封育草地与弃耕地土壤碳氮固持及固持速率动态

研究植被恢复对土壤碳氮动态的影响,对了解陆地生态系统碳氮循环,应对全球温室效应具有重要意义。本研究以黄土高原丘陵区封育草地和弃耕地为对象,分别以放牧草地和农田为参照,对比分析了封育14年草地和弃耕地0~300 cm土层土壤有机碳(SOC)和土壤全氮(STN)储量、固持量及固持速率。结果表明,封育草地和弃耕地显著增加SOC储量,并且二者封育14年后SOC储量相同;在0~200 cm土壤中,封育14年草地与弃耕地STN储量相对于对照并无增加,0~300 cm土壤中,封育14年草地STN储量显著高于弃耕地(P<0.05);弃耕地SOC固持及固持速率显著高于封育草地,封育14年弃耕地SOC固持主要发生在0~140 cm表层土壤;0~100 cm土壤弃耕地STN固持及固持速率显著高于封育草地,0~300 cm土壤弃耕地STN固持及固持速率显著低于封育草地。以上结果表明,封育和弃耕均可显著提高土壤碳储量,并未明显提升土壤氮储量,弃耕地有较高的SOC固持量及固持速率。     

黄土区封育和放牧草地物种多样性和地上生物量对氮素添加的响应

氮素添加对草地生态系统地上生物量具有普遍促进作用,但对解释引起物种多样性丧失的机制仍存在较大争议。本研究以黄土高原半干旱区长期封育和连续放牧草地为对象,通过设置不同氮素添加水平来探索两种典型的草地管理方式下群落地上生物量、物种多样性、群落组分结构对氮素添加的响应及其异同以及物种多样性与地上生物量的关系,并研究这些响应的潜在生态学机制。结果显示,1)氮素添加显著提高长期封育草地地上生物量的同时降低了物种多样性;放牧草地群落地上生物量、物种多样性对氮素添加的响应与封育草地相同,但其响应程度均小于封育施肥草地;2)草地群落物种多样性随地表凋落物生物量增加而降低,随植被透光率增加而升高; 3)封育施肥草地Shannon-Wiener多样性指数与地上生物量存在显著线性负相关关系,而放牧施肥草地的物种多样性与地上生物量不存在显著的相关关系。以上结果表明放牧能够减缓施肥对物种多样性的负效应,在轻微降低物种多样性的前提下显著提高群落地上生物量,是一种合理的草地管理方式。     

Community structure and carbon and nitrogen storage of sagebrush desert under grazing exclusion in Northwest China

Overgrazing is regarded as one of the key factors of vegetation and soil degradation in the arid and semi-arid regions of Northwest China.Grazing exclusion(GE)is one of the most common pathways used to restore degraded grasslands and to improve their ecosystem services.Nevertheless,there are still significant controversies concerning GE’s effects on grassland diversity as well as carbon(C)and nitrogen(N)storage.It remains poorly understood in the arid desert regions,whilst being essential for the sustainable use of grassland resources.To assess the effects of GE on community characteristics and C and N storage of desert plant community in the arid desert regions,we investigated the community structure and plant biomass,as well as C and N storage of plants and soil(0-100 cm depth)in short-term GE(three years)plots and adjacent long-term freely grazing(FG)plots in the areas of sagebrush desert in Northwest China,which are important both for spring-autumn seasonal pasture and for ecological conservation.Our findings indicated that GE was beneficial to the average height,coverage and aboveground biomass(including stems,leaves and inflorescences,and litter)of desert plant community,to the species richness and importance values of subshrubs and perennial herbs,and to the biomass C and N storage of aboveground parts(P<0.05).However,GE was not beneficial to the importance values of annual herbs,root/shoot ratio and total N concentration in the 0-5 and 5-10 cm soil layers(P<0.05).Additionally,the plant density,belowground biomass,and soil organic C concentration and C storage in the 0-100 cm soil layer could not be significantly changed by short-term GE(three years).The results suggest that,although GE was not beneficial for C sequestration in the sagebrush desert ecosystem,it is an effective strategy for improving productivity,diversity,and C and N storage of plants.As a result,GE can be used to rehabilitate degraded grasslands in the arid desert regions of Northwest China.     

长期围栏封育对天山中部草地土壤有机碳及微生物量碳的影响

以天山中部中科院巴音布鲁克草原生态观测站三种类型草地长期(26 a)围栏封育样地为研究对象,通过野外调查取样结合室内分析的方法,研究了长期(26a)围栏封育对草地土壤有机碳和微生物量碳含量的影响,结果表明:(1)围栏外(自然放牧条件下),表层的土壤有机碳含量为高寒草甸(165.29 g·kg-1)＞高寒草甸草原(98.73 g·kg-1)＞高寒草原( 83.54 g·kg-1),微生物量碳含量依次为高寒草甸草原(181.70 mg·kg-1)＞高寒草甸(146.37 mg· kg-1)＞高寒草原( 43.06 mg· kg-1).围栏封育后,高寒草甸、高寒草甸草原、高寒草原表层土壤有机碳含量分别提高了 11.37％、3.26％和2.21％;高寒草甸草原和高寒草甸微生物量碳含量分别增长2.89％和12.04％,而高寒草原降低40.36％.(2)从围栏内外土壤剖面来看,土壤有机碳、微生物量碳含量随着土壤深度的增加依次降低,微生物熵也随土壤深度的增加呈现降低的趋势.(3)微生物量碳含量与土壤速效钾、全磷含量达到极显著负相关(P＜0.01),与速效磷含量达到极显著正相关(P＜0.01),与土壤有机碳、全氮、全钾含量呈显著正相关(P＜0.05)与土壤速效氮含量正相关,但不显著.     

围栏封育对退化灌丛草地群落土壤特性和植被的影响

以雅鲁藏布江中游半干旱河谷山地灌丛草地群落为研究对象,采用野外调查和室内试验结合的方法,研究了围栏封育对灌丛草地植被及土壤养分含量的影响,以期为有效修复雅鲁藏布江中游河谷山地植被退化提供科学参考。结果表明:围栏封育3年土壤有机质、全磷、速效磷、速效钾含量均高于围栏外,土壤表层(0～10cm)养分含量增加显著(P<0.05),随着土壤深度的增加,土壤养分含量与围栏外逐渐趋于一致,至30～40cm到达相同水平;围栏封育后灌丛草地群落高度和产量显著增加(P<0.05),分别比围栏外增加了74%和101%,高度、产量增加主要是由禾本科和莎草科引起;围栏封育对群落组成和物种重要值产生不同程度的影响,主要表现为生物多样性增加,禾本科、莎草科等适口性好的物种重要值增加,杂草类不可食物种重要值相对下降;Rarefaction曲线法结果显示,围栏内物种多样性大于围栏外,与传统多样性指数方法结果一致。     

干旱区土地利用和土壤改良及植被恢复方式对沙地养分的恢复效应

为研究干旱区土地利用、土壤改良和植被恢复方式对沙地养分的恢复效果,在乌兰布和沙漠东北缘开展试验研究。研究表明,土地利用方式和人为合理的经营活动对沙漠化土地肥力的恢复和提高有较大影响,在农业耕作制度中,其改土培肥效应以草田轮作最高,农作物套种次之,农作物单种最低;在荒漠沙地上种植农作物较果树更有利于保护土壤生态环境;在荒漠沙地上造林,应以防护林为主,不宜营造大规模杨树速生丰产林;在沙地上营造灌木薪炭林,可起到改良贫瘠沙地的功效;在沙地上种植沙打旺、草木樨和苜蓿均可有效的提高沙化土地肥力,以沙打旺效果最好,草木樨次之,苜蓿最差;在围栏封沙育草中,不同植物群落类型对沙地土壤改良效果有所不同,多植物群落优于单一植物群落。土壤氮磷比由高到低依次排序为白刺＋沙蒿＞沙蒿＋沙竹＞沙蒿＞沙竹＞小花棘豆＋沙蒿＞白刺＞小花棘豆,土壤氮磷比的高低主要取决于氮素水平。     

The efficacy of feral cat, fox and rabbit exclusion fence designs for threatened species protection

Pen and field trials were used to test the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of wire netting and electric fence designs as barriers to feral cats, foxes and rabbits in northern South Australia. A 180 cm high wire netting fence with foot apron and a curved ‘floppy’ overhang effectively contained most rabbits, feral cats and foxes during pen trials and proved effective with intensively monitored paddock-scale exclosures. A reduced height fence of 115 cm did not reduce effectiveness of the fence during fence trials but paddock-scale trials are yet to be completed. Conventional 40 mm diameter hexagonal “rabbit netting” was not an effective barrier against young independent rabbits and it is recommended that 30 mm hexagonal netting should be used. A 60 cm wide external netting overhang, curved in an arc and supported by lengths of heavy gauge wire, effectively precluded more feral cats and foxes than a 30 cm wide overhang angled upwards. The 30 cm foot apron was augmented in erosion-prone dunes and watercourses by the addition of wider netting or rubber matting to prevent incursions. Posts, and particularly corners, were targeted by feral cats and foxes and the efficacy of the fence was improved by using steel, rather than timber posts. Electric wires offset from the netting at heights of 120 and 150 cm provided a shock to animals exploring the base of the overhang and further improved the fence efficacy. PVC conduit rollers on the top wire were not effective.Material costs ranged from AUD $8814 per km for the 115 cm high fence to AUD $12,432 per km for the 180 cm high fence with two electric wires. The non-standard 30 mm hexagonal netting accounted for 57% of the material costs of the low netting fence. Increased demand for this netting may reduce the expense of rabbit exclusion. Expenses could also be reduced where existing stock fences are modified by the addition of netting.     

Establishment and growth of coniferous seedlings in an altered forest floor after long-term exclusion of deer

We evaluated differences between the forest floors and the establishment and growth of coniferous seedlings in fenced (13 years) and unfenced plots on Mt Ohdaigahara where the sika deer (Cervus nippon) population density is high. Large coniferous seedlings (height > 0.05 m) were less abundant in the unfenced plot, as a result of deer browsing. Small coniferous seedlings (height < 0.05 m), however, were more abundant in the unfenced plot, where most seedlings of Abies homolepis were found on bare ground and those of Picea jezoensis var. hondoensis were found on buttresses and fallen logs. The large area of bare ground in the unfenced plot was caused by deer browsing. Deer therefore have an indirect effect on the emergence and growth of small coniferous seedlings by modifying the forest floor.     

围栏封育对半干旱区植物群落稳定性的影响

以宁夏回族自治区盐池县柳杨堡人工封育区植被为研究对象,利用法国生态学专家Godron提出的方法测定植被稳定性.结果表明:研究区的5个样地(核心区、边缘区、外围区、新翻区和对照区)植物群落的稳定比分别为38/62、34/66、34/66、41/59和36/64,与稳定点20/80均有很大差距,表明柳杨堡封育区的植被群落不...     

围栏封育对草地土壤养分改良效果的研究进展

围栏封育是目前较为普遍的一种退化草地恢复措施,不仅有利于植被的恢复,也有利于土壤养分的改善。本文综述了了国内近年有关围栏封育对草地土壤有机质、氮、磷和钾含量影响的相关研究成果,归纳概括了影响封育改良土壤养分含量的因素,指出了今后的研究方向,为我国退化草地封育效益合理性研究和指导草地利用提供一定的基础资料和科学依据。