Application of the pipe model theory to non-destructive estimation of leaf biomass and leaf area of pruned agroforestry trees

The relationship of branch cross sectional area (CS) to leaf biomass (LM) and leaf area (LA) was studied in three agroforestry tree species,Calliandra calothyrsus Maissn.,Erythrina berteroana Urban andErythrina poeppigiana (Walpers) O.F. Cook, to develop a non-destructive method for the estimation of LM and LA for trees managed with periodic pruning. Variation in these relationships was observed according to the bifurcation level and, in theErythrina spp., by clone. All the relationships were linear except the CS-LM relation in small branches ofE. poeppigiana, where it was initially exponential. At main branch level the relationship of CS to LM and LA was linear in all cases but the regression parameter values varied between species and clones, with determination coefficient (R²) 0.88–0.99. It was concluded that the ratio of main branch CS to LM and LA can be used for non-destructive estimation of the latter variables. The method has the additional benefit that the regression parameter value reflects the allocation of dry matter within a tree and, consequently, may give indications about its possible uses in different agroforestry systems.Work carried out at the Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba, Costa Rica.     

The impact of shade on morphology,growth and biomass allocation in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Picea sitchensis</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Larix</Emphasis> × <Emphasis Type="Italic">eurolepis</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Thuja plicata</Emphasis>

To determine the effect of shade on morphology, growth and biomass allocation in Picea sitchensis, Larix × eurolepis and Thuja plicata, seedlings were grown in the open or under shadehouses providing 25%, 50% and 75% reductions of full-light for two growing seasons. For most of the characteristics assessed there was no significant interaction between species and shade indicating that the morphological responses to changing shade treatments were not species-dependent. After two growing seasons the mean height increment for the three species was significantly greater in 25% (76.1 cm) and 50% shade (74.9 cm) than in the open (69.5 cm). Root collar diameter increment, shoot, root and total biomass declined significantly with increasing shade while the opposite was true for the height:diameter ratio. In both western red cedar and hybrid larch the shoot:root ratio was significantly greater in the shade while in Sitka spruce this characteristic was not influenced by shade. While all species had significantly greater specific shoot areas in 75% shade than in 0% shade, this trend was particularly pronounced in hybrid larch. In hybrid larch and western red cedar, the normalised specific projected shoot area increased significantly with increasing shade. The opposite trend was observed for Sitka spruce. We conclude that in the main the species studied demonstrated similar shade acclimation responses despite their reported differences in shade tolerance.     

茶秆竹林叶面积指数与生物量关系的研究

为探索茶秆竹叶面积指数与生物量的关系，本文应用多种数学模型对茶秆竹林叶面积指数与年龄、胸径、立竹密度、留枝盘数等因子的相关性进行回归分析，结果表明，叶面积指数与生物量紧密相关，当叶面积指数为7．47时，茶秆竹生物量最大。本文同时建立了叶面积指数与胸径、立竹密度的关系表，以为生产提供一定的参考依据。     

Traditional agroforestry practices in Zimbabwe

Traditional agroforestry systems in the communal areas of Zimbabwe are described. There are systems centered on main fields, on home gardens, on homesites and on grazing areas. In the main fields, the major tree-related management practice is the conservation of preferred indigenous fruit trees. Fruit trees are also the focus of forestry activities around the gardens and the homesite; but here it is the planting of exotic species. In a localized area of Zimbabwe Acacia albida is important in fields. There is almost no use of tree fallows in Zimbabwe. Trees in grazing areas have numerous roles, but at present there is little knowledge about traditional management practices in these areas. In the development of agroforestry systems in Zimbabwe it is suggested that those systems designed to improve fodder production will make a significant contribution to farm productivity because of the importance of cattle in the farming system and the present fodder shortage. Interventions involving the planting of fruit trees are likely to be very successful, as there is much interest in such planting. Another area that needs to be developed is that of tree plantings to improve soil fertility.     

华北落叶松边材透水性与叶面积空间分布的相关性的探讨

对华北落叶松林单木累积叶面积、树干边材面积、树干边材透水率及透水量的垂直分布规律及其相互关系进行了探讨。研究表明，引入树干边材面积与边材透水率的积可明显提高估测树冠叶面积垂直分布的精度，进而为精确估测林分的叶面积空间分布提供了新途径。     

Factorial analysis on forest canopy density restoration in the burned area of northern Great Xing＇an Mountains, China

The restoration of forest landscape has drawn much attention since the catastrophic fire took place on the northern slope of Great Xing‘an Mountains in 1987. Forest canopy density, which has close relation to forest productivity, was selected as a key factor to find how much the forest quality was changed 13 years after fire, and how fire severity, regeneration way and terrain factors influenced the restoration of forest canopy density, based on forest inventory data in China, and using Kendall Bivariate Correlation Analysis, and Distances Correlation Analysis. The results showed that fire severity which was inversely correlated with forest canopy density grade was an initial factor among all that selected. Regeneration way which did not remarkably affect forest canopy density restoration in short period, may shorten the cycle of forest succession and promote the forest productivity of conophorium in the future, Among the three terrain factors, the effect of slope was the strongest, the position on slope was the second and the aspect was the last.     

孟加拉涝原地区村林居住的宗教社团偏爱的乔木和灌木树种及使用的造林材料研究

2002年1月至6月对孟加拉涝原地区两个不同的宗教部落(印度教和穆斯林教)的传统家园森林进行了探索性研究，包括印度教和穆斯林教社团对树种(乔木和灌木)的偏爱度、类似性、造林材料及来源、植树地点和间距。研究发现Mangifera indica作为乔木树种，Ocimum sanctum作为灌木树种为印度教社团最喜爱的树种；Artocarpus heterophyllus和Lawsonia inermis分别为穆斯林社团最喜爱乔木树种和灌木树种。两中不同宗教社团选择乔木数种的相同性为86．57％，灌木树种为78．48％。两个宗教部落使用种子和苗木作为造林材料最多。乔木树种的造林材料主要来自家园(39％)灌木树种主要来自自然界(40％)。表3参27。     

连云港云台山地区竹类植物略考

连云港云台山风景区有竹类植物7属20种,1变种和11变型,5个栽培变型。其中,短穗竹属1种,箬竹属2种,竹属2种3变型,刚竹属8种,1变种和9个变型,2个栽培变型,青篱竹属5种2变型,矢竹属1种,支竹属1变型。这些竹种中,属云台山乡土竹种有3属8种,1变种5变型2栽培变型。其中金条竹为国内首次发现并命名的新变型。经长期观察,刚竹属大部分竹种能适应云台山的生态环境,并在自然状态下生存繁衍。20世纪90年代后引进的观赏竹种也表现出较强的生命力。连云港云台山地区是我国黄河—长江竹区长江以北重要的竹种资源地,同时也是南竹北移理想的驯化场所。     

长江流域防护林林副产品综合开发利用途径综述

本文对长江流域防护林主要构建树种的生物学特性及资源分布、主要林副产品及其用途、开发利用现状等进行了综述，旨在说明长江流域防护林的柏木、马尾松、杜仲、银杏、喜树和香樟等树种的林副产品综合开发利用有着广阔的前景和深远的意义。     

嘉馨园住宅小区绿化景观设计

充分利用现有地形、地貌,将嘉馨园居住小区规划为“一轴、两环、八点”的布局形式。以植物造景为主,强调构筑居住环境绿色空间,以立足生态,体现自然,弘扬文化的现代园林造园理念,来营造宜人的人居环境。