600 locations were visited resulting in the collection of 602 seed samples (accessions) of wild Lactuca species and 13 seed samples of related genera (Chondrilla and Mycelis). Lactuca serriola f. serriola, L. serriola f. integrifolia, L. saligna and L. viminea subsp. chondrilliflora were prevalent in southern Europe (Italy, France), however, only L. serriola was common in central and western Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland). The greatest diversity of Lactuca species was found in France, where also the most seed samples (165) were collected. The most characteristic habitats with a high density of Lactuca spp. populations were observed along roads and highways, grassy ditches, ruderal communities, and dust-heaps. Natural infections by powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) and downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) on some wild Lactuca spp. were observed. Recent observations concerning the geographic distribution, population structure, habitats, and natural occurrence of diseases of Lactuca spp. are discussed. This assemblage of genetic resources of Lactuca spp. can serve as the basis of future studies of species diversification, spatial population structure, plant microevolution, domestication processes, and genetic variability of host-parasite interactions.     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.     

Properties of anaerobically digested and composted municipal solid waste assessed by linking soil mesofauna dynamics and nitrogen modelling

We have studied the effect of anaerobically digested (ADMSW) and composted municipal solid waste (CMSW) on mineralization and foodweb dynamics to verify the hypothesis that ADMSW would immobilize N right after addition to soil in contrast to addition with CMSW. Another hypothesis was that the mesofauna (enchytraeids and microarthropods) would stimulate N release from the decomposer community. We measured excretion of -N and urea-N from the mesofauna and hypothesized that enchytraeids would release urea. ADMSW and CMSW were amended to pots with sandy loam and barley. The pots were divided into treatments with or without mesofauna. Mesofauna, plant N and biomass, soil N and ergosterol (fungal biomass) were measured over a 113-day period of four equidistant samplings. Soil respiration, N mineralization and N release by the mesofauna were modelled from concurrent studies. ADMSW- and CMSW-treated soils initially (<20 days) immobilized N. The amendments did not increase plant growth substantially, and this was probably due to N-limitation in the early stages of plant growth. Enchytraeid abundance was about three times higher in ADMSW- than CMSW-treated soils, indicating that ADMSW contained more labile compounds, bacteria, and microfauna. The mesofauna did not affect N-content, but the cumulated -N excreted by the mesofauna was estimated to be substantial and about one-fifth of total plant N in ADMSW. An explanation for this discrepancy might be that in the absence of the mesofauna, other members of the detrivore and microbivore community performed the mesofauna’s function. Neither enchytraeids nor microarthropods excreted urea.     

Faculty positions: Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Faculty positions: Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics in Rhizosphere and Nonrhizosphere Soils for a Rapeseed–Rice Cropping Sequence

Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important factors in the long-term sustainability of a cropping system. Changes in K concentration and characteristics of K fixation and release in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils in the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) rotation were investigated using a rhizobox system. The concentrations of different forms of K in both rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils decreased with plants compared to without plants, regardless of K fertilizer application. Potassium uptake by crops mainly came from the rhizosphere soil. In the treatment without K fertilizer (–K), the main form of K supplied by the soil to the crops was 1.0 mol L^?1 nitric acid (HNO₃) nonextractable K, followed by nonexchangeable K, and then exchangeable K. In the treatment with K fertilizer (+K), the main K forms supplied by the soil to the crops were exchangeable K and nonexchangeable K. The amount and rate of K fixation after one cycle of the rapeseed–rice rotation was greater in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The amount and rate of K fixation of soil in the +K treatment were significantly less than in the –K treatment. The cumulative amounts of K released with 1.0 mol L^?1 ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) and 1.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃ extraction increased with the increasing numbers of extractions, but the K-releasing power of soil by successive extraction decreased gradually and finally became almost constant. The release of K was less in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The release of K in the +K treatment was similar to that in the –K treatment in rhizosphere soil, but the K release in nonrhizosphere soil was greater with the +K than the –K treatment. Overall, the information obtained in this study will be helpful in formulating more precise K fertilizer recommendations for certain soils.