基于人工神经网络的树高曲线模型研究

本文利用人工神经网络建模技术,以河南农业大学三区内毛白杨人工林99株的断面积平均直径和树高资料为基础,研建了树高曲线人工神经网络BP模型和幂函数模型。通过两个函数模型的比较表明:人工神经网络建模技术精度高、误差小,具有很强的泛化能力。在用幂函数拟合较差的情况下,人工神经网络也取得很高的精度,其拟合效果具有明显的优势。     

模型中异方差性的强弱对加权回归权函数的影响研究——思茅松树高曲线中的异方差性

使用不同权函数形式对带异方差的思茅松树高曲线方程进行加权回归,筛选出方程的最优权函数形式。根据前人的研究成果,文章提出非定式权函数理论,并以非定式权函数对不同异方差性的分组数据开展研究。结果证明,模型中异方差性的强弱可以用方差线性斜率表示,方程中异方差性的强弱会影响权函数的选择。     

Post-fire tree mortality in mixed forests of central Portugal

Wildfires are a recurrent disturbance in the Mediterranean Basin. However, managers from this region are confronted with a lack of information on the effects of fire on most woody species, which is required for defining sustainable forest management strategies. Following a large wildfire in central Portugal (2003), we surveyed the area during the first year and assessed the vegetative condition of 1040 burned trees from 11 different species. Among those trees, 755 individuals were selected and monitored annually for 4 years. At the end of the study, almost all the broadleaved trees survived, while most coniferous died. In spite of the low mortality observed in broadleaves, most were top-killed and regenerated only from basal resprouts, which implies a slow recovering process. Quercus suber, however, showed vigorous post-fire crown resprouting and was the most resilient species. We fitted logistic regression models to predict the probability of individual tree mortality and top-kill from fire injury indicators and tree characteristics. Besides the differences between the two main functional groups (coniferous, broadleaved), bole char height and crown volume scorched or consumed were important predictors of tree responses. Additionally, the main factor determining crown mortality on broadleaved species was bark thickness. The selected models performed well when tested with independent data obtained on four other wildfires. These models have several potential applications and can be useful to managers making pre-fire or post-fire decisions in mixed forest stands in the western Mediterranean Basin.     

Decreases by disturbance-dependent tree species in the eastern and central USA

Open pine and oak forest ecosystems and floodplain forests have declined because of fire and flooding suppression. I determined tree species that have contracted in area occupied (where area occupied was ≥0.5 % of total species composition) or decreased in percent composition (i.e., percentage of all stems) during recent surveys (2000–2013) to ≤85 % of area occupied or composition during older surveys (1968–1999). I then identified whether species were associated with frequent fire, flooding, wetlands, postfire conditions, or other disturbances. Of 35 species that decreased in area occupied or composition, 16 species were associated with fire or postfire disturbance and fire-dependent species decreased in composition from 20 to 14 % during tree surveys. Even though species of floodplain forests and wetlands comprise a small percent of overall tree composition, 12 decreasing species were associated with floodplain forests or wetlands. Fire maintains open oak and pine ecosystems and flooding maintains floodplain forests, generally suspending succession. Suppression of fire in upland forests and flooding in floodplain forests has allowed disturbance-sensitive species to remain established and advance successional forests throughout the USA.     

9个阔叶树种在桂中地区的适应性调查与分析

为筛选适合广西桂中地区种植的阔叶树,选择9个阔叶树种在桂中地区开展种植试验研究,4年生时测定其树高、胸径、冠幅、保存率等生长指标.结果表明:不同树种的保存率存在显著性差异,黑金丝柚木、交趾黄檀、鸡翅木和黑木相思4种树种的保存率较高,对试验区的环境适应能力较强;小叶红豆、灰木莲保存率较低,适应能力较差.不同树种的树高、胸径、冠幅、保存率存在极显著性差异,通过系统聚类分析,可分为3个类群,A类群包含大花序桉、黑木相思和鸡翅木,生长较为迅速;B类群包含交趾黄檀、大果紫檀、白桂木、灰木莲和黑金丝柚木,生长速度中等;C类群包含小叶红豆,生长较为缓慢.综合评价:黑木相思生长速度快、保存率高、适应性强,适合在桂中地区推广种植;小叶红豆生长速度较慢、适应性较差,不宜大面积推广种植.     

9个阔叶树种在桂中地区的适应性调查与分析

为筛选适合广西桂中地区种植的阔叶树,选择9个阔叶树种在桂中地区开展种植试验研究,4年生时测定其树高、胸径、冠幅、保存率等生长指标.结果表明:不同树种的保存率存在显著性差异,黑金丝柚木、交趾黄檀、鸡翅木和黑木相思4种树种的保存率较高,对试验区的环境适应能力较强;小叶红豆、灰木莲保存率较低,适应能力较差.不同树种的树高、胸径、冠幅、保存率存在极显著性差异,通过系统聚类分析,可分为3个类群,A类群包含大花序桉、黑木相思和鸡翅木,生长较为迅速;B类群包含交趾黄檀、大果紫檀、白桂木、灰木莲和黑金丝柚木,生长速度中等;C类群包含小叶红豆,生长较为缓慢.综合评价:黑木相思生长速度快、保存率高、适应性强,适合在桂中地区推广种植;小叶红豆生长速度较慢、适应性较差,不宜大面积推广种植.     

Soil quality relationships with tree growth in exotic forests in New Zealand

Quantitative information on the relationships between site quality and plantation productivity (dominated by the exotic species Pinus radiata) is required to achieve goals for sustainable forest production. Soil quality is a key component of site quality. A nationwide study of soil quality measurements is reported for 35 representative forest sites, covering a wide range of climatic and edaphic conditions found throughout New Zealand's plantation forest estate, representing most of the soils used for plantation forestry in New Zealand. The objectives of the study were to find the most important soil properties that discriminated among eight New Zealand Soil Orders and determine relationships between Soil Orders and early tree growth rates for P. radiata and Cupressus lusitanica. Soil physical and chemical properties were measured to identify key soil indicators of soil quality related to tree productivity. Tree growth was measured after four years on small plots planted at very high stand density (40 000 stems ha⁻¹). A factorial design was used to examine the influence of three factors on tree productivity: two species, P. radiata D. Don (ectomycorrhizal) and C. lusitanica Miller (endomycorrhizal); with and without fertilizer; and low or high disturbance (soil compaction and/or topsoil scalping by machinery). Carbon content, Phosphorus (P) retention, and soil physical properties that index the degree of soil compactness were strongly correlated to Soil Order. These properties are similar to soil quality factors that correlated with tree growth. Discriminant analyses of soil quality parameters by Soil Order clustered soils based on P retention (phosphate absorption capacity), subsoil Carbon (C), and subsoil air capacity (volume % of voids at 10 kPa matric potential). Allophanic Soils and Podzols clustered (from plots of first versus second canonical variates) separately from the other Soil Orders, which were somewhat clustered on the second variate within a broad clustering on the first variate. Soil Orders were ranked for tree growth rates for both species: pumice Andisols > Inceptisols > tephric Andisols > Entisols > Ultisols > Spodosols (NZ classification: for P. radiata is Pumice > Brown > Pallic > Allophanic > Recent > Raw > Ultic > Podzol and for C. lusitanica Pumice > Pallic > Allophanic > Brown > Raw > Ultic > Recent > Podzol).     

Farmers' contributions to the conservation of tree diversity in the Groundnut Basin,Senegal

Tree diversity in West Africa is threatened by intensified land uses and salinization,and farmers' role in conservation of tree species is unclear.We hypothesized that farmers contribute to conservation of tree diversity through protection of trees in their agroforestry landscapes and compared the diversity and structure of the tree vegetation across landscape classes.Inventories were carried out in three villages in the Groundnut Basin in Senegal,assessing tree diversity,density and crown cover.Tree diversity as assessed by species accumulation curves was high in forests,but cultivated landscapes had comparable or almost comparable diversity,especially in the cases where the forest was planted or was affected by charcoal production.However,the occurrence of exotic species was higher in cultivated parts of the landscape,and although many species were in common,ordination plots indicated that forests and cultivated landscapes to some degree had different species composition.Salinity had a strong influence on vegetation,not only in the tans(salt marshes) but also across the other landscape classes.In conclusion,agroforestry landscapes in the three villages harbor considerable tree diversity,but insufficient to fully conserve the tree species.We argue that informing and including farmers in tree management in the region will contribute to overall conservation of tree genetic resources.     

BGC-model parameters for tree species growing in central European forests

During the last centuries forest management has changed the structure and species composition of central European forests. One option to assess forest management and how management impacts may affect forest development over time is the use of biogeochemical ecosystem simulation models. They integrate key ecosystem processes and have proven to be an appropriate diagnostic tool. If we consider that in the past, forest management has strongly affected the species distribution and the structure of central European forests, existing biogeochemical models need to integrate species-specific parameters so that they can adequately address forest management practices such as species changes, stand density etc. The purpose of this paper is to introduce species-specific parameters for one such model, Biome-BGC, for the following tree species as observed in central European forests: Fagus sylvatica, Quercus robur/petraea, Larix decidua, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus cembra as well as two sets of parameters for Picea abies growing at low and high elevations. We first evaluate and test model results obtained with parameters from the literature and single research plots. This evaluation procedure gives our final species-specific parameters that are then used in the model. Next we validate the quality of the model predictions using these parameters versus field observations covering the growing range of a given species by comparing standing tree volume, volume increment, soil carbon and soil nitrogen on 145 independent plots. Our results demonstrate that the species-specific parameters yielded consistent and unbiased predictions.     

Calibration of the process-based model 3-PG for major central European tree species

European Journal of Forest Research - Process-based forest models are important tools for predicting forest growth and their vulnerability to factors such as climate change or responses to...     

Selective logging alters allometric relationships of five tropical tree species in seasonal semi-deciduous forests

In selectively logged forests,trees are more likely to expand their diameters(D)at the expense of height(H)growth,resulting in variations in H:D relationships.This study examines how selective logging affects the H:D allometric relationships of five common tree species and whether the effects vary with functional groups(shade-intolerant or shade tolerant)in seasonal semi-deciduous forests.Individuals of five species in a 3000 m^2(0.3 ha)plot were marked and heights and diameters recorded.Most of the species,with one exception,showed greater investment in diameter per increment of height compared to an unlogged forest,possibly because of the greater light available.This study shows the effects of selective logging on species populations as evidenced by increases in H:D ratios.Comparison of forest fragments with different degrees of human impact is important because it allows us to understand the differences in architectural characteristics caused by selective logging.     

不同树种在高海拔山地造林中的生长表现

对永春县高海拔山地9年生柳杉×木荷混交林补植火炬松、马尾松4年后的生长数据进行调查,结果表明:4年生火炬松的地径生长与13年生柳杉已无显著差异,树高已显著高于13年生柳杉,远大于木荷,与马尾松相比,同林龄火炬松的树高和地径生长均显著大于马尾松。补植造林后,林分蓄积量得到了显著提高。可见,在高海拔特殊立地条件下,火炬松可用来作为快速绿化的先锋树种,造林成效显著。     

Allometric relationships of frequently used shade tree species in cacao agroforestry systems in Sulawesi, Indonesia

Shade trees play an important role within agroforestry systems by influencing radiation and wind regimes as well as nutrient and hydrological cycling. However, there is a lack of quantitative assessments of their functions. One of the reasons is the rare information on structural characteristics of shade tree species. Therefore, the aim of this study is to provide basic information on the structure of frequently used shade tree species for the implementation of models simulating the ecosystem processes in agroforestry systems. The investigation of the shade trees was conducted at two cacao agroforestry sites on Sulawesi, Indonesia. The measurements of the main structural parameters: diameter at breast height, tree height, trunk height, crown length and crown radius were carried out for the shade tree species Aleurites moluccana, Cocos nucifera and Gliricidia sepium. For data collection, the National Forest Inventory Field Manual Template by FAO (2004) was applied. Based on this information allometric functions were derived for the correspondent shade tree species. The best significant relationships were obtained for the height-crown length relationship of the dicotyledonous tree species’ A. moluccana and G. sepium with a coefficient of determination r² = 0.925 and r² = 0.738, respectively, and the height-crown length relationship of the monocotyledonous palm C. nucifera with r² = 0.663. The transferability tests ‘analysis of covariance’ and ‘homogeneity of slopes’ have shown that the obtained allometric functions are also applicable to other cacao agroforestry systems of the region.     

Significant differences and curvilinearity in the self-thinning relationships of 11 temperate tree species assessed from forest inventory data

Introduction  

In pure and even-aged stands, the allometry between mean tree size and maximum stand density—or self-thinning relationship—has long been considered a constant among tree species. Although the self-thinning allometric coefficient has been shown to be species-dependent, estimates available for a given species also differ. Whether this coefficient truly varies across species thus remains an open issue. A potential cause of variation in the coefficient may lie in a departure from the allometric assumption in the self-thinning relationship.     

红松人工林优树个体结实量与生长因子关系的研究

为探讨红松生长指标对结实量的影响,调查了草河口地区30～80年生5个林龄红松人工林优树个体结实量和胸径等生长指标,利用灰色关联度方法分析结实和生长因子之间的关系。结果表明,与个体结实量关联度较大的3个生长因子是树高、胸径和侧枝长。因此,除了个体结实量外,树高、胸径和侧枝长可作为红松结实型优树选择的重要依据。     

Comparative performance of seventeen upperstorey tree species associated with crops in the highlands of Uganda

Trials were established at three sites in Uganda to test the suitability of multipurpose trees (MPTs) as upperstorey in crop lands to provide poles, small timber and fuelwood. The three sites were Kachwekano District Farm Institute (1°16 S, 29°57 E, 2000 m.a.s.l.) in Kabale District, Kabanyolo University Farm (0°28 N, 32°27 E, 1250 m.a.s.l.) in Mpigi District and Bushenyi District Farm Institute (0°34 S, 30°13 E, 1610 m.a.s.l.) in Bushenyi District. The MPTs were planted in single rows at intra spacing of 2 m and each plot contained seven or nine trees. On both sides of the tree row, crops were raised. Data on crop yields were collected every season, while data on the growth of the trees were collected four times each year.In terms of tree growth,Grevillea robusta, Casuarina cunninghamiana andAlnus acuminata performed well with height growth of 1.8–2.4 m per year at Kachwekano, while at BushenyiGrevillea robusta, Casuarina junghuhniana, Cupressus lusitanica andCedrela serrulata averaged 1.6–2.0 m height per year. At Kabanyolo,Melia azedarach, Cassia siamea, Jacaranda mimosifolia, Grevillea robusta andMaesopsis eminii had height increments ranging from 1.8–2.7 m annually. Crop yields were affected by the presence of the MPTs, withMaesopsis eminii being the most competitive (averaging 60% reduction, over five seasons). The crop rows nearest to the tree line were the most affected. OnlyAlnus acuminata seems to have had a positive effect on crop yields. The installation of a root mesh to reduce tree root competition for nutrients and water in four species increased yields in plots with MPTs by 5% (Melia azedarach) to 152% (Maesopsis eminii), but the control plot still had significantly higher bean yields, suggesting that shading could also be important. In the case of maize, suppression seems to be due mainly to root competition because after its elimination yields obtained thereafter did not differ significantly from those of the control except for the Maesopsis plots. The negative influence of the MPTs could, therefore, be minimized by periodically pruning the tree crowns and roots.